The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-03-05
LAHAINA. March 9. 1857.

SIR 1t was last Friday evening at 5 O'Clock, that
the A 1 coppered and copper fastened, fast sailing
clipper schooner Sovereign left the wharf at Homo
lulu for this port. Of course every body knows that
Tommy with his usual good judgment has en-
trusted with her command the gallant and accom-
plished c. S. Chadwick, ESQ. The Maria had a
fair start of quarter of q mile ahead, but soon re-
signed to us the post of honor, we passing to wind
ward of her about seven O'Clock in the evening.
Our passenger list comprised half a dozen poor, sea-
sick children, two or three ditto of a larger growth,
demi-sea-sick, and four or five adults not so veru sea-
sick. And now being fairly outside we comaence to
pitch and roll on those distressing yet inevitable
swells, and the poor children resignedly curl them
selves down submissive to their fate, nothing tangible
after this time being given utterance to by them
during the trip. 1 should here notice the almost
parental solicitude with which our worthy captain
provides blankets, tucks US up and furnishes album
dainty the many comforts called for by the sea-sick
victim.
Here we go past Diamond Head with it's fresh,
verdant neighborhood, itself beautiful in it's romantic.
volcanic, mysterious grandeur, whose vast cavity was
once chock full of boiling rocks, seasoned with sui
phur, and roaring and w%histling, fit to scare one out
of his seven senses even to think Of
About this time a startling rumor circulates and
obtains credence. viz. that sundry monies are staked
on our race with the Maria and we ali feel a sense of
sea-sick exultation, and were it safe would almost
venture a crow of sea-sick delighta as we perceive our
selves rapidly passing on our lee that really fine and
once invincible little craft, which might appropriately
have been called in her day the ssQueen of the Isles
The evening shades drawing on, and becoming tired
of seeing the stars waltz around the mast heads,
and of thinking of loved ones far away until we begin
to experience that sensation of fulness in the throat
so often the c~oncomitant of intense emotionI say we,
that is some of US, dive down below seeking in our
commodlous and well furnished hunks, that sweet
restorer of nature, sleep. Wonder if our natures felt
much restored next morn !? [ believe that good nature
itself could hardly resist the baneful influences of the
upheavings of the ocean and of ourselves. Of course
we had to go up about three o'clock and look a little
to our progress and things generally outside. Hor-
rors A dead calm, and the schooner with as calm
desperation pointing her ~jib-boom at the big end of
Molokai, insanely jerking herself around to that
intent, despite all the efforts of the captain and such
OF the crew as were awake. However something must
be done, and all hands were called to put a bonnet
ON the lib.
But 'all hands, were sleepy and before they could
be collected forward submitted to a severe discussion
OF their several optics at the hands of our captain.
Further than this, however, they received no mate
rial damage.
And now after a four hours calm, we receive q
breeze from the n. E. and move on AGAIN All
Jonahs, being requested to go below do so. confidently
ourselves to our stout little craft and to the
guidance OF a navigator so able and long-tried as
capt. =. The progress of the re~treating party was
by a wicked allusion from some strong
man, to a hash made UP of fat pork, Polyue-
sian leaders and Kauai syrup.
Next morning showed us the Maria about fen miles
distant to the leeward and on the same tack with
Soon after she turned ON the other +ook
and disappeared aster1. About II M. a kanaka s,no
out' " there she blows" and we saw one of those
humpoacks that escaped the massacre of last Wednes-
lay Oh Honolulu ca~yorting about at a fearful rato
lie was labelled on his fukes 7. S.. as nearly nc uo
could make out.
we left him unmolested, however. and. tho wind
being favorable, after dashing through q streak of
rough water, a streak of comfortable water and
inotner streak of rough just opposite the great gulch
LANAI we SUD gently up to the anchorage of La
halha' "here lay four whalers and three schooners. near
'ne Oh winch, (the John Dunlap, admirable Hall COM
we anchored and fastened to terra frwn
aIter twenty-five hours of tribulation and retchedness.
approaching our Indebtedness to our g~entlemanly fully
a aocdo1lmodatlng, and, above all, trustworthy captain,
aAu 10 the ample accommodations of our neat little
Dark, which, though unneeded, has added another
caurel to her brow (read prow) and established more
ny ner reputation as the soonest craft nayipatino
these seas.
The Maria arrived next day at 6 A. M. Tho.
peat that for a sea yarn and you beat M.