The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-07-02
Our COnsrimy Fleet.

The warm summer months are upon us, and
We have frequent discussions among our friends,
both male and female, as to the necessity of
some Saratoga I" Nahant," or Niagara
where they could hy to, and enjoy the comforts
of a fashionable place of resort. In the absence
of these, they discuss seriously a trip to "Ha-
waii, +" :. Maui, - or GO Kauai debating SO wheth-
er tits best to suffer the ills we bear, than to fly
to those we know not Of" As no small degres
of the comfort of travelling here consists in the
means of conveyance to and from these distant
places parts unknown to many-the pas
sages to which are more dreaded than a voyage
'sround the Horn,'' we win say a word about
the qualities of our c~oastiDg fleet
MAUI RoUrE.-First, by right of name, as well
as established capability. stands the Ka MOI, or
Sovereign, a fine specimen of a Yankee schooner,
built in New London in 1854, after plans for
warded from here by Capt. t. Hebron, who,
from his experience in the c~oasting business in
the well-known Maria, had been able to get up a
model as near perfection for the business as we
have ever had in our waters. The IA Mon is a
fine g fore-and-after, - Of 100 tons register, strong
and staunchly built, and for speed, is not sur
passed by any vessel in the island-trade.
Her cabin has been her only fault, but we are
pleased to notice that the change SO long called
for by his friends, is being made. Carpenters
are now atwork enlargiEg her cabin, and making
it, in all respects, what it should be. We learn
that Capt. Hobron's plans for the cabin, for
warded to the United States, were not complied
with, and he was much chagrincd on the
schooner's arrival, to find SO poor accommoda-
tions. 1t was intended that her appointments
should be worthy the name she bore, and of her
reputation as a sailer.
Under the command of Chas. p. Chadwick,
Esq, she has a large share of the patronage on
this route, and not a little of it is owing to the
very kind, considerate care Capt. G.. takes of his
passengers, particularly ladies, WHO are entrust-
ed to him. A little more attention { the cabin
arrangements, and in these we woulo include
steward, pantry and larder, would put her ahead
of all the fleet.
Not far behind the Soverc,gn, the old favorite
Maria comes sailing along and it is a long chase
for the sclipper," but that 'sbig jib'' tells SO
that the Maria must be content with tho second
place in the regatta. The M. was first introduced
by Capt. T.. Hebron and those who were COM
PEELED to travel about Isl, so and '53, will
always remember g Tommy who succeeded in
making himself and his little craft as popular as
any vessel that has run in the trade before or
since. She is about 80 tons register, now owned
by Capt. T. King, a veteran in island trade, if
not in years-and she is commanded by Captain
Frank Molteno, whose promptness in all business
entrusted to him, and thorough knowledge Of his
profession is only excelled by his kind and oblig-
sing manner-and if any one wants to know what
his accommodations are, let him ts Ike o peep into
her comparatively airy and neat little cabin
kept so by g our kupakako''-and if they want to
know how they fare on board, let them take
another peep at the larder, and if they don't take
passage on the Maria, twill be because they
expect to be sea-sick, and don't wai.t to eat
anything for you may rest assured the Maria
will never put back for supplies.
The Komehauaeha ". should rank next, in
point of comfortable arrangements, of the lire Of
packets that touch at Lahaina on their windward
trips. She was built in this city in 1855, BY
Mcssrs. Emmes q johnson, Is of SO tons burthen,