The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-08-12

into a snarl itself, it is too bad to let it 90 unwhipt.
In the last plumber it says, in regard to the PeleS
"The pilots SIN have the sam control over her movements
and rates of towage as ever they had, nor have we heard a whis-
per that the Government is aught but satisfied with their man.
agement.n
Had it taken as much trouble to find out the truth
as it did to pick at us, it would have found that the
pilots hare mol still the same control over the rates of
towage as they had in the first charter. They have
now no control over the rates of towage for coasting
uessels, but only for foreign vessels. with the manage
ment of which they have always given satisfaction.
But as 'struth and discretion are not among the acqui-
sitions''' of our ~neighbor, we leave others to surmise
the object of their ex-parte statement.
NAvAL-On Sunday. p. NJ, arrived Fl. b. NJ. fri
gate Hauannah, - guns, Captain Thomas Harvey,
II days from Victoria. vancouver's Island. The
following is n list of her officers:
Cdptain-Thomas Harvey.
Senior Licutendmt-C. F. ?. Boughey.
Lisutendnts-W. II. Mist, E. J. Squire.
Master and PiIot-Thonas A. Hull.
Surgeon-Dr. James A,chison.
Pay MGster-Edward Faulkner.
Chagiain-Rev. Mr.. Domville-
4ssistan nj Surqeon-wm. Charles Beckett.
Lieutencnt Roy Mar. Light In fontry)-Anthony Malone.
Wates-Edward Warren, Broderick flartwen-
Assistant Pay M~aster-Horatios ommervine.
MidshiDmeH-Messrs Boteler, Best, Mclaughlin.
CIerk-Norcott diE. Roberts.
we tbtu tuht INK 10" VIII chiti ucit
about a fortnight, whea she viii proceed to Valparaiso.
"PooR OLD HORSE. THE other day, an old horse
diedp natural death on Captain Meek's land. He
was called q Rocky Mountain from the fact that
some twenty-five years ago he was brought from the
States, over those mountains, and is said to have been
one OF the first American horses ever brought by
that route. He was reckoned full thirty years old,
AMI had. for a number OF years, been allowed to roam
in freedom over The valleys and plains of Kali luao.
Mans best and most frithful servant is the horse,
and it seems only just and humane that after the vigor
and toll of their life is spent in our service, they
should be INDUCED with freedom and plenty in their
old age. Poor old horse, let him die
KALrHr Ro.D.-we have before adverted to the
fict that but few good drives we're to be found in the
vicinity of Honolulu, and now we are pleased to note
that the present Road Supervisor for this district is
potting the Palama and Kalihi road in coed carriage
order. The causeway just beyond Niuhelewai is be-
ing wNiened so as to allow of two vehicles to pass each
other, and the road throughout will be put in good
repair. A good drive in that direction has been much
needed, and will prove a pleasant change. Mr..
Harding deserves credit for the vigor and effective
ness which he appears to have infused into the ma
tives on this island, in respect to road making.
SCHOONER RacE-Last Tuesday evening two of our
favorite coasting yachts. the Kaiamo and Ramoi,
left the wharf together bound to Lahaina. The Ra-
lama in going out of the harbor led off, having full
sail set, while the Kamoi had a reef in her mainsail.
Passing.the bell buoy the Ralama was a quarter of a
mile ahead, but on encountering the heavy swell and
strong putfs of Diamond Head hove to, and reefed
her mainsail, while the Ramoi following suit, reefed
her foresal. On passing Diamond Head, the Ra-
lama still led the way, but was soon overtaken by
her rival, and, having split her jib, was obliged to
return and anchor outside. Otherwise it would have
been an interesting race. The Kamoi is no doubt the
fastest craft, but the friends of the Ralama are
not ready to give in, without a fair trial.
ALMOST A FIRE-Last Sunday morning, just as
the congregation was assembling in the Bethel Chap
e, Mr.. John Wienburg, who has lately moved into
his new house opposite the 4" City" and "Town''
markets, discovered a bed on fire in an upper room.
He was alone in the house, but fortunately Mr.. F. L.
Jones, who lives in the adjoining premises, saw Wien
burg battling with the fire, which bid fair to get the
upper hand of him. Through the prompt and ener-
getic assistance of Mr.. Jones the flames were. extin-
guished and a heavy configration prevented, as the
trades were blowing strong at the time, and all the
buildings in the neighborhood are of a very dry and
i~nfammable nature. -
HAKALELEPoNI.-This is the name of a little schoon-
err which has for a number of years been employed in
running between the islands, but has mt length been
laid up as unseaworthy and not worth repairing.
A craft must be in bad condition when a native will
not 60 to sea in her. The Hakaleieponi was built at
Kailua in 1884, if we are rightly informed, by Gov.
adams. Her timbers were those of an old ships
longboat. This craft and the Haaliio. which is now
being broken up, are the only two Hawaiian coasters
that we remember having died a natural death.
Mrs. SMITHS ScHooL-A correspondent calls at
tention to the fact that in the Report of the President
of the Board of Education no mention is made of
Mrs. Smiths English School for Natives. This is
the more surprising, from the circumstance that the
school has attracted much attention and praise from
many who have visited it, and is undoubtedly doing
more for the instruction of native youth in English
than any other school on this island. We presume
the omission in the report was an inadyertency.
A DRY SEAsoN.-From various quarters we hear
that the weather has been very dry during the sum-
mer. and the pastures, both on the leeward and
windward districts of the islands, have become very
barren. The valleys, however, have had the usual
quantity of rain On East Maui, the weather has
been fine for the growing crops, and the wheat has
never been superior to that harvested this season.
- Schooner .aagenetf. 246 tS6S commanded by
Capt. Morse, Formerly of the Bier ) was to have
from New Bedford about the first Of August for
his port She is a Baltimore clipper. and is intended
run between Honolulu and San Francisco.