The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-11-25

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-;tb IN Port Clarence and were bound to the Dism-
edes and East Cape. though they live on k'ng's ls.sn1'
IT, h.d . few furs. but | was unable to boy them,
:. 7 had no percussion guns. and they WOMB sAAe
notb;nc else. The people on the American sloe -"
- no more warlike than their Asiatic brethren. uuns'
rovder. shot and bullets are about the on9y arrclss
81 trade they care for, but whether theyue - ee !o1
go or sr hontine Ihad - msSns Of astereln-
;sr. kFroan de little nwI shopld pot thllk Icy
: s,v fierce or tfeacherous although they I've
: nrettv hard name among the traders had no
,rouble - dealing with fhems and - rsgardssD Deg
oinp. they bear no comparison TO the natives on '"e
other side. Their language. as well as DRESS is very
different, but their personal appearance IS NOT mu'"
improved by a fashion they have OF wearing arg
buttons of ivory on each side of the lower hp' last
eued into a hole reaching through the lip, ana iarge
enough to thrust the tongue through. TINS style %
ornament is common, 1 am told, to all the tr1nes On
this side of the Straits. 5000
PoRr CLARENcE.-The land about Port Clarence
and Grantley Harbor has q better appearance tnan
auy I have vet seen in these northern regions. lne
fats and knobs nearest the water are covered WIN
luxuriant growth of grass, which contrasted very q
vorably with the barren hills one sees on the otner
side. Such a show of vegetation. and the warm sun
shine of yesterday and to-day. were alone sumcien'
to create the impression that we had got into q tem-
perate climate; but we had proof that was soil more
| convincing. Myriads of mosquitoes were circulating
about our ears, reminding US forcibly of life in the
Sandwich Islands. Gigantic fellows they were, too,
so large, indeed, that it did not require a great stretch
of the imagination to believe them capable Of carry
ing brickbats under their wings to sharpen their bills
upon. With due regard to ~veracity, however, they
were the largest specimens of the Sc mosquito family"
/ have ever seen, and that they are fully endowed
with the insinuating and penetrating habits of their
tropical kindred l can also stoutly aver.
LuxUR1Es OF THE ARcrIc-SFpT.2 4.-Came aboard
at 8, P. NJ, and Immediately INDUCED in the luxury
of a raw potato, a small supply of which we obtained
from Capt. Brown of the Black Warrior. To many
persons this might not appear very appetizing, but
to me its freshness and earthly taste were very CRATE
full, and I have slowed away a dozen as delicacies too
good for every day, and only to be eaten occasionally.
Unfortunate people who have never had the good for
tune to go on a whaling voyage, l suppose, would
scarcely appreciate such dainties, but l regard this
as a proof of the felicity and comfort of a sailors life,
that they can find enjoyment in such q simple thing
as a raw potato, an article that our Yankee farmers
would scarcely think of feeding to their swine.
LATE NEws-THE PoLYNEsIAN IN THE ARcTIc-
SEPT. 26.-To-day have been reading the " news" in
the papers we received yesterday by the Black Var
rior, the latest dates being Honolulu, May 18th, and
New York and Boston, March 9th. Fell asleep over
an !. editorial in the Polynesian, and dreamed the
Hawaiian government had sold that valuable ~ pa
per, with its entire establishment, reporters, contrib
utors and all, and was to devote the proceeds-which
were not great-to aid in establishing a hospital in
Honolulu, which was generally thought to be the most
sensible act they had performed for years The
names of the unlucky purchasers had not been made
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out the soap manufacturers at Leleo as the probable
victims, they, no doubt, being professionally attracted
towards the Polynesian on account of its producing
weekly such a quantity of lie. Also dreamed that all
the doctors in Honolulu had each other by the ears,
fighting for the privilege of doing good. and at the
same time receiving good in the shape of a fat salary
for their services on the aforesaid hospital, which part
of my dream will doubtless come to pass should that
much-needed Institution ever become a " fixed fact.'
A polite hint from our steward that dinner was ready
here put a stop to my rowing fancies, and L started
up, a little ashamed at being caught mapping so early
in the day, and on such a beautiful day, too; but,
recollecting the paper 1 had been reading, felt that l
had an excuse for my drowsiness that would pass
current in the Sandwich Islands, or, in fact, in any
place where that interesting sheet is read and appre-
ciated.
SMALL SToREs.-One important item of news that
1 CLEANED was a notice in the advertiser that the
bark Black Warrior had finished taking aboard her
g small stores and was about ready to sail, etc. The
printer ought to have put the word " small'' in
italic, as her stores are so rery small that the word
does not begin to give an idea of their insignifcance.
/ never was on board a craft fitted with such economy
as she is; in fact, everything about her, from cabin
floor to truck looks as if whoever fitted her had studied
to make her as mean and shabby as possible. Econ
omy is an excellent thing, and very necessary in this
line of business, but when it is 60 inserted SO far into
the earth as in this particular case, it loses its vir-
tue.
The CoMEr-This evening the comet is abroad
again, with a I" continuation much longer and
wider than when we first saw it. 1t has now a de-
cided curve, and may be a relative of the chap who
frightened all Christendom, so many years ago, by
appearing in the shape of a Turkish scimetar. Per-
haps, as these bodies have the reputation of being
to think that this class of wanderers seldom become
g steady in old age, but, with the weight of centu-
ries upon their heads. continue their erratic pranks,
thereby setting a lamentable example before the
youthful inhabitants of celestial space.
For the last few days we have had a rich treat at
each rising and setting of the sun, presenting a scene
of rare splendor. 1 hardly know which to admire
most, sunset or sunrise, though, to tell the truth. 1
don't often turn out early enough to witness the lat
ter. Each has its peculiar beauties, and in no other
part of the world are these daily scenes repeated with
such magni6cence. l have often read animated de-
s~criptions of sunrise and sunset at sea, but the man
who can gaze on the /" cloud painting of the Arctic
regions at these particular times, and then have the
assurance to attempt a description Of them, must have