The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-03-10

m ssTERRARgx Se&8sne
movsmenss, the sstesfaptas 81 ~ heen emar'; Aosy &C.
tvs. q late. Ns.spezG s 1ast Saturdays Pofyns-
.ias liz Eke5ro5e c0opsr leaves ~ pro
s,cuff her Surveying cruise to the westwsro' =
~ Ssn and adjacent seas. We wish her =
:be ~od-speed., The Fsnimore Cooper did
did nos ssil till the 9th. notwithstanding the express
and it's s.God-speed.
-ArorHrn IrEn BY = ExPREss. The bark
| GAMBIA Of this place sailed to-day. fully htted
and equipped, ;, SC. See Polynesian. The Gambia
iay alongside the wharf till yesterday. when she sail
ed for French Frigate Island. Something was said
! on the wharf about passengers, but we believe the
:. terrapin'' did not succeed in getting on board.
-LArsR By THE "TERRApIN. ".-"A second
stream was running from the crater towards the
Kaawaloa side OF the coast and would indubitabiy
, iebouch somewhere through that fertile district-if
J only the flow continued long enough" See Polyne-
sian. The residents of ssthat fertile district will De
somewhat surprised to learn that the present lava
stream can hurt them, located as they are on the
I. slope or ridge Of Hualalai, over which it will find
rather uphill work to climb. The terrapin has this
time most ssindubitably debouched" its stream on the
Poiynesian.
The VERY LAST EFFoRT.-
aBy the arrival Of Ne Mary on Monday last from Kawaihae'
we icAsu la III IOWA Ia Sthh nv" fHe 49,
not so rapidly perhaps as at first, and with somewhat diminish
ed "-Potyn
We are authorized by a gentleman who visited Wal
nanalii on the 9th Of February, to say that the lava
is not flowing into the sea, and that its how there had
entirely ceased some time before that date. Steam,
however, is still seen rising from the spot where the
lava entered the sea on the 31st of january
SCHOONER RAcE-Yesterday, three fore-and-aft
schooners left port about twelve o'clock, within two
or three minutes of each other-the Fenimore Cooper,
to prosecute her surveying voyage, the .Moikeiki, :or
Kahului. and the new schooner JMarilda, on a trial
trip, under command of Capt. Chadwick, late of the
Kdmoi. The first named was outside when the
.Mariida and Keiki came bowling on. Of the harbor
before q stiff trade wind. On rounding the buoy,
the N. was ahead and continued to draw rapidly
away from her little opponent, the Reiki, while the
Cooper, having dropped a boat load of visitors, put
up her helm and run before it on her course. Capt.
Chadwick, satisfied that the Keiki was no match for
him. also eased off his sheets and gave chase to the
surveying schooner. In a remarkably short space of
time he came up with and passed her, and, running
across her bows. (rather saucily) lufed mp and stood
in shore. Again lacking, he stood after the Keiki
and was rapidly overhauling her, when it was con-
cludel that, considering the trim she was in. the
.Narilda had sufficiently proved her good sailing
qualities and she bore up for the harbor. In beating
through the channel, she showed an excellent quality,
in the very surprisingly quick manner in which she
went in stays, going round, as it was expressed. like
a top. If purchased here, the .Aaritda will make a
desirable acquisition to our list of coasting traders.
TuE FIRST PAGE-we hardly need call the notice
of our readers to the lengthy article on our first page.
The subject on which it treats is of such interest as to
- n % - ronoral anfi Tho SEpfct has hoep nrn
pared with much haste and is probably far from
being accurate. Such n subject requires more time
and study than we have been able to devote to it.
The representations of the crater, which are intro
duced in the sketch, though devoid of any artistic
merit, having been executed only in our office, may
lserve to illustrate the appearance of the crater as seen
by early visitors. In preparing this sketch we have
received valuable assistance from Prof Alexander, of
Punahou College, and would also tender our thanks
to VIM. H. Pease, Esq, for access to his library,
which unquestionably embraces the most valuable
collection of books relating to these islands and to the
Pacific generally, that is to be found in this quarter
of the globe. -
CoRREcTIoN.-In our last weeks "Notes, under
the head of "a good SERVICE we stated that ''imme-
diately on discovering her (the Scotsman's) position,
Mr.. Bissett, the agent of the H. B. Co. procured the
| sON htiOh tNttf-tt etts
learned, Mr.. B.. was not at the time certain that the
vessel was consigned to his house, and that instead OF
he having been the party to procure the services Of
the Peic, one of our well-known and efficient pilots,
Capt. II. S. Rowland, on perceiving the perilous con-
dition of the brig, Immediately gave orders to get UP
steam on the tug and proceeded to her assistance with
Mr.. Bissett and others as passengers. To Capt. How
land therefore is due the credit of taking the initia-
tive anl CARRYING ont the measures which resulted IN
saving the Scotsman from shipwreck, and we cheer
fully correct our inadvertant mis-statement of last
week. -
RETURNING CnINEsE-The Sea Serpent has on
board>about two hundred celestials, homeward bound,
taking with them, no doubt, a good share of the
golden spells of California. We heard it stated that
one, for some time a silk merchant in San Francisco,
has $3.50, 600, the result of his mercantile operations
with which he returns to his native land, there to eat
his rice in peace, free from the annoyance of the out
side barbarians. He would make a good subject fol
one of those Mandarin 'squeezes.'' that we read Of.
SCARCITY OF PoI-The natives are complaining
that poi, their staple article of food, is getting scarce
and high-priced in Honolulu. This. may be owing
in some measure to the great freshets this winter
which uprooted and swept away great quantities o.
taro from the valleys on this side of Oahu; but the
more plausible reason is the increased Incidence and
vice created by the recent introduction of the huias
Complete starvation is evidently in prospect under the
present order of things.
STUCK IN THE MuD.-The schooner Rekauluoh,
wfndward bound, and but half loaded, stuck in thu
mud on the east side of the new market wharf on
Tuesday evening. and was q half an hour in hauling
off, which was only done by heaving on a line at the
windlass. assisted by a fresh breeze off shore. Thi,
fact goes to show how rapidly the mud fills into oul
harbor in the rainy season, and the necessity of fire.
ouent use of the mud-machine.
New AMERICAN CENT.-Mr. Chas. F. Hussey,
formerly of Honolulu. to whom we have frequently
been indebted for favors, has sent US a specimen Of