The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-05-09

E111- -le 1t-l ----- O. t4se passage t.-
K1-arE4. ana escape tl- . f-y G4vs 70 least from
TIE Gu-; and heat. tLe iu7a-iltls e-rcaul,au-s
q If IN the 4sj-1g il. and exchange tas-a for
the refreshing --4-5r--z@s and mountain ar Of.
gu- ,lsceT cry Lahaiua-
The Steamer KIIauea.
Ei-iu- 5yr Wy through the Thong that
crowded tEs wharf. we STEPPED aboard 81 -he last
whistle wa coughing Up IL iufueuza notes.
and found ourselves among = crowd ut two
hundred persons. e whom fifteen ur more were
ea5in T4s--u --rs- Those who have seen - vly-
1--d 90 cur steamer. need 10 description II her
those who Lave not. viii require q De- informed
that -E- : a neat. strongly buil- Boston Ir1Tei-
IL Of about 400 tons. Of ciiTTer model and in
-9sry respect ADAPTED 20 the trade ior which sie
vas built and in which ste ! engaged. She i
now owned ~ joint stock c0mTar5. with -
capital If $4,000. and j. under the manage
ueut of Wm- l. Green. ESQ oC the firm Of
.JIni5u. Green s. 60 Though new enterprise.
and iu some respects involving much risk. she
k-s rHu- fl- succeeded very WI. af1riiuc
great satisfaction % AZ the ports which Size con-
meets With the metropolis Aside from her orig
lu-l c1-t. ltLe -gm named Ihlve,l her fuel con-
-titu-e- Ler chief hiI gf ezTg -. This. however.
has been materially reduced in several ways,
which experience and the ingenuity Ot her agent,
engineer and captain have suggested Among
these we NAV notice that the fans Of the pro-
relIer. formerly rather square at the extremity.
have been cut down and made more oval.
enab.in. her % make more revolutions under a
smaller pressure Of steam. Alterations have also
been made IN hsr furnaces. iy which she can con-
sumo wood a. well as coal. and produce the same
or = greater heat than formerly WOOD being
easily obtained az the outer ports at Ous-half
the cost Jt coal. or even les. she take
board whatever quantity she NAV have room
for. The propeller shaft has also been altered
80 that the wheel can 10 any time. and at a
nsut's notice. be disconnected from the
gine. allowing the vessel 20 run wholly under
canvass whenever she finds u advantageous 20 do
-. which frequently occurs IN running before the
trades from wiudwlri ports. Her ~. too. has
been changed from a bri.autine o. that Of
f1rs and ait schooner Increasing the amount
Of canvass surface and enabling her . use
her sails more freely, both when going 20
wiud,yari and when returning These ErIn-
cipal changes, with minor ones which need
not be srscihed. have vastly improved her sea
going qualities. while the expense tor fuel has
been reduced fully Oue-halt. On her first trip
. ui.J. before the changes were made. she
sumed tEirty-0ns tons Of coal on her last trip
q tis same port. she consumed little les than
Ffteeu tons Of coal It's equivalent IN wood.
maxim. the trip in the same time. With such
an important reduction IN her principal bill
Of expense. IL will readily be seen tLat she
promises % be . successful enterprise. not
withstanIing the heavy Outlays required when
she first commenced running
Comforts Of Travelling by Steam.
We have spoken Of her prospects a. business
enterprise, let u now see whether she Offsrs any
1dvantages for comfort and travel She i under
the command Of Capt. W II. Berrill. assisted by
Mr.. NcGregor as first officer, and all who know
these gentlemen, Will not require to be assured
that passengers find every attention paid 70 their
wants which they could expect. The cabins (ior
there are twO) are a. commOdious, airy and con-
veuent IS those Of first class clipper, and the
arrangements for the comfort Of passengers are
all that could be wished for She has seventeen
berthS. but can accommodate twenty-five cabin
passengers, which she frequently has The Ia
be and fare draw forth encomiums from every
one. and certainly are not surpassed by the best
arrangements ON any passenger vessels. W
say this at the ri-I, of a rebuff from our fellow
passenger the Sheriff ot Maui who vows by all +.
the herring and sIrdIneS board tine good
steamer. that the nine o clock lunch i decidedly
uucJmtJrtabe. and produces e. ieelinks - akin .
- those which II may b., supposed the de- .
tenders Of Fort Sumter eniIved when the .
fort was b5mJardei and surrendered ~ the .
steamer touches every day at some port. fresh .
meats vegetables and fruits are readily obtained .
and abuud..utly supplied. The steamer has none .
IF that peculiar ship smell often met with. .
and which j. more often cause OF sea-~ic<ne>s .
than tLe motion Of the vessel. Few persons can .
VOYAGE ON any vessel without paving the custom
ary tribute o. Neptune. hut POPULARITY with .
.the steamer > that f.y vHydgers. ladies not ex-
csptsd. trouble! IN JiII, respect while ON board
Of her. Even the natives appear 70 be- in q great .
degree exempt. and enjoy the change from con- .
slant and perpetual nausea % an improved and .
hearty appstite- Comfort and health in travel .
iur are every thing. and iu these respects. We .
cannot bat hail the establishment Of s-e.Im uavi-
ga-iIu among the Islands, By the aid Of which .
travellers can land feeling vigorous and fresh /.
n when they went ON board
Through BY DnyIi=b,--NntIre Travel.
During the night, light trade wind blew. .
iusr enough % I'LL the sails and keep the boat
steady. which moved along quietly and mo-
tioulass. that few found their rest disturbed.
At quarter % four in the morning she dropped
her anchor abreast the lights at Lahaina. having
made tire run up in just eleven hours, under
elsv -taar.iu.- The whistle at daybreak called
"a score Of roats around. and all who wished had
their option 70 breakfast on shore At half past
seven o'clock the steamer was again under way,
bound for xiuIward ports, where she now arrives
and departs ~ regularly as her ST days move /.
round and the natives are found waiting on the .
beach 20 greet their returning friends 20 send .
their trair-ni % a market Both IN the trips W .
and down. the deck Of the steamer was crowded .
with these erratic vDya-ers. moving % and fro, .
for what earthly purpose, unless to see and b. .
SEEN no one can divine One thing j. noticeable. .
however. THAI the crowd going from Honolulu, .
are always better clothed and present "a more re- .
-pact1bIs appearance than those bound 10 Homo .
lulu for IN visiting the metropolis they sell their
produce and buy outfits, both for themselves and
their friends and by association with the more /
polite and refined denlzens Of the city. work OF q
little Of the dust dirt and rags of the country.
The steamer j. clearly developing an increase Of
travel among the native population, by atfording
facilities for rapid locomotion. 80 long as the .