Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-08-27
EANANA. lst Avg.

| will now give you some account oi
our late cruise. We le.. this place on the
18th Aprii, and after plea.au. run arEi-
we'd a, N0wkaLiTa, oae Of the Narquesls
Islands, Oh the 10Th Of Nay. While there,
a curious incident happened. We were
cue day exercising cur big gus, when a
she'll exploded jus: as it touched the
ground, near the mouth Of the talbor
TIE ground was slI covered with shor;
grass AMI brush, and, as there bad been co
rain there for long time, j, was very dry
sud iLfamab!e. The explosion Of the
she'll ignited the grass which can,lDuei 70
burn steadily. We paid no attention to
it, supposiug it would soon burn cut, but
we were mistaken, for i, continued buvuiug Z
all that day and night. The scene a,
nigh, was beautiful and grand, tie FIRE
running up the sides and along the cres;s
Of the hills and down again into the val
leys. The next morning, tue flag otIeer
sen, a party of US on shore (abOu, one
huudrei) to endeav0r to pu: the FIRE cut.
We took axes with Us, aud cut bushes
with which TO beat out the FIRE in the
grass We had great time Of it, chasing
the FIRE up hill and down dale, aud By diu-
neT time, when we returned to tbs ship, We
were all pretty well tired, having travelled
a grea, distance. We were all as black as
a 10. Of negroes, and some had tbeir
clothes singed, but we partially succeed
ed, and another party, who went after
dinner, eJtin-uishei the FIRE. Fortunate
ly, 10 cultivated ground or any babiiations
were in range Of the FIRE, which extended
great distance. We left that place on the
ls,h Nay, and had good passage TO Hile,
on OSyhee, Sandwich Islands } The
country about the village Of Hile is one of
the most beautiful have ever seen, rising
gradually from the water, and well culti-
waited for some distance back. Abou.
thirty miles back Of Hils, is the Volcano
Of Mama Loa. but j. was quie. when We
were there. l got some specimens Of La
va from it, and will send you some if |
can get i, home safely. We left Hile
June i,h, and next day got TO Houolulu.
There is nice little harbor there formed
by sort of hole in the reef which sur
rounds the Island. There were very few
vessels in there, all The whaling feet being
on the whaling grounds. We 60. liberty
ashore for forty.eigh. hours. | wen.
ashore about four o'clock one afternoon
and Immediately engaged room at the
Sailors Home, which is nice large
frame building. Rev. Mr. Damon has the
oversight Of it: and has Bethel near it,
bat be was absent from the Island when
we there, having gone TO Micronesia for
the good Of his health. Ia the evening,
attended a prayer meeting at the Fo.t
Street Church, and had q good season.
After the meeting | had some conversation
with the Pastor and one Of the members
Of the church. Next morning party Of
Us took horses and started OF, for ride.
Most Of the party soon got tired and tuIr-
ed back, bu. one and myself pushed on
over a most wre,ched road for ato1: seven
miles, and were well rewarded for our
pains by one of the most beautiful 81 ghts
have ever seen. The road (if road it can
be called ascen6s gradually from Hone
I1lu till i, comes to pass somewhat ce.e-
jrated in Hawaiian history. This pass We
ven, to. Imagine yourself standing on
he brink of a perpendicular preciPice,
With mos. beautiful, well-cul;iva;ed
,oun.ry lying about FIVE thousand fee, i'm
nsdiately beneath you, \ turn in the
.oad brings you to this view suddenly,
md it is one Of the most sublime sights
laye ever witnessed. The road on the
ther side is cut into the sides Of the
ocks, be-, as my horse was tired we iurn-
d back after resting awhile and sdnirlng
he views. In the afternoon, as ! was
yalAi1. about, nat one OF eur men who
vi lie be lad ssea . Christian lady, |