The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-08-15
Letter from Maui.
From our ora cor.eaIsu.I

plantations Of last Maui. frightened in \ measure
from Honolulu, and al 81, little comforts, hy the
iusuIeratlc length Of The PgiyHssia.'s leaders, and
the incou;ruyertible arguments IF q Hawaiian Pas
tor, which formed their text. The Kt-scI was Ie-
tanned beyond her usual time Of sailing, on or about
i:5O p. n, by orders emauating from tie Interior
Department. 80 reportej,) to allow the departure
o.: II. L. II. Prince Kamehameha and suite, and
DR.. =. Porter Ford, for Waigapu, the locality Of "a
mortality among 5ipis, which mortality, blatant
Rumor made cut. would In u short time sweep the
cattle frcm the thousand hills T Hawaii Among
the most prominent OF ny fellow passengers after
the Two gentlemen just mentioned. was the = ResPon-
siJle" Of the p. {. 4. who. 1 am happy ,osay, tax
ing into consideration tine ariuoUs duties which
have deyolyei upon him Of late, Of making some
thing out Of nothing, and the shock Of his narrow
escape from that :ornidtb,e weapon, " We kuy.e Of
Bowie - in the hands Of an enragei diplomat, looked
As smiling as a basket Of chips. Having received on
board the Ciirurzeoq and his saddle bags, the
steamer gracefully gIiied from the wharf stern first,
hoistel a jib and toresal, wore around, and pointed
Tor L-haina. We had 4 delightfully."- smooth time 10
the second city Of the realm, where We arrived
bright and early the next morning. The Responsible
and found ourselves on shore in the store Of Nessrs.
Bolies x Co, ut 6:l5 \. VI. The former gentle
man incontineutly pyecipitatel himself on the out
side Of a horse, and put for Lahainaluna. The I'M
~iersisncl worried about until the hour for departure,
say $50, visiting the neighboring groceries, ad-
miring the b~reakwater, calculating the Immense
amount of good it was doing, and listening between
whites to the playful conversational sllIics Of Peter.
An important addition having been made to our
company in the person of His Honor Judge Jones,
we steamed on for Kalepolepo, where We landed the
Prince. the Clirargoon. His Honor the Judge, Mr..
I TTYl-faa1 tho ,rc,r5ar,r., Of tho rra,,;.a. ~ thu
landing, and who, l was told, had not visited Homo
lulu since Ie52. Admiration Of the scenery in the
immediate vicinity of his dwelling, could not be, I
think, the cause Of his remaining so close to his
household gods, for it appeared to me to be slightly
sandy, v~ariegatei with a whirlwind or two of the
same useful element in s%crubbing floors, and holy
stoning decks. Leaving Kalepolepo, ut 10, we ar
rived At Makee's landing at 1880, where, after
bidding 4 graceful aioO to Il circle OF admiring
friends, 1 stepped into the steamers boat, with
other freight, and landed upon the shores Of East
Maui, rs wei! as could be expected after eating l
supper, l lunch, l breakfast, and another lunch, all
in the space of nine waking hours. They eat you
s~plendidly on boarl the KIiauea, and the worthy
Captain appears so pleased when presiding ut his well
covered table. The obliging steward appears to be
ever at your elbow with a dish or two for your Sc
lection, reminding one of the Hoosier's description
OF ms nurse, whO,he sad, was always lt his bedside,
like an angel of light, with a dose of rhubarb in
one hand and the word of God in the other. In the
multiElrious steamer travelling. l have performed
in the last five and forty years, l have never met
better attention, anticipated often on the part of the
Captain and his subordinates before asked, than
on board the II. ). y. Cos boat the HIi0uea. The
patronage and praises bestowed upon her by the
travelling public are sure tokens Of its appreciation,
and it emphaticaly pronounces her to be an 9 in
stitution " long needed, and made use OF as soon as
acquired. To the business aptitude and energy Of
". L.. Green, Esq the residents of the Islands owe
their retention of this steamer, and, it is to be
trusted, the early possession OF another. Nothing
will tend to the development of the inter-island trade
more than this regularity of communication, and it
will be impossible to carry it fully into effect until
another boat is obtained. 1t was a source of regret
to me that the necessary absence of the gentlemanly
Purser. Mr.. W. II. Seal, At Honolulu, in order to be
present at the turnout of the " soul of soldiery,''
the Honolulu Rifles, in which corps he fills the i'm
portant Office of 81 Lieutenant, deprived me Of the
pleasure of his society, but the void was filled as
well as it could be temporarily by Mr.. VIM. Corn
well, his predecessor.
Landing at Ulupalakua, I chartered 4 horse, and
after some tall riding, of the " sich a gittin up
stairs 9" order, | found myself at Rose Ranch, the
residence of James Makee, Esq, of the former well
known mercantile house of Honolulu, Messrs.
Makee, Anthem X Co., but now the proprietor Of
Makee's plantation, and the cultivator of one of the
leading staples of the " Sunny South" l will not
attempt here to expatiate on the beauties of the
scenery visible from Rose Ranch, for a very good
reason, viz, [ have not space enough left in my
letter, ana perhap If l tried to, l would make a
poor fist at it. So merely adding, " more anon - on
that head, l leave it for a future occasion.
Having refreshed myself by a nights rest, l
started the next day to attend Court at Wailuku, a
short ride of "a miles, across the cool and beauti-
ful plains of Kalepolepo. Arriving at Waikapu, l
met II. K. II. Prince Kamehameha, the Governor of
Maui, Drs. Ford and hutchinson, Judge Jones, Dist.
Attorney Bond, the Rev. Mr.. Alexander, and many
others, examining into the cause why, Of such 4
sudden mortality among the cattle. learnt that it
arose from drinking from a stagnant pool Q: water,
and was not infectious. Tlet the crowd, examined
Mr.. John Crowder's Sugar mill on the road, near
the scene of the cattle mortality, (this mill Is not in
operation, and 1 was unable 10 learn its capacity,)
aud arrived at Wailuku in four hours and a half
from Ulupalakua. Waikiki looked green aud
iourishing, and the mill stands near the church
where it was first built, and l suppose will continue
@ stand there for some time. l dined with my
friend IIaverkost, to whose e]loquence rs an advocate,
owe the successful termination Of my law suit,
md at 4 started back for Ulupalukua. where l
at . P. NJ, in the language Of an ancient
,oet," most catawamptiously chawed up and
been growing no better very fast, ever since.
he statistics which | have gathered on this
aunt, l shall forward TO the Polyuesilu Office.
hey can be used to advantage in setting forth
he benefits which have sprung from the law
reated for b. mitigating the evils arising FROM &c.
The next evening II. r. II. Prince Kamehameha, :
AZ. I n ri ..--,1 ,- Pc
and stopped for the night. They left by the I
the following morning. II. r. II. the Prince |
expressed himself highly pleased with the looks
8 81. r1,r-o;or j., which pypraSsiou heartily