The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-06-09
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. JUNE. 9.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

established to the satisfaction of all the travelling
p,,br,. a large crowd assembled Mt the wharf on
Monday last. TO witness the departure OF the ht-
iatsf. Precisely at ~halfpast four, her whistle
sounded. and the order was given TO east OIL
which caused a lively stampede among those VINO
had no tickets. one slow kanaka, who found HIM
self still on board The vessel as She was moving off
from the wharf, was puzzled how to get ashore
jump into the water cried a voice from the
wharf. and he began - take of his shoes prepara-
tory 10 diving in. Walk ashore on that rope
cried another. pointing to the hawser that run
from the bow to the pier. and the poor fellow run
with all his might 10 try and get ashore by the rope
But it was of no use-he was afraid to try that
mode. Presently a boat pushed oil TO the vessel
and relieved the man from further anxiety. Before
leaving. the engineer noticed that something was
the matter with the steam valve. but 1t was thought
unnecessary TO stop and examine. and the vessel
started promptly with about fifty passengers and a
good freight. On getting to sea, it was found
necessary to stop and remove the obstruction. so
when the steamer arrived under the lee OF Lanai,
the fires were put out, and the steam blown on so
as to get at the steam valve. when 1t was found
that a chip Of wood had lodged in the valve ana
nrevanted lis closing. This stoppage consumed
about five hours, during which the vessel drlited
ont of her course considerably. When steam was
put On d1lli- tli NpihNN III
baina about II \. NJ. on Tuesday, and but for the
accident. would have been in by sunrise. Captain
MGreror saws she will not be later than . y. ".
hereafter. as she works better than formerly. The
pIomptness with which she started on Monday is
commcndable. and we hope to see 1t carried out.
Let passengers only know that she will leave pune
ttaly, and they can have no cause OF complaint.
The steamer was at Kealakeakua Thursday morn
ing. =
Il TuE NoICANo IN ERCPTIoN AGAIN.-We received
the following letter from Hawaii on Saturday last,
advising rs of a new eruption in the old Crater of
Kilauea. There could not be a better time to go
than now. and those purposing a visit, can take
the steamer on Monday 10 Kealakekua, thence by
horses to Kan and the crater. Alter visiting the
crater. they can proceed on to Hilo. giving them a
circuit OF half the island:
volcano House. May %. 1866.
DEAR SR:-At about five and a half p. NJ. yes
terdav. the crater broke up, from near the north
lake 10 the old sulphur banks on the south slde-t
distance OF some two miles. Starting from under
the northeast bank. and in front of the Volcano
House. the flow extended from the bank say a
quarter of a mile III width but after passing the
trail leading to the Cd lake. the action was muCh
Greater. The whole surface. from the bank on the
east side to near the ledge OF rocks to the let Oh
the old trail, say half Il mile in width, was IN a
glow. clear around to the sulphur banks. Al
night the view from the east blum was magnificent.
There was no place within our view which resem-
bled the old lake. in boiling or throwing out Jets,
Int the whole surface. for the extent described, was
cracking. flowing over and cooling. Both the old
and north lakes are remarkably quiet. There was
quite a heavy shock about noon yesterday. and we
learn that one was felt at Kapapalu a day or two
since. On Wednesday evening last, at five O'Clock,
the crater ON top of Mauna Loa sent ont suddenly a
large amount Of smoke and steam, but nothing
farther followed. This morning there is no sign of
activity in that direction.
nS~ Speaking of the ALHs last week, in referring
to Prince Williams ancestry. We fell into an error,
in stating that he was grandson of kamehameha
the Great. \ correspondent sets the matter right
MIR. EDITOR Permit me to correct a slight mis-.
take in your Issue of last week. In speaking OF the
aliis of this Kingdom you state that :" Prince Luna
lilo is Il grandson of k~amehameha the Great" This
is incorrect. The Prince on his grandfather's side
is the eleventh from Uni. from whom kamehameha
is fourteenth. while his grandmother was a daugh-
ter of KAIAIHAMAHA, Il brother of k~amehamcha, by
KAaEIHEIuALIE or IioAPHTwAHENE, the grandmother
OF the present King.
Permit me also to state that Hon. ID. Kalakaua
his brother and sisters, are not inferior in rank &c
any chiefs now living in the Kingdom, except His
Majesty the King. The grandfather of kalakaua
mother was also Il brothc4 Of kamehamcha l., while
the great grandfather of Kapaakea was Kalanio
puu's father. and his great grandmother was a sis
ter of kalaniopuU. KalaniOpuu, King of East
Mani and Hawaii, was the monarch from whom Ia
mehalneha received his Kingdom.
Yours respectfully, ALHAOLE.
Thu, Sprprr or PrprHy IL ,HTSN II Lieutenant Gen