The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-08-17
Commercial Advertiser.
Copk's II,EEoE, Niihau. July. lSG5
p.,i,x AZ NauaI and Nihaa-No. I.

,,,porlhle DIV in the history of the Hawaiian
I.linL. IL broke upon them ausIici"usly ~
the sun 81 Austerlitz upon Napoleon. Ia illumi-
nat.,l thrir pathway To- a new. higher. and- we
h.,re. a more glorious destiny. The gates Of the
West we're oIcnc,i, - that light couli stream
fm the Etst On the-e i-Ics of the vast AMI lonely
o,enn. di-TslIIns the cIpul- It Ignorance AMI
hirkn.es. UIon that day the great navigator.
CAPTAIN James Cooke. Il. ". in biz voyage To-
discover a northern passage through the American
t,ntirent first saw thc beautiful green islands of
Oahu ami Kauai.
Bot in taking n general review Of the Reward
I-lan,l. IL the Hawaiian group, We thought it
would be of interest o. readers t. give an as-
count of thcir discovery. compiled from tlic se'-
sud Volume of the J,urual 1T the great di-cuSercr-
leaving; Christmas leland. the equator,
Friday, the ~ Of January. Captain Cook. with
hi. .hip-. RssgiufIoa AMI Discovery, resumed hi
course north, ever bgOyaut with the hoIe Of new
adventure.
In the ca-ly dawn Of a bright sabbath morn
ine. on the 18th day OF January. Il7S, he dis
covered the I-lslnd cf Oahu. bearing northeast by
east Almost simultaneously he discovered the
elevated hill Of Hrupuu Kauai. bearing north
halt west. Not bsing able o. reach Oahu eonVe-
niently against the battling eastern winds. hs
stood Er Kauai at sunrise the morning of the
10Th Not long after be- discovered third Island
(Niihaul in the direction of weSt-nOFthweSt .. dis
tlnt n tar ~ land epuId be- seem
Under a fresh trade wind Tor rather northeast
wind. s,r tbs. tradss ID not blow regularly in
Iluuary.) be stecred Tor the eastern end Of Kauai
We will repeat his own wOr,ks in describing the
fr.t SSowS meeting Of the natives Of Hawaii
with the European
AZ this time We we're in some doubt whether or
~ th. Ltnt beftre inhabited but this iouht
Wa son cleared ap BY seeing coming OH
from the ~h1rc towards the ships l immediately
brought o., give them time to JJin They hal
FROM three o. SIX m,n each; anil their approach
w. we're a,re,sIbly surprised that they spoke the
language of Otaheite (Tahitil AMI II the other
Islamls hal lately visitei- IL required bat very
htfie uhIr,ss. get them % aloHgSs, but
entrvatie- coult prevail any Of them o. come
bard te-i some brass medals To rope AMI gave
them % tho-s. in Of the canoes, wI1 IN return
ted small mIckerci % the rOpe equivalent
This repeated; and small nails bits Of
iron. which they valued than any other article
we're given 10 them For these they exchanged
h-h AMI a sweet potltOe, sure sign that they
Ili notion IT bIrtering- at least Of returning
one pr,-.nt for another.''-COok's Voyages 10 the
Pacific ocean. vol =, p. 1sl-ly2-
He aiis: % These people were Of brown color,
amt, though % the common were st0utly made
difference
but considerable variation IA their features
&c their vi-a- not being very unlike tho-e Of Euro
psan-. The hair Of mo-t II them crOPt pretty
shorts others hal il flowing loose; aui with few II
Wa tel IN a bunch the Of the heui. In all
IL seeme,i be naturally black; but most Of them
had stained il, Is the practice Cf the Friendly
lsIan,iers, with stuff which gave II burnt
brown color. In general they wore their belr'is-
They ornaments about their persons, nor dill
observe that their perforated; but
punctursi the htnls near the groin,
thIuh ia small lrzree; AMI the bats Of cloth which
they curiDu-ly -taInei with rel, black AMI
white eolors- They seeuIssl very mli, anil hal no
arms Of any kind. If We except some small stones
which they hal evidently brought for their defence,
AMI thee they threw overheard when they found
that they not wanteL''-tL p lS2
o. Seeing no sian- Of anchOrng Place at this
e-trrn extreme 81 the Island t-5re away leewarl
AMI rangei along the southeast sile. 1t the distance
q half lei-rie fr1m the shore As ssOn male
sail the cIno.s left u; but Otiers Of
proceelel along the e-t, bringing with them rOI-t
IN. pig anil some very hne pOtatos-, which they cN
changed, the others hal done, for whatever
orreI them Several small Pig,s purell-.i
tpr -ixpeuny nsil--0 that again fDuII
selves ia a Ilnt q plenty. anil Just the time NIe
tls tIrtls which hsI fortHnIt@iy procured NJ
'hri-tnIl- i-ltRl were nearly expsnit- We pl-ss-i
several village; sGIe s.Its,i te anil ether.
further up the country. The inhabitants Of all Of
te crowded O. the shore AMI o,llectei theer the
elevated pltsss o. view the -hip- The lnI upon tIi-
ss ~ tls l-ltnl ri-s in gentle -oI, from the
tre of a.. ctntry. except ~ one plte- the eat
e whrre they ,lrs-tly fr1i the -st. AMI -eIn
O. t~ rusl 81 nothing bsIt stone. rex lying In
hlrifJutd strata. We .a~ NJ vol. but What va
up in thr interior Ps.t 81 tir l-ltnl, except feE
tres about the village, near whlh, ll-0 coHli
Observe several plantations II ylsnttius AMI sugar
stnss tnl spots that sertie-l ciltislfei fr Tlt-
IL l3f-
Captain COX continued o. -puni al,ny. till
they came opposite or a fttIs beyond " aiines,,
fr1m which the ca-t tren.!el nDrthWg-teriy.
They found sounding. beyond the point Lef,re
reaching Waim-r. ia twenty, -ixteen. twelve AMI
nc Int 10 i've E,thpu.- over -iniy bottom aLDat
a mile from -horr. 81. Night HDw pat a -tDp L,
further re-sasrhe-'' - and IL wa -T.nt in -taIIn
"a and on.
Nsxt morning. Tae-i4y. january The 2Otb
b. they -ts>i s,r tl.s hnd. AMI we're met with
-everal eanae- SLED with T~pple, -,ne 81 wi..a
tpk elgrs,s- and yentarrd board. Tie Cap
t.iu rrtnark-
% lu The c1urss q my several v9ya-. never tef ~
mot WITH The natives 20 any plsrr luch r-toEI-ls
~ ths'" fs"pi- Fers "a entering the -hip. Thsrr
syv- we're cDntinusly tyin1 ffom oLj~-t D. oL,sst
tls Stiins-s q their tz ini -s-fHrs- fully sxpr.
ny their ~ufrs irItarnss f-af everything they -a~
nui strpnziy marking o. us that. tlI nN tbsy never
bal been yt-ite-i ~ Lfrop@sns mr. ben ar,uaints
with any - our eDfnnl1sif~s. errrrt iron. uhief
however, ~ plsn. they isi only lsarl FOR bal
known 10 in small quantity. broagt D. them a,
some distant fsrssL Thsy -senaei only D. unI-r.
s-tst that u -i-t1nes much tftsr a.fluset y.
~. purrase - cutting Il t-.rn q ha-s than an
thing their eoantry FFsslues.i- They ask~t a.
it ~ the nsus - Afaafs. AMI they fretaentiy el-
if - ths name ~ fos
When shovel them same tsDis they a-kss
tr.t what they Ners. AMI then Nhsfher thsy siaut
at them Bot GA Icing TIL that they D. -
hung in their ear, they rsturn@i them ussisr-
They we're e'iually imthsrsnt a. Q" n baking-Tiaa
uhicb shrrsi - t.sin Lot returned f,r tie .tn
rsi-,n- Bot they slEay- dsirs.i ir1n. which thsJ
ul-bs,i might - very ltrz- Th@y sEhibts.i Non,is
AMI lst,nishin@nt az s1sytbing. such plate %
s..rtlrnWare. China cBfas. AZ
:, IlaY In Fa.fe,.ts naturally nall LII