The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-08-31

The captain expected that the Dfsc0rsTE would
oscrtakr him. n a fresh brccl. had sprung up
from the North. and be- s-ecrol for Niihlu. in
order - have a nearer view IT it, and t. anchor
there. He ran within two leagues Of il. but the
DiscoFsry falling o. come, hc gave up tile
design Of going % Niihau for the present, and
again -tecTed for Kauai, in order 10 anchor
again ia the rOads AMI complete his watering.
With light airs and calIns they stretched To
the Southeast till daybrcak Of the 2jth. and
tackled AMI stood in for Waimca Road. which bare
North. Soon after they were joined by the Dis
corerU. They fetched Elnd two leagues To- the
lcewarl IL the Road, which, though - near. they
never could recover: that. by the morning Of
the 2gth. the current had carried them westward
to within two leagues 1f Niihau. They now
gave up all thoughts II returning TO Kauai. and
bore for Niilau.
The extraordinary fidelity with which Captain
Cook dc-crib.s everything in the Journal Of his
voyage cf discovery. makes it doubly valuable.
The whole Of Chapter NJ is devoted To a dc~criP-
ton Of the Islands discovered on his first visit,
their productions AMI the manners and customs
Of the inhabitants IL i a general summary of
all the facts collected, and i exceedingly interest
ing i'm order to make a comparison with the
changes that time and civilization have made
and We will therefore De Iardpncl for making
vOIuminOus quotations, where do not cOndcrse.
for the book i exceedingly rare we know of
but one copy On the Islands.
The five Islands which he saw. were. in his
own orthOgraphy, - Woahu (Oahu) a. Atpoi''
(Kauai) =. Onecheow'' (Niihau) =. OrcclDua''
(Iehua). AMI :. TahoOr;,'' (Kaula.) =. The last
il small. elevated island SAYS the Captain,
:. lying four or five leagues from the southeast
point Ol OneeheOw, IN the direction of South - :
West. We told that it lbounds with birds,
which are it, only inhabitants. We also got in
formation Of low, uninlabitcd island, III the
neighbOrhDOd. whose name i '.Tammata Papa"
Query-Was this the French Frigate SbOals, or
has it become entirely submerged, many other
islands IN the great Pacific. since the early v"y-
ages Of discovery? Besides these nameI, the in
habitants were acquainted with other islands,
both {, tine Eastward and Westward. The Cap
tain, grateful TO his patron, the Earl Of Sandwich.
First Lord Of the Admiralty, named the whole
group the Sandwich Islands. OF Lchua he knew
nothing, except that 1t n small, elevated isl
and, living close 10 the north side of Niilrau. OF
the latter island we shall speak particularly
in thoee numbers IN which shall review it.
information ON their short Writ to Kauai. Al
though the Rnaa-tead of Waimea is somewhat
exposed To- the current Of the trade wind. bro en
and changed in direction by the mountains. Vet
he arrives at the conclusion that it il safer than
the harbDrs of Teneriffc. Madeira or the Azores.
In regard to Kauai, page 81, volume >, he
remarks
The Land As to its general appearance does not
IN lfsIsr Df
Ite within the trOpc the south side Of the eIua-
tor, II We except it, hills near the centre, which
high, but slope gently TO the sea, or lower lands
Though IL be destitute Of the delightful borders Of
Otahete and Of the uxuriant pains of TongatabOo,
covered with trees, which at afford a friendly
shelter from the scOrciing auI enchanting
prospect 10 the eye, and fol the natives which
may be truly said 10 drop from the trees into their
mouths, without the labor Of rearing though, say,
AtOO be destitute Of these advantages, it, possessing
greater quantity Of gently rising land, renders it
ia some measure superior To the above mentioned
fiyorite islands, a. being capable Of improve
ment."
From the heavy draIery Of clouds that rDbed
the central mountains, he had no doubt but there
was an abundant supply Of water and running
streams which he did not The accuracy of
the nayigitor's Judgment has been fully verified.
vt the time Of his visit, from the wooded part
to the -ea, the ground covered with excel
lent -,rt Of gr',ss-the pili-about two feet high,
that seemed capable Of being converted into plen-
tiful crops Of hay.
lie found the -pil in the valleys Of n brpwnish
black color, but on the high lands Of reddish
brDwn-the rel fcrruginpus sOil ~ characteristic
Of Kauai. He concluded that it very pro-
ductiye--. For the vale Of moist ground furnishes
sweet potatoes often weighing ten and sometimes
twelve or fourteen pounds, very few being under
two three The Productiycnc,- Of the roil
has not diminished, although most of the abprcr-,
since that very recent period, sleep beneath it.
lie found the climate, although variable, was
moderate and pleasant with very few of those in
Convenience % which many tropical countries are
subject, either through heat or moisture. The
natives -altei both i-h and pork, which kept
well.
Beside the basah common To the whole i-innd,
the Captain found the lupus Lya,us, . species Of
ercam-cnlOrcd whet-tone, common writing and
coar-c slate, and some piece, Of cpar-e, white
yunirc--t0ne hs al-p procured a brown hfna-
hfe, strongly magnetic. lie saw none Of thp-c ia
po-itipn except the ta-alt the other specimens
were all eIt nrtifcially aud used by the rntiyc-.
We will notice thi- subject further when Vs. syc,k
Of the rninernl- og the island.
" much diversity % opinion exists about the
reoeaf introduction Of certain plants and vcgcta-
bIe-, reference q what captain COX found
growing Kauai, will 2, FAR toward clc,rins.up
any d,ubt that M exist the subject IIc
sp@cife-, page III, volume 2 the several pr
durt- AMI T.llut- encountered by him.
% ie-iles the vegetables article. bought ~ a. NJ
rrfre-hll@t.t-. afpng-t ~heh vrrr. a. least i've
80 VARIETY 81 plan ans the isani pr'sue.- breNi-
irIlt. thDuZh 90 seems o. IT, -.lrec, only
one tree. which vts l1rgr. AMI h1d snu" fruit uIDn
o. There aTr nlsp n i~N cfcft-p1lm-, yam-, a- we
arr t"bi. fr none, the tSpys 81 tie Fri.niiy