Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-22
Aa OCEAN VOYAGE.
a Trip to kussralia and Return-Insi-
dsuts-Ete

81 H'N At'sA4e-- VI oaStatuSubt Writes ktc
following letter 70 a gentleman CT this city,
giving an interesting account Of recent trip
to Australia
My Dear Sir: In accordance with the
promises mads upon the eve of my departure,
now proceed to givs you sons account of my
yisis to Ney7 ZEALAND and NeE South Wales.
Knowing beforehand, from frisnds who had
made the same journey, something about If.
had anticipated much; but [ realized fsr-
more in the actual pleasures, interest aud sd
vantage Of the trip. As a sumner recreation,
from which the solid gains Of absolute rest
aud FecupeTa zion Of mind and body are
deai5eratum, confidently assert that sixsy-
day trip, such as mine Vas, Of fftsen, thous-
aud miles scross the bread aed smooth bosom
Of the Pacific, through the tropics, visiting
Honolulu Auckland and Sydney, ig iucom-
psratiYsly superior toEny that canIbe obtained
bv any other sea CT land EXCURSION, or
81 any watering place on the Paci6e coast.
The fatignes of tho overland railroad and the
rourh experiences Of an Atlantic voyage are
taken by thoss VINO would ses she wonders Of
The Old World, ard feel the exoitemsnts
which D full purse IS capable Of procuring
Ia The other direction, impaired health is re.
stored through the easy msdium of mental
and pbYsicsl ease, willis the curious longing
Of the mind is. at least partially, satisfied by
q glimpse Of the New World revealed in the
fsr away
ISLANDS OF ooEAEICA,
Lifted, az itwere, from the bosom IF the Him
liable wsters by the great nayigstors and dis
coysrer5 oI moderA history. L was Spanish
soldier who frst. from the nights # Panama.
ssW tbe Pacific but his eye never rested
upon any cf those beautiful and wonderful
islands which form the archipelagoes Of the
South Sea. Il hiss been said that before the
expsditious Of Captain Cock, the English
hero. who persisted at the hands Of the natives
Of Hawaii, only one hundred and four years
ago, one hslf Of the oceans Of the world were
unknown to Europe. ] took passage on the
Pacific Mail Steamship
CITY or NEW YORK,
Captsin " B. Cobb. Jloe 10sh. at $3.50 a.
NJ. The weather being fine aud the sky cieer.
A. H. were abreast and In full view Of the
Farralores. During two days there was
come seasickness among The passengers. my
self included, after which no more of It WIS
felt during the voyage. Fair weather accom-.
panied Che good ship, and We steamed into
the barber of Honolulu. making fast to the
whsrf at l;S0 P. Y. June l7th. A great
crowd OF people were waiting our arrival ma
tives and whires, about equally mixed Upon
cabia passeEgers. EOrty-seveu passengers
left at Honolulu, including the three Sugar
Commissioners appointed by the Presidents TO
investigate the workings Of the sugar treaty
As we sailed the aane evening at 1890
cslock, had but short time to do this city
Of $1,000 inhabitants I had, however,
good view Of the Kings palace, large and
handsome building Of some kind of white
stone, surrounded by wall;
THE LEGISLATIVE HALL,
Or Parliament building, not so pTetsntious
structure as the palace, yet beautiful in de-
sign also the aew residence Of the late Pfin-
cess Ruth, whose funeral Yves then taking
place in the city, and was very largely at
tended. In the procession were the officers
Of the Unite ed States msn-of-War Hartford
the officers Of French msn-of-war that or
rived the same day; King Kslskaua end his
Ministers the Governors OF the neighb0Fing
islands and their Ministers members of Par
lament and other officials and large num-
bars OF Kauaks women marching on foot, two
abreast, and mauifssting their grief in yeils
and screams OF sorrow. So much for my &C.
iuurn Of few hours Ia the city Of Honolulu
We ara now upon the real commencement Of
Cur Journey Of 1000 miles from Honolulu to
the city Of Auckland, New Zsaland, across
the South Pscifc ocean. We crossed the
EQUATOR Jnne 221, at 1890 A, NJ, with lively
rain sCqsll which lasted about fifteen mir
utss. June 2jsh, at 10 A. II, Captain Cobb
ia On the bridge with bis marine glass, and
SIGHTS LAND TO THE SOUTHEAST.
We know We are near the Samoan groups
or Nayigatof's islands, and in half hour tie
island OF Mama IS visible, with It's lofty
p AXIS piercing the clouds. At On. we are
passing abreast of three Of thesa islsBds at
distance Of fys miles. 1t is q splendid sight
to see these peaks projecting from the ocsaD,
clad IS they seemed q be With tropical verdi
ure. With the sd Of glass I could clesrly
distinguish tire ccc0a groves. Iha Samoan
group c0rsists OF four principal and I've small
er islands. Tbs largest Of these, Gavaij, is
about forty miles in lsngtb snd twenty in
breadth. They Wers iirst sean b7 Bougsia-
vile, a French navigator, Ia 1853 Alto
gather they are estimated TO contain 2 GOO
sauays miles, and ia IS49 were estimated to
contain . population Of 81 600; since which
,ins it is known that his population has bean
gradually diminishing, 60 that now there Is
no accurate knowledge respecting it. Four
days mere, making from 275 70 S15 miles per
day, briggs rs at exactly 3 O'Clock P. NJ of
Fsiday, June 29sh, to the 139th degree of
west longitude, which Is, Of course, also the
1S0th degresof longitude east. Ia an instant
We have lost tFenty-four hours, and our time
,
q loss TO Us Of the 30sh Of June. Ga Mon
day, July D. at 10 a, NJ, we made fast Co the
wharf in the
CITY or AUCKLAND.
Ir going up the harbor TO the city We pass
numerous small islands, once volcanoes, some
Of sham ewing much the appearance OF Goat
Islanj. in the bay Of San Francisco. Auck-
land il q wei. built and fine. looking city, with
a population of q, COO A commanding view
of tia city snd surrounding country Is OBJ
tanned from Mount Eden, in the rear Of the
city, about three miles from the shore Of the
hsrbor, an eminence OF about s, 600 lest, Of
volcanic origin, win deep crater Remaining
in rs center. The people were decidedly En-.
glish il appearances aud habits l observed a
few Of the native Eat6o7ed Maofis. At $50
p b. Of Same day ouF good snip steamed
down the harbor and PIT her stem towards
Sydney AS the evening was dsrk. Auck.
land, with It's well lighted streets, presented
beautiful Appearance from tie ship as we
sailed away. | bring from there one rener-
brauce, and one only, of a painful nature.
saw
TIE AMERICAN FLAG
Upon only one ship Resides our own 10 AucE-
land barbor. The Rebeccs Croweii, small
bark from Boston, was the sole representative
of the commercial navy Of nay country in that
important port. Upon my return up0u sn
Euglish steamer she was gone, and he AEeri-
can Il az eracsd 70 mast 10 that hsrbor, In
less than five days more we arrive st our
destination, after run OF l,276 miles from
Auckland, making the wharf AZ Sydney at
IL noon, July 7th. Here | part with Cap
tain Cobb and his officers. l would not, II |
could help It.; but ! must return to San