The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-04-11
A SOUTH SEA EXCURSION.


ing Of Captain Edmund McNevin
yesterday to Chronicle reporter
who had called to see him about his
proposed excursion to the South Sea
Islands. YES" he continued, 81
am going to take party down to
those lovely islands of the Pacific
1t is going to be u delightful trip-a
trip that will be long remembered.
You know the islands are so little
known that | have had no difficulty
of getting together nearly all my
complement"
SIS it purely pleasure voyagcT'
"No, not purely. There are of
course business considerations, but
the money part of it is very small
l see you do not exactly understand.
Well, | will explain. l have char
tered the three-masted schooner
yacht Vcsta and intend taking along
with me from thirty to forty cNcur-
sionists. Applications have been
numerous, and after considerable
trouble | have selected those who
will accompany me. My crew is to
be composed of twelve men, all from
my navigation school. / shall be
master, Captain Edwin Moody first
officer, and one of my senior pupils
will be third officer. DR.. Wiley of
this city will be the doctor. Besides
we will have two cooks, an assistant,
two stewards and u stewardcss.
Would you like to see the vessel?
Come along them" and Captain Nc
Nevin seized his hat.
GLOW did come to think of such
trip, you ask. That is easily ans
wered. You know all my afliia-
tions are French; was brought up
in France, and though Il Britisher,
am as much Frenchman rs any
thing. In 1881 | built in this port,
for the French Government, the two
gunboats Neuliva and Taravao. |
sailed them myself down to Tahiti,
and when there, i'll company with
Governor Chase, visited the islands.
You cannot imagine the luXuriance
of their vegetation, the beauties of
their situations and the salubrity of
their climate. | intended then to
let the western world know of them,
and now 1 have formulated my plan
and hope soon to put it into eXecu-
ton"
"When then do you intend to
start?"
"On June LIST. l could be ready
before, but l choose that date on
account of the trade winds. My
route will be first to the Pitcairn
Islands, then to the Marquesas
Group, visiting Nuheva; then on to
Tahiti, Rangatira and others of the
South Sea Group. We shall stay
just long enough to let the people
become acquainted with the beauties
of each place. On our way home
ward we shall stay at Honolulu for
some time. All! here is our vessel"
and Captain McNcvin jumped on
board. The Vesta is three-masted
and registered at PA tons burden.
"We shall, of course, have her all
painted and fitted up continued
the captain. ~ have rented her at
5000 month. She is perfect sea-
boat. intend putting in u cabin
on deck, which will be "a feet long
by 80 feet wide. The passenger
accommodations are ample. Every
body on board will be governed by
yachting rules. My school will, of
course, go on every day. Thus, you
see, my boys will combine the bcne-
fits of pleasure rs well as schooling.
Certainly, there will be ladies on
board-no, nor all grizzly ones,
either. There are going to be some
young and pretty ones, too. A
scientific gentleman is going to ac-
company us as we'll"
GLOW long do you expect to be
away"
''Some four months. In that
time we shall have ample opportuni-
ties to see all that has to be seen.
You know" said the Captain, with
q laugh, II have had some difficulty
in making the selection of my pas
sengers. l have one invariable
rule-no drummers. "-,S. II. Chro-
micle, March 25.