The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-19


Boston, and the Niu and Ainoa, already
referred to, and the gun boat Prince
Regent
The first mentioned was owned by Kau-
mualii of Kauai, and with the Kamaha-
iolani and other vessels was willed at his
death to Kalaimoku-with other proper
ty-on condition that he would see that
all his (Kaumualifs) debts were paid
The Beckett also figured in Boki's disaS-
trous sandal-wood expedition in 1882, be-
Ing the only one returned, with but
twenty of the 179 souls she took away,
to tell the tale of disappointment and
loss, while her companion, the Kameha-
meha, w..-- Boki and 300 souls was never
afterwards heard from.
The Cleopatras Barge, named ''Haaheo
Hawaii pride of HawaiD was termed
His Majesty's flagship. This vessel was
, built in Salem, Mass, for a pleasure
yacht for the Mediterranean, and was
brought out here and sold by Capt.
Suter TO Liholiho the latter part of 1920,
for $4,000. A writer of that period
states that she cost about one-third that
sum-. Her exploits in Hawaiian waters
were short lived as she was stranded by
a drunken Captain at, Hanalei, Kauai, in
July 1924 Bingham narrates the attempt
to save the vessel by drawing her on
shore as furnishing one of the best
specimens of physical force of the peo-
pie ever witnessed, but to no purpose;
for the vessel in response to the COM
bined tug of the immense muscular pow
er, simply rolled over and lodged against
the reef, while the team of humanity,
nothing daunted, marched inland with
the mainmast which they had broken off
at the deck and around which they had
fastened their handmade cable of hibis-
Gus bark.
The brig Nero or Niu was brought out
to the islands from Boston by VIM.
French in 1919, and shortly afterwards
was purchased by Liholiho's government
for $51, $50, payable in sandal wood at
$1,000 per picul of 1873 1-3 pounds. She
piled between the islands many years,
making occasional foreign voyages as
already shown.
In 1922 there was presented to Liho-
Tho from the British government the
Prince Regent, a schooner of about 20
tons, and mounting six brass guns. She
was run ashore by Kalaimoku at Koo-
lau, Oahu, about the same time as the
royal yacht was cast away at Kauai.
She is reported to have been recovered,
and afterward sank in Honolulu harbor
with all her armament, ETC., on board |;
her keel having been fished up not long
since.
Among the early vessels of note, fire.
quent mention is made of the bark Don
Quixote in the movements of shipping,
both in the inter-fsland and foreign SER
vice, principally the latter, though for a
period in 1887 she was doing naval duty
as the following extract will show.
THE KINGS FLEET.
1.-THE Royal Standard of the Hawaiian
Islands was unfurled for the first time
on board H. H. M. s. Kai formerly the
Don Quixote) April II, 1887, on the occa-
sion of her departure for Lahaina with
the remains of Princess Nahienaena
SISTER of Kamehameha III. and wife of
Leleiohoku). The Kai was under COM
mand of the King with VIM Harbott1e
as 1st. Lieutenant and was accompanied
by the brig Harieta (BeckeO and numer-
Gus other vessels"
The fleet of Hawaiian vessels at this
period. besides the above, consisted of the
schooners Paalua CYork), Iolani (Thet-
is), Ruahulali (Boston), Pikolia (Victoria),
Hooikaika (AstoD Kuala CMinerva), Ke-
ola and Wailele, designated as 1.-The
kings fleet" and the Kamanele (Hondu-
ras) and Kaniu (Clarion) and Santa Bar
bara. The following foreign vessels
were also doing inter-island service. with
occasional trips foreign, viz, the Tahi-
tan schooner True Blue, American
schooners Missionary Packet and Flib-
berty Gibbett, and British brigantine
Clementine. Both John and Henry Patty
are credited at times, with the command
of the Kaniu during this period-1S36-37-
Captain ]. Patty Gather of ]. H. Patty
ESQ, of the Bank of Bishop & Co. of this
city, subsequently identifying himself
with the San Francisco and Honolulu
packet service, and whose history in con-
nection Herewith would of itself form g
chapter of no small dimensions.
In June, 1897, the Flibberty Gibbett
seems to have changed her nationality
and Captain, for we find her a British
schooner under command of J. Dudoit
bound to Valparaiso, put back through
stress of weather and illness of the Cap.
tain. She sailed again a few days later
under command of II. Rhodes, with j
r. van Pfster and B. Melchoir as pas.
sengers On her return she resumed the
coasting service, and under native com.
mand, some years later came to grief
/ on the Kona coast of Hawaii, by running
her bowsprit into cave while all hands
were fast asleep
THE HOOIKAIKA
OF the kings fleet above referred to-
the Hooikaika of but II tons deserves
more than passing notice, since ner MS
tory is interviewer with that of the coun-
try itself This vessel was framed II
New York, where she was called the
Jacob Aston, then taken down and ship
ned out to these islands. She was put
together at this port and sold to the Ha
waiian Government and was doing inter
| island service when Lord George Paule
arrived here In February, 1S43 In con
| sequence of his pressing demands on the
Government, the Hooikaika was dis.
matched to Lahaina for the King. arriv
| ing back February 18th. In the troubles
which followed, the Hooikaika was Sc
llected, of the Government vessels seized
| to convey Alex. Simpson, ESQ.,, the Brit
| ish Consul as bearer of dispatches, send
- Man tan March 18th will