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In 1815 Chamlsso was appointed botanist to the Russian ex- 

 ploring expedition round the world, commanded by Otto von 

 Kotzebue, in the ''Rurikf' His Hawaiian and other botanical 

 results were published in "Linnaea." He returned to Europe in 

 1818, and was made custodian of Berlin botanical gardens. He 

 married in 1820, and devoted the remainder of his life to poetry 

 and literature. 



Kotzebue s Trip to Pearl Harbor. 



Kotzebue conferred with Kamehameha and then sailed to Ho- 

 nolulu. Here he remained for two weeks. During this interval, 

 to quote from Kotzebue's narrative he "resolved to undertake a 

 short excursion on foot to the stream, called by the English Pearl 

 River, which lies about half a day's journey to the west of Hana- 

 rura (Honolulu). The pearl fishery is here forbidden, on pain of 

 death; only the king takes advantage of it. Some pearls, out of 

 this river, which Kareimoku gave me, were very beautiful. In 

 the meantime, Mr. Chamisso made an excursion to the interior." 



Kotzebue's party, consisting of himself, Dr. Eschscholz, the 

 second mate, and two natives, started early on the morning of 

 Dec. 8th. "The road. . . lay toward the west, through a beauti- 

 fully cultivated valley (Nuuanu), bordered in the north by a 

 romantic wilderness, formed by wood-crowned heights ; and on 

 the south by the sea. The luxuriant taro fields .... attracted 



my attention In the spaces between the fie4ds, which are 



between three and six feet broad, are pleasant shady walks, plant- 

 ed on both sides with sugar cane or bananas . . . . " 



"Sugar plantations, taro fields, and far-scattered plantation suc- 

 ceeded each other on our road, and we had inadvertently travelled 

 five miles to the great village Mauna Roa (Moanalua), situated 

 in a pleasant valley, on the declivity of a hill. A boisterous rivu- 

 let, of the same name, falls here into the sea. Before the village, 

 consisting of small, neat thatched houses, lay two groves of cocoa 

 (palm) and breadfruit trees, through which we passed, in order 

 to rest on a hill on the other side .... Opposite the village is a 

 convenient harbor, which, however, has a dangerous entrance, be- 

 tween reefs (Kalihi)." 



"After we had rested sufficiently, we continued our journey, 

 left the shore, and crossed a promontory, extending far into the 

 sea, where the road led us over a high mountain .... We noticed 

 here several tapa-plantations, a tree from whose bark the natives 

 make their cloth. . . . Our road led us, after two hours' walk, 

 into a charming valley, where we sat down under the shade of 

 breadfruit trees, on the bank of a salt-lake (Salt Lake Crater), 

 whose owner. . . . derives a considerable revenue from the bank 

 of this lake being covered with the most beautiful salt.". . . . 



"After having refreshed ourselves a little; we passed over a 

 high hill, and soon came into a beautifully cultivated plain (Ha- 

 lawa and Aiea) .... The country is here indescribably beautiful ; 



