Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-07-25
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Fr6m TIE BaNimore dmuiran.

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sef From The Bohimore dmerieau.
THE EXPLOITING Eyp EDlTION
Letters ft5t, Lieut. C6n Wilkes. Of The Ex.
! ploting Expedition have been RECEIVED: al he M.
Wy Department. One letter, Iated September
9ttiFlB3g, written from Paprtle,t thss principal
hatbvt u Otahtite. gives some interesting tat,'c-
dIats ttstettibe that island. Otaheile II tecom,
ihg An important toint III the Pacific, aud IL mncl,
visited by ships trading III tina. ccean4-especintIy
by whaltts. About one h,indfsil Foreigners reside
III The isldtil, several Ut whulh ,ats ensoged IN
tide, did suptly ttsaeis With such articles a.
they tequue. Lieutenant Wilkes ~dntieses . state
o,ent BY which II appeaft lint from lssb 10 1889
both inclusive. one hundsed aid ninety Aihetieell
vessel stopped a lib Island. comprising iii bg.
siesals ionpass III bi,t5i tons, With cafeoes es.
lin,atel ii rvs Millions and 4 half Of dollafs.
GAtlllshlly has spfraJ oyet lie islaii1 ,hiotgh
lie lal,ofs n Missionaries, several Of Nbtn to-
Essids litfu and have gfes. influence with ,hse GOV
|.%etnmrnt apd Inhabitants. Atoutthfee i%bJusapj
OF the nailts tbildren attend schools, ahd one
third OF the population reid anH write. Several
vessels are owned IN blaheiie, and they are adj
mitiej into the British ports Of New South
Wales, on the same footing as Etglish vessels
We dino, know .hn' England claims It'll. is
land As . part Of her colonial possessions be
tisht, Of discovery. however, Il on bet side.
Oiatleite Is under a mepstehisl government.
The scrpit6 II How swayed ny d Qssen. The
fact may ssttee ID remind The leaders IT yYyages,
Of Tho bislofy Of this h~eautiful islani aid ofsnie
circumstances OF ,be frs, visits made thefo BY the
Eugliah hhvisstor-, Wallis. Cook ans others
A Queen WIS then Oh ibe throne, ruling IL pin.
evsl simplicity over i race Of wiling subjects
Whrn Captain Wallis, accompanied ty bis tfi
GERS, vert 10 pafiake of hef ~d,aiesiy's hostitality.
the Queen, With 4 train Of ftiijblc attendants, nc
co6pp4nietl hin rom HE ship and as they came
to q iainp place in the road. the cnpta'" helns. ah
intalid from tic effects Of 4 recent iliurss, the
queen took bin 10 her arms and rAtrled Him over
the spot. The wholsrnoy Of Tho discovery of
Otahtite by Wallis@fM simple manner. Of The
natives. their ~kindpes. and transporting emf.
deuce tho Quceu's aatctioft fot The English
cnptain, md other circumstances Of a like nature,
insssI tlG islood with n romantic interest which
tho nAttfai lvseIiness Of lhesspot and the soft
mildhesz oftlite climate, nre calculated TO enhance
IL the minds Of those who Visit II.
The other is,et ftetA Lieut. Wilkes Is dated p,
Upolu. one Of Tho Navigator Group Of %Islah''s,
Neve,nbe, o, 1899. Those islaGis n,e easily ec.
c%rs.ille ard situated very conveniently fot ships
in need II VISITOR or sipplIcs Of fresh provisions.
Lieut. Wilkes says;.
II, Is Surprising that groar Of t.tsois,st cen.
trail. 30 fertile, and producing 81 many advantages
d. thi. group, should have been overlooked by
previous na.isa,ors. and | deem it, t~,efefotc, mere
necessary TO make % minute Z surrey as possible
foof ibi. purpose. I had rccohtsc entirely TO our
snail boats nd sris iIcr Vessels Tho result Of which
has made known many new harbors aud PLACES
~of,Hafeiy for vessels to cary on tho Of
these islands. Every part Of tho coasts Of each,
of tho eigh, islands has been carefully esamined
Tho charts ore nov completing, which viii give
our results, hu,,owing 10 The necctsary daily s1uthes
are not completed, and will Not 10 IN time 10 Tor.
ward by this opportunity.
The aggregate population of these Islands - cs.
tina'cd nj about Sc, 900. About two-thirds u
these are supposed to BE- under ehristsid inilDrnet;
these that can read and wrffs ATE hbousteD tbou.
sand. The Rev Mr. Williams 10 The principal
Missionary. He vi.i'tdt the group In 1870 and
o,hcr.. camo in 1896. iy tie efrJf,s of these gen.
7 ,lemen, the language has been .feddeeJ ~ Mri,jng,
i ~ptinllns press t-,ablisheJ.,b SsBkss. lfFntibbted. md
q general Modification ofquafitis ELECTED Ihs
iTa,its schools. arc well attended, and .although
nccd.tothed,' says Lieut. Wilkes, 80 the rapid al.
vancen,ett Of education in our country, was sur
prised to aithess 4 !n"re rapid ono IN these island,
proving lb y, the natives are by no means deficient
10 the necessary fac titles, Afor rapid improvement
N r;,ili,n,ion.
These Islands are high and mourtnipots and
Composed Of lava, having several extinct s6ica.
noes. The soil is richer than upon ahy other
islands in the Pacific visited by .hs rsduadron.-
suga9cane is prodnced-a|so coffee. cotton, ~.
fow.root. bread fruit, yauis. pine apples. Sc.
= Lieut. Wilkes speaks in a complimentary mar
ncr Of The aid he has received from the officers.
and scientific gentlemen Of the squadron intff
~earious duties connected with the object of the
expedition. Tho health Of the squadron was
generally cool. The expedition was then about
to sail for Sydney, New South Wales.