The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-05
THE DAILY UNION.
From the New York Morning News.
SANDWICH ISLANDS.

Intelligence has been received which shows that
Mr.. Brown, the United States commissioner to the
Sandwich lsands-a,houghh his diplomatic functions
there have been suspended, by order Of the king
Kammeahmea Ill, and his absence desired, ina, :
much the authorities Of opinion that his presa
ence will be prejudical to the peace of the kingdom
and the subsistence Of harmony and friendship with
the United Sates-refuses to leave, and still keeps
his flags flying. Notwithstanding this state of
things on the arrival Of the United States ships of
war at Honolulu, their salute Of the commissioners
dag is returned by the Hawaiian government Mr..
Brown, the commissioner, is accused of improper
conduct particularly in attacking the character Of
his Majestys ministers, for which an appeal will be
made to this government. Il appears to be entirely
a personal matter with Mr. Brown; for another
American citizens informed, in official communi
cation from the foreign office, that he will be recog
missed the representative of American interests,
and that American citizens shall enjoy the protection
of the laws, and all the rights and privileges allowed
to the most favored foreign nation. The other in
telllgence is ofno particular importance.
The OREGoN AND SANDWICH ISLAND rRADE.-The
Sandwich Island papers report the arrival, August
90 from Columbia river, Of the English barque Con-
tz, in % days-cargo, lumber, and aour-having lef
in the river the regular American packet Chenamas,
and the Swedish brig Bull. The American barque
TouIon sailed on the 23d for Columbia river. The
American settlements on the Columbia river furnish
the whole basis of this growing trade; and the only
harbor from which it now issues is that of the
mouth of the Columbia river, in latitude as degrees
The American rights are from the AZ TO 81 de-
grees 40 seconds; and the United States three times
offered to make 40 degrees the boundary--that is,
dividing the territory in half The English gov
eminent have always obstnately refused TO give up
the mouth Of the river That is to say, on a line of
coast Of IA degrees 40 seconds they have refused
take less than 10 degrees 40 seconds, with seven
eight great harbors, leaving the United States de-
grees, md ha,bor, out Of Ia degrees 40 seconds
on the coast. Yetwe are constantly told by certain
papers here that we are Liberal; while the English
government, having no right to any portion Of the
territory, in claiming virtually the whole, is pattern
Of forbearance and berality. With such able advo-
Gates Of their cause no wonder the British minister
il very slow to accept the liberal offer of our
government.
REMARKABEE PAssAGE.-Our files of Sandwich
papers give the following of the passage of
the fine new United States ship Portsmouth. She
sailed from Norfolk, January 25th in company with
the United States ship jamestown, (also new
shp) on trial ofspeed and qualities, and, although
somewhat detained by the trial, she crossed the
equator in 90 days hours, and anchored in Rio
de Janeiro in 80 days; sailed from Rio March 9th,
passed through the Straits Of Lamaire in l2 days,
and arrived at Valparaiso on the Goth day, OF 62
sailing days from the United Sates-beng the short
est passage ever made, even direct From Valpa-
raiso to Callao, days; Callao to Hilo, % days
total from the United States to the Sandwich
Islands, via Rio, Valparaiso, and Callao, 81 days:
undoubtedly the shortest passage on record.