The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-05
INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE
p A G | F
VISITS TO THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
FE AIRS IN OR CON,
Trade with Japan.
DC. &c. &c.
From the Boston Courier, Feb. A.

From the Boston Courier Feb Al
we nave Me oil the Po!pResan of Honolulu, to Oc-
The United States ship Columbus, Com Biddle, had
been on visit TO tho Islands and as the largest shin
ever seen there attracted much attention She
t@en'y.two more guns than the British ship Coing-
WOOD winch was there about the time The Co.
lumbu. arrived on the 9Th Of September aud sailed on
me 2sh for valparaiso and Boston The paper of the
The Columbus and vincenuss have both suffered
somewhat from the diseases of tho eastern climate al.
hne Since leaving the United States about twenty N
have died on board the former and she has now large
number on the sick mostly down with the scurvy
or d,arrhoa and dysentery. The generally are
eepie having been for the last ninety days on salt
visions They undoubtedly will speedily recruit under
On the 10Th, Com. Biddle had an audience with the
King, which is thus given under the head of "Court
The Commodore arrived at the Palace exactly al noon
accompanied by tho United States Commissioner the
United States Consul, tho United States Naval store
Keeper, and the ofhcers who Termed the COMMODORE
| suite.
The United States Commissioner presented the Com.
modors to the King az distinguished officer of the Anne.
rcan Navy, well known the President of the United
States and ected to discharge the duties of Special
ommissioner to the Emperor Of China
The Commodore then addressed His Majesty express
ing his satisfaction that diplomatic relations had been re-.
would continue be conducted as to 1--WE no GROUND
OF offence to bis government The KING replied as fol.
lows
My sautations TO you, Commodore Bidle. am glad
10 see you as an officer of the American Navy dittn.
gushed by great service and by your high
AZ Commissioner to tho Emperor Of China / am truly
grateful to the Pres TENT OF the United states Tor the re-
newa OF diplomatic interce in the person of Mr.
Ten Eyck Since his arrival has given great salts.
faction to my hope there will be no COM.
rlaints in future. II determination to do all that
The Commodore then presented 10 lis majesty the fol
lowing officers Lieut. S Johnson, Purser 2 + BUM
Midshipman g. arrison and Mr.. Stevens, tho United
Tho Columbu. was forty.three days from Jeddo, and
the P0isns"sn gives description of her voyage ia
/ nnnh fror,
been published though particulars are added from
which we take the following: =
Inc EMP amen ored some distance below the city for
want OF proper charts and the on of the autbo
rites to allow her TO come letter from the I'm
to which he replied that he had heard of The Unitad
States that they we're 1surishing AMI great nation and
that he hoped they would continue to be bu,
declined any closer relations with Thorn. He begged the
ship would supply herself with what she wanted speea
y, up anohor be off and never return. Landing was
diaaowe but the ship was supplied with such az the
country afforded, wood, water poultry eggs and ysge
abOs for which neither pay presents were rec
in return Nothing like trade was allowed with hs mn
merous visters that boz I'd Even present, Of
coin, &c that Jack gave some Of the shore people were
afterwards reurned The only productions Of the ooun
try obtained were parcel OF presents by tho Empe
Tor to the Commodore. which declined BY him
The Japanese officer having them in charge dared MOI,
the evening" he tire bis packet into one of he
Ter boats and pulled e for the shore fast as possible
There being no way 10 return it, tho contents
ded among the officers but they contained nothing Of
much value or skill in workmanship.
Inc Japanese had heard oil the intended visit OF the
Columbus but seemed some surprised her dime
She was visited by many Of the inhabitants evidently
with the Empsrors permission, but there were no ie
males among them Armed boats kept about IA or
but they not OF force to resist war The
ren are represented as nne athletic race, nqustve
and intelligent The shore off which the Ceiun,huv IA,
rocky but wooded. fertile, and apparently we'll cut.
tvated Hogs and bullocks were not to be had though
other supplies were plentiful The Columbus lay there
ten days and then sailed for this place The
was subjected to similar treatment.
The anans Of oregon occupy .omo space in the Poly
10th - ~ ~ 's '''A' "' paper OIL 'he
Capt Mott Of Hudson Bay Company s bark Vancouver
days from Columbia river. reports H. NJ IS ship Tis
gard, a. and steamer Cormorant, at Nasqually tho
Herald % and Pandora, at rogets Sound surveying
The Modesto. ao and United States schooner shark a.
. Choir OF Fort Vancouver The Admiral MORRISON
cit same day with the Vancouver for san Bias and
for sitka
The the war with Mexico arrived the dsv she
saed sut me oegonans had not learned Of the settle
Later intelligence had been received from tho terrific
~, but nothing Of importance had transpred There
mad been some quarreling with the Indians and the
wheat crop oil the present season is represented
Mr.. Miller, the British Consul General bad an inter
view with the King September 20, and gave the assn
rance that his government would scrupuiousy adhere
tne,r engasemeht 70 respect the independence Of His
The oath of John r. Jasper, native of Virginia pro.
msg to bear true allegsn to the King the Hawaiian
ISLANDS and faithfully perform the duties of Attorney and
Solicitor in the courts of OAHU il reg usrIy published
The American commissioner had visited Her Britannia
Majestys ship Juno and received with the custom
airy sslutes.
&An arrival from Tahiti brought news that Queen po
mare mad animated her desire 10 return to Tahiti and
that the French government had placed brig of war
her disposal was however, considered very doubtful
whether sho would return The political state of the
Island continues the Same.
II the following account be correct, We shall soon
have here rival to the Chinese museum -
An enIerprsing Yankee at Canton has recently buit
Chinese junk, of about 500 tons fitted and RIG ged an
trey alter the Chinese mode wbich he intends
to New York, loading her with every species of China
knIckDecs curioses, etc. to be sold on board after
rival off that city He takes also Chinese crow tho.
atrical and Juggling company males aud females and
every thHg curious Illustrative of the manners and Gus
toms OF the Celestials The junk will have canvass
sals and Christian rudder to make her suitable for
the long voyage but upon arrival at the Narrows every
thing foreign will be replaced by Chinese articles al
SAILS clumsy rudder and ALL and the junk anchor off the
the city In her entire Oriental costume and build where
she Will remain as show shop sale room and mounte.
bank exhibition IL is expected she will make the pas.
sage in hve months The cost Of the whole fair will
be about $50 0oo and the " cute propr etor will un.
doubleday realize large fortune Alter having exhaust
ed the United States he has been offered $40 ooO 10 de-
liver his junk in England The junks are said to be
good sea boats and nothing than DELAY feared
IN the voyage: We only wonder some one never
thought oft tefore.
SUPREME COURT or THE UNITED SrATEs-Fri
day, January %, 1Sf7-James Cailan. E,o
OF Pennsylvania was admitted attorney and coun.
sellor OF this Court-No IT'S Joseph Webster ", n n
Reid On motion OF Mr. stanberry the writ of error IL,