The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-07

official journal of the Hawaiian Government, Chas'
E. Hitchcock, Editor printed at Honolulu, Oahu.
The latest date is the 26th of February Ihis' Oh
course. is the most direct channel, wiz: Mazatan'
City of Mexico, VeraCruz, etc. :,
The bishon g de Arethe in Partibus infdellum
arrived at Honolulu the LIST OF February III 'ile
French corvette La Sarcelle. The bishop was
most cordially received by the Rev. Pro-V Vicar Des
rauIt and the Catholic community.
lanes Jackson Jarvis, late Director OF the Gov
eminent Press and Editor of the Polyneslan,
left for the United States on the 4th OF February.
From Monterey, California, they had dates to
the I'd of February. A magazine had blown up
and killed four NewYork volunteers.
JbesD;au.-The comedy of the Rivals was per-
formed few NIGHTS ago for the benefit of the Oahu
Charity School. The house was filed to overflow
mo and many who had paid for box seats We're
clad TO get seats in the pit. The Rivals will be
repeated this evening. PotYnesian, FEB. 5.
Under the head of '' Court News - we observe a
description of a great procession at Honolulu ac-
companying the presentation of a full length por-
trait of his Majesty the King of the French to King
Kamahameha, in which many foreigners joined.
In the evening their Majesties held levee, an ac-
count of which we copy, to show how they do 6 the
fashionable - in that region:
.Soiree-Their Majesties held levee at the Pal
ace on the evening OF the 18th. There was more
numerous attendance than on any previous occa-
sion and the Portrait of the King of France seemed
to be an object of interest to all
Among the foreigners holding official rank, we OBJ
served H. B. MS Consul General, the Commits
sioner of the United States, the Consul of France,
with his lady, the Consul of United States, with
his lady and daughter, the Royal Danish and Ham
burg Consul the Consul of Bremen and the Consul
of Peru
A large number of foreigners were presented to
their Maesties by the Minister of Foreign Relations
Bishop Maigret, attended by several of the Catho-
lie Clergy, was present, and so We're most of the
Protestant Clergymen, with their families.
The attendance of Capt. DeBOrgne, with the
officers of the Sarcelle, accompanied by Don Jose
Antonio Vasqueth, all in uniform, added much to
the brilliancy of the assemblage.
1t was observed that their Majesties, the King
and Queen, looked extremely well, and appeared
much gratified.
Refreshments We're served In the Council Cham
Der about halfpast 9.
The company retired at 10, and afterwards many
of the inferior Chiefs with their families and other
natives, were admitted to the large and splendid
Portrait.
Tahiti-By the schooner Malolo we are in pos
session of dates TO the 18th of December. Every
thing was quiet and business beginning to assume
a more settled aspect The demand for mer-
chandize was limited, owing in a measure to the
retrenching policy of the new Governor, NJ La
vaud. Rear Admiral Bruat has left for France,
taking with him a Iahitian Chief named T'aaririi
and seven youths, whose parents stipulated they
should be educated by Protestant. The new
Governor avows good intentions, having taken
measures to restrain excuses in dancing and drunk
enness. The people have not settled down as
formerly near the missionaries, but have gone to
reside on their respective lands, in order to keep
possession of them. The Rev. Mr.. Howe had ar
hal TIL, LII
mission was to be further strengthened by the re-
moval thther of Rev. A. Chisholm of the Samoan
mission. Pomare was residing m the government
house. She had engaged Rev. Mr.. Thompson,
Protestant missionary at Papeete to educate her
children. She has had further addition to her
family, making the sixth child now living
We learn from private letter, written by a gen.
tleman residing at Tahiti, that the authorities have
recently prohibited the Importation Of ardent spirits
Not even the consular corps are allowed to land
them for their own consumption This is rather a
knock-down argument in favor of temperance, and
if strictly enforced, will compel the people to be
temperate We doubt, however, whether it will
be possible to prevent its importation,
Although the loss of the Hope has been already
published in this country, yet we have not before
seen the particulars of her loss. We copy from the
Polynesian:
Whaleship Hope. - The American whaleship
the Coast of California, between Points st. Do
mlngo and LaZara, the night of the 18th Of last
December. She struck about midnight, and stuck
fast The boats were lowered and manned, and all
hands lay by till daylight, when, after procuring
some provisions from the wreck, they abandoned
her, and started for Marguerite Bay, about 80 miles
distant, where they arrived Dec. 18th. They found
there the g Citizen,'' Capt. Lansing, and several
other vessels. The Citizen got under way and
proceeded to the wreck, Capt. Borden, OF the ship
Bowditch, having dispatched his boats by lagoon.
They all arrived at the wreck the 2lst and sue
ceeded in saving 1857 barrels of oil, which was sold
at auction on the following day for IS cents per
barrel. Capt. Borden, of the ship Bowdtch pur-
chased the oil. Capt Lansing bought the wreck
for 81. The towline and other articles saved Were
sold for Sc, and one broken whaeboat for so cents
The loss of the Hope is attributed to the incorrect
ness of the charts. The land where the Hope went
ashore is about 40 miles farther to the westward
than laid down in the charts.
The Polynesan is filled with matters pertaining
to the island, advertisements and marine news, and
from it we infer that Honolulu is place, and some
Yankees are about. Some of the January numbers
are filled with accounts of the battles in Mexico
from Palo Alto to the Plaza of the City of Mexico
The account of the hanging of the deserters at San
Angel and Mxcoac is taken from the first number
of the American Star.
SHIP NEws.I7arri,als at the Port of Honoalu-Iea
z5.-Am whaleship Saratoga, Smith, Of Bedford, y
Startling, Thorp, 81 days FIN Hong Kong Jan. 2s-Chi
lean brig Argo Jurnvich, n days I'm Mazatlan Feb i
Eng bark Janet Drng, % days I'm Columbia R.. FEB o.
Am whaleshlp Cortes Swift NewBedord IA months out
100 sperm 1890 whale 1S9 sperm this season E s 3
waan bark Don Quxoe Lindsey, 43 days FIN Valparaiso
Feb; pam; whaeship VIM. Thompson Ellis, NewBed
ford, Is months out5G sperm. 500 whale. Feb 15.-Am
whaling bark Oscar Green % months out-70o sperm, 3oo
whale Feb. T.-Fr. whaling bark Asia LeMasson, Ha
VIE 10 months outos5o whale; Am whaleshp ,, Sheffield
Am. -whaleship Fanny Edwards, Sag Harbor II month
OUTS sperm 1850 whale; Am. whaeship Neptune Mich
ship Milo, Paskett, NewBedord Is months ou-4OO sperm
1000 whale 100 sperm this season; FIR whaeshp Angelina
LeCosner HavrenSS7 whale; Fr whaleship Co;moPoite
dence HinckIey 50 days I'm Tahiti. Feb. 2o-Amerca
whaling bark Bayard Forham, Greenport, 25 months out
loo whale Feb 22.-Am whaling bark Globe, West
Mystic Is months-clean. Feb. 23-Eng merchant sh
Vancouver, Mott las days I'm London Am. whaehip La
Coda Finch NewBedfod 10 month1O sperm, 100 whale
Feb A-Am ship Charles, Andrews, % days I'm Monterey
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