New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-07
From the Pacific.

By Overland Mail advices have been received
rom Panama 70 July Sandwich Islands, May o. 20
o,ety Islands March H. and corresponding dates from
the North and South Pacific.
soorsrY IsI.Sps-IIer Majesty, Queen Pomare,
opened the Legislature Of the Society Islands with
roys speech on the lst Of March She announced the
conclusion OF peace with France and declared that she
received most cordially the Proectoraie which that
country bad established over her islands Iii plan
however, that she was merely acting to please the
French Commissioner.
SANDWICH IsIASps-An active trade is beginning TO
sprlsg up between Honolulu and Hong Kong 800. sand
vich Island papers begin 10 receive news from ms
land aud Ainerica by way Of China. Inc Hawaiian
Legislature assembled April II. The royal speecn an
nounced the ratification of Treaties with France, Ing
land and the free City Of Hamburg and that no Treaty
had been negotiated with the United States. \ salts
factory division oi lands bad been effected between NE
King and his people His Majesty enOins upon the Le-
gislsturc Ito bear in mind the equal liberation which
Z 20 be shown 20 both Catholics and Protestants and
ali his unaterabe policy OF ress,ing all foreign con
troll IN the Government OF his kingdom An interest
Ing and rather romantic detail IS given in Tao Roy
aesica. Of a shpwrecked crew establishing themselves
on Chrisinss Island. uninhabited spot on which
there were few cocoa'nuttrees The affair was mus
The ship was the Maria Helena, which sailed from
Honolulu for the United States in December last laden
With oil and bone having board ms passengers, Miss
Harriet b. johnson of New Bedford accompanied by
the daughter OF A. Ten Eyck Esq L. > Commissioner
passed MidshipmGn Thomas II. Stevens U. : Navy bis
lady and child, and his brother. law, Mr.. Henry
Christie OF Pennsylvauia with Mr.. william L. hobson
American merchant Of Valparaiso as supercargo
and crew Of twenty men, principally American and
English After disagrccabe passage OF fourteen days
the 5h of January the vessel struck the reel about
I'VE miles 20 the Westward and Northward OF the most
Lasteriy poiht 81 Christmas Island IN lat deg 20 m
North long ISL deg. 10 m West OF Greenwicn.l Inc
passengers and succeeded IN ehecung landing
but tho vtsse pieces IN three or iogr aer
s,d with ths cargo is total loss The island is un
Inhabited sand bank not than twenty feet above
the surface Of the and entirely destitute Of fresh
water. The ladies and children being temporarily pro
ydsd with tents the OF the party set themselves 10
\ work to prepare the ships launch for voyage TO
Honolulu.
They had plenty Of provisions, and having at their
leisure rugged the long boat they dispatched part OF the
crew In her 70 Honolulu for relief which was promptly
rendered The Sandwich Island schooner Haaio and
the French corvette ssrcee sailed immcdisIey ana
rescued thom.
The American squadron had proceeded from Mazat.
ian 20 California Mr. Livingston and family were al
Panama, q route 70 the Pacific
six French Missionaries arrived At Honolulu IN The
adelaide. And per coz "a, sTheater, 80 feet by ~
was building At Honolulu and would be completed July
J. at cost Of s6OoO which was raised by stock sub.
serp,on. Capt Spence. of the whae.ship Triton (of
RosIon) has supplied The PeyHesiaa with an interesting
account uf his escape from the natives OF Sydenham
lslsnd who about 20 massacre him and his boat
crew when Chiefs wife threw herself between them
and the executioners PocahOntas redlvivus While
fh0y were detained shore. an expedition attacked
the vessel plundered her. and murdered part OF the
crew. The pirates were finally got on by stratagem
Ihe captain ana crew. alter long ChpuNltl Nelt it-'
cued from the Island by whsler and taken 10 Honolulu
Tue Tr0s under charge OF the first mate, arrived NJ
Tahiti. The following the names OF the killed on
board the Triton William Paiser OF New Bedford
eyed Is. He hss LEFT widowed mother to lament his
pntinsly fate. Andrew Folger OF Nantucket aged %
cooper OF the ship. and two natives of the south Sea
Islands The first and third officers and five Of the crew
wsr, badly wounded
Date. from Washington City had been received by
yas Friend Of May l, up to March 3-ony fifty seven
DAYS old.
seHooIMAsrESs AND SAvAGEs--Among the advertise
meats in The Friend is one of Mr. George Nohhs tor
many years pastor nnd schoolmastcr on Ptcairns Isl
and. who seeks employment at Honolulu, with view
to the removal thther Of his family OF ten chidren-the
arabic part Of Pitcsrns Island being too small 10 pro-
ducs supply Of food adequate to the necessities OF the
rising generation.
LIMA AND PESu.-Accoants from Lima and Peru 10
tho middle of June present nothing of Importance
Large stocks OF American domestcs were on hand and
demand moderate. An attempt was made 20 advance
the price Of German and French goods in quenee
Of tho Revolution in Europe 1t only partially succeed
ed After January IS 1912 all brown goods plain or
tved are TO pay 40 instead of 25 per cent duty at
Peruvian ports On Leaf Tobacco the duty is reduced
from Is 10 IS per Quntal