New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-29
THE GOLD FEVER m POLYNESIA

received from Polynesia for some time past. Itis
two moths later than previous sdvices
THE GOLD FEVER N POLYNESIA
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such state Of things 1t present exists In this L.
land Kingdom, was never before heard o. We are in
uprosr, continual ru,h Of excitement which il
perfectly bewil5erng compared wiki our former quiet
II Krsesu should again begin 10 bech forth as rivers
Of fame doubt whether ne should much heed hin,
20 thoroughly is everybodys mind occupied with the
thoughts Of getting % California You will Of course,
have heard Of the wonderful discoveries In these new
possessions Of TIE United states before this reaches
you but you form little ides Of the excitement
that prevails here People Of all conditions castes and
coors-nstives and foreigners-s selling their pro
perty and using every means Of getting 10 the Cont
nent
Blu, let me endesvor to give you some kind Of reg
ulsr account Of the California excitement which sur
passes In violence any political campaign have ever
witnessed il the United states The Boston ship TsaT
which arrived mere the 2Oth Of September touched at
Lahsins on the way and brought us new, Of the Al.
rival the S $ al that place from san Francisco The
the : s broush, had created great excitement,
and We heard next day that she hsd already engaged
twen.y-four passengers for the return. Soon there
was STIR IN our community People began 20 talk OF
leaving for the gold mine, the infection spread with
wonderful rspdity after another announced their
determination and when, three days siierward the
Kqmehamsha H. wss advertised for California the
berths we're Gil engaged before the bills were fairy up
for passage Spectators began be the look out
the suction sales increased rapidly and such was the
demand Tor money tia; y per refused before
the end OF the week
All next wees was repetition Of the same story. All
kinds Of goods which might answer for the CAnornis
market were bougni up at nigh prices and shovelf,
especially were on sudden greatly exalted in value.
News came from Lahsns. that sixteen more we're
about leaving On the 29,h the schooner Honolulu ar
rived later from and OF course
added fresh iue 70 the fame Honolulu never before
presented such lively scene. Everybody was IN mo
ton goods became thin In the stores, and money was
hard TO be found be KGm>hamshd H. sailed. crowd
ed fore and ait with passengers and freight She took
$4,000 in specie, for investment in gold dust which IS
now considered better than bills OF exchange. In con.
sequence OF such drain Of specie exchange instantly
advanced 20 per cent former rates. Tue S $. ar
rived from Lshsins, with forty passengers cabin
Storage oreciste deck passa 2e al the ssmeS.0.
go great the rush for passage board the Hoaoar
that the Captain and officers obhged to take their
quarters the floor OF the cabin. The cabin passage
was 500 and sieersge $50 freight $40 per ton. The
vessels BalileO SRI SEs0PAro, Hop and Baiahoo filed
speedily with passengers and freight. We began to
wonder where the people all came from. The POiyns
sian Of October published 70 announcements Of inten
lion TO depart People who remained began to talk Of
forming Can't getaway Society"
The Honolulu sailed on the 10th OF October Among
her passengers the Rev T D Hunt, who went with
the intention Of establishing Church In San Francisco.
The schooner S1gaeakock arrived about the time
from Tahiti and Immediately advertised " For
Cahfornic onh Dispa,ch We began TO be afraid that
the whole musketo feet" would leave and then We
should have no communication between the Islands
About ten days ago had another arrival from the
Californian coss,-the Mary France last from saR
Francisco bringing large amount OF gold dust and
quite number Of passengers. Several OF our citizens,
who left preyiou. 10 the discovery have come back
with handsome fortunes. procured by two or three
months digging Several natives shipped As hands In
the Mar, Frances at s5 dsy One native, who was
ashore about twenty days returns worth $500 He cut
great dash among his former associates and bis treas
ures secured MIN troops Of friends This news will
undoubtedly occasion fresh attack OF gold fever.
which had partially subsidized after those most afflicted
had departed The Hop, VGre SasadaAook and Wa-
ahaO have since sailed carrying out about 80 passen
gers In all The last named vessel was reighted with
oranges. Our harboris crowded with ships. Forty
four whsleshps and six merchant vessels are in the
inner hsrbor and quite fee, lying of and outside
find 10 a late number Of the PoyassiGn the following
list Of the vessels which have cleared from this port
for san Francisco since the discovery Of gold there