New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-17
Fran the Sandwich Islands.


BY the whale ship California, Capt Fisher. ar
rived at ths port and the South AmOio0, Capt SOwle
at Providence from the Pacific, we have received files
OF the Poesian and Sdpdoch Island Neos to the I'd Of
September. -
fhe accounts from the Gold Regions in Californis
had produced great excitement The brig Tepsc, from
San Francisco, arrived at Honolulu Aug ~, In pas
cage Of fourteen days with cargo OF gold dust and
1.-THE excitement which the by this arrival ere
etc 10 ou village very great and everybody packing
sssdy sal d with pss.engrs ard Others preparing
follow The companies or associations are composed OF
old residents the Islands and men OF stesdy hHb
,o". a &C. We" p''p'''' WI" "''''s
Upwards of l. 600 pick axes had been made in Homo
lulu and taken TO California since the news Of the dis
covery OF the gold mines there
Tho Poynssian Of Aug. 26 says: During this week no
less than three vessels have been dispatched tor San
Francisco.
THE WHALING FLHEr-The American whale ship
California, arrived here Tuesday last from the ia
pan sea- full and bound home She the fret chip this
season, having taken 1850 barrels. She reports good
success among the ships in that sea. large feet OF
whalers will probably visit the Islands this fall and no
doubt those engaged in furnishing supplies will reap
good harvest.
CoNMyacE The discoveries In California have ere
ated quite a stir In the commercial world Our trade
with California is rapidly Increasing During the
month Of June. brigs and schooners sailed Tor Can
fornis during July ship brigs and schrs sailed
aimee August bark and brig have sailed and brgs
and schrs shortly to follow making In all - de
partures in months llb.
II gives US much pleasure 10 notice the good conduct
OF the of the U & ship Preble during her stay IN
our port I'D.
HoSoLvLu, Aug 81 BY letter received from Csp,
Finch Of the whsleshp Lagoda we leorn that during
the night OF the 5th of June last while ia the Japan Sea-
fifteen men, belonging 10 the Lagods took three OF that
ships boats aud made off since which time nothing has
been heard Of them. Capt 7. states as his opinion
that II was the intention OF the men 20 commence pi
rating upon the junks which infest those When
they left they took only hfteen gallons OF water aud
about four days supply OF provisions At the time the
left the ship they supposed they were no, more
than thirty forty miles from the land but Capt Finch
ssys they were at least 10 miles aud there being a
very thick fog at the time Is more than probable
that they have perished Mccoy formerly OF the Oahu
Ihespisn, one of the crew that left
From the source we also learn that the ship
Wiscasset belonging, we believe, to New Bedford an
euor-no such vessel In the whaling feet was
wrecked upon one Of the Japanese islands, aud her
crew, with the exception of six, were lost The six
that escaped taken and put in confinement by the
Japanese. One OF the men eadeavored To make his
escape but WAS Immediately mastered by the guard
The remaining i've were aterward sent OF to some
ship
The anniversary of the Restoration of the Honolulu
Flag by Rear Admiral Thomas was celebrated al Oahu
on the 3lst of July.
Al Tahta all was quiet at the latest date.
The Nsrs and the POiyReIaR engaged in an angry
controversy conce the results OF the Missionary
enterprise at the Sandwich Islands The former main
tanning that the morals honesty Incidence etc OF the
natives could have been at lower ebb than a
present The PolyRssidH, the other hand says
1--WE can hardly believe any candid man, al all &C
quanted with the condition of the natives OF these
islands sincerely thinks their physical and moral stat
worse than 1t was previous to the Introduction o
Christianity.