New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-21
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.


We have received from Honolulu The P0lyne-
sian to the 10th of October inclusive, from which
we gather the following items:
The first rain of the season had fallen at Homo
lula On the 4th of October OF the WEATHER
TIE P0}ynesian says
"For the next six months we may expect &C.
cagiona showers and some heavy rains when the
trade winds intermit. Gains and southeriy winds
are to be expected, and vessels among the Islands
and even from California may expect long pas
sages Indeed, this result has always been eX-
perienced by vessels from the coast During the
prevalence of the trades, the usual passages did
not exceed, on an average, about fourteen days
they now come up to twenty or upwards This
being the case how desirable that steamers
should be employed during the Fall and Winter
months between the Islands and California. A
saving of one half would be effected In time, and
q corresponding saving would also result In the
fruits and vegetables sent there for a market.
THE WHALE SHIps-By reference to cur ship
ping lists of the past and present week, it will be
seen that the harbors OF Honolulu and Lahalna
are well filed with whalers from their Summer
cruise in the Northern seas in this longitude. And
it is source of sincere congratuIation that such
almost unprecedented success has attended them,
and that most of them are full or have taken an
unusual amount of oil during the season YES
sells are reported but Il months from home, and
with six months voyage to the whaling ground,
with 2700, 1900, 1900 $500 barrels OF oil, and
bone in proportions and three ships, ID months
ont with 200 1880 aud 100 barrels, respective
". But the most successful of all the Vesper,
IL months with =, zoo whale and $50 sperm the
Huntsville, IL months, with $500 whale the
Sheffield twelve months with 5000 whale;
and the Hannibal, 10 months with % sperm, aud
2 5O0whaie. These may be called splendid yoy-
ages, and as productive as the gold placets oil
California and attended with much less rlsk 10
the moral and physical constitution than digging
Gold in the Sierra Nevada. Short voyages, with
. full shin bound home, are rather pleasant cir
cumstances for the whalemen and greater
number never left this port than will sail hence
this Fall IN this category.
Honolulu HARBoR-Our harbor now presents
fine forest OF nasts and the hustle OF recruiting,
watering. dischaFging and loading corresponds TO
tbs nnnber in port There is now tull hundred
sail of vessels in this snug little harbor including
native coasters, and room for & few more yet
Bnt among all these not g steamer is to be seem
md more S the pity Whalers constitute the ma
ioritv and such luck has never before attended
a feet, take it all together.
All the whalers, with four or FIVE exceptions
ere American and from the facts before our eyes,
we are not astunished &C the earnest appeal of
the Polar Whale in the Friend, to be let alone
We doubt if so much oil ever taken in the
game period, by the same number of ships and
attended with so few casualties. In fact cruise
in the Arctic Ocean has got to be but Summer
pastime. as is proved by the fact that the wives
Of some halfa dozen Of the Captains accompanied
their husbands Iii the last cruise with the same
willingness that they w0gld have gone 70 SagatogR
or New pert.