The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-01
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Sandwich Islands.

sandwich Islands.
Our files OF Sandwich Island papers TO the end of 0co
Der contain several interesting paragraphs in addition TO
those already published in our columns.
| The temperance organizations were in motion at Hon.
olulu, and apparently rosperous A host of seamen
were at port, chiefly American, many Of whom are
temperate but not ALL Nothing but treaty stpulatoEs
with France prevented the adoption OF the Maine liquor
law BY the Sandwich Islands government The won
derfu progress which has been made by the people OF
those islands, in civilization, religion. and every social
improvement is thus alluded 10 by the Poynesian, under
date OF October 3Oh
eve make the assertion boldly that in no other coun.
try uader heaven have such important changes been
made voluntarily have been witnessed in this king
dom in thirty years From race OF savages. subjected
knowledge except to supply the simplest wants OF Ma.
ture, we all around civil, ii not civilized
people making their own laws and quietly submitting
constitution. with all the appliances OF an organized
government. We find them enjoying the liberty OF
speech thought and Of the PRESS TO The fullest extern,
that they enjoyed in any other land on the globes
surface We find lhs schoohouse and the church 10 ell
the villages throughout the land We find the seminary
and boarding school, providing teachers Tor the peo-
pe and the government judciousy fostering both edu-
cation aad religion. We find the Bible the arithmetic,
the geography and large class of other useful works,
published in the native tongue, 10 say nothing OF the
which often contains artclss by natives that
would be creditabe 10 any Journal We find both prop
ery and life protected by the law, and 10 no other colh-
lind bu, li.e crime Of any sort amongst and scarcely
| any OF the more aggravated kinds,
These great changes are due in the first instance TO the
religion OF the Gospel, az intoxicated ichefy) BY Amer.
| can missionaries Nothing soon tames the savage
nature Christianity nothing 80 soon corrects the
abuses OF ages and generations
The present population OF Honolulu the capital OF the
islands, about 5000, including 500 foreigners Owing
to the drain TO California and Australia, the foreign
population has diminished within the lasttw years The
number of foreign males about twice as great as that
| of the other
RosoLuLu, Oct 3o.-The American ships Charles aud
Comoro the former in l42 and the latter in l47days
from Boston, have arrived during the past week They
both bring full cargoes for ibis market among which s
large of assorted lumber end about 500 barrels
four both in demand here The Charles is bound hence
to Calcutta, and the Comoro TO Shanghai.
THE WHALING BusIssss.--The past season has been
most successful for this branch OF IN the
Pacific and Arctic oceans, and more ships and more oil
will have touched here by the time the season closes
than in any previous year Could ships he procured to
| freight oil home, much more would be shipped than ever
before from these islands Six merchant vessels have
already filed up for the United States with oil and bone
and we have been informed that ten more could be
ffeighled that number here for that purpose -Four
ships were engaged San francisco TO come here for
freight bu, they have not yet arrived although the time
/ has passed when they were expected.
| Although the harbor of Honolulu has now over 100
vessels Of which whsers at anchor in IT. there
is for 30 40 and we eypec, 10 see that adj
ditona number in during the coming week or Two,
Here they lie with perfect secur,y; cooper their oil
ranshp their cagoes recruit their men, and ENJOY more
than at other port IN the faclnc by Tue
post Office arrangements, letters are received from
the United States in from so TO so days. when insiruc
tons from owners and Iaiers from wives and friends
will reach persons in the whaling feet fresh and timely
Letters for $50 different whale ships have been received
at the post Office in Honolulu within few moatbs
awaiting their arrival IN port
| In connexon with the shipping season thus FAR. we
have been happy notice the quiet and orderly deport
ment exhibited by the seamen on Shore OF whom there
4 are probably over 5000 in port We haye heard of no
bros or ds,urbapces The contrary the places OF wor
ship are well filled the Sabbath and generally good
order prevails throughout streets Some few cases
OF too riding have been seen, but presume that
when the regulations known sailors and strangers
will conform TO Them and 20 out of the town limits when
they wish to their horses.
/ The abundant supply in our new market has been
quite noticeable OF late and we believe at prices which
are satisfactory. Especially have Irish potatoesan ar
lice OF sueh necessity 10 whale sbips-been abundant
and cheap. and thia hope will continue during the
season They have been selling from 81 TO I'll Is per
barrel thus far and that low they be asked
II stock and poultry equally low, there would be
no good ground for complaint OF the facilities OF Homo.
lulu for recruiting ships and believe these not
higher than a, other ports OF the islands.
SUGAR PLANTATIONS - The following statistics, IN re.
gard 10 the amount OF cultivated to sugar we have
derived from various sources. Those from Kauai we
take from communication in the native newspaper, by
i r Armstrong, who has recently visited that island
4 Number of acres
II 1852. 1853
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Il Uonuaulo Man; $50 300
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