Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-12-02
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.

The dates received at San Francisco from the
Sandwich Islands are up to October 18th. The
most important item relates to the annexation of the
islands to the United States. A correspondent of
the San Francisco Herald writes as follows:
" HONOLULU, OoTonRR s, 1854
The schooner L. Frost sails this afternoon for San
Francisco and embrace the opportunity of sending
what little is hand. OF course the great topic
here is anrexaon but the foreign residents appear
to know little, and the natives (save the powers that
be- are in total eclipse as regards the matter. From
what gather there appears TO be doubt but that
Mr. GREGG, the United States Commissioner acting un-
der instructions from Government has been for
time past in treaty with the Hawaiian authorities
to effect anal amation with these islands. Whether
this will be by purchase by their admission as Ter
ritory remains to be inclined to the belief
they viii not be purchased by payment of So 900 000
any such but that they win into the Fede-
raj Union Territory, own Government feather
ing the nests Of the reignng King Kamehameha, the
Prince Alexander Lhoho and few of the chiefs of
rank by life annuity. The masses themselves will
have voice in the question This arrangement would
have been effected time since but for the interven
ton of the foreign consus, who all jealous Of the
growing power of young country The King is said
to be favorable to annexation almost any terms; and
the chief obstacle in the way is the of the
heir apparent Lholho, who is young man of consider
able intelligence and great ambition and who has been
worked upon by this foreign influence. They have pro-
missed him an ample fortune and nobemans title if the
islands coded to other Government than own
and have gone far to nmidate him and the native
population with the bugbear of slavery using as
die their black skins in comparison with negro slaves
1t perfectly well understood however, by those in the
that arrangement of kind is in treaty
and will be effected The heir apparent who is now
visit to Hawaii has been sent for by express and
this fact has doubt connexon with the subject
should not be surprised if the final treaty signed
sealed and sent Washington within the thirty
days"
The placer Times also has letter from Homo
lulu, bearing date as the above, which says:
A the attempts the representatives Of England and
France reard defeat the great national
have failed, and to-day, though the Hawaiian
flag still flies here, the islands just much american
soa though the stars and stripes foated the
Heart Of the Pacific"
The New York Courier has letter of five days
later date, written on board the United States
sloop-ofwar St. Mary's, from which we extract the
following on the same subject
sThe anxiety felt about flbusters here has in great
measure subsidized Rumor says that King Kamehameha
has signed the treaty ceding the islands to the United
States and is only waiting for the return Of Prince Lho
ho better known Alexander, to obtain his signature
and actually deliver up his kingdom. But every thing
kept as possible by those who know any thing
Of the matter which of gives rise to many
think it probable that you in the United States
know Of the progress Of the annexation project than
we do.