, 1854-10-21
Fortnight later from the
Sandwich Islands-HOnOluIu
a Free Port,

a Free Port.
The bark archibald Grade arrived on
the 10th, twenty days from Honolulu.
The Hawaiian Legislature adjourned OF
the 18th August, the great measure of the
session being the abolition Of tonnage du.
ties, by which the ports of the Sannwjch
Islands become, as far as shipping and
navigation are concerned free ports. The
Net0 Era and Argus, of the 7th, says
Having tnken the first step, our got.
ernment will have frmer footing for fur
ther advances, will have loftier point Of
view from which to see the true bearing Of
free-trade measures, and will receive that
need Of respect and attachment which is
ever more to those who know how to ap-
preciate and use it, than all the custom
houses in the land We hope the govern
ment will take thesarliest opportunity to
Ipromnlgate the glad tiding to every sea-
port and commercial towns with whom we
have relations or to whom we are known.
The San Francisco, China, and Australia
bound vessels have now no excuse for not
stopping here to provide themselves with
water, fruit, vegetables, fresh fish, meat,
&c"
The British ship Coronation arrived at
Honolulu August 7th, seventy-fve days
from HongkOng, having FIVE hundred and
sixty Chinese passengers on board. The
Coronation put in for water, and in order
to cleanse and purify the vessel. The
Coronation lost but very few Of her pas
Sengers.
ANNExArIoX.-In the report OF the pro-
ceedings of the House of Representatives
Aug, 4th, the POlynesidu gives the follow
ing
Mr.. Kakhalekulu offered the follwing
resolution:
Whereas il has been published in a news
paper, called the =" New York Herald" of
the 9th Of June hast, that dispatches had
been received by the Government Mt Wash
ington ftom Mr. Gregg, the Commissioner
at Honolulu, stating that the King Of the
Sandwich Islands had applied to him for
immediate annexation to the United States
upon the ground Of trouble with England
and France. o..
Therefore, Resolved, That the Speaker
inquire Of the Minister Of Foreign Rela-
tlons, whether said report is true, If true,
what was the trouble with England and
France which reduced His Majesty to so
extreme a measure, and why the Minister
did not report thereon in his last annual re-
port
On motion of Mr.. Maikai the resolution
was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations. ...r-...fr
We do not find any report from the Com
mite on Foreign Relations during the re-
remaining FIVE days Of the session.
SH1PwREcK.- the morning of Aug.
9th, the schooner Kilhawlulohi, one Of the
finest vessels running among the Islands,
while lying at Hawaii, with one hundred
and ninety passengers oh board, ready for
sea, parted both cables and went ashore in
a gale of wind. -Four native passengers
persisted. The sea was unusually heavy,
and the walls Of the church were damaged,
and some native houses washed away. On
the subsiding Of the storm a successful at
tempt was made to launch her, but subse-
quently she sunk in sixteen feet water.
SALE OF Lors IN HoNoLULU.-On the
10th of August, the lot on Beretanie street,
corner of Richards, was sold at auction
for 81, 7l5 and the triangular lot on the
corner Of Beretania and Union for 81 200.