The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-24
NEWS FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.

avemeAts Cf Eussian and Bsitlsla Ships OF
AFar-Proposed new T~riH-Tnc CrOEss-
c1An Nnvfsnsson, sc. I'd
from the San Francisco Herald, June 23I
2he schooner Flying Dart, Captain Freeman, ar
Ia yesterday from Honolulu, after rapid pas
4 Of sixteen days, bringing US sandwich Island
Xers ~ June Sd, two weeks later than previous
aces.
Hfter stay Of q fortnight the Russian friga.e
Ma, Captsin Lesacsfsky, 80 guns, sailed from
,oluln on The 2Sth Of May, bolnd to the north.
Ga. On the following cay toe British sloop-of-
8 Trincomace, which had alec been in port seve-
weeks, sailed on the same course as the Diana,
9iehtiy watching Der.
&he clipper ship Lady Pierce, formerly the Race
I'M ~ Capt. Burr, arrived at Honolulu on the 18th
MAY, in sixteen 0a w from Sai Francisco. This
h il owned by Siias u. Burrows, Esq, and Is .
OF pleasure yacht, in shich tho owner is going
n to have a look ut japan. She touched in at
Islands unexpectedly, to have the barna.!es
ped eff her bottom, having discovered after
ing San Francisco, that her sailing was impeded
klein.
be 24fh of May Che birthday Of Qneen victo-ia.)
observed in Honolulu by the British res'denfs
others, with he usual courfesles, displays and
y,.ies on such al occasion. The Eug.lsh and
sian frigaies we're mlst lastly decorassJ. At
II sajutea we've fred, NJ which hour TIE British
n s1L Ger era, Mr.. Wm. Miller, received Calls Of
Equalization from Official and other geatler- en- in
xlt numbers. Afttrw ards the Consul Geo srnl gaTc
tCommissioner- 'or tho United States and France,
4 Niaisters OF r)rnign Relations AMI Fincncs,
{ Justice Lee, AID others che King and Pre-
n b.ing prevented by the sndlen and severe i'll
n CT the ulster or tho latser
fhe P0iynessna of jane ID says by recent intelli-
Ice from Man We ase happy TO learn that the
fqipg Wheat crop is likely 70 fully equal tho an
tat.u yield Of % TOO hrshels. Some $50 acres
IL Destroyed by tho oaierriiiaf, bat the balance
fnises 70 Yield heavier crop thin was xpscted,
fthan has ever before been harvested on that
kd, per acre. Tue weather hos beer ;i,e during
tpast few weeks, and Same fields iTst planted,
kD1r resuy to hirSGst. With tire present high
lecf -Four IN the United States, from whence our
fpiy has been principally resolved in former
hs, our readers a,!l rrioscc with 10 ID the pres
II OF domes'ic supply, equal 10 our consumption,
4 cheaper rate ,uau it can nov be import oj
lie NJ the same time il viii retain in the country
hree amount Of mi ney hitherto sent abroad In
trsert Tor that In 1ispensable article Of consamp-
\ Wheat ~ said to flourish well on tie highlands
re Island. end the P0'lnesfGa thinks that c)in,
y and barley could be cultivated With equal snc-
b. on those lands adapted 20 the growth many
(Which are nov lying uncultivated or used merely
Eg,azng.
Me sane tsper says: From the island Of Yauai
Naso learn thai the sugar cane In growing siuely.
promises iicavy crop tho coming autsmn,
Nu.a the weather continue as favorable as iu iica-
u now premise.
y bile on the subject Of crops, We may as well say,
~ uoM our oOstI'at'pnt We IRE oil opinlon that
potato crop has been TOO mach neglected, and
n this egeiable (so much la demand by the
bling aeet and shipping In .geaeral, has dsteris-
70, In some loael'ies Gotii Il il 9,noss rthcss,
kh post certainly, II tho character 81 those we
&c saen In oar market Cor Q few mouths past; aud
fess an Improvement TAKES place IN tie quality,
halt nos &c sar pIised ~ see them in ortsd from
Tfonia-as they have been OF lste--foF consump-
y and Gale here.
Hhe {0lgnesian says, tho new Touring mill Of
I ccmrtny IN Honogfln is compieted, and on
lusday last commenced operations by grinding
b, which was turned out in double quics time,
beautiful article OF bfighs golden neal, good
Ugh for q Prince "a Yankec. A few weeks
&c wheat VII be ripe and In order to CRIED,
ia we stal zee wlat kind ol tl1ur They can make.
a1ticipat, delicious article, such MS has never
bre been obtainsble 10 tbis ri..-sct. The crop
Ehcat DOW growing is estimated ID be anflicient
900 barrels Of icuT--quitc enough for tho do
kiic consumption Of the islands and little 10
X,
lie Gar dwich Islanders are delighted ut the pros.
\ Of steamer being pnt upon the route between
Fnncsco and the islands. They say the Minis
bf Fi0ance viii insert the sun, OF ~ 500 in his
tgot, IA compensation for CARRYING the mail semi.
Ehly by steamers, which, with the larger sam,
Iexpecied the government of the United States