The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-12
Army Of tho sandwich Islands.
From the Alta California;

We have received = copy Of the report OF r. O.
Wy llie Secretary of War and the Navy In the DON'T
MONS Of King Kamehameha Speaking Of wars and
rumOrs OF wars. the report says
"RepOrts Of intended insurrecti0n, With Q view TO
organic changes III the constitution Of the kingdom,
bad reache the Cover, ment through many sources;
the Kings ministers did not feel II consistent with
their duty to neglect the repeated warnings given
to them; after CcnferiDg with the Prince on the
matter, they concurred with him that an increase
Of the military force indispensable TO the safety
Of the Kings authority and even to that Of the mo
pey In bis xcLequer."
In consideration OF these runors an additional ap.
preparation Of fvt Thousand dollars was made 10 tho
department OF war, IN addition to an appropriation
the following extract from the report, that, by
skilful and secret policy, the insurrecons and rebe
lions we're nippcd IN the bud:-
Revelations subsequently made have only tended
the Kings government had been exposed for many
months. and the sty Of the precautions above
mentioned, and Of others which have been taken to
avert these dangers. without detnment - life or
property. What those revelations were, who made
them, and what these other precautions are, cannot
at present be divulged without detriment 70 the
Kings service, and, perhaps, danger to the nation
The total expenditures fer the army and navy for
the year ending April Is, amounted to SIT ITS 6lA.
The Secretary recommends an appropriation OF
100000 for military ard naval purposes, and the
increase Of the military to ave hundred men, the
force at prescott numbering niDety-ODe.e ~ WA
From the following report OF Francis Frink, Major
and Adjniant Ger eral Of the forces, we should
judge thar tie srtiiiery department was in Dather
dilapidatrd cOBdi'i, L:- at &4
FOkr or HONoLULu.-A quantity Of old iron guns
and one tine brass piece, most efectualy spiked and
otl erw,se injured. They are entirely ruined and
unfit for fGither service. The brass piece IL .
'hiitytwo poun,er. aud your committee is Of
opinion that the same might be repaired; but it
icing 20 bsavyf r the military purposes Of this
kingdom, We d0 not ~ commend To do so.
TleIe are, bcsine~ the above mentioned spiked
guns, forty r'n pieces Of ordnance, four Of which
are n!ne.pOuhders, three sixpOuDders and the rest
twenty -four and thiIty two ,unfers. They are all
in good condition, but without carriages or other
implements, nor 10 there any shot that win At
them. .
A .mall quantity Of shot, apparently ranging
fidm four to nine pounds, ~ distributed the ram
parts in dis"rdsrly heaps. There is no powder.
II battery on lEnchbowl Hill consists Of twelve
two FOUNDERS; three tour Founders; three eighteen.
Founders; one TIVE I've pound carrvnade.
OF all these guns, only the thirty-two FOUNDERS
ore in good condition and t for service. The cigh-
tten-p0undes four FOUNDERS, and the carronade are
in q state of decay, and should mol be used any
longer.
All the pieces On this battery are mounted on
wooden, fl.shaIed aud Ill DiOporti0ned carriages.
All the carriages are weather worn and almost entire
ly rotten.
There is no powder nor shot In the battery.
Per contra, II appears by the following, that
under an oidtr II the Secretary Of War and OF the
Navy, ruuc VI VIC Oiu gum uhVc Dceu OBPO060 "
as follows
August 5tb.--For two iron guns sold 70 the HAr.
Dor Master, 10 save the expense Of new anchor II
$40 each, aid on 10Th Oct Der. :..-......s $40 %
September 3.-For several old iron guns,
sold 70 hessrs. DOench Stapcnhorst, weigh
ing ll,s02 ibe. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % "a
U.s. %
NorE.--The remainder Of the old iron guns, after
being advertised, were sold to Mr.. westoD, but he
has lot Yet taken delivery
Probably Mr.. Weston, on second thought, came 70
the conclusion that be had made bad bargain from
which he p, udsntly backed out. 'tfs
The expenses accruing ON the old guns, which
were sold for $55 90. amounted 70 considerable,
there Icing among them item Of fifty cents for
advertising. Al any ,ate there remained AFTER The
sale balance Of only <34 40. W eta
On the whole. W. should ju tge from the tenor Of
the report, that the $50 900 recommended 40 ap.
preparation could be very proAtsbly expended. We
are also more than ever firmly convinced BY il That
King Kamehsmehs has acted wisely in declaring
bis Mtenti n 70 take no part In the struggle be-
tween tina natfnns nj Enrs,v.4 u -