The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-25

Ths maa VINO can sey that Captain Dorain, anl
/ ell under him, have not performed their duty thi
cruise must have very poor opinion Of naval Affairs
II IL noW rumored that on our arrival homo we shall
proesed to Portsmouth, Neu Hampshfrs, IT, birth
pisse Of this noble ship, An well. kynsxs win b
from CaIlso. ~ ~ WIFI. G.
ADDITIONAL NEWS From CALIFORNIA.
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Our San Erancasoo Correspondence.
BAN FRAEoIso0. June IL, 1854.
The Mexican Torn Of Colina, N The State of Co
tipla-As Commercial vantages-Speciai Mis-
sion to San Fyancisco-Interssting Information
&c., &c.
As l am now about to embark for CoIims, my
adopted home it leads me to say, that hereafter yoI
can depend upon me as one Of your correspondent
on this side Of this continent
Collins Is situated in the Territory Of the same
name, some thirty Mexican leagues from the coast
The sesport for the same. being called ManzanilIo
is in the lat 10 north, long 104 81 vest, port o.
entry for the republic Of Mexico, and has good
barbor easy OF access perfectly secure In all wealth
err and Is surrounded by ono Of the most fertile parts
of the republic.
Tie object Of my visit to this place. was for the
po,pose Of inducing the different steamship com
panes agents to have their steamers touch In at the
port Of Manzanilo for their supplies and fresh pro-
visions, on their trips between this, Panama, and
San Juan del Sur, where An abundance can be
procured at ene'half the prices given at Acapulco
This matter will soon be arranged with tue Mexi.
can government. that they may make this port a
damn f0r NJ mi rod INF Ct
develope Of the most fertile parts Of the republic
Cclima is in such central position, that it is
desticed to supply the western coast Of Mexico with
goods Of all kinds suited to the wants Of the people,
the States of Jeiisco and Morelia-the inhabita ats
are mers. and the products consist of corn,
wheat, tobacco. indigo, coffee cotton, rice, brazil
wood, rosewood, mahogany. together with all the
fowl and vegetables in abundance.
There are in operation two cotton factories ea Ri
paying some thirty per cent on the capital invested,
the staple of the article being of the best kind.
There ale at Colima, four German, aud one Mexican
house who are the importers, possessed with large
capitals, each doing fair business.
There are locates near Colima but two Americans,
one of whom has some sixty thousand coffee trees,
with four hundred acres of land under cultivation
These two individuals were employed by the Mex
can government to make q survey OF the port of
MapzaDio, In the month Of January last togetherto
make an estimate Of the cost Of custom house two
y
canal to connect Lake Cuyntlau with the bay dis.
tant some seven hundred yards from the same. This
lake is at present the cause of the port being
healtby, and when it Is connected with the bay the
From Colima to the port there is good carriage
road made at the expense of the German mer.
chants, passing through most beautiful country,
well watered and productive.
You will be surprised when I say that one of the
most patriotic gentlemen in Colima is priest, who
has, together with the German and Mexican mer-
chants, expressed their wish to have Colima more
extensively known to the merchants Of the Allan
tic States as also to our San franciscan gentlemen.
In my next viii forward you map Of the port
you TO inform our Atlantic friends Of the advan-
continent.
There il The same distance from ManzaniIIo Co
GuadAlagar as from San Bias, With q much better
road, with populous towns, such as Zapotlan and
Morelia, nearer the first containing Is goo, the lat
ter 40 900 inhabitants.
As our country has taken the initiative In pro.
gress, to deve6pe the resources OF parts Of this
world not 80 well2noM, l give you this informa-
ton for the benefit Of whom 1t may concern. Re-
specially yours, INDEX.
Annexation Of the Sandwich Islands to the
United states.
The San Francisco Erening Journal gives the fol-
lowing important rumor =
A private communication from . resident of the
Sandwich Islands conveys the assurance, that the
rough draft Of project, for the annexation Of the
Sandwich Islands to the American Union, has been
sanctioned by King Kamehameha and his advisers,
aud will g forward to Washington by the next mail
steamer Our inform mt did not consider himself at
liberty to disclose any particulars relating to the
matter, but entertans no question of the substantial
crrtctness OF the main fact communicated. The
inception Of this project Is due to the opening Of
japan ports to American commerce, and the changed
relation Of Russia, France, and England, in the Pa
ci6c. In view of the former event. the Sandwich
Islands are most desirable and valuable territory,
f-w thA~A H. l.. kl~- In
their acquisition by the american Union Is invested
with o degree OF importance not previously recog-
nized.
The Allied Fleets In the Pacific.
(From the Alta California June 81
Although SO much more remote than our Atlantic
brethren from the scenes Of the impending struggle
between the three great powers none the less int
rest Ia felt by the people OF California in regard to
its nsl result and every feature manifested In the
course of its deveopement. The probable actions
OF the hostile fleets in the waters of the Pacific, and
more particularly the movements in our immediate
vicinity, from their contguity and possible effect
upon oGr relations with The contending parties, are
awaited with much interest by the people Of our
State and already speculation IL busily tracing out
TIE operations Of the belligerents in the Pacific.
From the various opirioDs of the press as to the
position md future action Of tie fleets new in our
waters, we take the following from the Echo du Pa
Clique
In speaking Of the movements given by various
journals TO the different ships of.war in the Pacific
Ocean, we have already sale that sill the news and
rumors spread had but the value Of mere suppose
ton and we believe that nothing whatever is known
of the movements of our (the French) squadrons;
bvt the chances Of collision in The waters near our
shores excite 30 Lively an interest that every one
seeks to 60 in thought before the act and to imagine
a combination likely or possible. With this exam
pie in view asd under the title Of pure conjecture,
we may very well initiate the example Of our con-
freres, and form the combination which follows and
has at least the merit Of being based upon known
and positive facs. It is known that the Russian
frigate Aurora left the port Of Calico for the Sand
thirty FIVE forty days, that is to say about the
10th or 18th Of June. II is known also that the
following allied ships, the Forte President, Euri.
dice, Qbigado and Virsgo were to leave the same
pptt Of Caao upon the 10th or 18th of May their
destination being unknown.
II not noesihle fhaso china zana ra ted