New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-25
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
From The Ssn P,onei,e, H.-aX.

papers. Ali of interest that hsi transpirei a, the
Islands, may be found in the following letter of our
Sandwich III 4nds -pondent:
HoSoLuLU, Thursday Oct H. 1884.
EDIToRs or TIE HERALD. Since your last sdylces
from tits place, Of Oct 4 nothing of interest has
trsnspred. The topic Of Annexation or purchase,
draws is slow length along; but on this most in
portant subject at preient We are all F-Noh.
"ings." Prince Alexander, heir apparent, who ws
sent for in such haste some time since, by Mr Gregg,
l.. s. Commissioner remains still on the leland ~
Hawaii an using himself in the highly romantic and
uipcey sport If branding cattle appearing perfectly
Indifferent to the negotiations now penfing between
Mr.. Gregg and the Hawaiian Government. He is
shrewd fellow, and the only stumblng-bock nov ia
the way Of a speedy settlement Of the question.
You may rest assured, however, in the event Of the
u. 5. Commissioner not being able TO come TO terms,
there are enough Americans the Islands to finish
the busness very speedily taking the wind out of the
sails Of diplomacy. Let the future bring forth what
it win, YOU may rely upon being always posted up
with what is irauspiring in kanskadom
The whalers although behind their usual time, are
beginning to come in ana We have later and more
favorable accounts Of the success Of the heet than
the reports by the VIM. Badger. Many ships are
coming in full and SO far as from all have done
better than an average business.
Our harbor at presents quite alivey appear
ance, having, ia addition TO the L. \ sloops of-wr
ST. Mary's and Portsmouth,, the British frgate Anphi-
trte and sloop.ofwar Trncomalee together with the
French corvette LArtemse.
The Portsmouth ard St. Marys 90 through their
boat exercise every afternoon anu evnce much skill
and discipline IN their msneuNtrlDg. Inc mon-Ot-
war in port American and English, i0werea their en-
signs at hafmast, on Tuesday last, and Vhe Ports
mouth fred sixty nine minute guns in respect TO tse
memory Of Commodore Downs, L. : Navy, lstely
deceastd. The English schooner Matches was sold
here at auction few dAys since, for 1850 and was
considered bargain. Business with us just now is
dull, as is usual at this season; bat we shall have
enough to do the arrival of the Whaling fleet, now
due. We are daily expecting the arrival OF Ring
Colds squadron, and the return Of the combined
feet.
At length we have college in our midst IN anks to
the gen eYous assistance Of the Board Of Missions in
Boston. On the evening of the 25.h ult. the first
President of Oshu College, Mr.. 4. G.. Beckwith, was
inaugurated at the Court House IN the presence Of
large and intelligent audiencei and now the genius OF
"Youpg Haweii' may expani and flourish under its
own vine and fig-tree Long MAJ II wave. If some
Of your enterprlsing capitalists, instead of ping up
the agony in the way of bricks and mortar in your
here and build good hotel, they would reapa gold
en- harvest. There is no! hotel in the place worthy
to accommodate Sancho Panza, wece that eminent
philosopher alive and :" a word 10 the wise is suff-
20 Gent | send this By the schr. Naquero, Capt.
Newell and better craft and cleverer captain Is yet
to be found in the travel between San Francisco and
the Islands.
The following extract is from Messrs Gilman &
Co.'S circular:
Capt Z. reports that up to August /, there had
been 10 whaling in the Arctic the weather bad, aud
no whales; has not seen dozen Bo WHIT ads this
soR. There were but about fifty ships north, and
most Of them intending to leave for the coast Of
California and the lower coast, TO look for sperm
whales.
"About 100 miles south of Sequsm, one ofthe chain
of Fox Islauds fell in with two casks Of oil, one of
which he secured. II WAS ground or second tier
cask bunged off and had evidently come out Of some
ship. and not washed overheard The head was
marked with marking irons, ;. G., and with white
paint Iron Hoops II bad kelp grown on !, four
feet long and had apparently been in the water
long time Also fell in with quite nimber OF
pieces of ships plank floating about that had every
appearance of belonging to wrecked vessel, from
the manner in which they had been broken OF.
1T il Cept P.'s opinion that they belonged to the
Mononp aheia of New Bedford, the missing ship. He
saws there current report among the ships from
French whaler, that, last season. when beating out
the Seventy second Passage, IN gale OF wiId, he
saw a ship oil the lee quarter which he knew TO be
the Monongehels that, with great difficulty, he
fetched by and he thought the ship asern must have
cone on In addition TO the above evidence that
the Monongahela lost, as supposed on one OF the
Fox Islands il is known that the Pocahontas picked
up a ca.k of sails marked 'Monongahela, aud Capt.
Jaeger, of the Emerald, now in port, picked up
cask of flags supposed TO belong 10 the same snip.
Both III, Sc casks were picked up in the vicinity of
the islsnd ON which the MoneDgahela IL supposed TO
have been wrecked.-Ed P0iyHe'iaH There Is
one thing tina, should be noticed here, viz II is
little singular this report was not known here before
now, as so large e. number of the whalers came in
here in the fall has il before appeared in any
papers Of the Pacific, where it well known that
The MonoDgahela is missing
". Il .
perilous cruise Of three Of his ships boat:
Not finding whales to 10 the north, he put away
for the southwark; the 4th Of August, south of
ST. Lawrence leland. when he fell in With plenty OF
riebtyhales All four boats were lowered; Fortunate
y the mates boat broke her mast and he returned to
the ship one of the boats fastening the other Two came
10 hey help, and lille trying TO kill the whale, the
fog came up very suddenly, shutting out the ship;
after running with the whale some time, they were
obliged TO cut and endeayOred TO find the ship, but
could not; the wind blowing gale, and night comlag
on Can't u. ordered the boats 10 steer for 81 Mat.
thew Islands lsOme $50 miles distant, aud aiter be-
ing in the boats three dsys aud nights without food
they made the Island Here death in another form
stsied them in the face; q eighteen men in the
three boats nine completely disabled from colo
and exposure; the set collecting dritwood
and looking for birds. They sucoeed@d IN knocking
! over eight small binds, lGbOnf i-t size oil quih
/ which were divided among e ,hteen-a scAnty meal
after three days fast. The mex day, seeing thiy
must starye there las they could get out Two bTis
MIR day piece the birds becoming shy shoft al
iovauce was ordered - save enough iOI mp OF 0J
miles TO St. Psuls, where there was seItlsnent OF
Russisns After being on the Island four days they
! started; and the the third day, vhen.aDoui niy
miles from st. Paus, fell in gth their owG snip nav
/ ipc been gone ten days. Tie eighteen m were 50
coIpeteiy exhausted by exposure aud hardship, tha'
/ after living by for a week, and finding them growing
worse Csui r. was obliged to put away Tor tue Isl
nn6, The men have under his judIcoas tfeaIn5 n,,
cute recovered although he himself Is lutte a su'-
fer.r from RI eumst Grateful mention y maie o.
the noble conduct Of Capt Cannon. Of the Eagle ana
Cent. Morren OF the Elizabeth, fJr ther seAroAins
I for the Loot oOcts-
INFAMOUS COURSE OF THE B"lii'a
Z ,.-----a.,o. ~ The Placer Times.