The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-19

(hsviDg greater license to plumber y than mistress
opposed tho elevation Of princess to the throne.
Of the patrcan order the other the people armed 70
assert their natural right Of choosing their own
rulers The btlis erents encamped ON each bank Of
river. The termination Of the contest is remarkable
In Asiatc, or indeed in any history. The nooes ths
PabyoraDgs, the Demangs, the Mantris, the Tamuna-
gungs, and Hulubasngs saw the folly Of resistance
the peoples wishes were granted and ii was passed
into law that their governor should be queen, and
on her accession to the throne TO be maiden, not
younger than seventeen older than twenty five.
This beautiful and chivalrous homage 70 woman and
vginity Is concurred in by the braveyt most prds.
porous, most independent, aud most Caucasian races
OF the Archipelago. They have found the sex TO be
spirited as well as gentle rulers, more spirited than
their slavish sultans and rajahs who 80 oftan sold
their rights to the European for o few gewgaws Of
armament. When the English sent an embassy from
Madras to Achin to solicit leave to erect factory.
saying that il the English filed her palaces with
WEDGES Of pure gold they should not build one small
cabin Of brick within her dominions a. the country
might be enslaved BY fustber eacroachments. Achin
remains TO this day one OF the few independents
States OF the Archipelago.
The natural wealth Of Celebss Is diversified and
abundant Besides all the valuable timbers found In
the forests Of the Archipelago palm, OF various spe-
cies ebony, odorferous sandal dye woods areca, ban
yam, and bamboos often forty feet high and three In
diameter, are found with sago as In the Moluccas,
ehich Is in many provinces the chieffood of the peo,
pie. Pepper, the flavor OF which was formerly Ia
creased by that of ginger. which IL favorte article
of consumption with the natives wild nutmegs and
cloves Of apecuar species the almond whence the
tue oil Of Macassar Is extracted; coffee nce Of
three species; maize, indigo, tobacco, sugar-cane;
anioc, from whence tapioca Is extracted palm-N1-
gar, and cotton, are among the productions. Bees
wsx tortosesbell, and raaans farnisn Also materials
Of commerce. Fruits OF che richest Kinds from the
guava 70 the wild raspberry and the grape there arc
In Celebee. ItA flora Is magnificent but inperfecty
kuowp and It's orDithoogy, zoology, aud, Ia fAct,
the history Of nature In Celebes Is st little more
tan collection o. fragments.
But Ceebes IL desdaed to outlve California aud
Austr ALA in its pacefs Of gold. This precious metal
az been lately found In large fakes within tho sui
4nate OF Mepado These fakes or sheets Of pure orc
come presenting surface Of nise aud ten inches
tquGe, though not more than an eighth OF an inch
'hick-have been picked out rom the assures OF vol-
csnic strata of o,k Here the molten gold has evi
Gently been thrown up from the bowels OF the eartA
plutoDic action and In ducte sheets and Threads
ow lines the notces of the masses Of crystal and
usrz that compoees the Celebrean hills The Writer
axis from occular evidence, and trusts at no late
day 70 verify TO bis fellow citizens the transcendsns
lnsrvels OF the hitherto hidden ariferoos region
Celebes.