Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-15
Later ron the sandwich Islands.

Later from the sandwich Islands.
BY the arrival of the bark Francis Palmer,
we have dates from Honolulu to the I'D Sep
TENDER, one week later than previous advices.
Relations BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND THE SANDWICH IsLANDs.-THE REcIPRo-
CITY TREATY.-On Thursday last, says the
Polynesian, Hon. d. L. Gregg had an audience
of his Majesty, at noon, requested in the name
of the President of the United States, to deliver
the reply to the Kings letter of the 10th OF
February. The following is a copy OF the letter;
FJanElin Pierce. President ofthe United States
of America, to His Majesty hanehameha
". !,
Gnp.r Avn Coop FRIENp.-I have received
tha letter which. under date of the 18th of Feb
mary last. your Majesty addressed to me, an
nouncinp the demise of your predecessor, the
King Kamehameha Ill, and the fact OF your
Maiesty's accession to the throne OF your fore
fathers. Your Majesty is not mistaken IN sup
nosinp that | partake of the sorrow occasioned
by the death Of the late King His Majesty
had given such decided and repeated proofs OF
his warm friendship for the United States, and
their citizens r~esorting to the Hawaiian hlng-
dom, that he was regarded by the Government
and people Of this country with sentiments OF
more han ordinary confidence and esteem.
While Offering my sincere coincidence Tor the
loss of one so nearly related to your Majesty,
and SO tenderly beloved by the Hawaiian
people, it affords me peculiar qualification to
congratulate your Majesty upon your accession
to the throne of Hawaii, and to receive the
assurance that your Majesty is not indifferent
to the sympathy and good will OF the Executive
and people of the United States. Such sentl-
ments towards the Sovereign and people OF
Hawaii have ever been cherished by the United
States, and they are especially entertained in
behalf of your Majesty, under whose liberal,
wise, and enlightened rule, | doubt not the re-
lat;ons between the two Governments will be-
come more intimate, and the welfare and hap
piness of your Majesty's subjects greatly
enlarged. Praying that God will vouchsafe to
your Majesty a long, prosperous and happy
reign, and commenting you to His sale and
holy keeping, I am, with sincere esteem and
high regard, your Majesty's good friend,
1Sipned.1 FRANKLIN PIERCE.
(CountersignedD w. L. MARCY, Sec. Q Estate.
In reply to some remarks made by Mr.. Gregg
on the occasion, the King said:
. will not do my own feelings the injustice
of attempting to disguise the fact that at the
present moment TINS cOmmuhicdtloH run lHc
Head Of your Government, according to my
appreciation of it, loses entirely its formal
character, and appears to express only the
sentiments of a friend, who has proved himself
worthy of that high name. The treaty recently
negotiated between my envoy at Washington
and Mr.. Marcy, on the part of the United
States, is indeed but one link in the chain that
binds the two countries in relations of the most
happy kind. But it is a convention OF the
greatest importance not only to those who are
numbered among my subjects, but to every
American citizen who has any interests upon
these Islands. / do not doubt but its effects will
be to call hither more of your enterprising
countrymen. and direct towards the now par
tally developed resources of this archipelago
the attention Of your judicious put ready capital
lists. Under this treaty we may expect to see
American citizens raising the produce which
American Ships will carry to an American
market"
Discovery OF Coal IN KAMsKATcHKA.-By
the arrival Of the. United States steamer John
Hancock, yesterday, we learn that they dis
covered a vein of coal on the coast Of Kams.
katchka, in lat. 60 deg. IL min. N. long. l65
deg. 81 min. E. The vein is about two feet
thick, and runs through a bed of soft clay, up
a hill at about an angle of 20 deg; they landed
their crew, and obtained about fifty tons Of it,
and which appears of good quality. They had
some officially in obtaining it, on account Of
the tides which rise and fall about 20 feet, and
they were compelled to work tide work.