New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-25
HOME WARD VOYAGE OF THE JAPAN
SQUADRON
r,.D Our Own Couespe IdeEL

marx atle ,yphOoD, which must describe rahef par
ticulsrly for tie benefit Of the westhe -Sise. We
left eimoda with fr-sh 6 " wind o. the 2d the
vino gradually cane around 10 the y. and f With
foul weather On tie 5th il haued round 20 l. by
s., and tie weather wa pleasant, With passug
cloud. Our POSITION at noon sas "a, E 1872.
The barometer fell from 30 /. to % o. The s'h
commenced with moderate breezes from +.
By T.. The weather gradually grew cloudy and
squai!y-wind Sc. by ;. At II p N. We
we're uuder close-reefed topssil-. low scui
w,s f,,pg rapidly. At .ere in
Ia, a. ~ y h1. 1919 So T.. The barometer
had fallen 10 90 IL. The III commenced Win the
yidSsE blowing fresh and squsy, With light
rain NJ intervals. Tn. .cud wss flying remarkably
low. end Nth great ropioit.. W. goi np steam At
"A. NJ, and the 81 p m >ded eas making aoou, SIX
knots an hour The wind was s. b. W. fhe ba-
roueier then stood at % g. falling t. 295- at A VI.
Ats A. NJ. the wand bosing strong from the
6 and the brrunete< remained unchanged The
wind rose aud the barometer soon commenced fall
ing AGAIN The square sa,ls were taken ia, and we
baul,d DO 10 the 5 to avoid the center Of toe ty
ptoon which Wac evieeu'ls approaching u from the
sw The horizon wss hazy AT 10 VI. the sun
cane out; barometer 2951 At /. A NJ II hsd
II
so foe, a. during the night. All 2. NJ the barone-
ter had fallen 10 1929; the SiId was >. by w.
ana very heavy, with furious squalls. The
ra was lsshea into foam, and several alba
tross.s were seen filing about us. Al ?
p. NJ the barometer stood at 2sl7 the wind
bl wing hurricane from the s s w. The spray
few over the maiItop. From this time the barome-
ter began 10 rise and the wind To aba,e hauling
=. -. IL. -
the barometer bad risen 90 &c. ana the OF the
storm We. over. Altogether II was as fine an exam
pie Of a circular storm as is on record.
We entered this port on the 23d aud found here
the Susqn.hsnns, Portsmouth and ST. Mays. The
Fren Oh irigate Ar'emtsa and the English soop-o'.
war 1rncomalee also here on account OF the
ruuors Of sbpexaton, which, by the way, seems to
one a. far of a. ever
] am a little disappointed in the appear
apce OF Oahu In place Of the lu1uriaLt veg
citation which | expected to fnt | fDd only bar
rep plains with the single exception Of the Valley Of
Nusmi just behind the town, where there are green
felds snd some trees, with numerous country seats
The tops of the hills also have preserved little Of
their vtrdure, being wstered by the clouds which
hang about them. In the plains there no trees
except few cocoa-nut groves. IL must be pemem-
bred however, that we are at the close of the dry
season that Oahu IL inferior in fertility To Maui
and Other islands of ihi- group. The City Of Homo
lulu now regularly laid out and fine residences are
qure plenty. Two churches-one of them Catholic
and The new courteous are built of hewn stone, and
are quite substantial buildings The streets and side
walks siill somewhat primitive. and. in this d'y
srd windy weather, the dust IL quite dlsasreeabie.
So, too IL the manner in which the streets light
ed-the oply street.lamps being the moon and the
grcg-shops, which, in spite Of duty Of s. per gal
Ion ON liquors, are very numerous, and do not seem
to lack customers.
The only remnant Of aboriginal customs is in
the grace huis, sLd these are very much changed in
their neror The men are clad in almost every va
rieiy Of garments worn by our sailors. The women
are dressed more uniformly, having adopted sort of
gown very short wasted and worn oose. This gar
menti. often made of quite costly material and have
frequently seen baefo,ted beauties come out OF de-
cicedy urpre:eDdlng houses sporting dresses OF silk
or .s,in The number Of horsemen in the streets
is very striking strsnger Good horses plenty,
ard ever body rides who afford it. The Hawaiian
fsir are especially fond OF this Amusement, and at Al
most every hour in the day you may see dozens
of these Amazers in the streets Ladies saddles
are a rarity in Honolulu, and so most of them are
obliged to ride after The fashion Of men, which,
strange as il may ,eem, is rather pleasing than
o,berwise. They wear long flowing robe Of
br, BIT colors and hold il with the foot in the stir
rup, so that i, floats back in the air revealing the
form of the rider bat slightly, and these Ha~ aisn
bellies have very iue formr and do rot mind showing
a graceful outline A small, dark poncha, with a
bright border, lie worn over the shoulders, and little
L.. r;ah fas,lo tha haa
Tie other day met bis Majesty Kamehsmeha III,
with a train OF some 40 or so men and women on
borseback. The gay group with their bright colored
dresser, we're q pleasant sight His Msjeey
turning from a little tpip to the country, whiher he
had retired from the of state 10 refresh his ex
bsusted energies. Some ll-ns,ured people pretend
that he goes into the country to get the effects Of
certain eIhsratng liquors, for which, they insnuate
his Majesty has dislike.
On the 25lh, the officers Of the American Squsiron
visited the Palace. II is situated d. the west end Of
the town, and the way too dusty 10 be agreeable.
A, the gate of the Palace we were received By the
irst egment of the Life Guards, consisting of eight
men AID two officers. The secosd regiment 30 men
ard cfficer was drawn up before the entrance, and
did Us military honors. band of nine or en- per-
formers gave - Hail Columbia with the mos, perfect
discOrd. The Palace tselfis quite handsome bsild
ing, surrounded by garden Of considerable extent.
The 'antercom was orpsmented with a number Of
portraits, among which | noticed Kanehamehs l,
and, strange enough, the present. and late KiOgs Of
Prussia, Frederic William III and ", and old Mar
shal Butcher. Upon the announcement, ,ha, his Maj.
esy ready 10 receive Us We marched into the hall
Of reeep'on and found Hawaiian yslty in u unferm
Of & Lieutenant General. He is about 20 years old
and Of medium size bic hair is eighty gray and bis