Washington sentinel., 1855-02-11
From The New York Herald.

From The New York Herald.
FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Approsehing Funeral OF tho Ktng-Ad-
dress OF the Council TO Dame h amoha the
Fourth - HIS First Appearance An Pub
ic-The Russian Prisoners, SC.
BY the arrival Of the North Star we have
6les Of the Rolynesiaa dated to the 23d of De-
cember.
vacant BY the death of the old king; and the
scheme Of annexation, at least for the present,
may be regarded as abandoned.
The Plyuesiaa Of the last date says:
The Court has gone into mourning for three
months, for the death of his late Majesty King
Kamehameha III. The funeral of his late ma.
jesty will take place on Saturday, the 3Oth Of
December, agreeably to public notice, which
will be given hereafter. At the Privy Council
Of the 10th, the ministers of the late king Of
Tered their coincidence, and placed their respec-
tive portfolios at the disposal of his present
Majesty King Kamehameha w. The mem
bers OF his Privy Cornell followed this exam
pie. All assured his Majesty Of their loyal at.
tachment and faithful allegiance. It pleased
the King to address his Courcil in the follow
ing words;
"Chiefs-I have become, by the will of God,
your fatheb as | have been your child. You
must help ne, for | stand in need of help. To
you, ministars and other high officers Of State
OF our late King, return my sincere thanks
tor the expressions Of cordo'ence with which
you have this morning CO onfotted me. re-
quest OF you to continue your labors in the
several positions you have hitherto held until
when my grief shall have allowed me time for
reflection, make such new arran gements as
shall seem proper. thank the members Of
this Council in general for their coincidence,
who will also, hppe, assist me with their ad
vice, as though they had been appointed by
! myself"
The 6rst appearance in public Of his presen,
Majesty, King Kamehameha Nv. was on Sun.
day last in the house Of God, leading his sister,
her Royal Highness Princess Victoria, on his
left (; and followe@ BY the ministers Of the late
King. sermon was delivered adapted to
the occasion, by the Rev. Mr. Clark, in the
Hawaiian language
Since our last issue, the British frigates Am
phitrite and Pique have arrived at this port
from San Francisco, which makes six men-of.
war in our harbor, Of three different nations,
viz: One American, three English, and two
French. The Amphitrite sails to-day for the
South American coast, touching at Tahiti and
Pitcairn's Island.
AT IL o'clock, on the 10th, the ROYAL stan
| dard at the Palace and the national standards
AZ the fort and on Punch Bowl were raised
| from hal mast, and salute Of twenty-one
| guns fired in honor of the accession to the
throne OF n. R.H. Prince Alexander Liholiho,
| under the title Of Kamehameha Nv. This
salute was immediately responded to BY all the
men.ofwar in port, with the Hawaiian ensign
| at the main. After which the flags were
| lowered again to halfmast, where they will
continue to be worn until the obseauies Of his
late Majesty, which will take place on Saturday,
the 3Oth instant
The whaling ship Black Warrior was sold,
with her Inventory, for 81, lOO-James Makee,
esq, purchaser.
The American brig Noble sailed for San
Francisco on Wednesday last, saws the Rolyne.
sidn Of December %. This vessel. it will be
recollected, was at Petropoloski last summer
when that place was attacked by the allied feet,
and received aboutthrice as many shots during
the bombardment as the Russian frigate Au.
rora. She is now due at this port
The Fotynestan says there are on board the
British frigate Amphitrte some twelve or fifteen
husman Prisoners, being the captain and crew
OF the Russian ship Sitka, captured by the
squadron at the north in August last. They
will be landed at Tahiti, on the arrival of the
Amphitnte at that island.
The same paper adds 1t is matter Of Just
pride and congratulation that upon the death
OF his late Majesty, and since that event. the
utmost peace and good order have regned
| throughout Honolulu and on the island Of Oahu
generally. Such an occurrence in the olden
time," would have been the signal for an
almost unlimited degree Of crime and debau
cherry, and for the practice of heathenish Gus
IONS highly revolving to civilized men. Drunk
enness and its attendant licentiousness would
have offended the eye in every direction. Teeth
would have been knocked out the bodies OF
every class would have been tattooed, and the
bride thrown upon the neck Of passion, to run
riot at its will