The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-22

eject Of the frog quick ard powerful It's taste 70 thoso
unaccustomed 70 drink II is nauseons and very unpea-
SAINT but the natives relish u exceedingly. In all tho
islands Of the Pacific that have visited the grows
spontaneously, and in the Feee, Samoa and Friendly
Islands, IL Is drank with avidy.
Tho climate OF the Sandwich Islands is salubYious
and such remarkable evenness OF temperature
that the language has no word 70 express the general
idea OF weather. The structure OF the group volcanic.
On Hawaii is found the largest known active volcano and
several others Of great size partially wholly quiescent.
The mountains attain elevation Of fourteen thousand
feet They of great and grandeur and pre-
sent scenery OF beautiful and varied character Plane
broken by deep ravines whose sides cascadep
fall in bright and pretty sheets The islands produce the
banana, YAM sweet potato, breadfru cocoanut
root sugar cane strawberry raspberry and many varie
fully introduced Coffee, cotton, indigo tobacco sugar
cane mulberry cocoa and most Of the tropical produces
be successfully cultivated the low grounds The
forests are usually very Dense and broken by deem
chasms hidden ravnes, and conical shaped pits which
appear once TO have been active craers Wild geese
found at Hawaii snpe plover and wild ducks all the
islands Fish, Of which there are great variety form
one Of the chief articles Of diet They consist chiefly OF
the albcore, bonita flying fish, shark, eel and muet
The commercial relations between these islands and
California extensive occupying line of traders
which run fortnghty between Honolulu and San Fran
CISCO The celebrated vessels thus engaged are the
last clipper baks Yankee and Francis Palmer The for
mer beautiful model Of An rcan marine architecture,
is commando by Capt James Smith, well and favoraby
known as being pioneer captain in this line. His
anity Kindness and aisinterested attention to his pas
engcrs' especially the female portion, always secure
him a cabin full Of passengers. The Yankee besides
freight and passengers carries the United states mail
when their presence elsewhere may be needed and
their time IN horse rid and playing billiards. The
number of Cinnamon located al the islands s great and
their Of earning livelihood promiacuous the
Orientals meet with but poor reception from the
Kanakas for the reason that being more enterprsing
than the ISLANDERS they monopose the local ped
ding trade in the pursuit Of which the subjects Of pig
taism said not n be honest edic lately
promulgated denies them the privilege hitherto enjoyed
by them OF selling their in certain districts OF the
city, and which will probably be the of their
moving to one of the other Islands OF the group. The
fine buildings on the island Of Oahu worthy
Of notice, among which may mention the Imperial Pa
lace the Victoria Palace the Epscopalan Cathedral "a
very pretty edce built OF the coral rock) the Town
Hall, &C. all Of which are entitled TO . visit from the
stranger.
The annexation Of the islands 70 the United States At
tracing great deal OF attention. the ISLANDERS look
forward with hope TO the alliance. They evince much
anxiety the subject feeling assured of the beneficial
results that will attend the admtance Of another into
our constellation
The American missionaries located at the Islands are
unremittng in their endeavors for the improvement Of
the natives, and their esrs rapidly being crowned
with success.
newspaper has lately been started in the Hawaiian
language.
When the genial breezes OF rcpublcanism shall be
waited to these distant isles then shall the dawn OF pros
perny break upon these the future American Antilles.