Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-18


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FROM THE FEJEE ISLANDS
day or ago Published account oi
horrbl. mi-se"e' at The fgee isiAnd. by the arrival
OF the " sloop OF John Adams, Commander Bout
we'll 1t Paurns. on the ~ inst from those Islands, ~
hear that the author, of the bloody deeds have been
veryl, puni-hed. The Panama star says:
THE a. : ship John Adams lett this port in July last
bound the fee islands inquire into and seek r,,-
ration Tor many eruecs committed 10y the natives iha5
itng Islands and 10 demand indemnity for the plum
der OF several American ships tadins aud fishing in the
Fcjccan Archipelago
Thc obstinate aud refractory nature OF these savag,s
demanding the exercise Of vigorous and harsh measures
the commander of the John Adams deemed it eNpe-
dcnt Ia teach them their obligations to the human
race and did 40 IN a mn,ncr that made some impression
upon them and ~hich. IL l. to bc hoped they will long
remember. DuEg the cruising of the John Adams ia
the Fee group OF islands live sharp engagement, took
place her and the canibals oi Polynesia
which American valor was always victorious
Five OF their largest towns were burnt and all the hou-
therein reduced t. ashes.
We lriri that important treaty has been ratified b"
Commander Bontscll ami rul Nie ThokaubaU.
the kPC al F.Jec, behalf of the American Govern
meut The particulars of which have not tr,n-pirei
The visit oi this ship the fee Islands has resulted
in rc-cstabshing Order and restoring the confidence "t
American citizens residing there.
We asn hnd the following paragraph in the Valparaiso
Mercury, of Dee 30:
The American corvette John Adams came in III,
Dist forty four DAYS from the Fjee Islands. She
here In February last She returns from a visit of pun
ishmen the fJcctns. account OF dcpredaon> com
united by them whale ships and their wrecked
on their IL is hoped the severity of the lesson
b. effective restrain the prOpcnstcs of these
nibsl- Tor the future
TIL, Fejce Island. form a group in the South Pacific
ocean al the New Hcbdes between latitude IL d-
grc.s 80 minutes, aud ~ degrees 81 minutes sout, aud
Longitude Ia degrees and IFS degrees west. Tie
entire group comprises almost together l5l islands, H.
which inhabited They are the eastern and Asana
groups the latter forming the side OF the arcip'lso.
There spacious outlets passages to 't
FROM the central space, enclosed by tile group known n
the Goro Sra Two Of the Islands only are OF large ~
namely Wit Levu ami Paoo Paoulo Stnial~ood Island
Among the others he mentioned Yuma, kaudabou,
o,olau Bau Anbow, Muthuatu aud GOro; oi the
others though smaller popuous.
r. inhabitants of these islands are barbarUus Ii
savage race remarkable for cruelty, and cowacc
They also extreme, covetous and addicted 10 lying
Human sacrifice frequent among them, and cannihs
i'm The fcjeaus rulclby chiefs, TO Whom
great difference is paid. and who in turn appear To a.
Knowledge the supremacy o the Chief OF Ambo~, Who
has recently assumed the title OF Iui W.T. hing OF Tie
F.;e,ns The missionaries have made grrat progps>
the viudwar group The towns OF the islands are usual
~ f,udrd with strong palisades, and have but two 60
frances which gates the passage being so mario"
a. to admit ut only person at time. The popua-
zion of the islands = estimated at lSS,"oo
Some oi the officers and men Of the John Adams have
bccn Obliged to return tie United States ia bad health
owing TO the harhips they usd 10 undergo whilst at the
Feiet ISLANDS, The following the names of olhcyr-
Of the john Adams who came home on the 81 Louis -
Lieut. Shattuck, Lieut. SOttofi Lieut. badger l. '"-
tsrd, Captains Clerk
FROM THE SOUTH
In Peru matters very unsettled and revolution
is threatened against Castillo.
In Chill line of telegraph two hundred miles long ha-
been commenced The fire at Valparaiso on Christmas
dy, wien several lives ~ere lost ga, near the San Frau
cisco church. distance from the water.
FROM MENICo.
Let ers from Acapulco conhrm the reports In relation
to the -,zure OF the Archibald Gtacr eNpcdtOnsS but
state that iers have been nom Mexico for their N
beratiou a. the government recognized the acts OF it,
agents IN san Francisco.
The supreme government has issued decree subject
IL IL %
Justice wing sold the national lands tor not having
subjected the treaty OF Mc-illa to the inspection ot n
Council; Tor having appropriated To himself part OF IN
decentralization, aud for having orie'ei the atrocities
which committed in the OF the South and 81
chnlciu Tsc property Of Santa Anna remains at the
disposal OF the Supreme Court subject TO the decision 90
The cx.Nni,ter Ex-Governor aud Commanders General
OF the dictator also To- b. similarly Judged The mi-
ltary chief, Who have committed rXoriions or uhnman
acts are To undergo military TRIALS
L,pre' Dars.E,-N DC Trobriani in the Courier Iy-
Etat' Unis, speaks of aly, in Paris, who wears
upon dress fourteen hundred metres i
yard aud quarter Of fringe trimming. Fourteen hum
dred metres - full mile, that Is say the dimensions
of u course, II il not for something to attach
the fringe the robe itself might be omitted without iucon
vencnce. lie SAYS also that Young lady in New York
city has adorned single dress with hundred anl
fifty yarl- OF ribbon
French woman cleans her gloves light boots ribbons
silks aud lIce- and ut cost Of few cents, and with
prsug They pass tor inspection hui
the closet, ard are worthy To do \ French
Never buys lining for gown, she cuts up hcr oil
gowns and p'tticult. instead She unpicks and stitches
up again turns irons aud enews, until every inch OF tie
stuf has served half dozen different purposes. and
there il unworn threat To- the whole garment \
French woman j. always noticeable Tor her clean linen
cnf- and clir- slFays white and fresh; but then she
works them herself ani thus procures another large and
feminine luNurv a small cost. IL the with her
table linen Napkins az breakfast napkins 10 duue aud
fresh table rloih- upper napkins constantly renewed
The French wpmIrs characteristics generally that
she i, epiinuibly shoj that she iumttbc
a.. D. iii.
trarting of wrariug shawl that her mInncrs an,
bewitciug full of small gra.-s and d-c,ty shaped
qu-tr-S hl' wanting go the uc'.t appreciation ut
external properties "a which her rtiinu always a sub
ordinate; that Size has m,ycpu- iclity Of walking
through the dirty streets % PAr-. aul has ripu,
kuack Of holding up her ~kirt> with hand
left hip that s' l, Supernatural preservation OF youth
anil hcFlsrng habit OF mis,ikiug her friends husband
for her own