The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-13

CONDITION OF THE RUsSIAEs-DETAILs FROM THE
CRUISE OF THE PALMETTO, ETC.
We informed by Mr. james Pike chief officer of tn
bark PaMstto recently arrived from Az and tho Rus
sian settlements the Amoor river that the forts erect
cd tbs latter place the Russians under the dire on
CT the Governor o. Siberia actually impregnabls and
wsre so regarasd by the English observing officers No
enough 70 take the three forts.
The Palmetto entered the Au,ocr river and proceede
M ou vbpe t v n Ss ssf
Gulf net nn2a the Mississippi The Gul, for ny miles.
Is dsoelored by TIE great volume Of weer discouraged
into it Tie country bordering the river is low and
auvIa and tns bsDi and channels constantly changing
wing to tie great nuber Of IF aod
down the III, Russians have good charts Of the
,iver and the sliss making survey when the Pal
stto left The supply chips Of the allied feet hare
wreked so that provisions and naval stores scarce
ind cotpmandsd an unparalleled p,ice. Our informal
sew two smell pigs sold BY the supercargo Of the bark
he Epxsh Aaerhsp fox SIS each. Soap sold readily at
exo.tGsan Prise ana ali that could obtained was
eagerly sozR. Hr. Pike tn nks that solal trading
Constant nasies q fo,wios 10 hs ed
from p4sf4c port Tie Governor Of Siberia presented
.ech Officers Of the Palmetto with valuable gifts
'ha. OF te chisf officer being superb gold aud silver
Rnoe', which we have seen, aud which emicent ew
.iier values at 5000 splendid swo.c also sent by
American fqusdion. The git, however. we believe,
could not be accepted by him. owing to the rules Of the
service prohibiting the receiving f presents from foreign
Money was abundant among the Russians, ami ex-
charged readily for the common necesssries of life
one time above hundred Russians board the Pamet
TO- who slept en- deck, wrspped in their urs and their
tbsaepth of ter inches but nothng incommodei BY the
cold thaze hardy Ncrherrers aroused themselves in the
themselves after the devout Russian manner ana repair
&c to thar work sitter eating crust cf black bread and
tasting rothirg stronger than liquor.
TIE mode Of travelling in the great region Of Montchoo
ra drained ty the Amcor river is by the reindeer and
SEC. Expresses were corftonty passiog between the
Russsn settlements ami the far interior hea ing oders
md CHI
lness and the Czsr rapidly ard surely streug hen
his position Q, the coast Our informant states that
the iphsbtants, from the Governor down. displayed
particular oesire t. ooneia'e and please all Americans,
and it wss thought they we've nsnitssng this friendly
spirit by orders from ST. Petersburg.
The Governor aDo bis wife "a Partisan LADY,
roars Tie bark ard ptid msny compliments to the yes
1hs nagigson of the Aroor is probably st this time
G np!stey closed, fer various But with the
close o. tbs wfr fed for trsde Is here presented to
AIericsis, which VII In al probability prove Of great
value. AL The tribes along the of this imuense
which winds It's way for thousands Of leagues
csns sn1 ooubtess hive instructions to keep good
terms with us az possible.
The bark John Barring Of Baltimore before reported as
having been etizea by the Brish fleet at Castro Oct
l9'h was tahep ipcontestible pfcof that her
pender and suercsrgo had been snang stores for the
yuheians. Tle to be decided before q naval
soard but had net beea adudcaed when the Palmetto
The Paluet'o has been much anorg the ice has lost
stne Of her upper COPPER but in every other respect is
capable Of making another trip at She is to be
500 IL lew Gays at pubLc auction, when hear II
state1, els Will be reted with cargo for the Russia
coast.
News from the Sandwich Islands.
We have files Of the PolyneSdn 10 the 1st OF Decem-
Der.
The Pdymenon is sg,atpg the scheme of the h.
ment ofa secular Journal 10 be printed in the native
sngusge.
The amount Of school tax In the island for the past
yea- S37933 81 number Of persons taxed 10 57S
Tie amount Of poll emo annual taxes was $41, SEQ SO
number of rets twenty Jeors Of taxed 1S8
q. j. OF hlrsea In axed
20 297; ter fmues, 1894; number of dogs IL S1s
Independence lay observed On Wednesday, Nov
ceth. Ihe public Offices closed official ,sls made
eautes -ed from tho fort at Punch Bowl and H. b. s.
Trpcomhlee, luaus spread and esjoye ana quiet en-
ioymert rlsrksi the occasion.
The Poyaesion publishes official the correspondence
Marcy and the President In which the latter cecae
their determination tn prevent far possible any li
clustering movements on the part OF the United States
toward the Sandwich lsanoe.
Riss I<uLa Graves and Madame Avalos are in aono.
lulu. Lee Marshap- circus Ii slso there The Poivne
sian says that Nj Rochette the clown has Joined the
company OF Mesers- Lorg Raphael, ard was perform.
ing ct Lsbaips
The Poiyneian of December publishes the following
letter from hlo:-
Hno Nov. 90 1855.
wrote yru few days ago rer ksmamaiu and since
tbep bave sgAin viited the lava sen, and SUGGESTED
10 defining it, exact position and course
IL now running parallel with the Watluku stream at
distance OF three quarters Of mile, eignt miles