The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-17
News frou4 the Sandwich Islands.
OUR HOnOLUDU CORRESPONDENCE.


News frsH tAs Sandwich IsiazSs.
OUR HonOLUDU CORRESPONDENCE
HoNoLyIu, Feb. !, 1850,
Trade Dsu-Satisss of Wno,ixo-.A,erao. Trs. .,
the Ships -kdsers sSsesl1s Other Pats-Loss to tie
hands-A Wrong M6re Of Me Osnes-Shtpping ng-Me
King ana the Legislaurc-N NGtire Ross at tie Polls
forseee Suissrans Compliment 10 H6 Aatesty-EsgsisA
ana FrmcH Muneurres against The Amer;euns-Ans Of.
ciot Nyht- rAe Volcanic LacG Foscing on Hilo-Oe-
araoon Of tie 7bsOn CeytG5sA Nan Scaled ID DeasA
Scens-War Vssssls-Theaaes, dc.
There has been such desrtof interesting, matter At
our lslands for time past, thst have not thought
necessary to weary your patience by prosy epistlss
but ss our business season Is over w statistics show
ing the present and future prospects of the Islands NAV
not come amiss to those of your readers interested the
advancement Of the Hawaiian race, or who may have
friends located among the group.
The past fall season has brought the number Of
whsers from the North but their arrival not seemed
to create the expected activity business confidently
looked for and those who had for an
increase of business have been sadly mistaken The total
number of arrivals has been, Honolulu 9s SAIL at La
hsina lo5 and 10 at Ho the average catch III ship
being about 900 bbla. of oil aud 1000 lbs. Of bone
There are now in the Pacific $40 sail of wha'ers
which have all been the habit of recruiting at the
Sandwich Islands until lately. desire to seek other
ports seems to prevail among the masters at present
OF course the partial entire wthdra wal of this great
source Of prosperity to the Islands would have very
sensible effect upon commerce generally. It is est
mated that over $500 600 annuay expended in
lulu alone for the different requirements of the shi
Lttery agents from the United States have been sent
out by the principal at home and their location
here has had injurious effect upon the place and
business generally The policy of having them for
the owners account is ques ionable they have great
a in afa
vesels, ano their facilities for personally
such goods from their forekno Wedge Of the
not only receiving their commission from the owners
Of The vessel, but also making much larger
known piesen here also prevents many of the captains
from seekirg their recruits here and whole ia de-
cdedy adverte to the interests Of the foreign business
Several merchant ships have taken freighs Of oil and
bonefor the United States The magnificent clipper ship
Ocean Telegraph is the berth for New York She
loading at &c. per gallon for oil 1hc for bone 21sc
per To- for hides and skc each for go.t skins. These
The po ss o the sss M
stalss q4o. The young King Alexander Lho LAho
an sSs ssasstSSg :mSs n. and wsu sducssd young
capital in fishirg, hunting and other amuse nents,
to being annoyed with he Of gavsrnusns He II
tin sss but does mot seem 70 s nuaS ssspssssd - tho
pative popu'Aton. This eleson for representatives to
me .Ds Snnsna al a sok place n since
and Foreigners So closely have the natives succeeded
initiating The attendant customs of mora civilized nations
that vefisb bic shoulder hitting and osng sctu Ally
CURED at tbs polls; and At time g au excite
ment prevailed tina; company OF soldiers called INTO
requtsiiion to que the disturbance which had forta
nstey however, queted down before the troops arrived
Ire puglist Jem Sullivan comuony stylei s.YauS.e
Sullivan been rustic sng hers for some time oxst
His Hawaiian msjesty has taken quite fancy for him.
and has been rapidly improving under Suvsus private
instruction in the manly art OF self defence Jeu,
sionaiy gets ltae merry and o,cssioa long
since assuaea his mses.y Of his high stmation as /
lows:-"King. You are the best white man for native
rilan" OF course the King takes 1t al all ia good
psrt even to the latter clause, although his pre-
dieeuons M. are all m%Onarchical MOI and as long as he
be utterly impossibie unless orcoly effected by dibus
teIins from CALIFORNIA; which ishighl, i'm PROBABLE
The French and English representatives here never
miles an opportunity Of creating . prejudice towards
Americans in the minds of the King aud chiefs;
able Commissioner Mr.. Gregg, s than match for
Vaccinations to forward the interests OF their country
nen in preference to Americans who represent at least
nine tsnths of the capital and numbers Of foregnora
The French special envoy and enpotensiary had
street with his aceier Mr.. LAudais tsw nights
SINCE and badly bruised. he immediately made
quiston npon the HswaAn government to have Lsnoas
imprisoned until opportunity offered OF ling him to
his chaposl iership, the government complied, Mr.
L. was kept In durance vie until opportunity
shortly at Of sending him France in French
whsieshp bound home Tbs Consuis arbitrary treat
msnt Of Landas created quite excitement and
time rescue VAS spoken OF BY several French aud Anne
ricsn residents out somehow the plan fall through.
The volcano ct Hawaii still continues In violent aston.
The ow Of lava has reached within Eve miles of io the
cspital Of the island the total destruction Of
that town is confidently expected. A. native In
tempting to avoid the stream OF lava fev
days since, plunged into the Wsukn river, but
ecsloed to death almost immediately, the lava
had penetrated of the river and Ia its
heaed the water to almost boiling tempe
is about mile per month"; the stream Of burnog mat
is from three numbered yards to mills ia width and
at right presents magnificent SPECTACLE 10 many places
there is outer crust solid TO bear . persons
weight. The iqnd FIRE beneath occasionally bursts a
through and stream Is eoted far into he air
One entire side Of the island OF Hawaii ON hre
when from the dense Is the smoke which the
fiery torrent raises In its track 1t Ia rapidly
ing through the woods back OF the of Ho and ere
find terminus In the waters Of Byron's Bay.
cay CT fasting aad prayer had been appoin ted, and
the inhaoitAnA we're commencing to make preparations
for leaving the town.
The United States ship ST. MArys Ia shortly expected
from Valparaiso Also, English frsste rrncomalee from
San Francisco.
Is, & Marshaps National Circus have been performing
crowded houses this fall They have returnsd to SAN
Francisco. company Of players, under the manage
ing ut the Royal hwaiian Theatre. with Indifferent
our Nicaragua COrrespondence.
GRANADA, Feb. %. 1856.
The Fse,ing Of the Mrchoxts obosa the Transit Difficult
aes-Ayvaneemests for the F,aurs General Walkers
Move Popular One dc dc.
There general expressi OF entire satisfaction with
the taken by the In regard ths
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