, 1857-04-24
Later from the Sandwich Islands.

YANKEE, says the -lHE ClEiorHiG Of AprI
q 4th, we have dates from Honolulu to the
18th March, being nineteen days later
The Yankee arrived at Honolulu il
seventeen days from San Francisco being
a good passage for this season Of the wear
: She carried on, sixteen bag, ofmail matter
Z containing about thirty bushels Of papers,
and a large numbcroflettcrS The Yankee
also carried down a quantity Of ice, which
was received with much acceptance by the
lovers OF cooling beverages at the Islands
1t was selling at 40 cents a pound in
Honolulu. Trade lad somewhat improved,
owing to recent arrivals.
The spring feet Of whalcrs is now COM
mcncins to arrive Advices from the
windward islands report four at IIilo, and
the same number at Iahaina Being most
ly vessels just out from home, they require
but little else than supplies of fresh yege-
tables.
Washington'S birthday was observed by
the American residents Of Honolulu with
becoming ceremonies.
AyeErc shock of an earthquake was
felt at Kawaihae, Hawaii, on the oath
February; the most severe that the resi-,
dents there have had for many years, and
sufficient to shake down many Of the old
adobes in Honolulu, had it occurred there.
: On the 2jtII February large number
of whales were seen spoutng at the entrance
Of the harbor, which were thought to be
sperm whales. Three boats from the ship
Vineyard gave chase, but did not succeed
in making fast to any. They proved to be
humpbacks, which have been very plenty
about the Islands during the winter months.
4 child is reported to have been born
on the Island of Hawaii having four eyes,
two of which were in the back part of its
head. 1t is not stated whether it lived or
not
The AdUrtiser was calling upon the
Privy Council to enfore an ordinance which
was in existence several years since, reqnir-
ing the police to arrest every Coolie found
about the streets after 10 p. NJ.
The condition Of the wharves at Homo
lulu, seems to something like that of San
Francisco, Judging from the following
paragraph in q paper of that city:
Many Of the piles are so entirely decayed
that VIC should not be surprised to see a
horse and cart fall through at any time.
This decay is owing to the petty thieving
carried on at night by the boat boys, who
moor their boats under the wharvcs and
strip the piers Of their copper
The travel between San Francisco and
the. Islands is evidently on the increase.
A large number Of our townsmen, says the
C0mmercial, and old residents are leaving
in the Yankee, many for pleasure, and
nearly all of them purpose returning
in the summer and fall, Every packet that
has left or arrived for the past few months
has been crowded to its utmost capacity.
The Yankee takes about sixty passengers.
The corrosive nature of the salt water in
the neighborhood Of the Islands, is shown
by the fact that the steamtng, which had
recently been hauled out to have her bottom
examined, was found with her post fasten-
ings, boats, &A entirely ro;ted of, and
her iron rudd& actually had hole eaten
through it, through il is two inches thick,
and had been in the water only eight
months.
w. n. Ladd had been thrown from his
horse and had his colar-bone broken, but
was in fair way Of recovery.
The following account Of successful
excursion after guano, we extract from the
Commercial Adrertiser:
ARRIVAL OF THE SCHOONER LIHOLIHo
WITH 100 Toxs OF GUANo.-The arrival of
the fine schooner Liholiho, Capt John
Patty, on Saturday, with about a hundred
tons Of guano, from Jervis and New Nan
tucket Islands, caused 10 little excitement
in our town. When the expedition sailed,
on the 25th of December, no one appeared
to take much interest in it, further than
to express a general denunciation Of all
humbugs.
The appearance of the specimens Of
guano which we have seen is that Of fine
powder, very much resembling snuff,
without the strong smell Of ammonia which
the Chincha guano has. Under q micro
scope, it appears entirely composed Of crys-
tdlsed substance, and resembles snow.
Good judges pronounce it to be first quality
guano, but what its value is, compared
with Chincha guano, remains to be deter
mined. About eight tons Of this guano
goes forward by the barque Yankee, to. be
sent on by the mail steamer, via Panama,
to New York, the object being to land il
in New York as soon as possible The
balance is being shipped on the clipper ship
Aspasia, to New York direct, and will
I reach that port about July %.
I The vessel was ten days from Honolulu
to the Islands, and the same number ol
days loading, which was effected with
whale boats
On the 29th Of January, they sailed foI
Howland's Island, where they arrived on
the jth oi February, landed, erected hut
brought oil sample OF the deposit and set
sail next day.
They saw New Nantucket on the 9th oI
February, low island, which, as they ap-
preached, gave faint signs Of vegetation
IN the shape Of dry grass and dead bushes
on the waters edge. They landed on the
10th and were agreeably surprised to linc
the entire surface of the island not only
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