New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-29

those Plscers has come through WelIs Fargo 4 Co.
end 70 doubt considerable quantity of that bron
'iom Victoria was taken from Celiforuia by M,
| miners. y '"'
Tie vd.ne Of the exports Of San Francisco d,,;os
I October were folOw-: To Mexico, $lI7 s32. n
New-loIk. $4,000; to Victoria 81 o2l: 10 7, ,biti
Slooi5i 70 Honolulu, si5,2ll; to China. s32li; IA
Panama, 20, and to Australia, So OIL. cargo
WORT s-3.2ts, destined for AusI AHA w-s lost on the
Ger. Cushing willie she was leaving the ha-bor.
I We have news from HonoulG TO the 6ih ult. 4
vLhler from the Ochotsk Sea reports that there are
sIxty-sI ships crus rg there, and that the catch
bad been, 60 far good one tor the commencement Of
/ the season.
4 queer sto,y II told of tho annexation and nnan-
rexaton of two guauo islands by tie Hawslian Cow
einment. In March, the American schooner Pales-
tine from this port yis Honolulu went to M unoccu-
pied gusuo island about GOO miles " est Of the Ssud-
wich Ilards. TIE captain hoisteo the American dag
on il declared !. 10 be annexed 20 the Cu!ted States
ard laid claim to tie gusno ca his property. p .cng
certain monuments on Tie island marks Of MS claim
IL June TIE Haw aiian schooner Kaama went to this
Island sId another near it, and laid claim to both
Upon the return Of the kasrna to Honolru. the fol-
lowing proclamation published in the official pa
per:
Cornu ALI, Leland in lattrce lso north aud ousds 1870
50 west from oIesny.h spd on the l-a day o. ne sane
srd cDgituie lbs' p ws- were sk pos e,'on 81 WIN the
ss iIIa san. Ksn s5 1I y ops ,s Guy y,
the Hsrssn Islands. therere til, ia 70 gle poce bat the
said .slc o. hfIcrslu % D. cou-
derso sna respected pat O. he domain OF the Ming OF Ae
Hawaiian isards
Pubsbra pursuant order y King IL P'yy Council
the 27th cay OF Jrly, 1913.
Tie Palestine returned ir July to the island which
I had claimed, and found the American tsg taken
down the Hawaiian sg in It's place ani the marks OF
ownership removed The captain made complaint to
the American Commissioner Mt Honolulu, who made
complaint at Court, and seems tnat tue hiug OF the
kaUakas has abauGOred hs claim To the Islands. The
proclamation has been Withdrawn from the Official pa
pers and it il understood that the islands
neNrd.
Loss or TIE JOHS f.. TH,YER.-FrOm 4 private
letter to Capt. p. b. Williams OF this city dated at
Guaymas, sept H. obtain the following additional
particulars OF the loss of the ship John Thayer in
the Gulf Of California. The vessel arrived NJ Pdtos
Island on the 10Th Of August, aud on the 26,h com
menced taking in guano. She continued l0a ling until
the morning Of Sept - when about o'clock the
people on the ship Edwin Flyc which was at anchor
half nile distant heard the cry OF fire, aud on look
il toward the Ihayer flames breaking out OF her
fore hatch. The tlyes boats were immediately low
cred and sent TO the Thaycrs sstancc but before
they could reach her she completely onveIoped 10
hmcs She burned until next morning and then sunk.
IL is supposed the fire was caused purposely by q
FreI chm an, Of the crew, who was Subsequently
arrested by the officers Of the Ell win Fye aud sent 10
Guaymss in irons On his arrival a. that place he
claimed protection from the French Consul though
with what result as yet Ignorant. The Thayer
was bound for England, anJ had received about 800
owned by Messrs. Benz Bangs and Thayor Bros. of
Boston, and Of The finest ships that ever came
to the Pacific. She fully insured.
The Edwin Five was at Guaymas Sept. ~, well
laden with guano, and ready to sail for England.
Alta California.