Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1859-03-26
CHE 1Dolpnesian.
FOREIGN NEW S!

By the arrival on Monday, the 2lst instant of
the clipper ship Hespaus, Captain Lewis, in nine
days and ten hours from San Francisco, en- route
for Jarvis Island. we have received San Francisco
dailies to March 10.
The overland mail via Ell Paso and Los Angeles
with St. Louis dates to 18th February had arrived
at San Francisco on the 9th March. We extract
the following
The bill for the admission of Oregon into the
Union had passed the House of Representatives
precisely as it came from the Senate. ia against
1O3. If such small majority does not indicate
sectional legislating of state into the Union,
wonder what does Z
WASHINGTON, February 9.
SENATE.-The Cuba bill was taken up, and Mr..
Hale made some hard hits at the Democratic party,
and suggested as legitimate project of aggran-
dzement to purchase the Canadas, erect deences
at the mouth of the St. Lawrence, and thus econ
Omize the cost of ornaments on the lakes.
MIR. Doolittle considered that the two great
questions that in the progression of the age cannot
be escaped, are the Anglo-ADerican and the Afri-
can American. He concluded his remarks by Of
fering substitute for the Cuban bill, to the eff
feet that $50 900 900 be appropriated to enable
the President purchase in Yucatan, Central or
South America territory on which negro nation
can he located under a guarantee OF the United
States.
The official census of places where liquor is sold
in New York, just completed, shows that there
are 7 779 dram shops in the city-of the whole
y are licensed. More than 5000 are open every
Sunday, contrary to law. At the lowest estimate
S25 $50 are spent in them every Sabbath,
81 ,348 800 for the Sundays of year.
One of the guests at a late brilliant party in
Washington a Mrs. P. is said to have worn gems
worth fully 100000, and several others were
decked with fortunes in this attractive shape.
The n Y. Herald has an article on the g three
BIS buchanan, Bennett and Bonaparte. The
Herald holds that they are the three greatest men
in the world, and the three most abused.
letter from Paris, from prominent source,
states on information from Madrid that it is not
probable that Mr.. Preston will be received as
United States Minister, but If he should be, the
first intimation from him relative to the purchase
of Cuba will be deemed sufficient ground for Civ
ing him his passports. Our Government is, how
ever, not in receipt of any official information from
Spain on that subject.
The Portuguese residents of New York. not to
be outdone by the Irish, Scotch, German, French
or Italian 80 nationaIities,'' are going into the
militia business, and have organized the first
Portuguese company ever heard of in the United
States.
FROM HAYrI-The N. Y. Herald of Feb. u,
has advices from Port-au-Prince giving accounts
from Hayti Of the complete overthrow of the EN-
peror Faustin and the proclamation of Gen. Gef-
rard as President of the Republic.
Faustin formally abdcated his imperial dignity
on the 18th JAN, at POrt-au-prince, embarked on
board the British steamer, and in due time arrived
at Kingston, jamaica.
ADDITIONAL News FROM VICTORIA, Y. From
correspondence and our files of Victoria papers,
we gather the following additional items Of news
from that quarter:
The BRITISH FLEET AT VICTORIA, V. III. B.
NJ. has very pretty feet at this time in the har
Dor of Victoria, V l., consisting of the Satellite,
81 guns the PyladeS, 81 the Tribune, 81; and
the Plrlmper, Is. They are all screws. The num-
Der of guns scarcely tells the effective strength
of this feet. For instance, the 81 guns of the
Satellite and PyladeS are l9 56-pounders and 2
swivels 68s. Each one CT these ships would
probably be match for the Ganges, flag ship, an
"a, that lay at Victoria till Christmas last. The
four vessels named as in harbor muster a
force Of seamen and marines of from 1000 to
|, 800 men. The British Government is collecting
a very large armament in the North. In addition
to these war vessels, and the large body of Sappers
and Miners now there, the 42d HighIanders (as
en- route for the North. This regiment is probab-
ly 900 strong. The troubles that may naturally
be expected in new gold colony, and political
reasons combined, have no doubt led to this nu-
merous array of land and sea forces. Vancouver
Island and British Columbia evidently destined
to be pet colonies, and neither men money will
be spared by the Home government to promote
their material and political prosperity.
AMERICANS PRE-EMPTGNG on SAN JUAN ISLAND
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residing in Victoria, and at other places on the
Sound have sent a surveyor to San Juan Island
in dispute between the British and United States
Governments-for the purpose of pre-empting
land according to the pre-emption laws of the
United States, believing that IN the end this is
land will be declared to be American territory. 1t
is looked upon speculation in which little is
risked and in case of success the profit large. 1t
is likely unless this boundary question is soon
settled, trouble may grow out of these movements.
"ANNExATIoN " MEETNG.-A public meeting,
which seems to have been ' 6zzle,'' was held at
Victoria on the 10Th February, to consider the
propriety of " annexing," politically, Vancouver
Island and British Columbia. Alphonse Kaindler
(well and favorably known to the readers of the
Bulletin as "a. K, shopkeeper, addressed the
meeting against the annexation plan. He after
wards published his speech in the Gazette.
Touching the difficulty between some Americans
in Victoria, V. L., and Gov. Douglas about the
celebration of Washington's birthday, cores
pondent of the San Francisco Bulletin writes
1t should, however, be remembered that what
may be q source of pride to us as Americans, may
not be source of national pride to the British.
To us, the 22d of February brings with it remin-
iscences of a most glorious event-not so to the
British ; to the Americans, it speaks of victory,
liberty and independence; to Britain, the loss OF
a valuable colony, defeat and modification. Why,
then, should we find fault with Gov. Douglas for