The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-09-16

Pusvi-e and terrifying tie pirates. \ conSidera-
bic space : occupied il the Port Louis Journals
with correspondence and affairs OF Madagascar.
which island formerly recruited MauTitius and
Reunion with labor. and now furnishes them with
bullock. fowls. geese, rice and many other articles
q food. a. il / also : market for considerable
merchandise, rum. sc. IdHCt1r- Is the principal
sea port on the eastern shore. where foreigners
reside and do busines-not : very healthy place
for them 20 reside 81. / suspect. TdHGGGrico i the
capital. situated in the central and elevated part,
little south of west from the former place II i
in the same latitude OF NaInea- Hawaii. and 81 an
equal elevation The climate i easily guessed By
your readers The Madagascar New Year COM
nenced the Z2d February Washington birthday
lasting three days. and during the time there were
5000 bullock slaughtered for the occasion 90 the
capital alone. That beats . HGJcGiia7t AhGGinG
all hollow. though the similarity OF ~profGsiOn
points out the relationship Of the two peoples
The ruling class Of Madagascar. the ROtI. are
the same race with the Sandwich Islanders. pos
sessing common physiological peculiarities and
language 1t Is interesting in this connection 10
remember that We occupy the extreme eastern
limit OF = vast Oceanic Empire. broad Is the
tropics and extending half round the earth and
ending - Madagascar the extreme western limit
through the whole length and breadth Of which,
this same race. H0ra and -Nq5{i. these "monads
OF the sea. have ruled supreme for unknown cen
turtles They were. and are yet, 2 strong vital
race. as the hduetdmetHS al one end and the RI-
dGHdS az the other bear witness. Perhaps they
now occupy only the mountain tops OF q submerged
continent that went down, pursuant 10 . Just
y WILL me a-GDlgt-- dl4 III EAC -1llr II ia
nature that elevated the Andes ,-qUien sabe! /
don't. 20 we'll leave ali such speculatiOns 10 geOlO-
gists and more especially 70 Max MulleTN& Co,
who are astonishing the world with their wonder
ful discoveries. and rendering e1hnology the most
Interesting OF earthly sciences Madagascar by
nature IS the finest island in the world, lying be-
tween : : and &c south, and occupying the impOr-
t4nt position between Africa and India and Aus
tr4iia il Is three times the size Of Great B.tain.
and 2 quarter larger than France. with 4 series u
mountains through is whole length. possessing
every variety Of climate. vegetable and mineral
production OF the known world Il also possesses
8 nucleus Ct = population OF about four aud half
millions. whom the Protestant and Catholic are
now imbuing with the beauties Of Christianity by
reyi!iug each other roundly. If the ruling HordS
did Not possess better native sense than their
teachers Of both sects. they would have banished
them from the country ere this. However they will
be instrumental in the end in accomplishing great
good. Peter the Great said civilization goes
yet be Mistress Of the Seas and send mlSsiona-
to England and France, though | don't expect
l shall live 10 see il. The cyclones of February
extended 10 Madagascar. and there is an account
of the wreck Of the Nltchless and Pera. with very
valuable cargoes. on the East coast.
The Commercial Gd-etts discloses its status in
TO American affairs by quoting an article
from the Melbourne argus. a pro-rebel sheet, de-
Tending Waddell's course from the attacks Of jour-
mails there entertaining opposite sentiments. How
ever. the Gazette does the thing %gingeTly, thereby
the fact that the triumphant principles
OF the North had taken strong hold of the people
working like leayen in that remote place. As
the French race largely predominant and doubtless
possess the characteristic hatred to the English. who
rule. it will not be surprising that in case Of Difficult
" arising in the allied family. We may read Of a
staunch little Republic somewhere in the Indiap
Ocean. setting up business on its own account and
" doing as well as could be expected"
Yours. -