Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-08-22
Emma. oucen of1he Sandwich Islands,

! Emma, Queen OF The SandW7ch Islands
Her Majesty, the Duwager Queen Emma
| IF the Sandwich Islands, relcs of the latt
! King Kamehameha w., arrived in New Yorl
on Wednesday from England. She is The
first royal lazy WHO has ever visited tbi;
country She met with a>formal reception
at the hands of the authorities, and the hospi
talities ofthe United States sGovernmentwere
extended. to her through Nc. Seward. She
was conducted to the Brevuort House. r..
The New York IEorld has the following
concerning her arrival and her appearance
Two thousand miles to tie westward of the
Golden Gate or harbor Of San Frarcisco, in
the waters of the North Pacific. there is a
group,of thirteen.island., whose valleys TEEN
with tropical productions of, every de>crlp
ii i,n-yams, taro or breadruit, coffee, sugar,
cotton and tobacco The islands, though
.ery fertile and pleasant, are volcanic in many
places, and to Europeans and the, great mass
f Americans the term Sandwich or Hawaiian
Islands;:is a mere geographical expression,
having no particular significance or interest.
The people inhabling these islands, to the
number OF $4,000, belong to the Malay
race, and century ago werea barbarous
collection Of savages, Capt. Cook, the world
known navigator and discoverer, having been
treacherously murdered in ITS in the har-
Dor of Honolulu, where now may be found
riding at anchorage the vessels of every civ
iized nation on the face of the earth. Since
that period, civilization and Christianity have
done their work, and the present natives OF
the Sandwich Islands are known as peace
tu, moderately educated people, at peace
with themselves and other nations.
A large crowd had collected at the wharf
TO witness the debarkation of the Queen: and
many eccentric reT ks were made in q quiet
manner by the.crowd, such as, why, she is
not so black, after ALL"
"Oh, guess she's mulatto," and from
small boy with good deal of earthly sub
stance on his face:
How are you Freedmen's Bureau"
Another gentleman, in ared shirt and loose
linen duster, in an iaterrogatory spirit, wanted
to know where the bloody army Of the
Queen was ?" and ventured to bet - fifty
cents that the funky with the skip-tight
pants came to New York to get halfsoled
aud heeled."
The amount of baggage belonging to her
Majesty would be sufficient to drive Sarato-
"a or Newport belle distracted with envy. at
least dozen gigantic structures were drpoSi-
ted at the hotel. Il was supposed that her
Majesty has been accumulatlg large STICK
uf the fashionable fabrics ai,d costumes Of
continental Europe, wherewth 10 astonish
ne natives oi the Hawaiian Islands, on her
:eturn home.
Queen Emma is about 80 years of age, Of
medium height, black eyes, dark straight
hair. pleasant undcr-chin, with Gimple, with
we'll defined nostrils, and of rather handsome
figure, with the quiet and unobirnsiVe look
of a lady in her face The face i, quite dark,
md Is nearly akin in shade no that OF Il
Southern mulalto, and the under lip hangs
down slightly. The entire face is Malay in
as cast, and the features arc not European
in tone.
- Her Msiesty wore for the drive in the park
a black and steel mixed genadinc dress OF
small pattern, with japanese cloak of the
ame material, trimmed handsomely, and
back velvet Jockey hat, with blacI; and white
feathers. Also dark kid gloves, and single
irwel of unusual brilliaucy fastened in the
col!ar of the dress, at the throat. Her visit
,ng cards have amounting border,in memory
At his late M4je>ty, husband Of Queen EN-
na, King. Kau.ehameha ~, now dead. Miss
.a.:gin, hcr lady III wa tlng, is u fresh look
,ns English girl .nf about twenty five sum
mer,: ani ms ir Hopkins is :: qii.l locking
g4aileman Of middle ag. and nnidic height,
S#h pronounced ENg.ish accent.
Emuia is not - Queen Recnsnt.: she is the
widuw OF the lale kng Kamehamc!'a ~.
.yho was succeeded hy his troiucr. the prescis
King, Kamehameiia Y. Queen Emma had
.ne child. a little bay, who died . -hort time
before his father. Emma is. therefore Queen
Dowager, ard not having any affairs OF state
to cngro>s her sitentiun-she being sincere
Christian, q, above sta;ed--has given her
whole attention to the preparation of the
gospel among her pc pie. She is q member
ut The Episcopal Church, cnincidcs with and
is gu ardent supporter oil the views enter
,ainell by the High Church party of England.
ana her mission TO that country was to pro-
cure aid from that portion of the English
Church. Sac made many friends there who
exerted themselves to the almost in her be-
ilaE, and in consequence she received sub
scrii tiuMs 10 the amount Of over $4,000.
Considerable oppositi was manifested by
some of the Low-Church party to the Object
she had in view.
General Marshall waited on the Queen, for
Governor Bullock. of Massachusetts, to tender
tue hosptalities OF the Commonwealth to the
Queen, and to ask her to visit. Boston. 1t is
believed that the Queen and suite will remain
in New York few days TO receive the celeb
rites, and then, proceeding to Niagara Falls,
direct, stopping on return at Bnston, and
from thence to New York totake the steamer,
to-day or to morrow, for Panama, en- route for
home. An excursion is on the programme,
to show the Queen the islands aud benevolent
institutions in the East river.