The New York herald., 1873-09-29
SANDWICH ISLANDS.

The Question OF Territorial Cession to
America-Cabinet Anticipation of
Coming Crisis-United States Naval
survey-Russians In Port.
HONOLULU, Sept g. 1879.
During month past His Majes the King has
been quite unwell, at one time alarmingly so and,
as matter OF course, speculation has been in
dulged In as to what might happen If he should GO
the way OF all flesh without nominating success
sor
The advocates OF territorial cesson to America
say we shall have no more kings; in TACT, one has
been 80 bold as to write to this effect to a San
Francisco paper, and, as q matter OF course,
the paper came back to weaken the cession
cause. The writer's and speakers, and those vino
have His Majesty's ear, always urge that cession
will guarantee the independence of his Kingdom,
and it is particularly unfortunate that they should
not hold to this text in their foreign corre-
spondence. The King, chiefs ana people are more
strongly opposed to the cession OF Pearl River
newspapers advocating the measure have had but
little to say during the past month, the Gazette
steamer, with an article intended for foreign con-
sumption.
The friends OF
THE MINISTRY
feel some what concerned about tenure OF ONCE !;
for If tine King refuses to go ON with the negota-
tions the Ministers favoring cession will be in a
position rather perpexing to consider. If, how.
ever the King should consent to 90 on relying
upon the Legislative Assembly to put the finishing
blow to the scheme, as he is somewhat inclined 70
do, the position OF the Ministers IA still anything
but agreeable The only hope that the Ministers
now have is that the reply from the United States
Will be uniavorable; in that case they can shufiie
on leaving 1t to time to heal the breach they have
made in the confidence OF the people. The Gazette
and Kuotod are both waiting for an opportunity
to take back track, already talking about lease,
not cesslon It IS unfortunate that the corporaps
guard who started this project should have so
deeply implicated the American Minister Resident
in the scheme.
THE NATIVES.
These are led to believe that the scheme Is Of
American origin aud 1t will take time to undeceive
them and restore Their % In america and
persons leads the native to believe that America
Is waiting, like cormorant, to swallow their little
Britain in surrendering the sovereignty Of the
islands, after Lord George Paulet's seizure, and
OCCASIONS with the persistent eorts of America,
very much to the disadvantage OF the latter.
UNITED STATES SURVEY
The United states surveying ship Portsmouth
has remained with us the past month"; and her
officers have been busily employed in survey of
the harbor. The new map which they have pre-.
pared is said TO be the most accurate and reliable
yet made one thing has been established, that
there are twenty-three feet OF water on the bar at
low water, while spring tides viii give twenty-five
or twenty-six feet. AS there is but little swell on
the bar vessel drawing Jwenty-three Ieet can
enter on O iull tide.
RUSSIAN WAR SHIP
AskOld has also remained with us, overhauling and
retttlng Tor a cruise.
CONDITION OF THE CROPS AND RATE OF MONEY
EXCHANGE.
Reports from the other islands OF this group give
q bad account OF the effects of drought The plan
tations on Maui feel the dry term most, and re-
ports OF fires In the cane fields are received. On
the Haiku plantation TWENTY-FIVE acres OF cane
have been thus destroyed. The crop OF sugar for
the nrst eight months OF the year foofs up 1853 70
pounds, quite an increase over the same term OF
1872. The export OF sugars for the month of July
footed up to 1920, 6e7, even at the low rates OBJ
tanned. During August the exports fell on to
$95,l59
The scarcity Of gold coin In our currency has
attracted the attention OF the Chamber OF Com
merce and In order to remedy the evil and insure
the requisite supply the government is asked to
raise the standard OF value OF certain gold coins as
follows:-