Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-16

readily without refining, consequently the
| refners who have a monopoly on the
Pacific coast flood the market with sugar,
| thus bringing down the price in order to
| force the planters to sell them their sugar
upon their own terms. The result is, that
the price of sugar is so low that it does not
pay to produce ID
| TREATY WITH THE UNITED STATES-AN-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
: For these reasons the business portions of
the community are clamorous for some ar
rangement to be made with the United
States, which will lift the burden from
their trade /; but they are not at all united
as to the best place for accomplishing this
end. Some are in favor of negotiating a
reciprocity treaty; others advocate annex
alton, and still others wish to remain as
they are, and to let things take their
course.
AS simple reciprocity has been repeated
ly refused by the United States, its advo-
Gates propose to offer, as al inducement, to
cede the harbor of Pearl river, with so
much land adjoining as may be necessary
for naval station. The advantages Of
such treaty to the foreign population are
quite evident, but to the United States and
the natives, they are more doubtful. The
harbOr of Pearl river is very good one,
with trifling drawback, that it can be
entered only by small craft. The channel
through the reef is narrow and shallow so
it would be necessary, to renderit available,
to blast it out at an expense of thousands
of dollars. Wharyes, docks and buildings
would have to be constructed from materi-
ais, except stone, brought from the United
States, and all naval stores and material,
iron, wood and coal would have, also, to be
brought here. And after all this is accom-
plished, at an expense which you can read
lily conceive, the question arises, ,Icui bono {?
The naval station at San Francisco, al
ready established, with others in Puget
Sound and at San Diego, which could be
more easily and cheaply created than this,
would be more convenient for repairing
and refftting; so that this would be MAIN
ly valuable as a coaling station. We al
ready have piece of land and a coal-shed
here at Honolulu, which is all that is re-
quired for the purpose, with the exception
of, perhaps, another wooden shed or two
for larger supply of coal. yassasssf
The annexation scheme is bitterly op-
posed by many, who, fancy, think the
larger the puddle to which they belong,
and the more toads there are in it, the less
likely they are to be the biggest. AS far
as the United States is concerned, the adj
vantages of place seem to me even
more doubtful than the PearlRiver project.
And besides, it is very uncertain whether
the natives would agree it, at present, at
any rate. -"
MAILS-MR. WEBB-SEA WEED CONCLU-
SION.
April I'd. have written the foregoing,
from time to time, as have had an OppOr-
tdAlity, and as there is a barque, the
'Kale. - Kanaka for 'Charlie," going to
sail for San Francisco, either to-day or i'm
the morning, will send it by her. When
we shall get all the mail from the East,
seems rather uncertain, as Mr.. Webb has
sold his steamers to the Pacific Mail and
they talk of breaking up the line.
If "galley-yarns," could be trusted, we
will be in San Francisco by the first of
May; but do not think the Admiral has
decided, yet, when he will return. Please
say to DIR. - if you see him, that have
tried to find some of the sea-weed for him,
but have not seen any, yet, that answers to
his description. / do not believe that these
coral reefs are favorable to its deposit, and
there is no sea-beach on this part of the
island.
All the other NEIL of-war are gone, so
that we are alone in the harbor. The
left last Saturday, having
come to the conclusion, suppose, that we
did not intend to gobble up the islands,
right away, at all events. am waiting
patiently but eagerly, for answers to the
various letters 1 have written, since have
been here, for as yet, I have had none.