The New York herald., 1875-09-17
HAWAI-.
FOREIGN HnN-oF-wAR AT HoNoLULU-rHE
SUGAR CROP.

SUGAR CROP.
HONOLULU, August a. 1875.
The British ships-ofwar Repulse and Petrol and the
United States Pensacola are in port giving
harbor the appearance OF a naval rendezvous The
Repulse first visited Hilo, then Keaaksakua Bay and
then put away for Hanalei, from which port she
rived here the 18th for stay of ten or twelve days
Admiral Cochrane has made his ship good in
this group Of islands In every port visited the natives
and residents generally invited board and the
ship given up for inspection This ship s certainly
splendid specimen Of naval architecture In proper
tions she is gigantic, and with her armorplang and
ponderous guns gives the beholder grand conception
OF England's power upon the sea- This idea is in
grained with the natives The word Pelekane Brit
ish) is with them synonyme Of strength and power
The native newspapers published here commenting on
the visit Of the Repue at Hilo says that her visit will
be long remembered and that Admiral Cochranes
name is a sweet memory with the inhabitants.
The United States steamer Pensacola, Admiral Almy
has also visited Hilo twice. but Americans seem to
lack diplomacy in dealing with natives The fact
is, they look down upon them as so many "niggers"
unless, indeed they have rank and position and then
they 60 10 the other extreme There is no doubt some
design the visit of the Pensacola to the Wndward
Islands, something akin to the visit of the United States
ships 10 Samana Bay prior TO the job that Sumner and
Schurz ably exposed This is doubtless the thought
OF the English Admiral and his visit and attentions
the people is to checkmae, if possible this move the
Pacific Ocean board II the American government paid
less attention TO the fables Of planting interest and
dealt more squarely and aboveboard with natives
they would have stronger influence here. SO
many schemes for gaining possession Of this
group have been started by Americans that
they looked upon with suspicion, make
what move they may. The Pearl River scheme ncensed
The natives and particularly the present King who
was then clerk in the Interior Department and they
will not forget it, The treaty of reciprocity is
lookedupon with less suspicion, mainly be-
cause the prime in it also the wirepullers
in the Pearl River scheme, There can be no doubt
that the King believes in the treaty and his inu
ence 10 populariZe it
We are given to understand that French ship-of-
war will soon make US visit TO give moral support TO
the French Commissioner.
The sugar crop of 1874 and 1875 is in and the results
are much more encouraging than expected. The
crop for 1875 and 1876 promises well for quality and
quantity, and if prices sustained our planters will
have nothing TO complain Of The San Francisco re-
lneres are buying largely Of sugars at prices that
remunerate planters.
We are given an item of intelligence that is anything
but pleasant to the effect that the contracts with tho
Pacific Mail Steamship Company make the service from
Sydney TO San Francisco via Fiji only that the pros
pect Is that shall be without steamers between this
port and san Francisco.
The steamer Cyphrenes, In entering the harbor yes
terday, into the British iron ship Ravenstondale
and her bowsprlt off even with the knightheads,
Slowing her stem and doing other damage. The
Ravenstondale undergoing repairs at the time. The
Cyphrenes was not damaged.