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three md at th, he 'Kcrs. t hi. and assist iny was until lized con light nind !oath c, we o we vis valg and V'ious Jould Y en ;htst ?ated tion, :cui icies nter- e, if the igea, Jr in one very rano fin- thfiil and h (r 1) un it it s, in t of ight was ot a 'eek it as cent ring the Ihe :kly villi rcre r its il it oon the tvel the the my by I in led Ihe ICC iy. i he he on rm st. ve u- a 10 is is n at d ir i it 1310. v flimwn tin from the ncoaii. In rUl.'. :...mftlii.i wo meet on that island n CJlKl' Il,, . greater depth of soil, more vegetation, and Lmorc arable land in proportion to its ex jn, tiaIl on the others, while at its south- tern. . . ' . . . (rn extremity only, exist two small era- ters i v . - j Ao bay reduced others, (if such there crc ) t tho level ot tuc surrounding soil, Unit., are umlMtinguisnauic. un Ualiu, the trit cs of volcanic action become more nu- meroiH. an" lllc cnuur larger, wnuc on M;iil'ic ,'ric,l)al one lorns l mountain of l,.ven thousand tt'et elevation. Hut it is not until we reach Hawaii, that this terrible jvnev assumes its granucsT. ana most sub ,io foniH. Of the age of this island we can ,!, conjecture; it may have been coeval with the Hood, or have been formed since the christian era. Certainly no one can travel ami viewiuo ungiuy nuns tu nuiuie, ami the process of creation and destruction, as it u-pre in nerpctual contest, without realiincr the truth of the transitory existence of this earth, and mat tno day may he not tar dis iint when indeed "the elements shall mch tiith fervent heat." 1 lawuii is Tearful ground to tread upon. Wo are amazed at beholding the visible fires of Kilauea and their terrific action, but what arc they, but a mere speck, in comparison witii the immensity and power nt the force required to raise un moiintjiins - i ...... of three miles perpendicular elevation, with bases ot one thousand live hundred square It nines. Hawaii was formed bv continual and repeated eruptions, depositing layer of ruck up"u layer, until it attained its pres ent elevation, and for aught we know the fame action is still going on, at present qui etly, hut ready at any moment to burst, out and overwhelm its unsuspecting inhabitants. t r- ' Tuere cannot be a doubt that to a great ex tent, the interior ot Hawaii is a vast globe of lire, against the sides of which, the liquified rooks dash their fiery spray, and roll with unceasing noise, and were it not for the num ber and magnitude of its vents, it would be shaken to pieces by successive earthquakes. We who live amid these scenes scarce be stow a thought upon the dangers which en viron us. Hut Vesuvius after having been dormant for one thousand years, revived and buried several cities in its devastating streams, and the inhabitants of Catania, in Sicily, regarded as fables the historical ac counts of previous eruptions of Altnn. until they were themselves overwhelmed in a sud- i i d'n and instantaneous destruction: in manv places where volcanoes have become over grown with wood, and covered even with elc pant villas, they have with scarce a warning burst forth, and destroyed whole districts, as occurred as recently as 1812, at St. Vin (Tnts, West Indies, where nearly all the plantations on that island were destroyed, thn luva flowing so rapidly as to reach the sea in f)ur hours. When this eruption took place the earthquakes at Caracas, four h nridrrd miles distant ceased, evidently showing that there was a connection hrtwonn . ihn twn planes. With such precedents, it would cer. , . I - tainly not bo astonishing if any of these cra ters winch are at present quiescent, should at any moment burst forth, and renew similar Scenes of desolation, and even Kauai mav five vent by some submarine communication to the fires of Hawaii. o V Hawaiian Indmtry. A girl in the employ of Peck &. Co., Koloa, has reeled a pound OK'i a quarter of fine silk in one day. In the United States, one pound is considered a fair day's work for the best reelers. The three days" of the French revolu tion were celebrated by La Danaide, on the 23th ult., by firing half hour guns through out the day, and being dressed in mourning for thoso who fell on that occasion On thn u v I 30th three royal salutes wcro fired, at sun- i: riDA fc - Ij meridian and sunset, and the ship was ! beautifully decorated with tho flags and sir- ; ,Ja3ot difierent nations. On the 3 1st she J as visited by His Maiestv. for whom th yards were manned and a salute of twenty fe'uns i,red with the Hawaiian flag at the fore. La Danaido is a new ship, on her first vyage, and in beautiful order. She eails on Monday next, much to the rcgrct of the rnswlpniu ,ik I l'easureof an acquaintance with her acconi- TIIE POLYNESIAN. 35 plished commander and officers. We wish them aubon voyage," and speedy return to " la belle France." The Flora takes homo upwards of two hundred tons of sugar and molasses, of Sand wich Island produce. Somo of which was raised by, and shipped on account, of the natives. This is a much greater amount than has ever been before sent from the islands, and we hope the enterprising owners will realize a profitable voyage, and thus en courage both Hawaiian and foreigners to a more rapid development of tho natural re sources of the country. A good export, will soon bring wealth and business amongst us. Sixteen thousand ioiit shin nln nm - J l. j III V sent in the Flora, and tho first shipment of jrfm first paying thctn their raw silk, from the plantation of Peck ft Co.,verc cnc'1 l couple of glass Koloa. ' nd brandy, by way of a wlic ' ' C..L ...1 . I. ' i 1 f The new iron sugar mill imported from the United States, for tho King, has been set up at Wailuku, JMaui, and is about to be put in ope i at ion. lodge by the bush with the woman of my choice, than to strut over a Turkey carpet, gape on the sofas, yawn by the piano, and dream over the sideboard, in all the dark, gloomy and horrible forebodings of a bachel or of forty, for they know the time is past twenty-five years arc never to be recalled." Grant Thorium. A Mf.iiry Life. In 1813, a sailor who had just returned from India, with more money than he well knew what ing office for a long time. Sidney Rig don, who lias figured so largely in the history of the Alormons, was at that time employed in this printing office, and it was no doubt copied by him. When a highland party of robbers was formed for an expedition against their neigh bour's property, they and their friends pray ed as earnestly to Ilcavcn for success, as if they were engaged in tho most laudable de- . i ... . , , . . . niou- e eonsiani pennon oi grace oi ine to do with, look tin his residence nt n Lt.i i li? j public house in Chelsea, and spent his great fervour, in these terms: "Lord turn I. .. I - . A 1 I'll I . I . . mm; aim mss money in llie lonowini manner : Me walked out before break fast in the morning, and ihe first per the following the world upside down, that Christians may i . . - . . ..... :. . . ... . make bread ot it." The plain Knghsh of sons ho met of the laboring class, both become, for their benefit, a scene of rapino The corner stono of the new Roman Cath olic Chapel was laid on the Gth, His Maj esty, Gov. Kekuanaon, and the officers of La Danaide being present. A COMMUNICATED. The Japanese went in the Harlequin Ail". 3rd, grateful for the hospitality which they received at the islands. They visited La Danaide on Saturday, where they were po litely received by Capt. Kosainel and shown through the ship. The complete order on board and the immense power of tho arma ment seemed to make a deep impression on their minds. . It is to be regretted they left so soon as they were just begining to acquire ideas which could not fail to be useful should they return to their native land. They will at least be able to say, that Christian are not such dangerous characters as the IViponcsc government suppose them to be, since to them they have been mainly indebted Tor rescue from starvation or a watery grave, for their support in a foreign land and for their outfit and passage towards home. The idea that their own government arc cruel in their treatment of shipwrecked manners by inhumanly repelling all who return from a foreign land, seemed to be new to their minds, and tho government can be excusable only on the supposition that they believe the earth to be flat and Japan "somewhere about the centre of it ;" of course a Junk blown offin a storm could not be long absent before they would arrive at the inevitable conclusion that she must have reached the jumping off place "whence none return." Such oftheirsubjeets as are brought back in ships they probably regard as runaways attached to foreigners and of course like them to be shut out by force fromtheir country. Izero acknowledged the injustice of the law and promised to" do all in his power to correct the erroneous impressions of his government. ' In case it is inconvenient for the Gov. of Kamschatka to return these unfortunate men they will remain, on board the Harlequin and be again received at this place, and it is to be hoped that a vessel may be fitted out in the courso of a year for the double pur pose of returning them and opening a trade if possible on some part of the coast. Tho Rev. H. Bingham after a residence hero of l20 years takes the voyage in the Flora on acoount of the feeble health of Mrs. B. and to promoto tho objects of the mission in tho U. S. They will bo absent about eighteen months. EXTRACTS. When I was not worth 140 dollars, I married. My wife earned thirty-one and a quarter cents with her ncedje, I earned seventy-five cents with my "hammer ; yet I never was to this day without a loaf of bread and a shilling. You have heard how Law rio Todd begun houso keeping ; the invento ry was true ; wo had but three chairs, ono more than our need ; you may have a hun dred, but you can only sit on one at a time. Had I my life to begin anew, and in the same circumstances. I WOldd lust t r tta I rlirl fliAn at the ago of twenty-two 1 would rather work, and that it remained at a print men and women, he hired for thednv. He then brought them to thn lmno. . kJ - """') rim nrst paying them their wnercs, or- es ot shrub et for break fast, which consisted of hot rolls, toast, bread arid butter, tea, cofiee, eggs, beefsteaks, and brands. The re mainder of the day, till dinner, he kept them singing, dancing, driiikino. fro At 1 o'clock the sailor had dinner serv ed up, which consisted of good roast beef, boiled legs of mutton, plumbpud ding, and porter ; andafter dinner there was plenty of port wine and liquors. The wine was brought by a dozen bottles at a time. This socinl tar never hired the same persons to be merry a second day, but had a fresh party eve ry morning; and his company, ench day, was limited to twelve persons, be sides the musician. My dear, what shall we have for dinner to day ?' 'One of your smiles,' re plied the husband, 'I can dine on that any day ; 'But I can't' said Mrs. . 'Then, take this,' said he, giving her a kiss as he departed for his ollice. He re turned to dinner : 'This steak is excel lent,' said he, 'what did you pay for it ?' 'What you gave me this morning, ' said she. 'You did ! said he, 'then you shall have market money the rest of the lime.' The Liverpool correspondent of the New York Star, relates the following anecdote in a recent letter: "A quack doctor of no very equiv ocal caste, went to the levee, when some knights were to be made. Each ivnnflnttiitn I . r r r 1 4 ! T . 1 1 . lain a card, on which was written his Christian and surname. This Mr. Al- dis did as they did, knelt down, got tnc royal accolade, and rose up "bir Charles Aldis." It was impossible to nn- knight him. nnd bir Charles the scamp remains, it was ueorgc the Fourth who gave him the title, and never was a man, a monarch more annoyed when the mistake wtis discovered ; for on the very wall of St. James' Palace was posted, the next day, square bills re commending "Sir Charles Aldis' Pills which contain no mercury." The Mormon Bible The origin of this work which it litis puzzled many to account for, being evidently the pro duction of a cultivated mind, yet found in the hands of exceedingly ignorant and illiterate persons, is at length ex plained. It was written in 1812 jor amusement as a historical romance of the lost race, the remains of whose numerous mounds and forts are found on the banks of the Ohio. The author was Rev. Solomon Spaulding, a gradu ate of Dartmouth College, who re sided at New Salem, Ohio ; and on the appearance of a Mormon preacher there, many of the friends of the de ceased clergyman recollected passages which he had read to them during the time he was engaged in composing it. On inquiry, the original manuscript was found among his papers. It also appeared that at one time he had some thoughts in relation to printing the and confusion. Recipe for Pving Black. What's tho best recipe for dying black ? Hanging, said a wag, who overheard the question. If you wish your sons to become tipplers, make it a point to use ardent spirits in tho morning ; before dinner ; when cold, wet, heated, or fatigued ; and occasionally recom mending its use in their presence. And finally. If you would always have a clear conscience, be an honest man and a Christian, and pay the printer. The superiority of some men is merely lo cal. They arc great, because their associates are little. MAUIjVE news. : if . v ' f""' n.,:i.-Ui..'.i POSIT OP HONOLULU Aug. 3, Am. bark Flora, Spring, New York. I t - -ww a . a iji. uug uiujuquiu, vyinene, ivam schatka. . PASSE NO E Its. I: 5 5 Flora, Rev. II. Bingham, lady and three children. Mrs Thurston, and five children. Mr. A. Rogers, lady, child and servant. Mr. F. Olmsted, for New York. Capt. Shaw, and two children, Mr. E. L. Gray, for Tahiti. Harlequin, Capt. J. O. Carter, lady and child. . For Sale. 45 bales 4-4 TJrown Cotton. 12 bales 3-4 Brown Cotton. 3 bales Brown Drill. 1 case White Drill. 15 cases Blue Cotton. cases Blue Nankins, cases Fine Cambrics. '2 cases Cotton Hosiery. G cases Prints, assorted. ALSO, 3 packages assorted Hardware. 50 kegs White Lead. 40 kegs Black Paint. 25 kegs Green Paint. 1 case of Verdigris, in cans. 2 casks of Linseed Oil, in cans. 25 bolts Russian Canvas3. 2 bales Bagging. 52 boxes Lemon Syrup. 3 boxes Stoughton's Bitters. 16 boxes Olive Oil. 12 kegs Nails, assorted. 15 boxes Claret. 20 coils Russian cordage. 30 coils Manila Rope. 2 Chain Cables, 1 3-4 and 3 inche. 4 small Anchors. G cases Sheathing Copper. 30 barrels Flour. 40 barrels Beef and Pork. 100 barrels Navy and Pilot Bread. 150 boxes Glass, assorted. 6 boxes China Shaws. 1 box Satin Figured Handkerchiefs. 1 box Pongee Handkerchiefs. Honolulu, An?. 8, 18 W. tf- . , j