THE POLYNESIAN.

Honolulu, Saturday, June 10, IS4I.
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The U. S. Ship Peacock, Capt Hudson,
and Schooner Flying Fish, S. Knox Com
mander, arrived during the week after long
and protracted cruise to the south and west !;
officers and crew in good health. Their ORR
ginal destination was the Columbia River.
where they expected to have joined the 9TH
cr vessels of the Exploring Squadron two
months since, but want of provisions COM
PEELED them to put away fer this port. Dur
ing their cruise they have surveyed most of
the small islands directly to the snuthward
of this group, and from thence proceeded to
the Samoa Archipelag", at one of which af-
ter firing round and grape shot to disperse
the natives at their settlements, they landed
and burned three of their villages, in conse-
quence of their refusal to deliver up chief
who had murdered an American some time
previously. From thence, they went north
ward, visiting and surveying the numberlcss
islands in that direction, one of which thew
discovered; the inhabitants never having
seen white men before, were exceedingly as


tonished at their appearance, and stood in
great awe OF them. At the Kings Mill
group, one Of their men was murdered, and
fight ensued in consequence, in which a
number of natives were destroyed. They
are described as being far more ferocious
than even the Fijians. An unsuccessful
search was made for the unfortunate Capt


Dowsctt, at the Pescadores; very few inhab-