328 MR. HOFFMAN, MINERALOGIST.

same object, but without meeting any thing new or par-ticularly interesting. The mineralogical kingdom herepresents little variety in its exhibitions ; every thing isalmost exclusively volcanic, and in forms long familiarto the scientific world. The arrangement and combina-tion of these forms, however, are frequently such as tocreate admiration and astonishment; especially onHawaii , which in this respect, taken as a whole, in-cluding the sublime and fearful exhibitions of the greatcrater of Kirauea , is among the greatest phenomena ofthe Pacific.

The Becket sails for Kairua to-morrow, and carriesfrom us all our visitors, excepting Mr. Chamberlain.While at my writing-desk this evening, Mr. Hoffmanleft on a sheet of paper the name of his ship, and a listof her officers, as a little memento of his visit.

This gave rise to some remarks on the character ofCaptain Kotzebue; among other things Mr. Hoffmanstated, that he was a great admirer of Washington.During the morning, in looking over some papers pre-.paratory to my visit to Honoruru, I had found in thefolds of one of my pocket-books, a sprig of evergreenplucked from a tree on the humble tomb of our illus-trious countryman, when I visited Mount Vernon, in1821. I immediately handed it to Mr. Hoffman,saying, “ If Captain Kotzebue admires Washington,even this trifle will be thought acceptable by himbutthe moment he knew its origin, with enthusiastic ear-nestness, though not without evident embarrassment atthe liberty taken of directing it from the person men-tioned, he exclaimed, “ Non, non, Monsieur, non Kot