10

Livingston's experience as a man of business,his high standing as a merchant, and hismsral worth as a man, qualify him to discharge the duties of his office, with greatefficiency. ,

Tho King has authorized the appointmentcf a Charge d 'Affaires near the Governmentof Peru. A hiffhlv respectable citizen of theUnited States who has for thirty years resided in South America, has been selectedfor that office. Agreeably to His Majesty'st.rders, I thall forward a commission to himby the firrt opportunity, after which the ap-

pointment will be more particularly announ-ced- . ,. .. . .

;

The existing war between Mexico and theUnited States lias withdra wn the attention ofthe President of that Republic from severalmatters of international interest which I hadthe honor to suggest.

You will see by the report of the Ministerr mancc, mat mc revenue anu commerce

of the Kingdom continue to increase, evenbeyond the most sanguine expectationstertaincd by any of the King's ministerialservants. From data in possession of Wil--hem Paty, Esq., the Collector General oflCustoms, it appears that m 1841, as com-pared with 1313, there was an increase in theimports cf $120,974 of 3,709, in the netanvmntof duties received,- - and of 133,401,in the net. value of goods taken for home consumption. That in 1845, compared with

the increase was j1:0,g1, in imports;$10,4SG, in the duties; and $131,3S0, in thehome consumption. That in 1S4G, as" compared with 1815 the increase was $51,441,in imports; $12,315, in the .duties,and

01,737, in the home consumption. 'Andihat in 1317, as compared with 1S33, the in-

crease in the duties by the Custom House,smounts to $13,178. s?'- - ,-

From the same data, it appears that theexports have been increasing' as -f- ollows--viz:

' - .. f ,r15411S15ISiG117

5179.C10'703,102

777,309Cntentid thus far, with these facts, and

with daily proofs of increased good will andconfidence on the art of the foreign resi-dents, the King's Administration can well af-ford to leave to a few co-leag- disappointed men, the free utterance, of opinions:.and suggested own Kamcpassions-bu-

t altogether without- - mnuenceupon the mind. - . r";

The experience of every day proves" thecorrectness of the twenty-si- x positions that,

. with much satisfaction, I asserted in: my lastreport. Yet, that many imperfections" andirregularities exist in the Government, itwere presumptuous to deny. Still it may beboldly asked, at what period of the historyof any-o- f the most civilized nations of Europe, where a comparison can be fairly institulod, is any thins to be found in that history, that can serve as a just ground for casfcn:g reproach upon the order of things m thisKingdom, as it has existed since' (he Jing$Sovereignly was restored by : Reariilmiral

' ' " 'Themes?' -- ; .7,tThat sovereignty is how place J asc-cur- o

basis, througji the , mutual engagementof Great Britain and France the'acknow)-cdglmc- nt

of the4' Nation's Independence as aSovereign State by thc; f. theUnited .States by. the .Treaties made "withihrce powerful monarchies, ? 'and especiallyby the terms in which" it has pleased theQueen ,of Great Britain and Ireland to ratifyihc convention of the'2Jth March :1S10.

AUTh-is- e nations abjuring any wish for theexe'reise of a paramount influence over "thisKingdom, or for exclusive privilgcrin favoVf their subjects or citizens, . have tlM?reby

virtually. expressed tneir. opinion, in

703,050

a wayn.ottoue misunderstood or'miircprcfientedthct it 13 for the interests of all mercantile

scctially Hawaiian, ot equal lavorto all, andof resistance i to any foreign intervention

strict straight miaeration Smvince

ueviacu oiucerswnicn they all alike expect.

Tor that line, King under ?thcthe" Almighty 'in the exercise of his

xecoguizefi sovcreigntv ,? is determined to adhere.: 'Tr ' f

-

la my Jast report, I had the honor to state ;

to you that' V from the high character of theagents oC ttie. United States lately appointed.

cments,

lating whosecoutinuegreatly

Sskinnerand English Consul mightlion has been hilly realized. . Since the dav

Ahlaony rcn Lick. Yenlamrl- iCommissioner

the Mates, 1 have not handlecne diplomatic question. And the mo-ment Joel Tun ill, Eq., took theif Alexander Abdl, Esq., as Consul

tLc United Mates, has beencomplaiut arifing of the exercise ofConsular within his Con-Kula- ta

here," or his- Consular; Agency, ad-ministered by William II. Hubbard, Esq.,

Lahaiua. -At -

This state of things and the order observedby .rvmerican crews since the arrival ofmiiiu, ui. iu aim ana toHubbard, no less bcnelicial totime interests tho United States, and the

policy of the Kingdom.'JSeitucr uaa there been a single complaintthe part of the Consul of France during

year. --

. Bare to lament that I have no been ableto ttOder acceptable to Miller, ''Esq".',Her Britannic Majesty's Consul, General,

respectful suggestions for a frankcourteous official which,

His 'Majesty's sanction,-- 5

offered in Jflne.JSlB. Of those suggestions,appeadcopy marked No. 10'.".'I pleasure to make known you

that there have complaints oh thepart cf Stephen Esq. Consul ofBremen, A. Suwerkrqp Esq., K RoyalDanish Consul, or J. F. Esq.,Consul of '.' ;

The Ceasolf France,- - when obkgedtoabsent himself frem this locality, continuesto entrust the of"French subjectsinterests to inlike manner, tho RoyalDanish Consul requested me to" undertakehis duties his from China; I

full perruissionjand Ihave otily to report the most difJcrlren of the Danish- - Hibjecti' whoriifa Islands. .

ThMyrh h" c vi-.-- iis duties fallen

upon it has been bv reason of mv oflV p?nvedfls the investigation last yrtr.dwjn?rte wiih No. s and 14, in tbi rerr ivpfctortheict- -

position, the confidence really reposed, ,r r, ,nd in other, hut by no means iui karaimojiu hiis in the coming from the No. I. Besides ro 3 aud 14, and in

official agent3 of Franee and ; it ocannot lad to be extremely satisfactory to steady hand, witkoat any tronhlin at all, though at theyou. i'. '.. 1 of its date, tint 9ta of December, 1326, il is: WJI

On the 23d of January, by oider of tL f' h- rcelhold.I had the honor, through circular, A;ainon comparing Karaimoku in No, t Karai-th- c

of the United States, and! ?",k?fciaN5 Consul Oenmls papers, I1 to agree very closelv; John It has xvoro thaitO thcXonSUlS Of nations, tO WVltei he telicves rolh to be-i- the hand xvrilii.sr.fhS

an expression of feeling and support, on be-- ow hrother, Kahuhu,6oe of those Who used to write andhalfof forcisn Enisconalians residing in "H" it-Cl- l ?!

1 m vaimoi sav mat iir. inarnon orzea tnecapital, towards the erection maintenanceof an Episcopal chapel for their benefit.Admiral Thomas while here, was. stronglyimpressed with a conviction of the waritef,..., i 1 1 .:n t . ?

I

sui.il a luupi-j-, cum eiui iws u urtp ami

sincere interest in the benevolent project.' Itonly remains for others more immediately in-

terested, to unite themselves in such a wayas that Episcopalians, in regard to a 'placeof public worshipmay not remain in a worse I

1 .1 t v..4 : - i

tionalists and Catholics. .T ; - '

In consequence of the recent public avowal of the principle that foreigners, who havebeen invited into --a country, acquire ter-ritorial and other interests in it, have a rightto ask for .an administration of Governmentadapted to protect and promote and render..i .L.: . vi. ft......ore una lllltiu.j, 1 UaTll"ll 11 JIIV I !, iK.t in O ,A t- -

duty KinirtO SU22est the :. necessity f,fi "RutCapl. Meekwho married Mann's lanshter. andso regulating the ingress of forciniers i"Is tho name... m No. . is in his hand writing. More-Kingdo-

and.iheir acquisition of any ver, the is blacker ink the wriiin?ofthe. . . -- ,1- , .1 : A 1. .nun ui iia uuiuaiuas 10 cuaru ajrainst iriepossibility of . assuming such pre--icnces, 10 claim the of dictation in thoseinternal affairs of the Kingdom, in which tholaw of nations forbids their interference.1"

Nevertheless, it is desirable to encouragethe ingress of all foreigners o good charac-ter habits, who ; may 'applyfor permission to remain, to grant-the- m

privileges such as they may deserve, on pe-tition, they duly the King'sSovereign over them, while theyremain, obeying the laws and contentingthemselves with such protection and l ights,as arc guaranteed them bv treaty.

r; . R.r Miuistcr For. Relations.

"The-- ' preceding' report was received forconsideration by the Nobles and Rcnresent- -atives of the Hawaiian Islands,' in Legislative Council ' assembled, and presided over

vaticinations by their in person, by-- ' His , Majesty, .King t

upon

thj

hamcha

No.l.l?t J SIC.

A strong presumption James Ruddack hssoppression bus been created in mv mind l.v General

Miner's statements, corroborated Ly the evidence of Au!d,Gundell and More Ion, and hy the report of CaptainsSmart and Blake. I am however, uuwi!ling 10 take upthe case as one in which redress has l.cen absolutely in-fused, if the government pledger themselves to use their

enuvavors to nave the merits of the case decided I yarbitrators; or if Ruddack,- - arrival at Honolulu,hall elect iu preference to- his cause hefore the

judge and mixed jury, taking cognizance of differencesbetween' natives and foreigners, the Court will he imme-diately held, it hefngopen, and the attendance of any Brit-ish officers at Honolulu facilitated; and if Ruddacksupports his claims to be replaced, that adverse posses-sion should be immediately removedTand RuddacK shallreceive any damages may he awarded.

.(Signed) '. G. F. SEYMOUR,Rear Admiral and Commander i.i Chief of II. ft. M.--

. Naval Forces iu the 1'jci 5c.fe

" - .. " 4. No. 2. ,- -

. IIosoLvir, 1st Septcniber. 184S -

.The Kil'g of the Sandwich Islands. h iving in rnnn'rl'with mrBritannic Majesty's Consul General and mv- -

examined the deeds ol lind in Honolulu, deliv-ered up to Mr..Richard. Charlton iu 1345. and His Majesty having previously invited me to examine and decideas umpire, all cases of complaint brought forwardLy Her Majesty's Consul General against the government,among which are the impediments which Joen plac-ed to ihe security of the purchaser of the lauds referred'to. . - 'rI have and.carefully weighed the evidence foraud against the authenticity of the sisnatursof the "muter an l witnesses to the deed purponmir id he that im---

by Karaimoku to Mr. Richard Clm lion, oa Decemi.tr 9,1 5 20, and have compared them with tha signatures ofsame parties on other documents.

The decision is difficult where so many conflicting opin-ions have been 'given, bul exercising mv l est iudvnieni.

apgiears 10 me mai no proot na oeen attordeil Itist Hienmions mai ice UOVCrnmenUOt Archl- - jsisnaiures either of Kaniiuoku, of Boki,.rof KrancistoD2ia3 SUCU1C DC COnauctCd on principles couutersiuea by His Jlaiesty iu

havebeen

right

1513, have leji forged, or lhat they are invalid.The objections of the chiefs and natives have

chiefly founded orr considerations connected with thecomparative rank of Kaahumanu and Karaimoku, and the.;rm Vsuflkiency of the latter to make the grant in queaion.that and line of i f..to that it is not mv 10 e.,er. .

iiupiuuomuuu iicuuomi , uuuf ail events, 1 v ua murauj ny ine ia w ni

thepi"

t

under

--r

j

rthe Crown in England, to whom it hadwho the of the Hawaiian government.

Looking to the validity of the signatures, I considertbey should be deemed 10 be genuine.

fSienedl fi Pj Rear Admiral and Commander in Chief of 15. M.'sj . , i aval forces in me

:. ,. V . No. 3.As King of the Hawaiian Island, I am happy to ad-

dress niveff to Rear Admiral Sir tieoree K. Armour.and their legal acqun IIU 'Maicstr ,C- - B-- . G-- i of ihe Uueen of Great

onndently expects .Werr great your great and 2rKd Quee, that Imeni in le iransaction Ol ail business rc- - j and my chiefs can never forget ihe kindness to mv brother

hisUucen,witti attendants in lingland.to that Kcpublic, shipping and j ly0hlt jcommerce to outvalue those i Cmndeto" heart'

j

Commissioner

in theC , urn cj ma nnt I ' n n rW Iiaih tn. - . . . . . i . . : j - .

ci ail oiuer nations i s,,ow pnr ?rat,lutIe- - pwr, England nek how

Islands.'" I have"much...satisfaction in adding I e?1!d?'e "h.T our erRJil,1le7, KY "3reed 10 'troear sea now occupied bv Mr.nyun prusuiu occasion, mat f.XpeCta-- Mr. Robson.that the

when Es6'- - iWe

ofthere not one

his

-

mari- -of "

'

onme

I

1

I

"no

.

care

until hdso, with.

partcxi

have

mc,

lime

tO; with

- !

deed. .

of

oeston-h- is

which

.v ..

the

upon

have

the

this

been

been

.

theirsending their here

mnVdil .lorein these

mat

umuiuuit;

have bis office and hoist his flag there,give piece of land, the land w here

that the English Consul might have biseorge.-lirown- , Ksq., as of) B0Use "hew.- - that we would always hare

united hadsince'

when roomG.

outfunctions, either

Mrisir.

and the

internal

past

William

the moreaad intercourse

earnestly

the

Reynoldsh.

B.' Marshall;Peru:

andrae;

returnHis Majesty's

conductfew

the

cialKaraimoku Not.

Denmark,

King,

foreign them

this inercioreand

and

por--

foi-eigne-

and

Jurisdiction

III.

lhat

Lring

being

sell,

heard

submittedconsent

SFVMfirR

racitic.

high officer

bodies frigate

tradingaide,

always audioanother General s,

alwaysthought

somo-Englis- h Consul here, and lhat these granls'of land. u e . . . ....wouia lorevecommemoraiemirthanklulness to tnland.

We gave uo writings for these lands ; they were grant-ed by word of mouth, and that word ii is our custom neverto violate. At for writings, I kno they have muchforce with you. with us they have none unless signed bythe chief who has the direction of the kingdom from theKing. --st

1 m sorry that in these grants, where I ami my chiefsthought we had shown our thankfulness to England, wehave been disappointed, because Mr Charltou, niter keep-ing silence till .April, 1840. then claimed those lands, andthe land Pulaholaho, foe 99 years for himself, and hisheirs, pretendin? that Karaimoku had given him a wri-ting foe loem in presence of Boki and Francisco de PaulaJiartn.

.This wc could by no means agree to, for Karaimokuhad no power to give away land without the consent ofKaaiunvinu, the Queen Regent, and both Karaimoku andKaahumanu and knew well that the lands I havenamed were granted to ihe English Consul for the Eng-lish government, and therefore if Karaimoku and Bokisigned those papers, they must have signed them on Iheassurance and in the belief that the writing on'y confirm,

grants that Kaahumanu had authorized, and thaibad been discussed and agreed upon.

:Te wording in both writings is not native wording ;neither Karaimoku nor Boki could understand it. nor do Ior my chiefs, even now, clearly understand some parU ofit. "V "- -"-

- w ... -m l 9 1 . . . .lave my wora as King, and the assurance or my chiefs,

that Karaimoku never was recent or chief ruler; he actedfor Kaahumanu.Tinder her, and by her orders, but a healways did her business for ships, and other matters withforeigners, u waj natural they should think that he was

man' an Pwer n hmelf. How couldthey, know otherwise? J Adams is a good man, o is liob-inso- n.

and Reynolds, but they judged merelythey knew nothing of what pased be-

tween the chiefs and I cannot allow that what I and thechiefs know truly and positively, should be qcctironed orContradicted by the inert opinion, without knowledge, ofsuch me. . '. i .,

Where ii lit man that will feilrme that Karaimokuever gave him land, to his rmin tnnivi.

S h pennissioo of Kaahuminu and the Jmwled-- ofother chiefs S , 3

I declare that even'though Charlton's title should l.esigned by Karaimoku, the written title would, by oti.ua-ge-sbe void, for he had no power to gnuTt land, and

speaking of Pulaholaho, that randwas not hia tograut,-- it was Kaahumanu's. rr ''' 9 ho .would say that Karaimolta, orthe highest chief on the Islands, would dare to giveawavthe lands of Kaahumsinc? " - ' - ,

t5ut Having esmmined Charlton's papet Xo. t, and coro- -u f J ,,ro'ght the Consul Gen

eral. I fcnd that .os. 3 and II agret i tha word Karai- -ClOkU. bttt tbeV less s.ere with EimV.b. ... v ,

n . k . T.I. i:i xv. ,r.- -. i uaa inai luraimoku in papers

of icth JunuarylSM, Qd in E of 12th March; 1924,

V

AiA

THE --POLYNESIAN, .SA$JlRAy.U$B A 1847.

Governmentjr'and

IXtfJitf&ffiy:hrt..l.eDuld

nume of Karaimoku, tut this I do say, thjlidonoi.be.liefe that Karaimoku xswer himself .wrotttf his traine.inCharlton' paper No. 1,"or his other caper for the laud

illerI am hy do means clear that Coki is right in No. I: It

doe not aeree with Knki in B.. dated 2ith Auonst. I82B.I and less with Boki in I.; of 20ih November, 1629, nor in

me consul uenerai's iios. 4,6, and C, Imt as dir. Ford,who wa his clerk, has.aworn to his Lelief, lhat Boki inNo. 1 is in his hand writing, Iani glad to have thatanihor-ii- y

'to say that Charlton did not forge that name in No. 1.The writing of Francisco de Paula Marin in No, I is

not to my mind like the same words in the book No. 2,nor in the Consul General's Nos 3 and 14. nor in C. n rv--

I proved last tear, in the investigation at my Palnce, es-pecially in the r. In No. I, the r in Francisco and Marin,

i y no mean reemlles .the r in the same mords in Nos.3 and 14, and in C, but it does resemble the r in thewords in Charlton's writfti j for the land where GeneralMiller live.. , ?.....Bei:1es, the flourish in No. I is altosether diflermt

that in the Consul General's Nf.s. 2, 14, and theffo'crnment paper C, in the three latter there being ome-Jhin- g

in the shape of the figure "8 which is wholly want,inc in No. 1 . The flourish in the Beretania deed is also

nn rr,r. t. I

to theto the Vsgn've'K?'.She'demw.ih:.i

TT,,,wL.v,dah in than

acknowledging

toC.'WVLLIE,

Septemher,

iktcii

II.

C.improve-1- !

to

uiu

to

Boki

from

anv

by

lives

from

nintii Inll lull n ITi 1 . n t tr Imr ih.n f a .a.ninM I. AM..ii.i. , ...... iiiuvy mn,ti .ibu ' willing ill AaiAlmnku and Boki.

It looks as if the flourish had been altered at differenttime, and what John Ii swears to. that the e finnl in Rnkhad no dot upon it when Charlton invited him to look atit in 1340, looks suspicious ; a!o, why shu!d Charltonwrite the paper in letters not formed in his umisI warhut imitating Mr. Lays' writing in James Robinson'siltwl, Wo. 14. .

For all these reasons, I cannot admit that Franrisco der.iula Mann is his writing in Charlion' paper No I ;"tn one else may have written his - name ; I do not sny

that Cbvlion wrote it, and you are not to think thatlac ue him of having forged the name. &me of mycnieiM nove Riven simiicr opinions, liUl 1 Wjsn to clear MrChnrlton from that charre.

The Earl of Aberdeen says in his derision that the evidence on Mr. Charlton s title "mainiv rests on ihepennineness of the grant and the power of the person by whomit was exei ute'd.i . ..- I admit the cennineness of the prant by aiithoritv ofKaahumanu nl the land that belonged to Keknulunhi,now occ upied by Skinner & Co. marked A; in the inves-tigation in Septemher last, and for which no writing wnseiven. rut I deny the eeimineness of the grant of Kaahiimanu s land, marited H. in the same in vest tea Hon, ortnai naraimnKu, or any cniei, or even 1 the King, couldever, according to our usnees and customs, have givennwav inai lann wiinnui ner iui; tnnu- - n ani

Therefore, even were ihe names to the writimr all nroved to be srnod, the second requisite in the Earl of Aberdeen's decision is to nur certain knowledge almcetherwnnting, ana Ihe wnlin? is void. Ii i void forother reason. stated hy mv Miniter of Foreign Relation"in his letter No. 20,of24th Noveinher 1845. and I provedto von Anir.ir.ii,yesier.iav. mat your own government hadreferred that letter, and the whole evidence taken at mvTalsce last year, on the 1 1th of May, 1846, to the primi'-p-il

Law Adviser to your eovernment. By doing so.itappears tonie that the British gvernment admitted thatall they have done before, .may have heen wrong; thiwas not known when the case was referred to you. andas your opinion may not he upon the whole caeihe snmeas ihet of the Law Adviser of the Crown, I would too.. .,..,, . . ...i I I. -- II r...l i -

' lurinrr m iion in injs matterlie postponed tin alter that opinion I e known.

Then, when it is known no interference will he neces-sary, for I intend to conform to lhat final deci-io- n of theBritish government, whatever it mar I e. I have alreadv

l lr.k.. j j x , 'uijsrii n;ni i win no sn, nnl I menn 10 oosoITranslatinn of the Kincs opinion in Hawaiian. Tendhr

His Majesty this dav. lt f tsepteml.er, 1546, to RearAdmiral &ir ieorge r . sevmour U. B. G., C. H., Com-mander in chief of Her Eritannic ilajVsty's Naval Forces tn wic vcean.j

R C. WVLLIE. .. Minister of Foreign Relai ions....

: T 7---';v;

. 4: Foatiov Oppice, 3d Septemhr r. IS46.

S11: The King commanfJs me tu acknowledae motthankfully the receipt of the copy o your note, read toHis Majesty on ihe 1st ion., acceding to his request inregard to anv further rction in the matter of the landclaimed hv Mr. Charltnn. until after the receipt of intel-ligence of the final decision of the Kriii-- h governmentthereanent, and to renew his pledge to you then given,that hi fixfc" purpose is strictly in conform to that de-cision in all the respects mentioned l.yyou, inc'udin? lhatof interest, if required .y that derision, or ly any other.

With the renewed assurance of His Majesty's personalesteem, I finally add that of the very distlnguifhed

with which I have the honor to he sir, .

Your most ohedient, .r -. hunil.l servant.

(Signed) R. C. WVLLIE.R"ar Admiral, Sir George F. Seymocb, C. B. G., C.

H., Commander in Chief of 11. B. .M.'s Naval Forcesin the Pacific Ocean.

No. 5.Fob Eton Orr ice. Septemlr 17, 1346.

Ssia, Alter rellecliog upon ihe conversation whih Ihave jut had the honor :o hold with vou on ihe suhjectof the demand l y Consul General Miller, on liehs'f ofJmes Ruddarkjas disposed of by ihe derision of RearAdmiral Sir George F. SeymourC. B G.,C. II.. I thinkit expedient and for the honor of the King that I shouldlate to you in writing, what 1 offered verbally, viz:1st. To do nway with yonr objection loan arbitration,

ss recommended by the Admiral in the fir't e onthe ground of expense and th professed poverty of Rud-dack, I am ready to guarantee all expen es whatsoever ofthat arbitration out of my own pocket, so lhat 1, and notJamrs Ruddack, shall pay the whole.

2nd. That to do away with your objection, that ifRuddark decline an arbitration, and postpone his complninttill whatever time he may be pleaed to bring forwardhis title to the land for adjudication before the Land

within the period prescribed by law, his titlewill then lapse, owing to his omission now to prosecuteMrs. Thunder, for his alledged by her, Imosl solemnly engage, on the part of the King's govern,ment, that that nmis.Mon shall not then in anv wav urejudire either his title to the land, or his claim to damagesagainst Mrs. Thunder, or whosoever else may have fes--psse-- i upon nis laun.

I have to add my belief that the opposition of Ruddackto a hearing of his complaint, either before arbitrators,or the Judge of foreign causes, arises from a caue vervoinerent irom nis auetigea povenv, ano mat an lar frombeing poor, Ruddack is posesed of property more thansufficient to enable him to sustain his complaint in theregubir way, according to law, even though the issueshould l against htm.

A cpy of this letter will be sent to the King's Commissioner in London.

I vail myself of this first opportunity lo convey to youthe assurance of the peronal esteem and considerationwith which I have the honor to be, sir.

Your most obedient,humble servant,

R. C. WYLLIE.Capt. Patrick J. Blake, II. B. M.'s S. Juno.

No. 6.Honolulc, It Scptemlier, 1546.

The Kin? of the Sandwich Islands, having commuui.cued to mc letters received by the last mail, which hnveparsed between the Under Secretary of State for ForeignAffairs and his Agent in London, which show that thereclamation on the part of His Hawaiian Majestv, andthe piper forwarded by Conul Geneml Miller, in thecase of Mr. Charlton's land, had been referred to the LawOfficer "f the Crown in England, in May last, in orderthni they might consider the case as it then stood ; andthe King having expressed his anxiety that further actionon my part should be postponed, with reference to thatsubject, pending the decision of the British government,by which His Majesty repeats. his determination to abide.

Having given my opinion respecting the validiiy of ihesignatures. I forbear to follow the reasoning used in HisMajesty's address so a contrary effect, bul I very willing-ly comply with the King's request for such suspension,provided that it is agreed that no act or attempt shall beallowed by theHawaiian government, which will depre-ciate ihe value of the property assigned to Mr. Charlton;and also, that to guard against the disadvantages whichthe purchaser of the land may incur by the notices of theAttorney General, that the government will engage topay the interest proposed by the Consul General, of 12per cent, on the purchase money, should it be required bythe Rriiish government, to 'commence from ihe date H.B. M.'s government may reaire if their former decisionshall he confirmed. - - .

(Signed) .? G F.SEYMOUR.Rear Admiral and Commander in Chief of H. 8 M 's

r . Naval Forces in the Pacific.

'". . No. 7. ,:': ,

At a rree tin; of the Receivers of the Estate of WilliamFrench and Francis John Green way,

" Reoi.vii), that it is expedient, in order to the speedyand final reversion of said estate, to embrace the amicableterms of compromise tTlfercd in mediation he His Excel-Jeicr.-

C. Wyllie, hetween Heory Skinner, E!sq. throughhis Attorney, John Rolison, Esq., and the estate of Fran-cis Joim Greenaray, and that mutual releases be inter-changed hetweeo the aarties accordin7!y- -

I Vrte at Honolulu, this 17th dar of Drcemhe r, 1 5 f .

k, (Signed) . GEO. PELLY," . WM. PA TV,

WM. FRENCH,; - ' - JOIIXRICOFD Curator.

fTfiVOLtfLr. Foreiim' Office. Miv ifUK- -

Sib3--I am commanded by the King to convey to ycuthe yarliculars of-wh- correspondence has taken p!ac"ewithH. B. M.'s Consul General, on ihe subject of raisingthe duty oa fermented liquors; under the ah. ankle ofihe Treaty of the 2Gih March. JL enclos "copies of "thetouowiiig documents, viz t s

ut consul UeneraApril,' complainingAle, Porter. Beer andstating that ft) hisopiuion

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retter rn. --74. of the CthlIt... ,f-- ki --x.;.i;.: t.e. .w;of a law passed raikin-r- rdutr on? 1 t1. , v'.k T B.

CMet.to 60 cents VW FWI"! are iospme un- -they were Dot'tiurituous.liduurs. ! known, and nearlj' so. For instance, in--

and lhat to exact more than five per cent. u ad talorrmduty upon them would be an infringement of the 6th Ar-ticle of the Treaty of the 86th Maroir.. . .

Of mj veply of lh.Sth April, staling that nothing wasanner irom me wisn 01 ine King man; to deviate in any

way from the sense of the 6th article, as understood byH. B. M 's government, but that the governments ofGreat Britain and France, in modifying the Ctb article of

Treaties, obviously intended .tp confer uponthese Islands a moral benefit, in the decrease of the con-sumption of all liquors whicktfould intoxicate, and show-in- g

by extracts from the ' Encklopediedu Commerce,"and Rom Dr. Duncan's Materia Aledica" that-al- l thefermented liquors. named did coi.tain "alcohol, nnd-wer- e

really spirituous, but inviting the Consul General to makeauy practical suggestion that would uot lead to complaintOh the part of France. , .? ' - t

Of Consul General Miller's note No. 73. of lith Anril.persisting in his view before expressed, but making noMJSgesuon, as invited 10 uo.. .... . , fOf my reply of the I3lh, endeavoring to elicit his viewsnpon ccriain points asked, so ibat 'he King's governmentmight meet them as far as practicable, . .. . -

Of his note No. 76."of 15th April, stating that the fir.mented named were not classed as spiriluou, inTariffs, Commercial Codes, Treaties, &c.,and that anyattempt of this government to lay upon them a higher du-ly than five er cent ad valorem would nut be favorablyreceived by ihe British government. . -

Of my reply, of the 20th April,' admitting that it wasnot usual in Tariffs and Custom-hous- e tJbles, to rla-- sAle, Porter, Beer and Cider with spirituous liquors, butin further proof lhat they were chemically and substantially spirituous, enclosing copy ol Iheir by ISirKraurietafifi from page 63 of the 3d volume of Mr. ELli' Law and JtsiruiatioTU of the Cutom and M'ntrr-tid- e

Practice," published in 1S37, and stating that theKing's government, after considering the matter in con-nexion with the sentimrnts expressed by the Earl olAberdeen, and the verbal assurances on the part otFrance, by M. Perrin, meant lo act arcording to the lawimpugned by the Consul General, until trie question shouldbe considered bv the British government.(t t ie Mroe iimej look oecawon toeti'lnin In what manner2ril:h Merramiia Could iu iha meanwhile resnrct fh lawwithout njuilice tn Iheir eventual rigb' nnlr thai r f rrnre )Ciy of Ibe Consul General's letter. No. 77. cf the J2d April,ronveing nn protest agan ir tnai rrsotntton, and ii.iiuiaiii'ithat a Cony of ibe eorreaf.ouilence would be trananiiited to It.B. M.'a Government; Copy of my nol of this dale. Informingthe Consul General thai bv bis Majesiy'a command. I forwardco les l ihe correapondence to Dc uiu btiure the British Gov.eromenl. .

I need not w ra the part of the King' Coversment anymsii or iiueniion in aci la litis or any oiner wav, contrary to

mc hi mr iinun uovernmeiii, wnicn are Believed to bea rrgarda thew Islands, eminently pbilai.tbn ic.The whole aioonnt .f fermented liqni r anrnaltv Importrd

and consumed here, is so small lhat the e rif duly in arecurlarv sense, fa noi worth roniendii'f fur. mhiur tn in.crease of thedntr invclvea a principle of jirtat importance to

vi iciiicntucc in incsc isinnaa.The whole Missionaries are united su, on man in Mam;..

Government fur not having taken murh airoier measnrea toprevent ihe notions eflVcia of the 6th Article. Am.rHin 10Ihe wordlv priiicinles of noliliealdoubtless are. rone: but thev are rirhr In mht ..rn'. .k.phvieal a.xl moral health f these Ldanda. tn ihowhich, they devote Iht ir lives. You will (brm some idra nfthe etciteinem upon this qnention by rommunicatioi a ia theFrirxd df ihe 15th. which, with other ieWSnsn.r- - 1 furarapil

arately. , . ..I must not omit to inform von, that nn the f th r.f April, the

i rnsuiti rr-inr- e cnmplaineit or the IrCrease cf the dutv onnranoies in nve dollars per rll.n, as a prohibitive one. am!thai on the 7th. he sent in a wrttten nroieot aiminst it Th.iqueKtinn, , in like manner, referred lo ibe French Governmert. --

Thns the het:rfltt intrmleil lobe eorferred l ih firh nii.i.of ihe Treaty of ihe 26ih of Marrh. aro made a of dis-pute in ihe very outset, and ao it has heen. as vet. wiih evertreaty lhat the Kin baa entered into with foreiin Naiii pa

fin far a relates tn the arand experiment whether the nativesare rapahla of self rnvemmei t. wnh Ihe arswt.inre of wliaif Teiener thev can obtain, it certainly wnnl i have been betterthat the King had been left without anv treaty all, aad to ore-rat- eas Ivinz with all ihe plenitude of nainral riiht, dralinewith all nations alike, nnder the reneral rule nf the l.. r

nations, than to be subjected in the restriction.. forcihW inro-e- dby Capt. La place, in the Treaties nf Jnlv. 1639 whichseem to hnve given the rule for all the auliwquent Treaties-tha- thave been prescribed for the Kinr's accept ai re. ,

.'ica i irniti pi.:e me nina unoer rntea m action,it extremely dir.cilt for him tn rovem t id. ...ti.e.

tion f all parties, and still to do bis duly tn his ewo nhjetrand ttiht can neither he intended bv ihe cnremmeni-- . nf RhiBritain and France, nor ht it what in Ji:t to a Kins In bis vcrrpeculiar pnxilinn. '

It is his M ijcatv's command lhat vou send a copv rYihislet- -W Earl nf 4hi.eHn h ti . ...i .,- - ........ ...... ...i .... ..7ii r. . u (. if'A ili C .have been CrwaTled by H. B M.'a Consul Cent ral.i nave ine nonor to be, 8,r, - ,,

Xour most obedient and most huroMe'acvart.-(Siirncil) - ,u.c WILLIE.AaCHIBAlO BRCLT. C."Q.,

II. II. M.'s Commissioner, 4c Ac .- r. - ', jtMr. Fllis ia an experienced officer of the T nr tlr.Am In lK.

London Custom House. " '

yt..9.TT. - ..-- .I 1 1 ui ' . . ...niciimii;iB.i!iiru nwnii siv noiira tn iminTfr r.i wii

nnunmaiMl I mer. that he baa civen nr.lrm ni. ih. I--. n.. .

i.enerai oi LMomi lo return In the Importers.- - nn appln uiu i... uiu.. n nuiies piin nn anrn itqunrs smre the Zfcih. l .Unirhnio, Devonn tiie usual nve oer eeni. ad vnlnreu? .i ih... ...onurc,na aigueruuiT ne levied upon such liiiiora.

isigncai - r.. r. Jl nn,Minister ot Finance.TjtCAScar Orrict, March 18, 1647. .

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proposal to Consnl General Miller to promotenui-in- i ciinwicnce ana enncora. ana to settle promptly ntiamicably all qne-rio- ns now pendinir. nr lhat may berraliernsr. in wnica oinikO sunjecta or their interesta are con-

cerned f1. To discus all qnestinns veiballr. adionrnin the

nucic imrvnrt, iron nay in ony, oiiiii uiey can ne SHIilarlmy semen, aca wnen an settled, to exehance ante, pieviousUmstnallv agreed nnnn. for the sake of record.

a. W here questions cannot be o adjusted to mntiml aatis--laction. in nx ami denne clearly the prec hre points wberenn acommon accord ia found impracticable, and thereupon, amir

ami without unnecessary Imputations of duunncnty oneiiher siile. tn exchange nntea upon those points, and "reterthose notes an exeharced at the same time, and br the sameconvevanre lo If. B. M.'s government, for their opinion thereon; tn avail that opinion, and in the meanwhile. In all othermatters to pursue theravatem suggested in Ko. 1, Just as if nodiflcreree of opinion had ocmrred.

3. Tn make nn ease of law diplomatic, until it have beenregulatlv tried before the law tribunals of Ihe eninlrv, and nn.til irjiiMire shall have become dear and palpable in the decis-ion given bv the last Court of Appeal, under Ihe Constitutionof the Kingdom.

4. To seek fl.r Justice only according In the 2d article of theTreaty of 26th March last, equitably and liberally understoodon both sides. .

5. Tn brtrg no charges before the King, either ep-ew- d ofimplied, on the word of one or more Interested witness?,againrt any or all of the King's Ministers, nnless alter previous

lo tha parries accused, and after hcariug. what tbeymay have tn iav In explanation.

6. To make no threats of coercion by British Admirals nrcommanders, in connexion with questions not fullv invetim- -

Ued and decided npon. nor tn call in the aid of Her MannivVNaval forces, except in snch ca.ea aa in accordance with thelaws rf nations are clearlv denials nf justice.

7 Nn cninmonicatinn bv either paetv incnlpating the con-du- ct

rf Ihe niher, In be made lo the British government with-o-sending a copv lo the party accused, and foritarding hia

defence at the same time.8. The motives or intentions nr jurisdiction of the Kii g's

legal onVer. not to he made trmatnre!y matlcra ofqnetiimin pending Cause of Briti.h subjects, bnt Ihe Course nf proceed-ings to be watched hy ff R. M.'a Consul Reneral. and wheresuch nfllcem actus II v dn wrong In Rritixb subjects, then theConsul General in proceed as suggested la Jin. 1 or No. 2, asthe rae mav require.

.9 Nn subject pot relatirg lo Rritnh or their inter-est- a

lo ha made nis item rfotllcial nr private disciminn, in anvshane whatever, nnleas where both parties agree tn it.

lithe above simple rulea bad been adopted, there wouldhave been nn rnon fur anv difference between Ihe C'opsolGeneral and the Sandwich Island government since hia arrital-th-

whole writings Beed not have exceeded l' O paea nn eitherside; all official fnrrrr.nnr wnnld have been tenirte amdeenrons: nn mutual distrmt and dislike would have exhtiot-no- r

would there have been any occasion tn pnhlnb any ntTeielmatter whatever, unless for some important object, wfched b iby both rartlea.

Mr. Wi llie will with nleaMire consider aay itn preventer taltenitlona. or addition In this project thai Consul O.neislMiller mav angesf. with tha view of rendering what futureofficial intercourse he may have with this government, prnmotive of that harmony and mutnal respect that wish! Intnl.sisi between hi-- n and a government so decidedly friendly inthe British nation.

ffigned) R C . WYI.IIC.HoitflUir, Foreign OlMce. June Pth. 1M6To Ws. NlLLta, Esq. H. B. M.'s Consul Reneral.

Statements respecting the present physical, socialuna uomcsuc condition oj ine people oj H01O--ssi as compared rciin wnai tney were oejoreine gospel jouna tnem, tyu. u. iiitchcoci-- ,

Missionary, Jlolokai.

Phtsical. If by a mere physical condition,Mr. Brinsmade means a less vigorous and healthyand prosperous state of the body, organs, androwers of the mind. The facts are, 1st, That

sensible of an increase of disease sinceI arrived at the islands. And I do know thatmany diseases which were prevalent when I ar-rived have been greatly alleviated by medicaltreatment.

2d. That w hereas, few women when wc ar-rived here, had families, or at least larjre ones,now few new married and young people but whohave from one to seven or eight children; manyhave five and six.' '"- -

3d. That it is not known that at that time theproportion of deaths on this island was not astrrcat as on anv other: now it w knrtwn tint It ia

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J -- 4th. That while all the means they formerlyi had for benefiting their physical condition, so faras I know, are still ued by them; thev now have

very many means for the same purpose, Tirnicuthey hwxiol when Christianity found them. ,m

5tb. uat, noiicw cause of injury to the physi-cal condition of .the people which did not existbefure Christianity found them, js known to hareexfcte'd since.

--r":.'t Ctt Jlanv cauises ot very serioKS injury to theMiner

.wnouyothers

liquors

analysis

notification

teirfherance, infanticide, promiscuous intercourse"of the sexes. -- ?J hafw neer seen a drunken manon Mcjbkai,"; -

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S(ICaL. The social state othc people as amass, is not'worse than when' cbiftianity foundthem. Isu pUristiaiviy found society dead, Trbmintemiierance. . Social intercourt then conLitedf nachauaUan revels, and associations 'for the

most inhuman, pleasures.' 1 his feature in theSociaJ..,stqi f, thq. people doe, not exist atpresents . I ,

4id. Sciety, when Christianity found he. peo-ple, was notorgnnized--the-re wanolink whichliound a man to his neighbors, might wasthe on-

ly rult,of right.-- Now the social i principle is?s6winrj luxuriantly, and man can leel ' for hisiel!owmah.;"? ' '" . v4: Sd. Universally, when 'cliristianity found 'thepeopIe, tbeir social condition waswholly underthe control of oppressive, despotic chief; atpresent, that curse to . social improvement, isscarcely known, f1 V-- .'' "

. ," 4th When christiauity found this people one

man had no confidence in another. Now confi-dence in each other exists to a sreat degree.- 5th. When Christianity found the people, if a

man's house was on fire, his neighbors ran to thespot to rob him of all they could 'eet;""now insuch a case, no robbery occurs, but the neighborshelp him build his house and contribute to makeup nis loss.. - - --r....

Ctfi. Then, the poor and friendless were leftto sicken and die alone, now thev are sotisht outand their.Wants are supplied ,by the hand ofchanty.'"' - ''."-

7th. Then their social condition was unblessedby books or opportunities to get knowledge,without which, the social condition of a peoplecoil uui uc iiu.tci auir. ninv uie social State ISimproved by" letters and a knowledge of the word

8th. Then, childrcnwere universallr tau?htin the acts and devices and sins and sins of Idolatry:, now they are collected universally intoschools and are taught and have become acquainted with the useful sciences.

9tb. When we first assembled the people forthe worship of God; the Lauhala trees werc'ourchurch, and the sod their only seat;,pow thevmeet in 4 large and well built "houses, . oil finelymatted, and the house at Kaluaaha is filled withcomfortable chairs. "

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10th. At our first meeting not a hat or bonnetor a shoe was to be seen, and scarcely a shirt orfrmale dress; now those who have not thesethings are almost as rare as those w ho had themthen. Our conjrresation on the Sabbath are usually well dressed- - and many have costly clothing.

11th. At that time, no man was the owner ofa cent cf. property; now tbey have houses jandcattle, and horses, and. sheep, and.hoss. andcanoes, and whale boats, and clothinir, and theirtime ana not a lew are inaKine propertv.

12tb. Not a farthing1' had ever been given forcharitable purposes; now this poor people contribute more than a hundred dollars a year ; forsendin; the gopel abroad .

13th. When the mission commenced, and-- formany years after, it-- was supported by the society nt nome; jor these more, than two yearspast they have paid for the support 'of the gos--pci among tncmscives more man $tuu. I havenot time to proceed with this statement of facta,.i.. .lomestic. i neir domestic- - condition ls notworse than when chnstianitv found them.

1st. The houses of the mass of the public areno worse, while those of very many are, muchbetter. , '

2d. They are more cleanly a great multitudeoi nousc3 are tree trom the cooking, calabashesand lumber.' and live' stock, with"; which thohouses were crowded, before the introduction ofChristianity.

3d. Sleeping apartments and hiklesare common now; but were exceedinffly rare then.

4th. Now everv man. has his own wife, thenhe hid many, or the same one"onIy as long asne pieasen. v .t

5th. Then, the want of natural affection andthe want of domestic peace, were manifest in thealmost universal practice of giving away children as soon as tney were born; now this prac-tice is nearly done away. '

6th.Then, children went almost naked;"' nowT 11 I t - .uivy mi ititTe cioinine. . ,, t

in. i areiuai iovc nna iaitniuiness, anu authority, has increased a hundred fold, and moresince the introduction of Christianity on this 1- -iana. ,

t.he.polyn:esia.n..HOXQLULU, SATURDAY, JUNE 5. 1347.

K In giving room to-d- ay to the responses ofparties aggrieved by 3Ir. Crinsmadc's disregardof truth, we sincerely hope that we shall not becalled upon again to open our columns upon sulr--jects which have already occupied the. attentionof the community too long. Enough ha$ beenwritten and said to display the parties arid dis-

putes in a correct light to all who choose to understand them aright. Those who do not., areodd fellows in our opinions. Our editorial drawer is heaped up with the accumulated articles ofcorrespondents, all eager to take a part in thewordy warfare provoked by the object of their

- - at a ;exposure and denunciation. .With the speci-mens given to-da- y, we trust both they and thepublic will be content to give Mr. D. for the future a license to SJty what he will, .t The buzzingof a fly may annoy, but it cannot harm. Ratherct one and all imitate the example of the kind

hearted old gentleman, who tormented by one,which most audaciously and perseveringly keptbuzzing in his ears and tickling his nose, as hesat at dinner, at last caught the little wretch, andopening the window, said " go, there is roomenough in the world for me and you." So withMr. B., let him buzz buzz buzz but let himgo --go go also.

For ourself, it is needless for us to repeat adenial of what he has failed to prove. Mr.Webster's declaration, which is a very differentaffair from the assertion of Mr. B., is in partcorrect, but is wholly wrong so far as it conveysany idea that we said the government would give$150,000 for Ladd fit Co.'s properties, and thatwe were desirous of knowing what would satisfyLadd & Co." We merely suggested a plan, as acreditor, to Mr. Marshall another creditor, bywhich we thought we might get 3ome per centageof our claims. It was simply this ; for the cre-ditors to propose to the government to take allLadd & Co.'s properties and assume their debts,paying the creditors in scrip, due in 10 years,without interest. If the creditors would comeforward with such an offer, we said that it waspossible the government would consent, to thearrangement. .The plan suggested . was muchthe same as that proposed by S. II. Willianw,Esq., lawt Nove?nler, which was for the govern-ment to issue scrip to the amount at 60 per cent,on their debts payable in 10 years, with 4 percent, interest. Both these suggestions failed ofbeing received favorably by some of the credit-ors, and the consequence ban been that manywho wouM hare been brnvfiftrd will novr pmly- -

tl . l: 1 rr.. JUvij uui i vuiie; one cent, i l ne suggnstionmiilp in trnnri faith tn, nil nns;. C .la jwiii;a iw me CCnujinJ

we care, nothing about, now that the simple

j Messrs. jGilman, Boardman and Wootj 'crinucjitc iu mc uisi itcHs, aeciare mat it a

untrue that Mr. has ben- - refused commuin the very church whose rules he drew tip.The literal truth (which their denial of thesb.nient as it now stands, would conceal) is, thai ySeamen's Chaplain, requested Mr. Brinsmadt Jto attend at communion Any one wbm v.tanything about the Bethel Church Is aware fluihis isjdl he has the power to"dorwithout a r'of the members, which as all Honolulu kno

it" would-b- e very difficult to ' get, is J

church is. nowisonstimted.wBateverinecesthe ' Chaplain might m "conscience think tjwas fortheformal expulsion of one of the

We have nothing"' to do with the BetliChurch, and care less whom they have in feoship ; and we now state'this as the ground offirst statement, if 'any. one is curious to obtimore,' they must inquire of the parties conccrar

i '4CO" Each-pap- er from California stems tf

strive to outdo its prcdelessoKLa its namtiTethe cannibalism among the unfortunate emigrantin the California Mountains. We thoughthad reached the climax of horror in tho he,

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counts "received. But we have before as J-- oiar, . oi pni iu,m which the editor saj;

"A more shocking'sccne cannot be imatricrilinai muioscu uv ujq parry,, ei men lk

went to the relief of the unfortunate eroimfinin the California Mountains. --jThe bones 1

those w ha had died and been devoured by tbmiserable ones that still survived, were ha-aqun- d

their tents and cabins. Bodies ofand children, with half the fieJ tor?from them, lay on every side. A woman sat bthe side of the, body of her husband 'who hv

just died, cutting out his tongue; the heart bJuaa aireauy ia:en onr, Droiied, and eat Titdaughter was seen eating the flesh of the fatherdie mother that of herfhildjrrt-childr- en thato:'father and mother. The emaciated, wild, rrenaUy aprearence of the survivors. atWrilthe horror of the scene. , ,LaD?uare. cannot v jsenbe the awful change that a few weeks ofisuffering had wroueht in the minds of tiewretched and pitiable beinjrsw 1lKse Ti Ao h- ione month before would have sbuddcrad vAic.eiit:u in me tuougni oi eaung numan nesj.1

or of killing their companions and relatives tilpreserve rneir own lives, cow looked nr;0n 4opportnniiy by these acts afforded them of Jcaping the most dreadful of deaths, as a trorjdenfn.1 interference in their behalf. ' CilcnVltions - were coldlv made . as thev sat elnni,n.arouna tneir gloomy camp tires, tor the .next anil17PrPfl? i n rr msaTj . Vnrinm avtiAfltmi I 3

vised tn Ttrpvont thr ilron?fiil crm f" .,j J- j - - - - - - - . ....x. v4 i. : ui urrbut they finally resolved to kill, those, who bar,

the least claims' io longer existence.!. Justattiimoment however, as if hy Divine interDositinnsome of them died, which afforded the rest toporory rf lief.' Some sunk into the arms of dearbcursing God for their-- miserable ; fate, while th

last ..whisperings of others were prayers txi,songs of praise to the Almighty., .

After jhc" first few death, but 'the one alk&.sorbing thought of individual ict

prevailed. The fountains of natural afTectoiwere dried up. The cords that once vibratecwith connubial, carental and filial aifection nrent asunder and each one seemed resolvedwithout regard to the fate of others, to esrawfrom the impending cafamity. Even the wikauwsuie mountain inaian, wnoonce visiteu ibtecampspitied them, and instead of pursuing tienatural .Jnrpul.se of their hostile fceUnaMx "tan

whites, "aha destrtrvine-lhe- as'thev could --asihihave done, divided their own scanty supplyiuoutviui mem." . .,f.tv - , - ,

After thb relation our readers may be pre

pared to neatloic the" flowing? but we must confess .it sticks in onr throat. v.

" 5o changed had the ?mirrnt Wnmn tSuwhen the party sent out," arrived with fond, mjimot tnein-cas- r it aside and seemed to prefer theputrid humaf?csh that still remained. The ilnvbefore the nartv arrived. n nf thtook a child of about four wears mf n tlmm mm, ana anourca ine vnple bejnre morn-ing; and the next dav eat another abott th t..vtage before noon.? . t-- -. .

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FRASCEThere:arfi:. now in Paris thirternyoung men, natives 6F Seneeaf, wh are rereiv- -

ing, at tne expense ot the .French Government,an education, w bico wil?.r enable' them on tbetrreturn to Africa, to contribute to rhf.ei-;T- ;

11 " - jm. .h iceir country.' seven ol tfiese young men irein boanunff schools. . three at th-h- rnrl

"-"- aiiu-irau- e, ana tnretr at the institution ofrioermer, and they air justify rtfi sacrifices

ranee nas made in ' tneir Iiehalf. by their dil'vgencc amr gootf--conduc- e

,This fact is wortinotin?, as a proof that there s-no natnr mxia...l.:u .t. - . ,

uitu cuuc.uion may noi exc,u an inauence.t 'W? learn that the, French ofernment intend,selectinja number of youth ffo'nTthvrbest nativefamilies at Tahiti, to be Sent to Paris for educaVtion.'. A "passenger in the lontreal mforms t,that Queen Pomare eats at the" table of th tlnx- -ernor, and conducts herself-wit- h drnit V Tovisit her, a previous notice oT24 hours is requi-site. The? Protestant missionaries areesoiterms with the French a D thrw 1 1itt imAV vX tt.aLed by themwith marked Tciriahess: VThisaouDtiess owing to their influence over tfc n- -tive population The Catholics, notwithstand-ing the rule of the French, have had no succewin propagating tfteir taitn, as yet. ,c Botb Protes-tant and Catholic systems, op Droselvtism beins- -

n.. i , . . . .inuai u.iu.v ifcu ana nrotectea bv tn nvprn--

ments of Tahiti and this kradom. nerfivtlvtir field is now open to both." few vnr Tiil

decide upon their relative ratrits, as adapted torun wxri auuriguies io unrisuanityYC

Maiise. The Toulon, Capt." Crosby; with afull cargo of lumber and floor,' dropped down toBaker's Bay last week, and by this time is prob-ably on her way to California. "

The Commodore Stockton, Capt. Young, load-ed chiefly with flour, bound for California, leftPortland last Monday. '

eThe brig Henry, Bray,k has' dropped dosvn tAstoria Mills, where she is loading wfch lumbtrfor Honolulu, and will have immediate Hianarrh.

The Hudson Bay Company's bark Columbia, ICaptain Duucan; for the 'SandWich glands, ha Iprobably ere this gone to sea.- - , , I

The fact that four vessels have entered ev 'river nearly losetner. nave reMnved rhoiprarvrmrrkand are off again within a month, argues wellfor our commerce, and gives a promise of whstOregon may yet do. In the auturao.'w hen ourgranaries are crammed with wheats and oarstorehouses full of flour, we hope to chronicle astill greater enlargement ofcommercial operation.

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Vea Cacz takex. A letter from Canforniastates that a report had reached there that VeraCruz had been taken by Gen. Scott, after a seizeof 11 days. - ': :v;;".i' V -

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