The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-22 00:00:00

THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS.
The ilioniteur of Monday publishes the report of
' the occupation of the Marquesas Islands, addressed by
Rear-Admiral Dupetit Thouars to the Minister of
Marine, " dated on board the Reine Blanche frigate,
Bay of 'Taiohae, June 18, 1842." He states that he
reached Fatuiva (the southernmost of these islands)
on the 26th of April. On the 28th he anchored on the
western coast of Tahuata, Nrilere he mas immediately
afterwards•waited upon by M. Francois de Paule, the
superior of the French missionaries in the Pacific, and
King Yotete. The subjects of the latter, it appears,
had been guilty of some outrages against some Ame-
rican whalers, and, fearing reprisals, he applied for
protection to the French. The Admiral replied that
he would land a portion of his men and a few pieces
of artillery for that purpose, provided that the King
consented to recognise the sovereignty of King Louis
Philippe. This proposal was accepted, and it was agreed
between them that the occupation should take place on
the Ist of May. On that day, accordingly, the Admi-
ral landed with his staff and a guard of honour, and
after formally taking possession of the island of Ta-
huata and of the south-east group of the Marquesai,
the tri coloured flag was unfurled. The act of sub-
mission was signed by Yotete. On the same day, M.
Dupetit Thouars, accompanied by the latter, pro•
seeded to select the spot on which the French esta-
blishment should be formed; and the ncxt day the
works were commenced and carried on with so much
activity, that on the 22d the barrack for the accom-
modation of the 120th company of Marines, which con-
stituted the garrison, a large storehouse, an oven, and
a gunpowder magazine, were completed. On the 23d,
just as the Reine Blanche was preparing to sail for
Nukuhiva, the Admira having heard that a Spaniard
whom he had engaged as an interpreter had been
assailed by an individual well known to be the blind
instrument of the will of the King, he immediately
waited on the King, and told the assailant in his
presence, that if he offered another insult to any in-
dividual of the establishment, he would transport him
to some distant region, whence he would never re-
turn to his country. The same man having two days
afterwards pursued an Englishman into the garden
of the Catholic missionary, where he would have
killed him, but for the timely interference of the supe-
rior, M. Dupetit Thouars repaired to the King's resi-
dence, and not finding him, sent for his nephew, who
spoke good English, and bade him tell his uncle that
if he did not return forthwith, he would depose him,
and maize him (the nephew) King in his stead.
This young man set out in search of Yotete, and
found him concealed in a wooded ravine, near the bay
of lianamiliai, and delivered to him his message.
The King, however, refused to follow him, and re-
plied that he would only return in the company of
the superior of the mission. M.-Francois de Paule
did not hesitate to undertake that mission, and re-
turned soon after with the King, his wife, and their
eldest son. Yotete confessed his guilt, and admitted
having concealed hiniself from fear. The Admiral re-
proached him with want of confidence in him, and

told him that he was not accountable for the crime of
another, if he had not acted by his orders. He then
enjoined him to give up the offender, promising that
he would merely detain him on board for a few days,
and do him no harm, and said that he would keep his
son as a hostage until he fulfilled that condition.
Yotete was very much affected by that resolve, and
landed with the apparent intention of satisfying the
Admiral ; but two days having gone by and Paanau,
the individual in question, not being delivered up, the
lteine Blanche sailed for the Bay of Taiohae,
in the island of Nukuhiva, bringing with him young
Timao, the son of the King, and the superior of the
mission, who was anxious to know the fate of some
clergymen who had gone to Nukuhiva and Uapou.
The frigate having anchored in the bay of Ilakahan,
the residence of the King of Uapou, a boat was sent
ashore, and brought back intelligence that M. Caret
and the missionaries had been driven from the island

three months before. On the 31st of May M. Dupe-
tit Thouars cast anchor in the bay of Taiohae, and
sent for the King, who hastened to repair on Lard.
After conversing for some time with him, through the
medium of M. Francois de Paule, he proposed to him
to recognise King Louis Philippe, offering to leave a
garrison in the bay for his defence, and to compel the
tribe of Taoias to make peace with him, and restore
his wife, whom they had carried off by surprise. The
King readily consented, and on the Ist of June the
principal chiefs of the latter having met the French,
peace was concluded, the sovereignty of Louis Phi-
lippe was recognised, and on the next day formal pos-
session was taken of the island of Nukuhiva, and of
the north western group of the Marquesas. On the
same day the French pitched their tents in the bay of
Kakapehi, at the foot of Mount Tabiva, where they
immediately set about constructing a fort, called
Collet (the name of the Captain of a corvette of the
expedition, who was appointed commander of that sec •
tion of the archipelago).
On the 4th, the Reine Blanche was joined by the
Triomphante corvette, which had recently visited the
islands Gambier, where the Catholic missionaries had
just erected a church, at the inauguration of which
the crew of the corvette had assisted. On the 7th the
Julius Ctesar arrived, with eight months' provisions
for the personnel of the two establishments, between
which the artillery and cannoneers who reached in the
Triomphante were equally divided.
On the 9th M. Dupetit Thouars, accompanied by
the superior of the mission, visited the dominions of
King Temoana, renewed with the chiefs of the Traoias

the treaty concluded on board the frigate, and M.
Franeoi:, de Paule succeeded by his exhortation to in-
duce Taipis, the wife of Temoana (who, it appears,
became enamoured, during her captivity, of a young
'l'aoia chief) to return with her husband.

The Julitu Caesar having brought a stallion, two
mares with foal, and a number of asses, M. Dupetit
Thouars made a present of the former to Temoana.

The Gazette of Tuesday contains an Order in
Council declaring that Austrian vessels and their car-
goes, consisting of such of the produce of Galicia as
can he legally imported into the United Kingdom
and the British possessions abroad, from the ports of
Austria, by the said vessels 'shall, when coming from
Odessa, be admitted into the ports of the United
Kingdom, and of the British possessions abroad, in as
full and ample a manner as if the port of Odessa were
within the dominions of Austria; and such vessels
shall be permitted to import the produce above men-
tioned upon the same terms on which the said produce
might be imported if coming from Austrian ports.
, EDUCATION IN GE.RMANY.—As to the religious
alarms, the slightest inspection of the working of the
German schools in this respect would satisfy the
most scrupulous. Nothing is so simple and so satis-
factory. The ord;nary teachers do not meddle with
religion ; this is taught to the children by their own
minister on days set apart. All goes on smoothly as
a locomotive on a good railway, in which nobody
troubles himself about proselyting his neighbour.
Here are no fears, no jealousies, no proselyting, nor
growth of any particular evil, except what some of
our countrymen consider the greatest—general
education. As to spoiling the working classes, how-
ever, or ffirng their heads with any idea of leaping
out of their own class and proper pursuits, this is ADJOURNMENT.
just the point on which such timorous persons would Mr. LEWIS postponed his motion relative to the
be the most astonished. In fact, the general results practice of moving adjournments of the Court of Pro-
of universal education, beyond the promotion of u ni- P rietors by way of amendment to a motion.
versal order, are very different to what we
would EMPLOYMENT OF NATIVES.
a priori have imagined.—Howitt's Rural and Domestic Mr. SULLIVAN said that, in advocating the important
Life of Germany. question which he was about to submit to the Court,
NOVEL WAY TO OBTAIN A CIIRISTMAS DINNER.— it was only to remove the injurious misapprehensions
How to obtain a dinner on Christmas day has often which prevailed respecting it, and he was induced to
puzzled a great many; but for the last two years the bring it forward only from an imperious sense a
following novel plan ha; been adopted by many duty. It was to him, besides, a matter of serious
licensed victuallers of this metropolis, so that their importance, as a great part of his property was in.
customers shall have a dinner on Christmas-day, with vested in India ; and in twenty months the book debts
something to wash it down :—About three or four in that country had fallen from a premium of 12 per
months before Christmas a society is formed, under cent. to a discount of 1 per cent. The Hon. Member
the somewhat peculiar name of the " Goose Club," then went into a statement to show the great deto-
tbe members of which are called on to pay 6d. per rioration which had of late taken place in funded and
week. About three days before Christmas-day the other property in that part of our possessions. In
" drawing for the geese" takes place, the holder of former difficulties the India Government had
No. 1 having first choice, and so on in rotation. Every always in prospect some certain means of relief;
inemLer is entitled to a goose and a bottle of spirits. if they were at war, they bad victory in the
Even‘N. a
st hseearßeevaeos e
The number of geese consumed in this manner cannot perspective, and when they conquered they either
be estimated ; but at one house in Somers-town no gained territory or pecuniary compensation for their
exception r—the t
omtohs
et dgi:.
fewer than 140 geese are ordered, each of them to
tiesxtpreozeso.f
all
weigh 101bs.
THE DUTCH, AND PRACTICAL HYDRAULICS.—In neral rule ; for not only was considerable territory
noticing various hydraulic devices, I have endea- added to our dominions by the success in that war,
vour( d to award honour to whomsoever it was due; but a large sum of money was extorted from the
to say nothing of the ancients, with whom most of enemy to indemnify us for our expenses. T 1 Co The HP.
them originated, it may here be observed that the pany had no longer a monopoly in commerce to re-
Germans were the earliest cultivators a prat- crud their exhausted treasury, and he trusted that no
tical hydraulics in modern times. The Dutch one now looked to a revenue from a tax upon
(part of that people) contributed to extend opium.—(llear, hear.) Without a reduction of
knowledge
expenditure it was impossible to retrieve
Dutchmana
constructednventithoens.
famous ma-
a ma.
the financial difficulties of the Government.
w ho of
t heir i
chinery at Marli ; and England was indebted to It was the opinion of every person acquainted with
another for her first water-works at London-bridge. the affairs of British India,
that the best way to ini-
The simplest pump-box or piston known— prove the
the inverted
condition of the inhabitants of that nim,
cone of leather—is of German origin, and so is the tube and to render mi
its possession valuable to us, was tca
pump of Musehenbrock. Hose for fire engines, both admit the natives to offices of trust and emolument.
f leather and canvass, was invented by Dutchmen.
The Hon
They carri.l the chain pump of China to their settle- Member then quoted several authoritir, in
ments in India, and also to Europe. Van Bra support of this opinion, and showing that imd'er the
am Mongol and all the Mohammedan dynasties, liindoos
brought it to the United States. A German invented were eligible to all offices in the State, 'These au•
the air-pump; and the first high pressure steam-en- thorities had hitherto had no weight, and it was on
gine figured in books was by another. As regards this account he thought it time to bring the subject
hydraulic machinery, the Dutch have been to the under the consideration of the Court. There were
holding offices in
moderns in some degree what the Egyptians were now upwards of 800 Europeans
to the ancients—their teachers. The physical geo- possession of the country
India, which, before o'ar
graphy of Holland and Egypt necessarily led the in- were filled, under tb., MohaTnmedan rulers, by native
habitants of both countries to cultivate to the utmost Hindoos. But the emplo-iment of Hindoos in these
extent the art of raisin, Wate_ .
Give the Government a means of very
1 draining water off land, irst occurr c Windmills for situations would
in modern days) great retronchlwent ; because a Hindoo would be as
in Holland. It is, indeed, the constant employment well off upon 'one-fourth of the income which would
of this element—wind—that preserves the Dutch be neeessar-
f to an F ro
from destruction by another ; for, as a nation, they from o.' tune new
e. of our occupation of. any
are in much the same predicament they formerly put territh . it ,u pean of the same rank. Yet
unruly felons in—viz. confining each in a close vault remr rY'
ve every Hindoo, or other native, from the
with a pump, and then admitting a stream of water, r-
.Jst which was our practice, hitherto, to
' '
L. had held under the previous vern-
that required his unceasing efforts to pump out, to
, 1 ment, and to put a European in his place—the Eu-
prevent himself from drowning.—Ewbank's Hydrat:d.
tc I ropeans adding to the insult by invariably treating
Machinery.