Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-01-14
alerannria EatIp' Gazette.
SATURDAY, JANU. AIRY a.
Mr.. sNowDRN,

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mencing in 1901, and continued to, the time
the vessel sailed. On examining I lac HE
have found copies OF all the speeches or
! Messages delivered by the sage and phllo-
sophie Poulaho, king of the friendly islands,
to the chiefs of all the islands when as 'em-
bled in grand council-aIso, his Valedi,:to-
ry Address tothe inhabitants of said islam as.
On examing the former | found them to
consist of such tumble of nonsense ana
misrepresentation as not to be worth the
trouble of translating; but the latter con-
tanning much candor (Which, by the bye, is
SO very uncommon in Great NAM and
simplicity, with plain statement of facts /
thought worth translation, and now take
the liberty of annexing it hereto with re-
quest that you will give it place In your
useful paper, and oblige
Yours, SC. c. u.
Aly deAuded sufferers,
As the time is fast approaching when
| shall cease to be your lawgiver, and return
to that private station or rank in life for
which was intended, 1. c. to dwell in groves
and caUss and solitary places, where I can
give iull scope to my philosophic mind
deem it my duty, Notwithstanding the ot-
bns"ation | feel upon the subject, to give
you, IN as briefa manner as possible, view
OF my eight years reign, in order that some
faithful historian may hand it down to pos
terlty, to be to them lesson which will
teach them never to trust the management
OF their affairs to philosopher.
My Dearly Beloved Fe!yo7v- Citizens,
When had first the honor Of mount
ing the throne to govern these free and
friendly Islands, found full flowing trea-
sury-a respectable navy-that we were at
peace with all the world and respected BY
all natlons-but now-oh forgive me-;he
picture is horrid-I have sold and destroy
ed your navy and fool;shly spent your mo-
ney in making Canoes, buying a wilderness
without bounds, and digging in the noun
tains thereof in search of SAT- and CASTLE
Soap. I have destroyed your once flourish
ing commerce and reduced many worthy
man to beggary, and | have done thou
sand other things too tedious to mention for
which no doubt you wish the d*7Fxl had
me.
/ have now got you into scrape (Which
you must get out Of as well as YOU CAM
with Opoony, king of Bolabola, and Otoo,
emperor of Otahelte, concerning our fishing
business. Otoo issled decree declaring
that if we stopped at BoIabola 10 enquire for
market Or even 20 mend our canoes, ON
passage to Otaheite that the canoe and fish
should be conhscated on her arriva. at Cta-
heite then, in order to couuteract, the
DEGREES OF Otoo, Opoony issued orders that
we should not take fish to Otaheite with
out stopping at Bolabola and presenting
to the king thereof a dozen of the best
fish for his own table. Instead OF i'm
mediately declaring vengeance against Otoo
for the insult offered our national honor by
his decree (Which would have prevented the
orders being issued by Opoony), l waited
till Opoony issued his orders, then, mean,
and coward like, sent messenger after mes
senger, in supplicatlng manner, begging
Opoony and Otoo to rescind their orasrs -
DEGREES and finding eDen t!at would have
no effect on their Ainty hearts, determine
F, upon the nsagnaainrsus plan q retiring. ran
tie ocean $50 as to let them catch the nsil
Misunderstanding up the cross, DENYING
ourselves the luxury of eating fish, and in
lieu thereof live upon land terrapins, until
Opoony and Otoo get tired of fishing tor
] themselves.
My dear people, wishingmy successor May
be able to get you out OF the mire and dirt
in which l have so greatly contributed to
place you. | bid you an afectionatc fare
well.
POULAND,.