Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-02-12
Miscellaneous.
From the New York Observer.
visit OF the French Frigate L'Artemise
at the Sandwich Islands.

at the Sandwich Islands.
The following account of the recen,
visit OF this frigate to the Sandwich ISL
ands, is from an article in the Hawaiian
Spectator, quarterl Y journal edited bv
L. A. Br!nsmade, Esq, American Consul
Tor the Sandwich Islands, and published
at Honolulu, island of Oahu. The ar.i-
Gle was prepared by j. J. Jarves, GEN
Itleman residing at the islands in a com
mercial capacity. Eo
The French trigate PArternise, &C. Ian.
lace, commander, arrived at Oahu. Ju-
" 9. commissioned to settle the difficulties
existing between the government Of
France and the king of the Sandwich
Islands. The purport of the visit is best
set forth in the subjoined manifesto. as
published In the Sandwich Island Ga
zette, July l3, 1889, addressed by Cant
Laplace, in the name of his government,
to the king OF the Sandwich Islands.
His Majesty, the king of the French.
having commanded me to come to Homo
lulu In order 10 put an end, either bv
| force or persuasion, to the ill-treatment of
which the French have been victims at
the Sandwich Islands, hasten. first. 10
employ this last means as the most con-
formable to the political, noble, and Iiber-
al system pursued by France against the
powerless. hoping thereby that [ shall
make the principal chiefs of these islands
understand how fatal the conduct which
they pursue towards her, will be to their
Interests. and perhaps cause disasters to
them ana to their country, should they be
oosnnate IN their perseverance. Misled
| by perhdlous counsellors, deceived bv thu
excessive indulgence which the French
government has extended towards them
for several years, they are undoubtedly
Ignorant how potent it is, and that ic the
| world there Is not a power which is cana.
bic OF preventing ii from furnishing its
enemies; otherwise they would have en-
deavored to merit its favor, or, not to in
cur It's displeasure, as they have done in
ilitreatlng the French. They would
have faithfully put into executionthe trea.
ties, in place of violating them as soon as
the fear disappeared, as well as the shins
OF war which had caused it, whereby bad
Intentions had been constrained. In fine
they will comprehend that TO persecute
the Catholic religion, to, tarnish il with
the name of idolatry, and to expel. under
this absurd pretext. the French from this
archipelago, was to offer an insult to
France and 10 its sovereign.
| II is. without doubt, the formal inten
ton OF France that the king of the Sand.
wlch Islands be powerful, independent of
every foreign power which be considers
his ally; but she also demands that he
conform TO the usages of civilized nations
4 NOW, amongst the latter toere is moi az.
en- one which does not permit in its terri
.ory the free federation OF all religions -
ana yet, at the Sandwich Islands The
french are notsallowed publicly the ex-
.rcise oil theirs. while Protestants enjoy
.here'n the most extensive privileges for
tnese' an ia.v'tors; for those, the most crn.
Lei prosecutions. Such a state Of af.;ra
being contrary to the laws Of nations.
sulting 10 those of Catholics. car no loa -
er continue, and am sent d M, =, -
to it. Consequently / demand i -. M
name of my government,
l.. That the Catholic worship be de-
clared free throughout all the dominions
subject TO the king of the Sandwich ISL
ands; that the members Of this religious
faith shall enjoy in them all the priyileg.
es grsnted 10 PfOtesisnts.