The Polynesian., 1841-10-30
Vol. C.-NO. 81.

Short, after their removal by the Hawai-
ian Government was TO return and fix
themselves upon the islands if possible,
Notwithstanding the known wishes of the
authorities we say known wishes. for
M. Bachelot says, " according to all prob
ability we shall be treated as enemies"
Mr.. Short says that Mr. Bachclol's plan,
if he could not remain was to pass on to
the islands south, or at least to retire TO
Valparaiso: but he thought it his duty to
make all possible efforts to remain a, the
Sandwich Islands. Mr. Shorts plan as
he tells us was to land secretly, which he
attempted under the disguise of a broad
brimmed hat and long beard, hut did not
escape recognition by some. We are
glad that the intentions and proceedings
of Messrs B. and S. are so fully stated bv
themselves. as it was claimed for them at
the time of their arrival and afterwards,
that they only came here to seek ras-
sage to Gambler or some other port. The
then American Consul in closing a COM
muncalion to the king after the embark
alton of MesSrs B. and S. on board the
Clcmcntne asks permission for "thc two
gentlemen of the Catholic mission to re-
side on" his " land tn they can oitain an
opportunity (which is all heV hare erer oslt-
Ied) to proceed to the island of Gambler,
or The port of Valparaiso" The os,ensi-
bic object Of their visit to the islands was
to procure passage TO some other port.
The real one, agreeable to their own tcs-
timony, to remain there if possible. The
chiefs suspected this and determined if
practicable to prevent it. as experience
had already taught them the difficulty of
procuring their removal when once set
tied, for during four years all their efforts
TO induce them to leave the country, had
proved unavalling. and they were finally
obliged to appropriate vessel Of their
own for their removal at considerable ex-
pense and loss. They knew that the
priests had violated their laws in return
ing without permission, and also the con-
trollers Of the vessel by which they were
returned, and supposed their rioht to re-
turn them TO the vessel which brought
them to be indisputable. They did so
and were made to suffer the consequent
ces. They were undoubtedly corrcc, as
to the fact of the violation of their laws
by all the parties concerned. In civilized
countries the dcbarka'ion Of prohibited
persons in the territories of those prObib-
iting, except in cases Of distress, is gcner-
ally visited by penalties upon the person
or in the property Of the offender or in
both.
Also the forcible debarkaion Of Mcssrs
B. and S. from the Clcmeninc, by the
British Commander was doubtless as much
a violation Of the territory and sovereign
ty of His Hawaiian Majesty in principle,
and as much Of an aggression upon his
rights Of independence as the march of
Napoleon upon Moscow or the partition
Of Poland by Russia, Austria and Prussia.
Should it be said that no written law
was violated, we would reply that murder,
treason, theft, or any other crime would
by the admission of this principle become
legal in rude state Of society where no
written laws existed, and yet it is well
known that nearly every such community
has oral laws which are considered as sa.
crcdly binding as any statute law of an
enliphtcncd nation. To be acm,ain,cb