Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-06-08
SEIZURE or THE SANDWICH ISLANDS
UN mn HRITlSU GOVERNMENT.

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By THE BRITISH GONEkNMhN J.
N.o .o,l,,o. t,p,rs Of Nav glih cou,sin the i'm
rodani Intelligence thai the Sandwich Islands nave
Z Teen fotcibly seized Nv Brush man-ol-wd unaef
Lord Geotgc rauci and formally ceded To ihe Ing
T li.h Government, The official correspondence ot
which the negotiation was conducieo - puolsoe" a.
length. from Which We make up the following mar.
tstive Il scems that Immediately on lbs arrival
lord George Psulei addressed letter TO The Gov
ernur OF uahoo Announcing that he had come lot
the purpose Of atiOrding protection TO Bnish s"o-
/ lects and demanding instant information as 10
whether the King had Ueen notified Of hIs ARRIVAL
The Governor replied that lie had not, but that they
would Immediately inform him OF has Lordships
wishes. and that the Ming would probably be mere
/ M about six days. Ga the 10Th February, Capt
Paulei wrote 10 tic King demanding privao inter
view co the next day, at which he said he should
br.5ig has ounB Interpreter. Tue King deciineo 10
grant him private interview under ihuse Ufcum-
stances. but said he ready TO receive any com
municaiion, or 1t the business was OF private ma
iure he designated DR.. Judd his confidential
agent
/ To this Capt Psule, replied iha, he would hold
/ no intercourse with Dr. Judd, and enclosed the de-
,nGnds which he considered IT his duty TO make up
on The Government, and with which he required
compliance belore The next afternoon. The diii
cultles complained OF were connected with the
duct and treatment of the British consul MT
Charlton had been the Consul, but afer committing
a series OF highly disreputabe acts, snd Involving
himself To- large amount, he had suddenly decamp-
ed from the islands, without giving any notice Of his
intention previous To going, engaging passage IN the
name OF another person, and, IN the hurry of his de-
pariure, forgetting 10 pay his creditors Alter his
/ departure, Mr. Simpson produced authority from
Mr. Charlton, deegaiIng 10 him his consular iunc-
tons. MI ). was obnoxious to the Government for
his declared hostility lie had openly insulied the
/ Governor 81 Oahu, had publicly threatened 10 Ia
volve the Government in difficulties, and even to
procure the hosting Of the English flag. lie had
also refused TO abide by The decisions of jurisis and
acknowledge the existing laws. Ills recognition
was also protested against 10y Two agents OF the
/ Hudson Bay Company, who represent the chief
commercial interest VI Great Britain in these isl
ands
Under these circumstances the King decided not
to recognize MI 5. as Consul till lie could learn the
pleasure of the BRUSH Government. An attach
neni had also been placed upon property OF SIT.
Charlton Tor a debt decided To be due by jnry. and
admitted by Mr. c. himself Capt. Paulet demand
cd that this attachment should be removed, that the
properly should be returned, that MI. Simpson
should he recognized Consul, that new trials
should be granted in several other cases which had
been decided, that guarantee should be given that
no British subject shUull be placed in irons unless
4 accused OF crne Made felony by the laws of Eng
land, and that all the between British subjects
and The natives, should lie tried by lures half OF
whom were Englishman. In the meantime the cap.
ians frigate Carystor was cleared for action. In
! p. NJ.
10 Capt. Long, Of the U. S. ship Boston, at ~ the
preceding midnight, and TO the American and
French Consuls al 10 81 OF the day Of the expect
ed attack thus giving the foreign residents nearly
six hours of daylight to seek protection for their
persons, and 10 remove their property
The King was forced TO comply with these de-
mands to escape an attack. Simpson, thus ac-
knowledged as Consul Immediately formed vari-
ETY. Of new demands, OF which The \. o. Bulletin
gives the following account:
ipbar ola tlput
any damages being proved, only pretended the
must frivolous preieAts. Demands were made for
the Immediate payment OF damages in cases still
pending before the courts, and under the previous
protes, 10 II b, Majesty. | Will instance a case
as specimen. Mr.. Skinner, agent for NJ. Charl.
ton, as he pretended, put in claim for damages in
consequence OF the slledged reservation OF 900
made Tor the purpose Of Bidding in Mr.. Charllon's
property, when ii should be sold auction made
attachment in order that it might not be sacrificed
For This &C, OF generous hdelIy 10 the interest OF
his employer, Mr.. Skinner, with equal generosity
waving heavy damages proposed to conien, him.
self with SO, 900 interest al &C per ceuum, and
with unbounded liberaliy agreed 10 wait ten days
= for the payment Of the cash. This demand and
others like II, were supported by his Lordship with
S threats of immediate force, When Mr.. Skinner
: was asked 10 show his authority agent the re-
quest was considered as quite mperlineni De.
mands Tor proofs of damages were also d sregsrded
as bubbles altogether vexaons and incxplicable to
the case When it asked what peculiar fore
sight had endowed Mr.. Simpson with the right 10
. assume that the property would be sacrificed auc
ZION, or how there could be any just demand for the
immediate pasment Of damages, grounded on
case which had already been referred 10 H. b. Maj
esly for decision, his, Lordship few into passion
and with considerable ano.alion threatened 10 hois
i the British flag folhwilh."
The King seeing that there was no escape from
Il these eXactons and we'll knowing the ultimate pur
pose of the brIi.sh Csp,ain issped proclamation
declaring tina, he was "in pepe1iiy by reason O
e difficulties into which he had been brought wiihou
cause" and that he had been obliged 10 oede The Is
lands ,ohieh he had been King 10 Tie Brush G0u
erRment. and abide the decision Of the Queen
n Lord George Paulct then made proclamation, de
ciaring that the "Brsh flag should be hoisted on al
The Islands Of the group, and that The naires sto1l.
= ENJOY The p1Uileges and protection Of BRUSH sub
" Jects." The Government 10 be administ re,
by the King and commission OF three Brush gen
ismen, and the laws were for the present 10 remaii
J. as heretofore.
III This Is ths shhssncs of the intelligence broupt
S. to New Orleans Mr.. f. B. Marshall came a
e bearer OF dispatches to the American Governmen
q and as is presumed that measure for tie prop
s eT protection OF American interests in that ausue
- wii he dlyised. Above Two hundred America
vessels visit the Island annually, and there i,
large amount OF American properly upon these Isl
e auos
IHE RrLIsG PlssioS Caesar folded his rob
around him, and fell with dignity even at the la