The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-07-13
Fsen, ice Ssiioaal IaselliRrneer.
The SANDWICH ISLANDS.

Free zee Saiioaal Iaiellireneer.
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
b sI.l be graulying. ne bsl.sse. 10 al
our rssdsrs % learn that our snlieipali0ns
Of shs caune &C he British Government.
IN relation 10 he lsie seizure Of The Sand.
.ieh Llsnds By me Of ne eommsnders.
hare been fsIly realized. 80 far IS regards
Ihs sovereignty Of lhase islands. They
ara 10 be issiared 10 the possession. Of
their Iighhnl osntrs. The London
Tmrs lhss snnopncrs The fact:
sppeas ,hal. certain claims having
beea rrsIrnsd sgslnst The 6oSeinnenl
of The Sandwich Islands in behalf ~ Bri-
tisb subjects. and by he British Admiral.
The So,rrsign 81 those Islands pfofssssd
his inability 10 NEE. The demsnds in qpss-
ton, bui offered 10 dlse.l himself Of lhe
sovereignty o. his domInions IN favor of
the Queen Of England- The Brush Ad-
mirsl. emuloDs perhsps Of the recent poii-
cy Of France in the groups Of isls1ds south
Of The line. sceepled The cession uf these
territories eondiiiCnslly; BIT be srknosl.
edged. a The same time. lha, be. Was act
ing without instructions, and The srrsnge.
menl was 10 be regarded az provisional
unnl Is .hould be ran6sd and approved by
her Msis.iy's Government
"rhe view which has been taken Of
this treaty Of esssion IN this eounlry is
not favorable 10 rs confirmation. Al
though no blame cen be Lard on AdmrsI
PouIei for has share 10 The ransscnon,
IRE undersfaadihaifhe Sandwich Islands
ere nor 10 be annexed 10 The donlilions Of
the British Cr0rn. but are 10 be restored
10 The independeai authority Of the ma
fsre Sovereign"
Afer The sbove vas pu, in type We
received the MdfisOnida cf last evening,
from which we copy the following Jes-
patch. as communicated TO the American
Secretary of Stre by the British Minis
ter residing in This city:
Washington. June ., 1913.
SIR. Her M.j-.ty's Government, pre-
vipusly Ia the departure fom England Of
The lss, sieam-psrkrL had already rsce!-
we'd information, though mol officially. ol
The provisional. Dccal .alion of The sand.
wien klsnds, IN The name Of Gfes, Bsi.
tain. by the officer commanding her Ma
j-sty's ship" Csrysiurt." -..~- .-
| sm dmec,eJ BY the Ea'l Of Aberdeen
to slate 10 you, for the Information OF lhs
Governmrn, Of the UaieI Slstr-, thai
the occupsnon Of The SandsIch Islands
was an aci enuttly Unauthorized by hei
Msiesiy's Gosernmsni;a and that, win TIC
least practicable delay. due inquiry will
be made into The proceedings Which led
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The British Government had already
announced 10 certain commissioner, Who
arrived in Cdea Bri,an in March last,
on the part Of the King u The Sands ieh
Islands, that her Majesty bad determined
to recognise ths Independence Of those
islands under their present chef.
10 that determination her Msj4sty's
Cove rnmenl intends 10 adhere. AT The
same lime, however. it is right that u
should be understood that The Butsh
Government equally intend 10 eugsge,
and. II Necessary, la cumpel The Caisl Of
the Sandwich Island. Ia redress wha'ever
acis Of Injuclice may have been commit.
ted against Brush subjects by tlst Chef,
or by bis minis .ers or sgen,s. enher srbl-
'rarllS, or under the false color Of Lawful
prnceedlrgs. 49,. Ills s.< .-..
/ Instructions which. during the pas
year, were addressed by her Majesty.
Government, TO the ID ilI.h Consul resi-
ding in the Sandwich Islands,. and TO the
naHal officers employed on The Pacific
station. epjoined .hose officers To treat
Upon all occaslnhs. the native rulers o
the Sandwich Islands with forbearancs
and courtesy: and. while sffording due
and eilieien. protection 10 asgr,eved But
i'h subjects, TO avoid interfering harsbly
or unnecessarily with the laws and Gus
TENS OF the nauve Government.
II has been The desire Of the British
Government, regulating The intercourse
OF us public servants with the native su'
ihoIiIles Of the Sandwich Islands. rather
10 strengthen those suthpriiies, and To give
,hrm sense Of .he,r own independence
bv leaving the administration Of justice 10
heir own hand., than 10 make them fee
their dependence upon foreign Powers by
the exercise Of unnecessary interference,
I u has mol been The purpose of her Ma
j.s'y's Government 10 seek TO establish q
paramount influence in those islands foI
Hrest Britain, al the expense OF that en-
joyed By other Powers. All that has o..
peared requisite to he, Majesty's Govern.
men, has been, that other Powers should
not exercise there greater influence thar
\ that possessed he Great Rrita,n 4a "a.