The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-24
Very Interesting from the Sandwich Islands
Movements OF the French and EngIish.

Very Interesting from the Sandwich Islands.
Movements OF the French and English.
We have received by the way of Vera Cruz, by
either the MontezuIna or Guadalupe, the annexed
letter from our correspondent at Honolulu. 1t con-
tains good deal of Interesting and important mat
ter, mixed up with gossip of village character 1t
is important to America, and it behooves eur 60
vsrnment to have feet constantly in that part of
the world TO protect our whale ships, if not 10 pre-
vent the French and English from getting posses
sion of those valuable islands
Honolulu, OAHU,}
SANDWICH ISLANDS, Jan. ], 1914
DEAR BENNETT
| wish YOU p!easant-merry-happ blowing
bilious new year indeed, which IS not likely 10
prove so with me, except III the last. l take the
precaunon to prope my amiabe wishes with
tremendous noisy force, Tor tear ut being so ar)
they may spend their christian energy before reach
ing you. ought, perhaps, according TO fashion,
apologize for my long silence, but ! am stubborn
and graceless enough to say, after residing here tor
some time, watching and nolselcss, am arouse d
| only by recurrence OF this measuring day, TO u
sense of my Incidence, and duty owe yon and all
sensible fellow readers-a lively, POLITICALLY paint
ed contrast between your chilly short day region,
and this sunny orange cline, with all your refined
lreslje cornwall comforts and our languld louDg-
ing aziness, what the very slllies brain can eg,
silly imagine, to the litest profit Therefore, will
give facts and unpre)udiced opinions, unadorned
and unappareled as the young, barbarons, theiving
wretch who is now serving me with glass OF -
STANDARDIZATION good, in this cannihal lingo)
even without ice. Well, 1 will commence on
soundngs
There are no u States naval vessel Is now in port,
nor has there been many since the never io-be.for-
gotten day OF the res Grafton OF the Hawaiian feg.
HIS Philippe French Mslesys trigate Boussae,
Capt Vrignand is here-arrived 23d ult-2O days
from Tahiti. No one knows her object, but the
alien Juntu, entertain horrid suspicious OF her mo-
tives, since they learn by her that the Tah'ian
hoe .I hpr fp1pn n.,I
and all into the hands OF the French Report says,
Pomare is going to abandon entirely her disioyai
and pertdious people, and coming here TO honor
this free, independent, and strongly prorped up
! nation with her ex-maJesIy's presence, no neon
siderable item in the treasury OF national hosplta-
l,ty. "Ah that Boussale-how dark, silent, re-
| leniess and warke she looks She was one OF
the ruthless Tufians that enforced the French de-
! crees at Tahiti!'' These not my words, but -
h. b. M ship Champion left here the 23d nit,
for Mazailan, 10 bring dispatches. BY the bye,
these islands have grown 10 such astonishing I'M
portance of late, that British line OF packets (waF
ships) have been established between here and the
coast monstrous expense in compliment TO
! sans culotc nation Rear Admiral Thomas, OF
the Faded Pink at the maln--Britlsh command
AMI on the Pacific station, now makes his head
quarters here. He is hale, Fastatiic, beef-eatlDg
old hre-eater, as you would ever wish to see, and
his peculiarles ridiculous beyond all description
Yet he Is stern, talented, straightforward gong
| man as England can produce, and possesses sense
of politeness and benevoIence, which would honor
and distinguish all the resident elite OF the Sand
witch Islands put together.
Lord George! Chat name has I" died into an
echo ~ has gone to England to answer for his pratt
cal conduct at these islands, which, think, when
all the circumstances and motives OF his conduct
are duly explained, will find better favor there than
his warmest friends here would christianity hope
for. Since his name and proceedings here have
been furiously chronicled of late, little detail,
| think, will not he uninteresting. Lord George
Paulet is not that awless chap his friends would
gladly have the world believe, but, on the contra
| ry, red-haired fat, sleek, innocent being, who
would not injure OF the numberess liltle YER
spicuous station has his friends and enemies, ard
Pauet peculiarly so. While you suppose every one
| here, to man. would eat hlr: unfeaihered. can
| safely say, nlnety-nne out of hundred, natives
and foreigners together, would most gladly see HIM
restored, clothed IN the same power which he as
sumed. This would be heard with astonlshmenl
by majority unacquanted with Hawaiian atfaIrs,
nevertheless II is true. And why astonishing Be-
cause the interested funics here are powerful
! enough TO make themselves heard, while the voice
of the feeble is too easily lost in the OF the vas
ocean around them. Their reasons are peculiarly
/ their own Let us come little nearer IN detail
The bilious native-biack- washed advocates OF the
government grounded their objections 10 hostins
the English flag here on the pretence of its being II
violation of all international compact On the con
trary, Paulet, according to British principles, and
with generous magnaBimity, planted his standard
as vanguard to this feeble nation, to intercept
| and brunt the French, whose proceedings at the
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this place heretofore, evinced anything but an an
gel visit. Thus far with true British policy, and no
further, would all have been well enough. But now
comes The tug-no of Wharf.-The commission for the
| Sandwich Islands Government. Here Paultt made
himself responsible for act for which he was no,
! virtually guilty. His good nature allowed him too
easily TO be imposed upon by the artiul representa-
| lions OF some worthy Paul Benfer progeny OF East
| India, the iulhlment OF whose designs required II
subverson of government, and Pauiet in his loyal
ZEAL with their right woiul complaints and sinister
| advice, supposed he could render her majesty q
most signal service IN no other way, than to Bull
| this " Commission on the government In viola
| ton OF all his instructions and all common sense.
| Therefore, the "Commsslon" was duly proclaimed
and established, with all the ridiculous dignity and
pomp which its fatherpg talent could invest IL.
| Very shortly and rapidly indeed budded forth the
vile scions Of It's will and future law, to be engraiI
ed on the magisteral tree Of the government.
| This all went on very smoothly for while, not
withsanding every step was In violation OF the ex-
press meaning of the Cession, which he dictated
himself At last he touched the delicate Pole Cal
| at very inauspiciOus moment, and got himself 50
| completely besmeared, that every body, tor augh,
know, have ventured to decline the fragrant honor
of cleaning him. There were a number of naval
vessels in port at the time he commenced this play
which seemed TO dlscounenance his general pro.
ccedngs, and the adventurous PInles connected
| with the government, thinking it favorable mo-
ment for themselves, leaned their furnishing
caucasses against this poor. wounded Pole Cat,
and set up such a pious howl, that me scale Was
soon turned against MS lorusfIp, nhay Resulting III
| what you already know.
| This is a stale, musty, old mess, and am nigh
| smothered in the smut; however, since have IN
adverentiy got foul Of the yarn, will unrayel
little further, and satisfy your curiosity, by giving
a true biography of that incompatible little Helen,
the Pole-Cat. These islands become famous
as the Corinth OF the modern world. The govern
meni, by dint OF avarlcious policy, Nhrongh mis-
sionary advice have imposed duty on the COM
merce of virtue, desgnedly, Just sufficient to It's
healthy growth, and thereby it has become the
great protective tariff of the nation This is AL
missionary reports and heather sympathy, but
here, to really moral mind, i, Is villainous be-
yond expression. Lord George, necessarily, from
his situation, became mlnu,ey acquainted with all
its abarynthian wiles and varegate rotten beauties
Therefore in real Jackson style, placed his veto
the monster-vIce, and left the progeny 10 rot into
the path of rectitude of their own free safety fund
untrammced will. From this arose all the distress,
artfuly wove into christian appeal, 10 the sympa-
thy of the world, for wounded chastity and virtue