The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-11-24
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The Pacific Nsws Of the 18th Sept ssys:
ain our paper Of Saturday last we annoancsd
that rumor was in circulation that diffieniiy
had arisen at the Sandwich islands, between ue
French Consul General and the Hawaiian gov
eminent. Since that time the French irsgaie'
the Poursuivante, under the command oil Al
lniral Tommilin, has arrived at this Port ron
Sandwich Islands, which place she lett early IN
the present month, bringing, as We learn, Mf.
Dillon, the French Consul, and bis family As
passengers. 1t Is said that Mr.. Dillon h1shnsi-
iy closed his mission at the Islands, and that he
proceeds to France, through the United STATE .
taking passage in the steamer about leaving Tor
Panama
'sThe Poursuivante briAgs dispatches, We bs-
lieve, for Commodore Jones and for the State
Department at Washington. The contents Of
these are of course not yet made public; eni we
learn from the reports in circulation about
town, and which, so far as We know, are not
disputed, that the transactions which took place
at the Island before the French frgate lett,
we're In general as follows:-The demands Of
the French Consul-the most important Of
witch related to the importation OF French
brandies into the Islands, at reduced Iates Of
duty, and to the sale Of ardent spirits by French
whaiers visiting the ports Of the Islands for re-
freshments--were refused by the Hawaiian
| regulations on these subjects were In conformi-
ty to the text and spirit Of the treaty eoncludee
between the French government and that o.
| the islands. There were, however, severn
other matters in issue, and the Hawaiian gov
eminent, we understand, was DESTROYS TO 81 b
nit the whole case for decision to the cahine
at Paris. This mode Of adjusting the matter
Mr.. Dillon and the Admiral did not see AT Il
accept.
eft is also understood that the Hawaiian aa
thoTities were willing to avail themselves Of TN
offered mediation Of the British Consul Gener
al In the premises-and that this also was de
cIined BY the French Consul and Admiral, VIII,
insisted upon a definite compliance with thei
demands by the Hawaiian government, With
a brief specified time.
"Sueh compliance being refused on the pei
Of the Islands, the French Admiral, against tn
protest, as we understand, Of the America
Consul she diplomatic intercourse between IA
Islands government and Mr.. Ten Eyek, III
American Commissioner, not having been re
sumed, we believe, since Its suspe nsion som
months ago. proceeded to forcible measures
The Hawaiian fort was seized, disamed, il
ammunition destroyed, and the Hawaiian fla
lowered for about three days, when the FreDc
occupation of the fort ceased and the Havana
flag was again raised. One of the public yes
sells Of the Hawaiian government was also seize
by the French and sent off under French con
troll TO Tahita, or Valparaiso. The French al
thorities then left the Islands.
I at aPPearsto Us difficult TO understand upo
what grounds this course Of action, on the pal
Of the French authorities, can be justified, an
equally difficult to what good or useful rs
suit, Of any kind, has been accomplished by i
II the Hawaiian authorities we're in the rigl
in the controversy, under the treaty stipulation
then the course of the French was plainly q
unJustifiable aggression upon the weak and d,
fenceless. If, on the other hand, the Hawaiis
government was IN the wrong, why, even sur
posing the British consuls mediation insults
BILE, could not the case have been submitted
the French cabinetf for decision, as the Hawaiia
government is understood to have desired al
PrOposedF'
Everything was quiet when the barque MAJ
Frances left Honolulu, 5th September.