The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-11
From California.

From the Alta Caifornis. Oct 20.
| FRENCH INTERESTS AT THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. That
the public may fully understand the yQst Importance Of
the French interests at the Sandwich Islands, suboin
an extract IRON letter appearing in the Poynesian OF
September Is These data serve 10 place the recent az
gressons al Honolulu in new and strange light, and
not the less disgracefu that they appear wanon and
trifing 10 Ea
"The whole number OF Frenchmen, (not including the
French prests) residing on the islands. is tleipeg Or
These one is merchant, and probably about the
one.tousandh part of the commercial business of the
islands one is hotel keeper, and has about the same
proportion in that line Of business The remainder with
inc exception Of one csrk) are in the employ OF English
At least ninety mine one hundredths OF The sprituous
liquors imported into the country, have been imported by
Eng ish and American merchants and Englishmen and
Americans have consumed them, and OF paid the
duty.
INTO this country IRON France; and there has not BEEN
Tor the last five years, French merchant ship at these
islands few French sehooners, &C., have been here
but they have, been mostly freighted by English and
From $50 10 300 American whaleshps touch annually
at these islands, and from five to nine French whaers
The OF American whaleshps have directly and
indirectly, expressed their gratitude to this government
duty" N
MEETING OF Mr.. KNEES FRIENDs.-The 23d instant
witnessed the mass meeting Of citizens friendly 10 the
nomination Of Hon. Thomas Butler King to the United
States Senate from California From the large-leer
handbls and long lists OF posted and paraded be-
fore the public, had been led to anticipate an enthusi
astic demonstration the part of his political friends al
least Numerically consdered and in point of spirit and
effect, the affair must have proved very tame, if not
very flat and Improbable" Whatever apprehensions
we may have hitherto entertained for the result Of this
purely political manGuvre the part of these nota
bic patriots and pullers Of his party the meeting OF
Tuesday served effectualy 10 remove them At late
hour in accordance with the call signed by over fue
hundred influential citizens about too hundred and fg
in round numbers, assembled in Portsmouth square An
address, prepared for the OCCASION very quietly read
and received General Morse addressed the meeting
but still the effect no better. So the damp fog Of
evening, and the damper manifestation OF public opinion,
dispersed the mass meeting OF the friends of the Hon.
Thomas Butler King very soon after Most assuredly
the friends OF California, both here and elsewhere have
nothing to fear from these men, with all their portable
policy, fame and ambition.
To. night the "anenied democracy" are announced to
appear IN mass meeting. Already, it will be seen, are
the elements OF party organization astr and much
eschew this undue interference in political questions of
direct application tho present condition OF the coun
try, have much to hope from the kndlng of ttDo
fires in this bed of partisanshp and political enth.
siasmmuch that directly the true interests OF
Cafornla.-Ib
OUTRAGEOUS, III TRUE-It was currently reported in
this place during last week. that the government OF Chile
had sent convcts To this country various vessels
irving this port Conversng with gentleman recent
ly from Chile, informed that in the vessel which
brought him hther many fellow passengers on board
shipped TO California at the expense OF their govern
men Inquiry should be al instituted in this matter
by the proper authorites.-I6