The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-12
Important from the Sandwich Islands.


We have received, by the Empire City, and by
the way of San Francisco, full files of the Poly
we,,an, published at Honolulu, to the 18th of Au-
gust Advices to the 9th have been received at
San Francisco, more than a month later than our
previous accounts.
There Is considerable interesting local news in
the PoiynssiaM, but, for want of space, we must
omit it till another day But we will give the fol-
lowing
MARRIED,
In this town, (Honolulu) tho 9th instant, by the
Rev. +. w. Clark HESsY l. SHsLpos, of Salem, Mass,
TO HANNAH W. eldest daughter Of J. q Num- Of Homo
iulu.
The French have been creating come excitement
at Honolulu and Oahu. Our correspondent at San
Francisco says
SAN FRANcIsco September 30,
Sunday Night, half past 9.
I write to inform you that have just received
news from the Sandwich Islands. The French
came in on the 18th August, and on the 26th took
possession Of the fort and towns OF Oahu and
Honolulu Business was suspended for two days.
The Sandwich Islanders did not resist. They
eeized on the newspaper Offices and consequently
there are no papers tired to get them, but there
ware none.
Everything quiet when the bark Mary Frances
left there, the 9Th Of September.
The Pacific News, of the 10Th of September,
gives the following additional information:-
''In our paper Of Saturday last we announced that
q ruRor was IN circulation that q difficulty had
arisen Ut the Sandwich Islands, between the
French Consul General and the Haw allan govern
ment. Since that time the French frigate, the
Poursulvanic, under the command OF Admiral
TIommtln has arrived at this port from the Sand
wch Islands, which place she leit early IN the pre-
sent month, bringing, as We learn, Mr.. Dillon, the
French Consul, and his family, as passengers. Ii
IL said hat Mr.. Dillon has finally closed his mis-
~. a al. h..
through The United States, taking passage In the
steamer about leaving for Panama
"Ihe Poursuivantc brings dispatches, we be-
lieve, Tor Commodore Jones and for the State De-
parment al Washington. The contents of these ars
OF course not yet made public; but We learn from
the reports IN circulation about town, and which,
% far we know, are not disputed, that the trans
sctions which took place at the Island before The
French frigaie left, were in general as follows
The demands OF the French Consul the most i'm
portant Of which related TO the importation OF
French brandI.s INTO the Islands, at reduced rates
al duly, and 10 the sale OF ardent spirits by
French whalers visiting the ports OF the Islands
for refIeshments-were refused by the lla-
waiian government, on the ground that ITS
existing regulations on these subjects were
IN conformity to the text and spirit OF the
treaty concluded between the French 60
yenmeDt and that OF the ISLANDS. There were,
however, several other matters IN issue, and the
Hawaiian government, we understand, was de-
sirous 10 submit the whole case for declslon to the
cabinet at Paris TINS mode OF adjusting the mat
ter, Mr. Dillon and the admiral did not see tit TO
accept. IL 10 also understood that the Hawaiian
aubor,iss were willing 10 avail themselves Of the
offered mediation of the British Consul General In
the pr,mises-and that this also dechned by
the French Consul aod admiral, who assisted upon
a de finite compliance with their demands by the
Hawaiian government, within a brief specified
time.
Such compliance being refused on The part of
the Islands, the French Admiral, against the pro-
t~s', - We understand, ot the American Consul
(fhe dplnmatic Int rcoursc between the Islands
goverrns NJ aud Mr. Ten Eyck, the American
Ccmmssloaer. not having been resumed. we be-
heve, sIuce IT. suspension some months agO,) pro-
c,toed to torclolc measures. The Hawaiian tort
was seized. disaTmed, its ammunition destroyed,
and tie Hawaiian fig lowered tor about three
DAYS, when the Fiench occupstiOs ut the tort
cesstd. aud the Hawaiian dog was again raised.
One At the public vessels of the Hawaiian govern
m.nt was also seized by the French aud sent oil,
unocr French control, to Tanlta or Valparaiso.
TIE French authorities then rf the l-lands.
. ID appears 10 us difficult TO understand upon
What grounds this cuutse OF acton, the part ut
Nh. French authorities, can be justified, end equally
lflcuit to What good or useful result, of aug
kind. has ntep accomplished by u. II the Ha-
wsIian suihoritiss the right m the contro-
versy. under the treaty stIpuarors tnen the course
of the French wss plainly an unlustihable aggres-
SION upon the weak and dcienceless. II, on the
other hand. the Hawaiian government was in The
wforn. why. even suppoSIng the BRUSH consul's
nsd,siion unsuitable, could not the case have been
suhnsttsd ~ the French cabinet. for decision,
inc Hswaiap govern Is understood to have
desired and proposedl"