Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-12-06

CoiuMn, Is IISHiy itcicSi"S az" '"P'' ,
tant. From tile Sandwich Islands, We
learn that the French have taken posses
sion OF Oahi; an Honolulu, Under cir
cum>tances OF a similar character to those
which resulted in the permanent occnpan-
cy Of Tahiti by that power. Although
the French agents subsequently abandon
ed the captured places to the proper au-
,horities, yet it does not appear that the
dispute was adjusted, and the further de-
signs of tina, power in this quarter will be
watched with great interest. We are glad
to learn that the American consul protest
ed aeains. this act Of aggression, in which
course he will doubtless be fully sustained
by our government. The pretext for this
cowardly act Of gross injustice and oppres-
sion, committed upon a weaker power, was
the fact that the King of the Sandwich Is
lands, in furtherance Of the temperance
movement in his dominions, had prohibited
the Introduction Of foreign spirits
Truly France appears even in more
humiliatng position in thi, affair thanh her
Intervention al Rome. She has established
an unenviahle reputation as the propaganda
ist of despotis'n and intemperance!- Bos-
ton Journal. - .s.z. $780,.
Later and Important from the Sandwich islands
Later adyices from the Sandwich Is
lands have been received by The way Of
San Francisco by the Empire City. The
news is important. and is summed up as
follows in the Pacific News of sept. 20:
''In our paper OF Saturday last, we an-
nounced that runor was in circulation
tina, difficulty bad arisen at the Sand
wich Islands, between the French Con-
sui General and the Hawaiian government.
Since that time the French friSate, the
Pours,ivante, under the connani OF Adj
,miral Trommelin, has arrived al this port
from the Sandwich Islands, which place
she LETT early in the present month, bring
ing. as We learn. Mr. Dillon, the French
Consul and his family, as passengers. IT
is said that Mr. Dillon has finally closed
his mission at the Islands, and that he pro-
ceed> 10 France, through the United States,
taking passage in The steamer about leav-
ing for Panama. Ii
The Penrsuivante brings dispatches,
we believe, for Commodore Jones and Tor
the State Department at Washington. The
contents of these, are of course not yet
made public; hut we learn from the re-
ports in circulation about town. and which,
80 far as we know, are not disputed, that
the transactions which took place at the
Island before the French frigste left, were
in general as follows The demands OF
the French Con.ul-the most important
| of which related 10 the importation OF
! French bran,,es into the Islands, at re-
duced rates of duty, and to the sale oi ar
dent spirits by the French whalers v'>i-
| ting the ports of the Islands Tor ret:eSh-
ments-were refused by the Hawaiian
| government nnthe ground that It's existing
/ regulations OF these subjects were IN con-
! fornity 10 the text and spirit Of The treaty
concluded between the French govern
| mpnt and that of thu Islands. @
| There were, however. several other
matters in issue, and the Hawaiian gov
eminent. we understand, was DESTROYS Ia
/ submit ,hr whole case for decision. to the
cabinet al Paris. The mode of adjn>'ing
the matter. Mr. Dillon and the admiral did
no, see fit to accept. l, is also understood
that the Hawaiian authorities were willing
TO avail themselves of the offered media
ton of the British Consul General in the
premises-and this also was declined by
the French Consul and admiral, who in.
sisted upon definite compliance with
their demands by the Hawaiian govern.
ment. wilhina briefspecitied time.
Such compliance being refused on thu
, part of the Islands, the French Admiral
against the protest, as we understand, o
the American Consul (the diplomatic in
tercourse between the Islands govern
ment and Mr. Ten Eyck, tile American
Commissioner, not having been resumed
we believe, since its suspension som
; months ago, proceeded to torcible meas
4 ures. The Hawaiian was seized, disarm
, ed, its ammunition destroyed, and tn
Hawaiian flag lowered for about tire
:, days, when the French occupation Of til
fort ceased, and the Hawaiian flag wa
again raised. One of the public vessels G
= the Hawaiian government was also seize
; by the French and sen, off under Frenc
! con,rol to Tahi,a or Valparaiso. Tn
French authorities then left the Islands
Il appears 10 us difficult to nnderstan
u upon what grounds this course Of actor
: OH the part of the French authorities, CT,
: be justified, AMI equally difficult TO Sc
what good or useful result, Of any kim
: has been accomplished by ii. II the Tia
= waian authorities were in the right III III
: controversy, under the treaty stipulation:
. then the course of the French was plail
> y an nnjnsliii ,ble aggression upon Ii
weak ami defenceless. Ii OH The othe
4 hand, the Hawaiian government was in Il
a wroug, why even snppo>ing the Bri'ls
r Consuls mediation unsuitable. could n
y the case have been submitted 10 the Frent
ii cabinet, for decision, as the Hawallf
"a government is under>o 10 have desire
" and proposed" | 49,.
ID additional. (By Telegraph.) I'll
rs French at the Sandwich Island. ha, e sci
nd ed the newspaper of ces, consequent
to there have been no papers issued. Ev
p ryhing was quiet ASA late a, the 9th
d September. Married at Honolulu 9,
We Henry l.. Sheldon, of Salem, 10 Ham
Is Mum. ~ yrg III fs
&c II is stated that the territory not yet formed il
q. States will make torty-sr and nal States as la
m as Pennsy lvania. The United States will then c.