Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1852-04-24

With view to encourage the agricultur,
OF the country and to promote mutually ad
vanfageous intercourse between Hawaiia,
Forts and those of the United States to which
the Pacific Ocean gives access, it pleased
the KING and Council to pass the Act Of Is
March last, offering to admit the fonr. fish
coal, lumber, slaves and heading Of the Unit
ed States, free of all duty, provided they will
ADMIT, In return, the sugar, syrup Of sugar
molasses and coffee produced on these Is
lands. The existing Treaty with the United
States, however liberal and reciprocal it i:
10 some Suspects, will operate most unequally
90 long as 5 per cent adpalorem continues to
De the highest rate of duty that the King car
impose On the produce and manufactures o
the United States. That you may understand
this subject, with the greater cearness, ap.
pend an extract from my Despatch to Mr.
Jarves, No. 26, of lst April, and my Despatch
No "a, of the 18th April 1850, with its en-
closures, marked respectively Nos. 2, 3 and
4. The Kings Government are aware that to
the United States, this question presents
some constitutional and International difficult
ties, but they believe that through the friendly
representations of their Commissioner, at
this Court, it will he considered with feel
ing friendly to this Kingdom. / append my
Despatch to the Commissioner, No. 9, of lst
March, with its enclosure, and his reply, No.
"A, of the 2nd, marked Nos and 6, respect
lively.
On the 9TH Of August last, Treaty was
signed with Stephen Reynolds, Esquire,
Consul and Plenipotentiary, ad hoe, Of the
Free Hanseatic City of fBremen. 1t has been
sent to the Senate of that Free City for rati-
ication.
Through an arrangement between His Ma
jesty the Emperor Of Russia and the Govern
ment Of the United States, the Consuls of the
latter have been instructed to use their good
offices in favor of Russian subjects and their
interests, in this kingdom. 1t is hoped that
this arrangement will lead to the establish
ment of direct relations with the Empire of
Russia, which the King has long desired.
and which are wanted for the increasing
commerce between this kingdom and the
ports of Russia opening into this ocean.
1t is with much regret that | make known
to you, the death, on the 22nd of September
last, of Don Francisco Rodriguez Vida, the
Consul of the Republic Of Chile. The care
of the Consular Archive, and the duties of
the Consulate, were undertaken by Robert
Cheshire Janion, Esquire, with the full APP
proval of the King, till the pleasure of the
President of Chile can be known.
In consequence of the lamented illness of
Monsieur Writ, on the 22nd Of January last,
he devolved his duties, as Agent of French
Commerce and navigation, until his recovery
on the Baron de Thierry With the latter
have had some correspondence, on the charge
of 50 so cents per diem, for Custom-house
guard stationed on board the French whale
ship angelina, Captain Vauqueiin, by the
Collector-General of Customs. As the
Baron thought proper to protest and to saw
that he would send the case to the French
Government | append copies of the whole
marked No. to IA inclu
sive 1t is not little singular that with re-
ference to the charge in question, which =
a fiscal regulation established by law, no
complaint has ever come before me, except
by French Agents. am happy to state that
this is the only case which | have had TO
handle, controversIally, since the date OF my
last Report Yet, | believe the Baron acted
under sense of duty, without any desire to
give unnecessary trouble, and still less to
aggravate the French Government against
that of the King
After my official correspondence with
Monsieur Perrin was concluded, and publish
ed, it was intimated to me that some Of the
Catholic Clergy regretted the omission by
me of letter from Mr.. John Ii, vindicating
the Bishop from the charge of having declar-
ed himself to be British subject-of his own
affidavit denying that charge-of Monsieur
Dudoit's letter to Kinau (Kaahumanu 2nd)
of the 10th November, 1887, and of the let
ters in full from Captain r. Elliott, of H. B.
NJ. S. Fly to that High governing female
Chief With regard to Mr.. lis letter, l
never heard of it, till it was shewn me, in
small native pamphlet, in September, 1851
most of the other documents had been placed
in the hands of Monsieur Perrin ; and if he
had expressed the slightest wish, | would
have published Them Wilfully to suppress
the truth, consider as bordering upon direct
falsehood, and believing that the Kings
Government have nothing to fear from the
utmost publicity, / cheerfully append copies
of the following documents, viz. /:
Minutes of conference with M. DudoIt, 3rd
Nov. 1897, marked l6.
NJ. Dudoit' letter to Madame Kinau, 10th
Nov, 1887, marked IL.
nj. L. Maigret's Affidavit, 18th Nov,
1887, marked lS
Capt. EIliot's letter to Kaahumanu End,
29th Sept, 1888, marked 10.
Ditto, Ditto. Ditto, do.,
Ist Oct, 1888, marked %.
And translation Of Mr.. lis note OF IOth
Sept, 1S42, marked 81.
1t formed part Of the instructions given to
Mr.. Jarves, as the Kings Plenipotentiary to
the United States, under date of 2Sth April,
1919, TO represent to that Government, the
probability that adventurers Of all nations,
in California, would be likely to
enter into Vaccinations contrary to the peace
and order of this kingdom. Soon after the
neace between Mexico and the United States,
,vherebv California became part of the latter,