The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-08

FRANCE AsDT SANDWICH ls1ASDs.-Tbe Courier dd
Oias Uns complains OF the tone OF portion OF The PREF,
he Evening Post included, the relations OF Fnno.
with tie Sandwich islands. According TO the Csmrn
he pre'ensons of the French limited 10 a demand Of
Indemnity for losses, and of notifications OF the land,
and question Of diplomatic etiquette. These " recl,.
nations date far back Is47, and have been ,wa
enforced BY the presence Of feeionce in Louis Phi.
ppe's time. and once under The republic in ls4s 1s
Courier quotes statement Of The affair, written by 10
editor for the Phore of the oath May, 1851:
elm ls47 the Fencb residents OF the Sandwich ISLANDS
suffered serious injury, both IN person and property iron
he natives. AT the same time The HawSau governmsrl
aid exorhitant duty upon our wines and bfandes and
deprived whaers OF The privilege Of Ieproysoufg
our vessels by barter, (pG role deetawc which ihy
had always enjoyed Inns was double violation o. hs
existing treaties which guaranteed security 10 French al
and missionaries, and the admission OF French pro.
ducts under suitable conditions.
|" N Dillon, the consul OF France. bad but one line
conduct 10 follow: he protested against the attacks mat
upon ourcounlDmen, and against the prohbliive tuy
"a brandies, and demanded apology and indemnify
Tor The oeses, zGd the immediate repeal OF the tariff Ba
either from negligence or obsnacy, perhaps from a.
stgalons whose origin we need not investigate, the TIA
Saan government showed anything bat zeal and good
will 10 giving US the required satisfaction.
Two years passed in useless correspondence. Atlas,
in ls49, Nj Dillon, despairng OF redress. struck hishf
and boatd OF ship-of-wsr which bad arrived
back his claims lie then sent IN his uina,un, and tbs
having been received at the me APPOINTED,
ne opened lfe on y te'
and held Tor some hours Two ships which were i, hs
near H.
"Atlef this demonstration the French vessels sahd
away, in the hope tina, the nsuer authorities ntmdslsd
by this commencement OF bostllties, would make W
their minds TO yield TO their demands But nothing came
OF il, and alter years of futile negotiations, We
again fpd the French feet al anchor before Honolulu
signify last NJ inaHr accompanied by the threat OF
block sde in satisfactory was not cent 10 y
the 20.h OF March nj the latest
this time the French government made an additions
emsnd, II required that lis representative should ha't
position tqssl 10 those OF the United States and q
Great Britain, who have obtsSed voice ia the council
ADD frequently preponderating influence
Since them" adds the Courier, 1.-TWO years paw
passed-two years OF patience tionsnnims) on ne s
OF France and OF backwardness on The part OF me W.
waans IT, alter this delay 81 sr years rance fe'or"
o her position of 1851, she is douoly fisnt'
The Courier, moreover although denying that France
has any annexing intentions towards me Ssndwo
sands, cannot see any propey 10 The er'es iased as.
her on bare suspicion by The American press, "whd
breaches No eyery morning the annexation Of Cuba"
,..,s also. that Ibis agitation has an evident Objects
,aten The work OF annexation OF the island TO The Units
states which is already half accomplished, by raising
IA alarm against a foreign rower.-Ep PSI.