Washington sentinel., 1853-11-12

1 O'Clock, p M. AT that hour, Gen. Richardson
appeared before Judge Murray, in obedience to
the writ, and stated that Captain Gs was not in
his custody, and that he had no process against
him. Immediately thereafter suit was instituted
in the Superior Court by William Walker, esq,
against General Hitchcock, Captain L. ID. Keyes
Major r.. p. Hammond, collector of this port and
Gen. w. H. Richardson, United States Marshal
for the recovery of the vessel, to which the
plaintiff claimed TO be entitled An order, in
the nature of a writ of repevin, directing
the sheriff TO take the vessel from defend
ants and deliver il to the plaintiffs upon re-
ceiving from him the undertaking required by law,
was issued by Judge Satterlee, upon the affidavit
of the plaintiff, and placed in the hands Of Sheriff
Johnson. On proceeding TO the service of writ,
Gen. Richardson and MAJOR Hammond dsclaimed
any control over the vessel, and stated that she
was in the custody Of Gen. Hitchcock. The
sheriff then proceeded on board of the Arrow, and
took possession of her under the writ of replevln,
and still, we are informed, remains on board
while the file of soldiers, under the immediate
command of Capt. Keyes, is also on board 10 retain
possession of the vessel in obedience 10 the orders
received by them II is said that Gen. Hitchcock
Is acting under instructions from Washington. IL
is difficult TO predict the result Of this controversy
between the civil and military authorities. Il is
denied in the complaint of William Walker, the
plaintiff in the writ instituted for the recovery OF
the vessel, that she was fitted out, about 10 be
fitted out for military expedition against any
1918, invested the President with power to use
both the military and naval forces Of the United
States TO seize and detain any vessel fitted out for
the purposes of any such expedition; and the
orders under which Gen. Hitchcock is acting, il
he has received such orders, are doubtless based
upon this provision of the act. The counsel for
Mr.. Walker and Capt. Gis, are Tod Robinson,
Edmund Randolph, N. @, Read, and Geo. G. Bates,
esq In addition 10 the interest with which the
matter is invested from its alleged connection with
q 10 n AarIx q
much from the fact that it will probably involve a
conflict between the authority of military officer
and that of a court of justice in obedience TO
whose authority the writ of repevin is TO be exc
cuted.
From the San Francisco Herald, Oct 16.l
Important from the Sandwich Islands.
BY the arrival of the brig Boston, Capt. Tapley,
we have received files of the Poiynesian up to
September 10. The news is very important TO
those who have an eye to the future annexation
of the islands TO the United States territory.
4 Under date Of August 20, a correspondence is
published between the English and French con-
suls and the minister of foreign relations, in which
the former solicit an audience with the king and
prvy council.
The council was convoked on the LIST Septem-
Der, when the following was presented by the
consuls, and the reply of Mr. Willie following it;
HoNoLuLU, Sept. /, 1853.
May IT PLEASE Your MAJEsTY:-We, the repre-
sentatives Of Great Britain and France, beg leave
respectfully to intimate to your majesty that we
are fully informed Of the extraordinary course
adopted by some American merchants, landed pro-
pretors, and other citizens of the United States
connected with the Protestant missionaries, resid
ing on Woahoo with view TO induce your ma
Jesty TO ALLEVIATE your sovereignty and the lnde-
pendence of these islands by Immediate negotia-
ton for annexation TO the United States and that
we are aware also of the countenance and support
that memorial which those gentlemen have adj
dressed to You the aforesaid effect has received
from high official functionaries at Honolulu, all OF
which proceedings have given rise to considerable
excitement among French and British residents.
Under these circumstances, we consider it our
duty to remind you that Great Britain and France
have entered into solemn treaties with the Sand
which Islands, by which treaties your Majesty,
your heirs and successors are bound to extend, at
all times, to French and British subjects the same
advantages and privileges as may be granted to
subjects citizens of the most favored nation and
that the joint resolution of England and France of
the 2Sth of November, 1913, was founded upon the
clear understanding that your Majesty was to pre-
serve your kingdom an independent State.
Therefore, we declare, in the name of our gov
ernments, that any attempt to annex the Sandwich
Islands to any foreign power whatever, would be
in contravention of existing treaties and could not
be looked upon with Indifference by either the
British or the French government 5
We bog further to observe, that in accordance
with the Hawaiian constitution, your Majesty
could only ALLEVIATE your sovereignty and islands
under certain circumstances-which circumstan-
ces have not occurred-and that no monarch what
ever, according to Vate and other writers on in
ternationa law, has right TO ALLEVIATE his king
dom, or to enter into negotiation with that view
without the concurrence OF his people.
We, therefore, consider that the time has arriv-
ed for us to demonstrate and we do hereby remon-
strate against your Majesty becoming party to The
scheme recently got up, or to any other project
which existing treaties and the Hawaiian consti-
tuition do not sanction.
: " EN-. PERRIN.
WIN. MILLER.
PRrvY COUNCIL CHAMBER, PALACE, 10 NJ.
September /, 1858.
The undersigned is commanded by the king to
state to the representatives of Great Britain and
France that his majesty will duly consider the
joint memorandum, which they this day presented
to his majesty, in presence of his ministers and
privy council of state. X. g. WILLIS.
To Monsieur Louis Emile Perrin, consul com.
missioner and plenipotentiary Of his imperial
majesty, Napoleon Ill, of France.
To VIM Miller, Esq, III. b. Ms consul, &c.
In connection with the same affair we find the
following in the Poiynesian of the 10th:
Mr. EDITOR: The communication from the rep.
resentatives of Great Britain and France, in your
last paper, will probably convey wrong impress.
sion TO many Of your readers.
The Protestant missionaries at these islands
have never engaged in any scheme of annexation.
1t has been their cherished wish that the govern
ment may remain independent, under the present
constitution and rulers Whatever may have
been done by merchants, planters, or others, the
Protestant clergymcn at the islands have neither
advised nor signed any memorial to the king
touching annexation +. w. CLARK,
p. J. GULICK.
The correspondence sent 10 the United
States commissioner, Hon. Luther Severance e,
who returned long answer, in which he sustains
the right of ceding and acquiring territory. We
have not room this morning for more than the fol-
lowing extract
"You are aware that the government OF the
United States has never made any propositions 10
his majestys government TO annex the islands,
though the matter has undoubtedly engaged the
attention. both of citizens of the United States and
of subjects of the king To me ii is not surprising