The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-30


voc and take him on board The exact words OF ths
order do not remember they were 10 the purport
above stated, particularly in reference to Dcvoe.
The officer retiring, the meeting once more was con-
tnued by the Commodore telling the Chiefs that he
'eovsrned all the Americans residing this hand IN
virtue Of bis berg Commodore, and Naval comm ander
in Chief Of the United naval forces in the Pa c
The Chicn said this q doctrine them for they
bad been laugh, BY The captains Of all vessels Of tia,
Governors Of all white las well natves) who
sided On their island The Commodore said, "You have
no government M Chiefs therefore am Governor OF the
Americans, because I am Commodore, the revising
power can undo all that American captains have
The Chen were COMPOUNDED and astonishcd: bat saii
they claimed ana would eEdeavcr 10 their right
TO rule their own island and all who resisd Il.
The Commodore told them he was hurt that they did
not observe his Sunday The Chiefs replied, ssrh =,
all vessels visiting their port char ged their Sunday 10
the Sunday observed on shore" The Commodore
said, "they ought 70 change the day. The Chiefs
answered, "ney would do that by and by, but mo-,
while he was here for be had shown such desire TO
govern their hiand and TO dictate TO them whs, they
must do, that they did not know, they compiled with
hs request in this instance what that would encourage
BIN 20 demand next They said God merely wants the
worship Of his people ard that acceptable on the
one day ~ on another that they could respect the
comnodores sabbath, he did respect theirs in
sendins his boats Tor water while they close BY Al
church" Aner great deal Of talk about this little az
ference IN the name Of days, the Commodore ordered
,ha, no more canoes should go Oh TO his ship The chiefs
enqued II be meant to forbid then pulling about their
own watersi The Commodore replied hurriedly "No.r
was at last agree that the chiefs should put sen,rss
pull near the ffgse Independence Very m replies
Of tie natives told 10 the Commsdore for he very
evidently bad mot the patience much less the courtesy
70 Listen 10 what was said. One old chief remarked
however that the sailors would beckon the natives
through The port holes, they would 70 Alongside and
the old chief wanted 10 know how the American
people would like him 20 10 their country his canoe
and forbid them pulling about their harbors Toe
chiefs generally again expressed their great surprise
that the Commodore would not allow them q public
trial or hearing, In the OF Van Camp and the
and pigs The Commodore tod them he ala mot
want 10 have any talk with them about that matter ,ha
mind was made up how 10 act (sad the Commoiore
enrhacaliy) long before he came here 10 this issns
lie bad his orders what TO do here directly from hIs
government "bs OF action and decisions were
taken before he came here.'' The interpreter 10 make
mistake, asked the Commodore " he understood him
rightly, and repeated the words before you came here
The Commodore reiterated the worLs-" before fcame
here my mind was made up how TO act and my orders
were direct from my government The Consul chmed
IN" Tell them you the Com modore the revising
power and the Governor OF all Amercars residing
this Island, because you are Commodore This was
told TO the Chiefs greatly 70 their astonishment
The Consul then wished the Commodore 10 ten them
that although they complained OF him. and OF hs barsb
treatment OF them, the Consul would have done much
more than all he had done, could he have had American
soldiers here 70 back him. and that he 1.-THE Cou7odore)
was determined 70 uphold him with hfs soifiers under
any circumstances. The Co nmodore would mot
hear be replies Of The Chiefs to hese profound doc