The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-16

Wou1o ~ tQo on0 OF f0ur years. during tnb
assigned no outrages were committed bu the ships
did not come at the eni OF that time, the Fsseeans
began to lose their dread Of toem. The re-
ment fer some outrage naive and to be- exps ,ed
The vessels that come here all rotten, sad your
Levu (wLes) said ships Of war would be sea. hsrs ia
nve years They DO not come, though many white msa
: have been killed." And many white men have been
keo IN eect one hundred and thirty Is below the -e
and large amounts of property have been seized
men-ofwar have bombarded and bu ned several wns
on the seacoast But since the Of Wilkes no,hug ha
been dene for the Americans FAR the greatest
sufferers, wi one single excep ion when the Faim til
aloop Ifvar hung at Rewa who murde ed
man In the employ Of the Ameri Consul In October
Ast the It Msrys visited the islands, but fudiog the
John Arsms at Ooaau she started for the Sousa Ame
Can coast after few weeks stay leaving the settle
John Adams. The Adams remained in Feejee N ,nshs
during which tme the mplaints of all Americans
examined and dsmsges for outrages upon Individuals
in ssltm aud Boston liqudated payment Of
sPeclhc amounts imposed upon the various chiefs Many
make melt and abstain in future from inaring Anne
rican ci izens The only alternative pursued
hose who would not to terms to attack and
their towns This done in three several instances
BY parties Of from thirty sixty mea ant towns
were destroyed without either inactiDg suffering any
heavy oss Two Of them were in the Interior and con-
sdsed sse from their positions This proof that punish
ment can reach the guilty even in thei noun S
do m Ie good than ali the bombardments winch hAvs
Among those who signed sgceem enis and guarsn seed
payment OF Ams lean calm of he cession o. the
(kDg ef Feejee) as he styles himself of the most
powerful chiefs and until lately ibs grea nniosl
and savage Ia Feejes. He has become q Christisr
under the following circumstarce'. Bsu. powerful
tawp situated small leland near the largo one
OF Via Levu, and the pssrimony of Thakom sau by
nsss seoom,ns scquaintsd VII he use Of firearms
sn the places known to the whites tributary to it, But
the use of firearms has become universal and power
Ran haon
is sti formidable. Within the last year &c ,rgs oon
the usurper, King of Tonga 9 stsunch chrstaan who
ttodist faction visited Feejee With three tho ,sand Mon
al u consideration OF the cession OF Of Wind
ward lsiands which are necessary to him. he having
other place to procure timber building his
assisted Ihakombau In his with the places
which bad rebel'd agsinst his authority. Tais was
ma brought about oy the Weseysn missicnsres who
by the way, ook George to Sidney in the sion vessel
for the purpose Of impressing him with an idea Of
the power o. England and through this political
pectitn rui Viii became Christian la his late
has been guilty of acts of savage canoibaiism
be ald George have generally enforced upon che
Christianity The stipulation in the treaties gaaanteng
payment in Of the cession of he islands to Engand
was rendered necessary BY tbe following
Tie Enghkh mission aries, have ae&led some in
fuencs In the sDds though oported by their
erpment a'e naturally desous Of increasing their
Po1ance by rendering themselves suoservisut the
interests country In Juns 1850 the head
OF the Mission whs gaged IN negotiations
rg the Of the Tonga lands her Majesty Queen
Vicoris. The answer OF George stve and decided
He w,uld ri;ter the sovereignty aeaae foot
Of land ID Tonga This settled the matter thera
the chai of the society in the Feeess L. civ
noupc.d to the Captain Of the Herald sloop Of war;
which has been for year past surveying tae gcoap
that lpi Viii ready to cede the sovereignty of the
Feejee ssncs, thing which te does not aicy po
TO bef Btannic Majesty. The captain tho Herald,
accordingly on his return from visit to Sidney, where
hs probably obtained instructions from colonial
government Tor his guidance 10 sited ThAkombsu visit
his abip then lying at Leon . town this island
o. Ocslau, wLicn has revolted from Bsu and is fully
able to its independence This first day of
visit If the Bau chief t, the Herald spent In eudea
vcrs to arrange peace between him aud Tui Levsks,
the principal chief Of Ooalsu The second day nego-
dattons for the cession of the islands commenced
and Captain DeLhsm asked TUT Viii ii he wiling
and prepared to cede tha island. Mr.. Calvert who
acted interpreter equivoca In putting the quest
and sgsin iu giving an Affirmative This French
missionaries had been invited witness the
the part Of France, rather compliment to France
One CT these gentlemen noticing the equivocaon asked
pernission To speak, which being granted he put the
do not wish to cede the fsspdsbut wish put mysel
nrd der the protection OF England" This was interpreted
Mr. Calvert acknowledging carectuess of IT, merely
payiDg the chief had changed his mind. Captain Dsnrs
here closed the sIaar, saying be had authority to
tend sny protectorate to the Bsu chief Here the matter
rests Tor The present, cut England will unaoub edy
fore long obtain possession Of this fne group they
have dor Of New Zealand and the scent iAsnds The
French and Eng sh very well disposed divide the
islandr Of the south Psc6c between then but
word spoken OF the nntxstion of foot land by
the United States than they instantly the al po
WACO.