The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-09

co which your correspondent 30 much lands 70 nys,
scmnipotence bad heard prayers, and Con mAnder
Ron David Stuart would be the one most largely bene
fitted, If the award OF Commander should be enforced
by The American government; but cannot believe y
will be- Our government has always been just IN It's
dealings with the polyne communities, and the par
hai harsh and unjust proceedings rotated above. WILL
persuaded undergo severe scrutiny ct Washington
Il al there claims which il Commander B. .
duty examine and enforce, was undoubted The loss
OF $1,000 Of Nessrs Chamberlain Co, OF Salem, was
real; property le by me In the hands Of agent
~ Levuka THEN account, which was all destroyed by
tie Dire 0her Americans residing at the place lost their
place was 6rcd. This was . question tor Commander
BOUTWELL, 10 inquire into but would seem that Mr. John
70 introduce his original claim Of S5 600, now by some
species a mercantile legerdemain increased TO
sad crushing all fair inquiry by endeavoring " baaken
truthful testimony he feared might defeat his deep laid
plans TO get Commander TO enforce the whole amount
OBJECT Of bis special epmiiy that Com mander listened
10 bis taies mbbed that prejudice they would so
naturally engender 10 but too evident from his subso
Immediately upon returning to Bau from the John
Adams, where he had bee compelled sign the called
missing pay the s,co0 in two years, Thakembau ad
dressed the following protest TO tho Uuted Consul at 6yd
ney N W., requesting u might be forwarded TO the
govern meni Of the United St3ies:-
raaeubau the vunva Of bau se Fssss ' DO hereby
Captain sou,wel 10 hereby declare and make known
but order The srsass Srsaisned 10 lake me away
s ls's
ssned il mike known that now protest agsinst that
raIabe and unworthy of the government of America. Tits
also known sir that he told another chief that he
you'd hang me Bnt there - nothing for which he should
ssanst me BY The whites q ovaIeu b. be refused;
fear lest this captain Kin whilst am innocent had
that would
tanned by the American q, snts,rt, n,,, -,
Whnesses-Wili,m Moore and Joseph Waterhonse, Yves
leyan missionaries.
Copies of the above protest, duly authenticated, have
been forwarded by he United States Consul az sydney
the authorities al Washington and also to the commander
in chief Of the Pacific squadron There IL, therefore,
doubt that tho affair viii undergo more thorough and
Just investigation by The ORDERS OF tho American
ment.
Ihsve here given true account Of the proceedings of
Commander Boutwell, In relation to tbese affairs, taken
from authenticated corea oil all the correspondence thai
passed upon the subject now In my possession Your
readers doubt will surprised referring to the
HxRAID o: the 10Th OF February las 10 And your
pendent David Stuart highly applaudng Commander
b. He says speaking Of the action OF preceding
nanders: rbis has no wever, been changed by
Commander Boutwell,, and the truly republican conduct
that ocer, ard his praiseworthy resistance Of ali
femps to induce BIN to abandon his country to the
power OF the English missionaries, has IL s well known
here Incurred the manifest dspleasuro OF the mssion
but he has the consolation OF knowrg that he left us
with the united AID heartfelt thanks Of young isandc
repubc and after the tedious and unpleasant task he has
accomplished he will return to country and a pe0pls
whose motto Is Liberty snd Justice and whose approbl
ton will this instance be Ics deserving than just
II 70 10 be hoped that the government OF the people
whore motto 10 liberty and jusce,o will visl upon Com
napdsr r. that and dsplessure which his unjust
and oppressive proceedings Justly calculated TO in
sp;re.
Hoping that you win rot sil to give the above an early
insertion in tho your paper, an, cir, yours, go
THOMAS C. DUNN.