Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-11-30
Interesting Sandwich Island News.
American Territory Annexed TO
the Sandwich Islands.
From. tie honolulu Commercial Advertiser, SEPT;
PROCLAMATION"


PROCLAMATION"
Whereas. on the 18th day Of June, 1858,
CORVALLIS Island, in latitude l6 deg. 43 min.
north. and longitude l69 deg. 1872 min. west
from Greenwich. and on the 10Th day of the
same month of June. 1858, Kalama Island in
latitude l6 deg. A min. north, and longitude
l69 deg 81 min. west, were taken possession
Of with the usual formalities, by Samuel C..
Allen, ESQ., he being duly authorized TO do
so, in the name of Kamehameha w., King of
the Hawaiian Islands. Therefore, this is to
give notice that the said Islands; so taken
possession of, are henceforth to be considered
and respected as part of the Domain of the
King of the Hawaiian Islands.
published pursuant to an order by the
King in Privy Council, on the 9th day of
July, 1882
The above anonymous notice has been
flying for several weeks at the masthead in
the government journal. till within few
days, when it was quietly withdrawn, and
the 'colors were struck" The "Proclama-
ton" speaks for itself, and purpOrts that the
'.area of freedom" of the Hawaiian kingdom
was suddenly elongated by said manifesto,
and should he hereafter known as extending
to and including certain islands lying in lati-
tude and longitude aforesaid.
We find, on good authority that informa-
San Francisco demonstrating pretty clearly
that the agents of this government have been
innocently % trespassing on the territory of
the United States. As near as we can gather,
the facts are substantially these: Some time
in February last the American schooner
Palestine left this port and sailed for
guano island to the southwest of this group,
which she reached in March. took possession
of the principal island which they called
johnson Island, erected staff with the name
of the President of the United States on it,
returning to San Francisco with a quantity
of guano.
Early in Jane the Hawaiian schooner
Kaiama sailed in search of what subsequently,
proved to be the same island, and they were
taken possession of in the name of the Haw-
allan government. In July the schooner
Palestine was again sent from San Francisco
to the same islands she had before visited and
found the marks. which had been lett on her
first voyage. destroyed or mutilated, and the
Hawaiian flag flying, and, by observations,
found the latitude and longitude the same as
of those claimed by the Hawaiian govern
ment.
The agents of the Palestine in San Fran
cisco, hearing that the cook employed on the
schooner Kalama during her voyage hither,
was in that city. took his testimony Of the
affair. His affidavit, sent to the United
States Commissioner, states that the island
was visited by the Kalama, that the
American flag was torn down, and also the
cross with the name of the President Of the
United States, and the Hawaiian flag raised.
Mr.. S. c. Allen and Capt. Hooper both deny
that any marks were found on the islands in
dicating that they had been previously visited.
The whole transaction has been laid before
this government by the U. S. Commissioner.
AS the affair now stands IL places this gov
eminent in the rather awkward position OF
trespassing on American territory.