New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-30

steamers rs aocus ~ wbicb will make Tahiti a coang
Is,os This will place these Isisnus Ni'hin OH, s
90, IN Of the Government at Mhsh12 Gu, V
course with all the other cltles OF 'le H. -.
"a r these islands come under tHe nt1 nnteI
s.,s CO.., rnrnent they will become great narpor
s. tbs immense Pacific whaling heet, ana al'o ior
1ni,ed States war-vessels, and prooaoy 'o'
depot for one more lines OF ,eaue' ard Australia
.op California Nicaragua or Panama anu % <,'lS'i ana
49, Zealand. and as there viii be a ssih month
To- mail between the United States, the oaP'ains ~
AMERICAN whalers when tney come ~ noa :" .uo on
seasons, may cornmuncse a.; WI" snbseouent conrsc II
anv o &C. Oh board and the owners have
.hes srLet for it and high Prce at the tiine they
gV !, ho,ne or otherwise dispose Oi IT. As these
San 0foeI I'o,lv 900 miles nearer Boston, by the
tsians tsin,e ,lan Honolulu the usual business station
.bsers in these seas, ana tne difbcuit region OF
~ line or doldrums, does not Intervene on the
Pacific side, the oil, &c, could arrive one month or
.n snoner than from the Sandwich Islands, and
sS4 hs ,oncb more liable TO secure the market: and
she freight also ought to be less.
Mr Croft gives fall description Of the islands
Ali, rea. uatura advantages, and their value TO the
T;.S states as II whaling depot. The productions
lie islands are Of the richest nature-tropical fruits
.rS All kinds Of vegetables, DC. They possess many
snalent harbOrs. The location Of these islands in
the midst Of the South Pacific ocean, offers great
Scires fox general rendezvous and station of the
p6c .ouadron It can lie safely ana securely and
80 favorable position for reaching any point in the
psc;sc wherever its services may be needed. These
xsfan
ie made almost mpregneble to hostile feet and thus
,pdsr great service TO any mercantile nation who may
he al war with another and particularly when the seat
nj ssr may be in the Pacific ocean,"
A month after the date Of the above letter, Mr.
Croft writes from Tahiti ~ follows:
- "TAHITl, July II, 1853
"The utmost iI-feeing has been exhibited by the
Fnclish and French residents Of Raiatea and Tahaa
toward the Government there for endeavoring to
place those islands within the Government Of the
United States. This feeling has seized upon the
acting British Consul, who is wild with anger, calling
upon the natives TO undo what they have done, run
ming np and down the street urging and pleading and
threatening that il they insist entering the United
States the Governments Of Great Britain and France
will visit them with ihe severest punishment BY this
means he and other foreigners have frightened some
Of the heads Of Government and so strengthened the
hands Of the macontents that they have taken upon
themselves TO 90 through the farce of taking the offices
Of Government from those regularly appointed, and
giving said Offices to themselves; and even went so
far put five Of them in irons. Some Of the heads
of Government however, were not disposed to st
supDely and allow these things to take place. They
gathered together their warriors and prepared for bat
Ee Just at this juncture his imperial Majesty armed
brig Hydrographe went into the harbor and arnis
tice was concluded between the rebels and the Gov
srnment by which the latter agreed to refrain from
boodseed the rebels to give up their prison
ers and cease their action against the Government.
"This armistice was hardly made before it was
violated by the rebels, who arrested Mr.. Joseph Jor
dan and myself and tried charge Of giving the
Islands Of Raatea and Tahaa to the United States.
We denied the charge, and said that had no right
power to do anything of the kind, nor had
done anything Of the kind, nor would the
United States accept those islands from us, well
knowing, as they did, that had right to give
them. We were then accused of accepting the islands
from the heads of Government. We denied this too,
and said we had no power to accept them. was
then charged with writing letter to the Government
pf the United States, presenting said islands | said
- Int Ind haan ord hut haad nt
Government to write certain letters in blank, in the
Tahiti language; that had not signed my name to
them, nor that of any of the heads Of Government,
but that the heads OF Government had themselves
signed them and until such signatures had been at
tached such letters Of no force effect. Sew
era chiefs gave testimony coTobOrating that which
had said. Notwithstanding all this, we were SEN
fenced by these rebels TO punishment and placed in
the hands of the Commander Of the Hydrographe for
deportation.
1.-THE Government demanded our release. This was
late on Monday night, but on Tuesday morning, at
daybreak the photographic lifted her anchor and
brought to Tahiti, literally running away with us.
We were treated in every respect prisoners. When
We arrived at Tahiti were not allowed to go on
shore until the commander had communicated with the
Governor, and not allowed, rs citizens OF
the United States to send note to the United States
Consul.
"ln this manner Sir, We were torn from our wives,
our Children our homes and our property ana brought
more than lUO miles the ocean, being entirely
innocent Of any violation Of law whatever. As soon
as we were allowed to 60 on shore we made our COM
plant to Henry Owner, esq, United States Consul tor
Tahiti and the Society Islands, who immediately wrote
TO the French Governor of Tahiti, demanding to know
why we had been imprisoned and deported. The Gov
ernor, in answer, said that were taken from Raj
atea for our protection more than for the tran
guilty Of the island and that we were free, as we had
violated law of France. The Consul in reply, said
that he was not satisfied with this, and that in the
Of the United States Government, he protested
against such arbitrary conduct In answer the Gov
ernor reiterated that which he had said before and re-
marked, IN addition, that We were at liberty to 60
back again if desired, or remain mt Tahir, We
pleased. The matter will, in all probability, come
before the respective Governments of France and
England.
"Had the regularly established Govcmment-those
oAcers who had been appointed by grand council Of
the chiefs and people of both islands and received and
obeyed 10y all residing in the islands foreigners as well
natives, and recognized by France, Great Britain
the United States and other Governments, as those
were by whom | was ordered TO act as did in the
matter for which was condemned, and we had been
banished by them and placed in the hands 0f this
French officer for deportation then he would nave had
some slight shadow " excuse, although even then,
inasmuch as we had violated law Of France he
would have had no right tn imprsOn U.s. nor even de-
port us unless we had asked him 10 do 80. Under
these circumstances think We are not oyerstepping
The bounds of either law equity II demand some
indemnity for time lost for property destroyed, for the
pam Of mind resulting from imprisonment and deporta-
ton, and more than all for the deep care and anxiety
We tecl Tor those We hold dear eatOur wives ana
children, and from whom We have been thus arb
ysrly separated.
The greatest apprehcusons are felt in Tahiti that
the United States VIII accept the offer made by the
Government of kaistea and Tahaa and that those
islands viii be made an entrcpot for whalers and a
Ccang station for steamers. In such they have
strong fears that the interests oi Tahiti and It's
chants will suffer. Hence the arbitrary conduct OF the
commander of the llydrogTaphe.'
QUARANTINE AFFAIRS.