The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-04-15

ernor o6cidify, and IS there was considerable run
/ ming around to do, and We 6vcre not treated with
much civility when there, did not go. The Capt.
| taine de Yaisseau for / sapp0se this is his hrevet
| rank. though temporarily in charge of H. L M.'s
man-oEwar, the late Ka mehameha H.. Il forget
the French name, )-fnding we had not paid our
pilotage, sent a boat, in charge of evidently some
rankless parsonage, on board OF 0neNof the vessels
going out = obtain i. for e i possibly cne q the
amount was 80. This the captain refused to pay.
The demand was lowered to g. ssWhat a fallw was
there. my countrymen - The captain could not
see the propriefy ofpaying the lesser amer refusing to
paw the larger amount, and the boat left and pro-
ceeded on board another ship which had cleared but
not sailed. as his water-casks were on shore being
filed. The same demand was made of him. but he.
taking into consideration his having cleared and
complied with all the port regulations previous to
getting the clearance, did not feel himself bound to
nav. and 30 refused. The boat left. and shortly after
returned with the Major of Gens-d' .Armes. who
came on board and told the captain he must go on
shore to the Governor. Not feeling himself exactly
bound to obey the orders of the Frenchman. with
his ships clearance in his pocket he told Mons. Jean
to 6 90 to'-a place where. If the Calvinistic belief IS
true, it is considerably warmer than the Marquesas.
The Major left, and was succeeded as the represen-
tative Of the Majesty Of Imperial France by the
50 Capitaine de Vaisseau,'' in full tog, cheese-knife
and epaulettes. NJ. lie Capitaine also gave very per-
emptory orders for the master to visit His Excellency;
but the spfente cordidle which should exist always
between seamen, was by this time completely capsized,
and his orders received a like obedience to hose from
the " War Office" M. lie Capitaine then informed
the master, that the powers of the Governor were
plenary; that he was, in fact, a cons ubstantiation Of
H. i. NJ. PEmpereur Napoleon III. y! This climax
brought forth a remark that the emblematical body
and soul'' of the third Napoleon would find some re-
bellious subjects, if he esteemed those on board Of
American whaleships, cleared FOR sea as such. in
This his colony IF fho MarOuosae and that 6Q 6 bQd
better leave He took the hint and vamosed.
While this scene was enacted on the deck of the ship,
another was in course of performances on shore. The
Major, on landing, summoned his forces, of which
he was commander-in-chief, and proceeded to the
beach, where the vessels men were about getting of
the casks which were filed. and gallantly took possess
sion. This was ut noon-the men came on board and
reported. In the afternoon n heavy shower of rain
came on, but the victorious soldier would not leave
his spoil, but remained like a watery Bacchus astride
his casks, exposing his uniform and gold epaulettes
to the pitiIess storm. The master went on board the
man-o'-war to show his clearance to the Captain,
but it was rudely torn up, and he was told his con-
duct would be reported to the Governor OF Tahiti.
The next day the master prepared to get under way
when the Governor, finding he would not come for
his casks when under military surveillance, sent q
note to the Major, who withdrew his forces. The
Master then sent his men ashore, brought off his
g barrils," the casus belli, and proceeded to sea.
As he ran out of port be lowered his American en-
sign. hoisfed the French underneath. and took this
method of showing his opinion OF the acting author-
tiles of Nukahiva- As for my part, although not put
to so much inconvenience, I am fully resolved never
to visit those diggings for supplies: &c.
Yours, &C.,
Such is the lettes of my friend, and although it
may be high colored, contains the innate truth.
American whaleship masters are apt to kiNe TOO
taut a strain, especially when the pullers are clothed
in gilt lace and embroideries. The States they gener-
ally spring from. teach them that art early,-but, at
any rate, the facts go to show, that the Hawaiian
Islands, governed as they now are by those willing
to offer every inducement to wllaleships to call, are
superior to all others in the Pacific Ocea
liberality, setting aside their unequalled position
maritimely. Yours, &C., SIsTE, VIAroR!
LAHAIsA, April -, 1853.
Mr.. EDITOR In your paper of the 9Th I find an
article signed Delavan, which | think calls for an
answer from another portion of s'our best and most
intelligent citizens who are anxions to have liberal
laws az well as liberal opinions, and not such strin-
gent ones that they become a dead letter, as many Of
the laws are at this present time. I believe we have
just as good common sense on our side as Mr.. Delnran
has with the other portion of the commute he writes
about. but because we do not belong to his belief we
must be condemned and rolled in the dust rs so much
trash. Where Delnran says in his article "Now,
SIR, I do not hesitate to pronounce &c.-does he
mean to say that we are not honeS EN-, or that we
must be knavish ones because we will not believe in
his fanatical ideas. Why, Mr.. Editor, one would
think Delarnn was leagued with the keepers of beer
shops and sly honses. of our town, for we all know
they are opposed to the granting of liquor licenses,
for then, like Othello, their occupations would be
gone.
About eight or nine months ago the Privy Council
passed a law, andshad it inserted in the victual;ng
any kind of beer on their premises. Now how has
that law worked, It has worked like the Maine Lii
quor Law, which John B. Cough, whose testimony
we suppose not even Delaran will attempt to
question, has proved a miserable failure, and has
brought lasting disgrace upon those that conceived
it and the state that gave it birth.
The beer shop keepers have mad beer and sold it
just the same as formerly, and I think these are the
large number of our intelligent citizens he writes
about that are opposed to have liquor licenses here.
Delauan must certainly be blind, or he does not
make good use of his eyes, otherwise he would GER
tainly see at most of the beer shops whole gangs Of
natives congregated together-men, women and chill
dren,-and among them some of those who profess to
he strict church members, and who are the first 70
sign any petition to His Majesty not to grant any
liquor license on the beach-and for what reason ?
Because they know that if licenses are granted they
cannot get beer or liquor at the sly houses, which
would then be broken up.
If the heads of police were so active last fall in con-
victing the beer shops for selling liquor, they have
not been so successful this spring. They have had
just as many up. but not one convicted. Now what
is the reason! Why they are all leagued together,
and if you get witnesses, and those you know have
drank liquor in their houses, they will say they never
got any, or they do not know the house III
convicted before the Police Justice, they appeal from
his decision to the court above, and wheAt the trial
comes on it all falls through, rs the witnesses are
generally seafaring men and they are of to sea long
before the court sets.
L believe the police have 0ne everything in their
power to suppress this Illegal traffic. Why does not
Delaran and some of his intelligent citizens put their