The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-11
The Feej.e Islands.
OUR LERCKA oRALAU CORRESPONDENCE
LERuRA ORALAr, FEsJvE ISLANDS.
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IERuRA ORAIsr, FEEJvE ISLANDS, !
SoUm PACIFIC OCEAN, Dec. 90 1858.
American Commerce in the Souh Pacifc-7hs TVhaiing
Traae-F@mr Hostility Of the Eeeje.ans 10 Americans
Benefc7ot Results Of the Vtst Of The Iha Adan,,--
The ftejee Chief has Good BehIrtour--7he Natccs
Rtndly IN their Relations Nth American Restle,,ts--
YsstiraoaSol Voted to Commander Botps-C Cam 7b1lta
Pat an End 10 on The Standardization Of Cotton and
Iadigc-I Inducements to american Settlers, &c, dc.
My last communication from iheae islands informed you
detail Of the many changes that rapidly taking place
here in this group their ORIGIN their probable results TO
American commerce and TO the American whaling interest
in the Feeleean Archipelago. therein made known to
the American public the nefarious system the existence
of which could not be doubted and which papaoe
to be denied which threatened wild. these
beautiful and productive islands and which, if no,
checked eectualy, would ultimately bave crushed and
caused American trade with this pc ton Of the South
Pacific 10 become dead letter in mercantile phrase
| ology.
TO abandon trade Offering such beneficial resIitg 10
countrymen engaged in the OF these seag
islands, to relnqoish the advantages accruing from
the whale and other fisheries the Feejeean waters 10
allow trade between these islands and China to be
para yzed and submit to its passing into other hands to
forogo lights on and around the islands OF the
Feejee arcbipelago-to DO all this without any
adequate return is neither honest to country
jus, TO ourselves, and is certainly not American.
The commerce OF a nation, the rights of her citizens
ehgag.u ~ wa, c'Ihccc, .ne pIotctoh o tne Soups
national traffic. and the lives of the many employed
board these ships and their safety in foreign port
guarded, are lalers OF wal inheritance 70 a country
the flags OF whose ihips deck every sea and wait on
every ocean.
Eor several years past American ships have been accus
toned 10 sh 10 ese seas ana Inc success when haa at
tended their crossings in these waters has given mpe
to the whale trade which has resulted in the employ
mont Of large number Of ships in the South Pacdc
fisheries Apart from this the beche le tral be-
t"sSn o9e,e as anu Inn. AZ ptesem. GeleHy N .he
hands Of Americans anu TRANSPORT i IN American vessesl
iney advantageous oerng as i does, two fold benefit
in giving to our ships IN the california and China trade
cargo whch, IN mat country (Chna), VIII NJ all times
command ready market, or furnish COCA paying tran
| 81 nelght 10 our sap o~heis. me many avenues
numerous oploftanes oered 70 inc spector aud the
avidY ana ala"flsy whca American enterprise evnces in
Inc pursuit Of new and beneficial r"cs have caused our
/ every opportunity that presented itself
The feejeeans long scnooed IN their hatred aud disikc
TO Americans and VINO hitherto nave PEI mea no oppor-
tnni'y to pass 10 ltea ROB ana murder our country
men eely received snoeS' from 'ne recon oil winch
they nave not yet recovered.
In aiormer comfnumcaton INFORMED you OF the visit OF
the American coIVette Ion ADAMS anu the action taken
by her commander, d b Boutwell, The visit Of TIL: ship
vas calculated 10 restore ooer aha commence ana our
/ expectations mus lar nave peen luiiy realzed.
The naughty and arrogant department of tina Chief Tai
WI or inakhmoau, luow ehurey dependent on strategy
aud good fortune Tor tie retanmen OF tue oerg throne
that alone saves ms august heck mas undergone great
coanse ana ne sPpeas 70 De wounded not only 10 mnd
and body, but IN bus lnarces also.
! Bound by exphct ana exacting documents drawn up
with tact tna does crect 10 tue experience OF the officer
charged WIN ts important mission dreadiog second
hostile vh from the commander OF the John Adams, with
little Conscience the ecclesiastical power that has be-
trsyed MN, dsuustiu OF all around and watching the
lapee of time when the messenger from the great Anner
can war cnief VIII visit his territory and demand the pay
ment OF ms poha-ne great reeee chiei-the Poynesan
caDhpa ano savase-sahds al last tanned and subdued.
The secret OF the opponents OF the al
yanceent OF American interests find difficult to dspe
the VISION nat hauLts MS saeio Majesty, who, like his
prototype OF aingiy noiorety, would give his Kingdom
for Morse oy SO dong he could outride the conse
quences 10 whch ms former course Oh brutality and muir
der, eonlonea WIN cahhoalisn, nave subjected him