The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-25
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM TAHITI

LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM TAHITI.
To the Editor of the San Francisco Bulletin:
Sir:-I take the opportunity of the Caroline E..
Foote sailing, to send you few lines. Important
events are impending here.
On the LIST inst, the foreign residents of Papette
(Tahiti) received orders to repair to the Gardens
Government House, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ On
reaching the Gardens, found the troops under
arms, equipped for action. The Governor. shortly
alter made his appearance, attended by his suite.
He then addressed the people to the following
effect:
He informed the citizens that Queen Pomare had
violated the treaty made with the French Govern
ment, consequently if she did sign certain docu-
ments (the pu' port of which he did not state,) she
would be dethroned He had called them together
to request that they (the foreigners) would coin
eide with the French Government; and that. if
there should be any disturbance, the inhabitants
would be required to aid in queing it.
AT that time everything appeared quiet. Last
evening, I'd FEBRUARY, it became obvious that
there was great danger of the natives rising and
firing the town and killing all the foreigners who
might fall in their hands. The prompt action of the
Governor, no doubt prevented the natives from
carrying out these designs. The soldiers were Or
dered out; the citizens armed themselves to defend
their lives and property: The Queen taken
into custody, and the chiefs imprisoned.
This kept the people in check, as the Queen is
very unpopular with the people. One of the prin-
ces, her eldest son, making some show of dissats-
faction, the Queen was Immediately informed that
be executed before her ewes
The difficulty from a conflict of authority
between the Queen and Chiefs and the French.
The French have long sought for pretext to end
the protectorate and annex" the Islands to France
This pretext now presents itself, and the
will be that the French flag has supplanted the
Tahtian, and the Queen and Princes are on their
way to Paris to receive the Inequalities of the
French Emperor.
The Society Islands, from their saubriousness of
climate and productveness, are second only to the
Sandwich group. As sffording harbors for whalers
to recuperate, they even superior to the Sand
witch Islands, A liberal course of policy would
attract large whaling feet.
The United States greatly in want of depot
In the South Pacific, as harbors for their whaling
fleet. 1t is said that can acquire two islands of
the Society group for that purpose, with the con-
sent OF the natives, and that the French will not
object, as compact exists between the French and
British Governments that neither shall exercise
any jurisdiction over them. The late American
Consul at Tahiti is in Washington with a
proposition in writing from the natives asking to
be annexed to the United States. Should we ac-
quire these islands will then be provided with
much needed which would tend greatly to facili-
tate our whaling interests in the South Pacific.
Tahiti, Feb.3, 1859. r.
THE TROUBLE AT TAHIrI.-We have been showns
a letter, dated Feb. 4-one day later than any pub
lished advices-from Tahiti, and coming from such
a source to render its statements beyond the
probability of question, in which it is stated that
the difficulty between Queen Pomare and the French
Governor bad been fully settled and adjusted with
the date following that of this letter, would contain
full report of the disposition of the troubles, and
as vessel is now due from Tahiti, we may expect
to receive it at an early day.-Alta, 29h inst.