The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-03
SANDWICH ISLANDS.

The Rumors Of War from the Society Islos-
Tue Coolies Mt the BOtteul Of the Trouble.
HONOLULU, August 20, $685.
BY recent arrival from Tahiti We hear OF wars and
rumors OF The coolie system or as the govern
men styles 1t, the emgrant system Ia at the bottom
OF the dificulty. In former letter mentioned the
barbarous and cruel treatment Of aborers on large
cotton and sugar plantation near Tahiti The infor-
nation given In your columns created some little
excitement, and the commandment at Tahiti was In.
structed TO appoint commission to examine into
the matter and report to the French government A
commission was appointed who reported that they
could not discover any cause for complaint among
the coolies and so nth Sea Islanders employed on the
plantations, and here the matter rested 10 time.
The cruelties practsed, upon the Oh inese partcu-
larry, caused them to make attempts to escape
from bondage. and one party Of fifteen
crossed the channel and reached Huahine The
success or TINS party led others to make
the trial. Inc managers OF the plantation tried to
arrest the deserters, but the natives OF Huahine re-
fused to give them up, upon winch the managers ap-
pealed TO the commandment for assistance. alleging
that unless example was made OF the parties who
escaped II would be useless to work the plantations
The commandant tried, but failed In the attempt
and found that unless he could extradti0n
treaty from the King OF Huahine all mild efforts TO
secure the runaways WOULD be useless. Soon after
the King OF Huahne made visit to Tahiti to see
Queen Pomare, and upon proceeding to board his
schooner to return to his domain he found himself
detained by the commandment, Count Emile de la
Ronciere and compelled TO go on board OF the French
war steamer Guchen. which put to sea for time,
during which the King signed treaty. The King
was then permitted to return to his island.
Upon learning what had been done the natives OF
Huahne named new king and at last accounts the
adherents OF the two monarchs were waging fierce
war. The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT who
Is also President Of the Supreme Court OF fahitihas
never been In sympathy with the managers OF the
plan tatiOI5, In fact have any OF the subordinate
Officers Of the government.
Fresh ontragcs having been perpetrated upon the
laborers the members OF the couits determined to
bring the perpetrators TO Justice and preliminary
steps were taken, when the commandant stayed pro.
ceedings by calling council OF State, curing which
the inhuman treatment OF the worse than slaves
discussed together with other matters or greater
self without supporter The judges OF the courts,
Attorney General and every official In fact, refused
TO be led, and so the council broke up. Finding
that the officials would not be cocrced the
commandment determined upon ousting the lot,
which was soon accomplished. The OrdOnndteur
was imprisoned and the rest sns,S q g., the gov
port Euryale, and the captain instructed to
take them to san Francisco, en- route for France
TO ability SO long they would obey the mandates
OF the count The foreign merchants at Tahiti are
business Is parsysec Il Is said that the plantations
have subsidized the c0mmandant, and that proofs
have been forwarded to France. Some think that
The Board having been disappointed In securing
'emlgrants" from China and Japan have now deter
mined to try the Islands Of the south Pacific. Hav-
who has resided al Tahiti, and who Is fully &C.
quanted with the system OF securing natives as
pract'sed there, obtained rom him the following
account Of the mode practised by one Of the most
successful emlgrant captains. A vessel was
fitted with water and food, the captain taking |
young man with him a. assistant perhaps to NIL
up contracts. Upon reaching an ISLAND the captain
women TO accompany them on board. The next |
day the native men come or to see what has be- |
come Of the women, and upon reaching the deck
and the same game IL played, and so on until ct the
end OF six weeks the captain has one hundred and
twenty likely looking emigrants on board when he
language Of my informant, che made good thing
OF It. as he got twenty-nve dollars head for |
the lot" Upon. asking him II he believed
and sscase wno "S Dsys some s
upon them he frankly said no. lie says that once |
on board they soon adapt themselves TO crcurn- |
stances, and a. Tahiti where the climate and diet
II brought 80 far north OF the equator ~ these
islands, and placed upon plantations at much eeva-
tion above the sea and fed upon beef and pol or
water it s his opinion that large per centage
Ills Majesty 10 again absent on Molokai, where, It
The Mohongo, Captain simpson, u now In our her |
Dor, but will leave soon for Lahaina The captain
and officers ara much liked while the orderly con.
the California Overland Mall steamship COMPANY
have rejected the subsidy offered by this government
but have concluded TO run two seamers The steaLl-
ers take full freight nom this port but do not SUI,
His Majesty government still cling to the hope OF
the passage OF the RECIPROCITY treaty through the
Senate, although the correspondent Of the govern
ter Is failure for the present and he fears for ell
time.