The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-12-01

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By the mail. which arrived last week.
letters were received from His Excellency
G. de Vaugny, at present abroad, tender
ing his resignation of his Office of Minister
Of Foreign Affairs. His Majesty, after
careful consideration, has been pleased TO
accede to the request of the Minister, and
to notify him that his resignation has been
reluctantly accepted.
Mr.. de Varigry with his family, in July
1868, left Honolulu for visit to France,
his native land. seeking relaxation from
official labor, and the restoration of his
health, which had become impaired by
long residence in warm climate. He
proposed to be absent one year, which
time he hoped, would suffice to re-establsh
his health and afford him ample time to
enjoy the pleasures of visit home.
His going to Europa was made the oc-
casion of accrediting him Envoy Extraor-
binary TO the various European Powers,
with which His Majesty is in treaty rela-
tons. In this capacity he has opened
communication with England and several
of the Continental Powers, by all of whom
he has been received with distinguished
honor He has concluded treaty with
Russia, the ratification of which by that
great power is expected to be soon re-
ceived here; and negotiations are still
pending with other nations, of treaties, or
notifications of existing treaties, import
ant to US.
In accepting his resignation, His Maj
esty has been pleased to continue Mr.. de
Vangny in bis mission as Envoy Extraor-
binary, and to still entrust to his care the
unfinished negotiations. The desire to
complete these to the acceptance of the
the Sovereign, and with honor to himself,
for which, time is an absolute element, to-
gether with the uncertainty as to how
soon his health would permit him safely to
resume his official duties here, and the
additional burden thrown on his colleagues
by his prolonged absence. has convinc-
ed him that duty required him to tender
now the resignation Of his high Office.
Mr.. de yarigny has resided upon these
islands fourteen years. Shortly after his
arrival, be Joined the French Consulate as
Chancellor, the duties of which position
he continued to discharge until the death
of NJ. Perrin. For the two years succeed
ing this event, he had charge Of the Con-
sulate as II. l. Ms. Acting Consul and
Commissioner, and was succeeded by NJ
Desnoyers. After leaving the Consulate,
as a recognition of his services there, he
received from the Emperor the decoration
of the Legion of Honor.
1t was during his occupancy of the
Consulate that be attracted the notice and
secured the friendship and good opinion
of the late Mr.. Wyllie, by whom he was
warmly recommended to His Majesty on
bis accession, to seat in the Cabinet.
In March, 1864, he was appointed Min
lister Of Finance, which Office he filed ably
and acceptably two years, until the death
Of Mr. Wylie. His report on finance,
sent into the Assembly at its biennial SEES
sioa, was a sound, able and exhaustive
document.
In 1866, he was transferred from the
Department Of Finance to that of Foreign
Affairs. He has filled this Office to the
acceptance of the King and with distin-
guished honor to himself, and His Majesty
10 parting with him has expressed his re-
greet at the necessity. which now termin-
ates the pleasant personal and official re-
lation that have existed during Mr.. de
Varigny's incumbency.
In retiring from Office, Mr.. de Varigny
takes with him the knowledge that His
Majesty parts with him reluctantly, and
esteems him as an old and tried servant,
whose services would be continued if cir
cumstances, personal to himself, permitted,
and the consciousness that he leaves po-
litical record in this country to which he
may refer with pride and satisfaction.