The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-04-24

ands, aud Annals de Ia Propagation de Ia Fol-
lSIO) Captain Du Petit Thouars negotiated q
treaty in behalf OF his Government, consisting Of
four articles, remarkable for their breyity, and
termed by Jarves ga compendium of previous
treaties"
Next follows the French treaty of 1889, nego-
Plated by Captain LapIace, Of the frigate l. Ar
fsDHse. The special points in this instrument
were,-that 10 Frenehman accused Of any crime
whatever should be tried except by a jury pro-
posed by the French Consul and that French
wines and brandies should not pay an import
duty higher than Eve per cent. ad UaIorem.
The late Robert c. Wyllie was appointed to
the Office Of Minister Of Foreign Af.irs, March
Goth, ls45. The policy Of the Hawaiian Kings
was to cultivate the most friendly relations with
all foreign nations, and DIR. WyIlie's theory was
that the more treaties we had the better assured
was our independents. Accordingly, ddring bis
incumbency, which lasted for some twenty years.
there vas on an average a new treaty for every
year. We will mention these in the order Of
their dates, as follows aIur
Treaty with France, negotiated by NJ. Perrin,
French Commissioner, and Mr.. WyHie, March
2Gtb. 1876.
Treaty with Great Britain, negotiated by VIM.
Miller, Esq., II. b. NJ. Commissioner and Consul
General, and Mr.. WyIlie, March 26tb, 1916.
Treaty with Denmark, Degotiated by Captain
Steen Bile, Of the frigafe GaL0fheo, and Mr..
Wyllie, October 18th, 1876.
Treaty with Hamburg, negotiated by Z. A..
Suwerkrop, Esq, Consul for Hamburg, and Mr..
Wyllie, January 9Th, 1913.
Treaty with the United States, negotiated by
John VI. Clayton, Secretary OF State. and James
J. Jarves. at Washington. August 9th, 1850.
Treaty with Great Britain, negotiated by Wm.
Miller, Esq, II. B. VI. Commissioner and Consul
General, and Nr. WyIlie. May 9th, 1852.
Postal Convention with Tahiti, negotiated be-
tween the. Government Of that ProtectOrate Of
France and IL. VI. Whitney, Postmaster at Ho-
nolulu, November 9th, 1853.
Treaty With Bremen, negotiated by Stephen
Reynolds, Consul for Bremen, and Mr. WylIe,
March 9th, 1854.
Treaty with Sweden and Norway, negotiated
by Captain Virgin, Of the frigate EHgenie, and
Mr.. Wyllie, April 5tb, 1855.
Treaty with France, negotiated by NJ. Perrin,
Commissioner Of France, and Prince L. Kameba-
meha and Mr.. WyIlie, September 9Th, 1855,
Treaty with Belgium, negotiated by Sieur
Charles ROgier, Minister of Foreign Affairs Of
Belgium, and Sir John Bowring, Envoy, &c. for
Hawaii at Paris, October 4th, 1862.
Treaty with the Netherlands, negotiated by
Jonkheer Paul van der Maesen de Sombref, Min
lister of Foreign Affairs. and Sir John Bowring;
at Paris. October 10th, 1862.
Treaty with Spain, negotiated by Don Juan de
Comyn, and Sir John BOwring; at London,
October 9th, 1861
Treaty with the Swiss Confederation. negotiated
by Mr.. Fred. Frey Herosee, and Sir John Bowr-
ing at Paris, July 10th, 1854. =
Treaty with Italy, negotiated by the Cheyalier
COntantine Nigra. and Sir John BOwring; at
Paris, May Sd. 1867.
Treaty with Russia, negotiated by NJ. lie Comte
dc Stackelburg and c. de Yarigny at Paris, June
10th, 1869.
Postal Convention with the United States, ne
gotiated by John A. j. CresswelI, ostmast
General of the United States. and E. H. Allen,
Envoy, &C., at Washington, June 10th, 1870.
Treaty with Japan, negotiated by the Minister
of Foreign Affairs of that Kingdom. and C. De
Long, Envoy, &c, at YedO, September 9th, 1871.
Postal Convention with New South Wales, ne
gotiated by Saul Samuel, Postmaster General of
that Colony, and II. A. Widemann, Minister of
the Interior, at Honolulu, March 10th, 1871. f'