Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-01-07
THE SHEPHERD SAINT OF LANAI.
Priest of Melohiscdcc and Chief President Of the
Isles of the Sea.
RICH PRIVACY REVELATIONS.


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The printed report Of the House OF Representatives. a. S. A.
No 301 oath Congress- LIST Session. 1861 extraordinary
mont 1t three hundred and fourteen pages printed
tor relating solely to difficulties between Walter NJ Gibson
Dutch Government As il would be impossible make
tracts from it here shall briefly OF tho salient points,
leaving those who perusa material gatbr
cd together in those pages
Tho extracts which make will be every
the testimony Of those Jarabc to Gibson In May 1851
bought the Fir attempted her to General
CABRERA OF Guatemala He compelled to abandon the attempt
fnys the Committee Foreign Affairs because the vigilance
the United States authorities prevented it, 1t will be that
here the first authentic record Of the mans public character Glib
thcn loaded tho Fnt southwark At Porto
Praya his vessel searched Pcrnambuco
sold Being the owner of the vessel c
took command and sailed Indies
and after various adventures reached the cmbang River While
the coast of Suntra he desiring 20
to Singapore to make inquiry after the collateral
relative who had died there eighteen years before
descended to him. Adjoining the Dutch territory Paembang
was the territory Damh governed by native prince, the Sultan
of Dami The Dutch this territory was subject to
then authority The of the F Graham attempting
to take letter from Gibson the Sultan of Djan arrested
the letter was taken from him. and Gibson also
following is the letter
LETTER DJANB"
"A 7o"ty Uordr
This letter accompanied by sauaons and
from Lord Captain Walter residing America to whom the
Lord OF all hosts grant that he appear presence
Lord SutaR, who rcgns the Empire of Djanb further
faithfully and sincerely make known you my first officer
with three of his followers will appear you Sultan as wish
to form great friendship with YOU Sultan
sst you Sultan with everything may desire
Government has want of powder bullets guns muse and
eas Tor long, metal native with small assist
to make good to all Maays because do like the Dutch
of which Sultan the alay and
You will be able to make with also wish way
from Djamb to Paembang and in what time this
made assist to make everything fine wish that the
In month Lo
the mouth of the Damb River With this my officer you
Sultan what is best the American no
want OF steamers and shipsof
Sultan need not trouble yourself this head The whole
upper countries of Damb and that of Palembang will bring
good order and if possible rid of all the Dutchmen excepting
Within few days will and then take
of this Empire send greetings you Sultan and to all
your officers WALTER BIN GIBSON
WALTER ANAK (son off GIBSON, $500, !
Counoandartc Schooner american Flr,
komme"d""'e sFoo"yer pra"g (gf '"') Ae'a" ftH."
AT Palembang 4th of February, 1852
JOIN PARKER
TRANSLATOR"
The charge Dutch that Gibson engaged in
stirring treason their domnons This Gibson denied After
three separate trials by the inferior which Gibson
Quilted highest Dutch
territory
tho gaows imprisonment for twelve years. and then Danish
Two weeks after the sentence Gibson escaped returned
the United States and requested the Government to demand
demnty of the Dutch Government Mr. w L. Marcy then Secre
tay of State, took the matter with energy Mr. August Bel
mont American Minister at the Hague demanded indemnity of
This refused by the Dutch Government the
ground that tho and conviction of Gibson juabe
Committee from whose have obtained
already forth strongly urged the demand for indemnify
Mr. Gibson demanded letter the Secretary of State dated
that the Government of the United
10 the only remaining for enforcing just demands
Mr. Marcy Mr.. Belmont nstrucng him press the
temporarily but reoutely upon the Dutch Government
did press the matter closely and sharply The Dutch
informed Mr. Belmont that If Gibson entered the
Hague he back Mr. Belmont
that that done the most deporabe
might follow That is that the United States would have
declared against Holland In the meantime thorough
gaon made of the whole subject and all of the material
gathered and printed in these documents On the part of Gibson
his vigorous denial of having written reasonable letter
his first mate Mr. Graham wished to visit the interior
and with insure his safety and to facilitate
ordered Secretary Kagoo Lanang to write
passport to be addressed to the Sultan
the north Of Sumatra, stating friend
skill and good character of the bearer the value of
his services might be the native and other remarks of
similar import without debating single hostile word against the
Dutch region could not this time hold any
articles did not then know single character of
Arabic script which this letter to the Sultan OF Jambee
written had great difficulty by and few words to in
innate Gibsons for this
police He wrote the letter and Gibson signed but he that
knowing the Malay language he did not know what he
signing and he denied having signed the letter which
termed proceedings the reasonable letter" The Govern
of India the other hand insisted that Gibson
knowingly wfuly this singular letter. intending stir
up the Dambi h Much testimony submitted by it. The
that Gibson had hashy treated
point On the 9th Of September 1854 Mr.
Dutch Government that Interior
would be reorted To redress Gbsons wrongs Finally
in thah np.s, NJ, ha.a,