The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-07

4 the Sandwich Islands. in this situa-
/ ton, equally command both passages,
form the key TO the whole communf-
/ cation, and stand to these several
coasts in nearly the same relation
which the British Isles themselves
4 bear TO the north of Europe; the Cape
Of Good Hope and Ceylon to India;
Malta and Gibraltar TO the shores OF
The Mediterranean, and the Bermudas
l TO those Of the Atlantic.
The occupation Of such a post must
] indeed be interesting 10 Great Britain,
whose whole monopoly Of the supply
! Of Europe with East India produce,
must be al the mercy of the masters
/ Of the isthmus Of New Spain, unless
she be possessed of the means Of ar
resting, modifying, or engrossing also
their supply. Were their intercourse
with China and the East India Islands
extended by their own means or by
those Of a rival power, SO that Porto
Bello or Vera Cruz became entrepots
Of their productions, the convenience
Of the voyage, and the cheapness Of
the merchandise, would attract thither
all the speculation of Europe; and the
blockading Of these ports. the only re-
source left to US If excluded from the
Pacific. would only again make our
belligerent rights the subject Of angry
and invidious discussion among the
neutral powers. The intercepting this
commerce in the Pacific, would not be
productive Of the same effect; the pre-
carious nature Of the supply would
keep up the prices in the isthmus; and
while. IN time Of peace. our own ner-
chants and colonies would equally
Tn ina.
Of war it's advantages would be equal
~ forfeited by our commercial rivals.
,. The security OF our East India
possessions would seem TO require an
outpost to the Eastward. The exag-
gerated Importance attached by public
opinion 10 the French expedition TO
Egypt, and the consequent depression 4
Of East India stock, are both within 4
our immediate recollection; but OUT
alarms have never, in an equal degree, /
been excited to the Eastward, from the /
OF the adversary whom we 4
have there had TO encoEnrer. Yet had /
the Isthmus Of Panama belonged TO /
either the French or the Dutch; had .
the First Consul transported thither 4
the army he sacrificed at St Domingo.
and thereby acquired the command of
the immense maritime resources Of its
western shores, the weakness Of our
barrier in this direction would have
long since have excited our Jealousy
and alarm We can now neither cal
,ulate on the restoration Of this 18TH
mus 10 its former possessors. nor on
their continued supineness: Il is time
therefore 10 look 10 our own strength
luIy for security.
2 AS 7 shall presently e-deaEOr 10
shew, such q settlement would inDe-
lately give fresh life and vigor 10 our
low lanEuishing commerce il the Pa
life Ocean. 4 new and extensive
nursery would be thereby formed for
'ur seamen; al object Of peculiar i'm
soTt at q moment when the reduction
# our fleet has dismissed many from
'ur public service, and much discour-
lgement, and even distress, have IN
ensued among them
Besides a nursery t0r British sea
men. a very important supply q na- 4
ives would be procured for our ser
ice. The Sandwich islanders show a :
IA rked propensity 10 nautical pur-
uItE. and instead Of reaping only dis
ase and desolation from their inter
curse with Europeans. have made a
cap towards power and consequence