History of the Hawaiian Islands: Embracing Their Antiquities, Mythology, Legends, Discovery by Europeans in the Sixteenth Century, Re-discovery by Cook, with Their Civil, Religious and Political History, from the Earliest Traditionary Period to the Present Time

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Страница 177 - Where are you, chiefs, people and commons from my ancestor, and people from foreign lands ! Hear ye ! I make known to you that I am in perplexity by reason of difficulties into which I have been brought without cause; therefore, I have given away the life of our land, hear ye! But my rule over you, my people, and your privileges will continue, for I have hope that the life of the land will be restored when my conduct is justified.
Страница 182 - American vessels have with it — such vessels constituting five-sixths of all which annually visit it — could not but create dissatisfaction on the part of the United States at any attempt by another Power, should such an attempt be threatened or feared, to take possession of the islands, colonize them, and subvert the native Government.
Страница 215 - I the said constituent ratifying, allowing and holding firm and valid, all and whatsoever my said attorney or his substitutes shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, in and about the premises, by virtue of these presents.
Страница 185 - The undersigned, Her Britannic Majesty's principal secretary of state for foreign affairs and the ambassador extraordinary of His Majesty the King of the French at the court of London, being furnished with the necessary powers, hereby declare in consequence that their said majesties take reciprocally that engagement.
Страница 143 - A national temperance society was formed, in the objects of which the chiefs cordially united. Entirely to suppress all opposition to government, Kuakini next determined to send away the Romish priests ; on the 2d of April, 1831, they were summoned to the fort, and ordered to leave the islands in three months.
Страница 177 - In consequence of the difficulties in which we find ourselves involved, and our opinion of the impossibility of complying with the demands in the manner in which they are made by her Britannic Majesty's representative upon us, in reference to the claims of British subjects ; we do hereby cede the group of islands known as the Hawaiian (or Sandwich) Islands unto the Right Honorable Lord George Paulet, Captain of her Britannic Majesty's Ship of War Carysfort...
Страница 177 - Ireland from this date and for the time being ; the said cession being made with the reservation that it is subject to any arrangement that may have been entered into by the Representatives appointed by us to treat with the Government of her Britannic Majesty, and in the event that no agreement has been executed previous to the date hereof, subject to the decision of her Britannic Majesty's Government on conference with the said Representatives appointed by us ; or in the event of our Representatives...
Страница 165 - Protection is hereby secured to the persons of all the people, together with their lands, their building lots, and all their property, and nothing whatever shall be taken from any individual, except by express provision of the laws.
Страница 115 - CAPT. CLASBY. — Love to you. This is my communication to you. You have done well in bringing hither the new teachers. You shall pay nothing on account of the harbor — nothing at all. Grateful affection to you. LIHOLIHO IOLANI."t On the 5th of May, the reinforcement were united with the * Stewart's Residence in the Sandwich Islands.
Страница 156 - French government has extended towards them for several years, they are undoubtedly ignorant how potent it is, and that in the world there is not a power which is capable of preventing it from punishing its enemies ; otherwise they would have endeavored to merit its favor, or not to incur its displeasure, as they have done in ill treating the French.

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