THE FRENCH AT TAHITI.

New Zealander, Volume 1, Issue 2, 14 June 1845, Page 4

THE FRENCH AT TAHITI.

By the Ami schooner, which arrived at Syddey, we have received news itom Tahiti up to the 2nd March. Queen Pomare was still residing at Raiatea, and the French still in possession ot Tahiti. The French protectorate flag was hoisted at Papeete, the principal port of the Island of Tahiti, on the Bth January, being a few da)s after the sailing of the schooner Coquette, which brought us the last accounts ia the early part of February last; similar flags were also hoisted on the adjacent islands—at Raiatea; where the Queen was residing, at night, by the commander of the French steamer, Plueton; and at Huahine, where they were pulled down and burnt, and on the former island, were also burnt the following morning. Tw o days after, H.M.S. Talbot f 26 guns, Captain Sir T. It T. Thompson. Bart., arrived at Tahiti on the 11th February, from Valparasio. Governor Brnat was ill M that time, and the next officer, the Captain of the French frigate Uraine, went o-n board to enquire for despatches $ the Captain of the Talbot had none. He was asked by the French officer to salute the Protectorate flag j but Captain Thompson said he was ordered by the Admiral to have no communications with the French. The French government then oidered a man of war's boat torow guard between the t&nghsh sloop and the shore, to prevent the officeis and crew from landing. The English inhabitants at Papeete were allowed to pass from the shore to the Salamander, and thence to the Talbot, hut,nodirect communication ,vas allowed to the Talhot from the shore. The Talbot was towed out to sea by the Salamander, after five da)'s stay, taking, the Consul, Miller, and Vice Consul, Sta, from the island, leaving another Mr. Miller to watch the movements of the French during tlieir absence. It was rumoured that those two gentle * men were proceeding to Oahu,lor the purpose of holding a council of war, relative to Tahiliati affaiisj at which place, it was also rumoured that H. M.S. Collinjwood, 80 guns, flag ship, Rear Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, G. C. H., Captain H. Eden } the America, 50 guns, Captain, Hon. John Gordon $ the Fisjanf, 12 guns, Capt.J. A. Duntze j and the Cormorant, (i guns, sloop, Com, G. T Gordon, would meet for a like purpose, before ptoceeding to Tahiti. A law was promulgated while the Talbot was there, by Governor Bruat, to the intent that all foreigners should give eight day's notice of their infention to leave the island, otherwise they would be detained during the Governor's pleasure. The British Consul and the Vice, although I hey left before the expiration of the eight da)s, after the issue of the proclamation, without any attempt on the part of the French authorities, to stop them ; a carpenter named Marshall, who was desirous to leave in the Rifleman, London whalei, was taken out of that vessel, and brought ashore,— although he had made every preparation to leave, prior to the Fremch Governor'snotice. Pomare was living in a miserable hut nl Raiatea. The Europeans are considerably harrassed by the French authorities, for after 8 p.m. no petsou is allowed to be out of doors without a light. A British schooner, the Vuion, arrived at Papeete, \\ ith the crew of a wrecked American whaler, the Avenck, and having landed them, the Captain demanded his clearance, which the French refused to give him, until Captain Hammond remonstrated with the i Governor. This proceeding detained the vesjsel four or five da) s. The Captain of the London j barque Cimla/i, (Crawley,) was put into thejwatchhouse, during the stay of the Talbot, on suspicion of his being an offlcei of H.M. ship in disguise, and he was not released before Ins identification by the British Consul.