Ka Nonanona, Volume III, Number 5, 25 July 1843 — Page 20

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hiti, i kuu kauohaia mai e koi aku ia lakou e lawe mai i ko lakau hoopii i na Luna o ko lakou Alii wahine ma keia mokupuni, a i ole ia, ina ahahookolokolo a me na kanawai a Pomare ke Lii wahine i kauia maanei, aole lakou e hoolohe ke kiiia mai lakou e noho Iure, aole hoi e malama iki i na olelo a me na kanawai a pau loa o na Luna Farani, i hoonohoia maanei no keia wa e noho nei, me ka inoa o ke Aupuni e Hooponopono ana, aole hoi i kekahi Luna o Farani, o kela ano a o keia ano a pau loa; a hiki i ka wa e maopopo ai ka manao o ke Lii Wahine o Beritania no Tahiti.
                Ma ka hooko maoli aku ana i keia olelo, ua maopopo ia'u ka hana e like me na kauoha i loaa mai ia'u ke pii mai ka hihia, aka, e hooikaika no wau ma ka'u pono e hoomau i ka noho oluolu pu ana me na Lii o na moku manuwa Farani e ku ana maanei, a ke manaoio nei au aole e pii mai kekahi kumu hoohaunaele e pau ai ka oluolu o ka noho ana mawaena o na kanaka o ko kakou mau Aupuni e like mamua.

                Ke manao nei au e pono ia'u ke hai aku ia oukou, ua ike pono wau, aole loa e imi, aole hoi e makemake o Beritania ma kekahi mea iki i lilo ia ia ka olelo ma keia Pae Aina, ua hoowahawaha oia ia manao ana, aka, ke hoakaka aku nei oia e like me kana olelo pinepine ana aku i na Lii o Tahiti no ko lakou noi pinepine ana mai ia ia e Hoomalu mau mai oia ia lakou penei; aole oia e lawe i ke Alii ana maluna o koonei Aupuni, aka, ua maopopo ia'u, ua paa loa ko Beretania manao i ka ae ole aku i kekahi Aupuni ke lawe nona ka mana a me ke lii ana ma keia mau aina, ua oi aku ia i ka mea kupono ia ia iho no kona kamaaina mau ana me lakou.
                Eia hoi ka mea nui loa, ke manao nei au e pono ia'u ke olelo aku ua paa loa ka manao o ke Lii Wahine o Beritania e hoomau i ke Alii ana o Tahiti, he Aupuni kuokoa a me ka malu.
                Owau no me ka mahalo me ka manao nui.
(Inoa) J. TOUP NICOLS, Komakoa.

Taheite that I have received instructions to cause them to seek for whatever justice they may require, from the officers of their own sovereign in this island or through the established courts of law of the Queen Pomare, and that they are not to attend any summons, as jurors, nor to hold themselves subject to any regulations or jurisdiction of ANY SORT from the French authorities, temporarily established here under the style of a Provisional Government, nor from any Officer of France be his rank or station whatever it may, until the decision of the Queen of England regarding Tahiti is known.
                Although determined in the rigid fulfilment of the orders that I have received to enforce this regulation, should it unhappily become necessary; yet I shall continue to do my best to preserve a good understanding with the Officers of the French Navy stationed here, and sincerely trust that nothing will arise to disturb the harmony which has heretofore subsisted between the subjects of our respective nations.
                I deem it proper that if should here observe to you that I feel quite assured that England SEEKS not--DESIRES not--to maintain in any shape a PARAMOUNT influence in these Islands, but while she repudiates such an intention and declares, as she has so repeatedly done, in reply to the several solicitaions of the successive Sovereigns of Tahiti to become its permanent Protector, that although she will not assume any preponderating power over its Government; yet, Great Britain is, I am equally assured, determined that NO OTHER NATION shall possess a GREATER influence or authority in these states than that, which from her long and intimate connecxion with them, she claims as her natural right to exercise.
                More than all do I believe myself to be authorised to state that it is the determination of the Queen of England to preserve the sovereignty of Tahity INDEPENDENT and FREE.
I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, yours with every consideration.
(Signed,) J. TOUP NICOLS, Commodore. [Official Copy]