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Letter Reference:
1837_Jun14_Kauikeaouli-Jones
Date of Letter:
June 14, 1837
From:
Kauikeaouli
To:
John Jones
Content Summary:
Kauikeaouli's response to John Jones with regards to the Roman Catholic priests being forced
upon the Clementine. Kauikeaouli explains events that led up to the present issue, and expresses
his disapproval of the Roman Catholic religion in the Sandwich Islands.
[Page 9 of 34]
(4)
To John C. Jones the American Consul,
Sir,
I make my declaration to
you according to fact & truth, for you are acquainted
with the rejection of these men, Messrs “Bachelot & Short,["]
by Kaahumanu who were sent away on board the Brig
Waverley & were left on the coast of California where
the religion of the Pope is like their own. From that
time to this rejection has been perpetual. You
have also seen my orders which have been handed you,
concerning my disapproval of them & their popish
religion, the services of which are not allowed in my
kingdom.
According to that order has Kinau done &
that justly, & has returned the said two men to the
vessel on board which they came according to the
document which has been given you by Kinau, & in
�[Page 10 of 34]
her returning those two men to the vessel of Mr. Jules
Dudoit, the Clementine. She made no seizure of the
vessel of Mr. Jules Dudoit. You have known no previous order of mine that the Clementine was to become
mine. There is nothing like that in my order which
you have seen. There stands the vessel at anchor at the
disposal of those of you to whom it belongs. I have nothing on board that vessel. The men only which the said
vessel brought, but my people are here on my own ground
for the protection of the country. If you wish damages
to be paid for the want of protection to the property of
an American citizen on board that vessel that has been
improperly deserted, it is proper for you to demand of
Dudoit such damages as you please, or if not, then
let Charlton be answerable, for those two have detained that vessel, & not us; for be it known to you that
Mr. Jules Dudoit has broken the contract which he &
the man who chartered the vessel made between them.
But I moreover consider that your hasty condemnation of me, you have duly considered, & your
supporting those men of the Pope’s religion. Is not
this your opposition to me?
It is opposition, for what we have done, we have
done understandingly & what you have done, you have
[Page 11 of 34]
done ignorantly for it is with me to welcome strangers,
& it is with me to reject them; but ye have usurped this
prerogative of mine. Still I think you know the laws
of enlightened countries, & your intention which I know is
to complain of us to the men of war of your countries that
they may come & condemn us, according to your great desire.
Should that prove the fault to be on your side, what
then will you do? for we know that the statements of some
of you on oath, are utterly false, in saying “that we have
seized the vessel”. Kekuanaoa early gave orders to
Capt. Handly to take back those men to the vessel be-
�fore her cargo was discharged. In the same manner
did he give orders to Dudoit. And the American citizen
understood that Kinau had often said, those rejected
men were to return on board the Clementine & that Mr.
Dudoit was to take them on board the vessel that brought
them. Wherefore then did this man hire a vessel that
was a transgression & load her with the goods, for the banished men were brought here by that vessel, & if on that
account the American citizen sinks his property, the
responsibility is his own, not ours. Long ago, Kinau,
that those men of France, Bachelot & Short, who had
been banished, might not be brought back here, gave
official warning to you as American Consul.
[Page 12 of 34]
Very kind regards to you with pleasure.
(Signed) Kamehameha III
Honolulu June 14, 1837
Notes:
1. John C. Jones - Captain John Coffin Jones was the first U.S. Consul appointed to Hawaiʻi
in 1820.
2. Messrs Bachelot & Short - This is a reference to Father Patrick Short and Father Alexis
Bachelot who arrived in Hawaiʻi in 1827 to establish the Catholic religion and were
banished by Kaʻahumanu in 1831.
3. Ka‘ahumanu - The favorite wife of Kamehameha I, Kaʻahumanu was the first Kuhina
Nui, or co-regent, from 1819-1832. She was a convert and a strong advocate for the
Protestant religion.
4. Brig Waverly - The ship Waverly, captained by William Sumner, was commissioned by
Kaʻahumanu to take the French priests to California.
5. Kina‘u - Elizabeth Kīna‘u was a high-ranking daughter of Kamehameha and an early
convert to Christianity. Two years after this letter, she became known as Kaʻahumanu II
when she assumed the role of Kuhina Nui of the Hawaiian Islands from 1832-1839.
6. Charlton - This man was a businessman and the English Consul in Hawaiʻi who was a
good friend of Liliha.
7. Kekuanaoa - Mataio Kekūanāoʻa, of chiefly descent, was first married to Kalani Pauahi
and then to Elizabeth Kīnaʻu. He was the Royal Governor of the island of Oʻahu from
1834-1868. He served as a member of the House of Nobles and Privy Council, and went
on to become the 6th Kuhina Nui of the Hawaiian Islands.
�8. Capt. Handly - An American who commissioned the use of the ship Clementine that
brought the banished papal missionaries back to Hawaiʻi.
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Kauikeaouli's response to John Jones with regards to the Roman Catholic priests being forced upon the Clementine. Kauikeaouli explains events that led up to the present issue, and expresses his disapproval of the Roman Catholic religion in the Sandwich Islands.
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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions Pacific Islands Missions Records, 1819-1960 (ABC 19.1-19.7). Houghton Library, Harvard University. Used by permission of Wider Church Ministries
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