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captain OF the Bousoul, the French Fri
gate lying there, threatened to fire up
on the place ifthe flag was not restored,
and the Captain of the English frigate
threatened to fire on the Frenchman
the moment a shot was fired upon the
town. AS the tenor of the English let
ter TO Pomare was, that England would
protect her against. any foreign power
that should encroach upon her domin-
ions, and both frigates lay already for
battle; and as the queen and most ofthe
natives had fled to distant part Of the
island, there was no knowing how this
affair would end. A few days after, the
British frigate Vndictive, OF Sc guns
arrived, bringing presents 10 Queen
Pomare from Queen Victoria, and hav-
ing heard of the manner in which the
French had g1ined possession Of the is
land, Immediately made known, in pub
lie meeting of the. natives, his intentions
of lying there, and protecting them a
gainst the encroachments Of the F French,
at all hazards. The next day, being
the third day of his arrival, he unbent
sails and warped his ship abreast the
Queens residence. Two French sloops
of war had been there for two months,
doing nothing but watching the proceed
ings of the English Commodore with the
utmost jealousy, and they intended tore.
main there till the arrival of the French
admiral, who was expected daily
Should the French Admiral, on his ar
rival there, have taken umbrage at the
manner in which the English had con-
Quoted in his absence, there has been no
doubt as to the commencement OF row,
as the John Bull commander is a hot
headed and fiery old chap, and is in one
of the most efficient shipsin the English
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