Excerpt from Tahiti: Containing a Review of the Origin, Character, and Progress of French Roman Catholic Efforts for the Destruction of English Protestant Missions in the South Seas The object of the priests, as avowed in similar communications, too numerous to be quoted, was then clear; it was to overcome the Pro testant demon, and to overthrow English political influence; the one was inseparable from and essential to the other. Nor were these views merely those of priestly and jesuitical fanatics, who zealously propagated them in Oceania and France; they were in perfect accordance with the sentiments expressed generally and strongly by French writers, travellers, naval officers, in official publica tions, and even in the journals said to be most accredited by the court and government of France. Before proceeding to follow the movements of the Romish priests in the Pacific, it may be useful to look over a very few of these publica tions, not one of them in opposition to the government. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.