Admiral <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Febvrier_Despointes" id="mwPQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Auguste Febvrier Despointes">Despointes</a> formally takes possession of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia" id="mwPg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a> in the name of France.