The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-02-03

Death Of Alag KGmchaneha lII-.4cccssioa
Of Prince Alexander LMoiAo-1he Russian
Prisoners.
The dates from Honolulu are to Dec. 17th.
The PolyEc>lan, of the 10th, thus records
the death o. the king. After serious illness
of CT 6 days, His Majesty Kamehamcha
Ill. expired at mis- palace ON Friday, Dec. Is,
at Is minutes efurc twelve o'clock. lie was
forty years and nine months old. The pain
full event was inimedia ely made known bv
hois ing the royal and national standards at
half mast and by the firing of minute guns,
corresponding with the age of his late Maj
csty, from Punch Bowl Battery.
AS soon as the news spread the flags on
shore and alloat were all set at half mast,
and places of business were closed. Large
numbers of people assembled near the place,
testified their grief by loud and heartfelt
wailing. At half past II clock, his Excel
lcncy the Governor Of Oahu, escorted by a
company Of guards, caused the official pro-
clamation given below to be read in Hawaiian
and English, at the corners of the principal
streets of Honolulu. The proclamation Of
h Majesty kamcnamcha Nv, (thc son If the
deceased was received with shouts from the
people and evident satisfaction, wherever it
was made known.
The San Francisco Transcript, speaking of
the death Of the king. says:
although there is nothing bearing dlrec-
tly upon the subject IF ann, Ration, the death
Of the King may be look.d upon as suspcn-
ding, II not absolutely terminating, all hone
| OF anne Xation.-The successor to the CROWN
Prince Liholiho--it is we'll known has never
favored the project; ard to his refusal the
| delay in its Colisulnmation has been mainly,
if not entirely owing. His signature to the
treaty was alone wanting, and it has been
withheld, US is alleged, for the reason that at
an caily day lie expected to succeed to the
throne. Young and ambitious. lie locked
with wiStiul eye to the enjoyment of royal
honors; and since they have fallen to his lot ,
it Is not to be pcrsunel that he will be pre-
pared. al least for Il WHILE t. resign then.
Besides this, tie new King has always been
| looked nlon as, to some extent, under British
influences and this will hc doubtless used
to prevent the iultmcnt Of the proposed
scheme. As a significant fact, we notice
that the government orgaIi, the Folycnsiun.
takes occasion to 81 cat in II much kinder
tone OF the English and French than it has
recently INDUCED in. Taking all these cir
crmsai1crs together. We hiyr 10 reason to
| believe that pcaceaiic annexation will be ac-
compliShrd in any hri1i period"
Tie Young king VIII he twenty one years
old on the 9thof +, bruary. he is man OF
good ability, having had good English Cd
cation, and las tray led through the Unite Cd
States, England and France. Hitherto he
has given himself mp to pleasure to Il great
extent, Tor want, probably, Of better occnpa.
tom but it is reported now that he is deter
mined 10 giveup his billiard and card associ.
| utfS nd Tn, "a a .f
While in this country the new king was
not allowed 20 sit a, tic Supper table with
the other passengers on board one of the
Sound steamers, ON her passage between New
York and /, ston, in consequence ufhiS COO
This accident. it is said, had such effect on
the mind OF the prince that he r fused TO join
the annexation policy Of his uncle.