The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-05-27
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
THURSDAY, NAY 26.
Birth of a Prince.


Birth of n Prince.
The event of last week, and we may say of the
year 1853, in Honolulu, was the birth, on Thurs
day evening at abou. ten minutes past 6 o'clock,
of an heir to the throne of these islands. A
royal salute from Punchbowl Fort Immediately
announced to the expecting public the welcome
intelligence that Her Majesty had been safely
delivered of a son.
At an early hour on Friday flags and steamers
were displayed from every staff in town, in honor
of the suspicious event. During the forenoon,
the foreign Consuls paid their respects TO His
Majesty, when a. p. Everett, Esq, Consul for
Chill, presented an appropriate address. Imme-
diately after these came the government employees
and officials, headed by Warren Goodale, Esq,
the Collector-General, who also congratulated
His Majesty in a short and feeling speech.
The p~ropriety of the citizens paying their
respects and offering their congratulations to His
Majesty on the happy occasion, having been sug-
gested by some of our leading merchants, it was
Immediately resolved to go in procession. At II
O'Clock noon, by unanimous consent, the stores
and places of business were universally closed,
and the remainder of the day was kept as a holt
day quite generally. At 8 O'Clock P. NJ, "a large
number of the foreign residents met at the foot of
Kaahumanu street, and escorted by the Honolulu
Rifles, (who, on this occasion, turned out thirty
five riAes) marched in procession to the Palace.
Foremost in the procession were the clergymen of
the American Mission, bearing a handsome copy
of the Holy Scriptures, intended by the citizens
as an appropriate present to the Young Prince.
On arriving at the Palace, the troops, native and
foreign, were drawn up on either side of the en-
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reception room at the east end of the building,
which was at once crowded to OVERLOOKING. At
twenty minutes past 8, His Majesty the King APP
peared in the veranda of the Palace and in an
swer to a congratulatory address from Prince L.
Ka~mehameha, on behalf of the soldiery, remarked
as follows:
just uttered, are very welcome to me. There is no tie between
the head of a government and his troops like that Of mutuai
may it never Cease to exist. So long asst does, we have nothing
to fear from one another, but everything to hope. In the
QUEENS name, and that Of our infant son, thank You kindly for
your generous wishes
His Majesty then entered the eastern reception
room, which, as we have said, was crowded with
the foreign residents, without respect of creed or
nation. Abner Pratt, Esq, U. S. Consul, address
ing the King, spoke as follows:
Yora MAJESTY For myself, and in behalf Of the highly
respectable body of foreigners hes present. and who reside at
the seat Of your national government, j tender you. and through
you e = . yG1b n s : eo saI1 se1 a U1T mn eam nss1s,fd. e consTaiga a = p
Srtnnare and banpy Mother Nav that son iang live
aud prove an invaluable blessing 70 his race. by the adou,
ton Of that liberal and snlishiened course, now $ wisely
fundamental principles Of morality and religion. which must
ever Constitute the only safe foundation of a rational civil
government in building up and permanently establishing
primary schools, and other educational institutions, the only
Droaao asis {. ne ,nn Is linz anoIs a ma'ses Oh any pgo-
great and true souregs Of your national wealth and your ma.
islam i.aandl p'ys u ~, o 1nI' d u s shan eSe > a1i and SL ,mno1t g n"5TtoD %
annually, and an.i you, national government 5 shall stand firmly
! = tdH'ns VII" 's nus WI A"a eDhsn'ehed nations Oh
At the conclusion of Mr.. Pratt's remarks, the
Kew. ,. u. Damon, Seamen s Chaplain OF this
city. presented a splendidly gilt copy of the Holy
Bible, addressing the King as follows
sIRE-The announcement, last evening, Of the birth Of a
Prince. was hailed with marked manifestations of joy by all
than the foreign resiients- We have embraced the very earliest
and your iilustrio1s con-crt our unfeigned congraiulations upon
this joyfu occasiou- A a suitable expression Of our SYMPATHY,
Of furniture. but learned when too late that your thougbtfuiness
had anticipated or plan In this dilemma it was Suggested
that no more appropriate token could be presented the Young
Prince than the Sacred Volume. which i now present, in the
Father permit him TO live and become your successor. CaIihough
our earnest PRAYER is that that day may be far distant) may his
Of the Gospel Of Jesus Christ. 1 need not remind your Majesty
what those principles and truths are, or how essential to good
government and the wei-being Of society, for we have not for
in the reply q your Majesty when presenied With a Biiee by the
American b,ose seciety one year ago. n should your Royal Son
a manner worthy a pIince, ard rule worthy a King: In due
10 when VII m. ascending the throne Of David ~ and the God n Of Israel s1seI
may gran. him i ,ss insssimabis sq, unasked blessings which
His M.;estv address;no b;,nself 70 tho Row
Mr.. Damon and the clergy who stood near said.
eEsrIrxxs For your valuable present, allow me to thank
you, m IN The ZANE o. my son, whose advent into this life has been
none more sincerely or with more ardent wishes for his real hap
Young Prince has placed me in a relationship to which ! I i have ae
responsibii,ies. i trust that hal in in m m' s en5Jnca upon M bs