The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-05-28
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
The Late king Of the sand
witch islands.

We have lately heard much sf n growing civ
ilizatiOn and Christianity In tina, importaE; group
at islands which forms "a ~halEwf; nation between
America and Asia, in the Noit; Pacific Ocean.
The young King. whose untii*ly death is now
lamcnted by all who feel an intI rest in the moral
and Intellectual progress of thess Hawaiian race or
in the political independence 81 the Sandwich
Islands, was indeed IA fine fellc. with the mind
and manners of an English gc%ieman. We en-
grave has Portrait and IA view 1T his palace mt
Honolulu, from photographs * en- on the spot.
His late Majesty Alexander Lis1tiho IOlani, who
rcigncd under the dynastic naa.' of kamehame-
IN w., was born on the 9th g. february, 1884.
lie was the grandson Of Kamet, ameha the Great,
being the son of Kekuanaoa, : warrior Of the
times of the Conquest, "A chief 81 high rank, who
married the daughter of kau.shameha L., the
founder OF the line. IL was this Kamehameha /.
by whose military and political genius were
united IN one compact body those islands, which
had previously composed SO many independent
States. each having its own monarch. That was
kamchamcha the Great. The one who has just
died was Kamehamcha the Good. IL was on the
18th of December, 1854, that Kamehamcha ".
assembled the throne of the Hawaiian Islands.
Never, perhaps, did any Sovereign more sincerely
resolve that. since Inc was called to bear the hon
ors and with them the cares of royalty, he would
faithfully perform its duties. He has done SO.
not merely as an active, keen. and energetic
ruler, but as n jealous patron of every work of
social Improvement or instruction designed by
the English Church missionaries and others for
~ DcnCHt OF lis people, On the 18TH OF June,
1856, he married Emma, the granddaughter, by
a native woman. of John Young, an Enriishman.
In May, 1858, the happiness of the royal mar
riaSe was completed by the birth of n son, who,
unfortunately, died in August. 1862 and this
event cast a gloom over the sensitive and afec-
tionate mind of the young father, which is
thought To have FASTENED his own death. The
late King had received from English private tu-
tors a good liberal education. He was well ac-
quaintcd with the Latin, Greek, and German
Inn m ves "a a wall IN a xrsfh oil ~, - FL /
literature. lie spoke English, which is the court
language Mt Honolulu, without the slightest for
eign accent. As Tor his personal appearance, he
stood over six feet in height, was of an olive
complexion. n very pleasing countenance, and
an agreeable gcntlemanly demcanor. At the
levees, drawingrooms. and State ceremonials, rs
well rs IN private company, he converscd with
the greatest ease. intelligence and self possession.
The English Bishop of Honolulu, who has writ
ten n short memoir Of him in the Guardian. de-
scribcs him rs Z. n man OF rare physical powers,
OF elegant tastes. and keen perceptions. He
could enjoy Kingsley. Thackeray, and Tennyson.
and was forever quoting Shakespeare. But the
bent OF his mind was still theological" lie had
actually studied some works of controversial d-
vinity. Since his family bereavement he had
sought consolation in translating the Book of
common Prayer, with n vigorously written pre-
face OF his own. Ii is well known that Queen
' ictoria has always taken u lively interest in the
Royal family. At the baptism of the
little Prince, who was To have been educated by
the Bishop of Honolulu until he should bc old
enough To be sent to Eton, our Queen and the
FRINGE OF Wales were to have been the sponsors,
personality represented on that occasion by the
British Commissioner, Mr.. W. W. Toilet Synce.
and by Mrs. Syngc. rs proxies. This interesting
ceremony awaited only the arrival of the newly
Bishop: Unhappily. before he rould
reach the islands. the Young child was carried of.
and now the father - no more. He died in the
palace of Honolulu, ON Nov. 80. On the Sun
day following. in the church, hung with black.
Stalcy preached his funeral sermon, which
was printed st full length in the native Hawaiian
newspaper. The Kings body, dressed in mill
uniform, lay in state for many hours, in n
room Int by funeral candles. where stood the
widowed Queen, the Queen Dowagcr. the Prin-
'cSs Royal, and all the great personages of the
Court while thousands of the people. thronging
10 the palace rs soon rs the news of this national
had reached them. were admitted by
turns u look upon their deceased monarch and
10 cry aloud with the voice of mourning for his
oS. Such Is the custom Of the county. The
lew King, brother of him We have lust noticed.
ciEus now by the name of kamohameha V.
The Bishop says he also is n man of strong will.
Sell-educated. and \ thorough gentleman we'll
disposed, moreover. like his late brother and the
queen powaSer. 70 that missionary branch Of the
Episcopal Church OF England which is established
e the Hawaiian Islands. All this is very graft
wing and very curious. if we remember how the
hawaiian Sivases, eighty-tive years ago. killed
'ur great sailor Captain Cook, and observe what
change has since been wrought in them. The
British government, it is true, has long ago re-
all claim - annex these islands 70 our
'mPire, aud has recogniEed the Independence Of
heir native kingdom. There is still a sort of
moral protectorate." which has thus far moved
most beneficial. The best account Of the present
Of the Sandwich Islands will Be found
n an instructive book. published a wear or two
ince by Mr.. Manley Hopkins. the Hawaiian
IN London. whose brother At Honolulu IS.
Se believe, Ming Kamehameha's Minister Of FL
lance.
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