The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-11-25
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER p.

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The Nsitis Neral returned On Tuesday from
heT expedition IN search Of tie TEENS, and
We gather tie following report Of her cruise.
On leaving LaLaina, she heard that the IhsDiS
vas ct kahuiui, and Immediately went there,
but arrived Just after that 7esSel had sailed.
Sh. then wen, on - iiilo. and arrived on
Thursday, about noon, and displayed the Amer
lean flag. soon after ancho-ing, the TksI.s
hove n sight, and set a signal for d pilot. \
boat vas sent Of 70 her from shore, and the
Person N charge offered to pilot her in. But
Capt. HanhaM said he merely wanted to know
what craft that was At anchor inside, and re-
ceiyei for answer thar 1t was the American
schooner -- from san Francisco. The
yacht stood in nearly 10 the entrance, when
her officers discovered il was the .Nettie Merrill.
and Captain Hanham, not wishing to meet =
vessel under false colors, or be compelled 10 fire
on the American flag, Immediately put about
for sea, and the pilot returned.
Marshal Parke then took a whaleboat. rowed
of to the yacht, and on approaching her was
hailed by the officer on deck, who asked what
was wanted. The Marshal replied he wished
% board the vessel. The first officer answered
that he Rad orders to FIRE on any boat attempt
ing TO come on board, and should do so. and
directed the men to stand by their guns, which
were pointed II the boat. Seeing that it would
be useless to attempt 10 get on board. and
being wholly unarmed, the Marshal returned
TO Hilo, and the The7nis stood out to sea. The
NefEie gos under way and followed her. but
as usual, "a stern chase is q long one,' and
after several hours pursuit she gave it up, and
returned to Hilo and Honolulu.
\ report has been received via Kawaihae that
the Themis put into Kealakeakua on Saturday
or Sunday. This is not at all unlikely, if
Captain HanhaIn intended TO touch at Hawaii,
and obtain water and other supplies. The
NeHie should certainly have gone round TO the
lee side of the island as well as to the other
ports, before returning from her cruise that
i, if she was really in search of the IXeniS.
This IS probably not the end of this somewhat
singular affair, which certainly needs explana-
ton. 1t is but due 10 the public that an
official statement be made of the reasons for
the whole demonstration, which partakes of q
semi-national character. Various opinions are
ahoat regarding the moral aspect of the question
involved, for it is said that our laws have been
openly defed, and it is but just to all parties
that some exposition be made. In whatever
Is IlRH1, TIT llOIlc VIII sustain TIE government.
but if it has erred. it must expect censure.
Since the above was written. the yacht IhcDis
has arrived At Waialua, ON this Island, landed
the h~alf-caste female and William Hunt, and
q statement has been received from Capt. Han
ham. giving his version Of the affair, in which
lie asserts that he never intended to violate the
laws or even to take away any one without COM
plying with the laws. He further states that
the affair about the taking off the girl origi-
mated in 4 personal quarrel between him and
DIR. Hutchinson, in which the latter dared him
10 d. what lac has done and that he was de-
termined not to be bullied by any one. This
may OF may not be 50. but it puts an entirely
different face on the matter. II Il all the more
incumbent DOW On the Government, since the
arrival Of this letter and the leturn OF tic
parties, T. make fall statement Of the facts.