The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-10-06
a ROYAL VISITOR.
Arrival OF Emma. the Dovsser Queen of the Sand
Nieh Islands.
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tue presence on BOARD % the distinguished Nl>ltlr
by the display Of the Hawaiian Royal standard.
The Collector Of the port, Henry Smythe. Esq g,
had received Instructions from the Secretary Of
the treasury TO meet the royal lady down the
bay, Or - have her met there by representatives
OF the Government on board one Uf the revenue
steamers, but owing To some misunderstanding Of
his instructions. the telegraph operator 1T Sandy
Hook failed to announce the lara tall after her ar
rival, and the revenue steamer Jasmine lay limo
Gently 1T her moOrIuEs waiting the signal. which
came NOT. Doubtless the fltes - wIlled it a.,
however gratifying it might have been to the roy
al lady's pride 10 have had the Jasmine we!com-
ing her with big guns, and awakening kindred
noises from the Aarbor forts, ut 5 O'Clock in the
morning, the pleasant nap which she Was possibly
enjoying about that time Vas quite a. good for
her health and spirits.
The DISCRIMINATION
About 1880 the jasmine did wake up and
bore alongside the lara. Stluting with u royal
salute. haviugon board the Hawaiian Consul-Gen-
eral and Charge d'Afairs ;. |. f. Odell, Esq,
Abraham Nakeuan. Esq, Surveyor Of the Port;
james Kelly, Esq. Postmaster Brig. Gen. J. F.
b. Marshall, of the staff Of Governor Bullock. of
of Massachusetts,, and j. {. Derby. Esq, United
States despatch Agent. After the iOrmalities
OF introduction had been gone through, Her Mag
esty was received on bOaru the Jasmine, which
steamed across the river to carriages in waiting,
which conveyed the lady and her attendants To
the Brevoort House. where a suit of apartments
!ldu Uccu prepared u ASE-
THE RECEPTION.
At l o'clock Her Majesty received a number of
visitors. among them K. =. Chiffon, Esq, who
had arrived the evening before from Washington
the bearer Of i letter OF welcome from the Gov
ment in the handwriting OF the Secretary of State.
Mr. Chiffon, ACCOMPANIED by j. {. Derby, Esq,
WAS presented by Mr.. Odell. Queen Emma ex-
pressed her acknowledgment of the courtesy of
the Government and its Secretary. saying that
she would communicate her plans to the envoy
during the day having as yet formed none. She
expressed herself as much pleased with her
European tour.
How THE ROYAL LADY LOOKS.
The Queen is accompanied by Il young Ha-
waiian lady named TOrbrrt and by an English
lady named Sturgeon. who goes to the Islands IN
furtherance Of educational matters. Her Males
" and her companion, Miss TOrbert. were dressed
in deep mourning, with simple ornaments of jet.
Queen Emma is of the micdle height, well formed
and graceful in her movements. Her features are
quite regular, her eyes dark, large and lustrous,
and the expression OF her face when in repose is
rather sad than otherwise. Sine is less dark in
color than are Hawaiians of unmixed blood, as it
will be remembered her mothers father was an
Englishman. When interested in conversation
her expression is extremely pleasing. and she is
distinguished by the easy grace which
marks the accomplished lady, which ho doubt she
is.
SKETCH OF QUEEN EMMA LIFE.
Kamehamcha, first King Of the Sandwich Isl
ands. was born in the middle d! the eighteenth
century. Prior To the suhjugation of the islands
tn his rule, they were'each governed by Il sover-
eign or chief. BY the force of his ~indomitable
energy and the moral effect of his s44=rt;rgly
erning power, he -aessa1eG in bringing under his
the entire group, with the exception of
two Of the smaller islands, Kauai and Niihau.
In this conquest he was materially aided by an
English sailor named John Young, "a kindred
spirit and "a man of superior attachments for his
class. This sailor WAS Queen Emma grand
father. The daughter of John Young, named
Fanny Kekela, welded Il Hawaiian Prince named
Naea, the fruit of which union was the present
dowager Queen Emma. born in 1898. She was
educated by the American Mission. and brought
up under the guardianship of an English physI-
clan named Rookie, by which name the young la
dy was known till espoused by his late Majesty,
King kamehameha ", or the Good. Some
eight years ago this union was blessed with a son
amidst great rejoicing ON the islands, but unhap-
PLY he died when quite an infant, thus leaving
kamehaIneha without heir. At the death OF this
monarch, Il few years ago, the government OF the
islands passed to his elder brother Lott now ka-
Inehameiia " In the Sandwich Islands, strange
10 say, in contrast to countries claiming 4 more
enlightened civilization, the law of primoseni-
ture is not recognized. When tie King Is about
t. die, having more suns than one, his successor
is the one chosen By him who in his opinion is
the best fitted TO succeed him in the govern
lntnt, TINS selection DclnE dIJcTNdEU SUBJECT 10 the
approval of the mobiles. The husband of Queen
Emma, although the younger brother, was the
fathers choice, and as such succeeded him and
after him, falling issue, came, as before stated
his brother Lot. About a year ago, at the in
~yitation of the British Government, Queen Emma
went 10 visit England. where she was conveyed
by one Of her Britannia Majesty's vessel-of-war,
and received with considerable pomp. 1t was
understood to have been the purpose of kameha-
meha ~, before his ueath, to visit England, ac-
companied by his wife to crafty the twO-fold
wish of seeing that country and the European
continent, and of esp0using the interest OF the
English people in the iurtherance OF the evange-
lization OF the Hawaiian people The King did
not live TO fulfill this wish, but his young Queen,
alter her most bitter days of mourning had ex-
pired, proceeded 10 fulfill the wishes of her nus
band. How she was received in England, feted
aud made much OF generally, is already familiar
to our readers. She WAS there over Il year, the
guest OF the English people, and although 1t Is
said that her visit was more successful as an ova-
ton TO herself than in its missionary purpose,
there can be no doubt that the lady brings away
with her remembrances of unmixed pleasure.
Some people would qualify the generosity of the
hospitable reception given in England to Queen
Emma, when they say that this Outburst of popu-
lar admiration and newspaper flourish l. less a
tribute to the lady or her rank than an index of
the desire of our selfish cousins TO have Il friend
in court who may aid in giving preponderanee TO
English trading interests at the Islands. How
ever it may be, from all that is known of the char
acter of this truly gentle Queen. tributes Of the
kind have been rarely paid to monarchs or their
consorts SO deserving OF it.
THE HOSPITALITY or The CITY.
1t is not necessary that we should have Eng
lands example TO teach Us what Is due in hospi-
tally to Queen Emma at our hands. Our rea-
tions with the Islands are scarcely less remote in
origin, and no less important now. American
protection and influence has had much to do with
the development of their civilization. and In one
period of their history 1t was mainly instrumental
in the preservation to Hawaii Of its independence.
But apart from these more selfish considerations,
the presence of this Royal lady in her widows
weeds, with the knowledge OF her Christian life,
and our sympathy for its sorrows. awaken sufi-
cient interest in us 70 secure her a reception