The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-07-28
Audience at the Palace.

His Majesty, the King, held an audience on
Thursday, at IL o'clock, y. NJ, at the Palace,
at which the retiring Minister, Or. JumIvs
Mcbride, took leave of the King, and the new
Minister, General Edward NJ. McCook, was pre-
scented to him.
The General, accompanied with his wife and
Secretary Of Legation, arrived on Sunday last, In
the bark Ethan Alien, and is staying at the
American House. On the occasion of the pres
e~ntation, the King sent his carriage for the
ministers, who were taken to the Palace. At the
foot of the stairs the retiring Minister and the
new Minister and suite were received by the
Kings Chamberlain, Col. David Kalakaua, and
at the main entrance by His Excellency c..
de Varigny, Minister of Foreign Affairs, who
escorted them to the drawing-room. At
ii O'Clock Ills Majesty emit red the throne
room accompanied by his Ministers, members of
the Royal Household, and staff.
The retiring Minister, DIR. Mcbride, addressed
the King rs follows:
YorR MAJESTY 1t has been my good fortune to
be the Representative of the United States near
Your Maicsty's Court for over three years. And |
can but sax that my ardent wish and NY efforts
have been to represent it honestly and fairly. And
with equal zeal have | labOrcd fer the interest and
honor of Your Majesty Kingdom.
But my failing health. and a desire to return to
my family, to enjoy the quiet and happiness of do
mestic life. induced me to request to he recalled
and my successor having arrived, my representa-
tive character expires with this interview with
Your Majesty.
Permit me. first of all. to thank Your Majesty for
the many urbane and respectful attentions which
| have received at Your hands: aud | take this
occasion also to tender my sincere thanks to the
Minister'S and officers of your Government. for the
very respectful treatment | have received from
them.
And. after returning home. il may be to private
life, | shall doubtless have many pleasant reminis-
cenccs of my official life near Your Majesty's Court,
as | shall ever feel a profound intercstin the honor
and prosperity of ycur Kingdom.
l am instructed by the President of the United
States to express to you his sincere wishes for your
health and happiness and the continued prosperity
of your Kingdom. and that the same friendly rcla-
tons which have 50 long existed between the two
Governments may be perpetual.
! now take my leave. and beg to present to Your
Majesty my successor, General McCOok.
To which His Majesty replied
SR-I gives me great satisfaction. on the eve
of your departure. to receive from you the assur-
anccs of the sincere interest Won take in my welfare
and that of my people. During your residence of
over three years in my Kingdom. As Representa-
tive of the Unijcd States of America. your efforts
have always aimed At strengthening the friendly
relations that have 50 long existed between the
two Governments.
Bc pleased to convey to the President of the
United States the expression Of my sincere graft
tudc tor the wishes Won express to me on his be-
iaAts 'HA "7|aiN AhA VI III. NN'h'N NNSaA At h'
perpcuity Of the friendly relations between the
two countries.
Aud for you. sir. receive my best wishes for the
return of your health. and the assurance of the IN
tcrc-t feel in your personal welfare and pros
perity.
The new Mini>ter-R Resident, General McCook,
having been presented to the King, then adj
dressed him as follows
NAY IT PLEASE YoUR MAJESTY The President
of the United states has seen proper to invest me
with the character OF Niuister-Rcsideu near the
Government OF Your Majesty.
Relying upon the goodwill of your Majesty to-
wards my country and my cOuntrymcn. | hope the
fulilmcnt of my mission may result in still more
strongly terrifying that cordial friendship. which.
tor 80 long a period. has marked the political and
commercial intercourse between the United States
and the Kingdom Of Hawaii.
During my residence here. rs the Representative
of the United States. il will be my study to cult
vate the feelings | express to-day and the harmo-
ny now existing. and the identity ot commercial in
tcrcStS already established between the people of