The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-11-13
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. VENEER Is.

presentation HI tIle st1sisses
On Monday last His Excellency H.. A. Pierce,
Minister Resident of the United States, had ar
audience with His Majesty for the purpose oil
presenting Admiral Turner and his Officers.
The Minister addressing His Majesty said:
SIRE: 1 have the honor and the pleasure to pre-.
sent to Your Majesty, Rear Admiral Thomas Turner,
Commanding United States Pacific Naval Forces
Capt. Franklin, Commanding Z. 5. 5. -Mohican
Capt. johnson, Chief of Staff Lieut.. Sherburne,
Commanding Marines DIR. Martin Paymaster
Redfeld.
Admiral Turner then addressed His Majesty rs
follows:
SIRE I esteem myself most fortunate in the
honor 1 have, of making the personal acquaintance
Of Your Majesty, which & year ago / could not have
expected as at that time, commanding the forces OF
the Southern Pacific, | had but little idea that the
two squadrons, North and South, would be merged
in one, and that my command would extend over
the Hemisphere embracing the dominions of Your
Majesty. Having yisitel these Islands when a boy,
and again during my early manhood, 1 had a par
ticular desire TO revisit them, 10 witness the Won
derful progress that had taken place, and which l
now realize as before me.
The people Of the United States have always felt n
lively interest in their prosperity from the fact of
the friendly relations which have grown up between
your people and ours, by the interchange of CON-
mercial benefits and now that they are directly on
the highway of the grand route opened between the
old and new world, more than ever do We desire to
cultivate the kindest relations. and to behold the
prosperity OF your Kingdom, and the success of the
reign Of the King OF the Hawaiian Islands.
My only regret in making this address to Your
Majesty is, that I can not accompany it, with a cor
dial invitation TO visit the ship which temporarily
bears my flag here, as she is Of that class of vessels
that forbids my receiving Your Majesty on board
with those honors which would give mt so much
pleasure TO offer you in welcome.
May Your Majesty long live TO enjoy these beauti-
fal Islands Of your hereditary realm.
His Majesty responded
ADMIRAL TURNER / am always much gratiied
and am more especially pleased to welcome you ON
this occasion. / hope, sincerely, that your visit
here, now that you have advanced TO eminent rank
in your profession, will not only bring to mind
pleasant ~remembrances Of your former visits, but
will be fruitful of new and more favorable impress
sions, than those which you had previously acquired.
i receive frequent assurances of the interest and
good will Of the Government and people of the
United States in the welfare of my Kingdom as
surances on which l have the firmcst reliance and
am always pleased to hear that your great nation
desires TO cultivate kindly relations with me. Be
assured, Admiral, that the sentiments which you ex-
the United States are cordially reciprocated by
myself.
Permit me, also, TO say that / trust your Officers,
as well rs yourself, will enjoy their visit here.
An hour was spent agreeably in social inter-
course, when the Admiral and his Officers with
drew.
His Majesty was attended by those of his
Ministers who were in town, and by the Officers
of His Staff Gazette.