The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-03-05

ESrls On Sunday morning, the L. s. s
Benscia, Capt., CARY, with HIS Majesty
ensign flying st the main, was seen of the
hsra>er, having hsd short trip of twenty
hours frOn HIlo, which port she left on
Saturday last. At 5 O'Clock the battery
On Panchbowl frei royal salute, an
nouncing the Klng's re;urn, and st s1 He
fzndss under royAl salute from HB.MS
+ : Scout and e, : s BeniciA As re
pors Of whist occurred at Hile will inter,
+ ess our reaiers. We give the particulars IS
1 fully IS we can gather.
The BeuicSa arrived Osfthe Bay of Hilo
5, A N On Friday morning, - hours
frOm Honolulu, and in charge Of Pilot
Babocck wSs soon :; anchor in the harbor,
Lieut.. Cox. Lyrnan and Sheriff Severance
Immediately went off to the ship, and IN
vise3 HIS Majesty sShoCa As may well
be imagined, the little villsge began to
swarm ike beehive. Sad natives and
hOrSsmen ooUld be sen harrying into town
fpem every direction.
At 10 o'clock His Majesty left the ship
accompanied by His Chamberlain, Aiju-
sAnt JaiG, and Lieut., Gov. Lyman, and
IS BE lAnded. the Hilo Band greeted him
$ welcome, plSying GOd Save the Hing
while the crowd burst out with hurrahs.
He Immediately repAirei to the residence
o. Gov. Lyman, where crowds of people
satherei and cheered Him, to which He
responded in few words. and sid thSt
On Monday He would be pleased 10 meet
all who might wish 10 visit Him
AtsEM Of the same dSy, the scholars
Of al the schools in Hilo formed in pro
osSS,on headed by the band. and marched
70 the Mugs residence TO greet him He
received them in his usual courteous man
uer, and addreSSei : few woriS to them
Daring the evening the Glee Club ofthe
Hilo Boarding School snd the Band sere-
naiei the King. singing and playing sew I
eral songs among them Ny Country.
us Of thee. swee; laad Of liberty" and
an original composition, " Lun2lilo for
ever, Hurrah, boys, Hurrah." His Maj
e<ty eomplinented the musicians very
highly on their proficiency. and in neat (
short speech. returned HIS thanks
Saturday noon His Majesty visited the .
Beaicia and wzs received by Capt Clary 1
aud officers. A salute was fined in hon
or Of the dAy-WsShington's Birthday.
He also waited on Admiral Pennock.
and Saw him safely mounted for his
,rip to the crater. The Admiral was &C
companied BY his aids and two officers
from the Benieia Also, Generals Scho-
field aud Alexander and two guides.
The cbuTch-gOing people OF Hilo turned
on, on Sunday in their gsyest attire, 1t
having been noised about that the King
v ouli attend church As may well be
the building was crowded, and
It was sight not often seen in the pretty
tropical village of ByrOn's Bay. Rev 7.
Coan preached on the occasion, and the
services were novel and interesting. the
,hoir performing most beautifully the
anthem, The earth Is the Lords aud the
fullness thereof In the evening, His
Majesty listened to sermon preached by
Rev. Mr. Thompson, in the foreign church.
Monday, however, was the great day
Il the feast-ho0kzPu day-when all who ]
hose, from the poorest to the richest,
eould 90 and present themselves to their
ling. Long before the hour set to receive
he people. crowds had gathered around
nd in the courthouse yari, and the streets /
or blocks in each direction were thronged
With people. At 81 An, His Majesty ap- :
,eare1 at the court house, accompanied /
With his Chamberlain, Adjutant,. Gov a
.yman and Sheriff Severance. Soon after, 4
be students of Mr.. Lyman's school
marched before Him and sung several :
eautiful songs. At 10 o'clock, the ma ,
ives began to file past His Majesty, sbak- .
y hands with Him and depOsiling their Y
fits Such a sight had not been seen 5
here for many year. Some two thou :
aud persons-men. women and children b
passed in line before their Sovereign, :
ach bearing 4 gift, till ii would seem as
the yard could not contain what they
sd brought These gifts consisted Of tur- 5
eys, ducks, chickens, pigs, eggs, potatoes, ,
znanss. oranges, taro. mats, koa-dishes, D
nd in fact almost every article Of use in ?
not excepting money. After y
snding Of several boat loads to the Benz :,
3, and distributing to the principal resi- E E
euts, there were still cart loads on hand
his occupied at least two hours, after
hich the foreigners paid their respects to D
is Majesty. At the conclusion of this \
ration, the King addressed the POPulace 3
follows: =
. To al present tender ny Earnest aloha =
lis day. On Shich yO1 are gathered 70 pay your e
spscts TO ne. vii remember 70 the day Of ny
ath- [Cbeessl 1 an filed with love for yOu
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