The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-01-22
rresPOndence.
Diplomatic &c
arm from the cores
she Z. S. S. Califor-
under orders from

! pondence below, that she l. ,. , Cailioi
MIA was fitted out under orders fror
! the Government at Washington, to pre-
coed TO this port and oanvey our late Sove
reign to San Franc 800 on his way t
/ Europe, where his ph yslcians had advised
him to mass a few me Iths for the benef
of his health.
/ Tba. Admiral Pen mock and General
Schofeld and Alexan, lsr, the highest rep
resentatives of the [ mted States Arm!
and Navy on the Pa @fic Coast should
have been designated Ue perform this er
rand. shows the good will always enter
tanned towards the hawaiian people by
the United States Go wrnment, and adds
one more to the maj NJ acts of courtesy
and friendship our pc Ele have been tn.
recipients of from W; lshington.
Admiral Pennock, the commander Of
the United States F Lset in the Pacific
visited Honolulu many years since as ar
officer in the U. S. Ex Paoring Expedition
In General Schofeld K recognize the ac-
complished soldier an d statesman, who
during the late civil var in the United
States, was found alw- avs at his post and
fully equal to any enc rgency. His Chief
of staff. General Alexa Dder of the United
States Engineer Corp 5, in addition to a
brilliant war record has in the Minot's
Ledge Lighthouse, on he Massachusetts
Coast, lasting memor ni of his ability as
an engineer.
mo. so
LEGATION or THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Honolulu, ia 1zsry l6, 1873.
His ErceRency c. r. Bish %,
HIM Mmiste q Foreign Affairs.
SIR 1t is with grati6cati ca that preseht to
Your Exceency. for the in toCsnatioa of the Ha-
waiian Government and p ope, a transcript Of
the following despatch (No .76l, Department of
State
WASHINGTON. Ct December, 1872.
To Henry A. Peiroe, Esq, &c. dc.
SIR: With reference to Y, ar despatch No l67,
of the lst nlt., suggesting sIt the King Of the
Hawaiian Islands be offer d passage IN 40
United States man-of war, Ehen be sets out on
his proposed journey to Eul Oee, have to state
that the Secretary of the = lazy has ordered the
California flagship of the No III Pacific Squadron,
with Rear Admiral Pennock "a board, to proceed
to Honolulu to convey His lalesty and his suite
to San Francisco. You will Pprise the Hawaiian
Minister for Foreign Affairs accordingly, and will
express the hope that it ma comport with His
Majesty's arrangements to eeept that token Of
our regard to him personally, sGd foe the exalted
station which he ellis.
1t is presumed that on hing San Francisco
HIS Majesty viii proceed east ward by the Centrd
and Union Pacific Railways
Arrangements will conseq Ueutly be made for
his accommodation on that ut of his progress,
at the expense of this Cover lment, in manner
suitable to the occasion.
l am, Sir, your obele. 1t servant
HAMILTON Fish.
have to add that Rear Admiral Peuuock,
with the O. S. Frigate Gallo mia, under instruc
tons to make suitable pref STATIONS for the Oh
iecs indicated 10 the foregOin 2, the eve of
her departure from San Franz 5sco for Honolulu,
when the sad intelligence of the demise of His
late Majesty was received. Consequently, the
kindly courtesy and respect which the United
States Government intended TO exhibit 10 the |
manner named toward your Ia .e Sovereign have
been frustrated
desire, however, to avail m yself of this occa-
sion to assure Your Excellence that the Govern
ment and people Of the Unite States are ami |
mated by the same sentiments of friendship and
respect for the reignng Severe On, King Lunaiilo
his Government and people, hat they have uni
formly fell in past times for tn Rulers, subjects
and interests OF this Kingdom.
By the ARRIVAL of the Z. s. S California 1 am
instructed by telegram of the Ion Secretary of
State, of date December 25th, tender the con-
dolence of the President of the United States on
the late event of the deeease of Kamehameha
Fifth.
As we are the nearest neighb Irs. so we intend
to continue to be among the bes friends, Of the
Hawaiian people.
am, Sir, with great respect, our ExceIlncy's
most Obedent servant,
HENF A. PIERCE