The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-03-07
AUDIENCE AT THE PALACE.

Diplomatic and Consular corps, at an auuiehce
at Iolani Palace. There were present in the re-
ception room, attending upon the King, His
Royal Highness Prince Leleiohoku, the Cabinet
Ministers, His Majesty's Aids, His Excellency
Gov. Dominis and Aids, and the Hon Charles r.
Bishop.
His ExceIency II. \. Peiree, American Minis
ter Resident, addressed His Majesty as follows;
YouR MAJEsrY II have the honor to tender re-
spectful congratulations with sincere good wishes on
the suspicious events Of Your Majesty's Accession
to the Throne; and the appointment Of Your Royal
Brother. William Pitt Leleiohoku to succeed, when
in the course Of Divine Providence the Throne shall
be again vacant.
May Your Majesty's reign be one full Of years and
Of honors; and such as viii secure for Your Nation
the i~nestimable blessings, Of Peace, Happiness and
Prosperity.
To which His Majesty replied as follows
1t affords me profound satisfaction to receive from
you, the sincere good wishes and congratulations
which you have just expressed upon my Accession to
the Throne and the appointment Of my Brother to
succeed me.
1 shall never forget the prompt manner in which
you and the officers and men of the United States
ships then in port answered the call Of the authori-
ties on the 18th ultimo., in assisting to quell the sud-
den and unexpected disturbance Of that day, and you
and Captains Belknap and Skerrett have added one
more u the dlulOsL luuuLleIaD4t ODIiHaLlOnS o. WHICH
my little Kingdom stands indebted to the Great Re-
public, and which have assisted in securing to it in
the past, the blessings of Peace, Happiness and Pros
perity which you desire for it during my reign.
Major Wodehouse, ii. B. NJ. Commissioner and
Consul General, addressed His Majesty in the fol-
lowing words:
Allow mt to express my sincere congratulations on
Your Accession to the Throne Of Hawaii, and my hope
that the friendly and cordial good understanding
which has always existed between Your Royal Prede-
cessors and the Sovereigns and Government Of Great
Britain, may be uninterruptedly maintained during
Your Majesty's reign, which l pray may be long and
prosperous.
To which His Majesty replied
1 receive with extreme pleasure your congratula-
lions on my accession to the Throne of Hawaii. l
cannot doubt, but that the friendly and cordial good
understanding which has always existed between my
predecessors and the sovereigns and government of
Great Britain, will be uninterruptedly maintained
during my reign.
cannot let this opportunity pass, without stating
how much 1 am indebted to you, Major Wodehouse,
for your personal active and courageous assistance in
quelling the riot on the 18th ultimO. And how
valuable | consider the presence on shore on that oc-
casion of Lieut.. Bromilow, and the officers and men
from the Tenedos under the command Of Capt. Ray,
assuring you and Capt. Ray that 1 look upon your
efforts and his cooperation on that day as suspicious
events at the commencement of the reign which you
pray may be long and prosperous.
NJ. Ballieu, Consul of France, addressed the
King as follows
SIRE Il am happy to take the opportunity that
is offered to me to present Your Majesty my respect
full homage.
That it may please God to give you long life and a
prosperous reign, is my sincere wish and hope; and
in saying this l am sure that l express the feelings
of France.
To which His Majesty responded
1t gives me the greatest pleasure on this occasion
TO receive you, Monsieur Ballieu, the Representative
Of France, and to believe that I have the good wishes
and the prayers Of yourself and Of her people for a
long and prosperous reign. | trust the relations be-
tween your country and mine may continue as pleas
ant during my reign as during that of my predeces-
sors. There is no country whose friendship or good
will l shall value more than that of France.
Tn. G. Hcuck, ESQ, Imperial German and
Royal Danish Consul, addressed His Majesty on
behalf of the Consular Corps, viz. E. lIof-
mann, Imperial and Royal Consul for Austria
and Hungary Alex. j. Cartwright, Consul for
Peru G. s. Barlow, Chile F. 4. Schaefer,
Italy G. 5. Nation, United States j. S. Chris
Jr., L. S. Vice Consul Theo. H.. Davies,
British Vice Consul: j. W. Phuger. Russian
Vice Consul j. C.. Glade, Acting Consul for
Sweden and Norway; f. Banning, Consul for
Belgium and the Netherlands. Mr.. Heuck spoke
as follows
SIRE May it please Your Majesty to receive
through me the sincerest congratulations of the For
Consuls upon your happy accession to the
Throne.
Hawaii nei, united by bonds of friendship and re-
spect with all the world, cannot fail to prosper under
Your Majesty's reign commencing under such prom
ising auspices.
Confident that Your Maiesty's Government will as
assist US, the endeavors of the Consular
Corps will ever be to promote commercial intercourse
between your country and those whose flags we rep
resent.
Our hopes and wishes are long life and a prosper
Gus reign to Your Majesty.
His Majesty replied to the address of the For
eign Consuls as follows
1t gives me great pleasure, gentlemen, to receive
your congratulations on this occasion. l recognize
the Importance and value of friendly relations with
all the world as q means of promoting the prosperity
Of my Kingdom. My Government will no doubt do
all in its power to encourage commercial intercourse
between this country and those whose flags you so
worthily represent, and l shall be the more DESTROYS
to see that commercial intercourse increased, because
it involves the necessity of increasing at the same
time, the exchangeable products of this Kingdom,
by which means alone it can attain the prosperity
you desire for it during my reign.
The United States Minister Resident presented
the following naval officers:
Capt. VIM. E. Hopkins, Commanding U. S. S. Be-
nicia; Geo. E. Belknap, Commanding u. S. s. Tus-
carOra; J. 5. Skerrett, (Comdr. U. S. NJ Command
ing U. S. 5. Portsmouth; Geo. F.. Kutz, Chief Engi-
neer U. S. 5. Benicia; Louis F. Allen, Chief Engi-
neer L.. 5. s. Tuscarora; Henry S. Pitkin, Surgeon U.
S. S. Benicia; E. Putnam, Paymaster U. S. S. Benicia;
VIM. II. Whiting, Lieut.. Comdr. U. S. S. Benicia;
Nlafks Lieut.. OOmCr. anu TX. OEncer u. =. y.
Portsmouth; II. Jones, Surgeon U. S. S. Portsmouth;
J. IL. Harmony, First Asst. Engineer U. S. S. Tusca-
rora; }. G. Hobbs, Past Asst. Paymaster U. S. S. Tus-
carors; Albert c. Engard, First Asst. Engineer L. S.
5. Benicia; Geo. \. Norris, Lieutenant U. S. S. Tus-
carora; +. NJ. Symonds, Lieutenant U. S. S. Tusca-
rora; Z. X. Moore, Lieutenant Z. S. s. Portsmouth:
Frederick Singer, Master U. S. S. Benicia; Fl. G.
Lieutenant L: S. s. Benicia; NJ. d. Hyde,
Ensign L. S. S. Tuscarora.
James IL. Wodehouse, Esq, III. b. Ms Com
missioner and Consul General nresentad = w
Ray, Captain of H.. 8. Ms 5. Tenedos and the
officers
Francis Ross Bromilow and Is. Dyke Acland, Lieu
tenants; John y. Lloyd, Navigating Lieut.; John G.
Hazard and Ralph W. Jones, Sub. Lieuts.; Arnot
Nav. Mid.