The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-02-26

Ma. wM. o SMITH has been this day appointed Clerk Of
the Attorney General. WV R. cAsrLE,
Honolulu, February leIh, 1876. Attorney General
On Saturday last, the 18th instant, His Majesty
received at Iolani Palace. NJ. Charles Pernet. acting
Consul and Commissioner for France. and Captain
Ga!aehe Of the French corvette Inyernst. and the fol
lowing officers of the said vessel Lieut.. Billiard,
Lieut.. Pilot, Lieut.. Augarde. Surgeon Serez. Pay.
master C~ampana, Enseigne L. Boulard. Midshipmen
fhibault. LegrOs, Moudote. On being presented to
His Majesty. Captain Galaehe said
SIRE, L'Infernet a recu l'ordre de SC rendre 4 Ho-
nolulu pour apporter i Votre Majestic, rexpression du
sentiments d'amitie ct de sympathie aui unisseut lie
government de la France i votre personue royale, !
votre noble famile ct au peuple De ces belle isles. Je suis
heuTeux d'etre Fiuterprete de ces sentiments. que tons
les otieiers admis en- ce moment auprcs de Votre Ma
jeste partagent respectueusement. ainsi que moi.
lie Commandment Pierre eprouve lie plus grand re-
greet de ne pouyOir s'aequitter en- personne de cette
partie la plus Agreeable dc sa mission, mais l'etat de
"a sante ne lui permet pas de gutter la ehambre, ct il
espere que Notre Majestic youdra bien Pexcuser.
Que Dieu accorIe un long regne 4 Votre Majestic
pour lie b onheur ct Ia %prosperite du peuple Hawaien.
TRANSLATION.
SIRE, The Infernet has received orders to come to
Honolulu 10 carry to Your Majesty the expression of
the sentiments of friendship and of sympathy which
unite the Government of France to your royal person.
to your noble family, and to the people o. these beau
tiful islands. l am happy to be the interpreter Of
these sentiments in which all the officers at this mo-
ment present before Your Majesty respectfully join,
Us well as myself.
lie Commandant Pierre, very much regrets that he
is unable to perform IN person this, the most agreea-
BILE part of his mission, but the state Of his health does
not allow him to leave his room. and he hopes that
Your Majesty will excuse him.
May God grant to Your Majesty q long reign for
the welfare and prosperity Of the Hawaiian people.
To which His Majesty was pleased to reply.
1t gives me great pleasure, Commander Ga
lache and gentlemen, to receive you here to-day. and
more especially to receive the sentiments of friendship
and of sympathy which you express in the name Of
the Government of France for myself, my family and
my people. | very much regret the indisposition
which prevents Captain Pierre from being present,
but trust that he will soon be restored to health.
Pray assure him that the visit of the Infernet and the
kind message which she brings is much appreciated
by me, and that the ships, officers, and people of
France will always be cordially welcomed to our
shores.
His Majesty was attended on this occasion by His
Elk. W. L. Green, Minister of Foreign Affairs His
Ex. w. L. MOehOnua, Minister of Interior His Ex.
w. r. Castle, Attorney-General His Elk. P. Kanoa,
Governor of Kauai Honorables A. F.. Judd, seconl
Associate Justice Godfrey Rhodes. S. G. Wilder
John Moanauli, F. W. Beckley, His Majesty's Cham
berlain, Colonies W. F. Allen, Chas. H.. Judd, Mark
Robinson, and Major Gulick.