Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-03-08

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On Sunday, many OF the officers were
quietly dined by representative citizens, Adj
miral Hughes accepting the hospitality Of Mr..
Justice McCully.
On Monday night the palace was thrown
open to the kings friends, land those privil-
eyed citizens who find favor with the lords
and laddics Of The chamberlaincy y the guests
Of the evening being Admiral Hughes and
nearly all the IIaufords officers only three Of
the ward-room mess remaining ON board /:
Lieutenant Commander MaTthon, Lieutenant
| lIutchngs and Doctor Dixon.
Tuesday morning at o'clock, the IIar,for d
steamed out Of the harbor, bound for san
Francisco expecting voyage Of about FL
days, all but two days under sail.
On reaching San Francisco, Admiral
Hughes, Lieutcnants Gait and Carlin and pos
sibly Lieutenant Nickels, will be detached.
| The admiral will be OF on the 2Ist instant
and, according to regulation, will be retired on
named and possibly may now be awaiting his
arrival in San Francisco.
THE ADMIRAL's NAVAL CAREER.
Rear Admiral Aaron X. Hughes was born
in Tor near) Elmira, New York, March FL,
1872 He was appointed acting midshpman
in 1885, and made his first cruise las he lrss
nearly completed his lnst) in the Pacific, on
board the historic frigate Constitution, at that
time the flagship Of Com. Alexander Clayton,
Capt Daniel Turner being in command. In
1912 he joined the brig Boxer, and served in
that vessel and in both the Pennsylvania and
the Macedonia until May IL, 1874, when he
was made passed midshipman and joined the
frigate Columbia. His next ship was the
Michigan, then ON the western lakes. In IS49
he went to the receiving ship North Carolina
and in the following year was made acting
master navigating officer of the sloop Albany
In IS52-3 he served on the receiving ship
Ontario, and in the latter year was made a
lieutenant, joining the frigate Decatur in a
memorable three years cruise, stopping at the
port of Honolulu from Valparaiso in IS55-as
many old citizens remember. While al
Seattle, in Puget Sound, in 1886, Lieutenant
| Hughes and small detachment, supporting
the lieutenant commander Of the Decatur, was
engaged in desperate fight with large
number Of Indians tnbout 500, the sailors
gaining complete victory. In 1857 he was
on the receiving ship Allegany, and in 1873
was executive officer Of the siorc-ship Supply,
then in the African squadron. After the out.
break of the war Lieutenant Hughes first
service was on board the extraordinary man
of-war that was iraprovised in less than twenty.
four hours tApril 20, 1861 from an ice-boai
employed at Philadelphia. In October of
1861, Lieutenant Hughes took command of
the Water Witch, and in November Tor
Dccembcr) Of that year his ship fought, single
handed, for nearly an hour, the guns Of Font
| Morgan lat the entrance OF Mobile BAY and
those Of a masked battery supporting it. In
| May, 1862, lbeing then in command OF the
gunboat Mohawk) he Shelled, and totally
destroyed, the town Of ST. Mary's, Georgia,
because Of the aid and comfort il extended to
rebel maraudng parties, culminafBg in an
attack upon detachment from his own vessel,
In 1868 Commanding the gunboai CimmarorA
he participated in the attack ON Chariesss,s<
rha; was the last important engagement in
he. l'nl L.. MA H..
officer OF the Mound City naval station in
1906, and lighthouse inspector Of the South
Carolina District in 1860. lie was made
lieutenant commander in July. 1869. a COM
mander in November Of the same year, and a
captain in February, 1869. The irst ship he
commanded after gaining his caplancy was
the Boston. In iS7a-4 he commands, the
Pensacola. In 1875 he was made a com
modore. In Iuly; 1881, he was commissioned
a rear.admira. aud took command OF the
Pacific squadron in January OF last year. Al.
though still active, vigorous aud competent,
Admiral Hughes acknowledge The justice Of
the rule which retires naval officers At o., and
"makes loom for the youngsters. The
admiral has wife and children, residing At
his home, Greenwich, Washington County,
New York, and IS said 70 be devoted hus
band and most exemplary parent. No more
"approachahle officer OF like rank ever
visited Honolulu, and the impression he has
ieii upon those SO fortunate a. To meet him
he they ladies, gentlemen OF children has
been an extremely pleasant one.
riiE OTHER OFFICERS,
lion. 5. n. Castle has called the writer's
aiiention to the fac. that Nh. +. NJ. coan,
son oi the late Rev. Titus coan, Of lIilo. at
present a New York magazine writer and
editor VI lulnan's Topics Of the Times "
series, VA, connected with the medical s,ah Of
Inc iianiosd during portion Of he's gulf
cruise under fanaguI.
An interesting note in regard ~ the Hat