The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-10-05
ANNEXATION OF OCEAN ISLAND
a True Account.
From The los book OF N Old :.

As We approach the island in the ships boat,
venerable turtle who vas watching Us from sand
bank, sross CD on his aft hippers and changing
plug OF snip tobacco from his left to his right
cheek, and Scrapiug the sand out OF his eyes, dis
tinetly remarked hskg be then executed double
sOmersaUlt, Into the sea- followed by a double
bSrrsled discharge Of ployer-S shot from Dr.. Grad
docks foSlInS piece. At the noise of the gun, a
large number Of birds roSe from the island and
circled around above our heads. in dark mass
which finally resolved itself into the shape OF the
Hawaiian cost Of arms, Inc birds in the air at
one time numbered by actual count, made by His
Hs=siiaR AajeSty's Special Commissioner
Colonel James HacbGttle Boyd, IS, 426, the exact
number of the HSEslian population az the present
tine. his unlocked for coincidence cheeFed Us
all up very much, and we thereupon landed IN
good spirits; Special Commissioner BOYD being
somewhat fatigued With the long voyage had put
on his fatigue uniform, on leaving the steamer,
and Tss carried ashore from the boat by Deputy
Special Commissioner Hiram
We found flagstaff standing, evidently one
that had bsen set up By the crew CT the DunnOtesr
Castle and Special Commissioner Boyd with the
military promptItCds and strategic ability which
already have distinguished the character OF this
rising Oihcsr, ordered Deputy pscial Commission
Hiram 70 advance and seize the hslliards, which
movement Sas effected without opposition or loss.
Nbs-sUpou Special Commissioner Boyd mounted
little sand hill and taking on his cooked fatigue
nat laid II on q rOck-aS he supposed but which
RALLY vas 3 sleeping turtle. We had b. this time
gathered around lin, conscious from MS I'M
AEz>>4fS event N1S UD0Ak
10 take place. He spoke as follows: Ladies
and here the Special Commissioner vas taken
with severe II OF coughing which interrupted MS
speech When he vas az length able 10 continue
his remarks, he said" Gentlsmen, before going
further and faTIlg worse | have trying little
piece OF business TO perform Ii has been estab-
EsbEd By tie scientific investigation OF the Board
Of Gensslogy That the Hawaiian Islands formerly
extended much further north than their present
limits His Majesty Is much Gispleased ar this
unreasonable shrinkage Of his domains, and the
escape OF this noble island from his jurisdiction,
and ne commissioned NE 10 take possession OF II.
He then unrolIed MS commission and exhibited
the seals az the end of II to UsseTeral live seals
at this moment popped their heads out of water
and looked auXi0Usly towards us,-the document
UnrOlled abo1t is feet Of paper and II was with
great difficulty the speaker handled It IN tbs high
wind that vas blowing; at one time it suddenly
enTelOpsd his stslSart form and the tEo ends
fsppsd II the Wind above him until he resembled
an srchangel or frigate bird. Finally he Invested
himself Of MS wings and succeeded II rolling up
the commission, and all Then after removing
considerable quantity Of sand from his eyes, ne
proceeded: 4. Colonel, Deputy Chamberlain,
James asrbottls BOYD, By the power, dignity and
authority II me invested as His IsIestys Special
Commissioner, Go hereby By these presents take
possession OF this islsnd-Ocean Island-GiIas,
Pspsps Island and by process of simple addition,
add the same with ali improvements, wrecks, flag
sszHs. minerals guzno, birds and turtles and fish
ing rights th-TetO belonging, 10 the hawaiian
Islands Eners the said territory, and scIuncts
EIEnrfully belong. Done az Ocean Island, Other-
wise Pspspa Island, at the Capital thereof, this
9Th day Of September, ammo D0nInl 1856, and the
I'm year OF the reign OF dis Majesty The
speseh Sas cOuntersigned By l. z Crgddcck, II.
D., s8EgeOn general Or general; j. D. Strong,
artist 10 His Majesty; Henry Norman, warden OF
Do1nottsr Castle this / the ouly castle at the
PRESENT time on Ocean Island, Gigs PaDaps Island,
II thsEfOllO=Ing !scOuic words: . We the under
signed we're present and witnessed and heard the
above
The Hawaiian standard vas then h0isted With
great rspidity and Success BIZ Deputy Special Com
missioner Hiram. and ssl1ted b. 2 double bar
relied discharge from Dr.. CrsddOck's shot gun,
and three hearty cheers from Msssrs CFaddOck,
tTong and Norman, one cheer each. The three
dogs found on the Island then hOEled Ali Weld
IN hsrDODO1s union, and all the turtles IN sight
TUNED simultaneous somersaOlt and all the eighty
thousand binds tapped their wings and squsked-
Then followed Hawaii Ponoi BY Deputy Special
Commissioner Hiram upon his tsro patch fiddle,
during which all present whose hats had not been
bloEn away By the wind, took on those habih-
mems, This terminated these important and
exciting exercises, Easfe1pol Special Commissioner
Boyd. unbeut himself and made attempt 70 re-
cover his fatigue hat, but the turtle which had
been acting as iInprOmpt1 hst-Tsck, had awaken
ed az the unusual racket connected With the an
nexztlo1 exercises and vas nov Hopping towards
the EztsT fast as possible With the fatigue hat
on his back: the Deputy Special Commissioner not
beilg AZ hand and the turtle being very near the
shore II became necessary fot the Special Com
missioner 70 run, IN Other words considering the
s0ftnsss Of the sand, DsaEs track, which he did
and rapidly OTsThzuIed mister turtle, bat just
ne was sbO1t % reach his nat ne fell into q crab
hole fcrzb holes are very large on Ocean Island,
aisas Rapapz Island and disappeared from view,
the sznd immsdistsiy csyed IN on him and It took
The combined force. inci1ding the three dogs, an