The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-08-01
RESTORATION DAY.
Parade and Drill By the House
hold Troops.

Although Restoration Day fell
on yesterday, the day will be OBJ
served to-day. This afternoon the
Household troops, headed by the
Hawaiian Band, will parade
through the principal streets, after
which they will march to the Ma
kiki grounds, where military drill
will take place.
The following brief history of the
day is taken from Prof. Alexan-
der's " A Brief History of the Ha-
waiian Islands,:
"On the 10th of February, 1913,
the British frigate Carysfort, com
manded by Lord George Paulet, ar
rived at Honolulu; the King, who
had been sent for at Lord Paulet's
request, arrived from Lahaina on the
18th, and late in the evening of the
18th, peremptory letter, inclosing
six demands, with the threat If they
were not complied with by o'clock
P. NJ, the next day, immediate coer
sive steps would be taken"
The first and most important de-
mand was as follows:
That an attachment laid on
Charlton's property. at the suit of an
English firm for an old debt, be re-
moved that the land claimed by
him be restored, and reparation be
made to his representatives for the
losses which they had suffered
through the alleged injustice of the
Government"
"The next morning, February 18th,
the frigate was cleared for action,
and her battery was brought to bear
on the town, and In consequence the
attachment on Charlton's property
was removed; not satisfied with this,
the most unjust demands were made
on the King, until he resolved to
bear it no longer, and remarked,
Let them take what they please; /
will give no more
Or. Judd advised the King to
forestall the intended seizure of the
islands, by a temporary cession to
Lord Paulet, pending an appeal to
the British Government. This was
done on February 18th, 1843, and the
British flag hoisted on the fort. On
the 18th day of July, 1843, the British
flagship Dublin arrived from Val.
paraiso, bearing the pennant OF
Rear Admiral Thomas.
THE RESTORATION.
Hardly had the Dublin come tc
anchor before the Admiral, in the
most courteous terms. solicited per
sopal interview with the King, and
in a few hours it became known thai
he had come to restore the lndepen
dence of the Islands. On the follow
ing day the terms of the restoration
were agreed upon, and arrangements
were made for the ceremonies to take
place on Monday, the 3lst.
"a proclamation was issued b.
Admiral Thomas, in which he de
clared in the name of his Sovereign
that he did not accept OF the pro
visional cession of the Hawaiian
Islands, and that Her Majesty SIN
cerely desires King Kamehameh
III. to be treated as an .independen
Sovereign, leaving the admlnlstra
ton of justice in his own hands
convention of ten articles was sIgHe
by the King and Admiral Thoma'
which stringently guarded BIRTHS
interests, although it fully recognize
the Kings rights.
"The 31st of July-a day memo
able in Hawaiian history-was ciet
and cloudless. An open space on IL
pIain east of the town. since Gale
Thomas Square, had been selecte
for the ceremonies OF the day, tv
nayiIiops having been erected and
Haestaf planted. Thither pourt
fhe entire population OF Honolulu
witness the restoration or the ma
AT 10 o'clock A. II. the marines or u
Dublin, Carysfort and Hazard, belI
drawn up in line, with battery
field pieces on their right, the Hin
escorted by his own troops, arrly
on The ground. As the HawaII'
ROYAL standard was hCisted, sain
of twenty one guns was fired by Z
Geld battery, after which the natior
coIora were raised over the fort
Pnnchbowl Hill, and ssluted by be
forts and by the four men,of. war
port, followed by loud and 10
cheering from the assembled mu
fude. After the saIuting, varic
eyolutions were performed by
marines. after which the King
escorted to bis residence, whsre
natives belonging the late Qnee
Pepiment' came before him to
for pardon, and to swear alIegia
To their rightfuI sovereign.
@At 1 O'Clock ?. II. the King
tended Thanksgiving service Ia
Kawaiahao Church, where be
dressed the people, informing Il
that. a. he had hoped, the hi
the land had been restored, "
the words which have since D
adopted as the national motto
nan ke ca o alma i IA pOno'-tbe
Of the land Is perpstuated by III
eousness."
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