The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-25
IMPERIAL IDEA
OF old HAWAII
Librarian Lydecker Discovers
Identity of AIexander's
AdYenturer.

Premier Walter Murray Gibson S
scheme, or King Kalakaua's, which
ever it was, of a PoIynesian empire
upder the sway of the Hawaiian SOW
e1eign would appear to have been an
ticipated by more than half cen
tury.
Kamehameha III. gave the authority
and prestige of the royal sign manual
TO a Hawaiian-or rather Sandwic IS
Iands-protectorate in the South Seas
in 1929. He was instigated theretosby
the notorious Governor Boki-thas thorn
in the side of Kaahumanu, the former
regent and at this time premier, whose
good administration made her name
immortal-and Boki was in turn the
tool of "an adventurer from Port
Jackson as tnis character is de-
seribed in Prof. Alexander history
The historian relates how the scheme
was the ending of Boki's career, his
actual fate being an unsolved mystery
of the southern ocean.
Prof. Alexander does not name the
adventurer. By a discovery that
Librarian R. c. Lydecker has just made
in the archives the schemer S identity
is revealed. He was Captain Blakes-
ley and, as he went commander OF the
royal brig Kamch' meha on the expe-
dition, he undoubtedly shared the fate
of Governor Boki.
Captain Blakesley's bond is one of
two documents connected with the al
fair which have turned up. The other
paper is the royal commission of the
imperial envoy who was to offer the
protection of the king of the Sand
wieh Islands-as the group was then
still ealled-to the benighted kings OF
the South Seas. Unfortunately the
name Of the envoy does not appear In
or upon the document, and the date
of the commission is limited to the
wear "1S29' in the filing endorsement
1t will be noticed in the transcript
of the papers given below that there
are discrepancies in the spelling of
names between the subject matter and
the signatures. This, though, is in
harmony with the photographed vag-
aries that abound in the text. Yet
it is hardy probable that, with the
dream of empire, the, diplomatist also
had the ambition of being pioneer IN
reformed spelling.
These two state papers appear to be
in the same handwriting. Quite like
" tbev are the Fist" of the crafty
sea dog who played a king and one
of his island administrators so etfee-
tual!v for "suekers. "
As copied literally by an Advertiser
reporter the documents are as fol-
lows:
THE COMMISSION.
"Sir You having the command OF
our VESSEL of War the karimoku VIII
pro5eede in company and under the
Directions of James Blakesly CONAN
der of the Brig Tammeahamea TO GER
tain Islands in the South Seas Whlch
are now in an Uncultivated state anu
prevail on the Inhabitants to Except
OF our protection by them taking the
oath of allegiance and allowing our coI-
ours to be hoisted and for them 20
consider themselves under our protec-
tfon to have all the privilladeges OF
Our Subjects at the Sandwich Islahus
and Should any vessel or people
1nolest them or making war on tlehA
Won will render them all the assistance
- as If fhP made
War against us at the Sandwich Is
lands and in case of capturing any
vessel that are at War against tfose
people you will put Sufficnt people on
bord and Send her with all Speed TO
Oahu for Our adjudication.
Won will also Receive on bord our |
Ambasidore
'eWho, will proceed with you to the |
above Islands and there You will abide
bv any future orders you may receive /
from him
.sKAMEHAMEHA (seaD
GOVERNOR BOKT' (seaD |
THE sKIPPER's BOND.
"Oahu Nov. SOth 1929.
s.rTo all whom it may concern be II
known that Thomas Blakesley nave oy
these presents agreed and do hereoy
agree to proceed to Certain lslallds IoF
Sandiewood King Kauikouh ana Gov
ernor Boki a gree to allow me remu'
neratiou of four thousand five hundred
dollars. in the event of failure on my
mart hereby relinquish all claims 10
remuneration. Should however that
succeed on obtaining the object in pur-
suit also bind my Self to proceed 10
canton in the Same brig that 1 undeF-
take to navigate for compensation Q.
the monthly wages that may be agreeu
on nv the owner and master of Salu
VESSEL and from there back TO Tue
Sandwich Islands do further bind my
Self and avow that Sandlewood may DC
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