No. 300.
Mr. Peirce
to Mr. Fish.
November 29, 1874. (Received December 7.)
Sir: I have the honor to advise the safe arrival of His Hawaiian Majesty, King Kalakaua and suite from Honolulu, after a pleasant and agreeable passage of eleven days.
Every attention has been shown His Majesty by the officers of the United States ship Benicia, with which the King was much pleased and has expressed suitable thanks.
We anchored below the city last evening and landed to-day under military and naval escorts, and were received by Major-General Schofield and the mayor of the city. The proper salutes were given.
His Majesty is desirous of proceeding on to Washington as early as possible, but has relied upon supplying himself here with an outfit of thick clothing suitable for crossing the continent in winter, which cannot be got ready before Friday next.
We shall leave here on Saturday morning next for Washington direct.
Very respectfully, &c.,