Mr. Garter to Mr. Blaine .
Washington , January 6, 1891. (Received January 7.)
Sir: I am charged by His Majesty the King of Hawaii with the agreeable duty of conveying to you, and through you to the President, His Majesty’s thanks for the courtesies and attentions which he has received at the hands of the officers of the United States Government while en route to and since his arrival in this country.
[Page 649]His Majesty instructs me to refer especially to the thoughtful and considerate care and attentions of Admiral George Brown, who with the officers under his command of the U. S. S. Charleston were unremitting in considerate attentions to His Majesty on the voyage from Honolulu to San Francisco.
His Majesty feels that to these officers of the U. S. Navy and to their care and attention he owes much of the improvement in his health which he feels has resulted from his visit to California, and he trusts that you will make known to the Secretary of the Navy his high appreciation of their courtesies and timely attentions.
His Majesty further instructs me to express his thanks to Gen. Gibbons and the officers of the U. S. Army at San Francisco for salutes and courteous personal attentions, which he trusts may be communicated to Gen. Gibbons through the Secretary of War.
Taking this occasion to renew to you the assurances of my most distinguished consideration,
I am, etc.,