▁E cuador , ▁on ▁a ▁protocol ▁visit . ▁ ▁The ▁war ship ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁Pan ama ▁base ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁June ▁and ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁R ear ▁Ad m . ▁Henry ▁K . ▁Th atch er ' s ▁newly ▁established ▁North ▁Pacific ▁Squadron , ▁originally ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Squadron ▁now ▁divided ▁in ▁two ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁area ▁to ▁be ▁pat rolled ▁by ▁American ▁naval ▁vessels . ▁Depart ing ▁Pan ama ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁November , ▁the ▁ship ▁visited ▁A cap ul co , ▁Mexico , ▁from ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁to ▁ 2 8 ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁and ▁then ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Mare ▁Island ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁for ▁a ▁year ‑ long ▁over ha ul , ▁completed ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁Moh ongo ▁stood ▁out ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁bound ▁for ▁Hon ol ulu ▁on ▁an ▁official ▁diplom atic ▁cru ise ▁to ▁Hawai i . ▁During ▁the ▁seven ‑ month ▁visit , ▁she ▁received ▁on ▁board ▁King ▁K ame h ame ha ▁V ▁and ▁Dow ager ▁Queen ▁Emma , ▁the ▁American ▁Ch arg é ▁d ' aff aires ▁Colonel ▁Sp a ul ding , ▁U . S . ▁Minister ▁Edward ▁M . ▁McC ook , ▁and ▁other ▁Island ▁officials ▁and ▁court ▁members ▁in ▁July ▁and ▁August , ▁and ▁then ▁cru ised ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁chain , ▁making ▁charts ▁and ▁pat rolling ▁into ▁December . ▁The ▁gun