USS Constellation reached Hawaii in early July, followed on 22 July by USS United States carrying Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones. Jones consulted American representatives and observed events without moving to expel the British. As Pacific Squadron commander, he had to consider the forces a conflict would bring against him. HMS Carysfort and Thomas's approaching flagship, HMS Dublin, together made the local forces roughly balanced.
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The U.S. Pacific Squadron watched without forcing a confrontation
USS Constellation and USS United States observed the provisional government without attempting to expel the British.