The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-18
CamnODORE wINsLOw,s SPEECH.


Last Tuesday evening banquet was given
by the merchants and ship-owners of Boston
in honor of CoMIoDoRE WINsLow. The
Commodore made most genial and pithy
speech, in which he referred to Rebel sympa-
thies in France, his experiences in Brest and
elsewhere, the escape of the Florida, the fight
with the alabama, the way he was abused by
the Times, and attacks in Parliament The
manner in which this speech reads, and the
style in which the different illusions are made,
suggest that ii was delivered with a grace
more nearly approaching to the French bon
homie than anything we have seen for some
time. He thinks the fight between the Ke1r-
sarge ard the Aldbdmd nothing in comparison
to the service rendered on blockade in mid
winter. Here is the Commodore's experiences
at Brest:-
''When we entered Brest, which we did because
" we had heard that the Florida was there We
/" found all around us nothing else but secessi N
feeling. II is true that, ms matter of etiquette
" the Admiral of the port extended 70 me com
n mentary dinner; AMI must LAY that as far as
6 his own fee ings were concerned, l believe him
e. be on the Union SIDE but also believe him
" 60 he an exception. We we're met every where
" by the secession influence Why the french
people believed that the Southern people were
lighting against an immense North, who had
+" their heels upon their nccks and were irving 10
" Lcep them down. They knew nothing Of the
" question Of slavery at all they knew nothing
o. the questions st issue. IL was simply with
"tbtm a fight of the minority against the mtjJ-
"TD il you know anything OF Fferchmen, #
4" iu,.eed you know anything OF human nature,
"you will know that men will always be for TIE
I" minority"
The Commodore was told chat he could not
90 out until twenty-four hours after the
Florida had sailed, but he left at time when
the Admiral had drawn the chains across the
inner channel, and had given orders that no
vessel should 90 out, piloting the ship him
self Unable to find the whereabouts Of the
Georqia, which he had received infor nation
Of from the American Minister, he passed the
Tagus and proceeded up the channel.
He proceeded to Queenstown, where he was
greeted with a secession reception similar to
the one he enjoyed at Brest. His retort to
the Admiral, whose idiosyncrasy it was to
inform him that he must leave the port within
twenty-iour hours, and who ended long
debate by asking him to dinner, seems to
afford the Commodore elation in the remem-
brance OF it. The retort was that he (the
Commodore) always required twenty-iour
hours notice in accepting an invitation to
dinner! As an evidence Of one Of many Of the
Kearsarge's good works, the Commodore
says:--
''When we entered the British Channel We
" found it hllgd win American vessels, afraid 30
venture out 10 sea. Ine secession agents had
(" been active in publishing the news that the
Florida was in one place, ana the Ge1ryia ia
&" another and the Ai0JaWa in another, Sd that
{" every merchantmau was led 20 believe thar they
q were ever where; and The would think 50 ig
" they read the pagers. But when j entered
81 ChCThOurg and found a large number OF
" Amcric vessels there afraid o. 90 Ju aud also
ai Hayre, ! ordered them out, ana sent word Cd
% Ostend, aud 90 various ports In Holland dirscs-
ing our cOnfus 10 order them 10 proceed down
% tne cbnnnei anu 4 would give them the lsu-
O. rance that no vessel should touch them chat
q aifhuueh We might not be able % catch the
q ff0giaa aua Geofgia outside, 4 would keep the
" lh.ncl ope7 f. ihem"