Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-25
NUMBER 1885,
Visit 10 Santa Auna-A Sand ns1sy
HROy Rrea X fasIS with Him. ~

The SdRdUSky Register publishes an inter- d
esting letter from Sandusky boy, a gradu-
ate of the U. S. Naval Academy, and now q .
midshipman in the navy, whose vessel, the
"Swatara," recently touched at st. Thomass
We copy the following: | 01 Ipalo sa
"On the 1ltII, five of us midshipmen
wentup BY Santa Anna's residence, hoping
to get sight OF the noted General. AS
good luck would have Il, one of the sudden
rain storms peculiar to the tropics, came o
up just as we were opposite his house, and
observing our condition, an American,
who appears TO be the Generals Major D0mo,g
came ont and invited us to enter, a PROPOSE Ii
tion which we gladly accepted. We were RI
shown into kind of parlor, most beauti-
fully furnished with Brussels carpets, six
large sized mirrors, splendid furniture In
the way of chairs, tables, sofas, &C.. &C.,
and marble statuary in abundance. While n
we were looking at everything with true
Yankee inquisitiveness. the General sent in
his Major Domo to invite two of us TO take
breakfast with him. but as there were fue
of us the Major decided that we should
draw lots for the honor. He accordingly
produced two handkerchiefS, and tying a
knot in the corner of one, placed all four i0
corners of one and one corner of RI
theother together and invited us to draw,
after the manner of drawing straws. i was
unluckY enough not to draw either the
knot or the single handkerchief, and there
fore couldn't 40 in. but didn't regret it, as ID
he shortly after requested the remainder of
us to wait and take coffee with him, which
proposition we were nothing 10th to ac-
cept. as we can not drink coffee with Santa Z
Anna eUery day. AS soon as breakfast was
over QtOught to have been called dinner, for
it was u O'Clock NJ, and they had every
thing that lCe would have at that meal,
though cooked I'm Mexican style) We went
in, and after being separately introduced to
the General. took our seats at the table. We
attempted conversation with him, but
found he could speak nothing hut Spanish. D
L ere were several at the tlble besides our
selves, viz: an American. Dane, MrX-
lean or two, and a Carthagenian. There
was also Spaniard from Peru, Senor
Lozana, Il dark looking man who is poet.
lie was the only celebrity besides the Cen
eral and ourSelUeS ~ The coffee was serv-
ed up in the finest Sevre-china, on a silver
salver, the largest ever saw. After coff @
came wine and cigars. The American act ,s
ed as interpreter and we managed to get
along very well.
THE General looks like very fine old ,
man; is siXty-eight years old, with hair Of
a dark brown, aud appears To BIZ in perfect
health. He does not wear spectacles, and
seems likely to retain his sight for many
years yet. Alter cigars we maze grace -
ful adieu, which was rendered by the in
terpreter as only an expression of that sort
can be rendered, in the most flowing of
Spanish sentences. 1t made me stare to
hear our short speech translated into words
as long as the moral law. aud as only
Spanish-born could express it, for the poet
acted as our interpreter, and he did ct it
off we'll too. | wanted to pat him on the
back. 1t pleased the General amazingly,
too, and he returned it in true Hdalgo
style, saying that everything he possessed
was ours, aud we could make ourselves at
home, &c, Sc. forgot to mention that he
a toast 20 us during the meal viz:
that we might all become Admirals. Af-
ter everything was said and done, and we
could find no excuse for staying any longer,
we took our departure, well pleased with
our days adventures. In fact, think l
never passed more singulaTly agreeable
daV i'm nv life .....