The Portland daily press., 1870-01-29
Dinner to Capt. Cemmeren, C. b., v. O.

Dinner to Capt. Cemmerell, C. B., v. @.
Admiral Farragut yesterday afternoon gave
private dinner at the Falmouth Hotel to Cap
tain Commerell, C. B., V. c., the commander
of the Monarch, at which were present by in
vtation, His Excellency Governor Chamber
lam and staff, His Honor Mayor Putnam, and
the officers of the Peabody fleet. The dinner
was served about o'clock in the gentlemen's
parlor and adjoining room, the tables being
adorned with boquets of rare flowers. After
the merits of the cuisine had been freely tested
Admiral Farragut rose and in brief but elo-
auent language spoke of the attentions that
had been so recently shown to him by the Brit
ish government on his late visit to England, OF
the spotess character and noble munifcence
that had characterized the gifts of the late Mr..
Peabody, of the honors that were being shown
to his memory by the governments of both
countries, as well as by the State Of Maine and
City of Portland, and in conclusion proposed
the health of Her Majesty, the Queen.
Captain Commerell in reply said many kind
words of the United States government, spoke
feelingly of the noble character of the late Mr..
Peabody, expressed his appreciation of all that
had been done by the State and City authori-
ties to do honor to his remains, spoke of the ex-
celIence of our harbor and concluded with pro-
posing the health of the President of the United
States.
Admiral Farragut then referred to the pres
ence of the representative Of one of Mr. Pea
bodys most liberal endowments which called
up the Hon. Robert G. Winthrop, Chairman OF
the Peabody Southern Educational Fund. 1t
would be vain Tor us in cur limited space to at,
tempt to do justice to Mr.. Winthrop's remarks
| which were in his usual scholarly and eloquent
style. In speaking of what was being done
by the State of Maine and the City of Portland
on the present solemn occasion he paid them
both high compliment, referred to the fact
that Maine and Massachusetts, were formerly
one State and that it was as the daughter o
Massachusetts that she was showing hersel
most worthy of the name in the good taste o
her arrangements on the solemn occasion thai
had called together so many strangers from al
parts of the country to do reverence to his
memory.
Admiral Farragut then proposed the health
of Governor Chamberlain, to which the COVER
nor replied briefly but with that elegance o
diction and happy wit that mark his extempore
remarks no less than his more studied efforts
| In replying to Mr.. Winthrop's remark tina,
| Maine was doing honor to the late Mr.. Peabody
as the daughter of Massachusetts he referred
to the fact that as Maine and Massachusett:
were both one at the time of Mr.. Peabody
birth, the State Sf Maine could equally lay
claim to being his birthplace. He also spoke
in complimentary terms of the qualification hi
had experienced from his visit to the Monarch
and of Her Majesty.
The Admiral then called up Mayor Putnam
to respond to the City of Portland, and we al
know how eloquent the Mayor can be. Suffice
1t to say that the credit of the city did not SUI
Ter at his hands and that we have all of us rea
son to be proud of our representative on tn
| occasion.
Alter the Mayor had concluded the Admire
made few closing remarks when all rose frer
the table. The number of guests that partool
of the Admiral's hospitality on the occasion
was about thirty.