The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-04
I HE SH A H.
Mark Twain Executes His Contract
and Delivers the Persian
In Londen.
CROSSING THE CHANNEL.
How England's Fleets Saluted the Sue
ceSSOr Of Cyrus.
"A WELCOME OF THUNDERS.
Correspondents Prefer Cham
payne in the Wardroom to
Note-Taking on Deck.
'TWAINS CONVENIENT ''PACK."
Diamonds the Standing Trump Among the
Royal Party but Court Cards IncOnVen-
lent for News "MtmO's."
THE DANCE BEFORE DOVER.
Ships Of All Shapes and Sizes Alive
with Men and Gay with Ban
ners and Sunshine.
EIGHTY MILES OF APPLAUSE
London and the Shah s'Impressed'' by
Genuine English Rain.
THE DANCE BEFORE DOVER.
Ships of All Shapes and Sizes Alive
with Men and Gay with Ban
ners and Sunshine.
EIGHTY MILES OF APPLAUSE
London and the Shah ''Impressed'' by a
Genuine English Rain.
LONDON, June 10, 1873.

Leaving Ostend we went out to sea under clear
Sky and upon smooth water-so smooth, indeed,
that its surface was scarcely rippled. 1 say the
SKY was clear, and 80 1t was, and sunny: but
q rich haze lay upon the water In the dista nce-a
son. mellow mist, through which scattering sail
or two doomed vaguely. One may call such q
morning perfect.
The corps OF correspondents were wen jaded with
their railway journey, but after champagne and soda
refreshed and CHEEKY and exceedingly we'll &C.
Quainted all around. The Persian grandees had
meantime taken up position In glass house on
the after deck, and were slipping coffee in grave,
Oriental way. They all had much lighter COM
pleuons and more European cast of features
than was prepared for and several OF them were
exceedingly handsome, fine looking men.
They all sat in q circle on sofa 1.-THE deckhouse
being circular), and they made right gaudy spec
tacle. Their breasts were completely crusted with
gold bullion embroidery Of pattern resembling
rayed and interlacing ferns, and they had large
jeweled ornaments on their breasts also. The
Grand vizier came out to have look around. In
addition to the sumptuous gold fernery on his
breast he wore a jewelled star as large
s the palm Of my hand. and about his
neck hung the Shah's miniature, reposing in
. bed OF diamonds, that cleaned and Mashed
In wonderful way when touched by the
unlight 1t was said that to receive the Shah's
portrait from the Shah was the highest compli-
ment that could be conferred upon Persian sub
ecs did not care so much about the diam onds,
but would have liked to have the portrait very
much. The Grand vlzier's sword-hilt and the
whole back Of the sheath from end to end were
composed Of q neat and simple combination OF
uome twelve or fifteen thousand emeraids and
diamonds
"IMPRHssING' PERSIAN GENERAL.
Several Of the Persians talked French and Eng
lish. One Of them, who was said to be general,
came up on the bridge where some OF US were
standing, pointed to q sailor, and asked me If
could tell him what that sailor was doingf
said he was communicating with the other
ships by means OF the optical telegraph-that by
using the three sticks the whole alphabet could be
expressed. showed him how A, b
and were made, and SO forth. Good
This Persian was Impressed ~ He showed
1t by his eyes, by his gestures, by his manifest
prise and delight. I said 10 myself. II the Shah
were only here now, the grand desire OF Great
Britain could be accomplished. The General i'm
medately called the other grandees and told them
about this telegraphic wonder. Then he said: -
"Now does every one on board acquire this
knowedge"
'No, only the officers."
"And this sailor'"
cue is only the signalman. Two or three sailors
ON board are detailed for this SERVICE and by order
and direction Of the oficers they communicate
with the other ships"
every good very nnel Very great indeed"
These men were unquestonsbly impressed. 1
got the sailor to bring the signal book, and the
matter was fully explained, to their high astonish-
ment; also the nag signals, and likewise the lamp
signals for night telegraphng. or course the idea
came into my head. in the first place, to ask one OF
the ofcers to conduct this bit of instruction, but
at once dismissed IL. judged that this would all
go to the Shah, sooner or later had come over
on purpose to Empress the SHAH" and was not
going to throw away my opportunity. wished
the Queen had been there; l would have been
knighted, sure You see, they knight people here
for all sorts of things-knight them, or put them
into the peerage and make great per-
sonages OF them. Now, for instance a
king comes over here ON visit; the
Lord Mayor and sherids do him becoming honors
in the city, and straghtway the former In created
a baronet and the latter are knghted. When the
Prince OF Wales recovered from his illness one OF
his chief physicians was made baronet and the
other was knighted. Charles II. made duchesses
OF one or two female acquaintance Of his for
something or other-I have forgotten now what It
was they did, The illustriovs Pollock anxouth q