New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-09

minutes my ears were overwhelmed with snoh snuh-
der a. they neyerh heard before, and coud nov ious
hear without ensuing deafness. Thunder thuhner'
everywhere The eutire feet was ehVeiopeu III
smoke and as il gradually lifted every snip seehicu
To have been kissed BY snow-white, curing c'ouo'
that foated over the water and hnaily melted away
The dressng of flags brought out fine color and the
,r,,,r;, 90 the wards made the rigging alive with
- 80 Now the royal yacht Victoria and
.ho~t took the lead, and We of the lamar, waiting
g. ,ba House of Lords TO take precedence, humby
brongbt M the rear of truly majestic procession.
What can say Of the wonderful fleet around which
we slowly sailed saving that it told the tale Of En-
glands sovereignty Of the seas and the genius of
her people The lion and the nicorn should be
superseded by horse and dolphin, for English
men are really at home on both, and are not likely
10 be beaten on either II is a strange dolphin with
which naval architecture now deies the world The
beauty of wooden vessels has passed away. Pretty,
graceful lines. marvellous rigging, snOw-white
sails hsve had their day. and now suen, black, out
landish nde,cribablo shapoless monsters lie low in
the water. and are known by such fendish names as
Devastation Hecate Hydra, Gorgon, Bruiser Blazer,
Bustard, and Cracker which, considering their sex,
are strange indeed. The next christeniDgs will
probably be Satan, Hell-Fre and the Day of Judg-
ment. Far up on the summit of the masts of Her
cules two sailors stood at ease apparently holding
ON 20 nothing. yet remaining as long as we
were in sight, and every ship denoted dis-
ciphne that ought to impress fer-
sian monarch with wonder, if wonder enters into
the Oriental composition. We turned and returned
Yachts boats row-boats SKINNED about, bits of
bright color dotted the water, another fearful can
nonading showed the power of the ugly monsters
that have swallowed so many pounds sterling. L
was not astOnshed to hear that many OF the officers
aud men on board the iTOn-Clads are deaf and con-
graduated myself upon occupying no such honor
able position. In more than one sense the British
navy turns deaf ear to all creation.
Again we were IN port, arriving first and awaiting
the coming of the Shah. The shore was alive with
humanity standing on tiptOe for glimpse OF one
small man. At last the royal yacht passed us and
everybody glsTed at gOOd-oOkng Persian stand
ing on the paddle-bOx. THAT'S him" exclaimed
some honorable CommOners. totally regardless Of
grammar. j know better. The man on exhibition
was much too good-looking for Shah And so
10 turned out. Nobody who went TO see
the Shah saw hum. but everybody witnessed noble
naval review of great nation on the loye1est OF
days and was glad that an insignificant Persian
should have been the of most significant and
totally unprecedented display. We'll, what do you
think of IT all u asked the M T. to whoml owed the
pleasure now recorded. / think there IS something
in Won Englishmen, and l am glad that
we are cousins "Well. that is a concession" an
swered the u. p, and with a laugh we went ashore.
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