The New York herald., 1874-08-27

Admiral LaRercrantz, OF the Swedish frlgate, re.
ponded for sweden, and there being no American
o respond for America, our Icelandic friend and
'ompanion on the voyage, Eirikr Magnusson, who
peaks English perfectly, responded to the song IN
very happy speech, and closed with introducing
poem which Bayard Taylor had written the even
ng before at our supper table. AS 1t has been
'rinted and distributed here, and become. there
ore, public property have no hesitation IN CIV
ng II below. The translation into lcelandic, which
vas hastily done by Matthias Jochumsson, may
ay Is pronounced excellent, and the poem Is al
esdy immensely POPULAR
AMERIKA TIL ISLANDS.
Her koma born pins bjarta yinlands
Sem by9gjum yngsta hemsins grund,
Ad siSua pig iTssdarstand
Yer heyptum skeid par EIriks ara.
os par x mi m tsnsr ari Posstnns PSsa as anerdu,
Ver, porhnns nidJar settum fram-
He'll, he'll per modir hetiu skaida
e. hingad leiddi trelsis-ord,
Og An sem pd ad bifa stordi
Pa rylltur otsi eyddi pi6dum,
Nam a9dans svanur her SIN l6nd,
Her fsssa byssS W d ssdin ssSri%sstrond- ts
Og eins og lindin hrein ser heldur.
s.s sss "a Iif II $i !S;.9issli e s;IG; .isss iassar
En .tisIi SsfaDioS n q. .1SD iTssasI run
Ad sjai dag pin fragu tan.
og pott PIN harps pagna eigi,,
yss kSsm pHs nIs sna snss pt T[Ssi1n ESnana a6d
-AaaA JoeAumaon.
AMERICA TO ICELAND.
Ss ss o ine wora Of ay Rh PEERS
To greet thy glorious thousand years!
Across that sea the son OF Erik
Dared with his venturous Dragons PROV;
Their latest children seek thee now.
Bail mother.land OF skalds and heroes,
BY love of freedom hither hurled,
fIe tneir hearts t as IA my h
When war and ravage wrecked the nations,
The bird of song made thee her home
Still dwclt within thy shores Of foam.
Here, as o ieuut may keep Its virtue
While all the rivers turbd run,
The manly ,S ssowth % Of deed e and and daring
Set far apart neglected, exiled.
VIII psSs4 ss.s SS:aEs s%Is az Z Siaaih,
What though thy native harDs be silent,
We clsi!n thee Kindred, call thee mother.
-Bayard Taylor.
A chilly breeze coming In from the sea, retired
,efore the dancing and fireworks came of; but
he latter could see from the ship, and they were
ery creditable, 80 far as bright night Will allow,
or even at midnight can read distinctly in the
pen air.
Tomorrow morning Tor, rather. this morning,
or it Is already far into the wee sma' hours ayant
he twa'9 we stars for Thingvalla, where the
lnsl ceremonies are to take place on the famous
lassic ground where the people OF old used to
ssemble IN their annual Athing (AllthinkI to
liscuss their political affairs and hear from
he sagborg, or Law Mount the laws pro-
laimed. II time permits we 60 on to
he Geysers. Oar preparations are all COM
,leted, thanks to the energetic action OF
dr.. Field and the obiiging disposi ion Of Rans
.eger, man wealthy after the fashion Of Iceland,
Who owns great many horses and two schooners,
md is esteemed one Of the solid men Of Reikiavik.
1t any other time we should have had no difficulty
n securing as many horses as we wanted, but the
coming of the King has put the traveller to great
The King requires 100, and 1t Is
,nly after much delay and more vexation that We
lave secured tnirty.nve for luggage, ten for our
elves and fifteen spare ones, to be sadded at the
middle OF the days journey