, 1875-11-28

Capt SW8lp, OF tie Hhalaaalp LTdla coi5er.
Ct Nantucket, sitter cruise OF eighteen or twen-
ty months in the Pacific, found himself, together
with half dozen other commanders Of the doet,
Obliged to seak some port for wafer and pro-
viaions, and finding themselves only 600 miles
from Canton. China, determined to make for
th2t place. where they would probably hnd some
American vessel homeward bound. and they
could send to, or perhaps hear from. their
friends. Accordingly they eailed for that port.
aud succeeded beyond their ezpecta~
tlons, not only having chance to
send letters, but also receiving seT.
the port also showed them great courtesy, and
after getting we'll supplied with provisions they
determiued, ID mark Of appreciation OF the
mAndarin's Kindness to make big dinner Tor
him On board one OF the ehips and Invite the
American commanders Of other ships lying there
upon as the one most convenient for such pur-
pose. Capt Swain made great preparations, aod
procured all the Chinese dishes he could, and
arranged them At the head Of the table where
the Mandarin was seated in state, SO that II he
did not like the food provided for the Americana
be ut least could have something he could eat
Bus one important thing they forgot TO PROVIDE
and that was an interpreter, but Capt. SWAN
was equal to the emergency. and bow
ing with great solemnisy aod gu man
Interpreter - psasible he presented
tae different dishes wish hls owo hands. Saving
Ill the Chinese words he could bring TO mind
.Ohing, t-aug, ain. chow, chong." without any
re1a, d to, OF indeed knowing their meaning.
The Mandarin received everythpg Rracaoaslv,
aud ching g-chang-chowedin in return without even
4 smile, Tbs dinner ended with apparent satis-
faction to alI pa1ties and they showed the Chi
nese officer oves the ship md escorted him to tho
ehc.e with great ceremony. That evening"
Chinese Government ship Of the largest class
came into port, and the next day the Mandarin,
no; TO be outdooe IN politenees By thoae he Coo
s,dered barba.ians. invited them all to dino with
him and the Admiral On board this
ship. They accepted, and were surprised
to find themselves supplied with their
own kind Of food. the Chinese believing
it Was part OF their religion to eat such things,
and the Mandarin and Admiral aited upon them
aith theH own hands, presenting the dishes
with such words Of English "a they knew for
instance, with piate Of beat the Mandarin
would say, bale, shipee, walkee. hat, ensee,
boW1ug 1t the same time moat profoundly. OF
the Admiral, twisting himself and touching bis
forehead in token Of deepest respect. would PEE
sent pla:e OF cheese. saying :" nelicun, gun.
boat. sRil. rope, eatee s" until the Amer cans
could hardly keep from laughing outright. Capt.
Swain alone remained perfectly composed. and
answered with few "ching chan1s," and hia
companions never for q moment dreamed b1s
that he understood Chinese. After din1er tho
Mandarin acd Admiral toox them over the thi3;
thev examined cEriously the m4onar in which abe
ss built, and expressed the greatest Wonder ~
to how thsy got the enormous mast into bar
which supported the immense reed sail that they
esaksd h1 folan8 up Aks Ihs lsa1ss u hook