New-York tribune., 1877-07-09
GEN. GRANT IN.ENGLAND.
INTERVIEW WITH A REPORTER.

TIE BEAUTY OF The CoUNTRY-LorD BEACoNsFiEiI
MEXICAN ANNExATIoN-ENGLIsH AND AMERI
CAN DIyNERs-GooD MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
TIL ALABAMA AWARDS AND ITS CLAIMANTS
[From ne(LJndon) Woridl
$50 dining out every night has not killed you, yet
Gencrall"
"No although il Is rather work. But then am
much interested and every ybOdy with kindness
for which | was quite unprepared; and sleep wen III
this country Altogether, 1 have nothing 10 complain
Of"
The conversation took place with an OLD irehd III 'c
house Of much older onc-that OF General Beadeau the
oor,nanion-u-arms of Geueral Grant in the days
vnsn destruction seemed 10 threaten the Union,
and when many u bloody field slIll lay be
tween the armies of the Norin ana une hg,a% when
rable day at AppomattoX Courl louSe, - wncn w
the great captain Of ihe South Genera Lee caen % HIS
broken and starving troops t9gt5nc, @ au sh 70 have
done the best could for you MY near l. 10" iu 10 ~, Nv
more" To conquer the enemy was GtheIa Gran. % iu
~ Int ne woud not witness their humiliation and when
the last request made to MN thnt ine o9'up m t,
troop. might take away teir horses Win them ~ 'o
homes he yielded ready assent , ,,
BEFORE tiat time came however, Gen Badeau ana MS
cicf~ yiug together Tor time IN pleasant street
in Eromlo-had vet to pass through the dangrout but
heroic sicge OF VIcksburg HE battle oi Cntnooa' o
awful carnage OF the Wilderness" the long siege
f Richmond-scencs which present strange contrast
To those which the two soldiers are now Wthehsins i'll
the height Of "a London season , ,,,,
:" And now that you have seen good dea OF EngIanu
and Engllrhmcn, pray how does II ali stllhr you .
Well il would take long time TO tell all that one
tbints ab"ut Tngland" sad Gen. Grant In the first
uace the country Is so beautiful everywhere that one
Sonthamntop and driven "A good deal in the neighbor
hood of IOudon-to Richmond aud other PiaceS-anu
here il is the All the land If clLiNaleu
one sees comparatively little wood, ami IL l. dhet 10
imagine anything more beautiful than II All Is ~ ls', m oi
cou Sc one but rccOllect now OVe-popua'eu I
couury is Here you longer produce enough io0d
for your people. IL our cOuhtl! we eoulu lse &c IL &
means of support Tor five hundred millions anu t1,i;
we lave only about two millions more than England
We might not he able To bay anything whatever out
side and he cut of from all the resi- OF the Noiu, p
yt we coud set enough OF the ground t. live upon
What could England do II any disaster hdppehe, " S
MIR DsraeIi said that H. a the United states
could begin all over again '-hn&'''iu eouiu no~
MEXICAN ANNEXATION.
nIbave met him." said the General and find him "a
very clever man in your English SENSE lie seems TO De
tbooughly posted about our country. We were tihihs
about Mex 60 last ngGt, and he expressed "sh hat e
I'D kcni Mexieo afier the close OF with her. |
sid tL.t there party III our country "hich hau
always opposed annexation OF Mexico; Dui that e
Mexican people would welcome annexation, Ior u ~osu @
more than double the value Of their property ana give
them a quiet and secure Government"
The old question II rey1ving again, ] See
"1es; VIII always De coming up iIi IL IS sette,
Though sLouid say sufferer yalcaiy lie seehs 10
me Il man Who couid put up with any amount oi nsuli
or uupOpularty II he were pursuing IN ehu anu "ou'"
patiently FOR the result :,
lie las been unpopular enough IN ms day.
Perhaps but yOur public men mere get iair pue
II is different with us; man has only 10 be put INTO
public position to De mara for every caiuiinor, 'n'
object On almost ali sides 10 To destroy NM lhie h"s
got 10 be "a great change an that ia our country soi-a
DAY" ,,o Prince ., VALE. ~ well a,
'''N' ~
and very amable aud genial man he seems to
he have lad three Ur four CONVERSATIONS VITA Iii' ana
always found nm very pleasant Inc Queen has h''iS
asAed dine at WINDSOR Castle ON tne Zoth, ana my
whe viii 70 "iIh me- anu pe'io'0 w " ' " 49,
neAS y m 70 be a great Judge on the dinner question
nov; dou't you tink dine better as RUE Ia te
!Wi the dinners are good enough here but / think
they are better IN America. Otr markets. OHci hoit
varied supply of provisions; Here The hheIs are he"
inis is partly the FAULT Of the cooks, who persist III
seulmg up The same oil dishes year aftrr eur"
MUNICIPAL GOvERNMENT.
AS for the cites and large towns, have never
seen any so well managed. Al tAtt hafo peth -, 10
arc governed sensible principles Her IN London io
instance you Lord May Or, VINO u chosen lf1l l-
vi lke AN III the we.ia.e of thelr ely picre
General Grant went over tle IrainrWoih oI nc ,IH
ciuucut with great accuracy Mh.t CON- az, az H'
ul-suts to tue state o. affairs IN New lOIh! ihcfe
money raised Dy taxation hs sced stolen ~ ~no'es j.
property VIII not sen Tor he Naiuc o. l-e ii
gre- thar are ana declare 40 not SIC what l. u
become OF tho ciiy. The deb. l. enormous. Ses now
vel tie paving dhu isnuis ae IO",u sit'I mere anu
how carefully Tie tlaihc Is in"!idscd Ihe-pohcc tOo
"%ud vel they-have quite as 'hard a set to do with
a. the police of New York, aud good many more OF
"No doubt. have not noticed many of the poor
about London - 1 expected To see, altAough l have
places Al BAN the people most enthusiastic, ana
Was much aIyticd with their kindness 20 me. They
were very noisy and gOod-natuIed'
II l. no wonder l4at TIE General noticed the latter
cha acterslics, American crowd Is generally very
Il
nd not awaJ eOodnatured OF AT least not dcnonStid
lively 80. .,,. ., and Ntroho,.r o,,
other large cties Ior | very curious 10 sge Them
Incn shall 20 To scotland, ami be back In London j.
about two months from now. cannot speak To warmly
reception nave every "ele met with hs far IL
was qutr unlocked ior'
enough 1T the writers VINO nave made most Of the mis-
cmei."
"Yes," said TIE General, land I think good
feclng has been increasing ev.r since
very giad they were settled; If they been.
undoubtedly would lave arisen out oi them some
day. and tne constant Anticipation OF tAdt would have
lea to evaporation and hi-fecing. Was very glad" hc
repeated. To get the question out OF tie way"
'BGt Is 1t pity mat more money Mas asked Tor
thau can be distrnu,edT
TAai Is a instakc" said the ex-Pres1ent, with
earuesncss, as will explain 10 you. AT hIst Con-
cre,s thought that the sum awarded would nearly
suffice 10 meet most obvious and pressing OF ali the
covered by insurance or Dy anything else Therefore
Congress said the insurance companies You cannot
have portion of his award for you have already re-
couped yourselves by premiums and VINO
had tner property dcstroJ ed by he Alabama ana oner
cruisers partly insured II sald You
not any either, for you nave received your nsl-
ance SO tn ID ruled out the larger part Of tAe cases.
u 81 nigh rate OF msuau III those DAYS that
sciloSg an! oiT i , f ,, 2 ,iS f I'M &
cruisers entitled 10 some cOnpcnsttiOn and when
neir claims ily regarded, tle surplus now remain
lug viii 20 Tar. Congress originally lilnned the
claimant TO a yey small circle aud that Is why nap
pence there surplus al all Besides you must
u,uper rla the amount wac awarded Tor injury done
otb. Unled staes andno can doubt tAat the injury,
If fairly appraised, would represent even greater sum
thutla titen atteneya Iodis iIbue fariy among the
persons entitled to IL may not be atetsy ndteIDut
sustained damage 10 the ful amount awarded, To
the least-how We snail DIVIDE IL among tne injured PEI
sons Is another matter IOu may depend upon II Con-
grrs. viii do wnat rlsht about 1t session."
- am sure there are many VINO vii be glaI to hear
this anatiOu Of the matter; Tor II 10 muCn misundeI
stooi, aud ias caused some iIle loel'ng"
4" tind thdt IL mas gentleman spOac 10 me after
| came here about 1t, and talked the subject
INN. We paid TOO much Tor the damage done
10 our commerce, although To fad the very VINO
most deserve T. receive tne com ensdiOn may be work
of sOme difficulty That II Just the truth about It,"
~ hat you say Will read cOnJent, with great
interest, viii tend 10 clear up prevalent aud