The Republican journal., 1877-04-26

| PoWhattan was trimmed with evergreen ::
| the awnings put up, and two long tables
| spread and loaded with fish. flesh and fowl
cooked in every style known to the art
Sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, and the
luscious yam, graced the board boiled
ham and baked ham. 4 sucking pig,
| roasted whole, graced every four or five
feet of the tables Grapes, and oranges,
and nuts, were piled in heaps along the
tables; sardines from the BraZils, and
| salmon from the Amoor river: rice cur
ried and rice plain; bananas and '.som
sweets" and an endless protusion Of good
things were there and We're duly passed
to the credit Of 'Sam.7 Afternoon brought
the invited guests from the English shin,
and at two the viands We're tlanled by at
tachlng parties, headed by the leading
petty officers. The executive officer made
4 little speech To begin on, and at the
word 4 vigorous assault was made all
along the lines.
After dlnutr there We're SET speeches.
and toasts drank in pure cold water. jest
and story had place in the order Of the
hour, and many q funny thing was related
b3 he wits uf each party. All allusion to
the late mpleasantness was strictly ia
baoed, ana everything passed oil very
pleasantly.
The neNtsummyr while doWn at Penang,
the PoWhattau crew got leave of absence
for forty eight hours. The British sloop-
ot-|ar Hightlver, also lying in the harbor,
sent their men ashore on 4 similar leave
OF absence. The two crowds h0b-nObbed
lalnousiN and col up IN excursion to II
noted resort some SlN miles outside the
town. Penang is a famous place to enjoy
the luxury OF run ashore. There is an
unusual number OF livery -men-rhietly on
the strength OF the resort before alluded
to, ana to the fact that it was also garri-
soned hy the English Well, the sailors
hired coaches, and s;lddlc-hoiHe3, and
every description Of vehicles procured
a strong force OF guides; had a little
army Of natives to run ut the horses
heads; baskets of pop-bctl', soda water,
brown stout. and bottled claret There
We're big baskets Of oranges, aardincs,
smoked herrings, pilot bread and cold
ham, for luncheon. Every man had one
Of those famous canes known us thc "pc-
nanG lawyer, which would fell Il hui OF
staNc i'll askull, in the most Inexperienced
hand Thus equipped, the party started
along splendid Shetl-rold, and III due
time arrive ut their destination, The
two crews staid out their the entire forty
eight hours, enjoying themselves in the
shades Of the forest and chasing the mon
keys Towards the last, some of tile
weaker vessels gVt rather sprung ON the
pop-becr, and showed 4 disposition to
fight; but they We're promptly arrested,
court -martialcd, and sentenced to be held
under the waterfall until they Showed
symptoms Of ruturning reason.
The leave OF absence in Penang was the
pleaSantest one OF the entire cruise. and
the writer has a lively recollection OF the
pleasant ramblcs in the dense forest that
bordered the springs, the laugh0hle and
r1dlculouS scrapcs the men We're forever
getting into, and the good time all around
which every one seemed to enjoy.
That Wtts the last time the pGWhattan
boys were ashore in the east Soon after
the ship was ordered to Japan to take the
Japanese commissioners to Washington.
The ship landed the Japanese at Panama..
and proceeded home by way of the Horn.
At Rio, where She touched, it was learned
through the papers from the nittd States.
that Congress had sustained the action Of
Commodore Tatnali, at the Pei llo.