, 1879-06-29

- ooAtD1A A& 04*' *~1s
years ago what I hare lately learned I hope
carry pack to my country report OF al I hay
seen In this part OF the world for it will b. OF In
terest, and possibly OF. great use. thank 70
! again for the hearty welcome you have given me.
| THE PROCESSION TO TIE CONSULATE.
The speech over there we're other prcsenta
| tons, and Gen. Grant was escorted to bis cal
rage There was q guard Of honor com pose,
Of sailors and marines from the American an.
French ncn.of-war and the Volunteer Rifles o
| Shanghai 1t was the Intention of the British
naval commander to have sent hundred me,
on shore to take part iu the reception, but ther,
! was some misunderstanding Us to the time, ant
| the British tars did not land until It uas tot
| late. The Captain was mortified at the blunder
| and sent message to the General to exnlal1
| his absence and his regret that he had not beer
The General rode IN q carriage With Mrs. Grant
Mr.. Barley, and Mr. Holcombe. The volunteers
! formed on either side and walked as guard o
honor There was an infantry battalion and
{ battery OF artillery. Horses are not plentiful
| IN Shanghai, and the Generals carriage was
drawn by pair OF Australian horses
military experience, and grew so i'm.
| patient with the guns, the music, ard
the cheering that they became unmapageable,
and the procession came to q halt. Lieut.,
Cowles, OF the Monocacy. who was in command
of the escor:, suggested a remedy, The horses
we're taken out, and the volunteer guard taking
hold Of the carriage, drew 1T along tue embank.
ment to the Consulate, q distance Of more than
mi1e On arriving at the Consulate tile Cen
cral reviewed the escort. The evening was
spent quietly, the General dining with Mr.,
Bailey and few Of the leading citizens Of the
settlement.
THE CITY EN- FErE.
Sunday was passed quietly, Gen. Grant at
tending service In the Cathedral. On Monday
morning he visited dairy farm, and afterward
made few calls. In the evening he dined With
K ". Little. and after dinner went to the
house OF Mr. Cameron, the manager OF the
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, to witness the
whole town had been agog all day! preparing for
the Illumination. and as We strollcd
along the parade every house was lin in
the hands Of workmen and Chinese artists.
The dinner at Mr. Ittle's Was over at half.psst
8, and in COMPANY with Afr. Little and the Cen
eral drove along the whole river front. The
whole scene as we drove out into the open
street was hewildering in Its beauty. Where
ever you looked Was q blaze Of light and fire,
OF rockets careering in the air, Of Roman
the harbor we're blaze Of color and looked as if
they were pieces Of fireworks. The lines OF the
masts, the rigging, and the bulls were traced In
fames:. The Monocacy was very beautiful,
every lice from the bow to the topmast and
anchor chain hung with Japanese lanterns,
This graceful, blending mass OF color thrown
upon the black evening sky was majestic and
gave you an idea of q beauty In fire hitherto un-
known to us. ''Never before" says the morn
my ]onrnal,-1or prefer to take other author
ity than my own n recording this dazzling
scene,--" never before has there been such q
blaze Of gas and candles seen in Shancha1,''
BEAUTIFUL SCENE.
The trees in full foliage gave richer hue tn
the scenes, and they seemed under the soften
ing influence Of the night and the fire to be a
part OF the tlreNorks: On the front Of tile club
word f'Welcome.n There was the United States
coat Of arms, with the Initials "U. s. a.;
aanked with the words " soldier' and a States
man Rsn'' R9sSell Russell. Co. had tea.foot
lanterns m !, crossing tie whole building: s
lighting the grounds and swinging from the f1a9-
staff At the Central Hotel was six-foot 81.
3eorce's star, with "C. s. G.'' At the French |
1T. GEORGES star, With sunburst on either !
'fde. The American Consulate was covered
With lantcrs arranged to form seutenccs--
: Washington, Lincoln, Grant--rnree Immortal
Americans u; " Grant will win on this line il it
Ill summer" The fame Of Grant cncrclcs the
vorld"; "Grant-d the people, With the people,
dee in gas-1ets, fifty feet high, :. Welcome.
1rant-soldier, hero, statesman.n The Japan-
Sc Consulate, their merchant, and the offices Of
he shipping company were covered with Ian
C44c1 a41AuBEA Ill uuSt eueCLlFE maI- /
Ter. the Astor House had this quotation from
he Generals speech in Hong Kong: ssThc
crpetual alliance Of the TWO great English
peaking nations Of the world.n The English
Consulate had 8 multitude of lanterns and the
iord "Welcome" in a blazing gas-jet. The
lasonic Hall was mass Of light. Jardine;
latheson d Co. bad lanterns arranged in st.
andrews Cross aud trlu1uphal arch of fire.
4 BEw1LDEI:1sa. SPECTACLE.
These are, however, dry details, which repeat
, do justice o those who took SO much pains
D do honor to the ex-President. Mere details
i've no idea Of the scene. Even more striking
han the decorations was the multitude. The i,
hinese like q celebration, and all day the
eople had been pouring into the foreign settle
lent from the old city, and from the country
II mites around, to see the show. Here am
q loss for figures, but the Generals own |
stimate is perhaps the best. In answer to a |
uestion, he said that there were no less than
u 900 persons within the range of vision. AS
e drove slowly along the river trout, wherever
le eye rested it was upon massed, silent, and |
throng, not like our own rolling,
1patient, needless crowds at home, but silent, |
,ber, calm. At 10 the General returned |
the house Of Mr.. Cameron, md
ON there reviewed the fremcn's pro-
ssion. Each engine was preceded by
band, wbich played American airs; and it gave
le feeling Of Inconsistencies, and recalled the
eat days Of trial and sacrifice, to hear the
arch Through Georgia." After the procession II
lssed and reDassed there was reception in Mr..
3meron's house, and at midnight the Geperal !
ove home to the Consulate. So came to IN
id wonderful day,-one OF the most wonder
in the history of Gen Grantsa tnur arn1nd |