The New York herald., 1879-03-10
AROUND THE WORLD.
Notes Of the Journey Of General
Grant to India.
THE DEPARTURE FROM MAROEILLEO.
Revisiting Naples, the Medi-
terranean and Egypt.
ARRIVAL IN SUEZ.
ARRIVAL IN UEZ.
Embarking for India Life on the Red Sea-
How to Kill Time in Tropical Seas
LIFE IN THE AMERICAN COLONY.
Picture Of Daily Life in a Voy-
age to India.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Jan. 9

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Jan. ID 1879.
When General Grant returned from Ireland on Jam
uary o. 1879. he learned that the American man-of-
war Richmond. which to carry him to India. had
not left the United States. The London Times had
announced its sailing on the 10th of December. and
the Generals arrangements had been based upon the
understanding that the Tunes despatch true. The
Richmond any vessel leaving the United States in
January must necessarily arrive in India too late to
allow you to the country The warm comes,
all the Generals advices the effect that
should be out of India by the 1st of April. He
cluded to abandon the Richmond and leave Marseiles
for Alexandria the Labourdonnais. q steamer be-
longing TO the Messagerie Maritime. and connect at
Suez with the Peninsular and Oriental steamer. On
the oath of January, at noon our party embarked
the Labourdonnas at Marseillos. There several
American friends to wish pleasant journey. and as
we turned from the land locked bay suddenly into q
high rolling sea their handkerchiels waving
last farewell. Our party, as made up for the
Indian trip is composed of General Grant Mrs. Grant
Colonel Frederick d. Grant, Mr.. A. L. Borie. for
merly Secretary of the Navy DIR. Keating, of Phila
delphia, nephew of Mr.. Bore, and the writer. 1t
remarked that year ago we had visited Thebes,
those of us who remained as members Of the Grant
party Even in small company time has made
changes. The officers of the vandalia three of whom
the Generals guests the Nile. have gone
courier. does not go to India. Colonel Grant takes
his brothers place. Mr.. Borie came rather sud-
denly. His health had not been good and tho sea
recommended q restorative, and the General
delighted with the idea that whom he held
in so high honor would accompany him around the
world.
EN- ROUTE For INDIA.
We left Marseiles without any special plans. India
is new country to the General, and the time of his
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1t. Before leaving London. Lord Laurence. formerly
viceroy of India, gave the General a memorandum of
what could be done in month in the way OF seeing
sights. His Lordship informed the General that to
visit India would require three months, and that
going now, so late in the it will only be pos
sble to glance at the special points of interest Lord
Laurence proposes that after leaving Bombay the
General should visit Allahabad. stopping day at
Nagpur and another at Jullulpoor. on the Norbudda
Allahabad is important point on the great
railway between Calcutta and Delhi From Allah
abad we should go to Cawnpore and make q detour
across the Ganges to Lucknow. famous in
the annals Of the mutiny. From there wo should
visit Agra. the Mohammedan capital of India. Agra
Lord Laurence regards worth two three days
study. From here might go to Bhurtpoor and
Sugpore the capitals of two native chiefs dependent
upon the government Of India The next point to
visit is Delhi. where should remain two or three
days. From Delhi it is worth while to go by rail
Amballah large military encampment. and from
thence to snla. in the Himalayan Mountains. Smla
is the residence of the yceroy and the gov
crnment. After Simla Umballah should be seen and
then Lahore, working. way gradually east to Allah
abad. From here go to Calcutta. and from
thence by steamer to Ceylon.
GENERAL GRANTS PROBABLE MOVEMENTS
Lord Laurence is great authority on India
hat a. hiatt,
ing Bombay this will be his route. observe so much
speculation in home papers to the length and OBJ
ject of the Generals Asian visit that shall try and
give you some information the subject. General
Grant himself has plans. He hopes to be in Cali
fornia late in the summer or early in the autumn
He will spend some time the Pacific coast visiting
the scenes where he served in the army twenty Ave
years ago and which he has not visited since. lie
extremely anxious to visit California and would like
to 20 through Mexico from the Pacific but have no
idea that he will do so. He will in all probability so
time his arrival in California and his departure for
the East as to attend Of the annual army
meetings in the fall. II he visits Mexico IL will be in
winter. going from New York to Vera Cruz. These
all the plans the General has made. The inter
vcning time he will spend in India China Japan,
and. IL possible, in run to Australia. do not think
ho will visit Australia As to the time he will spend
In these countries or when he will reach thcm no
one can tell The General himself liz at the mercv
of events and of the humor that seizcs him as he
goes along. There is this. howcvcr-that he lis a
rapid and traveller. secngs sights without do
lay and always anxious to go Mr.. Borio s health
may to some extent affect the duration Of the Jour-
ney. But. happily. MIR. Borc has shown a stcadv
improvement since he came from home. and will
probably put 10 shame the endurance and patience
Of that remnant Of the expedition which is known as
''thc boys" AZ to whether the General will
embark not ON the Richmond will depend
upon tho movements of the vessel herself and
the needs of the service II he should encounter
her ON the way, and found she going in his
direction. no would probably 20 with her He
would be among friends and country men, and so
pleasant was his time the vandalia that he would
like To repeat the experiment. But his plans
arc entirely independent of the rnan-of-war.
MAI,sErI.rEs To MALES.
Our life on the Labourdonnais may be briefly told.
The Labourdonnas Is an old-fashioned ship not in
the best OF order and not very comfortable. The
table was fair and tho attendance middling. We
were told that IL was unfortunate that we had not
taken some other ship ON the line. which would
have made all the difference in the world. How
donnais. which carried us safely through
and thereby earned gratitude. l have
between good ship and q bad one in their degrees
OF comfort is not essential IL you like tho sea- and
have no terror for ts tribalatons you will not be
like the sea- damask and sandalwood and spices from
Ccylon, with NJ Bignon as your cook. would not make
were on high sea, but ON the second day the sea
went down, and we had charming yachting weather.
On Friday the 2fth OF January. wo passed between
Corsica and Sardinia. having good view of the SOM
brc coasts OF the former island. On the 25th about
noon. 1schia came In sight. and through tho hazy
atmosphere we could trace the fantcst outline OF
vosuvius. The sea was calm that we were en-
abcd to sail so near the shores of Ischa as to note
the minutcst form OF geological strata and distin-
guish minor objects the shore. Ischia is n beau.
tful island and we noted smiling villages and inyit-
ing bits OF sunshine and greenery sailed along
Then the afternoon shadows lengtbencd wo
passed the island, and leaving Capri to our right
nesting under cloudy canopy Of azure and pearl'
we sailed into the Bay OF Naples. year had almost
passed since left Naples. But the glorious beauty
Of the bay was fresh ever. and we noted SPOT