The Republican journal., 1880-11-18

'All0W NE 10 present you 10 lily lcSl-
ment," | discovered to my great regret
that all the berths on Cunard steamers to
sail for the next month had been taken
up for British officers and their wives,
and that my only chance to get to New
ork was to take passage on the German
steamer Brennan, just arrived, which
would sail i'll three days On this vessel
! secured passage for myself and family.
Sauntering back to my hotel, espicd Il
natty little craft III the dry dock, which,
on inquiry, turned out to be the c0nted
crate cruiser Nashville, undergoing re-
pairs. The officer Of the deck, who ap-
pearcd to be a stripping of eighteen Or
nineteen years of age, wearing a pea
green Jacket and cap ornamcnted with
gold braid, was nervously pacing the
deck. AS | stood on the wharf, this
yonngSter was joined by two others SIM
ilarly uniformed. The impression they
made upon my mind was that the Nash
Vile was otlicered by young, enthusiastic
and determined men,
+. remained on the dock long enough to
take a mental observation of her arma-
mcnt. which consisted It's nearly as
could Judge, of swivel bow gun, proba-
bly, 2O-p0under, and two others ploba-
bly, l0poundcrs. | was about leay-
ing for my hotel, when an officer, who
subsequently proved to be the chief en-
gineer approached me- and in the frank
est mHnner possible, said
'A II are an American, perceive"
replied attirmatively. He then invit-
ed me on board, which invitation | de
cined He repeated the invitation, stat
/ ING that the other officers would be clad
to see an American. begged to lie eX
cuScd, as had some purchases to make.
ctc He then told me that he and the
second engineer We're New Workers, and
he wished me to take couple of letters,
containing money. to their wives. told
him the United states government had
sent instructions to Europe. warning all
Americans against being the bearers of
letters from or to parties in arms against
the governments and. trivial as the ser
/ vice might seem, | regretted exceedingly
that could not comply with his vish
parted with him. and was nearingny
hotel, when heard footsteps coming ran
I illy behind me. Turning around | dis-
covered my ncW acauaintance. the rD-
gincer. He apuroachrd up. aud i'm au
agitatcI loirr s3id
.Do Won propose returning 10 MI,
York ON the i'remrn ("
/ tod him du.
sIIavc lolJ maid fni. y,ur nass,r. Pc
I rcpljcd in the atfiruatiyp
81 am sorry he added and WAS 9hn,t
/ leaving me when he turned nuirl.l,. ran.r
up to me, and in 4 low Voice. saiG . ~Tnr-
| tcit your l,,scann ,nonn, 4, nnt ,n I,,
/
4 list Of her cargo. She las on board rigbt
4 hundred boxes N prussian rit.l t.r fhn
federal government IN rvnn+v tnn,
buurs W. wilI M out If thr W., InrI-
] TNu lpurs after rhr Brrnnn 1tllrs Nh.
I New York W. shaI M IN ,,ni,sni+ rbn
| Nashville is fast. we shaN raridl, uve,.-
I haul buru ana sink rbr Rrn,nrn Ne
! shall bring back to $oufh3nntnn un n.,.
PASSENGERS. hut thci,. harol,,n viii M.
lost"
7 | thanked him for his inflammation and
we u9rtad was nlod]inr ,1on, Ln
/ wlldered in u measure Nv NJ, eitn9t;nn
ana cnntrastinu nnft,.nr,Ilv tn ,.,.ynIf
nv refusal to taI.e ch,r,a uta lo+to,.
nnor woman in \n,, Nn7I. ,yhn ,..,u ,n,,
4 haus. sut1rrino tr,u wanr III tba na,,n,
if contained With th4 on>in+,. bnr I;irI
husband had disnIav4d IN s.,,n MI. tinI,,
the horrors of ,trhans +, In,djv nnntIiu-
at sea. had half 4 mind 10 % h3c, tn
| him. and take his Irtter and lis runsr-
oienccs. when van aoaju,t cam Wes-
/ sels of the Bremen tpIt if mL duty ia
I communicates 10 him thp intornaiinn
/ which had 81 stranyeIy come tn INV
4 l,rovlr,loc He uls wv. u,t,h ,nit,tni
\ ..Uow I4ng." sail he .,viI Il INK MI,
\ ID UT you. famiIy luwrtnthe sfr.I,nrr, I"
\ ,Tventy n,inIftus renIind
II will ieiyr' rnI b.lf IN hrmr rortv
minutes tTnn fhis mnmnnt,, nnnrIu,', nmr
bjs w2,rM INA ,b3l] hr nnde,' May
In twenty Minutes IN GImiIy anI b2r-
,a,n vrrr nn hn2rd IN tnn 11i,n,r,s ,nn7,.
/ every PASSENGER ooinn hv +Ln Era1,nn yas
ON deck Tbe a5n@ nI,nls w3s h,ItInd II,
her fastpninos EAST nif' tba rinl,In' nt =, },ni
| was heard We hacked ont trnnl +,n dnnl.
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