New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-04
DUSKY ENJOYS FROM THE EAST
ARRIVAL OF THE MALAGAsY EMBASSY.

THE MISSION OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND
| RAMANIRAKA.
The steamship Spain, of the National Line which
arrived here yesterday, dipped her colors az she
passed Forts Hamilton aud Columbus in recognition
OF the salutes of fifteen guns each that welcomed
a few of her passengers These passengers COM
| posed Diplomatic party such had never come
to NewYOrk before, and their flag that huttered at
the peak Of the steamship had never before
answered to the winds of this latitude. 1t
was unpicturesque fag-merely an OBJ
long piece o: white silk bearing
the device of crown, and these words, in red silk
"Ranoya'oDa Mpanjaka Madagascar" meaning
RanOvalOna, Queen OF Madagascar The S ars
| and Stripes futtered from the man mast the
British flag from the royal gaH; while hal
yards from the maln-truck and peak
gave all tho ships gay signals to the
breeze. The occasion of all this ceremony was the
coming of an embassy from the Queen of Madagas-
car to visit the Government at Washington to
change ratiGcailons of revised treaty of peace
aud friendship betwe the two Governments which,
having been long In preparation, was ratified
by he United States Seuate on lat Tuesday The
envcys left their island home last August accredited
To France, Great Britain, Germany aud the United
States They have already visited the first two
countries, been snubbel by France secured a rati-
icatlon of a treaty with Great Britain and enjoyed
the hospitaliIies of London.
An effort made by the house of Arnold,
Hines & Co., traders with Madagas-
car, to secure official welcome
for them here without success. but there was
10 lack OF private at entiOn and recognition. The
Spain was reported from Fire Island early IN the
morning, and auout o o'clock r steamboat left the
National Line Company's pier to meet her. The
meeting was outside the bar off Sandy Hook where
tho Spain had to wait for high tide
until half-pat 2 in the afternoon. The
health officer went to meet her with the welcoming
party, and thus the usual delay At Quarantine was
avoided. She reached her drek at half past 3. and
the Customs off ,ers having shown the usual cour-
tesy to the ambassadors and suite Of passing their
luggage without examination, it not |
long before they were in the rooms secured for |
them no the Fifth Avenur Hotel here = tribune |
reporter met them az O'Clock The party consists |
OF une persons, namely Ravoninah triniarivo. |
First Ambassador; RamnnIraka Second Ambassa. |
der: No-cs AudrInlsi and Mare RlbIbIsra native |
Scr tarirs Anthony Ia chi, English secretary and |
heir in.eure rr, Colonel w. W. Robinson.
laltcd States Consul AZ lamatave, the principal |
seaport OF Madagascar; W. G. Pickersgll, honorary
Interpreter; ana TWO slave servants of the Ambas-
sldors good deal Oi curiosity excited on the !
81, aWshlp's pier and at The hotel was |
disappointed by the appearance Of the strange |
dap Omlts. Several men VINO inquired OF the
reporter Which the piace " turned on their
teo with ii concealed chJgrin when hey found
that there WAS not even MlagIsY royalty in the
party. while the hundreds win hal drawn all their
couccp'ions of Madag isclr ana It's people from
" "IiAiucaIne" and looked vaguely for gaudy
ir ppings and savage huery, saw lusteai
% ~ body o. w"ll-mlunered well-cad men of
rather .hori stature, very dark complexion, and
features IN which there seemed 10 be a ming
ling of African and AMatic elements. |
ho frat AmbIssa lor cOnycr,ed only IN the llovI
toaguc, language that iOm ms lips sounds rather
ical. hc ug fu of HDit vowel ,ounds. the "ah,'
81, % and ,e oftAe Continental npues He pro
bounced his name a. " IL spelled " RahvuOn- |
rc- nahcc -ce-trer eru-ee-ar"roO' J.; not very rapidly
and every SYLLABLE plainly sp0k n. lie gave cK-
preston iu diplomatic wy 90 his gratitude tuat
ILc Press had shown an interest IA his mission by
the y.st was To build NJ his country
By increasing i,s commerce with Auruc1, which
was already large, but which wOGd, he
Ioprd, soou 6c larger He then bowed shook hands
Slih ali pr. sent and graycly distributed his cards
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