New-York tribune., 1886-08-22

cub IN the headuusrers of much Of the social life Of
the city. 1t is long narrow building. surrounded
waters edge and here under the great veraudas are
given dinner parties The bace is the popular resort
the close Of the afternoon drive aud many members
take their dinner there Everything IN Bombay
moves according to routine but II must be confessed
that the officials and their families manage to enjoy
life under this tropical sun. When the yacht was
retired gave afternoon teas almost daily in ro.
for tho hospitality accorded us. well several
receptions. dinners and dancss
II was at Singapore that we first learned OF the
trouble in China 80, there were said TO be many
pratcal junks in the Chinese waters we laid IN two
brass guns, powder and a supply of small arms. But
our precaut0n was needless as on the trip to Hong
Kong we did not run single hostile junk
Hong Kong reached in safety and we ran up TO
Canton for two or three days and we're the guest oil
Colonel Seymour. the American representative The
Colonel is of the best known characters in emma
and is said to have large measure OF influence with
the Chinese authorities Some OF the vags OF Canton
attribute this to the ancient pug-hat which the
Colonel has worn for we'll nigh generation and when
the Celestias hold in great veneraton. lie is also
locally known as the " Governor Of North Carolina .
from his ondnt for repeating the odtme formula OF
the bar As the Governor of North Carolina said
to the Governor of South Carolina, it's long time be-
tween drinks They never allow much time to run
without liquid refreshment in Canton. The passage
out from Hong Kong TO Nagasaki was marked by a
typhOon of great severity We started April >, but
after being out several days the grew rough that
mail steamer which was near only made one mile
in four honrs. The German corvette Nautilus. when when
started at the time did, reached Nagasak the
day after arrived. We passed outside Fornosa
and came dangerously near shipwreck on Gads kock,
treacherous pOint six feet under water whose ioca
ton can only be determined in good weather. lnKy
darkness surrounded all sides and at pne time IL
looked very dubious for the safety of the yacht Nag
asak reached, no wever, May 3, and here we had
o royal good time.
"After a week in Nagasaki we started ION the trip
thrOugh the inland sea to Kobe. This one oil the
peasantest parts of the cruise were able to stop
at many places never visited by Europeans. My com
mission had been translated into Japanese ana py
showing this always allowed to land, the oicias
evidently regarding the yacht as vessel OF war IN
some towns the whole populace turned out to oid US
good bye. and they took garments from theT very
scanty wardrobe to wave as farewell
"On Nav 1S we sailed into Kobe. From this port We
made many pleasant excursions going to kioo one OF
the old capitals and 10 Osaka which has the second
largest mint in the world. well as an ar'enal tnat
produces cannon equal to any made IN Europe i ne
Governor of Osaka gave us fine reception. On May
Is arrived at Yokohoma Here we were quafan-
tined for cholera. but ii pleasant experience az
it consisted in being taken on shore and treated 10
fine BATH with tea and cigarettes served afterward
At fokohoma our stay was over month ana IL was
rendered enjoyable by numerous entertainments.
We left Yokohoma July and made swift but
almost uneventful voyage OF thirty days across the
Pacific The bark Irby started five days before we did
and the captain declared that he would be in San Fran
cisco ten DAYS before We didn't anything OF the
bark until off Point Reyas the Golden Ga,e,when
we passed it We both came to anchor at the M same hnd
some trouble with the tug and we had the satisfaction
of entering the bay first Our stay here has been very
pleasant"
Captain Phelps will stay here two or three weeks
longer during which the yacht will be recoppered
and thoroughly Overhauled. Then he will visit the
Sandwich Islands and from Honolulu will proceed to
New York by way of Cape Horn. OF the party which
started out with him only onc Mr. Hilliard will re-
main with him, and accompany him to New-i iorK;
The Brnnhlde has attracted much attention here and
it may be that her will allow her to test speed
with some of the local yachts Once outside the bay
she would have a great advantage over the lighter
yachts. That she is swift we'll seawOrthy is
shown by her log. which often shows fourteen knots
and her best days record 2o6 miles the trip from
YOkohOma to this CITY.