Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-28
FOREIGN VESSELS.
Arrival of the Brazilian Squad
ron in New York.
A Great Naval Demonstration in
the Harbor.

Salutes OF Welcome Fired From Our Forts
and Gunboats-Naval Offices VISIT the
Commander of the FIeet--A Dinner at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9S-The tug Star
buck, with Senior Mattoso, Senior
Guimorailes, Mr.. A. DeBarros, Mr., G.
r. Bassett and Hon. Charles r.. Flint,
on board, steamed down to quar-
antine at 1880 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing to meet the Brazilian squadron. AT
9 o'clock they were seen escorted by the
Dolphin and Yorktown coming out of
the mist that hung over the waters of
the lower bay. The Starbuck rounded
under the stern Of the "Aquidaban and
saluted, which was returned.
AT 9:29 as the Brazilian flagship came
abreast at Fort Hamilton the boom of
the first gun fired in salute to the visit
ing squadron was heard. Scarcely had
the echo died away when boom went
gun from Fort Wadsworth. At each
fort the garrisons were drawn up in
line ON the ramparts, and the Brazilian
flags huttering from the aagstaffs OF the
forts were dipped.
The forts continued firing alternately
until each had given the National salute
of twenty-one guns. Then the yards of
the "Aquidaban We're manned, her
colors dipped and the salute returned
gun for gun at intervals of ten seconds
each. Her band on the quarter deck
played "Red, White and Blue. The
corvette Guanbara also saluted as she
came abreast of the forts with the Ma
tional salute of twenty-one guns.
From this point clear up to the
anchorage in the North riverat Twenty
Third street, the passage of the
squadron was enlivened by a continu-
ous salute of whistles from the many
passing steamers, ferry and tug boats.
Passing Castle William the visitors
Were given salute Of fifteen guns,
which was promptly returned OFF
Iwenty-third street the vessels came to
anchor just below where the cruiser
Philadelphia lay.
Then came the steam launches from
the ships of the white squadron, bear
ing the representatives Of the different
adnirals Lieut.. Pail paid his respects
to Rear Admiral Da Silviera on behalf
of Admiral Ctherardi; Lieut. Stanton
did the same for Admiral Walker and
Lieut.. Norton appeared for Rear Ad-
miral Braine.
Senior Valente the Brazilian minister
at Washington, and DIR. DeCortu of the
Brazilian legation also boarded the
Aquidaban at the same time. The
whole party was conducted below where
they were received by Admiral Da
Silviera. They were introduced to the
Brazilian a7miral md each one preJent-
ed the compliments of his commander.
General introductions and short social
talk followed,
The naval officers left the ship after
half an hours call and the other visitors
soon followed. At 1 o'clock Admiral
Da Silviera accompanied by DIR. Valente
went ashore and made his first call ON
Admiral Walker. From there he went
to the Brooklyn nav yyard and paid his
respects to Rear Admiral Braine, at the
commandant's house.
Then he returned to the foot of West
Twenty-third street and was rowed to
the Philadelphia, where Admiral Che
rardi was called upon.
Admiral Walker, as the representa-
tive Of the United States gave dinner
at the Fifth Avenue hotel Wednesday
night to Admiral Da Silviera, of the
visiting Brazilian squadron, and his
chief officers, The two admirals,
Charles A. Dana, Chauncy M. Depew
an others made congratulatory speeches,
and Senior Waite, the Brazilian minis
ter, expressed his thanks in behalf Of
his countrymen for the sentiments ex-
pressed