The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-06-30

the nagSnlp Leipzig carrying tne nag Of
Admiral Valois, the Alexandrine and
Sophie, arrived at San Francisco from
Yokohama on the 5th inst. They came
across the Pacific under sail for the
greater part OF the distance and made
the passage in thirty-fve days.
Immediately on anchoring the Admiral
was visited by the German Vice-Consul
and committees from two German Yer
ems who invited the officers to their
club rooms during their stay, and to a
series of entertainments which they had
prepared in hope that the squadron
would be able to make some stay at the
port, but dispatches received by the Ad-
miral on arrival occasioned him to an
nounce that they must go to sea the next
day, as the state OF affairs on the coast
of Chile requires their Immediate pres
ence. They call at Panama, where a
transport is expected to meet them,
bringing out recruits and taking home
time-expired seamen and marines.
As the Admiral wanted 1000 tons of
coal for the squadron and thought he
could hardly get it on board in time he
telegraphed for an extension of time be-
yond the prescribed noon OF the next day
but it is believed that no reply was re-
ceived in time to authorize delay.
Calls were interchanged between the
Admiral and General Ruger, commander
OF the departments of California and the
Columbia, and Notwithstanding the
press OF work going ON the ships were
thrown open to the public, and through |
out the day to the hour of 3 P. NJ. a
steady stream of visitors went to and fro |
between the men-of-war and the shore.
The principal event was the visit to
the flagship of the Krieger Verein, COM
posed of old soldiers honorably
discharged from the German army.
They went all in uniform with a
band of music, and were commanded
by General Adolph Becker. Arrived on
board, they fell in, in line, and were in
spected by the Admiral, and short ad-
dresses were exchanged by the chiefs,
after which introductions and informal
took place, the Admiral
inquiring of the men in what regiments
and in what years they had served.
The bands of the Leipzig and that of
the Verein played alternately. A COM
mittee of the Verein also visited the
Sophie and the Alexandrine.
At 3 80, the Admiral made the signal
to weigh, and the three vessels were
soon steaming down the harbor. Vast
;rowds OF people lined the water front,
md every ship from which a good view
,ould be obtained was flooded with
Visitors.
a number of steam tugs, one with the
)and on board, and a swarm of smaller
boats, escorted the squadron to the
iolden Gate, and hearty cheering, wav-
ng OF handkerchiefs and futtering of
lags, they passed out to sea, bound, as :,
tated, to CHILEAN waters.
The arrival there of the German men,
f-war will make total OF four powerful T
quadrons, viz, the American, British,
ierman, and probably French.
1t is more than probable that the
government of each of these powers
as instructed its Representatives to
lake use of these forces to put an end to
ne deplorate civil war which has already
0st SO much blood and treasure, not to
he combatants and their country only,
ut to the foreign interests so largely
presented throughout Chile.