Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-15
WARM WELCOMEFOR BAYARD
The Ambassador Cordially
Received at Southampton.
HIS HIGH RANK APPRECIATED
A Formal Address From the
Mayor of the City.
mr. Bayard Made Il Fitting Reply, aud
Captivnied All who Heard Iiin--The
Ambassador Had IL Pleasant Trip ana
is Enjoying Excellent Health.


SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND, June iO.-The
city today is . mass OF flags and every
body is III holiday dress III honor
of the arrival Of the American
line steamer Paris bringing the first
American Ambassador, Mr. Thomas +.
Bayard 10 England southampton has
gala appearance, similar to the cerbru-
ton which attended the arrival Of the
New York rs the pioneer of the new line
The steamship Paris came to her dock at
b.4O this afternoon. Mr. layard was wei
coined first by Samuel Il. Thayer, United
States minister 10 the Netherlands. Thomas
Sherman. the retiring United States consul
at Liverpool, followed him aboard to meet
Mrs James q. Blaine, MIR. Bayard had
hardly informed Mr.. fhaycr that lie had
enjoyed the voyage and was in excellent
health before the Mayor Of southampton.
the representatives Of the corporation. the
members OF the Chamber OF Commerce
aud thestail Of the United states Embassy,
led by MIR. Henry White, charge dc attaires.
had followed Chairman Taylor, of the
American line, to the first cabin. A few
minutes later Mr., Bayard entered tho cabin
with Mrs. iayard Oh hsarn, bowling right
aud left
THE MAYORS ADDRESS.
All illuminated address, which read as fol.
lows:
The mayor and buTgeSscs of Southamp-
ton cordially offer you their hearty con
CALCULATIONS upon your arrival in this
country TO undertake the duties OF Ameri
can Am DassilLor AT the court Of st. james,
and they rejoice to offer through you to
the President and people OF the United
States the sincere expressions of their re-
N re- N ,Ia
sist, maintain and increase the relations
existing between the two nations. Receive
the warm assurance Of our friendship for
the worthy descendants of the Anglo
SaNons and Of our kIndred feelings toward
civilization, of which your countrymen,
like us, are pioneers. We trust that your
official duties will prove happy aud that
they will advance the prosperity OF the
United States"
The president of the chamber of com
merce presented to Mr.. Bayaru an address,
which alluded to the unique interest felt
by Englshmcn in the first American
Ambassador to come to their country, aud
their confidence that his mission would
serve 10 knit more closely the bonds OF
cordial friendship already existing between
the United states and Great Britain.
AMBASSADOR BAYAEns BELLY.
Mr. Bayard replied that not only per.
his fellow countrymen and their govern.
ment he gave his sincere thanks for tho
gracious reception accorded to him. lie
was gud to get his foot on the soil of old
England. Cheers He was glad to breathe
here the free air OF liberty that he breathed
at home aud to be saluted in the samt
mother tongue that he heard MS he parted
from Americas shores. 1t had been an
additional pleasure that the voyage had
been accomplished with such celebrity
safety anu comfort by u noble ship aDl y
commanded, well otliCered, abunduntly
equipped ami flying the American flag rs
she sailed III the permanent service be
tween two branches of the one race
Cheers He was sure that this fine ship
like her sister, the New York, was but the
precursor OF fleet of vessels, larger, finer
faster and American built, which woulC
ply between the United States and South
ampton. He viewed the present fleet IA
the harbinger of majestic procession o
commerce between the two nations-o
commerce benecent and peaceful, grow
ing out of u lllster and more expansive
system of trade intercourse.
HE FEELS THE HONOR.
II cannot omit to congratulate the citi
2ens of southampton, MIR. Bayard con
tinued, "upon the choosing of their hum
to be the terminus III Europe of such al
extended commerce. You referred to IN,
official designation. feel its honor, dig
nity and responsibility and value then
chiefly as means to give me greater faGll
lies more perfectly To bring about har
mony of interests between the two grea
branches of the English speaking race.
trust that shall be enabled to make m,
great office the means oil removing All,
lingering suspicion or doubt or misunder
standing between us. ! would MAKE II al
agency to render strife impossible cheers
an agency to promote mutual welfare b,
the buneiicence OF commerce, SO that thes
ships shall be met at the quays OH boil
sides by people with hearts full of goo
feeling.
"What say 10 you to-day is not mer
Lin service nor the offspring of haste.
is the result of the study of lifetime
largely devoted to the consideration q
public questions in which the interests q
Great Britain have been neXtricably allie
with those Of the United states. [Cheers
I'm conclusion / renew my thanks for til
cordially of the welcome which you hav
given me-
MIR. Bayard's manner and words capt
waited everybody who heard him speak. II
and the Blaipe party and Senator an
Mrs. Donald Cameron left Southampto
on special train, which reached LOndo
at 9,l5 O'clock.
PREPARED roK HIS RECEPTION.
LONDON June l0-ln honor of NJ
Bayard's coming the unpretentious bull,
ing here hitherto known as the Unite
States Legation has been cleaned painte
and generally renovated. The "Iegatio
plate was suenlmly taken down yrstgrdn
and another plate, indicating the aul
mcnted dignity OF the place, will be put II
as soon as Ambassador Bayard has bee
installed.
Mr. Bayard will be pleased to find
his room u complete collection OF engravC
portraits and photographs of all Il
American ministers to the Court of
James. The collection was begun bS III
late James russell Lowell, continued /
Mr. Phelps, and completed at niue
trouble and expense by secretary llcuI
White. The last addition to the collectio
is u large framed photograph OF Minlst'
Robert Lincoln. who has affixed to II II
visiting card bearing the legend i'll Ii
handwriting, THE Last"
Mr.. Bayard will not present his credel
tials until the Queen has returned
Windsor Castle from Scotland, probab
the week after next. Until then he wi
reside as a private individual at the Bnc
ingham Palace Hotel and take no part
court or social festivities. He will be
full-hedgrd Ambassador however, by u
date fixed for the royal wedding to whic
tot course, he will receive an invitation.
Praventiou Better Than Cure.