The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-02
Two Great NaVieS Were
Represented.
The Forty-Sixth Anniversary o1
Admiral Miller's Entrance
y
to Navy.

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The American Minister, Mr. SewalI,
gave breakfast yesterday morning at
Waikiki, in honor of Commodore Fort
of the French war ship Duguay-Trou-
in. There were present Commodore
Fort, Admiral Miller, Consul General
Haywood, French Commissioner Vos-
sion, Mr.. w. M. Giffard, Chancellor of
the French Legation; NJ de Slane and
M. O'Neil of the staff of the French
Commodore, Flag Lieutenant Rodgers.
of the Philadelphia, Mr.. Paul Neumann.
and Mr.. w. n. Armstrong.
The American Minister, in an in
formal manner proposed toast to the
representative of the French Republic
He said that the Commodore of the
French war ship was the first represen-
tative of the French marine service
that had visited these Islands since he
had occupied the position of represen-
tative of the American Republic. He
was glad to welcome, at the same time,
and at the same table, the representa-
tives of both the navies of the United
States and France. He, therefore, pro-
posed toast to the Presidents of both
of the great Republics of France and
the United States, NJ Faure and Mr..
Mckinley.
Minister Sewall, in Offering a toast
to the French Commodore referred to
the history Of the original States in
their struggle for liberty, and the aid
given by the Government of Louis
XVI to Americans. 1t was assistance
of so valuable nature that the Con-
tinental Congress had fully recognized
it and had recorded it in it's resolutions,
heartily endorsed by General Washing
ton, in which it was said that the large
and timely assistance rendered by the
French people had made the success Of
the Revolution possible. The Minister
said he regarded the presence of the
French war ship as one of the happy
incidents of his official life here
Mr.. Paul Neumann replied on behalf
of the cordial relations which had al
ways existed between the French and
the American people.
Mr. Sewall pleasantly commented on
the fact that Mr.. Neumann was a Ger
man, upon which Mr. Neumann replied
that he spoke as an American.
| Mr.. Vossiop translated Mr.. Neu-
mann's speech into French
Commodore Fort replied and spoke
| Of the constant and remarkable affilia-
tions which had existed between the
two nations.
| Minister Sewall then asked the COM
pany to drink to the health of Com
missioner Vossion. He said that he de-
sired to more than formally recognize
the prence IN this Republic of distin-
| guished F'renchman, who had estab-
| lished more than national reputation
| for himself He had served in Burmat
and had made most important con
tribution to the literature of the world
| by his learned and valuable transla
tion and classification of the Burmese
| language. he had served his country
flag under the tropical sun Of Africa
| and it was an interesting incident il
his career that he was the last Euro
pean official who saw General Gordon
at Kahrtoon before he was slaughtered
by the Arabs. He had, also, for tel
years. served his Government in tn
City of Philadelphia, the City o
Brotherly Love-" and in that place
| where so many distinguished men re
| sided. his character and scholarship
had received the very highest recogni
| ton. He had also received from hi
own Government the decoration of TIL
Legion of Honor" which was TIL
highest recognition it could confer up
on him. The Minister said, further
that on his arrival here, he had me
NJ. Vossion as a member Of the Diplo