Nuhou, Volume I, Number 6, 14 March 1873 — The Meeting on Board the Scout [ARTICLE]

The Meeting on Board the Scout

whkrh took piaee last TucBclaY s simultancous \vith thc annexation meetiiig, \vas not a big buoccss in poiut of numberB ; but \vas atfeendcd by Ili« Mnjesty 7 tho Minieiei'e. Aumirai Pennoek, 3Iajor-Geueral 8chofK'Id, and ttiree oIIkhm American olficore, Although we could not| attend, ou aceounfc of our engagemeute at thel IIotei, jet vve are enabled to state from informatiou obtained'(Vom dij5tinguisi]ed guests on board. thnt tho (vmt and en-tertainment was āll that eould be expeeted from brave and gonerouf? hosts; Tho heahli uf seTeml erowned headg was drai\k 8cvenil times, but the heakh of the Chiēf of American Sovereigns omitted, pot>sibly out of a t>eling of delicaey towarde thc Amei'iean !iero whoa? military rccord| places him, in the of hosts ot his countr^men, as not seeond to that of thc"Pregident of thc l nited Stateb, That may not be the reason, butj the taet is a« we state, Brilliant Berger with! his Band was there from early noon till lar away ! into dcN\y eve, e\en ulMnoni 6ent our Jacks aud Nancies home. The genlte mm£trels Umt fur th<?iv elevcu mortal houi'8 of In\rd plaj, thej got »omething lo drink wiih toft and hard tack ; but nothiug har<kt\ lf gentle miuiitrcl« cater to our luuimul delcctatiun sbonId we not catcr to thcir linaneial ddectation? j

Tin: Hanl> ix Emma Sqvakk,-—\Vc arc sony to | iuform tho*e \vbo ave not iuvitcd to tbc Vavis of! Ilcr Mujcst % y, Quccn Kuiiau, ilut tlis Baml wlli not j>!ny in ?Am\r\ ue ut ual, mzl &itur-! Uay uHomoim. * {