We were invited to breakfast at the reasonable hour of nine, on board
the Pacific Mail Steamer, to tea on board the “Great Northern,” and
to examine her telegraphic apparatus and the arrangements for laying
the submarine cable between Hong Kong and Shanghai. We were handsomely
entertained on board the “Delaware,” “Colorado,” “Ashuelot,” U. S.
vessels, and we became acquainted with the routine of service on
board such vessels. The commander and scientific men in these ships
contributed greatly to our pleasure.
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