'But that won't prevent you and I, Captain, from drinking the ladies' good health.' The General and I passed some time together and he gave me many useful hints.

The next morning about twenty able-bodied British tars presented themselves at the hotel to transfer my effects on board the royal yacht.
By their united efforts they succeeded in getting it aboard; but I could much more easily have carried the whole outfit myself.

When on board I descended to the Captain's cabin where I donned my suit and got the appliances in the rubber bag.

All this time carriages were rapidly driving up to the side of the yacht, which was moored at the dock; depositing their loads of courtiers, who came aboard and promenaded up and down the decks.

I was standing forward with the Captain at the time and he told me the names of several noted personages and high officers who were pouring up the gang plank.