United States or Northern Mariana Islands ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
The anchor weighs, and the good ship "Yantse" inhales a long, moist, and heated breath and commences to walk with stately strides and quickened pace weather charming and the sea as quiet as a tired child. The next day a stop at the Island of St. Maria, a French possession, and on the fifth day at Diego Suarez, on the north end of Madagascar.
Patiently awaiting instructions as the future disposition of these wild and wayward wards of the Government, I have the honor to be, Your obedient servant, M. W. GIBBS, U. S. Consul. Having asked for leave of absence, and leaving Mr. William H. Hunt, the Vice-Consul, in charge of the consulate, on the 3d of April, 1891, I took passage on the French steamer, "Yantse," for Marseilles, France.
Word Of The Day