Show AMERICAN SAILORS ARE ENJOYING themselves punta arenas strait of magellan feb 3 the officers and men of the american fleet now that the warships are safely riding at anchor are beginning to enjoy hospitality ashore official visits have been exchanged and guns were booming all day admiral thomas returned the visit or admiral sampson head of the chilean legation which came here on the cruiser chacabuco Cha cabuco to admiral evans and there were cordial greetings on both sides the officers of tho american fleet have a desire to call at valparaiso but this will bo impossible admiral bvans says he will pass close enough to see and be seen by the watchers on shore there is great enthusiasm hero and a hearty desire on the part of the residents to make the stay ol 01 the americans enjoyable A banquet was given on the chacabuco Cha cabuco yesterday and a ball has been arranged for at the residence of the american consular agent moritz braun rowing competition between the various champion crews of the vessels also are being arranged it has been reported that an army pilot was to pilot the fleet through the strait but it is announced that the officers of the ships are the only pilots necessary during the last three days of the passage to this port the fleet encountered occasional fogs and rains on the morning of the cape virgin was sighted and at noon in single column the fleet passed impressively into the great waterway the chilean signal station at dungeness Dun geness sig balled enter chilean vaters distinguished american seamen A pleasant voyage |