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Show PRINCE LOUIS IS GIVEN ' WARM WELCOME BY BIO CROWDS, AT NEW YORK , v v ' NEW YORK. Nov. 10. At noon yesterday yester-day six British warships in the Hudson river, in unison with double that number of American men-of-war,-fired a National salute of twenty-one guns in honor of Kiiig Edward, who celebrated yesterday his sixty-fourth birthday. Bedecked from stem to stein with gaily flattering flags of many color--, the column of ships strc-tchtd for four mile up the Hudson river, from l"orly-?econd to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street, by far the largest larg-est and most formidable Anglo-American naval force, ever assembled In a home or a foreign port. The -weather was perfect. As the last gun of the salute thundered forth across the water came the strains of -Ood Save the King" from the flagships flag-ships of the respective squadrons, the melody being ta-ken up by a thousand voices on shore. The British squadron passed in through the Kurrowa n.t 7-?S the flagshin Drake ' , . : .- . ' at the head of the column. As the squadron squad-ron passed Governors Inland the flagship thundered forth a National salute of twentv-one guns, which the shore battery answered in kind. Without diminishing speed the cruisers swung around into the Hudson river. The sight of them et the whistles of every craft in the harbor shrieking in welcome. Despite, the early hour hundreds who hail gathered alone the shore line doffed their hats and waved handkerchiefs in greeting to the visitors. Throughout this splendid welcome Rear-Admiral Rear-Admiral Prince Louis stood on the after bridge of 'the Drake, pleased and impressed. im-pressed. As they came pajlt Quarantine station each ship had lowered her small storm color and hoisted in its stead the large enwtgn, which dipped again and again in answer to the salutes of passing craft. Stretching down the Hudson, awaiting the coming of the British squadron squad-ron in full dress, were the twelve men-of-war of Rear-Admiral Evans's fleet. Steaming to within 400 yards of the flagship Maine the flagship Drake dropped anchor shortly before 9 o'clock. Although the official salutes between the squadrons flrst occurred off Annapo- lis. as a xpecisl mark of courtesy Admiral Ad-miral Kvana's flagship greeted the royal standard with a National salute of twenty-one guns. This keenly delighted Prince I.ouIh. who later thanked Admiral Kvans when the latter, accompanied by Rear-Admirals Rear-Admirals iJnvlei and Brownson, repaired ntioaril the Drake at 9:30 o'clock to felicitate, felici-tate, the Admlral-I'rince on the birthday of his sovereign. Thirteen guns lis lied Admiral Evans as he went over the side of the Drake. Before the nmoke of the salutes had cleared away the President's yacht. Slay-flower, Slay-flower, in command of ("apt. Cameron McR. Winslow. steamed pant and anchored anch-ored near the Kentucky, off the Jt-rsey shore. Kver since his squadron anchored. Prince Louis lias been kept buv receiving receiv-ing and returning official calls. He found time, however, to receive this morning a delegation of New York reporters, who were cordially welcomed aboard his flagship flag-ship and to whom he talked n,uito frankly frank-ly of his visit to this country. |