96 LIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS queen and the Prince of Wales, and afterward visited her majesty at Windsor Castle. While he was entertained in a princely manner by royalty, the most enthusiastic greetings came from the masses of the people, who everywhere turned out to welcome him. His replies to the numerous ad dresses of welcome were marked by exceeding good taste, and were read with much favor by his own countrymen. Upon leaving England he visited the Continent, and the greetings there from crowned heads and common people were repetitions of the receptions he had met ever since he landed in Europe. The United States man-of-war "Vandalia" had been put at his disposal, and on board that vessel he made a cruise in the Mediterranean, visiting Italy, Egypt, and the Holy Land. He sailed from Mar seilles for India, January 23, 1879, arrived at Bombay, February 12, and from there visited Cal cutta and many other places of interest. His journey through the country called forth a series of demonstrations which resembled the greetings to an emperor passing through his own realms. He sailed in the latter part of March for Burmah, and afterward visited the Malacca peninsula, Siam, Cochin China, and Hong-Kong, arriving at the latter place on April 30. He made a tour into the interior of China, and was everywhere received with honors greater than had ever been bestowed
