The Early Military Life of General Sir George T. Napier (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886. Excerpt: ... APPENDICES i. (Seepage 2.) I Regret that I am not in possession of Sir George Napier's correspondence while Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, as some of his despatches would doubtless have been of interest. The following speeches (among many others), delivered at a farewell dinner given to Sir George on his departure from the Cape, will, however, show the estimation in which he was held by the colony: --On Wednesday evening, the 2yth ult., a farewell dinner was given in the Commercial Hall, Cape Town, to Sir George Napier, the late Governor of this colony, by a party of his friends. The Hon. Mr. Justice Menzies acted on the occasion as Chairman, and the Hon. Messrs. Montagu and Porter as ViceChairmen. Upwards of a hundred gentlemen sat down to dinner. After the cloth was removed, the Chairman proposed 'the health of her Majesty the Queen, 'and'the health of PrinceAlbert and the Royal Family, ' which were drunk with all the honours. The Chairman then said: 'I now rise, gentlemen, to propose the toast of the evening--the health of our distinguished guest, Sir George Napier. It is upwards of six years since we had first the pleasure of seeing Sir George Napier amongst us. During the time that has intervened we have all, I believe, had R opportunities, greater or less, of enjoying his company, partaking of his hospitality, and of making ourselves acquainted with his character as a man, and his conduct as a governor. The result is our meeting here to-night; and, looking around me, I think I may say with confidence that we are no indifferent specimen of the community of the Cape. We are no clique of partisans, but a hundred independent gentlemen, of every shade of political opinions, met to express our personal regard for the man, and our esteem for his character...