Though the early morning on the 11th inst. was threatening and there was a slight sprinkling of rain on two occasions, the arrival of the British Squadron in Yokohama was marked by fine weather which afterwards improved to brilliant sunshine, The Squadron's appearance was heralded by the arrived of six dos-troyers and at about 10.10 am. a gun from Hommoku Point announced the coming of the main body. When the squadron was first sighted the destroyer flotilla led the van of the main squadron, both in line ahead. Subsequently the destroyers were transformed into a double column and entered the port apart from the cruisers which were in the following order: Bonaventure, Astrea, Diadem (flagship), Andromeda, Hague, and Sutlej. The Dindem anchored between the Japanese cruiser Iwate and the U. 8. 8. Wisconsin. At 10.30 o'clock the squadron of six vessels, making a wide sweep at the Lightship, rounded to their anchorages, where they lay broadside to each other, at regular distances, pointing to and from shore, later changing broadside on with tide. As they executed this pretty movement the British Admiral's flagship, the Diadem, fired a salute in honour of the Japanese armoured cruiser the I which immediately reciprocated with 21 guns.
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