The B.B. anchor, with hemp cable, was laid out astern, the end passed through port side of the captain’s cabin, brought to the capstan and hove taut. I was wondering what H.R.H. would do next, when I heard the message to the engine room, “Go ahead full speed.” I wondered, as I believe others did. In less than five minutes the cable astern slackened, capstan bars manned: she was afloat. I inquired of H.R.H. what made him first go ahead! He had ascertained that his ship was on the hard sandbank. He knew the vast power of the screw propeller would dissolve the edge of the sand--the rest followed. The old sailor of sixty had learned something from the young steamer of twenty-five. We enjoyed an excellent dinner on the starboard side of His Royal Highness’s cabin. Weighed. [Sidenote: Sept. 21.] We anchored for the night in the bay to eastward and northward of Kosii Island. [Sidenote: Sept. 22.] Our run to-day was for the Simonesaki Straits. _Galatea_, not being over handy with her port helm, we came to in Witshed Bay, opposite the city, to wait for slack water the following morning. [Sidenote: Sept. 23.] Lovely weather; having led _Galatea_ through the remainder of the straits, made signal to part company and rendezvous Nagasaki, we taking the short cut to the westward, while she took the route to the northward of Ai Sima. During the afternoon we passed through that beautiful passage, anchoring at sunset in the snug little harbour of Kigatsu. [Sidenote: Nagasaki, Sept. 24.] Weighed just before daylight and entered the lovely harbour of Nagasaki. Here we found _Adventure_, _Galatea_, _Icarus_, _Dwarf_, Commander C. Walker, and _Havoc_, merchant ship, dressed with flags to do honour to the Prince. I soon made arrangements with Mr. Consul Flowers, that as the _Galatea_ was coaling both sides, and guns run in, no salute could be fired, and cut out work for the morrow. H.R.H. received Governor, then an address from British residents. At 2.30 the Prince will lunch with the Consul and will return the Governor’s call, after which, I think, he will have had enough! Mr. Medhurst being here, expressed the great disappointment there would be caused by His Royal Highness passing Shanghai without visiting that model settlement. [Sidenote: Sept. 25.] Royal standard hoisted on board _Galatea_ at 8 A.M. At 9 inspected _Dwarf_; another pattern of cleanliness and order, such as, we flatter ourselves, is not attained by any other nation or station. Took the wife afterwards to visit Alt’s house, where Algie Heneage and I were so kindly nursed, where on different occasions we were really ill. We also went over the grounds of Glover’s pretty place, where poor George Fitzroy died last year.