The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-23 00:00:00

ROYAL VISIT TO PORTLAND ROADS.

The Royal cadets left London for Portsmouth on Wed-
nesday to Join We Bacchante, in which they are about to
oaks a cruise of at lima six months. They were acoom
mead by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, who went over the
Bacchante and expressed himself much pleased with the
.Thogismente he then took an affectionate farewell of
his sons and wished a good voyage to Lord curios Scutt
and his officers and crew. The Prince then went on board
the Osborne, but at Bpi thead he returned to We Bacchante
and remained in her until she arrived in Portland Roade
at tea minutes to live o'clock on Thursday. ILK Wipe
Warrior and Boaswen fired • royal salute as We ships
entered—the Royal Standard floated at the main of the
Bacchante, and the vessels were also gaily dressed with
Owe and the yards manned. It was • very pretty sight,
and there were a large number of spectators On the heights
nest Castlation. The Prince of Wales dined on board the
Bacchante. Soon sitar the arrival of the ships in the
Roads several letters and telegrams that had been received
at the Custletown Post-office for the Prince were sent on
board the Osborne. Lord Charles Scott, formerly com
mender of the Narciesue. Hag ship, is in command of the
Bacchante, and Lord Chutes Bamford, late of EL H-8.
Thunderer. has command of the Oibonoe. During the
time the Prince was in the Roads flags were dying from
the ardor of most of the vessels sad also at C11t114011,11.
ec. Bacchanteets expected to remain three or four
day.. „.

-7.); Friday morning It was pretty generally known the
Prince of Wales would take his departure from Portland
at half-past ten, and accordingly the Weymouth and
Portland. Steam Boat Company Rrovided an excursion that
the public might me his Royal Highness take farewell of
km sans. The morning. was lo_ rely and the scene very
pretty indeed, for the Warrior. Hood„lum, Sarawak and
gun brig wars trimmed with bunting, and the Royal
Illtewteri eying from the Osborne denoted royalty was on
board. Oa the Premier approaching very close to the
Osborne the band on board played 'God Bless the Prince
of Wales." and when the Prince and his two sons were
seen severs' rounds cf hearty cheers were given for them,
is outlaw to which Hie Royal Highness responded
by raisin. blimp. The band afterward,playd e
Mtiksl, the Queen, and whilst the Premier remained
near the Osborne, close on halfho-hour, those on board
had a capital opportunity of seeing the Prince of Wales
and the two tailor Princes. His Royal Highness WU
, attired in naval uniform, aa were air his sons. Abort
half-Past ten the two Princea took farewell of their
father, being conveyed from the Osborne to the
Bar:heats in a gig, and soon afterwards the steamer's
anchor wee weighed, a merry tuna from a fiddler on board
helping the sailors to do r work with energy, The
Osborne's paddles then began to revolve and slowly she
steamed out of the harbour. On a signal being oven the
men-of .war's yards were manned and cheers remanded
from ship to ship, the man on board the Bacchante taking
the lead. After tee Osborne had gone • short distance •
Royal salute was fired. The Prince of Ware remained on
one of the paddis bones alone with glass in band watching
hie tops us they stood on the quarter deck of the Kw-haute,
until at last be could discern them no more. Whilst the
salute was being fired the Osborne brought up near tbe
openini of the Breakwater, where she remained until it
was over, and then proceeded for Cherbourg, where she
would arrive gout 130 Saturday afternoon, and tend at the
arsenal at 6.1.5. The Prince will hare by special train to
Perin and on Tuesday will join the Osborne at Kiel, end
after that proceed to Copeahagon to loin the Princess of
Wales.