The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-30 00:00:00

ROYAL VISIT TO PORTLAND ROADS.

The Rival cadets left London for Portsmouth on Wed-
nesday to io'n the Blitchante, in which they are about to
make c,ulre .0 at haat six months. They were maim
oil I.y 11.11. If. the Prince of Wales, who went over the
Bacchante and expressed himself much pleased with the
writs...temente • he then took an affectionate farewell of •
his 1101/11 and wished a good voyage to Lord Charles Scott
and hia officen and crow. Ti.. Prince then went onboard
the ()Thorne. but at Spiththd he returned to the Bacchude
and remained in her until she arrived in Portland Roads I
at ten minutes to fire o'clock on Thursday. HIL ships
Warrior and Boacawen fire I • royal white SA the ships
entered—dor Royal Standard ii sated at the main of the
Ilacchoore, and the regards were also gaily drew.' t • ith
fiat. awl the yards manned. It was • very pretty sight,
cud their were a iSrkje atui..r of apecaators on the heights
new Cathleton. The Pricer of Wales dined on board the
Inchoate. Soon after the arrival of the shins in the
Roads "'oral letters and telegrams that had been received
at the Costletown Potit-eflito. for the Prince were mat on
boa•d the o.borne. Lord Charles Scott, formerly con,
mender of the Narcissi.., fiat ship, in in command of the
Bacchante, and Lord Char.. II oe.ford, late it H.M.S.
Thunderer, hos command of the °dom.,. During the
time the Prince was in the Road• itigs were flying from
the rigging of most of the vessel. on I also of Cuitletown,
etc. The Bacchante is expected to remain three or four
dos.
On Friday morning it was pretty generally known the
Prince of Wales would take him departure from Portland
. at half-past ten, and accordingly the Weymouth and
Portland Steam Boat Courpany provided an eXCUrd,,I3 that
the public might we hid Royal Highness take farewell of
has wink The morning was lovely. and the scene very
pretty indeed, for the Warrior, Bacchante, B ocairen. and
• oun brig were trimmed with bunting, and the Royal
Standard flying from the Osborne denoto I royalty was on
nerd. On the Premier approaching very claw to the
thitiores the band on board played "(bud Blwe the Prince
of Wales. and when to. Prince nod his two sous were
seen several rounds ef hearty cheers were given for them,
• greeting to which His Royal Highness responded
repeatedly by raising his cap. The band afterwards played
t• Gad Save the Queen.' and whilst the Premier remained
near the Osborne, does on hell-an-hour, those on hoard
had • capital opportunity of seeing the Prince of Wales
and the two sailor Princes. His Royal Highness was
attired in naval uniform, II were a 1.., his sons. About
halfwast ten the two Princes took forewell of their
father, being conveyed from the Osborne to the
Barchente in • gig, and soon afterwards the .Warner's
anchor was weighed, • merry tune from a fiddler on board
helping the sailors to do their work with energy. The
Osborne's paddles then began to revolve and slowly she
steamed out of the harbour. On • signal being given the
men-of-war's yards were manned and cheers resounded
from ship to ship, the men on board the Baechante taking
the lead. After the Osborne had gone • short distance •
Royal salute we. fired. The Prince of Wales remained on
one of the paddle INMell alone with glow in hand watching
his sons as they stood on the quarter deck of the Bacchante,
until at last he could &them them no more. Worlst the
salute eat being fired the Orborne brought up near the
opening of the Breakwater, where she remained until it
was over, and then nroeeeded for Chertwurg, where she
woold arrive about 2.-30 Saturday afternoon, and land at ths
arsenal at 6IS The Prince will leave by special train to
Pa-is, and on Tuesday will join the Osborne at Kiel, and
after that proceed to Copenhagen to join the Pnnossa of
Walea.