The Sun.
London, England, 1831-09-05 00:00:00

REGATTA at CHERBOURG, in FRANCE

The Cherbourg Regatta took place on Saturday and
Sunday last, and, from the novelty of the scene, attracted
a vast crowd of French fashionables to that town. None
but English yachts contended for the prizes, the French
gentlemen not having yet sufficiently entered into the spirit
of naval diversions as to induce them to possess yachts larger
than an ordinary boat. As a compliment to the English,
the arrangements were entrusted to a gentleman of the
Yacht Club, and so miserably were they, we are sorry to
say, conducted on the first day, that the large vessels had
no possible chance of winning ; the gold cup, of exquisite
workmanship, was consequently carried off by ti.e Eliza
of 34 tons, Ciptain Garth. The course was about 24
miles. The Eliza was started at one o'clock ; four yachts,
of between 40 and 50 tons,were warted in 20 minutes after;
the Elizabeth, of 65 tons, at 37 minutes after one; three
yachts, about 70 tons, at 47 minutes after one; the Daunt-
less, of SI tons, at 52 minutes after one; and Lord Belfast's
yacht, of 162 tons, not until 54 minutes after two. Suppos-
ing the first vessel, therefore, to sail at the rate of night
miles an hour, his Lordship had to go over the ground at
the rate of sixteen miles to give her a chance of winning.
The French wet e much disappointed; they could not fancy
a race where one competitor started so much before the
other. A splendid ball was given in the evening, in a
sumptuously fitted up store, to which all the Yacht Club
party was invited, and where they were met by at least
800 persons. The ball-room was fitted up with
splendid mirrors, and in every interval, the tri-
coloured flag and the yacht flag were displayed
together. The following day (Sunday),
a very
spirited race took place between the two-masted yachts for
a silver cup, which was won by the Gem schooner, Mr.
Brett, in high style; being about her own length a-head of
;,lre Janet. A splendid display of fire-works took place in
the evening, and on Monday evening Lord Yarborough
gave a grand ball and supper. His Lordship wished
this to take place on board his own yacht, but the French
ladies objecting to the water, iris Lordship availed himself
of the same room in which the previous ball had been
given. Above 900 persons partook of his entertain..
went, anti the French ladies were splendidly dresser).
The yachts returned to Weymouth and this port on
Tuesday, having departed from Cherbourg with reciprocal
kind feelings between our countrymen and the French. The
Vice• Admiral, Baron de Marant, Maritime Prefect, gave a
grand dinner at the Hotel Prefecture, to Lord Yarbo-
rough, Commodore ; Earl Belfast, Vice-Commodore,
Lord and Lady Anson, and Captain and Hon. Mrs.
Pe-
ellen. The Admiral spewed every attention to our yacht
squadron. In going over, the weather line was led by the
Falcon ship, with Lord Yarborough 's pendant, and the
lee line by the Harlequin brig, Lord Vernon, who on
this occasion hoisted the Vice •Commodore's pendant. The
French called one an Admiral, and the other a Rear-
Adinital. The French Papers say that the expenre o'
the ball and supper, given by Lord Yarborough, amounted
to 8001., and the gold cup was worth 4,000 francs.—
Hampshire Telegraph.

Despatches were received this morning at the
Colonial-office, from the Mauritius, dated April 30, upon
matters connected with our Colonies.