The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-06-20

"c eh"ihPdighe winch accompanied them
have escaped our recollection; they were how
ever nearly as follows:-
BY the Commodore.-"The President O
the United states.''
| BY guest" The King of the French. an,
. the royal family of France"
BY guest" The squadron of France At
HOME in our waters-we hail the event as on,
calculated to brighten the chain Of friendship
which unites the two nations"
n This was responded to by toast from tn,
Commodore highly complimentary to the towr
of Newport and its inhabitants.
1.-The Army and Navy of the two countrie,
then exchanged salutes, through their respec.
tive representatives, and the collation. closed
With the following:
BY a guest" l. 'Hercue" the infancy
of our institutions we called on the Hercules OF
France and were answered by her chiralry we
this day celebrate the second advent of the same
Hercules-always welcome, in peace and in
war"
The company was now invited TO inspect
the men at their quarters and here a system of
order and discipline was exhibited which excl
ted our radmiration-silence reigned throughout
the ship-the crew, armed with sabre and pis-
toll, were arranged seven deep on each side
of the guns, and during the entire review of
her immense battery not a motion was seen
except the sign Of respect to the commander
as he passed. Then followed the parade on
deck.-The sailors relieved from their quarters
seemed converted in moment and as if by
bayonets and pixies; and the grand spectacle
was presented of five or six hundred men drill
ed with the precision of martinez and march,
ing and countermarching with the firm step and
proud bearing of Grenadiers. The review over,
the men were again distributed to their various
posts-some at the guns, others on the yards
with grapnels ready to draw into deadly embrace
the rash adversary that might oppose them
picked men in the tops acting as marines,
and others scattered along the nettings, ready
at the proper moment to board and carry the
war to the enemy's deck.
At o'clock, every thing being in readiness,
and the shores lined with an immense multitude
who had flocked in to view the spectacle-the
harbor teeming with vessels of every description,
from the steamer with its thousands to the sail
boat with its tens,-the battery was opened, and
such battery! we had thought the Poet gull
ty of a greater license than usual who prated
about artillery "louder " than the bolts of Heav-
en-" but he did not come up to the mark, nor
shall we attempt to describe it--suffice it to say
that it was all that could be imagined of the
grand and imposing-The ship. however, the
noble ship, felt the shock less than we could
have anticipated, slight vibration was the on
| ly sign she gave that any thing unusual was in
agitation. After the salute the party wandered
about for an hour with the officers, who with
their usual politeness explained many things
which had seemed mysterious to the uninitiated
And now the hour approaching for the Com
modore's departure to New York, he accompa-
MED us to bis consort, the Favorite, and, amid
mutual assurances of regard and attachment,
took leave.
In conclusion, as we may never have another
opportunity of meeting these polished gentle
men and gallant officers in social fellowship, we
will take the liberty to offer them sentiment.
which we are very sure conveys the feelings of
this community
FRIENDSHIPS and FRENCH SHIPS hereafter
to be regarded as synonymous in our vacabula-
y.