The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-22

tasteful English custom, wore the colors of all na-
tions-the ui-cocr, however, in honor of the
French, formed the most numerous and most con
| spicuous The French had only signal flags, with
| the tri-color at each masthead, aud also at the
peak. Yachts now began 10 weigh, boats com.
| menced to ply, steamers, with crowded freights
| OF all classes, and apparently Of all counties,
! steamed out from the harbor, round the fleet and
through the yachts, and mulutudes assembled on
the PIERS whsrts, roots, and shores. First, there
| was regatta, commenced at nine O'Clock on
| Saturday morning. The first race run was os.u
10 all gigs, and several of the gigs belonging the
! English yacht squadron were entered, and ran for
! the prize, which, however, was won by the French
boat Maeuin. The course run twice round,
| which lie sbont a mile and half in length. The
| second race was Tor pinnaces being boats bell ag-
| ing To the French fleer, and run also twice rourd
! the same course This was, as well as the former,
! stouiy contested, and afforded much amusement
| TO the immense crowds which had coDgregatet on
every spot in The iowa, or on the Notifications and
| esplanade, which afforded good view of the
sports, as well as 10 many hundred persons, iaclu-
ding large portion of the fair sex of Cherbourg
| and It's vicinity. Almost all the towns on the coast
within 30 mites OF this place, including Oman,
! Granville, and Havre de Grace, contributed much
| to crowd the town, in which il is calculated not
| lees than thirty Thousand strangers were TO be
| found on this occasion.
The President and staff first proceeded to the ar
seAal; royal salute from the batteries welcoming
| his arrival. Every department OF this magnificent
establishment, sull incomplete and in its infancy,
was visited, and industiously inspected the
|
| holding forty sail Of the line the seven superb
building slips. on one Of which was large frigate
half finished, the immense range of furnaces, ali of
which were 10 full work at the time, and the sub
staDtIal buildings and storehouses, with their in.
valuable contents, formed the subject of inquiry,
comment, admiration, aud congratulatcn Of the
| President
| The Prince was received at the dockyard by
| the maritime project, who accompanied him all
| over the works; but quitting the establishment,
| at half past twelve, under another salute of the
| seaward battery, the vice admiral commanding the
fleet received the president on board the state
| barge, very handsome boat, painted white, with
scarlet awning and gilt decorations, rowed by 10
OARS. The procession Of boats then rowel out to-
| wards the tlsg ship, and, on nearing the guard
| ship Buct phale, the first salute was fired from
ahoat, commenced by this vessel This
| signal for a deaiening roar of artillery The
| yards az each sicop of war had been nstantane-
! ousy manned, bet not higher than the topsdii
| yaIds, Che English always man their yards up to
royals;) the yachts that had yerds also manned
| them, and the others manned their rigging The
most rapid firing was made by the ile Of b,rle
! chips; every gun was fired, on both sides, TO the
number al l0l each, and with the moot excellent
time. The g.ship Fnedlend, in particular,
| fired with such regularity and celeny. that her
massive sdes appeared la one sheet Of lurld flame.
The yachts, also, that nd guns, fired salutes OF
| q guns, and amid The thunder Of cannon. aud the
roaring cheers of the crews, caught up from ship
! TO ship, and running for many miles, from the
| breakwateT TO the town bridges, aud from the
eastern side to the dockyard Shores the President
| boarded The FIedlaDd
After staying here for three quarters Of an hour,
| the Prince proceeded TO the breaSwate mighty
| and stupendous work Exceeding ia length the
| breakweler Of Pymodih), with battery OF heavy
| guns in the centre.
From the breakwater the Prince visited each
line Of battle ship in succession, each ship cheering
| AZ he arrived and qutied-a new feature in the
French character, and undoubtedly in imitation OF
| the Epghsh. The Presid'n t must have minutely
inspected every Of the eet, for he did not quit
the last vessel the MineIve, 81 gun fngste, until
ble, Of 80 eupa, the crew were exercised hosting
topsaiis, topgdllant sails and lib, and droppinR
courses. They did not, in the estimation of the
English, perform this evolution go well as they had
been led TO expect, sails being frled in three mi
nutes, but no reefs taken in, whereas the Prince
Regent, 50, would have performed the evolution in
from a minute and half TO two minutes, with two
reefs taken in. Whilst ON beard Of the frgate
three targets were ploced GU, to seaward and sixty
rounds OF shot were bred from her s.des AT them,
but we believe only one of The targets was de-
! stroyod.
! 90 leaving the frigate, the President came in
| through the yachts. and paid a visit 90 the noble
| commodore Of The Royal Yacht Squadron, the + trl
Of Wilton, on board Of his spendd schooner the Ia
| nfu, end ihtn went on board the EIchantrcss, to
! pay u visit 20 the Earl OF Cardigan. On leaving
| these yessels' bath Lord Wilton and Lord Car
| digan manned yards aud tired royal siutes,
| and as the Prince then passed through the line
| every yachts crew on the yards, in the rigging
! and ON the decks gave him three hearty Euglis
/ cheers. The Prince wrs evidently most gratihed
by tins hurst OF good feeling, tor the barge WIS
/ frequently stopped, and was rowed ycrySlo~ly until
the last yacht wns passed; when nearing the guard
ship again Pie wat saluted with rounds Of cheers
once more IN imitation Of the English "hp, hip
| huTrahw
The procesrion now 70 ,urns 70 the dockyard, just
| ~ the sun took hs leave OF most glorious day
This the moment for sparling salute, rs IL was
ALEC The time for undressing the ships, when see ne
I was produced Of which II is impossible 10 give a
faint dcFcripron with justice. The rays ofthe great
lumnary beautifully dispersed their golden iinis
across the roads, Frightening every object that
stood out in relief sQeinst the norison, fuDm the
DARK fowning sides OF the lne-of battle rhips TO
the iopmost trucks of all the numerous craft az
scmbled within the vast expanse Of "a, sparkling
deep blue ocean wateri when the lightning flashes
Of nearly eco pieces OF ordnance crashed forth
with a trcmtndO roef-sboTt, sharp, aud ~ fden
were the bursts, envelopng each veslel 10 the
wreaihed. smoke gunpDwder curing 10 TO masts'
heads, and only now and then dividing or clearing
20 allow the beautiful flag OF he tricolor TO be
seen; 50CC0 voices on the yards and decks ailoai,
and on the wharis aud pissa, swelled the gladden.
ing din, and, IN q moTncBt, and as II ty magic, the
bulky ships and the slender yachts having been
striped Of their tanning colofs, repo-ed m silsnt
uucsteutatOusness on their own shadows
In the evening bali was given bg the inhab-
tnnts Of CherbOufc 90 the yisiters generally In the
arsenal, the buildings having been handsomely
fitted aud tsscfuly decorated foF the occasion. Il
wac. OF course, a crush like the ball ct the PIE
ccding night, bat this was only 70 be expected.
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