Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-06

The Nec York Express gives the following
interesting outline of Commodore Nanderbilt's
pleasure voyage, expressing regret that there
was no experienced literary ability with the
commodore, which could describe and picture
the many interesting scenes and incidents
through which he has passed, or any such art
ist as could give to the eye that picture, by the
pencil and the painting, which would bring
home to all his countrymen those scenes and
those incidents:
s'The North Star (steam yacht excursion is,
perhaps, one of the grandest ever made in the
history of man--and we have no doubt, from
what we have heard, that Commodore Wander.
bits enterprise, lberality, and display of Anne
rican skill, and fame from the North sea to the
Black sea, and on all the noted coasts of Eu-
rope, have rendered to his country and to
his countrymen, service more essential
than whole feet would have rendered. For a
single, nav, an humble individual, without rank
without prestige, without national authority, to
build, to equip to man such noble specimen of
naval architecture, and to maintain it in dignity
and style before the courts of st. James, of St.
Petersburgh, of France, all through the Medi-
terranean, and from thence to Constantinope,
before the eyes of the Sultan, was such hand
some, practical illustration of our American
principle, that we are all princes of the royal
blood of the common sovereignty of the peo-
pe-and the whole act throughout all the
broad stage of action so enforced that princi-
pie. that Commodore Vanderbilt assuredly
deserves the thanks of the American people.
His wealth gave him the power to make this
exhibition-a wealth given to but few; but it
was no hereditary wealth, bequeathed from
sire 10 son, but wealth selfearned, selEwon
throughout long career of hard work, and by
persevering industry, happily directed to enter
prises, which, while they have enriched him,
have also aggrandized his country.
"The North Star seems to have been re
ccived in every country she visited by all the
European authorities with great cordially, as
well as great attentions, except in one. The
Grand Duke Constantine, and the chief admiral
of the Russian navy, visited the yacht when in
Russia, and the Grand Duke solicited and OBJ
tanned permission to take drafts OF the ship,
and q corps of Russian engineers ably per-
formed the duty imposed upon them. In Glib
ratar and in Malta the authorities were very
polite-but in Leghorn (under the government
Of Austria) the yacht was subjected to con-
slant surveillance Guard boats patroled
about her day and night, and the baggage of the
vovagers, on landing, was rigidly searched for
weapons and arms. Absurd stories were circu-
lated that Kossuth was on board, and that the
yacht was freighted with arms and munitions
of war. The commodore threw open the yacht
for inspection, and thousands of visitors were
received on board The Austrian authorities
however, could not be made to believe that the
expedition was one entirely ofpleasure. When
the yacht was in Turkey, the Sultan went out
Of his way to visit our honored barque-and
when passing the combined French and En-
glish fleet in Besika Bay, salutes were inter
changed. The American steamer-every where
attra cted extraordinary attention, and every
where spread abroad the great American
name