The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-24
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTH STAR.

e,omnOdors Waco erbiit's Pleasure raip-Ex-
traocdinary Pcrro, nance Of she sfo~mes-
Eusopr,- Asia, ana Africa Visitsd-co."f" "
New York-CRe Voy age ana its Anca"e"'s'
Sc, dse.
Ths mssuincsnt stea n yacht North STAR con"oa'rs
vanAsrbt srrvsc her berth In tins EAST fiSer, toN
Of Corisers street. ascut one O'Clock yesterday Gisr
noon when the Commodore, the LADIES' and gentlemen
OF his family With his numerous invited and happy
suests were safely landed after their from of
this meat msg aosnly sivsd and happy performed
pIassule tips which before undertaken.
Upon the 10th OF last May the North Star took hs Do
partue from the sho Of America and since that pc
rcd III has steamed upwards Of fifteen thousand miles,
In q nsunsr which has earnsd for he, uadsniabis
claim "a be ranked as the proudes floating
menss Of our naval superiority and engineering skill.
: Our copious s1trscts taken from time to time from
the European Journals With regard 70 the progress per
formas CO. appearance Of the North Star, have
deubs rsSdrsd resdsrs quits familiar vi Der move
ments In foreign hsroors; but her browning feat
tuning home deserves special mention and will,
are certain, 70 borne in enduring Iememba by the
people 1t il this-Siacs the 26th of last August the
North Star, without any extra pressure, and without
any effort for quick time has enabled her and the
comssny board with him to visit points Of three
quarters of the gobs-n Asia, Africa and Europs-And
return the United States This is marine feat for
which Ne believe parallel sil be found recorded.
Immediately after the veseel cast anchor despatched
reporter to visit Notwithstanding the hurry and
confusion which always attend the arrival Of . large
vessel in port snddss te the numbers of persons of al
ages Sexes and rank who crowded her decks and
fsA her cabins in order to greet the owner the
mancer, the adisf, and the crew-the yacht still
in admir- sbls order and very little disturbed from the
splendid but t" autaut" trim in which reported her
At hs time Of her departure Through the kindness Of
tbs officers he enabled to ps from the most
thsatc the folio .ipg interesting and grs phe
record Of the "Trip peru al Of which viii show read
srs that during the voyage Commodore Vanderbilt has
bsea brought In close contact with the conservatism Of
Eagiard the Absoutsm OF Russia, the imperialism Of
Turkey, and the ultTam ntsosm OF Rore End that In
each and every instance both by his personal besas
tho appearance Of his yacht and his ioeraty
70 he has well sustained the simple aud solid
rspubhoanism Of America
The following isa
NARRATIVE OF THE VOYAGE.
On Friday. Msy 20 a.. ? the steam yacht North
Star ste>med down Mes York Bay upon her plated
he voyage from Nes York to Southampton was com.
peed IN ten days sse hours and forty minutes from p
The Southampton pilot, after passing the Needles ran
ay that the zach. did not reach southa until early
on the morriSe Of the fl 81 of June.
On the ,ecoDe the party started by railway for London
arriving ~ which they put at tn St James Hotel,
Tbs me ming Of the third ras exper ded in viinp St
Paups Church the Tunnel AID the London aud
the ate, noon and esenirg IN iidrg in Hyde and St.
CcuIt and returned 10 London by steamer. down the
Ihsms Thus ths tine, up to he 18th vhsn the party
Of interest and In receiving from snd extending cytiss
to the Mayor and ctzens Of London
The tHsfh WAS rpsnt BY most Of the party upon the
On the 18th the the recipients Of the
siIsse:s and hospi,.hy Of he Mayor and people Of
June L. the COnmcdo-s in return gave the Mayer and
had served up for their entertainment deeuner HAv
ing lar ded the guests about six O'Clock that afternoon
the yacht put 70 sea, eound TO. Cronstadt.
The sbip was now run with two boilers, and .. An
average expenditure Ct twenty Eve of 81 per day
on sstuid.y June lsth, q NJ, the y.eht entered
Goasssdt where she arrived carly on ths morning Of the
On the ga Conss.d. was thoroughly explored and on
the following day the voyAgsrs f. tho yacht weut
:: Pstsrhoa At ,hca TlAos the Emperor Nicholas and
his court then xetidsd Various palaces visited,
and rany rides had through the romantic grounds Of
June 18th. visited st. Petersburg, and won't through
The Winter Pahos. the Fortress, and the church Of
st, Peter and st. Paul. In which tbs tombs Of the
June Goth visited the Hermitage and the following
day the Izaae and Kafan churches
Maine cus and IN hs evening to Ss 1.cSs
The Grand DUKE ronss nt1e and the Chief Admiral Of
the Russian Navy visited the yacht this day and wore
cited and obtained permission to take drafts Of ship,
AID on the next day corps of Russian engineers ably
performed the duty imposed upon them.
June 18th, the yacht wss ~ded BY visitors from
s. Petersburg, among whom were ievsrai members Of
On the evening Of the Goth party from Pstsrhoa
came se pgsds il snail iron steamer, With tbs EN-
converted into ballroom aud, amid dancing and the
exhfrasion OF music the evenpg quickly passed
On hs evening Of the 30 the yacat left for
At Viii p ali ayricn Lat A JpIv
3D.. The party hre spent the day In visiting Thor.
wsldssns Museum, Rosenberg Palace ard other places
ATT O'Clock P. N the yacht departed for Hsvre. The
Fourth Of July celebrated board the yacht in the
July 7th-Arrivsd off Hsvre and early the Sch the
scht cred the hsroOr, the United States steamship
July eb-Fhs party left Havre BY rail ~ay for Paris
arriving there they pat up at the Hotel Du Bhia Phase
ysrdome. They remained IN Paris until July 24h when
July 27th-Lsf. Fave for the Nediteranean,c and
arrived CT Malaga early the morning of the 31st.
The yscbt wss hsIe Guaranteed two days and half.
On The ID Of August the Comm dore was vstsd By the
Governor civil and military Of Malaga with their sutss
guns some thousand vs srs we're on board during the
Gay At O'clock In the evening the yacht took her de-
August 3d-Pars.d the city Of carthagsna, Cspss
Aqua and Palos and The Elsnd of Grossa.
August 4th-Passed tns Iands Of Msjorcs Iviea, ard
August 5th-MAds the Islands Of Corsica and Go,zona
and came to anchor In the harbor Of Leghon O'Clock
August eth-rhs party landed at IAshorn, and BY rail
D'ItaIe.
August It'll sth OH and 10th were spent At Florence
in Waiting the Palszzo Pitt the Museum the Gallery OF
tbs UfiziL the churches and other places.
August llThs party sfs Florence for Pisa and thsre
visited tbs Leaning Tower the Cathedral the BAptstry
and the CAMPO s.no, after which they returned to Leg
hern and embarked on board the yacht for Cvia Vec
CHA Tbs yacht whils lying in tas hsrbor OF L,ehorn
was subjected to com tant urveilance. Guard boats
parcled about her day and night and the baggage of
the voysaers landing Was rgdly for VA Mons
and arms. Absurd stories were circulated that uth
on board, and that ths yacht freish cd with
ard munitions o. Ths Comm odore threw open
the yseh for inspection and thousands visitors we're
received board The Austrian auth oritss no xevsr
could not BE- made TO believe that the expedition
entirely Il plsasurs
Angus. 12-Arnveda at Civits vecchia not admit
ted to fun Ifaque In conseq Ct defect in the bill
o. health givea Leghorn The 3overnor fearful of ex
ereiAps any discreticLa airy power would sdmi.
ship but oe ed 70 send TO the Pope at Rome by special
messsossr, for the requisite pernssiou. The Conmo.
dora EQuld wait ihs Alnx uaatcr dirrit.-n.