Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-30


two monarchs and the Duke de Brabant left Calais for
Douogne, where the King Of the Belgians and his son
embarked for Ostend on their way to Brussels They
were accompanied board the steamer by the EmperOr
and SO ended act the first The assigned for this
short visit Of King LEOPOLD the resignation of his
Ministry which rendered impossible to be absent from
his domnions for more than day. This is, however
regarded as pretence, for the Belgian Ministry had
agreed to hold their places to meet the King convenience
Another excitement occasioped at Boulognc
Monday morning by the arrival Of the young King Of
PORTUGAL who accompanied by his brother. the Duke
OF Oporto and his mentor the Duke Of TERcERA arrived
there by railroad from Amens at IL o'clock The En-
peror received his viser in the vestbule Of the hotel
and escorted him to the State apartment where late
breakfast was set out whieh being disposed Of eorsgs
was formed Of three four carriages and an escort Of
the Cent Gards and the party proceeded to Honvaut
Tor an inspection Of the troops The King of Portugal
occupied the place OF honor the Emperors right hand,
and seemed quite delighted talking much to his brother
who was his uisaris After inspection of the troops
and slight rcfreshment the party returned to Bouogne
and at six o'clock the Portuguese Princes took their de-
parture by special train for Amens and ended act
the second of the imperial and royal drama No
assigned for its very brief duration The third act is now
performing Prince ALBERT arrived at Bouogne on Tues
day, accompanied by Lords CONVEY and HARDSGB the
Duke Of NEWCASTLE, Colonel PHPps and the rest Of his
suite. The Emperor drove down to the Quai accompa-
MED by Colonel FLEuRy and aightng awaited his royal
visitor on foot The yacht came slowly alongside The
Guides struck up "God the Queen" and the people
gave cheer which showed the rapid improvement n
intimate acquaintance with their English allies is
efecting in their vocal demonstrations The csiosity
now became intense to the in which the meet
ing between the Emperor and the Prince would be
ranged but to more experienced eyes ii became apparent
on both sides that it to be struggle of condescen
sion each seeking to Guido the other in tho ankness
and cordially of their greeting. splendid gangway
had been prepared the sailors ran it into it's place
the Prince followed One end and the Emperor the other
evidently with the intention Of rushing up or down. as
the case might be, the moment it properly placed
The Prince, however, showed the greater activity and
running brsky down the plank received at the
mination by the Emperor who, with one hand on the
rail, held out the other for frank English shake of
hands, which given both sides with the greatest
heartiness AT the carriage door the Prince gave way
the Emperor, but the latter not be outdone in
politeness and insisted on his visitors entering first
The Prince then sat down the efhand sde but the
Emperor again intimated that he should take the right
and, all these little struggles of courtesy having been
arranged, the party drove off to the Hotel Brighton On
the departure of the Imperial cog general rush
made by the public to get board the royal yacht but
the curious informed that che could not be seen
until o'clock tomorrow and every one departed quite
satisfied and delighted the idea Of the promised
The EMPEROR and Prince ALBERT proceeded to Hon
vault at o'clock for an inspection Of the troops They
loudly cheered along the whole line and returned
home through the town, amid the accamatious of the
people On Wednesday morning they started for the
camp at ST. Omer where they reviewed army Of
$4,000 The said to have been very
hr nd hco Of
ening. After the review the Emperor presented the
French Generals to the Prince. At three O'clock the
Emperor and Prince returned to Boulogne There is to
be grand sham fight Friday. But enough Of impc-
rial and royal courteses, and reviews and revelry.
In the Baltic, France and England remain, as at the
beginning, alone and unsupported in their anagonism to
Russia. The resolution to destroy the Notifications of
Bomarsund and evacuate the Aland Islands, whatever
else may Indicate shows clearly that the Swedish Cow
eminent is not yet prepared to throw its weight into the
scale Of the Western Powers and reassert it's claims to
Finland. Denmark, owing to the quarrel between the
King and his people, for nothing the present
moment Prussia has almost declared in favoro of Russia
The other German States on the Baltic and the North
Sea too nconsiderable to be taken into The
main question then is how stand the Allies France and
England, in the Baltics The Russian fleets coopcd
up in their fortified harbor they do not venture to show
themselves at sea- The capture Of Bomarsund is good
beginning The destruction Of Harego by the Russians
themselves if confirmed ought to be regarded greater
victory than its capture after resistance
would have been. If these blows promptly and
gecally followed up, there will be little to
plain of the position and prospects Of the Allies in the
Baltic.
In and around the Black Sea it is very different Eng
land and France have there literally done nothing; but
the Turkish armies have done their duty most manfuliy
They have driven back the Russians from the line OF the
Danube and their gallant and most able general OMER
PAcHA, has entered Bucharest in triumph But what of
all this? We must be better informed respecting the po
Icy Of Austria before congratulate the inhabitants of
the Russians.
Nothing Of moment has yet been achieved in tho Black
Sea- although the papers of yesterday announced that
the troops embarkng Varna and the Times gave
the particulars of three divisions having absolutely sailed
from thence but there is not word about in the pa
pers of this morning.
The Gear will make concession. He has turned
deaf to Austria and Prussia His estimate of his
powers and makes him disdan the policy
which they would persuade him to acopt He is resolute
bear the brunt Of the which threatens him from
the West.
1t is said that the passage to the fortress of Abo Is
found to be extremely narrow and that it is probable
that port will not be attacked The next news shall
have from the Baltic viii be the destruction of the for
tress Bomarsund The French have lost six hundred
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