The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-25

PIC THE FHRNcH TnAcRprxNrK. Mile,
de.ine.s rsx or Nile R.chei e. she b generally
snsted, the distinguished French trseedlenps
supIlyed NJ 10 New York BY The steamer Poetic. on
"eonesday morning, at o'clock. o. ve snnn,,n.
ceo orie fy yesterdsy A telegraphic dispatch "a.
1ounclnG the arrival of the Psci6c off Sandy HOOK
VA wss received a. O'Clock a. the ST. Nicdoias Ho.
sel, wnere seven excellent rooms had been pre-.
v'ousiy engaged for Mile. Rachel and suite. Tbs
| announcement OF the steamer some hours earlier
nan was anticipated, and more especially at such
fhn. nour OF the morning, greatly disappointed
suose . VINO had engaged . band of music and char
.ered steamboat to proceed to SANDY Hook to
says: 34 'au - -'' VI So''0usy
An elegant carriage had been provided to avail,
aer landing, to be drawn BY four msentdcsnt
cream.colored horses A numerous eecort we're
s'so 70 be In attendance. Very extensive pren.r.s
'ions indeed, a. 10 well known, had been made IN
saan1e ner arrival with great .pomp and CIR
comstance" OF parade and but for the intervrn.
tion of the steamers landing at the hour she did
nei reception would unquestiouably have been uu.
PIeceoeHted 10 muni6cent outlay, If not marked by
nost extended and hearty enthusiasm Az it vac,
p,si1 carriage and two horses awaited hsr at ths
mnerI meanwhile the steamer rounded the Bat :
teiA ana neared her dock foot of Csuai street. Win
10 otner than the usual mani estation slevdent upon
s.esmer arrivals. IT anything, q less crowd than
u,o.,oarly gather were la attendance, and these
.nain'y were entire unconscious of the mortal
freight about to be inducted through their mids, =
accompanying Mile Rachel In her carrise. wera
ner father and N. Raphael Felix, her brother and
mansger OF her present engagement
During her exit from the steamer and ride 10 The
ootei sne showed very much curiosity 90 to the
character and appearance of the people amopo
wnom sne was about to be introduced, She raiseS
several times her veil, and with her large eyes
seemed, to scsn the measure Of Amsrican aSnrs.
ciation OF tragic passion. Her attire was wholly
OF oleck-piain black silk dress with fioupcssg.
over s & nsl shoulders thrown asimpIe black nantil-
ID oiacz Grape bonnet, and richly embroid cred
eiiformiog the protection and adorpment of the
mead Sne wore dark kids, and on Ter left arm
supported heavy and gorgeous serpentine brace
lot. Add to this, moderate stature, rather slender
,ur", LOTT a anu nseiy tnough graceful carriage and
dramatic genius has so long electrified the Euro
Pean word, 80 che appeared during her transit
from the Pacific yestei day to the wharf.
v,!;,a I;uilng Yesterday forenoon large number of
VisNoTs called on ID lie, Rachel at the Hotel. She
did net express herself much faiigued with her
voyage n the afternoon she rode in a carriage
to Fourteenth street to look at Inc house. No iii
East fourteenth street. occupied by Grisi and
marlo curing their stay In New York. She designs
10 dsy orf"o to take private residence for her
occupancy during her stJourn IN the CITY, as 10 her
1tVariA-le custom in all places where she has a
prolonged engagement.
While out riding, she VISITED the METROPOLITAN
tneatre, where she 10 to perform her enssaement
here she appeared very well pleased with ia
interior arrangements and general acoustic efH-
cheney.
An invitation was received by Mdlle Rachel TO
Henu the representation given last evening by the
french theatrical troupe at Wallack's theatre for
the benefit OF their mRuager Mons Anthonv and
stating that private box was reserved for her -
Mo lie Rachel replied TO the invitation, and an
nounced compliance with it to be imprac,icabI,
under the circumstances. She enclosed for,y dol.
lars Ia her reply, as present to Mons Antnony.
Tor his efforts to establish the French Drama in
New York -
On the steamer Pacific Md'le Rachel generously
subscribed one hundred dollars to the fund for The
rsiief OF the widows and orphans of seamen =
She was sea-sick during portion of the trip She
orings with her three sisters, Dinah, Larah and
Lila. very strong family likeness is discerpabe
between them. Lila, the youngest, not yet twenty.
possesses uncommon beauty OF features and OUT
line.
The following artists also came with Md'ile Ra-
chei, and are to accompany her In her engages
ments Md lie Brisis, Md'ile Dutet, nj. Latouche.
Belevear, M. M. Cheri, M g. Cheri. The first au
pearance OF Md'lle Rachel will take place on the
Ist of Saptor.ahar.
Md'lle Rachel gave SIX perIuImaucv. ,u L.
prior TO her departure for New York, and drew
greater houses than ever.
The London Times, speaking of her contem.
plated tour 10 America. says:
"Now, unless they are strangely belie6 hook or
no book will be precisely the same thing to our
cousins over the water. Aud here they have to
oeai Win an artlst whose principal merit is the
discrlmin alton with which she gives each line It's
peculiar Value, and who can only be appreciated
by an almost psiltu study of her wonderful de-
tais. rattiing, noisy ranter, like Hamler's
"perri~ig.pated fellow" might, perhaps, crown
himself with popularity, even ii he talked nothing
but Polish lor noise, like music is of no conn,rv
but tue rthned Rachel, among audience who
know nothing beyond their own vernscular, ssems
to us figure curiousiy placed However fashion
San do a great eel; and If the Americans can
appreciate Mile Racnels acting, they may, per-
hans ho AaIi,h
well 10 the eyes OF Europe and this will answer
the speculator's purpose as well as genuine ad
miratiOn. We look forward with much curiosity
10 the first news respecting the French drama In the
U0ited States"
Elizabeth Rachel Felix is the daughter of a Gar.
an-swi.s named Felix and his wifs Esther Hays,
and was born On the ID day of March, 1920 Ia a
wrstched Swiss tavero. For the fret ten wears Of
her existence she, along with her parents and sis
ters led sort OF gipsey life, travelling through Ger.
many and Switzerland her elde,t sister singing 10
the atreets, and Rachael taking up collections In
1880. when the latter ten years of age they
reached Paris, where they supported themselves BY
singing in the streets until the founder of the Roy
Institute. struck with her musical powers took
charge OF heT, and placed her as pupil in his class
From this tne she rapidly improved. Her debut in
Paris was highly successful and her subss ent tri
umphs in that city unequali.d In 1874 she first an
peared In London with unbounded succ and sIn ce
then has been the great star in the musical world
engagement at the Comedie Franchise brings her in
at the present time. Al 0G0 francs per annum, for
playing two nights 10 the week during six month";;
and what with the amount she gains during vac
and the various other little items her income
amounts to about 400, 90 francs. e. S8 l0G0 year
From her recent tour in Russia she brousht home
500 600 francs, and in connection with her visit to
the United States an hal figure of four times
that sum is mentioned as promised her.
GENERAL MElKINoFF.-The Charleston News
says: ..
1.-The Russian General Melkinoff, who 1t was
reported, had succeeded General Totleben as
Chief Engineer at Sebastopol, is we'll known in
the United States. He visited this city abou.
the year l840, and thoroughly examined the
South Carolina Railroad, of which Tristram Tup-
per, Esq, was then president. as well as other
public works, as an agent of the Russia govern.
meat. General Melkinoff Is o man of great engi
neering ability, and must be about AZ or 43 year,
of age.
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH ENGINEERs.-About
years since Mr. Stevenson. the English engineer, at
public Dime given him at Toronto, Canada. gave il
as his opinion that the suspension bridge then build
Ing over the Niagara river would be failure, at
that no train OF cars would ever pass over it. HI
was the panner of the Victoria bridge, Gross the
st Lawrence at Montresl. and on which 81 1865 90,
have been fruitiessly expended, although three Ame
lean engineers foretold to Mr. Stevenson the result
The wire bridge at the Falls is now daily crossed b,