The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-12

with Tn % their maine a.si ,ergmss urlst ths com.
sud OF ereesEt % b,ussy liars from she Roys As,il-
iery, and low sailors, perform me ordinary evolu
uoDB pecee-sry to the VESSEL Of he ctsc If at
tack. propry sisakirg. the evi,ipbal ships OF The
mortar boats The sea Horse Forth, WHICH,
Though called mortar frgstes Only ugger rugged
They boiit &c enormous strength ead ecu carry
twsiys Thirteen rcs nor's oscdtd round her buiws-k
North OF these again and in Il the ami star
board lines Of rst tgstes and corvstes, the gun
boats or stipger ss they are more generally sAad lay
! anchored in close order.
THE FLOATING BATTEBIFs.
Thopsh not put 10 order Of sailing yet thu A.st We
could closely inspect the floating 5attseiss Thar
singular and striking in Appearance and by
means rrepossessipg THY 10 sed very like dunno bargss
of uncommon strength, and had their tail spars lug
rrsged but that they very black and snoweda
broadsiGe otguDs Of the heaviest Galore should
tainly Save taken them for beacon ships. Theo ho~
ever the h,airg batteries Than their pear aace,
nothing cat De conceived uucouth and msaive look
g or more Indicative OF uD vedy aderous strength
Their massive wrought iron sides, h1ga round
and stern and above ALL their Of sold 6S and
der the attacks Of which the heavies granite oas,rs ia
the werd would crumbe like contract brisk ,rk
Each ofthe tremendous floating batteries carries IA 90
Founders, and sheathed from the but.arks to thres
feet below the water line with massive plates of wrought
iron feet inches In lspgh, 20 inches vide, and Az
inches thick Each Of these plates is bolted to the tim
Der sides Of the vessel with 40 nuts When Fen;d
hostirg batteries OF the constr used Ia
the combined attack on the fortress Kiaburn on
vessel Was struck IS times In the hull But
This most we're ordeal with out sustaining the least
siole injury, except tina. wherever she hit her
wrought iron plates wore dented to depths varying
from II inch to q Of an inch
ILLUMINATION OF THE FRET.
The most interesting ard only novel feature in the
merader would say; and this was thorough novelty to
such OF IT, generation as accidentally Witnessed
tenton to illuminate given 10 the Admiral Us pro-
cranme and consequently thousands who had borne the
cold snd lsns'ur of the day.haa left their to
Mt kefnr f1a hr{I-
liant eenonstraticn. This etc ,ted by Simultaneous
~ Ugh rg the yards and por holes with blue lights
At O'Clock gun fire, the whole feet at anchor burst
irto light by magic the JETS above another main
topmast high aio and tina ports OF each opened at once
roar of cheering from the shore, which e'hosd and
given back with interest from the boats Of the legion
saoat This in the stllnsss of he cain, night had
elect as imposing S. It al cheer upon cheer
applauded the spectacle. Frcm nre to rockets
rent up hcky from the aud raiued den show
er upon the "hoating capital" The commander in
chief Sir George Seymour the ad rals cap
tans aud other officers of the fleet at ths Admirably
House in the evening, where the French Admiral and
staff were the honoree guests The Ereous one OF the
three monster oatre batteries butts OF wrought iron by
Napier arrived at Spthead from Glasgow just in timo
to be = feature IN the finale.
NIGHT SCENE AT SOUTHAMPTON AFTER THE REVIEW.
Southampton full ~ it night OF I'D
OF April ard never empty it day OF 23d. Thou
sana slept in the docks, on board the steamers; hun
dreds paced the town all nigh with their oarp bags in
their hands An immense number permitted, out
Of charity lisep in The railway carriages in the sta
HeT1a0a iyng the docks, took ply goodly number,
and niied them TO sleep on board has ship Every
made their e the docks to % on boa
while as many more lef Southampton to % to Ports
mouth by land The Ferry Flraung bridge literally
choked up by passeng foot AID in carriage cab
brouRban fly and light cart, I'll und for Portsmouth
OF sonthsea common or any place whore sight of ths
naval could be had The spectacle ct the docks
WAS interesting in the extreme AS ii light
this morning the dock seen cs thronge1 steam
ers, gail, decked with flags all crowded. ana eli getting
4 Tav tprtnd
from he docks at about O'Clock wish select and
oappy party Of sight ssers. Several of hsr Mjesy's
steam iiigst65 were riding at anchor ia Sou hampton
water and the gigantic aiIna'aya was reposng at ease
esside them. The vill,gs Of Fythe, the prncsly
Of Netls, Abbsy, we're rapidly passed by the lay All
tbs steam belonging to the Peninsuar and 0en.sl
Oomp,ny hsd hove TO Ia Southampton water In order to
pass through slihead In united squadron. As
the Tay reached Cahot Cas- lie the feet gun boats ap
peared in visw The ray coated the Isle of Wight ard
those on board o, her witnessed sight which viii
soon be forgotten. For miles and miles the Tay Jour
neyed on passing scores Of gunboss floating batsries
were gaiy ornamented with flags the line Of screw bat
Gle ships reposng in majestic strength okDg tures
sao powss The Tay was the first steamer
4hngIezer could give striking impression OF tina
strength and greatness Of Engan! tbs sight qua
a. Spthesd. The feet locked power ateraGzed. The
feet extended from the Soent Sea to the Nab Light
iormed to be breakwater and narbor TOR toe most
extensive and mos msgnifcen. navy that ever aoate
on the waters Of the earth Despatch steamers wer
BY the asst with signals flying, conveying MESSAGES
The Tay passed up and down the fleet, waiting for he
Nsjesty g arrival As she lay to- AZ the eastern end
lhe feet the vsiters board had opportunity of
witnessing the most magnificent spectacle In the world.
At midday the Org that her Majesty had arrived at
the yards Of the ships Of war; aud the firing guns that
the Queen had embarked Presently the Qleen Ia her
beautiful yacht, left the harbor, followed by magnd
sent train Of steamers which seemed to be endless and
passed through the feet The steamers in her Msesys
sran literally ex; ended through the for miles
As soon "a her Majesty commenced passing through
every yard q every chip was manned BY loyal crews
sands of persons, and with the Of artillery. Her
Majesty yacht after passing through the fleet hove
to for short time, while the Queen luuched. The sea
covered with ships and I've hundred steamers
crowded within the space of few miles Prominent
amongst the 81 FPS present to witness the review
French chip Of war; with admiral board
by august and faithful ally, the Emperor Of the
French rs . compliment to the Queen. At P. NJ, the
whole Of the war feet sccompanisi b v.st number Of
nercha put to This r1Dlease purse
OF led by her Massys Yacht the Victoria
and Albert There mis,akng this yacht, d'stin
Yell as BY the royal s;sndsiS the sdmiray dag and
the union jack flying from her lofty nasts. 1t vas
noble sight the two and three deck steam
-ofwar, with their sides biatling with cannon,
oatii rapidly to without any visible Of loco
motion As they arrived At the pivot ships the most In
moved msestioally and with the utmost facility, round
the pivot ships and their aepentlne wnongs and turn
logs exaced shouts OF applause from ems Of thousands
OF spectators Soon ate this the gunboata made at
tack Sopthsea Castle and the Queen left the fleet
the whole Of the ships Of ssued her. The sound Of
5000 guns terrific. The review will be one OF the
most events in the Of the country 1t
complete The enthusiasm With which the
Queen received, the splendid manner in which the
eet performed their evolutons the beautiful ther
all contributed to form of the grsnest spectacles
ever beheld
pHE LORDS or THE ADMIRALTY VIOLATING THEIR
OWN ORDER.
The order issued by the Admiralty, that steam vesses
Of whatever class should burn anthracite coal IL
sdly obeyed by all the steamers except one and let f
sure historians take note of the se-for it affords an
amusing commentary on the difference between preach
ing and practising-that the offending vessel was no
other than the Admiralty yacht, the Black Eagle To the
horror of the ingenious hr. Prdeaux aud the ndgna
ton Of al beholders she in the full nso!ence OF
official pride, dimming the atmosphere with volume Of
black smoke that burst from her funnel from factory
chimney.
From the London Chroricie, April ISL
on THE LATE STANDPOINT AT HPITHEAn