Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-05

| very material damage. The ropes indeed, were
hard. aud inhe1ible chains; the rigging was
stiff and cracked at the touch; the tanks in the
hold had burst, the iron work was rusied the
paint was dscolored with bilge water. and the
| topmast and topgallant mast we're shattered, but
| the hull had escaped unscathed. and the ship was
not hurt in any vital part. There were three or
four feet of water IN the hold, but she had not
sprung aleak. The oordage coiled in neat
| little circles on the deck. after the fashion OF
| English seamen and the sails were frozen 10 such
stiffness as 10 resemble sheets Of tin Several
thousand pounds Of gunpowder were found on
bonrd somewhat deteriorated in quality, yet
good enough for such purposes rs firing salutes
| Some of the scientific instruments were injured
| by exposure and rust but others were IN excel
! lent condition. For year and four months no
! human foot had irod the deck of that phantom
| ship. yet amid those savage solitudes, where man
there was none. and might never be, the pilots
| wheel made n stern proclamation, for around It,
were inscribed in letters of brass the immortab'
words England expects that every man will do
| his duty" If for ''man" had been printed the
word seal" or whale" the sentiment might
have had more practical 81 nilicanee. Captain
! Buddington remained on board till the thaw set
inland then when The ice began 10 soften,hc shap'
ed his course To New London. Connecticut where
he arrived in December. 1855. The Resolnte
was removed without delay to New York, and
what followed is so honorable 10 the American
government, and speaks so highly for their cour
| tesy towards this country, that. though it has
been often published it may well be repeated
! for il should be universally known throughout
England. sum of $4,000 was appropriated
| by Congress for the purpose Of purchasing the
Resolute from the whaers, the English govern
inent having waived all claim to her; and it was
determined that she should be repaired and retit
ted with the utmost care, with the des gn of re
storing her 10 the Queen in at least as good "A
condition n she was at fie time when the ext
gencies of their situation compelled her crew to
| abandon her. With such completeness and at
tention 10 detail has this work been performed
that not only has everything found on board been
preserved even TO the books in the captains Ii
brGry, the pictures in his cnbin. and some musi
cal instruments belonging to other officers, but
new British flags have been manufactured in tho
Brooklyn navy yard, to take the place Of those
which Ind rotted during The long time She was
without living soul on board. From stem to
stern she has been rcpainted; her sails and much
of her rigging are entirely new; the muskets
swords, telescopes, nautical instruments. &c,
which she carried have been cleaned and put in
perfect ordei Nothing has been overlooked
neglected that was necessary to her complete and
thorough renovation; yet everything that has
been cleaned or repaired, has, with excellent
taste on the part of those who superintendent the
regulations been restored to its original position
As regards the arrangement Of the furniture and
the situation of each particular article, the Queen
the captains cabin yesterday in the precise
state in which it was when the forsook he
ship. Ip fact. the ship $50 to express it-a
floating Pompe, and everything comes to light
just it was left. Capt. Kelletts epnulettes are
lying in tin box on the table. Lieut.. Pins mu
steal box occupies its old place on the top Of II
"what not" The clogs" of the various officers
are in their respective recosses the book
shelves. The portmanteau containing the off
GERS grentcoas is thrown heedlessly u chair
On the wall hangs picture of n ballet girl pirou-
etting-sti forever promoting on the tips Of
her toes and as ifin mockerJ of domestic com
fort little kettle that should be singing songs
full of family glee.'' does nothing of the kind
but sits upon tireess stove rs cold as "A stone
and as silent.
The Queens visit to the Resoluie, yesterday
excited much interest among the Inhabitants of
Portsmouth Southampton, and Wight and evi
IDENTIFY afforded cordial qualification to the Am
erican officers in charge of ihe ship.
Vice Admiral Sir George Seymour, X. c. B.
Commander in chief at Port smouih, Flag Cap
tain &. II. Seymour. and Flag Lieutenant NAL
comb, left Portsmouth at an early hour in the
Fire Queen to make the necessary arrangements
for the Royal reception.
Her Maesty's steamship Retrib, ton came up
from Spithead to fire the royal snlutrs. and
eral gunhoats and despatch vessels. together
WIN h"I hihlesty yachts AIRY hud T. uih' the
hitter under the command of Captain the Hon
James penman, were stationed in the roads.
The Queen accompanied by Prince Albert. the
Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and the
Princess Alice left Osborne at quar- ter past 10 -
clock, and drove to the ship in open carriage
drawn by four gray ponies.
Her Majesty was attended by the Duchess of
Atho and the Hon. Miss Catbcart and in her
suite were Sir James, Clark, NJ. ID. Major Cen
pral Bouyerie. Colonel 4. &. Il. PhirpS Cnntnin
De Ross, Mr.. Gibbs aud Dir. Becker.
The Rcsolue. dressed in her coors. was lash
ed alongside of the royal embarkaton place at
Trinity wharf. The English and American flags
were flying Mt the peak, and as soon as the Queen
set her foot on the deck the royal standard
hoSted ut the main. The ltetrbuton fired a sa
lutte. the boats crews 'tos -ed' their oars, and the
ships company, standing ON the rail, received
her Majesty with three rounds of cheers
Captain llartsten received the royal party at
the gangway, and the officers in full uniform,
were grouped on either side. They were Lieut..
III. Wells, Lieut.. f, +. Stone, Lieut.. Hunter
Davidson, DIR. X. Il. Macowu and DR.. Otis. Ao-
ting Secretary.
The following gentlemen were also present.
Mr. Croskey, Consul for the United States; Che
Waller Vincent Pappaardo Vice. Consul; MIR.
Hrrling, Vice Consul for United States at Cowes
Captain Higgins, commander of the United States
maship Hermann and Mr.. Cornelius Grinnell
son of Mr.. Henry Grinnell, ri New York, the
protector of the American Arctic expedition.
All were presented to the Queen by Captain
Hartstein. who then addressed Her Majesty in,
the following words:--
Allow me to welcome your Majesty on board
the Resoluta, and, in obedience to the will of my
countrymen and of the President of the United
States. to restore her to you, not only an evi.
dence of friendly feeling to your so vereigniv
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