The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-27

AZ the conclusion OF the banquet, her Msieety
sue Emperor, the Empress, and the Prince Con
sort, with the rest of the royal party procaeeded
20 tne stern gallery Of the Bretsgne, which had
and from thence witnessed grand and efjertiys
display OF IRE works. The whole OF the break.
water 'n its enormous length as well a. the forts
thereon, was lighted up at short Intervals; the
r1encn men.of'war were Illuminated at the ports,
appearing like enormous Transparent chessboards:
rockets innumerahle went rushing and screaming
.hrongh the air from Fort Central, with tourbiI.
IONS, gerbes and every conceivable device of the
pyrotechnists skill.
the British merchant ships took up the display,
sna rom the yards Of the Salsette and the Benares
as Wen ss from the vessels OF the imperial and
royai mali service, blue lights and Roman candles
yer, we're burned. producing most pleasing effect
Ansu more rockets aud more showers OF coiored
snu lailng stars from the fort, and then perfect
storm OF exploriye substances, and then again
aivre stars aud rockets, and then tremendous
an oi coiored fre as though the skies were rain
lng drops OF FIRE into the harbor.
NAPOLEON TAKES LEAVE OF yIcroprA-sur y~o, ,au
FLEET STANDS Tor OSBORNE.
p az uine O'Clock this morning the British and
flencn vessels dressed ship,s q signal being
smsn ...,, ~ the French Admiral, and her Maiest1
"1Aeo ior snort time on the deck of the roval
yacht, observing the scene AZ eleven ociocL ;ha
sio'es lfom the western forts annousced that the
nmpefor was assfr, and in q short time the =. ,a
t..s s.ste osfges we're once more being towed In
ripu
tIeir imperial Majesties TO take leave of ,bs o,
"nie The two soyereigns were on board the i'm
periai and royal standards of France aud Eno,an nd
were displayed together from the mast.bead Of the
- 81 yaeot. After short Interval, saiuted bv an
other savo Of artillery the Emneror NJ ~ NJ
proceeded on hoard the Bretagne All tbe nri,;sn
sbips nad had the steam up for sems TINA GA
soon afterwards the signal was given for the sona
h.d ~ 80 sauer weigh. As soon as the squadron
had reached the outer port the royal Yacht steamsd
maIesticaily between the TIVE lines. and shoot;na
aheAd OF the larger ships passed ONT 10 saa as
crews Oh the squadron on the rigging cheerins bsr
AMI ~ ",an saen effect that it was beard even
ed from every ship and fort in the place.
The French deet gave its finest and II.
parung ssiute, which might almost have re- echoed
rom the fpglsh shore. so grand. go close, and 40
sustained was the fire for more than twentv ,o;n
utes, gun after gun running along each tiar ,;ia
tfaln oi nre TIL the frame of the listener seemed
shaken with the reverberetion. Rarely ipdaed
can such IA cannonade have been heard before and.
perhaps never, when the object has been to give a.
purely peaceful welcome. Away at the fartbest
redoubt and most distant fort-from the massive
wide spreading easements of QuerqueviIle-tier
upon tier of heavy iron ordnance mingled their
roar with the chorus OF tho 5000 guus of forts and
ehips on sea and land Slowly rose the ecurtain of
thick smoke, gradually fading away into thin
wreathipg vapor, rising higher aud higher till the
huils OF the great ships could be seen slowly
s'eaming ont of the barbor. Again little clearer
and the Emperor and Empress could be seen stand
ing upon the poop of the Bretagne, apart from a
group of giitterips cfficers. looking towards the
fast recediug form of the royal yacht, which with
fair wind, steamed for Osborne.
After the departure of the Queen, the water was
let into the docks, and ashp called Vile de Nan
tes launched. The statue of Napoleon |, was in
augurated, during the ceremonies of which, the
Emperor made an address full of pacific asseyera-
tions. The French papers speak with high CON-
mendation Of Victoria's conduct in landing on
French soil