New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-25


william seam yacht, giving 10 al toe accounting Ia
;enise,oe that tie AssmeEloea hsd overcome AL ne-
ciEic ui,ss sii disHters and that ne AL o tse-
rraph bad e. last teer lad, acd the Old aad New
Worlds United forever. This glorious 80 was 10
eeiy,d VIII hes.tstirnnc cheers Tor every English
uan l. The Uoment ina the successful accomplish
usrt Of such On enterprise more, far more taan cum
,s-bl,snced ne Tremendous works, batteries, aud
tes 10 rrccress sid civilization which were gathered
srcuri Linn IN sueh nersclrg array on 81 SIDES.
Son after ii O'Clock their MsJestlss the Emperor
sid Empress embarked in ther barge sui went
oG board The Royal yacht. Agsd there was
TIE sane sslutirg and this tine aota the RsaoEn sad
Royal A.btr, sstonshei the popus'ion OF Caeroou'g
nsvsl snd military, by each dselsyi1s sslor stand
ing OF thsr mss,heads IN their ne.i wnre dresses,
looking slrcs Ike small las:feu'es eu, for the visoT
with which they moved Their hSs and hssi, now ani
then giving vent 20 cheer, which only rescued tnose
upon Es.er fsirty sad sAer lorg interval AS ther
Imperial Msiestes passed between The vessels o. tue
Ershsh sqGsdIon there srose suel cheers as oay !;
eEsh sailors give. The French. however, did Slt1
heir guus WIS, they did not Ike 70 % with their
voices srd The stately Engish salute came iortn
trey tnureered OUT their three tremendous sivo.s
with vyor that vas terrible AID the smoke u which
on S calm Sumner morning hid everything fcom view
Hs.past the time fixed for the squadron 70 set
urder weigh. sui ~ o dock for the Roy 81 ysoht.
TIE ROYAL ALERT Clrseos, sud Edryslus formed
TIRE poIt ire the stsooard line, some hall mile or
so spsrt, was competed Of the Rsno~n, the Disdem
srd the Rseon IL this order they ste slowly on
toward tie western entrance Just rs the Emperor AM
Bretsgue, and stspding on the poop the Emperor
waved iis hand 10 her sjssty sui the Royal yscht
started As enc moved slorg under toe guns OF tue
Fr.ueh feet, the men aprans from the decks nto the
ahrounCs snd tue salute oegsu scain with the most
sturritg uprCar pasirg the vessels rock sgan, snd
fling the sir with smoke enough 70 choke the most
seasoned veteran Ii was sgrand sight, but II seemed
rot little dangerous slso. The forts began salutng,
snd the ter c din Of 80 guus going a. once msde
words Of command impossible, vale tue smoke hung
Is sohd ss wall. Between The intervals OF tns saue
sd has q 4
Yacht clesyipg her way through the smoke rushed
past the lives of tie English vessels which were tear
Dg ard slsshing through the foam 81 CREST rate.
Ire instant the Queen hsd taken the lead the Enghsl
btcsn the return the heaviest guns OF the gstes
sad cot. battle ships With suca number OF %
Founders made all within ten miles earnestly wish
;be gurposdsr compliments at an END.
INAUGURATION OF TIE NAPOLEON DOCK.
. CHERBoURG, Aug. !, 1888.
Tie second Of the specisl celebrations OF the tetes
OF Cheroourg the opening of the Ges, Basin or Ma
poeon Deck, of the military port, took place this day
in the presence Of tie Emperor aud an immense con-
comss of people. The weather wss tns, aud every
thing at the gatee Of the Arsenal promised eu,cessi
but one Of those accidents that Will spoil even
Imperial tes had interviewed between preparation and
execution. The long expected immersion as spectacle
wGs 4 total failure.
TIE water WAS 70 have been let into the excavation
in great ard sudden rush through one OF the two
locks that connect this inner basin win the two smaller
ores between i and the sea. The water, Il was
III
son. The dam, sfesdy described, was constructed
CT earth nclosrg mine at IFS base; this shoult have
kept the water 1t the level Of tie outside dock while
the csissOn Was fohted away. The dam would then
have been the only barrier bet seeu the vast empty
space and the external docks, and, finally, the Sea
tsef But, when the water admitted up to tue
dam, either the flood wac stronger or the barrier
weaker than had been calculated. One end of It WAS
washed away the miEe was destroyed, and it too
late edy the disa So the great coup OF the
day. the anticipated explosion the sudden rush Of the
element ard lie frat dash sId spread over the iul
nense granite level, ell lost. The aotlil csre-
nony OF Immersion, the subec. OF the longest official
prosrann was reduced TO opening tle sllcss of an
other lock and admitting the external water in q
volume equsrg mill race. When the great por-
ton OF spectators left, It entering at rate thst
promises to I'LL the basin by this day week.
At Z. then Msj.s.es. With numerous stif ard
announced their spprosch, gendarmes were SEED trot
til the bridge beyo the broken dam, follow
ed by the Escort and lins Of carriages. They
soon arrived at the trumphsl arch leading to the
pa sion, arosnd which were grouped aU ysrle,les OF
uniforms. A few minutes sf!erTaId the Emperor
aud Empress entered il. Whatever the nperor has
to DO in public be dispatches With most blsness-hke
celebrity. In nediaely aier bs arrival no descendet
the long wooden stairs that led down to the bottom OF
the deck. lie had the Empress on his ann. Tney
followed BY al the staff sad the ladies in attend
alce, very brilliant train. A group vera formed
round the Inauguration stone, under which we're placed
the usual coins snd records amid the firing OF cannon
ard the soclamat0ns OF the public Ine Ceremony
was soon overall the ceremonies have been very
bref-and the Imperial party resscended Nowought
10 have cone TIE grand spectacle, the admission OF
the waters; the Emperor would have given the signal,
the nine would have been fired, and n one mighty
bound the destined tensrt of this great work would
have tsksn possession OF it, But bis actual entrance
was more quiet, u Was even humble; subdued !
stream RON sluiCe, opened withou. nOise crept IN
snd spread tselinperceptbly over the sp.ce. There
wts nothing TO be oone except the bestowa OF
bic sslr on the work by the Bishop Of COu.ance with
he mas az ~ "a
Of the railroad, aud the same chanting and prayers.
The M0aiteur publishes the following account Of the
dinpei gwen On board the Bfetagne by tho Emperor
TO Queen Victoria:
with their suite, 10 20 board. AZ soon rs the In
peria barge appeared it ssluted by three sAyos
irom ell the French and English vessels and from the
artillery ofthe forts The yards were manned and the
salcrs caeered Justify. AZ o'clock tue barge Of her
Msiesfy the Queen Of England left the Royal yacht
and pulled toward the BreIagne. The salute WAS re-
newec. The Emperor received his august CUES. al
Il e foot OF the companion ladder Of the Bretagne.
"The cheers Of the crew and the repeated shouts OF
Virc Ia Rene Il ARQLeteyre informed the sqIstrons
that the Sovereign Of the ULi,ed Kingdom had put
foot On board French chip. The table was lad Tor
90 During the dinner the and OF the GUIDES of the
Imperial Guard performed various pieces. Al dessert
the Emperor rose and proposed, 10 French, the follow
ing toast:
Erclsrd, and 70 that Of The Prince who shares her
throre snd TO that Of the Royal Family. nproposing
this tosst in their presence on board the French Ad-
nirals ship in the port Of Cherbourg, l an hsppy 70
show the sentiments We entertain towsid them. la
fact facts speak for themselye and they prove thst
hostile passions, aided by fev unfortunate incidents
did Lot succeed in altering either tie friendship which
eJists between tie Two Crowns or the desire OF tue
two Is,cns to remsin at pssce Therefore entertain
TIE sincere hope tbs. attempts ma ie 10 s.r up
old resentmen ts and the pastors OF another epoch,
they ould break pieces upon public common ssnse,
as the wsves break upon t1e break saf Fh'eb At thus
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