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


VOL. XIV-NO. 40.
I'll E DISPAT IT,. II
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Ass.A1 nokn INe AUGUST ~. lsss
rHa FHras AT CH lRBo URo
Journey 9r Napaleea asd Euysnie 10 cderbmr1-.
Dsrrtptton ~ tae Train The Uaifed Pleels !,
o1e,,ooarg Harbor--The &eaes Aere- Depar tar
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Inc foreign hles by the Anglo Saxon. bring tn.
'etaiis OF the scenes ct Cherbourg France. on the
inauguration OF the Docks Napoleon. From tb
correspondence Of the London papers. we max,
Up the following account of the interesting occ.
non, 10 which the sovereigns Of France and Fro
aud participated.
THE TRIP TO cnERBouRG.
About ten O'Clock this morning the sn.n-,.,
ram destined TO convey the Emneror Ep pel's
,na imperial suite, arrived at ST. Cloud from, a.,
fsris station OF the Havre railway Thu ,.a.,. sns
vas most favorable; bright summer. 80 e".nei
,ooi pfeeae seemed TO Invite the depizens of ~
its 20 ENJOY the sylvan attractions OF ,ha .. Wv
~. Weich Just now Ia Franco have scarcely cosn'
u.nosa '.', 10 assume the varied hues of c6aueino
autumn. The imperial party were 500. ssssas .e s
magnificent salon, built expressly bv fhs nl ~
cans halfway Company for this oceasin, NJ
imperial state wagon Is fitted up with blna sIs
iTapery and mirrors. In the centre of tba sai,.
Sas placed magnificent gilt table. a, vhse, ,a,o'
ooaquet OF choice nowers rested. This cen,-a,
,arriage communicated with an open wagon fit,aa
ap with great taste, more especially for The Ern.
perorl aud reireshment salon decorated in wh;,a
Ind gold. Nothing could be more elegant and
coinmodicns than these gala carriages
The fret station at which the imperial train hal
Ted was Evreux. Here the Prefect, the general n,
the department, and the municipal AUTHORITIES
" ith ID. Bsrodis at their head, awaited their Ma.
lesties. Flowers and flags. triumphal arches, and
crowds OF peasants, greeted the imperial party A
imperial embiems, was occupied by greup of ele-
9 gantly dressed ladies.
ARRIVAL At CAIN.
Ii was six o'clock when the Emperor and En-
press received the saiutatioDs of the good people
Of CaeD. Her Majesty appeared to have made a
fresh toilette in honor Of the crown of official aud
scclesiastics who awaited her. See how wore a
pearl gray dress, trimmed with black lace and a
white bonnet decorated with roses. During some
portions of the journey the Empress was covered
with a straw-coored wrapper (Which protected be T
from the dust) and wore hat and feather, accord
ing to the manner aud customs of travelling ladies'
OF England who Illus often provokipgly hide their
pretty faces. The streets of Caen were crowded
with women In pretty white caps, and men in
country costumes. The town. universally i,lu.
presented most picturesque appear.
ance.
THS HARBoR AT cHERBoURG.
The scene which the barbor presented was one
of mstchless beauty. Along the outer side of the
harbor, and parallel with the break water lay the
French squadron, consisting of the Bretague, l3C
guns aud / ,20e horse power, bearing the flag OF
Admiral Hamelin; the Donawerth. so guns and
45o horse power, with the Rear AdmiraI's dag; the
Napoleon, 90; the Arco!e, 90; the Eylau, 90: the
Austerlitz, 81, the Uim, 50; the Alexandra, 90
the st. Louis, SO; the steam frgste IsIy. "a; and
of ships not armed the Tourville, the Jemmappes
the Calypso, the Poursuivante, the Forte, and the
floating battery La Foudroyaute.
Nearly opposite to the Bretagne vas the RoyaI
Albert. l30 aud English naval officers drew com
parisons very much in favor of Lord Lyons smart
and trim looking screw line-of battle ship COM
pared with the heavy and somewhat uuwjeIdly
looking Bretagne. The Albert has the advantage
OF her lower deck guns standing higher out cf the
water than those OF the Bretagne and the tiers ot
guns are straight in the Albert, while in tbs
French Admirafs ship they are "hoggedn-that is
the lines sink towards the centre, giving the disa
greeable impression that the weight of the guns
is too much for the hull of the ship. There was
moreover, degree OF smartness and finish about
one ship which was not apparent in the other
Near to the Royal Albert was the Renowu, 81: the
Dadem, 80; Euryaius, 81; Curacao 81: Racoon
Eagle, the Vivid the Fairy the Fire Queen and the
Trinity vessel, representing the squadron and es
cort of her Majesty.
But by far ,he most charming feature and Civ
ing fairy like character to the whole foregroun nd
and the centre of the picture, was the magnif
cent feet Of yachts belonging to the several Eng
lisa clubs, aud Bumberiug altogether 200 vessel.
Their graceful forms were perfectly uneXception
able. and their masts and riggngs gaily dressed
ont in the flags of all nations, gave to the bay
the appearance of an immense sheet of naval mo
sale wsfk.
LANDING OF QUEEN VICTORIA
The Queen landed at the Imperial dock yard a,
II O'Clock; and as her Majeseys foot touched the
French shore, another mighty discharge of arsil
cry took place. There was first one grand roal
from all the ships of war pouring out their broad
sdes, then came the rafting of 600 cannon of the
largest calibre from the forts around. Seen from
the land the effec twas grand in the extreme -
There, in the calm day, with a bright sky q clear
atmosphere, and pelIucid tea, were numberIess
craft of all kinds on the outermost lines of which
rested the war ships, like watchful sentinels over
all. This was palpable to the eye one moment and
the next instant everything was obscured--tbe
men-of-wsr, the trade ships the yachts, the stea
mers, and the sailing boats were lost to sight in
as an impsnetrasle mist upon the bosom of the
ocean.
NAPOLEON RECEIVES HKR aAJEsTY-CARRrAGE DsIyr
AND PROMENADE
On landing the Queen was handed into the i'm ne
rial carriage by the Emperor, who placed bsr Ma
jesty next the Empress, having the Prince Censor,
on his own right hand. The Prince of Wslas and
the Duke of Cambridge entered the next carriage
and the ladies and gentlemen in the imperial and
royal suites followed in other carriages The con.
tsge immediately moved out of the dock yard into
the town. where the sovsreigps were received with
the greatest enthusiasm by the dense crowds o
spectators who tbronged the streets. The roys
and Imperial party drove through the principal
thoroughares OF the town, the whole line of route
being gaily decorated with fags and wreaths, and
garlands, and lined by small dstachments o
troops. The c0rtige WAS every where welcomed
with cries OF ''Vtpe fEmpereur,' "Fius pIapera
trice," and "Firs Ia Reile d -Anglete,Ten
Her Majesty was attired in white Dress trim
med with green, and light bonnet; the Empires
dress WAS white, relieved with blue.
The Emperor wore the uniform of a Gene raj o
division of the French army, with his ribbon OF
the Legion of Honor the Prince Consort tue uni
form OF field marshal, and the Duke of Cam
bridge was also in uniform.
The Prince of Wales had the Highland costume
aud excited no small amount of interest
After having made the promenade of the town
and the principal quays tho iliustrious party pro
ceeded to the summit Of the Montague du Route, 9
rock rising abruptly from the sea to a height o
about 200 feet access 10 which is gained from the
land side by roads winding up q steep activity
Their Msjesties, as they proceeded up the rock
had magnificent view of the town and fortifica
tious, and enjoyed for some time the unrivailed
psuorailic view Of tho country obtained from the
submit. The Rock du Ronle Is crowned by an i'm
mense fort, now in process OF completion, which
Vas duly inspected. On descending, their Majes
ties alghied from the carriages and walked down
the steepest part OF the road, her Majesty leaning
Jn the arm OF the Emperor, and the Empress taking
chat Of the Prince Consort.
The new railway station was next visited, the
Emperor conducting bor Majesty over the stats
carriages In which he had travelled from Paris
these carriages consist of grand saloon, sale
aoooer, a sleeping apartment, a cabinet for toll
,tte aud promenade. They were constructed for
he Emperor on the Orleans railways, and are used
a the tourney to Elerrits.
Passing out Of the station, her Majesty returned
along the qnays, passed the Napoleon statue to the
Hotel of the Marine Prefecture, where the royal
,arty were enter r,a,ned luncheon by the Emperor
md Empress.
IMrERIAL NAVAL BANQUET TO TUE QUEEN.
The evening of yesterday was devoted to the