The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-20

ORNING EDITION
expression Of tho same sentiments We may say,
indeed, that the whole Of Europe partaKes ot
them All the sovereign, have shown an eagerness
70 send the most eminent personAgs ofher bea'
their congratulations TO the Emperor the Em press
Cses the most important by their and their
and that nothing should be wanting to complete this
cord Of manifestations the press OF every country
pressed the same Judgment upon the crime snd upon w
consequences NEXT 70 the evident protection which Pro-
vdence has given 10 the lives Of their Ma)eses nothing
can be at this time more consong and reassuring
than ali the hearts and of great nation press
ing around IT'S sovereign and profusey rendering him
and TO his testimonies the of love
fidelity for the manifestation of which the Emperor
and Empress where the object addressed
soley TO the persons OF their Maeses They adress
ed TO the dynasty as well as TO the Imperial family they
addressed TO that child Of France whossUrth has
been proc aimed even in the snaes, ham,ets pledge
Of security for the future OF the country
al iai the empire will be still confirmed by my
DEATH for the indignation Of the people and Of the army
will the be additional support for the throne of my
son." These memorable words Of the Emperor at the
opening OF the Legislative session ind their echo IN all
hears-hey fsd the same sentiment In every address,
especially in those which emanate from the army.
Faithful guardian OF our institutions, the army, in it's
noble FREEDOM declares that has not only the oath
70 the Emperor but also to the empire to the son Of the
defend defends to-day the august chief who has
restored 10 1t its eagles and It's glory.
AS Napoleon truly said. If he had been his grand
foot u the Pyreoees We know by what brilliant mani
festaon those prophetic words have been realized Not
wthsandng the time that elapsed since the fall of that
imperial throne France has not been mistress Of herself
until it fastened to establish and to seat upon the
heir Of the Emperor
1t is not exclusively in France that the Imperial throne
reposes upon the public will The whole Of Europe winch
some years ago was lcagued together to overthrow IT,
it day the most solid guarant< for repose
and prosperity has rot waited the explosion OF the
last attempt to manifest ts sentiments The manner IN
q
undenabe proof Of this fact
In the face of such concord of soveregns and Of peo
pies what demagogues do with their band OF
snsY Do those who take euch ferccous weapons think
they obtain the sympathies Of France their
wicked endeavors 10 strike at the hear The object Of
these foreign s TO overthrow all order France
with ne view of revoutionizing Europe they could
effect produced by their 1t attempt must have opened
their eyes They ought be now convinced that order
France rests not upon one single head however firm
may be; and the abeors of the crime If they had
succeeded would have only consolidated the empire and
they themselves would have been encountered in every
civilized country, with naught but the public execraton
The Leviathan Ahoat.
From the London Post, Feb. /
The Leyiahan is at length aioat Yesterday, as to
give the lie far possible carpng subbng
OF amateur engineers, the great ship rose subsaaly
and majestcay slow, moved from her birthplace amidst
oIges and foundries 70 take her place the opposite
side Of the rver-no longer mere iron boiler Of ship
shape, but an actual living vessel II proud thing
rs the vessel moved from her ways, comple ly under
II. !.
oyaly upheld the vast undertaken amidst raRy dis
couragements, shaking hands the vessels deck with
Mr. Brunei, and heartily congratulatug him the final
achievement OF their long anticipated Mr. Brunei
himself took what he seemed TO consider rather result
than success as cooly as he has borne the igno-
rant abuse which has beset HIM, and the
lying prophecies of failure rife for time
past NoI the muttudnous assemblage around
and about the vessel, along the shores on
either side, and crowded upon river craft every
and description. These the motion of the
vessel was perceptbe greeted her advent upon the wa
w az W. npra amt
seeming to rejoice in the prosperous consummaon Of
enterprise which in daring has been equaed, and
in skill will hardly be surpassed
was generally expected that the ship would have
foated and been secured at her moorngs Saturday
Hitherto had been the obstnacy and caprice OF the Levi
a'han, Of which the public in general and Mr. Brunei in
particular had TO complain but Saturday the
alone kept her in her position The ship would have
loated on frday-the would have made the world Of
waters" her home on Saturday # she had been per
days past that 1t had been necessary 70 pump
| fifteen hundred or two thousand tons OF wa.er
into her hold 10 prevent her moving on with the d ie
| " three O'Clock on Saturday morning gangs o.
woTkmen were employed IN ,rng the water tie
ship and gt teaing of ts waery burden Mr. Brunei
and Captain Harrison, and other engineers and officers
the ship had taken thor quarters for the night the
yard and lay down 10 rest under the full that
few more hours would see the end Of their aoors snd
anxetIes. There was, however, among the party
who had scanned the signs o tie weather the previous
night and who ha1 predicted heavy gale and unfa
yoraole wnd from certain neto lro'ogcal phenoulena
which engineers had dsregarjed Captain Harr.soa
b. aDguine that the launch would be
and intmaed much TO Mr.. Brunei the secretary and
some other persons. Although down as a croaker -
he nevertheless adhered TO toe opinions which long nau
cal experience told him ard daylight
Saturday morning, just he had pretcted there
strong gale blowing WSW right the broads6e Of the
ship. Al ten O'Clock Il computed that the pres
the wind the OF the ship would exercise
force Of considerable than 100 Captain Har
ron was the man on whom the rcspor sbity OF he ety
Of the vessel when aGoat would rest and he protested
against any attempt 10 complete the launch while such
gale blowing from such quarter There long
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and Others anxious TO tho nshcd but tho
captain, not less anxious, nrm In his resolve AT
length the practical seaman carried his point engn
and anxious directors and the order was given for
the floating steam engine and the gangs ~ 70 get 70
work. and pump in 1900 tons Of water TO keep the ship
from being fosted by the returning tide
The heavy which fell on Saturday night hal bene
fetal effect changing the direction tine wnd and yeser
day morning the weather broke fair, and the wind
everything that could be desired Early In the morning the
auxiliary engine board got up her
work pumping the water out Of the compartments the
monster squirting II out OF her sides and through her
paddle wheels, like some huge stranded whale blowing
out IL columns OF water The hydraulic set
70 work. and the great bulk, without much difficulty,
pushed down eight or ten feet 10 the end Of her
ways; and at quarter TO o'clock the tide
ming up, Mr.. Brunei announced the welcome news that
she anoat Up went the Admiralty flag at the fore
funnel the Union Jack the s.orn and for the first
time the Ievs,ban bad The right 70 be called ga ship"
Then rang forth cheer from gangs of workmen from
assembled thousands each side CT the river which
would have thought muA have been heartily wecome 70
Mr. Brunei Not So however repeatedly the impcrurba
BILE engineer bswled ou through his speak ing tubes for the
crowds to hold their noise" but they difficult
10 manage the big ship had been, and only when
they had grown somewhat that their voices sub
sisted into silence In point of fact the cheering Of the
spectators and OF the workmen ineered with the trans
mission OF orders, which al this critical moment was
mostimportantshouo be rapidly and distinctly understood
Dor upwards of hour after the ship aoat the
tenton cf Captain Harrison directed 10 removing the
fcters and chains which had long been worn by the
leviahsn aud clearing away the cradles In which sho
bad slumbered. The front part OF the a cradle the
river side came away en- pdsc, and wns lowed 10 n dis
lance by OF the eet of tug steamers attendance
the ship On the land side the tmbeYs Of these cradles
parted from each other The breaking up OF the cradles
presented OF the striking features Of the proceed
ings Of h1e day As the weight q the slip
trly of the rmbers the heads ~ which kept down
Below the water BY the pressure, each massive bauk
hoacd by is own buoyancy and thirV
thirty five feet, and then toprcd over with wcrnen.
dous splash. sometimes the massive tmbers shot up
groups twos aud threes which spoted awhile amid the
wreck around them, though they rejoiccd o be