New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-30

An ENGLISH VIEW OF THE GREAT Eastern Re-
cEPTroN IN NEw.YoRK.-The special correspondent Of
The London News, who was on board the Great .st-
ern during her trip to this country thus writes Of her
approach to The oiy, and of the scenes about hers
GAS the morning advanced the haze cleared away,
the sun came out with blue sky such nerics and
Italy only can boast. Not breath of air rufHed the
mile from the light chip. She surrounded by out
ward bound vessels which Lay becalmed around her,
with their colors hoised in her honor. Our presence
was known In Nsw-York by 10 a. M, and two tags
and small passenger steamers Immediately started,
crowded with passengers, TO come and have look u
the ship BY III o'clock they commenced coming along
side and from that time until arrival in Ne York
the scene Of vociferous cheering aud clipping
of ensgns on the part of our warmhearted and en-
thusssc American cousins, and OF very hearty but
inefficient attempts on the part OF those on DO ara
to respond to their hearty welcome: Abont 1870
p. m. the steam tpg Achilles arrived, 6nng1og the
Of he s6ip, Messrs Grinne1l e. Minturn, and tho
representatives of the New-York press. About
9 O clock steam was got up and the able
charge Of Mr. Murphy, the New-York pilot, safely
noble bay of NewYork, surrounded by hotllla Of
steamers all crowded with passengers, whose sponts-
neous bursts of thusiasm bore testimony to their as
onisf ment and delight The great ship IN her passage
OF which, after paying their tribute Of cheers and re-
ceivng hoee return Of the passengers and guests on
board rounded to 10 the ships wake, and followed ksR
like flock of white cygnets In the rear Of hcgs
black swan. The scene on approaching the Narrows
was truly magnificent The immense nouna essasG
crowded with people and decorated with flags, andths
noble bay, which could now be seen covered with
whitesailed yachts and steamers all crowdng In the
direction of the chip, formed tabeau which for pic
turesoue beauty could not be passed just outside
the Narrows the Great Eastern bred salute ffsm her
eigl teen FOUNDERS TO the American nag Ints eomph-
ment was almost Immediately responded to by spen-
did little United States revenue steamer, the Harriet
Lane. At As we arrived abreast Of Fort Lafayette,
i'm the Mario VS. from which another grand salute
fired. This not returned until we had entered the
bay when the sleeping echoes of Staten Island and the
opposie shore again sakened by the deep-toneA
thunder of our guns From this poin. to tho
dock selected for moorpg the Great Eastern, in
TIE North river, off Hammond street., Tia
scene was perfect ovation. Humid, eds Of
small craft shot both shores and fell into the
corteee which followed her-a hags fan composed Of
vessels Of all classes and sizes, IRON the nobla river
steamer 10 sailing wbeuy. When the Battery was
reach I'd it was found to be 20 densely packed with
human beirgs that portion Of the ample park like
place couo be distinguished Spectators c,ang to tho
tops aid rigging Of the sbippsg at the whsrves lilo
s~srming bees From every steamer in port, either
British or American, saluses were frei Gan after
gun iazed away % thick and fast thai wa were fain
to content ourselves with dipping our soors, and give
up all hope Of bling able TO make on return in kind
Arrived at the place selected for hes STAY in New York
some hue slineaty was experlspeed in getting the
stream. This was eventual. effected however, and
difficulty than an above-l RIDGE boat ON ihs TSsmos
The run Of the Grea, Ea ern down the Thames on hel
bret trial produced an amount of enthusia sm very col
dom witnessed IN r. gland but the scene Va. Jams
compared win that which awaited her At Newly
the rush 10 Vie' her more nearly bears any proper
.,on 70 mat mad TO her entrance into New
tee Treat Shi. Company will have csuse for
usuIn ID hryiug sent her over the Atlantic no 90 ~
may DO H. will be the hnaina.s Of a future Ietssf W
\ describe.