New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-07
FROM MINORCA.
} OF The N. Y. Tribune.

HAH0N leland Of Minorca), Oct. z 1860.
Perhaps few lines from tie shores of the Medter-
may not be uninteresng 10 your readers e5pe
ciay at this time when quiet harbor has just besn
visited by our Queen and Cont, well as by the En-
peror and Empress Of the French. Louis Napoleon
entered our harbor on the 10th ult, in mis- Imperial
steam yacht Agle, his large squadron WAITING for him
outsiGe. The excuse was that they hal come in 10
breakfast The fea beiog quite rougb; bat the true mo-
tive undoubtedly wss the desire Of an interview with
Quefn Itabslla H.. who was expected in NIahon on
that very day. This interview did not take place how
ever as the Spanish squadron prevented by strong
head winds from making hatbor ill the l7th hsy-
ing on the previous day disembarked the royal house
bold at Cudsdea, on the other end of the Island.
Some think the Spanish Ministry rather incaed
to avoid an ioierVew in the existing state of Euro
pean afsirs bat o. this know nothing. What is
tain is that Louis Napoleon, finding the Qusen had
not yet arrived again steamed up on his way to Al
gers where he aid he had promised to be on the
| row.
Her Majesty arrived at Mshon the 18th and staid
till the 18th. Sac enthusiastically received every
| whore She az accCmy aned by the Prince Consort
in Spain bearing the title of King, the Royal House
hold consisting Of tres very pretty children, and part
Of the Spanish Ministry, titled gentry, and others
Her Majesty ia cOrpulent, middle aged good-lookiug
personsge quite unostentatious aud even mothsry in
her department toward thee who came near her-an
example of frankness and good sense that might well
be copsd by many of less exalted station
OF course our streets were decorated very elegantly
Of tie people WED with each other in adornipg
their houses beautifyrg the place. aud of course
City Government spent many thousands of dollars
in erdeavoiiug to make city appear worthy of such
exalted guests.
Our little island has this Summer been united with
Continental Europe by no lees than three submarine
| cables the FIST between Mahon and Valencia; the
| second between Barcelona and Mshon; and the third
| by the French line that is to uJts France with AL.
| giers having station in this city. The cable from
Marsees to Mahon is already laid aud the rest to Al
geIs has only been DELAYED believe, by the severe
equine cal storm that has ragged AL the past week.
On dit, that next year are to have submarine
cable laid between CsglaIi. the isand of Sardinia,
| and MRhon which is to be- used by the English Gov
errment 10 communicate with Malta and the East In
dies thus making Mahon OF Mnorca the center of tel
| egraphic operations in the Mediterranean. On dit
number two, that our Government has offered the
Pope asylum the Baearic Islani in which case
| he would probably come to Mnorca.
The English steamers that have laid these cables are
very large and siorg and said 10 be for
this business. They carry large wheel on the bow
spirit and another tho stern together with all the
requisite machinery for lowering and raising the cable
Among the other notabiltes whose names have for
gotten on board of them was Sir James Bright who,
believe, superiDtended the laying of the Atlantic
cable, and Mr. Perry formerly United States Secretary
| of Legation at Madrid.
Spain has, within the last twenty years, entered on
Of progress and regeneration of which you in
| the States seem to he little aware She is not the
ignorant imbecile Spain some of your demagoguss
| fond Of siigmalizpg her. Geographically COM
pared TO you, she is, indeed bit of thing yet
she has 900 miles Of railroad in successful operation
1000 miles more commenced and 1000 more projected
and authorized by Government. During her late brl
liant with Morocco the Cortes authorized the Gov
ernment 10 borrow 200 million reals $40 OOO 600 yet
it touched not farming of them though the war was
very expentiye ore. BY the way, Morocco gives
Spain twenty million dollars, and slice Of territory,
indemnity for the pact and security for the fu-
ture.' But enough. Your readers may hear from me
again, if they feel an interest in my lucubra,ions.