The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-12
THE PRINCE IN RICHMOND,
A British yicw--Our yuigariiy--gru,a
Crowds, &c.

n Drltish sicw--Our Nuigarity--Eru.aI
Crowds, &c.
The London Times correspondent. who
visited this city with the Prince of Wales and
received variety of friendly attentions from
members of the press and others. has written
the following cheerful views of our city:
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, Oct. S.-The Prirce
has paid flying visit of some forty hours to
this legislative capital OF the Old dominion
as IL is called, for Virginia was he frst Eng
lish colony in North America Here the first
slaves were imported in 1920, and at this hour
Nlrginla remains one of the most uncou uro-
missing supporters of pro-slavery in ali the
Union. The Royal party left the White Housa
on the morning of the 9Th The lpaya.takinp
between the Prince and the Presdentand his
niece, Miss Harriet Lane, was marked hy the
most warm expressions OF regret on both sides
tnat the visit aad been Of so short duration-
The carriage of the Prince. followed nv those
OF the chief mem beTs OF tha Cabinet left the
mansion at 10 O'Clock. There was a large
crowd collected in the avenue leading mn Ia
the house, who cheered the Prince most hearti-
" as he drove Oft. At the Arsenal salute of
u guns was fired as the cortsge entered and
similar compliment was paid from the NAVY
Yard when his Royal High ness went on board
the little steam cutter Harriet Lane The in
slant the Royal marty were on board the baw-
sers were cast eff, and the quick little steamer
sped down the broad quiet waters of the Po-
tomac like a bird. Passing Mount Vernon the
speed was si"ckened, and the bell tolled--an
empty honor paid 10 the poor rainous neg
iected house OF Washington by every steamer
or vessel of any kind that passes up or down
the stream.
At2 O'Clock the boat reached the little land
ing place at AcGnia Creek where the special
tram was In waiting to convey the party to
hichm0ud. The first part of the iouruev was
over what is termed "strap road one of the
most unsafe varieties OF railway ever used
even III this country OF bad tranWays of ali
KINDS. lEe scenery through which the route
lay was not attractive. The land in Virginia
has been exhausted by constant reckless farm
ing. very little Is grown here now but tobac-
co, aud, the climate being unusually fayora BILE
to the cultivation of the black. slave breeding
forms almost the whole business Of the Sta e.
a few plantations were. however passed, and
a few negro huts, the best worse than the
worst Irish cabins. The train crossed the
Rappahannock river, and stopped for few
minutes at Fredericksburg. Al this latter city
Washington was born, and here his mother is
bDried. But the house in which the Father Of
his Country first saw the light has, of course
been pulled down, and the Inonumen over the
grave OF his mother, the first stone of which
was laid by President Jackson in great state
nearly thirty years ago, has been left unfln-
ished since that time. Truly. the Americans,
as people, lack veneration or gratitude, per-
hapS both.
The train reached the fair grounds, some
two miles distant from Richmond. at 6 in the
evening. The Mayor and a committee ef citi-
Gems were in waiting TO welcome his Royal
HighneSs to the capital of old Virginia.
There was an immense copcourse of people
who blocked up all the avenues leading 10 the
Ballard Hotel, SO that the carriages could
scarcely force passage. The cheering, or
rather bowling, was yiliainons. There was TO
nave been bal! in the evening but that great
est OF all difficulties-financial difcuities-
stood In the way of its being carried out on a
proper SCALE so the idea was abandoned.
Richmond is not Il little altered from the
time when Madame Esmand reared her Young
81 !
looks very handsome town, both for gram
Geur and tar larger than it really is It's pOpu-
lation is only about 10000, of which nearly
one-halt are blacks and slaves. The Capitol
is a bizarre Greco American building, which
runs much TO windows, as is generally the
case with all The public buildings OF this con-
tinent. In the hall OF this building is the
bic statue of Washington, the first erected to
that great patriot, with q simple, dignifed in
scription, worthy of the hero it commemO-
rates. The sculptor's legend in the corner
reads, "Fait par HoHdon, Cjtoyen FfaacaiS, l7SS."
Like all other slave State capitals, there are
slave pens for the public auction Of these mis-
cradle beings in this city.
During all the night of the arrival, every
room and stairway in the Ballard Hotel was
crammed with a low, wretched mob, each
apartments where his Royal Highness was
staying. There were cat-ca!lS, shouts and
WhoOpings, With cries for him 10 show him.
self-inVita:iOns with which need scarcely
the rough, hoWlng, brutal mob that had
sWarmed round his carriage on arriving at
the hotel, had given him pretty good insight
into the general tendencies OF Richmond
crowd.
Next day Sunday he attended divine SER
vice at st. Padls Church, nearly the whole
congregation rising to Pare and stare at him
when he entered. After service, ontrary 10
the practice which the whole party have r gid
Iy adhered to of resting on Sunday, the Prince,
with the Duke and q few mem beTs Of his suite,
walked out to see the Capitol. While here
rough, dirty crowd collected who crowded in
upon The party most unceremoniOusly, Iaakip &
ali sorts OF coarse, vulgar remarks upon the
personal appearance of its members i'll loud
conversational tone, audible 10 every one
While the Prince stood looking At the statue
of Washington, TO which l have already al
you Britiehers;'' "OA, you like him, don't
you Sar;ain - with other insulting obser-
Vations of q still coarSer nature. TIE Prince
took not the least notice of this ruffilniy i'll.
taste, but, after q " lille, went to the Senate
Cham Der, and then quilted the building. In
the street, OF course, they were ali followed
by still larger Gro nd, which at last grew so
great thGi ~ avoid 1t The whole party turned
into The house Of Governor Letcher, where
they remained for some time, escaping at iasI
by II private door 10 their carriages, III which
they drove out to Hollywood Cemetery, re-
turning 10 their hotel in the evening.
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