The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-11
Infamous ISLANDERS.

which 1t seems to have failed Of producing.
Infamous ISLANDERS.
The New York Times sent on a reporter to
this city when tho Prince of Wales was here
apparently with instructions to falsify every
occurrence that might chance to take place
If he were thus Instructed, he obeyed orders
to the letter. II he occasionally stumbled on
the truth. II seems to have been by accident
He says:
a. I'll. r, ,hmond Rece ption COMMITTEES met the
Prince at the Fair Grounds, and drove him into
the city IN carriages The most elegant rooo,s
Isrd's aotes. and into them crowds of people had
been ioskiug al day before the Prince arrived
40 dirty had the pillow coverings become from
handling. that the 'o.d auntle was compelled
to CHANGE than No police guarded the entrance.
As the Prince al,ghtcd, the crowd rushed towards
and, masssd and so,ied, rs managed to gain
his room. where, flushed and painting. he reclined
upon lounge, refusing perempiorily to exhibit
himself at tho window"
The allegations with regard to the dirty pill
low-caxes and the manner in which the Prince
was handled by the crowd, we are authorized
to say are utterly destitute Of the slightest
semblanee OF truth. Numbers of persons, be-
fore the arrival Of the Princes courier, had
visited the rooms but not one hand had bean
laid by any Of them upon the pillow-cases.
The courier put guard upon the rooms, and
surely If the pillow-cases had been soiled,
would have had them changed before the ar
rival Of the Prince. 1t is probable enough,
certainly, that he "reclined upon a lounge"
after he had reached his own apartment But
how can this writer know whether he did or
not
The next statement is as follows:
"Invitations were sent to HIM to attend at least
dozen churches. He decided to go to st. Paul's.
square in 'front.'. He was met at the door by the
Vestry he walked mp the aisle, and the people IT.
found BY the curious in such matters, in the sew
enth and eighih verses of First Corinthians. The
3 marked German accent. Much curiosity was
mani tested to see the Prince partake OF the com
sacredness of the occasion, declined tn remain
and be gaped at"
The statement that the congregation rose
when the Prince walked up the aisle, is ut
terly false, as every member of the congrega-
ton of ST. Paul's can testify. We believe it
to be tciJnl!y false.
Again
81 hardly dars give you faithful resume of to-
days proceedings, SO improbable will it appear
For the first time the Prince has departed from his
meritoTious resolve OF doing nothing In violation
service he went with the Mayor. the Duke of New
csstle and Gen. Bruce, to visit the Capitol. There
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| in, and allowed the party, who were joined by
| Gov. Letoher, no privacy whatever. While ex
crowd surrounded the Royal party, and annoy ed
| them ond endurance. while they insnlted them
Ei INTO s at the He ave you Ens
| lsh sol rts the collie We reckon you do love
ashn & ton-oh, certain y until young Davis, the
artlsI, turned upon them. and aided BY report
eIs, managed 10 stop their insolenoe for while
But as the party walked towards the Senate Cham
bsr, the crowd started run, and actually pushed
them inside of the door,"
The allegation that insulting language of
any kind-that specified or any other-was
| used towards the Prince, is, we have every
| reason to believe, wilful and malicious
| calumny. At least a gentleman who stood at
| the Princes elbow heard nothing whatever of
it The crowd, in their intense curiosity to see
him, pressed too closely upon him-more close
| Iy, perhaps, than politeness allowed-but they
did so from no ill will towards him. The
part assigned to the reporters and young
DAVIS, the artist, we believe TO have been
purely imaginary.
| Once more:
1.-THE old fashioned store, with British coat of
Chatham, painted for w estmore Gland county, Eng
land, and by IL gwen to Virginia; the statue of
iaiayete ana CdaTiofds Statue statue OF Clay, were
| Duke, was very much Interested in them all, and
would have been glad to stay longer, had they not
It is utterly false that the Prince or his suite
| felt insulted by the mob No expression i'm
plying any such feeling fell from them, either
| then, or at any other time during their stay.
| On the contrary, they expressed themselves
| highly gratified at the attention paid them, to
| many persons who conversed with them. If
the pressure of the people upon the Prince,
when he went in public, was annoying, they
had the sense to see that il was we'll meant,
and they took it in the proper spirit.
| To conclude:
"They walked, still followed by the rude popu-
lace, to the Governors house, where the closed
doors enabled them to breathe freely, and be pre-
sented to the ladies here their carriages slipped
Hnobserved around the corner, and eluding their
torme ntors, the party rode back the hotel only
| to find another crowd pregnant with similar ideas
of hospitality"
The Prince came out of the front door, the
carriage was at the front door, and at the front
door he got in and drove off. This writer evil
| IDENTIFY was not present on this occasion, nor
do we believe he was on any of those he az
| fects to describe in this letter.
What does the Times hope to gain by sending
| men abroad to lie upon those they 60 among {!
1t is always boasting Of its enterprise. Is the
man ufacture of lies one of the branches in
which it excelsl