, 1860-08-21


fFr"m the n y. Eve.l,g r"s. Of Friday.
!, We catlunt recall instance "f the visit 10
th1s countr. ot any cutli.any Of t,rei ,ners VIII.
tcaF'. VI AliIl :ncfI universal untoEuarity Il,
LIE i.n4l15lulrn counccied with tie Great East.
Srn+ From the three mysterious directors -
Gown 10 Lite cabin boys, d spirit Of utter tn0b'
bislneHs, nnd undiHguised contempt for America
and Americana. has been plainly manifested.
IL" persons---personal friends Of the parsies
inlay bs found to ape1k we'll of The "gentIe
inahts "ad obfiXing ttcers," but such are not
the ndJrclives pretlx+a to the pHrnea Of tlosr
rersous ~ The dssinte1estel multitude, and par.
t'culatly by tile sufferers On the Cupe May tip.
IL - pot merely the opinion Of that outraged
e5o"t, but ii si4ipnr4sitrs in this port, and VIZ
t,a'e no doubt Of the American cons;Snees of
the mammoth steamer, that her officers were
wholly incompetent for their position, OF it they
possessed the requisite ability. it was utterly
neut1aEised by their sl4vi>t obedience to IL.
directors" who accompanied the vessel.
Oac would huvc though that after the mis-
hsrs Of .he Cape May trip and tho nnathem,ns
OF Tug press, those iu charge Of the big shin
would hase manifested same desire for improve
meut. hut our Hltimore Rdriccs informed US
That when tie Great Eastern WAS off Annapolis
her decks were ~ dirty IL erer, her officers
generally al aupercilious mud irs ili.ent, and
yer sailors not merely regardless Of the COM
lori VI passengers, hut Openly insultin2-so
1n"cA so, Indeed, that u:c Of tuem received de-
serre'' personal chAstise,ncnt from the hands Of
Eent!enan accoMpanyiu; u lady to whom in
suliins remarks bad been directed.
Tue ottlces tn tho t:reat Eastern appear to
have been disposed by faror to number OF
geatletnea who were .llite too grand to attend
boasd, where men OF intelligence autl OF x2eri-
enee were nesdcd, were filled by youn: Inil-
shtpmrn-mere boys, whose brass buttons Hud
lohs coats were their predo"+ +iuant chatacteris-
tlc@: VI courte, between these foppiSh young
gentlemen aad tue uawa.lIe.l cxcs7-IId :. r,orc
unptepoSscssicy set OF men uever before gath
eEeu Gu oEc deck-ttsere could be- 10 cclniIitlni~
ca1!on, and ut + result the ship WAS in 80 filthy
aad neglected SLATE, tia: ha,l any American
CAPTAIN brought his Vessel in 10 his consignees
10 suSll condition lie would have heeu a: once
dismissed.
aet, Notwithstanding all this, the Great East
ern "as popular, Us the crowds who visited her
on hsr last few days Of exhibition have fully
pfosea- No one ever saT~ word against the
'essel, a. i work uf 1nariiic architecture. and
eertainly sli. Ie7er l96ksd l,lnre beautiful thar,
when sLe lay unt in the s1Ieau yesterday alter
,oon, mud at tho appointed ti1ue sailed prsce.
lulIy down the river an,l over the buy ON ler
nomsward voyagc; There were cen pa:s'iycly
lew people a}pE@, The shore 10 witness ker De-
PaEtcr', but those few will never t;r.et her
maj site an graceful Appearance. This open
ing llres of Saigrnt's ulrHe abcut The '' FTts1-
;isus" we're equally appropriate to the Great
Eastern:
"toh hr:s tie ,i, r.e: cen, 4 .,l.n, .hIp 1+ IL.
IA tres earfel ha''T. or ii Ic44 IT. EEIy eeI."
The Great Eastern tnok cut some three 1.ua-
dsed passengers. au,on% them sevrra! 1l.l:ts.
Uae or two nf the passengers, t"reix6ers vis'
ting this country, hat t.k-n the C:l.c M4y t. NJ.
and while heartily dtsgusted with tie u.2 ua.s.
ment OF the vessel, were 80 delighted nth Ler
sailing qualities that they tleter.uiapI I, rrtnrf,
lunle in her.
Tue dfea: Eastern, DUNG tsr s,ay in this
country, has beea visited By Il, tut one hundred
and sc7ca:y tive Thousand Visitors. and un,rr
:+ood management wou}si have cte4rrtl Il la,re
suai fer her owners. !: she las not made mon
= hcr rls.t 10 America las proved thai she il
i 'hecha''cai success; The prruniary rrchl.n,
hG~eVer, still re1naius u,lsove.!
IL curious aud by nc means pleasant to tb.
ssfse lnat, n addition to the supeEciliou,ness
aoa neglect of thosc on board, u system Of de-
cel'''on tto USE III stranger terua) las chG1u.:-
tefiz:a tli2 entire management uf this s1.1t,,.
~ ntd ship The directors aud owners, whoever
ulej hay Of, IT,! the ptoI!e II Portland 10
suppose the GEent Eastern would make her first
Asneflc4n landing ut 1h4t place, AMI unlsr that
impression the c'tlzrns e1 pended large sum
IN preparing euitubfe wiluryts. But III. direc.
sofs nos OhIF br0k': their tati. "ith the Iurt-
1ahdeIs :aad itlAae their tirst tandirg here, bnt
they I'D H1t ereu IL: the ireat East: ri 70 to
Portland At all.
L. Aa u'aster. Ike :uaa- The under officers
"1 ttse Vessel Contracted bills with New York
inechanics and marke. 1Ern, auL actually ran
away without payiu. them; .h.. Great Ei>te1,
"ss followed down THO buy by boat Iouls Of
lu.ii5n'.nt creaItnrs. 02e OF these, u:urc fu-
'.l'!1.r than his companions. .ncw enc Ii III ,ut
IL" TO get al attachment 1sscr.I Against tha
aasp, and this frightened the i. Ltnr into IN ar-
ra:lEehlent- But the others w.re # t., mourn
"!cr their too great coul!c,e. i i. british fair
play. und TO cns.1tEs that tllvy loy.I the Liy
ship not wi:e!; hut too well.
lfo*, then, has this :sab'= vessel been pros.i-
tu'el! Il il:asiug En:Ee Tor ia. lkcie..t oticrss.
scene ot petty swindling and -x'rr,io:s, and
! reldKc tor Runaway c1ed,to1s-suc1. Is The t,-
,"mr ot The liis:.ry If the Great l:sstern in
America