New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-01
pBIyAL AT THE RENDEZVOUS.
peseription Of the Vessels.
GENES AND INCIDENTS.

N
~, though the wind blew hollOwly from the south
~. ,rssteaing arepettion of yesterdays rain-and'
-. event. subsequently proved, justifying its menace
-, arrived at Portland, intent on crossing the
500 what ight Of the allied iron clad fleets
,r.,oe and England, the harbor formed by the slop
of Dorsetshre and the little outstretching Pc
., having been selected for the rendezvous OF the
j . vb;le right opposite, across EdOntknow how
niles Of tumbling water, lay the former, awaiting
..,,s rlare from which now address you. ar
"A ,bsre-I mean at Portland-in possession of no
L certainty with respect TO the expedition than that
British fleet was there. "a.riding at anchor, and
la e.gli 10 weigh that article and start ct 6p m
H. iot more Of information could my most earnest
,,i,s in London elicit and indeed they only result
| IN pueh mental exacerbaton and an intenSi
= conviction that fellows who want to know, you
cv are normally dsgustful TO the British official
IA which seems in all things, important and unim'
,4spt public and private big little and medium, to
attn a sort of two penny-ha' penny exclusveness
a nOn eommittalsm. absolutely inconceivabe to the
,-syeIed American mind. So though we have
led about this business for any time during the past
n, months, nobody outside the circumlOeutionary
Icsk was permitted to know the programme of tiff
srsmme there was which am almost inclined TO
hi. And TO this moment, can I inform you whether
ars 10 be anything done at Brest beyond what
We seen here-wheibcr the wonderful naval review
come Of, or only resolve itself into i6es balls il.
ssGtOns, dinners thunder OF cannon, rain. multi
- all kinds of people and general high links and
ln:ngs-I suspect the latter.
Ire is a programme Of the Cherboutg portion, trans.
airOm the French papers and humanely published
| nc English ones, as an advertisement by ID steam
az company. which had its own legitimate AK Ia
"a in the shape of an excursion:
;wpiY l4h-The English Squadron viii arrive at Cher
spaY lsth-Grand Dinner given BY the Minister Of the
M PREPAYMENT at the hotel De Vile. Public Amuse-
L., and Fireworks in the evening. Cheap excursions
/ he Fleets and BTeakwater.
I5,nss.pGY i6th-Grand Dinner and Reception at the
10 tie Prefecture Maritime Public Amusements.
l,s,r-rsions ronud the Fleets AID Breakwater.
lN-RplY l7th-Graud Dinner board the Magenta
Il Amuserneuts Grand Ball Il the Hotel De Vile Cheap
Mons round the Fleets and Breekwater.
ITplY l8ihDepalture OF this Excursion az S.JO a. No.
Igl1He Of the SquadTons
Ins had seen, but think it viii be allowed that it
Ir.y initiates against my former profession Of igno-
L. At Portland, therefore arrived, know-neXt'
so.hns intent on Cherbourg, and. possibly, Brest.
q pade mp ny mind in a hurry, and went aboard
EsGrsat Western Railway in pursuance Of a rule of
y namely when anything has got to be done TO
Apysen as near toward il as is possible and trust
thWidenee as 10 results Wherein l resemble John
Is.y or bis brother, in a well.known anecdote
PORTLAND AND ITS ASPECT.
| Wen. then. / arrived at Portland and found that
atty from the high shore on the Weymouth side Of
- .o 4Io
IaFhieb traditional young lady insisted, in her
ifiebess in denOmnatng "he William" Of Portland),
gir With expectation and excitement, the limited
IIahtOn Of both towns III towns they be- reinforced
apparently end OF holiday making cockneys, with
an proportion Of yachts little steamers and boats
Eclg about on the crested, changefully -colored
the harbor and the squadron getting up steam,
tlg dusky wreaths Of yapOr into the clear blue sky
u the sun was declining gloriousy toward the
s;srn horizOn-when all these things were occur.
mingled with the natural pleasure attending the
ssce came an immense longing TO be of at once.
ri only effect it, Instead Of seeking an interview
I-Nr. Henry Budd Of Weymouth and ascertaiuing
zier a late application might secure me a passage
I{Ni sleeping-beIih-on board the fast paddle.
x steamer devoted 10 the excursion before men.
"a which didn't start till 100 p. m. next day
'Arlg the inevitable missing Of the arrival Of the
eM the other side And that exceptional proyi.
II &c which denominate luck. stood my friend 10 a
'resier extent than bad any right 10 expect OF
o.lsie
LUCKY MEETING.
lei was just giving up and rushing TO Budd, in the
that he would blossom into sure if delayed per
n ,rIc 81 ..tf.
slarbOrs, called, 1 believe 1.-THE Nothe." among
seTried phal1nx tight Of telescopes, cTinO-
and breezy parasos. I encountered friend
ireat state Of excitement, and. as it appeared on
ssosost for Somebody. Said friend lad once before
%ne kindness, and therefore was quite ready 10
e another. Said Somebody proved 10 be al indi.
NAEho ought to have been on hand. then and there,
\ ''-oafk on board yacht bound for CherbOuTg the
San and owner Of which yacht was, even at that
--sai matchmaking The contrary wind and the
-ae With almost equal yigor. Invited to make the
@-Hcayen bless him hadn't turned up. or.
-li bis friends knew, left towD-qas they di8n't
va" lor hin. 4 5i; longer Maa dey rare OJli9ed
1Iishl and burrah again You may imagine
II U@l neglect the opportunity What sort Of
Ne you c. because F. hates fellows to
''@aee' On board" Never was sea.sick il. ny
II ave To'sed the Atlantic four times, and done a
Poniscuous yoyaging beside. I was -"
Y" mind about that; but the Channel you
Iv-as going TO be an (allec,iye) dirty night,
put out II We can, Directly "Only try
H.. Oeeh on The Cham He did try me. and in
hme was introduced TO Mr.. lor, as we
Capt. f. whom found to be the very
hnish yacbtsman, or maritime swell Of the
D. ~0 whom should hugely ike 10 put in THE
S.' 'aI length being only deferred from it by
d.. asiale for publicity, at even g, 900 miles
sau the fact that !, an entire stranger to him
sunday evening, have been partly his guest
SDoh iof tae last three days Suffice it TO say,
Sal mas an aquiline nose, the kecaest Of gray
a.. Nc o'eeAest Of wAiskers and that De dresses
sun o. dark blue. with a seagoag oilcloth