The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-02
OUR NAVY ABROAD.
Admiral Goldsborough and the
Frolio at Bordeaux.
EXCITEMENT AMONG THE PEOPLE.
ROspitalities to the United
States Officers.
How the Admiral TOOK Soundings"
in French Harbors.
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IBTURE MOVEMENTS or THE SQUADRON.
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Defects OF Our Foreign Consul
lar System.
90. &c. &c.
How the Admiral TOOK Eoundings'
in French Harbors.

Defects Of Our Foreign Consul
lar System.
90. &c. &c.
Our Bordeaux Correspondence.
BORDEAUX, Nov s, 1885,
ne Say Of the United States Frolc in this
poEt has been most delightful. II promises to DO
tiAlsd TO white stone mark In the calendar Of the
uise from the pleasure Afforded ALL from Admiral Colds
borough down to the smallest boy ship We have
nsw hid at the quay, opposite the Rostral columns Of
- Quinconnes tied up safely, and with plank ashore
fog eight days. with perfect access TO the shore all
times and under all circumstances. The vessel has
bean object Of general interest to thousands Of spec
iaaon who limo the quay from daylight until midnight,
gazing with unfeigned admiration and wonder ON the ship
Aum stem to STERN and watching with evident curiosity
~ varied routine Of life a man-of-war it goes
regularly day by day Not only have almost all the
Inhabitants Of Bordeaux viewed the unusual spectacle OF
N armed vessel made fast to the quay but thousands Of
TIE peasany for miles around have avaed themselves OF
- opportunity to inspect American war, and
OBSERVE the drill inspections and conduct Of the "boys
= hluen
The authorities and people Of Bordeaux have offered
- Admiral and officers Of the ship every possible
essy and mark Of respect Admiral Godsborough and STAFF
9TH Captain Upshur, were given splendid dinner by
- Prefect at which the Cardinal and number Of dis
ongushed officers Of the army and navy were invited to
Esss the guest Of the evening Our worthy Consul, Mr.
0ayiason, was also present The tone Of the company
most cordial towards the Admiral and the United
0laseG The distinguished host and che French guests
anifested unusual degree Of friendly feeling They
Wsrs cordial and In their attentions and senti
0ats and succeeded admirably in placing all the guests
= To very complimentary toast offered by the
g~R~~A Ii.
Admiral Goldsborough responded in brief and neat
Oeech expressive Of his Of the friendly sentiments
"a bearing Of the French authorities towards the United
0ates and the reciprocal feelings Of friendship which
lAs kindly Of the host would in the breasts Of
- American people The entire tone and air Of the
AMIR were cordial and gratifying in the extreme
On Friday party consisting Of Captain Case, Captain
upshur, Lieutenant Lawson, Mr.. DAWSON, wife and
Aanghter and your correspondent VISITED the little
walled Of st. Maurice, the Garonne river about
sAifty miles distant from Bordeaux, enjoy the hosp
eliss Of Mr. Jules Chanbannes and his charming wife,
American lady, daughter Of Mr. Ralph Clark. OF New
Yk and 10 visit the celebrated chateaux and vineyards
- ~ sautcrne district Turning into the grounds OF
Dc chateau received at the principal gateway
y Mr. Henry Brussau the agent Of the Marquis de sur
0aurces the proprietor who proceeded to show the
esiablishment. Entering the main entrance and pass
enough stand any blow short Of rife shot, passed
into an immense arched chamber, occupied by
aned retainers but devoted to the peaceful
eage Of wine Here hundreds OF barrels and huge uns
q wine kept to rpen and mature for the market
3hs old cave, or vault is dry and free from the
nouldy odors Usually found in subterranean vaults
- the temperature is agreeable the year round.
Something in its atmosphere aids In maturing and de-
vsoping the delicate wines Of the estate more than in
any other known locality What the sun and ground
outside are TO the grape the air OF this dmly lighted
vault casenate Is TO the wine They are OF their own
kind, peculiar and altogether unequaed All are needed
% perfect the fruit and wine. In this vault
shout fifteen hundred barrels of the Chateau Yquem Of
various vinages ripe and ready for use others IN
various stages from the last vintage to that made
three years ago No wine considered ht for consump
sion until Il Is four years OF ac, and after that Il i'm
proves every year until i is fifteen years old when y
eleven years. and after that they seem to lose their line
Ssates. After thoroughly testing some Of the most
delicious wine that the world affords W passed into
Ss,Idng adjoining the chateau where the wine presses
Was Ia operation There nine presses In one estab
isnen but i Is very rarely that all are engaged a. the
tAoss were making wine Of the nrst quality :.
The process Is apparently simple, but IL requires
rod wine In the first place for the choicest quality
e wine each grape when fully ripe Is picked separate
o. Those Of the inferior but still very choice quality
- picked BY the bunch They are then carefully taken
- the wine press, and placed In large wooden val,
sssut twelve feet long BY twelve wide and thirty inches
L. Aagl handed and powerful peasants, men and wo.
nsa 60 into the vat with limbs bare 70 the knee, and
toad upon the grapes walking around the vat TO music
ssDesimes and bruising and MASKING the fruit into
palp The juice begins TO settle 70 the bottom, and
osvs out through small orihce and through nne WICK.
- hasket 70 catch the pulp into tub beneath. Az the
oup q reduced more grapes added and fnaly when
ths vat nled with pulp from which no more juice
SSscsss Of pressure by means o. powerful screw and
ths result Of the first Of this pressure IS put aoe q
second quality OF wine What nows from the last pres
IN inf al nd Ia
- sold at low price. The ends and skins are then
eroken and bruised and impsrt 70 the wine peculiar
That coming from the pressure OF feet is the pure juice
g the grape. The quantity Is not great, but
vss the reputation to the chateau which bears tho
VsrA The celebrated vintage OF 1s4s sells at the
!, ,S,, ~ mali asap,es AM ~ rssav %
0iDed from this fact that the article sold "Chaieau
Ysuem in most places is not the wine manufactured
~ banks OF the Garonnc. IL would require bold.
aes say precisely where IL manufactured though
d easily seen that not one-hfeth part Of the
hoaring the brand came from the chateau Itself
After we had satisfied curiosity and our thirst Mr.
Drussaut very kindly showed US through the apartments
- lie chateau which is not Inhibited now but which
hwndred years ago The furniture " all solid and sub
stAnal curiously carved and suggestive Of little com
fork The tapestry hanging the walls Is moth eaten,
eaded and not particularly handsome, though valuable
- spccimen OF the handcraft OF the olden age, and
scving the immense amount Of close and del cate labor
Sestowed on ornaments OF that day. In the corridors
are some very ancient maps, among which ] noticed
some OF the Western Hemisphere, which gave
North America up principally 90 the French, whose pos
sessions seemed TO extend from the Spanish colony
IN Florida 10 the North pole The author seemed 70 pay
bur little attention 70 the topography OF the country, aud
passed rivers and mountains, wh.h are supposed
sowadays TO DO worthy IL nyuce, IN the coolest man
nor The existence OF the ChCsapeake BAY ana James
river ignored and the back country seemed to DO
srvra tacognsta The course 30 steered by quantity
xeed gallios with high poop lofty bows and gay flags,
bsom the Isthmus Spain clearly laid out, though
Number Of islands which modern nnvigators nhd y
bonvcnient 70 look out for were evdenV no. WA.
nms In the track OF the bold Dons who carried sly y
kToss the sad sailed about the waters Of ihe Va
Abbean Sea The maps Of other portions OF tne goOe
Wsre correct but still not valuable except 10 hso
taBs and lovers Of musty lore -
Tho Wow from the chateau down the valley . mos.
seautifuI In clear day bordeaux may DO SEEM ana AL