New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-01

sieur ma pas vesoin dune chambre p Crowds in the no.
tells cafes streets and in the quayspeope and telescopes
everywhere. And everywhere, so Ear as observed,
good humor fun roic and olity disposition to make
the best Of the things, and among the civans real
entente cOrddie. The British tourist may be- and some
times is snob, q think exceptionally thoug)i but he
is almost always Jolly fellow, disposed to " have
good time and enjoy himself The Frenchman appears
at his very best advantage when his natural approba'
tiveness comes into play; hence the nceidl folks got
on capitay. But put Briton into any kind of uniform
and you generally develop his nastiest qualities; while
hardly any Frenchman's moral balance but can be
upset by decoration. Perhaps there's moral IN
this worth remarkng: If ore nation could only sink
its deesable ofcialism and the other its passion for
glory" the common people Of both might learn to
like and esteem one another. which they don't at
present, and arc not going TO yet awhile.
HOLIDAY PRIcEs.
But good fellows az the French mainly are, they do
charge us foreigners preposterousy high prices on this
occasion fancy that the Queens visit, heretofore
alluded to-when it was porse-must have given them
the old erroneous version Of the axiom about ones duty
in .taking.in and doing" trayelers-especally En-
glsh speaking ones. Determining to sleep ashore,
got bed as kind OF favor in the Hotel Universe,
performed by friend. Others Of party paid co and
70 for double bedded rooms MISUNDERSTANDING
soap, water and attendance being severe extras. A
luncheon costs from 10 TO 20 francs dinner 80 and up
ward as high as you please. Nor You vctua your
self by purchasing provisions. for consumption on
board your own craft Of you lucky enough to be
long TO one) at much economy for the shop keep
ers have caught the pecunary Infection, and in the
- NJ mi
and all avarcious" II Brest is to be repetition Of
this kind Of depletion (as everybody seems to expeeD
shall hesitate before commit,i' > THE TRIBUNE to the
probable swinde But it's always So in all countries,
when there's anything of big popular kind to see
heard Of people who couldn't find beds at all on this ana
the following nights, and who walked about the long
windy streets by way Of Amusement.
TUESDAY MoRsIsG-GUSrowDER coURTEsIs.
Next morning, AZ dayhreak we were untimcly reused
from slumbers by prodgous booming Of guns in
honor Of the Emperors birthday. Then 1t was raining
dismally and fierce gale blowing from the southwest
everything earthly and aquatic looking wretched rs
possible At :: | turned out, though most I'M
willingly Din the inda-rubber bed'gown) intent on
breakfast and the spectacle obtaining the latter first
At the octs forts and batteries began banging away
again. Notwithstanding the weather the quays and
were densey crowded by damp thousands waiting to
the fleets salute each other. This they did in really grand
style the aagshps Of both nations firing simultaneously.
and all the rest smiling IN" fuliginously until it
resemblcd frat class sea fight All the harbor.
Up and down the roadsead. from fort and irowning
bastou and remote rick battery pHl'edthc reyerberat
ing rM with a sharp smashing boom. which seeming
to echo back itself sweled gradually into din so ire.
mendoas ha, 1t really shook the air But that the ships
were not IN motion, II might have been mistaken
for general engagement; as they lay broadside to
broadsde blazing away Mechanically I'LL concealed by
the thick white surgirg smoke Of their creation
from which even amid the deafcning cnrnor Of the
guns cold be heard the shril boatswans whistle and
hoarse saou. giving directions What these directions
were wis soon perccptble for the firing ceased and
the smoke drifted rapidly TO the eeward each ship
emerged from It's cloud dressed" from stem to stern
with arcs OF colored bunting and the English with
their topgar-' masts crossed. All the Frenchmen
dressed "athwa.. ships" from the yards while the
English ~ usual hoised their coor fore and AFT over
the mast heads and down astern. The effect OF both
WIS very pretty though on this occasion the wind, be
ir violently dead ahead showed the French mode of
e the best advantage All the English vessels carried
tie French flag Mt the main. and when the salute was
over my Lords Of the Admiralty paid the French the
compliment Of lowering their own flag
from the Enchantress and hosting the Tricolor in its
place. And that being accomplished, went to break.
fast.
HFIGH, no THE WIND AND TIE RAiN.
There wa. military mass that morning at the Sane
Trnnte. the principal church in Cherbourg which is
four centuries old but doesn't look having been sub
feet to good deal Of modern pastering carving and
..rsuinC The military osDect Of the congregation
(Which included the Duke of Somerset and many dis
tinguished "swells" both French and English gave
the interior singular theatrical appearance. be-
eye the clergy performed re Dunn IN honor of tho
Emperors birthday / know there occurred another
thunderous salyo OF q guns. 1t startled ne INTO
smashing peiif rre in a cafe for which had 10 pay
one franc exclusive Of tie cost of its contents But
the rain rain rain spoiled everything from the girls
caps and the officers dressboots up TO the great grng
red blue and yellow stand erected In the Place NapoeoH
itself plain Of mud suggestive Of the London streets
In November the Army OF the Potomac IL was wet
everywhere but indoors The wind the rain and sea
had it all their own way. marring all attempts at al
fre,eo enjoyment In short the gale Of Tuesday ex'
ceeded the gale Of Monday night. seycrer Summer
storm seldom occurring. An intended procession OF
boats from the French fleet was first postponed then
abandoned as but five OF the larger cutters could ven
iure and these had to he owed through the wind and
sea In two deachments. by steam launches. A more
droary spectacle than the barbor presented throughout
the day could hardly DO imagned the vessels were al
most hidden from view by the driving rain the wnd
blew fercely. carrying the spray in heeoy dris IKE
snow the distant cumps of fortresscs looked IKE IoS
banks and the great iron cads themselves became
phantom squadron. The very breakwater was mere