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

Channel ali the English Channel We'll, it's pain
full subject and am happy to say that wasn't one oil
the victims, and the cabin floor remained clean Tor me-
Also that Capt. F. more than justified my lndiarubber
bed gown. With the exception Of temporary dozes In
what Punch calls "recesses in the ships side-captai
places for storing Goals odds and ends-where you
obliged to make St. An.honys cross OF yourself
in order not to be violently elected by the motion
Of the yessel-nobody got much sleep much
less took off his clothes, all night
We heard afterward that the squadron
OK perienced its difficulties and disasters and kept no
sort of sailing order during the voyage. The Con-
stance ran into the Liverpool, fouling her badly de-
stroying her mizen topmast mzzen chains and quar-
ter boat-in short making such a complete wreck OF
her asern that she had TO pu back woeuly for Ports
mouth; while the Salamis lost her topsal yard All
the vessels pitched and tossed in the breakers as in
yertabe Atlantic Storm the which resemblcd pretty
closely. have ugly weather at sea, but none
uglier.
MONDAY NOTWITHSTANDING INTO CHERBOURG
Grim and lowering, with slaty clouds and spitefu'
showers Of rain broke the morning but presently i'm
proved and got lighter, for which thank Heaven We
were wet enough and uncomfortable enough, but with
things improving atmospherically made shift to eat
and drink and be merry BY the afternoon the sun shone
out brilliantly though the still angry. with
cnrng foam cresting the dark blue armament under
the waters" 1t was 7 p m. when we arrived at Cher'
bourg and very glad we TO sight the misty head
lands the enormous three.me breakwater, the forts
the feet, and the town. OF course the English squad
ron had got there ahead Of only not very much So
having steamed al halfspeed, or been compelled TO
maneuver in consequence Of the storm, OF waited for
the slow vessels in order TO make an i'm
posing appearance on entering the harbor, which
spectacle We missed and which took just Blk hours to
accomplish. / am told il was very fine. Tie west
end of the harbor the post Of honorhat Is 70 say the
most convenient and safest-was gallantl$ conceded
by the French the yisitos As fast they came in
pilots boarded them and guided each to It's nooring
forming three lines The outer line was formed by the
Constance the Octays the Research, the Hector and
the French frigate Heroine fine new ron-ciad from
the Navy. lard at LOrent. The second line COM
prised the Black Prince. the Defense the Urgent and
| the Magenta the latter the flagship Of the lrench
Rear.Admiral Baron DE Ia Ronciere Noury. The third
line consisted Of the Prince Consort. the Achilles and
the French frigate lie Flandre. Admiral Daeres' flag
ship the stately looking Edgar lay almost in the cen
ter Of the great harbor her left the Royal Sovereign
and two fine French frigates. Very many other
smaller French ships Of scattered about the
British vessels Enchantrcss, Fire Queen. Salamis
Trncul. Sprightly. &c, grouping themselves about
with yachts excursion steamers and pleasure boats IN
the watery ins;erstces. SO that French and English
were mixed up naucaly As well as socially on shore
and everything looked specially after
that abominable Channel passage.
BRITISH COURTESY.
When the English aect entered the haTbor At Little
after In the evening. the many forts salucd them
with thundcrous welcome Of artillery which the
Britons with coldblooded adherence TO rule and pre-
cedent didn't acknowledge. for the excellent reason
that it was past p. English all over but TIE
French didn't understand like it-nor. may add.
some other proceedings pertinent 20 the hie For
will sou believe II lit appears that the departure Of
the entire squadron positively delayed by the VISIT
Of some ladies to the Lords Of the Admiralty at Ports
mouth They-the ladies-wauted 20 go on board
Government yacht and the Lords were complainant,
though they were pledged 10 be at Cherbourg by Ger
tain hour and everything ready and waiting for them
II punctuaiy be the poteness Of princes what shall we
denominate this behavior Put the two instances have
mentioned together and you have British official charac'
ter-he lordest license for It's own ikngs and short
conings and utter Indifference 20 the rights and feel
ngs Of foreigners" II the French officers here knew
enough Of the English language to understand the
peculiar comments aud criticism bestowed by nautical
j. g. on their forts fleets. harbor and deicnses-Whcl
hnppy they DON'T should say that the result Of this
great fete would be anything but satisfactory to The
oyertalked Of fraternity between the two nations.
have heard all Chefb0urg knocked into cooked hG
in theory half dozen times by these amable visitor
with very little protest on the stupidity. The bruiaiy
aud bad taste Of IT, But enough Of disquistons Low
ever pertinent
CHERBoURG
Possessing no opportunity Of making a Wholesale
crib from Murray any other guidc.book spreyou
any heightened description Of Chcrbourg. Ony VIII
say that the least constitutional Of Empcrors may ary
boast a. he did in l-- the occasion Of the queen Of
Englands visit that France has here renRei the
maryels Of Egypt" IN solidarity of building The
docks. cut, l believe, out Of the solid rex seem
titanic and the place appears so well deienied that II
should be- as the sanguine Frenchmen boat impreg'
nable. q am told however. that hundred years ago
the English took Cherbourg keeping possession Of II
long enough to play the very Old Harrywith decks.
town, arsenal and shipping) One Of frances few
good harbos Oct body who possesses Mrryas story
Of The Three Cutters" refer to 1t md see how
elicitousy they abused therc) is STATED al the
northern extremity Of peninsula which Juts
out into the channel nearly opposite TO Forts
mouth. Being wei sheltered TIE sOtth by
hills every one of them surmounted by fort)
the town had comparatively escaped The bad weather
we had experienced at sea. though the hrbOr 80 I'M
lnense that strong wind always mikes t rough
enough even within the breakwater. Wien W. arrived
Dom Town and harbor were all alive VcTyyessel IN
the latter having hosed its lights for IN, night that
the whole e1Panse twnkled like new kind # Venice.
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