The New York herald., 1866-11-08
CALF o n MA.
ous SAN FRANCISCO coaae spcNDtAtr.
HespltaIities rendered Queen Emma-The
Harbor Fortincations Of San FrancIsco, &c.
Ep Qet Isaa

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10, 1860.
QUEEN EMMA REVIEWS THE LIGHT ARTILLERY.
On saturday last her Majesty Queen Emma at the in
yi,a,ion Of Brigader General French Colonel OF the
Second Artillery visited the Preside TO view the parade
ana drill Of light batteries and OF that regiment.
The hour appointed was hafpast eleven A. NJ, but IL
was hafpast twelve before the royal party arrived
ON the ground her Majesty having been taking French
breakfast which meal is generally long and rather
heavy. Her delay wondered at for heretofore she
has been very punctual IN all her appointments
As the royal carriages entered the enclosure the Gag
was run up and salute OF twentyone guns was fred by
battery A. the secoud Artillery band the time
performed national air General French and stan rode
forward to the Queen and accompanied her carriage
TO the position assigned for IT. where the exercise could
be seen TO the greatest advantage.
The ground selected for exercise located between
Fort and Black points, and forms part OF the government
reservation About mile back the land is high but 1t
slopes on gradually the water Of the bay and leaves
large space admirably adapted TO the movement Of
large body Of troops.
was most beautiful Nothing could have been fner.
There not particle Of fog and the atmosphere
clear that the most distant objects could be seen with
wonderful dIstincness. From the position occupied
the rising ground the view very beautiful On tho left
Fort Point aud the high land tho northern shore
Of the Golden Gate; in front Mount Tamaupas could be
seen the right Of this, Acatraz, with ITS frowning
battcres and the extreme right the high land Of
Contra Costa, with the peak OF Mount Dabo showing
well above II, Black Point, with its tier Of heavy guns,
and portion OF the CITY, also included In the view,
while the blue waters of the bay sparkling the
light and dotted with the white calls or many inward
and outward bound craft rendered she whole
scdom looked upon in this vicinity, where much
thick weather shuts extended vcw OF the locality
There just wind enough 10 render the temperature
agreeable and II the general had been allowed select
from all the days in the year. he could have chosen
better fitted In all respects for display Of his
mand
THE SPECTATORS
As The drill was in a grea. measure private affair
comparatively few spectators pres en, General
Haeck and a portion OF his stan we're on the grounds
bu, only lockers on The visitors generally, ladies'
and ALL left their carriages and took the ground for It,
assuming all the attitudes usual to those who pic
the band performed some choice selections. and wel
performed were they that had her Majesty remained
away an hour or two longer we would not have COM
planned much provided the music was contnsed.
rgB DRILL
Immediately afcr the Queens carriage had taken the
poson assigned for II the batteries which in limo.
formed into column and passed close TO her Majesty at
walk they then broke into columns Of twos and passed
again at gallop. This portion Of tho review very
lockers All the movements OF light artillery were
then gone through with and with wonderful accuracy
chine moving with The regularity Of clock work. The
firing was very rapid especially from battery " which
consists o. four ten-pounder Parrots guns Hmbering
and unmbcring were performed % very rap
IDLY that ono could scarcely detect the operation.
After this and tho guns more in lne
and STAR drove slowly along The front Of the command
in order 10 hsve nearer Wow Of the batteries returning
asi 70 @ .. s
nrscn Of the review and Il de sns sppssrsacs and
ene, and ihs most interesting oi any that she has wit
messed during her stay In our country
TEE DOG OF THE RBgnKxT.
Belonging TO Battery II u . small specimen Of the
canine race whose performance during tho dr not
the least interesting Of what We saw while The com.
among the horses feet a. perfectly sure Of being unn
turcd; whom At a saicp be took up pontton on The
pace with u; when n battery and rfns. be quietly took
poetion In the and looked on, but the
Up ss Is. s"s. s
the men, and obeyed them with equal promptnsss.
TsE sArfxsR
late war Battery wears upon s gusdon the name Of
nearly every battle In which tho Army Of tho Potomac
w and ina. % S1s ana man o. sns
ring than that witnessed n the review Saturday last
The appearance Of the batteries very hne, the uni
form of the light artillery being attractive more
than that Of any other OF the service fhe guns
were in Ane order especially the four twelve FOUNDER
gold The iron PARROTS although not 30 nns hooking,
have their reputation established and from the pdy
with which they handled have dcsire to form
one Of party to try and take them. " the artillery.
men we're not disposed TO give them up
RETURN.
After the inspection was and the usual compli.
ments had passed tho command dismissed and be-
Majesty returned the city by the beach road wbsn
enabled her 10 have nne view Of the hsroor ana Wv
surrounding scenery AZ have before stated she neNf
fails 10 speak In glowing OF the kindness s-eoun
piialiy with which she has been recescdrecpent OF
try and In part Of u has she b~pecomes more and
more than In San Francise every day Of her stay
impressed VIII OF great advantage 10 us In our
and hor yisrcai relations with the Sandwich Islands
futur~ HrE DEraRrunR
Queen Emma and suite viii certainly take their de-
psrturs In the steam frgae Vanderbilt, Dag
ship OF Rear Admiral Thatcher who VII accompany her
AZ the particular request OF her Majesty Mrs and Miss
Thatcher viii join the party have no doubt that the
reception o. tho vanderbilt Honolulu w % grsna
tained, some slight return Tor the manner n which
the Hawaiian Queen has been eted IN the United staic~
The passage over VIII doubtless be pleasant one, Tor
the Vanderbilt been well seasoned In the North
Atlantic 70 much for any bad weather the Pacific
roarprcarjoS. or sAx rrAscr.oo.
In my last describing Queen Emmas visit 10 the iorti-
hca,ons Of this harbor spoke only Of hose wholly OF
vx-Alcairaz Fort Point and Point san Jos or Beach
Point Even with those the bsrbor OF san francco ~
Iobos Lime Point Goat Island ana the one % command
Rsccoon straits nnishcd, this hsror viii really be Al
strong, u not stronger, than any place 10 the world
and II should be 20, strong enough 70 render tho
entrance OF . hostile neet-evsn one Of ron.clsds
impossible. II !. the intention. ] understand, 20
remove all the lighter guns, those thai formerly we're
considered heavy FOR coast and habor defence snd
substitute therefor the ten nesu and twenty inch g-ns
With these commanding the Golden Gate, enysa.s ~
even squadron composed Of Warriors sng Noftnmm.
bsrsnds will bo out o. the question: and s.orns ,na
they get inside with the assistance Of sense fos Aca-
trsz and Goat Island mounted with tk s~me oransnce
would render their position inside see nAIoof sDous
equal 10 that Of Jonah 10 the whale Uneasy
they would have 10 70 ont again 'nse - y tncy wers
sbs 70 do ny af means ies mAss ,ns.s projected
Z ,.r ,ssdy ~, ssyrssogx sbnt let them be Z nper.
snnaa,ed sergeant and bis fniy Ike The gsr,son, o.
80 .snn, es,. .n,,s ~ 10 nl>sl In everything on this
pass Tor Il l. - far "a IRON ~ centre OF capital Of
couuiry and there v 30 muchol whasfness between
wlthog delay that might bqals should an emergency
s,sss IA ,eauirs their presspshsre. Keep -