The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-11
The Shotted Guns on Board British
Vessels Looked Ugly.
What Has Not Been Done and
What Is to Be Done.
ON THE wARPArH.
a British Schooner Captured BY
Tenians.

The sKossuth OF Ireland" the "Head Cent? Of Amer
ica " James stephens, is here He arrived this city
last evening from Havre the steamship Npolcon Ill
Owing the immense size Of the nearly two
hours elapsed before she could brought angsde the
dock and land her passengers The news Of her ap
preach, and the fact Of Stephens being board,
kept ~ secret AZ possible for the purpos Of pre-.
venting too great . crowd from assembling. This
would have succeeded admirably II ne vessel
lad landed tho passengers upon her arriva opposite
the dock about SIX o'clock there not than
one hundred persons present as that time VII, knew Of
his arrival; but tho news soon spread IKE vldnrs,
that whom the steamer arrived alongside III dock at
quarter before eight p n, there were hundreds Of
people inside the enclosure and Thousands outside
During the whole Of the evening" small boats Allied
with Irishmen, were rowed TO and round the steamer
with the hope that . sight couid b ob&,ned
OF the great Head Centre. Ono Of the boats
was struck by tho bow Of The ting towing the
steamer in which there fortunately but one man.
who jumped overheard and was rescued by nsigfbor
ing boat Thor 81 s:; ST. r cn e hs b
attss Of the Fenian Brotherhood, the Custom House
ofh'-rs. policemen. reporters and few friends were
successful The remainder took boats and landed
at the rv- end Of the pier Up to haifpss six o'clock
the reception promised to DO veIy tame affair." but after
that hour tho pee increased 70 such extent that
the dock was crowd.S
FIRST sroA~ OF STEPHENS.
The Napoleon I'LL was to~~d to the ler OF the pier,
those the outside Of the gate ng unable to see her
To those inside she lay broadside .ad the passengers
very distinctly her decks Tho crowd was
ordered TO fall back from the front OF the gaus~ay as
passenger would be landed II IL remained there
the order obeyed and the Executive Committee
were to the left of the wheclhouse, Head Centre
!.
at the gangway Mr. stephens was instastIy
recognized, and loud cheers and cries Of
Stephens" Stephens" arose simultaneously from
the crowd. Mr.. stephens bowed once or twicc, when
the cheering increased then raised his hat and nd.
vanced to the bulwarks, where he stepped upon some
thing which raised him foot above his friends
'aned forward, waved his hat and bowed Then broke
ot. yell, which repeated back from the thou
sands .Nyond the Enclosure. peculiar Irish yells which
were cchos' and re-echocd until Mr. stephens s.epped
down and Wa hidden from view.
rHE wHLcokE
rev minutes h~ ana tho Head Centre. with n
friend passed from the so 70 the dock Tn an n.,.,,
he was sunoanded and sue. vigorous shaking or
hands shouts Of Joy have been seldom seen or heard
Mr. Stephens received these tokens of welcome better
than could have been expected He w,s calm and mar.
fcctiy sefposscssed smiling bowling and ssakIps hands
a. he was only In circle Of socabe friends instead
of Joy intoxicated crowd The pressure was becoming
even too great for the calm Head Centre himself when
he was hurried on by the committee. Colonel
Kelly having taken his right arm aud M,
Rafferty, bis len. Tho small gate Of The en-
lowed by the remainder q the commt,ss nv TWO sud
two. have said that they passed ou-a tame expres
like the Of the sea The Head Centre commIiies
reporter, policemen and the mmense moving mass
were 10 human WISE and such the rush that those
nearest tho fence each side of the dock cried win
pain At the pressure and the shaf and wheels Of car
riagcs snapped like recd To add 70 the tumuIt The
horses Of several Of the vehicles became ninoat IN
manageabe, and more than one person was injured BY
their resuvcnoss n -
49,. From THE DOCK TO rue HOTEL.
AFTER being borne along about twenty psrss vhicb
reached ths carriage assigned him nr,ysss a..
ny hoa John Bradley-and after considerable s1us~s
oooa snd IrIsh,as en,sed in the carriage also
me nesa Centre was fairly In the carriage the re.
porter OF the HxRp seated alongside tbs dsvey and
tho dignity Of fsnan Senator and sno",ns ~. Sss
nation o. Mr. stephens for the evening In sentorIsn
iIo,s c9mmsnasd Jshu TO drive 70 Inc Metropolitan
o. ihm Aweh the driver and secured your reporters
'r. 20, 70 the Metropolitan with dignity
"a crvsa conferred around the carriage on the dock
a w WIN great dincuty that the horses could be
made 70 move forward AZ this moment mar sboa,od
vo se 90. me horses and hundred voices repss,sd
harmed at ,Sss. 's sr,.. n', ns b.. The driver
ucn Vgor That The mctiicsome bores dashed |
as ns up Charlton street 70 HUDSON ON = .bsrn
rot Win The hundreds following and cbcer,uv :, a,ap
as given 70 drive slower but this was no sooner done
nan the cry again arose OF Take out the hor.es y ha
:, hones wcre agan put 70 The trot BY the fxh,sned
river, and this pace continued up sprns saysa, .
ne 'srr,afe arrived a. Broadway The crowd followed
M people assembled al the Of streets Al IN.
heerng, and rushed from their houses and stor~s "a -
plain carriage drawn by span OF beautiful nettIc6
rays, 10 which were Mr. stephens and three gentlemen
I'm shouting crowd Of eight or ten hundred |
zen ana boys following The speed Of the car
age was again slackencd upon reaching Broad. |
ay and there rush In earnest was made
lake out the horses and, notwithstanding ssversi
obcsmen ineered tho traces unfastened and the
oc. almost freed from the carriage just a. Il arrived
ppose the Metropolitan Hotel, when Mr. Stephens and
= fends stepped ont, and through alving mass almost
nenS az The one on the dock passed