The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-17
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Queen vict0ria's Reception of Ameri-
can Naval Officers.


The officers Of the United States fleet COM
mandcd hy Admiral Alden were received by
Queen Victoria in her palace ut Osborne on
the Sd instant. General Sherman and Minis
ter Schcnck were also of the party. A cor
respondent of the New York World, who
was present, writing the next day, gives the
following description of the reception:
General sherman, Minister Schcnck, and
the officers Of the fleet arrived ut the palace
shortly before O'Clock. They were received
with all due honor by Lientenant-General
Viscount Bridport and Maior-Geneial A.
Hardinge, and conducted to the dining
room. where luncheon awaited them. An
hour was thus passed very agrecaby, and at
a quarter to 3 o'clock they were informed
thai the Queen would receive them III the
drawiug-room. Her Majesty, accompanied
bv the Princess Beatrice and Prince Leopold,
and attended hy the duchess of RoNhurgh,
Colonel Ponsonby, and Sir John Cornell, i'm
mcdlalcN afterwards entered the drawing
room. The Queen WAS looking extremely
well and was in unusually good spirits. She
appeared indeed perfectly happy and anxious
Io convey her happiness to her guests. As
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as was possible TO dispense with was laid
aside and things went on :tS much ;S posi-
bic as they would have done in the drawing
room Of any lady of rank. The prcscnta-
lions tu her Majesty We're made by Mr..
Schcnck in the following order: General
Sherman, Admiral Alden. Captain Temple,
United states ship Wabash Captain BrySon,
United Statrs ship Brooklyn; Captain Sllu-
rldt. United states ship Congress; Captain
Breeze. United States ship Plymouth; Cap
tain Wills, United STATES ship Shenandoah /;
Lirutcnant- Commander Swami. United States
ship WachllSctt; Captain Simpson, naval
attacLt: and Colonel Anderson, aide-dc-clnp
| to General Sherman.
Among all these men OF war there was ono
man OF pcarc-Bisllop Mrllwain. of ONO.
He had been very anxious for IN opportu-
ntv 10 bow his knee to "Fictoria, 10y the
grace of God Defender OF the Faith" and
head of the Church which is the mother of
| his own ecclesiastical body; and General
Srhrnck graticd him. He was presented
TO the Queen after the officers, but her MAJ
irstv seemed much less impressed by his ap-
| p,.arancr than by that of the men of war.
She and they got on very well together, but
nv discreet pen refuses to tell tales out OF
school. and il YOU wish to know what was
| said Won must ask the General or the Atlm-
| l-l. After the presentations 10 the Queen
| we've over. the officers were introduced with
less furnmlily TO the charming Princess Be;1-
| lricc, the i:tirrst flower OF all the royal fam
| ilv, and to her brother. the Young Leopold.
! This all over, some time was spent III con-
| vcrSalion and ai > o'clock the officers sci
| forth on their return in what found to be
Il very loyal frame of mind.
| The next day-ytStcrday Joys
awaited them. The Mayor Of S"uthalnl'-
ton, Mr. Bllchan, who is one Of the best
fellows alive, cave them 4 breakfast and
| garden party. The place of mct ting WAS The
grounds surrounding the ruins Of Nttlcy Alb
| hey. The rcrtSi WAS Of Il most stlmptuoll>
| character. and among the GUESTS were most
of the aldermen and councillors of South
mmptun. the United States Consul (Nr. w.
1'homsuli). and the majority OF the American
naval officers. After the health of The
Queen had been Loyalty responded to. The
Mayor rose and proposed The President
Of the United states OF Amcrict.H [Ehccrs.J
He said he WAS quite sure thai he should not
bc ircspa>>img OH bad ground when he al.
ludrd 10 the recent negotiations which had
been golnw on at Geneva. He was sure that
the earnest prayer Of every Englisliman and
uf every En%lislWoln:ln would he that they
should maintain the same good feeling to-
wards the United States ~ had ey.
i>tcd within The whole OF his remembrance.
uc trusted none OF them would ever live to
see any bad feeling existing between the two
countries. He could, III course, only know
the outside Of the matter, but he fell satisfied
that they should come to right understand
| in", and he trusted after that was done thai
they should never hear amy more of Ali.
hama claims or any other claims except n
claim To our generosity and good feeling
| which he was satisfied En@liShmcn would
never fail to give TO their friends on the other
side of the Atlantic. Hear. hear.l They,
| in fact, claimed to have populated the United
States from the circumstance OF the May.
| flower having left the harbor Of Southamp-
ton. \ gentleman on his left (Mr. Temple,
WAS 4 descendant OF the Pilgrim Fathers
and the admiral Of the American fleet then
| present reminded him that John Alden also
went over in the Mayllowcr. He proposed
the Health Of the President OF the United
States" with three times three.
The toast was enthusiastically received,
the baud of the Engineers playing "Tht
Siar-Spanglcd Banner Then followed the
toast OF THE Prince and the Princess OF
| Wales and the rest Of the Royal family" and
The Bishop and CLERGY of tie Diocese and
| Ministers OF all Denominations" which was
acknowledged by the Rev. MIR. Wilbcrfolc
on behalf of his father, the Bishop, and by
the Rev Mr.. Few for the clergy.
The Mayor then gave the toast of the day
" Admiral Alden, commanding the United
States fleet in Sout hampton water" pretacing
| the toast with few remarks on The hospita.
Bile reception which he lul met with OH the
rlrt of the Admiral and officers OF the fleet
and mentioning that the Admiral, in hi>
devotion to the lair sex, had invited the ladics
of SOUTHAMPTON TO ;ln afternoon ball on board
his vessel. He was sure they could not drink
10 an admiral of the United States navy who
more deserved their esteem and respect than
Admiral Alden. Loud chcers.]
Admiral Alden, on rising, was greeted
with yociftrolS cheering. lie had been
called upon to make 4 speech before, but
never to a toast which so nearly affected HIM
sell, and he hoped they would bear with him
in his reply. He should perhaps he guilty
of \ little plagiarism if he told an anecdote
which was related by General Schenck on
the occasion of the visit OF the Prince and
Princess OF Wales to the American fleet. lie
then narrated the anc,1lotc about Il young
lady who, on her return from M evening
party, being asked by her father who was
there, replied: son, there were some Eng
liShmon, some Americans. and some for
eisner<." lie (Admiral Alden) felt rs
though he were among his own people.
lie almost wished, however, that at
that moment lie was in France, where
he would have TO make speech iii French,
which would be Il better speech than an
English one, because it would not be under
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