New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-14

ccirt IF bulky parcel by the captain Of each ship
understood TO contain presents from the Queen.
These parcels, however, were not opened, that
ceremony being a kind of excitement spared for
more northern ATTITUDES. The time OF departure
was rapidly drawing All had gone ashore except
those who were TO sail The smoke issuing from the
funnel of each ship showed that steam was mp ard
the vessels were only waitin, for the motive power
IN no applied to be really off on their journey. An
officer and man had already posted Themselves ny
the signal ha!yarts, and uuobsoryed by thoSo who
did not know the meaning of such things had
already hcisted the signal which was known on tho
Adnirars ship to be request for permission to part
company. The affirmative reply from the Admiral
was almost instantanconsy given, and the
expedition had the official Authority to start.
Precisely at o'clock the ganeways were hauled
ashore and the head rope Of The Alert let 90. She
steamed slowly out into the fair way Of the harbor,
amid the cheering of the spectators and the equally
enthusiastic responses of the crew, who were elus-
tered in the rigging. AS rs half cables length
gained the Discovery started i'm the same man.
ner, and with equally cordial greetings following in
the wake Of her consort. Steaming slowly toward
the mouth Of the harhOr, they could be, and were,
closely watched by the assembled thousands of
spectators. Just before leaving the harbor the flag
ship signalcd Good bye, best wishes FOR snccess,"
ships by Thanks, farewell" On passing the st.
Vincent and the Duke OF Wellington, the port Adj
mirai's flagship yards manned by the crews of
those vessels, and hearty cheer echoed from
the hundreds in the rigging through the
whole harbor. So far the harbor demoHstra
tons were at an end. but passing through
the narrow entrance enthusiastic crowd
was waiting upon both piers and here the excite
ment of the spectators was at its climax. The ring
ing cheers that issued from that scething crowd as
The vessels passed from the harbOr into the fair open
sea was something to be remembered. Just outside
the harbor the Alert gave the signal to the Valorous,
and she rapidly weighed anchor and steamed after
the other ships. When fairly away from land the
Alert gave the signal 10 set plain SAIL order speed
lily complied with. There was fresh north-easteily
breeze blowing, and the little squadron followed by
two excursion steamers and large feet of yachts,
passed rapidly down the Solent through the Needles
passage, and so cut into the Channel. They passed
Plymouth at on Sunday, where they were
boarded for short time by The Port Admiral and
other naval officials and wbcre congratulations
and hearty farewell were once again exchanged
the last farewell they will probably have the oppor
t,lnity Of exchanging till they part from tie Valor
Gus ut Disco.
On shore there was q good deal Of military dis
play All the available troops in the garrison
paraded on PoItsea Common, and under Sir Hast
ting Doyle, the General in command, they went
through number Of movements ana assis:ed-with
a powerful corps of artillery-in firing the royal
salutes which were given from sea and shore, in
honor of the Queens Birthday.
Mr. Clements Markham, the Secretary to the Royal
Geographical Society, and cousin to the second
officer in command of the Alert, Commander Mark
ham, was passenger on board the Alert. lie will
accompany the expedition to Disco, whence lie will
return in the Vs,orous. The return Of Mr. Markham
NAV be looked for with some interest, he VIII be
able to supply valuable information 20 TIE state
of the ice which viii enable estimate to be
formed of The snccess likely to be achieved.