Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-09
THE C0MTE'S COMING.
he AND HIS FRIENDS TO ARRIVE ON
The ARIEL THIS AFTERNOON.
They VIII Pass Many Historic Points
Coming Up the James-PersoD-
mel Of the Party.

With good tide and no unusual draw
back the steamer Ariel. with the Count OF
Paris and his party Of distinguished friends
among her passengers, should arrive at
her wharf here this afternoon between
and o'clock
The Official schedule fixes the hour OF
landing at $50, bat it Is quite likely that
there will slight delay at Old Point,
where the Frenohmen will take passage.
The boat leaves Norfolk at 6 o'clock this
/ morning and IS due 10 leave Old Point an
hour and quarter later. She generally
runs the schedule with almost exact
prOmptness, but having received special
orders will wait for the royal guests II
necessary. and will not hurry them Tor
the matter OF an hour or two.
THEIR ROUTE.
Mr.. J.. r. Tatum, superintendent OF the
/ Virginia Steamboat Company, Yesterday
received the following letter from Mr..
| William L. Welch OF the Potomac Com
pany, IN Washington:
Dear sir,-I have IusI been advised that the
| Contc PARIS with his party OF seven persons
/ and five servants will 90 on our steamer, the
I George Leary, tomorrow evening, October SD
/ and Will wan, 10 connect WITH your steamer tho
| Ariel, at Oid Point Comfort the next morning.
l IL sometimes happens, j believe, mat your
steamer has made her landing ana gone before
we get there, and for this reason would Ike 70
have you ask the captain OF your steamer 10
wait for us IN case we are not there just exactly
! on time. By complying with this request you
! will very much oblige.
The Ariel's captain was communicated
with and directed 10 do as reque ted. The
best possible accommodations VIII be
afforded the gentlemen.
POINTS THAT WILL DE PASSED.
The ride up the river will be full Of in
/ tere5t to the Count, who VIII look upon
many places that he passed and several at
which he fought while with Mcclellan III
1862.
/ His Royal Hirhness is devoted 10 historic
research, and with his friends will enjoy
talking about the memories associated
with these points.
At Old Point they will look over the
waters upon which the memorable fight OF
the Merrimac and tho Monitor occurred.
| They will also look upon Fortress Monroe.
| which was the basis OF operations for many
movements against the Contederates IN
Virginia, North Carolina. and more south
crn States Here also for long time after
the war Hon. Jefferson Davis was I'M
| prisoued. and the casemate III which he
was confined will probably be looked upon:
A short way further up the boat Will
pass Newport News, where james riyer te-
| comes Hampton Roads ana Wnere the
! great Chesapeake and ONO system Las It's
eastern terminus and does an immense
shipping business.
Then comes jamestown Island; further
no u ClaremOnt. and not far theretrOm Is
Westover, which was n famous place IN
Revolutionary days and has been ever
since. The name appears as lar Dack a.
1923.
Lord CORVALLIS, moving from Peters
burg TO the Peninsula prior to the battle
! OF Yorktown. crossed the rver there. ten
| eral Pope and other Union generals had
their headquarters there during the ciyll
war. Upper and Lower Brandon and Fort
Powhatan are passed before reaching
| WestOyer.
| WHERE he SAW SERVICE.
4 few miles below CITY Point. on the
left shore, is Berkeley or Harrison's Land
ING. where there is an old colonial resi-
dence. President )Iippecanoel Harrison
was born here in 1773 After the battle OF
Malvern Hill. Mcclellan retreated 20 tins
point and fortified himself From Cog
gins Point. on the opposite shore; the
Confederates on one occasion shel.ed Nc
| Cielan's shipping in the river, dong 1t
great damage.
From Camp near Harrison's Landing
on July 4. 1869, General Mcclellan issued
his congratulatory order 10 hls troops,
saving. I'VE have succeeded IN changing
orr base of operations by n flank move
ment." &C.. and his army was soon alter
wards embarked for Aqua creek.
IL was at City Point, about two and a
half hours run from Richmond, where the
Appomattox Joins the James, that General
Grant had his headquarters during the
siege of Petersburg.
"BuTLEB BOTTLED UP"
Bermuda Hundred is the eastern termi-
ms of the Brighthope railway. IL was
here that General B. +. Butler in 1854, be-
inG compelled TO retire from Chester
station. found place of refuge. General
Grant said that General Buffers condition
Though he had $1,000 or 3O,OOJ mem was
as helpless as though he were corked up
in bottle.
Island Wharf, that Mcclellan in July, 1862,
after the bloody battles around Richmond,
made his last stand and repulsod the attack
of a norton of the Confederate army un-
dol General McGruder. After holding has
ground there for several days he retreated
to Harrison's Landing.
Further up they pass through Dutch
Can then Chaflin's Bluff, and then
Drewrv's Bluff, or Fort Darling, which
was Gibralta for strength TO the Con-
fedeTates.
A half-hour's run from here will bring
the steamer to her wharf. Besides the
points mentioned there are many on the
route Of historic character, and the scenery
is very pretty indeed.
NO FORMAL RECEPTION.
So far as known there will be no formal
reception. The visitors will be met by
Colonel Archer Anderson and Captain
Haxall. and possibly some Other citizens,
who will escort them 10 the EXCHANGE
Hotel. Carriages will be in waiting at the
wharf
III Mayor Ellyson is not called away from
the citv today ho will probably drive
down TO receive the Count socially or call
on him at the hotel Perhaps one or two
other clty officials will accompany him
when he calls.
TIRE COUNTS QUARTERS.
The rooms to be occupied by the noble
visitors are among the incest in the Tx
change Hotel. They are III the northeast
corner Of the first floor above the once,
and front on Franklin street. The Counts
bedroom will be No. 99. and adjoining 1t
will be his Darlor-No. 100.
The remainder of the suite will be DON'T
ciled near by. aud all of them will eat IN a
ur,yate dlning-room on the same moor.
They will be waited upon by negroes
species of rdrd GUiS no doubt TO those OF the
party who have not visited America before.
Eleven carriage-horses have beon en-
gagged for the company TO ride over the
! DAttlo-lClus-
Pleased with America.
This is from the Baltimore american.
whose representative had chat with the
Count while the train was waiting at
Union station there en- ro~e from fhiia-
delphia TO Washington:
The first person met by the reporter was the
MARQUIS de LasIeyrie. out snol his hand, OH
came his little black trsyellng-csp, aud in e1-
ceent En- glish ho said ,s
"a very good day, sir, and what can 90 f2r
your A newspaper-man. you say sir ny al
! hats GOO d. come this way," ana n second Iaiet
| the report or had a stalwsr arm passed through
! his and was being escorted 10 the rear Of the
car. Out on the back platform stood a
stalyart figure dressed in tweed sur
a black oyercoat and Derby hat In
an instant he turned and the par were we're
face 10 face with the Count Of Paris A face that
exprsss.i wonderful intellectually and deep
mind a face tanned by SEA Dreezes ana a mid
| ocean sun. made tho man who stool On ,he Iear
| platform OF car l20 at Union station yesteraaS
picture that will long be rememDeIen. IN oe9a
ola Baltimore sgaiu, after al absence OF hesiy
a quarter Of a century" was the nrst thing the
Colnt said, "snd how sorry am thai We are
only ahla 10 aea such a small portion OF IL" Inc