Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-22
cIvILITIEs TO THE FRENCH.
Imposing Naval Review on Spithead-Th
Queen Present.

Imposing Naval Review on Spithead-The
Queen Present.
The French feet. in taking a position be.
tween the two lines of British war ships of Spit
head yesterday morning, preparatory to the
naval review, Unanswered badly and were
swung broadside on the current The sea, it
should be added, was very rough at the time
the French feet was required to take up its
position.
At noon the skies cleared brightly At pm.
when the signal TO dress ship was given all the
British war vessels suddenly broke out their
bunting. flying masses of bright flags of all
shapes and many colors. The French feet also
dressed ship in due course Of time and the
three lines Of fine war ships riding to the neat
sea, which kept them Juggling at the anchors,
appeared remarkably powerful and vicious
The queen embarked upon the royal yacht
Alberta at East Cowes, her majesty's ship In
vincible, the guard ship in Southampton waters,
firing salute, and the crew naming the yards
as her majesty stepped on board.
Outside the harbor the Alberta ran along.
side the royal yacht Victoria and Albert,
handsome vessel Of 2,470 tons, and the queen
was transferred to that larger and safer vessel
The Victoria and Albert, accompanied by the
royal yachts Alberta and Osborne, by num-
Der of private steam yachts and by several
for Spithead in order to review the French and
British fleets.
So soon as the Victoria and Albert, flying
the royal standard, entered the lines Of war
ships h. NJ: 8. Camporeown. the British flag
ship, signalled to man the yards and with won-
derful rapidity the blue jackets swarmcd all
over the war ships and then remained standing
| on the yards, their arms extended along the
back ropes, like SO many men turned to stone.
When the Victoria and Albert entered the
arft nfpao Int
the British ships, and as the royal yacht ap.
| preached the French squadron the vessels com.
posing it also Numbered out royal salutes until
, owing to the murkiness Of the air, the two fleets
| were enveloped in clouds Of gunpowder smoke,
and from a distance one might have readily i'm
! agined that the iron monsters were exchanging
| shots in real deadly earnest.
Slowly, steadily, dainty thing OF peace amid
80 much show Of rude warfare, the royal yacht
| steamed past the French war ships. the crews
| cheers, which were responded to by the British
! tars and re-echoed by the excursionist4
| After passing down one OF the lines Of British
| and French war vessels the Victoria and Albert
returned up the other and similar line OF ships,
| and in 20 doing brought up alongside the
French flag ship, the Marengo. The French
conamander-in- chief, Admiral Geryais, then
went on board the royal yacht and paid his
| respects to the Queen of England. Admiral
s.Ss y s her sm MAJESTY and The
queen conversed together for some time. .sx-
changing international compliments OF the us
ual order and then, the admiral returning on
board his Gag ship, the Victoria and Albert con-
| tinued her slow steaming through the lines Of
battle ships,and that ceremony completed, the
war ships again belched forth another series Of
royal salutes over the Portsmouth waters.
While these last salutes were being fired by
| the British and French war ships the royal
| yacht stesmed back toward Osborne palace.
During the review tho shores OF the Isle of
Wight and Of the neighborhood Of Portsmouth,
were crowded with tens Of Thousands of spec
tators.
In conversing with Admiral Gervais when
she received him on board her yacht, Queen
Victoria said: Il am delighted with the spsc-
tacle and pleased that the weather has per
mitted me TO inspect your ships I hope you
will have good voyage homs.n
Last evening the French and Ensliah Of
fcers were banqueted BY Earl Clauvilliam,
naval commander, at his oficial residence. Il
Wa brilliant affair, closing with bail