EXTRACTS. EMBARKATION OF THE QUEEN & PRINCE ALBERT FOR IRELAND.

New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 379, 1 December 1849, Page 5

EXTRACTS. EMBARKATION OF THE QUEEN & PRINCE ALBERT FOR IRELAND.

{From the Morning Herald, August 2.) The Royal Puogrt.ss. — Her Majesty, Prince Albert and suite, embarked yesterday on board the royal yacht Victoria fy Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G. (J. H., at half-past 3 o'clock in the afternoon ; and the different members of the Court and household, the servants, attendants, &c , having als > embarked, the Viclotia <$• Albeit, with the royal itandurd at the main, proceeded, under a salute from Cowes Castle, en route to Cork, Dublin, Belfast and Greenock. With the Victoria 5c Albert were the following ■team vessels, under the command of Lord Adolphus Fitzclaronce:— The Stromholi, 6, steam-sloop, (Joinmander, Lord A. W. Beauclerk ; the SpJiinx, G, steam sloop, Commander Hewlett ; the Black Eayle, Admiralty steam-yacht, Matter Commander Cook ; and the Vivid, steam packet, Master Commander Smithett. One of the men-of-war sloops proceeded ahead of the royal yacht, and the other followed astern, th« smaller veiseli being stationed on the quarters of the stately Victoria fy Albert. The royal iquadron got into regular order soon after starting, and proceeded at a very good speed towards the Needles— betokening a fair, happy, and prosperous passage for our beloved bovereign in this her Majesty's lint visit to the Emerald Isle. It was arranged that the royal squadron should bring up for the ni«ht, yesterday, in the same beautiful locality in which the royul squudrou of 1847 anchored on her Majesty's visit to the Clyde, hut the weather being so very fine, it was not at all improbable that the royal squadron would go on as far as Weymoutli last night, and leaving that anchorugc at daylight this morning and carrying the fine weather with them, go right ou to Cork without stopping at any intermediate port. At Cove, the Commander -in-Chief, Rear Admiral Manley Dixon, hai made his dispositions for receiving the royal squadron. The Admiralty left it to the choice of the gallant and respected Admiral to .shift his flag from the Crocodile to any other ship that might be (.here ; and it was expected that bis selection would fall

upon the Ganges 84, Captain Smith, C.B. He would tlicn have under his orders that ship and the Hague, GO, screw two-decker, Captain Macdougall ; and the sJrrogant, 4fj, screw frigate, Captain Robert Fitz Roy, if she should arrive in time from the Mediterranean, to fire royal salutes on the arrival of the Victoria &f Albert. We have ulready reported the arrival of IT. M. screw-yacht tender, Fairy, Master Commander Welshi at Cove. That vessel, togeter with the 'J\ itlent steam vessel, Lieut. Comnmndi'i Risk, the Lucifer, 2, Lieut. Commander E. A. T. oloyd, and the Banshee steam vessel, Master Commander W. Smithett, now assembled at Cove, will ahso he under the orders of Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, and form part of the royal squadron on the coast of Ireland. The Commander-in-Chief at Cork will most likely attend on her Mnjesty in the Royal visit to Cork, but he will not accompany the squadron on its departure from Cove for Dublin. The royal squadron on leaving Cove will be com posed of all the above-nnmed vessels, with the exception of the Ganges, (he Hague, and Arrogant, being transferred to Lord Adolphus Fitzclarencc's command. Commander Wolfe, who has been surveying, at Valencia, has been recalled from his surveying duties and is in leadincss at Cove to pilot her Majesty in and out of Cork Harbour. It is not improbable that the Queen may viiit Waterford en route from Cork to Dublin, either from I choice of from stress of weather ; and to provide for ! such a casualty Commander G. A. Krnzer, surveying | on the south-east coast, in the Sparrow ketch, has been directed to hover near the Sultees, so as to be in readiness to pilot the royal iquadron into Watcrford Harbour. Off Kingstown the royal squadron will he received by the Dragon, 6, steum- frigate, Captain W,. 11. Hull, the gallant captain aisiating to place and anchor the royal vessels ; the following then forming the Royal Naval cort&ye of steamers : Yachts and Packets— ' Victoria & Albert,' royal yacht, Captain Loid A. FKzclarence— ' Fairy,' screwtender to ditto, Master Commander Welsh — 'Black Eagle,' Admiral yacht, Master Commander Cook— ' Banshee,' steam - packet, Master Commander W. Smithett— 'Vivid,' iteam - packet, Master Commander L. Smithett. Men-of-war E/scort— 1 Hogue, 1 GOguni, 500 men, screw two«decker, Captain Macdougall — 'Arrogtnt,' 40' gum, 450 men, screw frigate, Captain 11. Fit}, Roy — ' Dragon,' 8 «;uns, 200 men, frigate, Ca|/t,iin W. 11. Hall— ' Sphinx,' 6 gum., 160 men, sloop, Commander Hewlett— 'Stromboli fi guns, 1 (JO men sloop, Commander Loid A. Beauclerk — 'Trident,' 3 guns, 65 men, gun-vessel, Lieutenant R:«k — ' Lucifer,* 2 guns, 55 men, gun-vessel, Lieutenant E. Lloyd. On tbe departure of the royal squadron from Dublin all the abovenamed vessels will proceod to tome distance with her Majesty, when the Hogue, Arrogant, Dragon will part company with the Royal Standard, and proceed to Devonport.