Sunbury American And Shamokin Journal

Visit of the Prince De Joinville.

The Prince de Joinville, who left this city yesterday for Norfolk via Baltimore, was received by the President with that cordiality and consideration to which he was so fully entitled by the hospitality uniformly extended to our fellow citizens by the King of the French.

The Prince, indeed independently of any such special claim upon our civilities, comes recommended by whatever intelligence, high breeding, a sedulous desire to make himself agreeable, and the most unaffected simplicity of manners, can do to entitle a gentleman to respect and attention everywhere.

His Royal Highness arrived in this city on Wednesday, and was received by the President at 2 o'clock on the same day. On Thursday he visited the Navy Yard in the President's carriage, conducted by Mr. John Tyler, jr. and Commodore Nicholson, and was received with a complimentary salute of twenty-one guns. At 6 o'clock he dined with the President in a large party, composed of the Corps Diplomatique, the members of the Cabinet now in this city, Lord Prudhoe, brother of the Duke of Northumberland, and Sir Henry Hart, both of the Royal Navy, and many distinguished officers of our own army and Navy.

In the evening, several hundred invitations having been sent out, a very numerous assemblage of citizens of all parties were collected at the President's House, for whose reception all of the apartments were thrown open.

A Band of Music from the Navy Yard was in waiting, and immediately after dinner struck up the National Air of 'Hail Columbia' followed by the 'Parisienne,' and continued to play throughout the evening, which closed with dancing.

We are gratified to be able to state that the whole entertainment was exceedingly brilliant and agreeable, and altogether worthy of what was, in some sort, an act of national hospitality.--Madisonian.