Alexandria Gazette

The Madisonian enlarges, and goes into details with a minuteness vastly edifying to us, plain "democrats." It says the "Royal Highness arrived in the Wednesday, and was received by the President at 2 o'clock on the same day. Thursday he visited the Navy Yard in the President's carriage, conducted by Mr. J. 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 of the Duke of Northumberland, and Sir H. Hart, both of the Royal Navy, and many distinguished officers of our own army and navy." (!!!)

The picture is here perfect. The president's carriage conducted by Mr. John Tyler—(Peerage—doubtless.) at the dinner of the Duke of Northumberland. (see here Lord Prudhoe—kinsman, doubtless.) at the dinner at 6 o'clock.—Lord Prudhoe—kinsman of the Duke of Northumberland. (see here Peerage—doubtless.) at the dinner The reception at 2 o'clock—the rifle in the trees of the Navy Yard—Mr. John Tyler, Jr., Commodore Nicholson—the twenty-one guns—the dinner at 6 o'clock—the Corps Diplomatique—the Cabinet—the French Minister—the other representatives—the large and brilliant company—these, and all the et ceteras, are all skillful touches of the art of puffing, worthy of the highest functionaries of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, at the Drawing Rooms of Windsor castle, for the special delectation of Her Majesty's loving subjects.

We certainly have no objections to the Prince de Joinville, or any other Prince Potentate, who may come to visit our Republic; but there is a way of doing these things which rebels every refined foreigner who lands upon our shores, and travels through our land, and blows before, an humbug as it is.