The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-09-17 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF JENNY LIND IN AMERICA.

(From the New York Herald.)
The Swedish Nightingale, th 3 soul of song, has at length
arrived in the empire city of the great republic of the new
world, and her welcome has been cordial and enthusiastic
in proportion to her fame, and that intuitive instinct by
which the people of New York never fail to recognise and
appreciate heroism, goodness, or genius. In the case of
Jenny Lind, all three are combined in the highest degree,
and her reception on Sunday, the Ist September, was
accordingly a scene of enthusiasm such as none of her sex
has ever met with on this continent. She is a woman of
a century—one of the wonders of an age—which the hand
of the Great Spirit of Harmony, who attunes " t'le music
of the spheres," raises up to make the rest of the world
humble, while they adore His power.
The Atlantic having been expected on Saturday even-
ing, Mr. Barnum proceeded to Staten Island to meet the
great songster, and the Fire Department had intended, in
the event of leer arrival during the night, to escort her, in
a grand torchlight procession, from the wharf to her
hotel, and had engaged some of our hest bands to give
her a serenade. But a storm which the Atlantic encoun-
tered in her passage, delayed her for several hours, and
she did not arrive till Sunday afternoon. It having been
rumoured that she was to land on Staten Island, in order
to avoid the crowd, immense numbers visited the island
in the ferry boats. It turned out, however, that she
could not conveniently land at Staten Island, and many,
therefore, were disappointed. On the gallant ship steam-
ine up to the Quarantine, Mr. Barnum accompanied the
health officer on board, and there met the nightingale,
when cordial salutations were exchanged. On seeing the
American flag, she paid it homage by kissing her hand to
it with all the fervor of a child, and exclaiming, " There
is the beautiful standard of freedom, which is worshipped
by the oppressed of all nations." Shortly after, she saw
the Swedish flag flying from the masthead of a vessel in
the quarantine, and her eye kindling with rapture on
beholding tbe emblem of her native land, she asked how
long the ship had been detained there, and on being
informed by Dr. Doane, the health officer, that the deten-
tion was thirty-five days, she expressed her regret at the
delay. This momentary feeling was soon lost in the
boundless delight with which she regarded the expanse of
ater that lay before her in our glorious bay—she literally
feasted her eyes upon it with admiration. She said it
was the most magnificent sight she had ever beheld.
Mr. Barnum—Except the Bay of Naples.
Jenny Lind—Not excepting even that.

She appeared, in_ fact, delighted with everything she

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saw. On nearing the wharf, She expressed her astonish-
ment at seeing so many persons, all respectably dressed—
such a crowd as she bad never seen on the docks of the old
country. She enquired, " Why, Mr. Barnum, have you
no poor people in this country ? Everybody appears to
be well dressed." _ _ _

Meantime, the foot of Canal-street was covered with
human beings, who had congregated there all the day, in
expectation of getting a sight of the Swede; and when the
news arrived that the Atlantic was coming -ap the river,
the excitement became intense, and there was a perfect

rush, up to the time of her reaching the dock. The strong
wooden gate leading to the dock was closed, and kept by
the police of the Fifth ward, and only those who obtained
orders were admitted. Meantime, " the 'pressure from
without" was tremendous, and all the docks around were
covered with men, women and children. There were

trains of coaches drawn up in front of the entrance to the
dock, the flags of Sweden and the stars and stripes floated
on the breeze together, and every appearance indicated
that "a coming event had cast its shadow before."
On reaching the wharf, exactly at two o'clock, a deaf-
ening cheer greeted the noble ship and her noble passen-
ger. Every eye was strained to see her, but she did not
make her appearance on deck ; and if she had she could
scarcely have been distinguished from the many other
lady passengers on board.

)alf way up the dock, a beautiful arcade
lad been erected, consisting of a double row of pillars,
'estooned with evergreens and flowers, and covered over-
head with the flags of the Union. The front (next the
ship) had a triumphal arch of the same materials, sur-
mounted by a stuffed eagle, with a bouquet of flowers in
his beak, as if presenting them to the guest of the United
States. In front was the inscription, in large letters
upon a white ground—" To the Nightingale," Jenny
Lind, welcome to America." Here Mr. Barnum's pri-
vate carriage was drawn up, and from this to the gang-

From the

ship was extended a carpet for her to walk on.
eantime the gangway was being hoisted on

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board ; but

..gas the anxiety for seeing her, that many
climbed up the stakes, at the risk of their lives,
;e compelled by the police to come down. Two
of men were formed from the foot of the gangway to
coach, and no person was permitted to go on board
..xcept one or two, who had special permission. The
•,e. gangway having been secured, and the passengers com-
of a bull-rino is an I menced descending, all eyes were bent on every female

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that made her appeSrance, scrutinizing her features, and
:!omparing them with the likenesses they had seen in the
print shops. At length Captain West, commanding the
Atlantic, appeared, with Jenny Lind leaning on his arm,

wearing a blue silk bonnet, and having in her hand an
exquisite bouquet, presented to her by Mr. Collins. A
simultaneous shout of exultation ascended, that made the
welkin ring, and told the multitude outside the gate that
the Nightingale had shown herself. By her side wt
Barnum, Mr. Jules Benedict, and Signor Belletti
rush was tremendous. Still the lines were preserved un-
broken ; and Captain West led her to the carriage, which

was a 'rather plain one. A number, who could not
get seeing her, ran forward with precipitation towards
the carriage, in order to catch a glimpse of her as
she entered ; and here the scene baffled all descrip-

quite impossible for her to get into it. The choicest
bouquets were showered upon her ; and when, with the

exertions of those friends who accompanied her, she at
length gained the interior of the carriage, the people got
up on the horses, while others climbed the carriage roof,
and bouquets were thrown to her in profusion. She
bowed with t

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uished, and her face spoke more of emotion than any
words could express. At this moment, was beard a wild
hurragn at the gate, such as proceeds from besiegers when
they enter the breach they have made in the wall or gate
of a city. The people who had been kept off with hard
Aghtino lw the nnliee. nt length made one tremendous

rush. carrying the gate in with them, and this heightened
the excitement to a pitch of wild tumult ; and some appre-
hension was felt, for a few minutes, that Jenny Lind
might be injured. There appeared to be no hope of get.
+h.nttr,h +ha tts.r.vrr,l rishn rit•ivar had nnhi to battle

for it ; he whipped the horses, which he found to be use-
less, and then he whipped the crowd, when immediately
the Nightingale put her head out of the window, and said
with much excitement, " You must stop ; I will not allow
:ke the people; they are all my friends, and
re come to see me." This sentiment was received with
a deafening cheer, and the crowd made way themselves.
The carriage then drove to the Irving House, with
Lind. Mr. Benedict, whom she has engaged to lead

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the managerial skill and enterprise on this continent, in
engaging her to sing for the American people. Other
vehicles conveyed Jenny Lind's suite and baggage, and
some thousands of the people followed to the Irving