Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1813-01-29

6sfS auSh punt usuuCE W tue CECW Oh
the United States, they landed at the
New-Slip at about half past . O'Clock, |
and accompanied with their own band of
music, proceeded in pairs through Pearl
street, up Wall street to Gibson's Hotel,
where an excellent dinner was prepared
for the occasion. The streets were lined
with ladies and gentlemen TO witness
the appearance of men who had so no.
bly, fought and triumphed in their coun-
try's cause. But when they approach
ed within an hundred yards Of their
place OF destination, it was with some
difficulty they could make any further
progress, SO great was the concourse
which the occasion had drawn together.
Carriages of every description, carts
and Wagons, had collected ia the sire ct
and were covered with people, till they
resembled a hive of bees before swarm
ing. The band at the door continued
playing until the whole crew, about four
hundred, had entered, and had been IN
PRODUCED to their seats in the same ele-
CANT where their officers had dined
before, and fitted up in the same fanciful
and appropriate style. On this occasion
the gentlemen composing the excellent
band OF the 18th regiment, volunteered
their services, with General Washing
Aon's old t%rumpeter among them and
they we're not backward in greeting them
to their hearts content with our best ma
tional airs, played in a manner thar would
have done credit to any professional or.
chcstra. AT the sight of the Transparent
cies representing the three victories.
which burst upon their view at the sud-
den ~uniurling of the mainsails, their Joy
was extaey, snd repeated huzzas accom-.
panied with the shrin whistlings of the
boatswain's call, made the room ring a.
gain. Directly afterwards the word was
given TO fall to, and for one hour the
@sess obstinate uabelic-er in Perpetual
motion, would have been completely gra.
yelled. Soon after dinner, the boatswain
piped all hands to silence, and the gun.
ner informed them by his speaking trum-
pet that the commodore was in the house
aud would shortly appear, when 9 cheers
were expected. He entered and took
his stand under the transparencies AT the
west end of the room, when the cheers
were given, every man standing on tiptoe
and Aourishing his glazed hat over his
head in a manner peculiar to the true
sailor. Many an appropriate and many
a hearty toast was given, and some of
them in language that could MT be mis-
understood by the dullest present. On
the whole, every thing went off extreme
ly we'll, and at the proper hour, most of
them pushed off for the theatre where the
managers had literally appropriated to
them the whole pit.
The avenues to the house were almost
literally blocked up, so that admittance
was scarcely practicable. Every body
seemed DESTROYS to see how such a body
of sailors, coming directly from a jolly
dinner would behave. The house was
filled to overflow in every part Of not
a nook or corner but what had its occu-
pant. The Pit was not quite so full as
the rest of the house, owing, i presume
to some of them having got a little bewil-
dsred when they left the Hotel, so that
they could not very readily find their way
TO the Park, and some having got so far
north into the Gulf Stream, that they
could not alter their course in time to get
back to the Theatre before the fall of the
curtain. There were, perhaps, two
thirds of them in the pit; the gunner with
his speaking trumpet took his stand in
the centre of the middle bench TO COM
mand silence, when necessary. and the
| faithful boatswain stood beside him with
his silver call to second his commands ;
on each side and in front the American
flag waved in proud triumph. They
were much elated at Yankee Doodle, and
three hearty cheers testified their appro-
baton of Mr.. Perossier's efforts. After
some time their commodore entered and
took his seat in the third box from the
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