The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-16
Vol. 9-------No. 70.

and the MAcEDoNIAN," and in the right
| JONES 0aa tie FRoLlc" The triunlph-
ant embems of Americas power and ma
JeSy was q production OF Mr.. Hollands
haPpicst genius; every eye that bchcld it,
confessed that the artist had felt the gran.
deur OF his subject, and that his mind had
well seconded the powers of his pencil
he large side window was occupied by an
opaque picture Of "A EARLE supporting q
label inscribed "-Onr chH.ren are the t5ro-
Reriy q or country" 'iiiS. inscription il
toast OF Com. LcCatur's Venerable 1srent
1T dlnncr given by tn- citizens ii i'hila-
deiphla, III comm en; Grafton of the burning
OF the trigate by his son * gallant comrades
in the Intrepid The flags of all nations
were attached to maStS which were placed
rou=d the room, x formed q line in the CEN
are between the chandeliers where We re-
marked some beautiful Portuguese colours,
whose white grounds & superb central orna-
uicnts most happily relieved the Gerker
hags on the sides. The nasts were covered
| with laurel and ever greens. and festoons
| OF iaureiS and American pendants c0nnect-
ed the whole: The flag slaves reached
the ceiling, and wherever the eve was di-
rected 1t encountered the ensign of some
nation The appearance III the whole was
highiy picturesque and animated and the
adjustment ct the ornar, ents was a tavtltra-
Die evidence of the artists Skill and taste
he supper room was intended TO appear
Ike the cabin of ship ii war, every par.
OF the walls being covered ry = flag or q
transparency At the upper end was a
large transparency representing Columbia,
an earned female, extending the band of
encouragement to two half naked boys who
were hau!ing to shore ship Of war. on the
foremast of which Il scroll was eutwiued in
scrtoed " SAILORS rights - and !sianne with
delight proclaiming o he world the new
constellation Of republican valor, HULL,
JONES ana DECATUR"
At the lower end, another transparency
exhibited an infant Hercules rouscd from
MS StitDi6er bv the h0SfiLs a,1hroachss Of i7yo
serlichts, and crushing fhtn TO aecfh zvith
hands that rad not ger learned their .fitH
use. 1T the upper end on the left side,
was another transparency of an eagle rest
ing on a sword, TO which was suspended the
resolution Of Congress to present to lieu
tenant Decatur swcrd, and 10 the officers
and crew OF the ketch Intrepid, two months
pay IN consideration Of their having burnt a
TriPolitan trigatc OF 4 guns" Lower down
on the same side was Il transparency of an
eagle rejoicing over 4 scroll, inscribed
" PHILADELPHIA FRIGATE, N!ACEDo-
MAN FRICATE." Opposite was another
or " JONES and The FRoLIc," in knot of
a cable with rudder, anchor, cam IL and
other naval embiems: higher up and oppo-
site the resolution, was 4 sixth, of % HULL
and The GUERRIERE," similarly included,
and supported by similar md different en-
b!ems In the centre of the roam was ma
val pdiar, supporting Tic four colours THAT
extended - the corners, and ono immenSc
standard which formed 4 canopy over the
guests' table.
At each ether was 9 similar pillar, and
from these flags, pend ants, and evergrecps,
''cre CARR d i'll every direction, and on
each side OF all IL. pillars was attached
the painting of stern of ship, which de-
clded their Character. On no occasion in
thu country has SO large a numher OF beau
tltui an! elegantly dressed females been
seen: nearly 500 ladies sat dem to sup per,
all OF whom were splendidly dressed. The
supper was plentiful and elegant, but ow-
ing to the smallne,s of the room no gentle
mar CeXcepting guests and the managers)
were permitted to enter whilst tie ladies'
supped, so that the cOHH d'.ru was beauu-
tui beyond description. Among the guests
were Commodore and ATrS. DGcatz1., Cam.
NH, Lfcntenant Nicholson. and General
and Mrs. .4rmS!roag. The expectation of
tar wind that evening. prevented the Of
hcers Of the United States f.igute from ho-
norlng the company with their presence,
which, as well rs the absence OF CaHtQi7.
Jones and his Cf!!cers, was much regretted.
This splendid entertainment was conducted
with nc markable regularity, and too much
credit Cannot be given 10 the managers and
their assistants, while Mr.. Holland, the ar
tist, deserves every expression of praise &
admiration Tor his decor ions nor must
Mr.. Gibson and Mrs. Knight be passed o.
yer in silence. Raki5nuL .EdvocGke.
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