The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-22
NrqO York, January 10.
DINNER IN HONOUR OF COMING
DORE PERRY.


a splend' Dinner was given on Tuesd.y
last at Iammany Hal, in honour oflbs
youthful hero of Lake Erie. All the nataI
ihcers on the New York starion. or VIM
were casually in this city, we're invited and
attended as guests. TIE gentlemen as.em-
piSa a''-Cuneed % about Ihree Aunssse1s o,,a-
Gtp. ''i1
Seren tables were spread for the acc m
mola'lon OF The Ccmpany-one rcs & ;r,, ,ba
hall at the caste rn.end, and he res, l,adi,oe>
from 1t to the lower part Of the room. IT,
part ot the upper table at which the guests
| Were seated, was elevated on & D'atf RIM
wh'ch afforded the ssemb'y anuninte rr,,n,
eed view OF their gallant and DISTINGUISHED
fe low citizen.
Inc table. were Beautifully embellished.
and Ooun lly supplied Nr.aerous crna.
m m nts were interspersed M ng the dishes.
displaying Americ n hennqns. w g shc,1S
do IN act of iniu tice 20 Meesrs. Mao~
LING 6 CozZENS, no provj%t d the en-
| tertalnment il we ere to omit an exnroe-
SION OF the high satisfAl rn winch was de-.
riVeo from their eXertIons and loers!itv..-.
\ trloate OF pra Sc is also due o Mr. Him.
ETT' who generously resigned his pr;or
cia'm TO the room in order TO acconodate
the ,.art ~
The decorations of the hall were arranged
unoer the direction Of JoHN HoLLArpr
( n "h''N As1lCuiS ana service. ~
tH'"' as on former occasion, graciopsi,r
bestowed -Four transparent paintings
from his mastery pencil, adorned the u,af1s
7'o OF them presente foil enpth Ike
pesses OF the naval heroes, HULL & RAN
sRIoG F., surrounded with. aoDroprisre ne.
vices. The third. which was piacl 4 at he
lower part OF the hall, ard directly -nnos;te
tne guests, eXll bited large and beautifrI
hAGLE, bearing in, his beak and talons
~ W ~ sCrlDed ~ large aPitais. WE
HAVE MEL THE ENEMY AND THEY
ARE OURS" This painting occnn;ad a.
bout one hundred and ffty square feet oF
canvass, x was executed with great taste &c
Judgment. -
1t is impossible 70 DO justice by anv de
| scrlpSlon, to the fo1Tth AND most i,rii1iar+
transparency, which we unhesita,inelv nro-
nounce TO be tire most admirable efsrt we
nave seen of this artists transcendaut GENT
u.s. 1t stood at the head of the room, be-
| nlnd the guests, and filed a space If two
hundred and sixteen sdrare feet. IN tho
foreground was seen The disabled br Law
RENcE, still gallantly maintaining the nm.
equal conflict, and her Eoat, on hoard oe
which the gallant PERRY. and few If his
! brave tars had embarked. r . sailo-e
were represented in the act of t,,lt,ioe -
| boat, with their oars from ne side ~ Tho
| vessel. The hero was exhibited .tatdirv
az 'ue's'eTn, giving orders 20 Lie E. T4rs
NALL. With his left hand he supper ed a
stan. on which was cis,ed the igpal ward
| on the foremast~bead & the LbwRFN-p
| Inscribed with the mem orable inin.r'i. ~.
Donf gfUe uf the ohi0." in lis riohg
hand ne held sabre. win whish he Wis
! eeXPrfssively POINTING to thcbrig NrAeAR6.
| ne distance presented vieg of soo,- Is
the 'ight vessels Of the American SQUADRON.
| engaged with the enemy. An the feures
were rs large as life. The eye Of tn, sDec-
| 'stor otte6 wandered from ths c7ntemp atom
I 1t me youthful war,'ot to ell on the ami
haten pctuTs which displayed his heroic
I tchievepsnls.
/ The hums-o0s rillera Of IRE HaI r.r.
9if 3unfed wish clusters Of fas slaves. .,er-
! ng american colors vpich " r. snp8 rtsd
/ 'v representations pf nc sts~, - a wac nf
W@r' Sas's.cily disposed s 6rspery cor