The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-09-23
The mspsg.rs h.,ing oS,sinsd psrmission

q eeDwich.sfeei, end snoihsf leading 20
B idge street fot loot passengers, which ens
blsd each to reach The 6 and ponsi oi the
Castle vuhor, The least deisy o. confusion
The crowd necessarily assembled On the oces
/ sion, being Outside oi The fences, aud having
| o iuil view Of The company entering aud dc
pairing. Lamps were placed on the corrIdof
al equal disisnces, aiio ding clear, tuii iight
10 ell 1; and 10 front oi he Cas- lie uisDgie ot
great heighlh wa, erected. flied with coloreG
lamps and having a b ilhsn' s,s; on 'op lns
bridge which wss foofed vi h canvss sud Car
peted, oDsm.nted win b. sSches u Cyp'us
and ce ds', and well ~ up, se'ved ss p essani
p, otDensde. On The 'oP, stve'ai X wee
di,pisyed, the Ia &c WINE ons ot + ace
4 f,s,i0g proud y on The b eeze. Oh es1h SIDE
he massive ent' snce 1T the Cast wee two
neat houses, fu UIsbed tor The &C, omm d2ion
of ladies end genil, me u, aud piece Of dspoan
io, hats, shew,s, &c. hrivlng IN nc crnte
of the Castle, The biaZe ot otsUy end o'na
men, which me: the Eye oo eve'y siee' .sns
| fix, d the beh0idcf with woude add admits.
.ion The ates OF the Ca,de b ID b. ell Z sd
for nc occasion. --Io sGd'ion 10 he b Odd
circular walk Oh The afspet o. terrace, KIND
OF hanging gale y Was erected, having seats
win lgh palisades st the ex, emily hsse
wee fiji, d wi h briiiian iy dressed l. n'ales,
abd ,h~ conh del on enie 'ing w.s stikingiy
magnificent. la the cep,'e heavy column
va. erected, u which wls sitached the co cs
Of the Canvas covering 'he whole OF the Css'le.
No par, oil ibc canvas was seen, being liued
" 10 Gags Of eve'y npion, shd vsnoo, colo I'd
punt,ng Thirteen IL sc illuminated p'iia ),
composed OF coloted linen WIN concal tops,
were placed II equal distances, 'eachfng f'om
the bas. OF the gale TO the sunmi', and
producing q beautiful and sln,nss nilgicsl ei
iect; between each the'e wee nsdSil'en,
bss,ing inscription. end 4 6, of sv'y s'src
10 the Union. The een,Ie pi,,stoI s.i which
supported he Highly o'namen,ed 'uo', wa
is,,eiuliy decorated with h,gs, end ID c' cieI
from which was suspended number O! bil.
Iianly GU, Chandeliers. Al the Top OF the u
juminsted pillars, were clusters oi b ass lamps;
and beautiful giess lamps, with ps'oled lend
scape ., were inie spe fsed h'oughout the Cas-
no-- he whole btoze consisting ut sboUt hive
thousond nghts, being ., once Toll, dazzIng
sod eE cuve. Opposite the g. and en- ancs
was a supe Marquee erected Tor tho Gene.
al md .uue, composed ot whs,e and bue
mu:in, o,nsmen'ed and embel'I,hsd w'h
| & cat tsse--u was elsgenny IN nished and
a. oa a,ed W. b po,n Inss, bu,t,, &c. &c On
each 8 d- Vas piece OF b ass s'iiiie y, rom
ooe,s, ,p,n.es, &c.. A subusn,Isl btiCk 0u'id'
iDg "a been ,,ecisd Ovet ,he pous, hsVine
.oms f., ret'tShmepis, Sc. is'gr paln,log
was 81 ,iOi,ed owe, TIE nltancc, 'ep ese0tDg
mols M- ci Isihsty Sct. bu' ettoi The Gene
rsi had sDie ed II VS. oiled o., snd bcnied
| II VS. exhlb,ted 'tsuspaTeuoy spiese,'ins
he Cs,ue Of Le G ango, IN + .snce, uDde'
meath wss wiz en- his bomc Toe effect OF
his well uime6 eud delicae momeDto, Wa
very pieasI0g---iO the m'Gs' OF ms nsiiono
| fimiy, .,e,u,udtd nun OF mis- nat - iand
aud those inmates who shared IA his pieasuIes
| W an,ic,Ja,ou, A snge oI sunme houaes,
| cooled by the air tn cugn the emo asurs-, 'sD
under toe walls ot the Casle. Ine nnsU
was in's gallery ovei ihe eDt snCe, aud she
| superior band iom West poin; played th.i
Dssi pieces bevecn each c0tii'ioa. The
dancing commenced st an early hou and al
| hough the oumber present wis consids' able
we should soy between nd 1000. 'he'e WA
,u, abundant room TOT the display Of taste
snd skill In hose who ,rIpp'd II on lhs "Hgnt
iaGa asIc toe."
We never saw ladies more brilliantly d'ess
cd--'ys'y thing that fashion, and elegance
cou d devise, were used on the occasion.
The General and suite entered about ten
o'clock, and were received Win aceiamaiions.
he ma ched around the spac'ou, area, paying
MS 'e.pects to The ladies' snd exchanging COO
G g,s,u,s,ion. on the occssion, and appearing 10
pe nghy delighted and sra'hed.
Refreshments throughout me evening were
handcd sbuut m ample quacti,ies by anumer
Gus &C moe OF servants 10 iIve' y-~no noise-
no conius,on-oo d,sordsf-eye y thing was
usnqun and te,pec'sble.
We ae sensible tina, description falls sbou
of reality l. de III and, the peoci, OF the pam
,c, sad the talent 4 the poe 20 convey an ID
eelste ides OF this uuy msgnih-en tesival,
besides all the teehnicsutIes OF wnicn the 0
ng,nai de.gness and 'ovsnlo's OF the decors.
uons slonc arc msstels
London boasts ot It's FaurbaR-Pstis OF lis
Camp d'Eiysefs-Nspies ot San Carlos: Fo'.
eigp sen,ieben present scmu'sd tna, 'hey
had never seen any thing 10 equal this !eie IN