Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-11-11
DOMESTIC.
NIEETING OF THE wATERs.


ALBANY, November 1.-The commemoration
by our citizens, Wednesday, of the transit oil
The first boats from the Lakes to the Ocean, was
an appropriate one The celebration began with
national salute at rise, and the ringing of the
bells Flags suspended from the Capitol, the
Theatre, the public places, and from the steam boats
and vessels in the harbour and the steamboats,
Chancellor Livingston and Saratoga, dressed out
with srreamers were stationed in the channel OPP
poslte the upper lock.
At half past tea in the morning. the " Seneca
Chiei" from Buffalo, and the 90 Young Lion ofthe
West" srom Rochester, having On board the gov
ernor, lieut governor, Mir. Bouck, OF the canal
commissioners, the several gentlemen OF the New
York committees and the committees oil the Yves
TEN villages, passed from the canal into the Alba
ny Basin, under sraud salute, fired by successive
discharges OF - pieces of cannon, planted ON the
pier. From thence they proceeded down the Dasin,
towel by yawls maln-d by % masters OF vessels,&
passing uader the north bridge were cheered onward
by the citizens and b music from the bands through
a double line of canal boats TO the south bridge,
which, as well the surrounding wharves and craft
crowded with ci,ilens. From thence they
passed through the s!oop lock out OF the basin, and
returned up the rivers : far the south bridge;
where the several gentlemen and committees were
received hy the committee OF this city, and escorted
to Roclwells Mansion house. There the process
sion was formed at about l2 o'clock, agreeably to
the previous arrangements, and proceeded to the
capitol, where the exercises were commenced with
an impressive prayer by the Rev. Mr. Lacy, and
continued by addresses delivered severaly by Philip
Eone, Esq. in belal: of the corporation OF the city
of New York, by VIM. James, Esq. on the part oil
the citizen, of Albany, and by Lieut.. Gov. Tall
isadge. From thence the procession returned 10
EocSwe ellis and separated and the corporation,
committees guests and citizens proceeded TO the
upper bridge, which had been tasieiuly prepared for
The occasion, and partooS OF a collation.. About
200 persons sat down The table, which the hon.
joan rayler presided, assisted by the Mayor and
Recorder, the hon. Martin Van Buren,, and Benia-
min KnoweT, Esq.
In the evening, the capitol, theatre and other
public places, were Illuminated.
On Thursday morning, at half past nine, the pro-
cession OF steam boats consisting first of the Chan
ceilor Livingston the e" Seneca Chief and hav-
Ing on board the STATE officers commissioners OF the
en- iuAd, committees, Sc. the Constitution, tow
ing The Young Lion of tie West" the Co ella
ton crowded with citizens, the Chief Justice Mar
shall, towing the = Niagara" from Black Rock,
with the committees from that place, and large
number OF the citizens OF Troy, the Swiftsure, the
Olive Branch with the barge Masla, the Rich
moud. and The SaratOga; lei the wharves and pro-
ceeded down tie river, dressed out in The gayest
manner, with bands of music, a"d under the dis
chari,e OF artillery. A more aaima,ins spectacle
could scarcely be exhibited. .frguS.