Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-07-12
DEFERRED.
From the New. York .amerieu,, of JULY S

The anniversary OF our independence
was yesterday celebrated with more
than ordinary festivity and splendour.
The weather was very fine, and gave
full effect to the various ceremonies and
amusements which diversified the day.
The city was literally thronged with
visitors from all quarters, We: the great
est decorum was observed, and we have
heard of no accident to mar the general
qualification. General La Fayette ar
rived here early on Sunday morning;
attended divine service at the Garden
street church; crossed early yesterday
morning to Brooklyn, where he was re-
ceived in appropriate style by the Ma
sonic Lodges and military, and assisted
in laying the corner stone Of the APP
prentice's Library-he returned 70 meet
the Senate in their Chamber at 10 o.
clock; received in the front of the City
Hall marching salute from the troops,
Joined the Cincinnati at Washington
Hall at half past 3, and proceeded with
them to dine with the Corporation at
the City Hall. In the evening he closed
the fatigues and pleasures of the day
by visiting the theatre.
The military formed in Canal-street,
and marched from thence to the Bate
ry, where they were reviewed by Major
General Morton; from thence they
marched to the Park, where a feu de
joie was fired, and the division dismiss
ed. The different societies-the fire.
men, the shipwrights, the stone-cutters,
sc. came out with their various ban
ners and emblems, and added to the
splendour of the celebration. Three
boat races took place in the course of
the day. The one at Hoboken for a
beautiful prize boat, built by Cham
bers, for the managers of the Park
Theatre, which was won in two heats
by the Crawford: the second prize of
fifty dollars, given by the proprietors Of
the Hoboken Ferry, was won by the
Despatch; and a third prize of IS dollars
was gained by the Ella Ruth. After
the termination of the. race, the prize
boat was taken from Whitehall TO the
Circus and Theatre, to be exhibited to
the respective audiences. A purse for
500 was also rowed for between Cas-
tie Garden and Powles Hook, and was
won by the Washington, beating the
La Fayette and American, and several
other fine boats. In the evening race
for all boats took place, from Govern
or's Island to Whitehall-slip, which
was won by Staten Island skif called
the Dart.-The various exhibitions at
the Theatres, the Circuses, and the diff
ferent gardens, closed the festivities OF
the day.
Thus has passed the 49th anniversa-
nv of day, the. mighty consequences
of which to unborn millions, every re-
volving year but serves to enhance, and
make more manifest. On this day 40
years ago, the continent of America
was one vast feudal possession Of Eu-
rope-doing homage to, and receiving
the law from, distant masters. Now
there is comparatively but corner on
the American continent that owns a
foreign master. The whole southern
portion is free-free by its own unas-
sisted efforts-free, after most bloc
DIV, relentless, exterminating conflict Of
nearly quarter Of "a century. Europe,
,oo has not witnessed. without being
| influenced by our revolution. Old er.
rors have disappeared-old prejudices
have been removed, and the light Of
reason, ofreligion, that religionwhich
binds man to God, not to a monarch
or hierarchy and of truth, are fast
prevailing In the Language of our
great La Fayette, at the Bunker Hill
celebration-the next half century's
jubilee will hail emaneipated Europe
| It was the presence Of this pure, this