Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-11-11
NEW YORK.


lEon tie Ne1v York EoeHi.s Post IF Voc. 81
Yesterday The celebration of uniting the waters
oil Tie Grand Ell Canal with the Atlantic Ocean
took piace, and proud day Il for the City and
Stale OF New York. The morning was ushered In
by firing Of cannon, and the bells rang Joyous peal
All business was suspended and the day being re-
markedly fine and pleasant, the whole population
OF ouT CITY, male, and femaie lined the walks and
filled the windows of the buildings of the ST. eets
through which The procession passed The Battery
was literally cr.unmed with spectators TO witness
the aquatic part OF the celebration. The shipping
in port displayed their colours, and the United
States ships OF The Navy Yard, Brooklyn
we & most tasteillly and beautifully dressed in the
ia : o. all nations. The British sloops of war
kins FISHER, Lieutenant Henderson, and the
SwJilow, Lielt. paddock on the approach of The
aquatic procession OF The Battery, ard on their
reu from Sandy Hook, fired national salute of
"a gus. They had the a mcrican Ensign displayed
at the to-etoP as marx ofrespect. The Est and
North rivers, and the bay, covered ,riih wa
Ter craft OF every description. There several
canal boa's In The procession tow ed b. steam boats
IN he deck o! Que OF them were 10 be seen a num-
her OF 1--we wild beasts and wild fowl, such as the
bear, wolf, foA bald-hcadeJ-eagle, Sc. SC The
beautiful boat .Noais .lyk, met with an accident
IN conf < through the Locks, which prev ented her
joining the procession. She has since arrived, and
- no" II Castle Garden, with animals and birds OF
various descriptions, and two young Indian hunters
OF the Seneca tribe, dressed in their cos ume. The
Lot will remain there few days.
The societies formed their procession about half
past ten O'Clock, and marched on to The Battery,
ihen wheeled and moved up Greenwich street to
Canal street, up Canal street 10 Broadway, M
Broadway 10 Broom street, through Broom street
20 lie BOwery and Catham street 10 Pearl; down
Peri street TO the Battery, along The Battery TO
broadway, and up Broadway 10 the Park. Al the
Ba .ery the honor bic the Corporation, with their
on n fnarr 10.
procession
a he mead were four buglemen on horseback,
band OF music, and the Grand Marshal with his aids
who prereied The
Agricultural and Horticultural Societies many of
who's members wore nosegays OF flowers
The Journeymen Taors, with e,nbematic ban
ners, on one Of which . ,cas naked and ge
etothed me-
Measures Of gran--Mers and Inspectors OF
flour of rot and pearl ashes, and of provisions
Brewers and Dis;llers
Coopers, and Journecm Cooper's Society.
The Bakers, with white hats
The Butchers, amounted and wearing aprons, with
the banners Of their Society, and two cars, each
drawn by four horses. The first was covered with
d rooi, decorated, and contained call and Sheep
the other fine white and four large sheep, and
over ii, on second sage, resemblance ofanother
with several butchers boys
Weavers and Manufacturers Of Woolen, Linen,
ana Cotton cloths.
Vallow Chambers and Soap Makers
The Tanners had a car drawn by four horses in
which were several men at work tanning and rur-
rying leather, with hides hanging over head The
SINNERS followed with banner, and then came
another banner with four horses where q number
OF m1rocco-dressers were at work on skins of all
colours
Tie Coriwaners had also a car drawn by four
horses, on WIFI, six or eight men seated at
their benches making shoes
The HaWers' Society had large banner with
portrait Of ST. Clement, and car drawn by six
horses. containing shop, in which eight men were
at word At the kettle, aud Others emploeed in the
different operations OF hat making A great NUM-
her % small nDers succeeded, bearing The names
The Ve-tern Lakes, great and small. and those
81 tie principal towns ~ the western part of the
stale and cO1n'r, tyenty-four boys marching po
der I've banaes5 bearing " Washington The 90 u
tied state, oI America and portrait Of Cover
nor Clinton, represented the States OF the Union.
80 barouch rode he two oldest batter4 and Jour
neymen ha'ters in The city Bmner--" The hea,t
is deyo'e TO our country"
The Journe,men Masons came next, and then
he Coopers, with a car, in which men were AT
work on barrels, sc.
Tie Carpenters.
Sni hs, Nailers and Cutleis, and smiths' beney-
oeat SocietY.
Painters and Glaciers, and House Pain .ers' So
cefy
sfone Cutters
The Chair-Inakers had q chair over their banner
with two eagles following, one large and git, with