Litchfield enquirer., 1833-06-27
From fhe Portlaud Coxr;ev.

FsOm the Portland Coxrier. To Uncle Joshua Downing, Post Master. up
 in Downingville, in the State of Maine.-
 This is to be sent by my old friend, the ed-
 itOr of the Portland Courier, with care aud
 speed.
 Philadelphia, June 10, lsss.-Dear Uncle JOshua-We are coming on full chisel. I've been trying ever since we started to get a chance to write little to you; but when we've been on the road couldn't catch my breath hardly long enough to write my name, we kept flying 50 fast; and when we made any stop there was such jam round, us there wasn't elbow room enough for a a9masketer 10 turn round without knocking hi4 wings off. I'm almost afraid now we shah get to Dow: nigvile before this letter docs, so that we shall be likely to catch you all in the: sUds before you think of it. But understand there is a .fast mat goes on that way, and mean to send it by that, so I'm in hopes you'll get it time enough to have the childrens faces washed and heads combed, and the gals get on their clean gowns. And if Sergeant Joel could have time enough to call out my old DOwningvilIe Company and get their uniforms brushed up little. and come down the road as far as your new barn to meet us, there's nothing that would please the President bet ter.- As for victuaIs, most any thing won't come eariss ," we are as hungry as bears after travelling hundred miles day. A little fri- ed pork and eggs. or a pot of baked beans and an Indian pudding, would suit us much better than the soft stuff they give us here in these great cities,
 The President wouldn't miss of seeing you for any thing in the world, and he will go to DOwningville if he has legs and arms enough left when he gets to Portland to carry hi0, there. But for fear any thing should happen that he shouldn't be able to come, you had better meet US in Portland, say about the 22d and then you can go up to DowningviIle, with us, you know. ?.
 This travelling with the President is capi tai fun arter all, if it was n't so plaguy tire. some. We come into Baltimore on Raj Road, and we flew over like harrycane.- There is n't horse in this country that could keep up with us, if he should go upon tn, clean clip. When we got to Baltimore thu streets were 6Iled with foDks as thick as tn, spruce trees down in your swamp. There W, found Black Hawk, little, old. dried up In dian king. And IthOuSht the folks looked a him and the prophet about as much as they did at me and the PresideOt.r gave the Pre- sident wink that this Indian fellow was ta king the shine of us little, SO we concluded we wouldn't have him in our company any more, and shall go Oh without him.
 cant stop to tellyo in this letter how ws got along in Philadelph,a, though we had q pretty easy time some of tho way in the steam boats: And can't stop 10 tell you Of hall the things have seen here. They took us meeting house, and then the people began to in hxR nru fr chnlr hns pAo he, President; federalists end all, it made no diff ference. There was such a stream of lem coming in that the hall was full in a few mi6- utes, and it was SO jammed up round the door that they couldn't get oHt again if they were to die. So they had to knock out some oe the windows and get out fother way. The President shook hands with all his might an hour or two, till he got SO tired he couldn't ahardly stand it. took hold and shook for him once in a while to help him along, but at last he got SO tired he had to lay down on sofa bench covered with cloth and shake as we'll as he could, and when he couldn't he'd nod to 'em as they come along. And he at last got sO beat out, he couldnt only wrinkle his forehead and wink. Then they concluded it was best to adjourn for to- day.
 And I've made out to get away up into the garret in the tavern long enough to write this letter. We shall be off to-morrow or next day for New York, and # can possibly get breathing time enough there shall write to you again.
 Give my love to all inc folks in Downing vile. and believe me your loving neffu,
 MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
 LATE FROM EUROPE.
 Ne,p- York, June 25.
 By the Packet Ship Henry 4th, arrived yesterday from Havre, we have received pa.