The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-15
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occasion Of extraordinary interest TO the people Of
New York. All the journals OF that city received
by yesterdays mail have accounts, more or less de-
tailed of The stirring scene which the Battery and
the noble bay OF New York presented We select
from them the following, copied from the Americana
DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT WESTERN
Yesterday was jubilee for New York. After
dreary eastery storm, the waters of our bay, rufled
by fresh westerly breeze and dancing In the bright
sunlight, were animated by one OF those striking
spectaces which they alone can furnish forth.
fleet Of twelve steamboats, numerous sail vessels
and row boats assembled 10 witness the departure of
the great trans. Atlantic steamer; while vast pro
portion OF The population OF great city was poured
ou upon the Battery and the piers, and loaded, abso
lnlely loaded, on board the convoying steamboats,.
About one o'clock Broadway was thronged with
carriages and pedestrians in steady and unrelurn
ing stream towards the Battery; and, when two
o'clock, the departure Of the Great Western, had
arrived, there seemed not foot oil ground on or
around the Battery unoccuped by human being
Punctualy at the hour the noble ship, dressed out
IN colours, put of from the pier and swept up the
North river the Providence the New York, the
Vanderbilt, the Highlander, the American Eagle,
the Sun, the Arrow, the Brooklyn, the Hoboken,
and several other steamboats,, all decorated with
colors, and many having on board bands Of music,
put out from different wharyes and circling around
formed for those on shore beautiful coup d'zil,
while in turn, the living pyramids at Castle Garden,
and the sea OF human faces presented by glance at
the receding land, gave back not less striking pic
ture TO those afoat
When the Great Western turned her head sea
ward and put herself seriously TO the work. she as
tonshed all by her .speed-keeping way the fastest
boats and putting those not so fast and very deeply
laden with passengers to their best efforts Il is true
they were contendng against many difficulties, their
unusual freight and the impossibility Of preserving
an even keel, the passengers naturally thronging the
side towards the Great Western, proved serious OBJ
staces TO their rapid progress
The whole squadron flew down the bay New
Jersey pilot boat under all sail, with glorious
breeze, keeping Roadway with them, until abreast of
the Narrows, when the Great Western stopped her
wheels, and the Providence ran along side to take
of the returning passengers. While this was in
progress, and from the numbers il necessarily occu-
pied some time, the other boats all gathered close
around her, like convoy around the admiral; and
while thus grouped, fine ship, the Christopher
Colon from the Havana, came in from sea, all sails
SET and added not little to the picture by rounding
TO, as she passed. to permit her wayfarers to admire
the unwonled pageant.
Having surrendered up those who were mere anna
tours, the Great Western again got under way, and
put forth with buoyanl speed and high hope upon her
long and painless voyage, cheered, certainly, by as
hearty and unanimous good wishes as ever accom-
panied adventurous voyagers.
II was a proud day for New York, and duly cele-
brated II Is the beginning, indeed of new era for
our whole country for while for all purposes of sae
POLITICAL and national isolation the great Ocean yet
flows between and TIE old world, for all the pur-
poses of social communication Of rapid and civili-
zing commercial intercourse of the progress of mind
of strengthening and expanding mutual respect and
affection, ii may almost be said 10 be annihated.
The Great Western carries out more than seventy
cabin passengers.
We are informed that The Marine Insurance Com
panes have resolved to take risks in the first class
steamers at the rates charged for packet ships.
The following addenda are from the Commercial
Advertiser:
H Among the smaller articles of freight which the
Western carries out, is which will BE- novelty
in England. II is beautiful bouquet Of flowers,
culled from MIR. Thorburn garden al Halett's Cove
and is intended for the Queen II enclosed in a
case, Theoretically sealed, with plate glass
1t prepared at the suggestion Of Lieut.. Carpen-
ter and prepared that is hoped will be preserv
ed with freshness 10 be presented next week to the
gay which her Majesty ever received from the gar
dens of her western neigbbors
Thus has ended the first visit of Mr.. John Bull in
his steamers-and proud visit II has been. He
has shown US specimens Of his workmanship in the
steamipg line, vying with-nay, SURPRISING, any ma
chincry of the kind ever seen in this country, A
single glance at this ponderoi,s machinery ard the
perfection of the Workmanship at once satisfies the
beholder Of its strength and safety And the moment
the machinery begins 70 move, the opinion IS con-
irmed. Notwithstanding its power, not jar is
heard and those accustomed to the clacking of the
machinery Of American boats, and the Earring OF
every stroke would be astonShed on board the Great
Western, at the silence and stiffness of the motion.
While at the table yesterday, at speed which kept
ahead of our switet boats the passengers supposed
the ship had stopped because of its entire stiffness
It's estimated in the New York Express that the
Great Western carried out 5000 letters The stea-
mer sailed so late that letters were taken in until
nearly2 p. M.