Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-04-26

Sprochfy ing.
Drinking. d, ing,
Lsnghiag, CRYING,
Suab n set OF merry me n caA meet earth more
"The Dog Star RACES"
Our European Asiatic, African, and American read
ers have all been told that the first steamship that
came direct from Europe to this great continent
reached our shores ON Sunday night.
50 far. so good They also have been told that the
whole city thereby thrown into state Of delightful
commot,on. from which il has not yet recovered
Our Corporation determined 90 on board the illus
trious stranger, and give her hearty welcomes but as
Corporations have souls, and generally very heavy
lazy bodies IL took corporation six an thirty hours
20 get their up aud get well under way Aier
good deal of backing and filling shsning and sweating
club hauling and keel hauling during the day on Mon
day and Tuesday the Corporation including the Mayor
and select few" of very select made their
appearance the Castle Garden stairs about high noon
Tuesday, which means one O'Clock.
But as we do not wish get ahead OF our story, we
shall just state what and heard bona fde just as
il was said and done from the commencement of the
concern.
After spending all the morning in examining the truly
gorgeous and superb saloon of the Great Western
hailed one Of newsboat captains, Tom Boxer and
told him To bring the Heralds LIST alongside
aye aye sir. said Tom placing his brown fore finger
right angles with the rim of his hat, of war fash
ion, "Aye AVE. sir And sutng the action to the
word the Teazer placed uxta position with
u.s. and skimmng the surface Of the
East river, in the beautiful little boat.
just ahead of us went Eve and twenty, beautiful
sharp, long low, black boats, Including barges
gigs, &c. &C.. belonging the United States
Navy. These boats lay to in most handsome order
off the Battery stairs. and tosk board the Corporana
The Teazer steered by Tom Boxer glided gracefully
by the beautiful little moschetto feet giving and receiv
ing hearty salute As passed the head navy barge
the little dapper Mayor of New York, it'll his
little dapper wig. and his bright and twinkng
little eyes; irmediaely opposite to him. in the
sheets, the mrth moving rich round face of the
President of the Board Of Aldermen. supported on his
left by that excellent father of the city. Alderman
Taylor, of the ward wherein chronicle these doings
He supported on the left by gentleman who may
be good man, but who cannot be better one.
Bensons quick, laughing eye, caught
passed Look, Taylor, look" cried Benson there's
the Herald's Teazeri Mr.. Mayor, Mr. Mayer, there's
Tom Boxer and the Teazer The Mayer turned his
head, and gentlemanly he always bowed with
much grace and suavity his sitting position would al
low. We saluted the barge in capt. Striag
err" said the mayor, the Herads boat salute, YOU
The good locking, genemaRly and gallant captain re.
turned IT. Trail your men,, said he, "give three
cheers for the Herald, and let her lead the way
Three cheers for the Herald" shouted the seamen
that's not afraid expose the abuses in the navy.
And three such deafeuing cheers received have
seldom been heard. play something lively, men,"
said the officer the band in the second barge and the
naval band s,ruck up See the conquering hero comes
We then led the WY under the Battery bridge, the
beautiful little fleet Of boats following in wake
trailing their under the bridge. Give way, men,
said Tom Boxer his srew-"give way, and pass
athwart hawse Of the srius~ They did so; We
stretched out towards the Havre packet, Burgundy.
lying in the sream-went round the bow Of the Sirius
and Ieaping into the arbesrd fore chains.
welcomed on her quarter deck by her handsome, gal
liant and generous commander Capt Roberts.
And from the quarter deck Of this truly noble crah
was be . sight that wc shall long remember
The 25 Navy boats sweeping gracefully round the
of the Sirius her larboard quarter in three
lines; they reached the ship they closed in landed
shs vsters and dropped in long line, the
cexswain in the bow Of each boat holding with his
boat hook TO The boat ahead IF him.
The American flag. the stars and stripes waved
gracefully from the Of each boat The Sirius had
the back stays OF each mast decorated with about 60
flags of diheren, nstionsihe "metcor flag" Of merry
Old England, floating proudly in the breeze, at her
stern. The handsome packet ships had their oolors
fying--the Bsery and the whole front of the Castle
Garden crowded with well dressed spectators-,he
NORTH river was covered WIN Deab-anu large steam
ferry boat filed with passengers, came up the
board qssrter, with band playing " Hail Columbia"
The band board the Sirss struck up Yankee Doc
die, and the band in the navy boats played "Rue
Britannia" The sight Of the most cheering
and animated No words can do justice 10 IT.
the fertile imagination must fall short in its
eeytons Of H. Those who saw IL alone understand
and appreciate IL.
AT the side ON deck of the Sirius stood the gallant
John Dudley bare headed usher up the visitors. At
his side stood Captain Rsberts- The British Conssl
6rston deck, and introduced the Mayor and Cor
poration, AZ they came up God bless You all, my
boys" said the warm hearted Roberts. !" God bless
you.-go bclow-mske bones about it-fsll to, and
eat like fghtus cocks"
Whitaker and Briggs, well dressed and well looking
ushered them down stairs, where the handsome gew-
ardess smiles from ALL and made havoc with many
hearts.
Down stairs they all and filled the saloon
This besuful apartment contained large cress table AT
abe head fanked by two side tables, together with
long table down the These four were covered
with the mos, costly and sumpaous vsnds and wines Of
MI descriptions
Captain Roberts sat a, the head Of the saloon sun
ported the right by the Mayor and Benson the Pres
sdent &C the Board and the left by Hoxe a. Chair
snan of the Committee Of Arrangements and The Brush
Consul Judge Lowndss, Taylor, Randall Smith pot
,er sandy Welsh, &c. &e filed the side tables.
Fall TO- nay fine fellows, said Roberts and a, II wen,
all Aldrrmeu like hungry solvcs Nevex Ala -.