Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-09
The Great Westerns Gone
-" Laurore dunjbeau jour
Lillusion chez vous asst nee
De resperance ct de Pamour.o

| Gone (! gone gone Gloom has reached us al
ready God bless Captain Woosey of the steam
boat Providence, for bringing us safe back to our
beautiful city. When we say Gus" we do not mean
our individual, editorial SELF but the valuable
freight-of HOO living souls whom his boat brought
up the bay.
This number includes some of the most distn-
gsished men and wsmen of the city. There was
Seward, the wing candidate for Lieut. Governor,
Charley Delavan, (the finest looking man of the ot)
Phil Hone, as he is Familiarity called, Gov. Downing,
the restaurateur Marcy without any patch on his
kreeehss Miss Hone and her sister; Mr.. and Mrs.
Prime, lovely lady in pink bonnet and beauti-
ful girl in caret coored bonnet the friend of Miss
Hone.
There were also several Of the would be distngu Is
on board, such as Charles King, William L. Stone,
Hoskn, of the Courier, and several well dressed loco
foc0s. Well, no matter now who they WERE or what
they are to be they all arrived safe and sound the
wharf, and slept last night without dreaming. =
Thanks be to Captain Woelsey Of the Providence
steamboat, from this time FORTH hencsforward and
for ever, Amen. Selah
But the scene-the scene-ihe scene of her depar-
ture Oh, God, what glorious sight.
oh, glorious sight, thou long shalt dwell.
With many sight so lair
Deep deep In memory's sacred dell,
Fresh in thy grandeur there;
And OF 10 cheer the gloom Of night
Come Ger ms with the PomP OF light
II was truly glorious sight and heart tongue, lip
and pen, alike fail 10 pouruay il We said in our
evening paper Of yesterday, that business of all kinds
was suspended throughout the city by high, low
rich and poor and so il was, or nearly so. Fly
Aousand people throngedtogeiher to sec the Greet
Western stsan for Europe!
Dear readers, we will return to this subject tomor-
row-we will give il more in detail-we cannot do it
tonigh,-it is 8 oclock-we have but just returned
from accompanying the noble steamship down the
bay We have been excited, delighted, tired-so have
thousands upon thoasands--the Great Western filled
every eye--flled every mouth. The city went COM
plecly crazy on the subject, and we have had some
difficulty TO retain reason on her throne!
We can 90 no further in this strain. Let us drop
the plural and appear in natural character, that is
in the singulsr Boy, bring me the mile des Geur
Ny nerv sasnst tranquil. Hand me cup Of Swee-
ney's CO. II
rose yesterday morning at 7-poured out prayer
to the Blessed vrgin-bathed, shaved and dressed |;
took cup Of Sweeny's coffee, and promenaded the
Battery for half an hour. The air was balny-the
morning beautiful. / opened the Courier to read
webbs "last words y but alasl no last words were
there. Webb was so much affected at leaving the
land of his nativity that he could not write. kind
heart has Webb, bat he has had bad advisers. stroll
led into Wall street-stocxs stock stl-dvidends
were unpaid-evsry body was busy writing to Eng
land.
Lynch what's the exchange on EnglandT
1850"
"whatT'
81 mean ehaldrons Of coal"
"What coalr
"The coal carried out by the Western"
Istrolled into Gilpins.
"Glpin what's o'clock"
"27340"
Chow ~
Letters to 90 by the Western"
REACHED Sandy welsh's.
"Tom"-(every body knows Webb favorite youth
English Tom who fought in the Florida war;
"Tom hot glass Of whiskey punch-the air is
raw y
$50 i Our steaks, sir; we got no hot water; the
Great Western has got all the Goals; no fire.
| In came Sandy out of breath
Sandy" What on earth ana 10 dol
whats the matter
"Turtle club dsy--nobody cominq-all going 10
see the Western start
The Great Western met mo at every urn. de.
termined 10 escape from the city Preached the Ho.