The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-15
POLITICAL.
3UNKER,s HILL CELEBRATION.

dents of the New York Commercial Advertiser
for the interesting account which we give below
of the proceedings at Bunker Hill This account
of the proceedings was written, as it appears, IN
Boston, on the 10th, despatched to New York,
there inserted in the Commercial Advertiser on
the 18th, and was here in the night train ofthe
same day. This is almost equal to the fight Of
the mind.
Correspondence Of the N. York Commercial Advertiser.
BOSTON, Tuesday Morning,
September 10, lS40
/ arrived here yesterday morning at o'clock,
and found the city already full, in anticipation ii
the great Whig Convention which is to take place
on Bunker Hill to-day. Although had taken
the precaution to send for an apartment at the
fremont House ten days in advance, was not
sufficiently early. Every hotel, and every board
ing house of which | could hear, was full, and
with thousands of others, was thrown upon the
hospitality of the people-a hospitality always
praverbial, and certainly, on represent occasion
exercised without STINT. Even in the forenoon OF
Yesterday the city was so full of strangcrs-the
streets of people from abroad in motion-that the
inhabitants were almost puzzled to know whether
they were themselves athomc or not. The mighty
influx gathered strength through the day, and
what iawill be by ten o'clock this morning am
utterly unable to form a conjecture.
The house of every Wing in this city, where's
there was not sickness to prevent, was oheerfully
thrown open; every extra bed was taken; and
nearly thousand new beds were made by con-
tracts, under the direction of the committee, and
before dark last evening all We're distributed in
vacant rooms throughout the city, and made up
for use; so that by o'clock last night, as one OF
tie committee, who has been charged specially
with this branch OF the commissariat, informed
me ON closing his day of arduous labor, it wa
believed that every stranger who had reported
himself to the central committee at tanuell Hall
was comfortably housed.
The proceedings of the occasion were in fact
commenced yesterday, by various preliminary
meetings, The citizens OF Roxbury took itupon
themselves to provide for the people gathering
in from the adjacent towns of the county of Sui
folk; as did the inhabitants of Charlestown for
those from the county to which it appeartains,-
Large meetings were held in both places Yestef-
day afternoon. Who were the speakers at
Charlestown have not learned. Those at Ros
bury were the Hon. Benjamin Watkins Leigh,
of Virginia, and the Hon. George Evans, OF
Maine, There were several large meeting in
different quarters of the city last evening, The
Marlborough chapel was thronged until eleven
o'clock, to hear Reverdy Johnson, OF Baltimore,
and very able man from Chic, whose name |
have not learned. At the log cabin, which is in
the sixth ward, there was large gathering In
the street, which was addressed by Col. klns-
man, OF Maine, anu Col AdlfA ooiii'i3 va nun
lucky, and by your humble servant
Among the distinguished gentlemen iroma dis
lance, who had arrived last evening, are Mr.
Leigh, of Virginia, MIR. Ecverdy Johnson OF BAL
timore, Governor Pennington OF New Jersey,
Gov. Ellsworth of Connecticut, Mr.. Phelps, Sen
ator in Congress from Vermont, MIR, Huntington,
Senator, and MIR. Williams, Representative in
Congress from Connecticut, Mr.. Evans, mem
Der Of Congress from Maine, MIR. Chinn from
Louisiana, Mr.. Hoffman, member OF Congress,
and Philip HQpe froi.l New York, Mr. toha-
son from Kentucky, Mir. Tillinghast, 'eaator
Robbins, and Mr. Whipple from Ri ,2 t-'and,
Mr., William King from Aiaine, Cien- m
berly of New HaveIi, ad Was.y others. lal
members of Congress irol; Massachusetts arc, or
will be present, among VINO are Gov. Lincoln,
MIR. Saltonstall, Caleb Gushing, and others
The delegations from abroad will be very nu-
merous. 1t is believed that there will be ten
thousand people here from Essex county. Mr..
Robbins assures that the delegation from
Rhode Island will be fourteen hundred The
delegations from New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania and Maryland will be in this morning
or rather th1y have already arrived, but have
not yet had time to sec them.
The proceedings of the day are TO CONNIE nee
at tex O'clock by the formation OF fac procession
on the Mall. The executive committee, with
guests by particular invita- ion, meet at the
state-house at nine o'cleok. The line of march to
bunker Iiiil - asSSt NV miles, ana IL VIM ho'
probably reacA 'he place before two r. NJ
there Is got 20 % any speaking there, save iSw
REMARKS hein Dir. Webster, who IS to preSice'
lntfeauet" to a declaration from his pen, which
wsh p printed for the public by printing press
which is to move the procession. ,.o,.o,,,
There are to be five meetings at o,il LEI ~
nlaces this evening, viz: one at anueh liaii'
over which Mr.. Webster is to presluei AZ inc
Odeon, where Franklin Dexter Is TO presiue' DIT
the Marlborough Chapel, where MIR. winthrop
will preside; at the City Hall, under the unteos
ton of James L. Austin; and at the rep
Wing Hall, under Stephen Fairbanks Hhen
all is over, / will endeavor to give you as sou
an account as can, though from the scattering
Of the meetings, the observations oil any one
snectator must necessarily be very inadequate
There was Il great crowd on board the noble
cleaner Massachusetts,, from New YORK, on
Thursday evening-fve hundred, at least: All
,,,ore full of ardor and enthusiasm, and such was
the feeling that it could only be expressed through
a meeting, and such speaking as was 10 DC nae
on the occasion. ..mo.;o,
There is another great subject oil auiae ,. ;,
here in Boston now--the great fair, Tor whicf
AZ lad;es have been so long preparing, in order
to raise funds Tor the completion OF the BUNKER 1,
H;Il monument OF this, more hereafter Inc
work will be done.
Half past three o'clock
The great pageant of the day is over. sucl
a naoeant before never saw. Such pageah
again | never expect to see. Inc spec'ao'e :
the mighty gathering upon the MAJ T ,he nao
mating, beyond any other movement oil u'e Peo
pie that ever beheld. The Processi9n WV" ~
formed, and the appearance oil the city aos a.
the great streets through which it move,a- ~:
thousand gay and streaming banncfsL ,1;o an