Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-05-14

tina ayirs session The country does noL demand it
Ii was made issue in The late Contest and II Il Is
created we verify believe it will not be with The appfo
baton of the American community. The Federalisls
themselves are agreed upon lis plan and some Of
their Southern friends opposed to it altogether
These dscordant opinions may defeat IT. II nothing ese
WILL and should they do 50, the Republic will have rea
son to rejoice in their existence
Another of the bold measures of the Extra Session
will be- the Gazette plan to relieve the States
from their millions Of debt, which now weighs down
their giant energies and presses like incubus upon
their Industry and enterprise We shall refer to tins
Assumption matter Observation-Disclosures 4rgus.
LAUNCH OF THE STEAM FRlGATE MISSISSIPPI.
Our citizens yesterday, Old and young, male ana e-
male seemed 10 be duly sensible that something unu-
sua was about to take place in the lower part OF the
city, and that they could be witnesses OF the fng as
CARLYLE saysO if they were present Accordingly,
about ten o'clock the balance OF the current, which IS
usually well preserved of the ascending and descend
;no mass of human be ngs seemed evidently to be in
favor of those who "gorng down, and every mo-
ment seemed to increase the preponderance nor
could we overlook the fact, that by eleven clock The
current seemed to receive an accession oil considerable
numbers of the gcntler SEX whose summer bedizen-
ments denoted a holiday determined on, and whose
straightforward progress mot looking TO the right hand
for jewellery stores, to the left for musns and
ribbons minated settled purpose and definite OBJ
iect Every minute seemed 10 add to The throng that
came troopng along with light hearts and cheerful
conversation some wondering how il would look and
another relating experience Of former events of SINH
lar kind The children pressed on IN haste, silent tor
once in the consciousness that there would be an IN
gathering of Materials rich and abundant for talk be-
fore them. At length the omnibuses were crowded,
and swelled the cur,ent-team after team drew down
load of earnest expeciants, and still they came lum-
bering along and crowdng the street The cabs soon
came in for share of benefits and men and women
went BY couples these convcniences they did into
Noah's Ark and on the same account viz: account
lam t,uas IN Ike MI 1pp nd
minds us that hitherto We have not stated the object OF
all these movements. II to the new national
steamer, the Mississippi launched from the cradle on
which she nursed to her present size, and conslgn
ed into the bed of the Delaware.
Curiosity might we'll be excited. Such an exhibit
ton of rare occurrence and the crowd which pressed
forward were in themselves agreeable compliment
TO the architectural and mechanical skill of Phade
pba eminenty displayed in the noble ship about to be
launched.
AT an early hour the Navy Yard completely fill
ed and presented beautiful scene, the wharves, hous
es windows, and every place where it possible to
obtain a loothod, being crowded with people Far
away to the south the fats alive with persons, and
in many places even considerable distances, tempo
rary stages erected Along the shore the north
the vessels crowded and the windows filled with
eager gazers anxiousy expecant Of the coming event
The river ITSELF studded il with vessels Of every
mag Unable form and description, from the canoe up to
the ship the steamboats, plying 10 and fro crowded
with living freighs, and the small boats dashlng hher
and ththcr, made up scene OF the most exciting cha
rac!er.
Shortly after o'clock, the signal gun was fired,
and the small vessels gathered themselves together out
Of the way, leaving wide berth for the conner
and thirty minutes past clock the forward
shore having been knocked away the noble vessel gill
ded gracefully along the ways into her future home.
From the moment Of her starting TO her bringing TO at
anchor in the stream, one loud and continuous cheer
went up from the vast multitude which gathered on
all sides.
AT the moment that she touched The water, she was
appropriately named according 10 me-honored usage,
By breaking Of bottle of wine the bow: and
as she glded out into the river the Of the sautng
guns Of the Yard booming full and deep across the
waller.
The United States Revenue Cutter, lying below the
Navy Yard, also did honor to the stranger by firing
salute
By invitation from Commodore Stewart, the Nation
al Grays, Capt Fritz accompanied by their brass band,
board, and the band performed, in an admlra-
bic manner The national airs. There also on
board other large number Of invited citizens and
strangers, and officers of The Army and Navy.
While lying in the stream, the innumcrahc fleet Of
sail steam and boats passed around along
side OF her, and universal sentiment Of admiration
elected by the great beauty and symmetry Of her
proportions.
shower of rain, which fell shortly after the launch,
dumped in measure the enjoyment which would
otherwise have been experienced.
A large number of steamboats, of every class were
stationed in different positions At the time ofthe launch
and many Of them were crowded from bow to stern
with people.
The assemblage of people gathered together was I'M
mensc and fully equal in numbers to that which "it-
messed the launch Of the Pennsy lvania That noble
ship was the theme ofunyersal commendatlon but the
Mississippi has greater claims. il is high merit IN
mechanics that they present such specimens OF
naval architecture; need Philadelphia fear compe-
lillcn while she possesses within her limits such skill
fu ar,zans The event Of yesterday IS worthy OF re-
mcinbrance.
The steamer Mississippi, from all accounts, made
beautiful launch at Philadelphia, on Wednesday The
keel of this ship laid in August, 1899 She IS u
feet longer than the Pennsylvania, and is built Of live
oak from Florida. Her machinery is Of the most sub
stanal and finished kind, principally from the foundry
of Merck & Towne, Southwark. Her engine is
splendid piece Of mechanical SKILL and cannot be sur
passed BY any on board of the best English steamers
Her armament will be formidable especially the Pais-
ham guns, which to be placed on the upper deck
and traverse like swivel Take her all in all, says the
North American, both size, model, finish, armament
and outfit she probably has not superior either IN TINS
or any other navy. Three four hundred persons
were launched board, and ten or fifteen thousand
persons saw the ship she gded into the water.
MIR. wIER'S PICTURE.
Fran ,Lr Mr. arLEr POST