Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-09
The following letter addressed to The Committee OF
Arrangements, was then read: :, 600

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| Arranyements was then read
WASHINGTON, Aug. 80, 1912
| Gentlemen have the honor to acknowledge th'
recent Of your letter of the 25th instnnt, inviting m
10 public dinner to he given IN New York, on the Is
Of Sc p.ember, TO Lord Asho"fton, III honor o ms cha
and of conpeaiua,un upon the successful term
nu,;on or his MISSION Of Peace Although II is my IN
,en,nn 10 90 North within few days for The pnrpos'
of -a lii aud recrrat;om yet u VIII &c" e IN my Po"e
10 lea We tins city i'll time TO he IN New OK on Inc hrs
OF September
,er,aus more cordial sentents Of respect than mysel
towards the distinguished person who ID to be your CUES
OH the occasion.
have the honor 10 be, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
DANI. WEBSTER.
Hon. George Evans, Senator from Maine, then re-
sponded to the toast
Letters were read from J. Q. Adams, Mr.. Van Blu
rem Mr. Fox and others, excusing themselves from al
tendance
O.,er speeches were made by r. Hone, G. W. Gle
rard. Lord John Hay, MIR. Grat,an, and others
NV YoRs, September q.
D.no,,u,, of Lori .4skLurton and tie British FRI
nots Horsuis-Lord AshburtDn rose yesterday morn
mo bv half past six and Immediately entering his
sitting room he commenced reading the IN. lie
rald" containing the important foreign news Soon
afterwards he sent over to our ohce by SPECIAL mes
senrer equestinc the loan of some English papers, and
we had The pleasure usuppyng him with two or three
files of late London papers. lie breakiasted about
) O'Clock, read and answered few letters, received
the visits of several friends and at half past eleven took
his seat in plain carriage, and was driven down 10
the Castle Garden At the boat club stairs, the barge
of Lord John Hay, with fourteen oars and Lieu
tenant, was in waiting for him. There were about
ven or eight hundred persons waiting 10 see him OH
He walked from Mrs Peitets, the Battery Hotel, TO
the stairs leaning The of the first Lieutenant Of
the Warsp,e, and followed by the crowd. lie went
inside the Castle Garden for minute, and returned
and embarked in silence.
Not cheer was given by those assembled, and no
demonstration was made, until the barge arrived
abreast of the North Carolina. Then that noble ves-
sci Opened her mouth and fired a salute of thirteen
guns 10 Lord John Hay. The men in the barge held
their oars upright, the crew of the North Carolina
manned the yards and gave three hearty cheers
The Warspte's yards were manned, and her crew
returned the cheers AS soon ns Lord Ashburten
reached the Warspe, that vessel returned the sau,e
After this, Commodore Perry in his barge, left
the North Carolina, and went on board the War
spite and took aquIrt parting, private drink with Lord
Ashburton and Lord John Hay. He stayed there about
five minutes AS soon he left. the Warspte fired a
Post Captain salute in honor Of Commodore Perry
When the latter reached The North Carolina he returned
that salute, and manned the rigging. The Warspite
then fired National Salute of 81 guns and got under
weigh with steamboat on each side o her. The North
Carolina returned the National Salute, and the War
spite proceeded slowly down the bay, with the best
wi.hes of all for her speedy ard prosperous voyage.
Herald.