New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-12
Great Day Mt Gre.nport.

Great Day Mt Greenporf.
GKgEsroxr, ,Fnday. AuE. 9. .lsH.
To The Editor Of TIE Tr15sss:
A great day for Greenport. ~ - O'Clock the
roar Of cannon announced the arrival Of he train
Of Cars from Brooklyn, connecting for the 6fs.
time with the S,onngton Railroad cor Boston.
TIE Steamboat Naf-agaaset came up to the pier
..asteyen.nr, ana was leaiy 20 lcociTc lle pa.
sengers upon their arrival. The appearance Of
50 large Steamboat in the HsE6cr has produced
o,,;,s sensation among the inh-oiisn's Of the
mace. and tbsy were out On ma''e st this FIST
meeting Of the boat and .he t'a'n' he looomo-
tive sustained flag bearing tire names Oh -'e".
York aud Boston, with an emoiemaec fep'eSh-
,a,;on Of two rightarms with the hands claspd,
.s e c;v;pc 4 trIendly shake on meeting after
Ior,, sea.ra,;on. The boat from Nlr@ich with
9Th the passengers fran Boston IS expected
- few minutes. The boats are 10 run
nn alternate DAYS to Norwich and Stoa.
;n,.or. The raascngef5 dine while crossing
the ;, und, and Judging irom the preparations
made to day they will be sure OF good dime,
and pleasant passage. The distance 10 Ston.
,pston is about twenty. FIVE miles. Tins place is
well situated for business, and presents strong
inducements for 81 summer solonrn, ou', at pte.
seut. no more ca!. DC accomm odatet. -'ext ysa!
places will be provided ,o' the travelling and
nosrdinp public, and this Will be no doubt place
nc Great resort IL Is the central point between
New York and Boston and thoroughly eon"rg
Mace But with It's corntry air End scenery, ths
facilities for batbiDg and nshlng IN the reconic
Bsy and the Sound present peculiar comoina.
ton of attractions for those escaping for time
from the confinement OF City life. This place
affords peculiar advantages for enterprisins msI
10 establish suitable boarding houses and hotels
This is young place, ten or twelve years ot age,
and already has nine whale ships ard ten'h IS
soon expected.
Tnc Ncw.IIavcn is in sight, aud people s;e
moving to the pier to greet thclr Boston in'ndS
BY one of whom hope 10 send these h.sty lines
| came in last evening, and am much pleased
with my first view OF cur young neghoor
Your.. J. A.C.
Yosx DlsrRIcr, M,lNE.-Thc Wings Of the
York Congressional District held gioEious Con
yent.on at Saco, on Tuesday last, and nomnat-
ed George Scanmon, Esq. OF Saco as thtircar.
dldate for Congress, and Samuel B'adI'y, Esq. Of
Hollis. for Eleclor of President and Vice Pfesi.
dent. The number OF people on the ground was
estimated at from 1900 10 1000. AddrcsseS
were made BY Hon. George Evans, Hon. Ed.
ward Kent, Hon. " M PIT FeSsenden. and Hon.
Freeman H. Morse. The County Convention,
held at the same tine and pace nominated as
the Wing candidates for Senator's ior Eufa I oun.
ty, Joseph Hobson, Esq of Buxton, b + Mason.
OF Keunebunkpcrt, anc Thomas Nj. Wentworth,
of I.ebanon. Boston Atlas.
MppLsBuRy ColLtos, Vr.-'rhe exercises Of
the annual commencement were held on "Wednesday,
July 3lst, and the deep inieres, manifested by The
crowded auditory, was alike comrilendaIory of tie
atlainmenl4 of the Young gentlemen. aud Of the a.
blity ana iaithtulnes- oi their respected teachers
On the day preceding commencement, to, Liter-
ary Societies OF the College were addressed b, Rrv.
WILLIAM MITCHELL, OF Rntland, VI. and Rev ".
b. SpRAauF, d. d. of Albany, n. Y. and Mt 3o'-
clock of commencement day, the associated Alumni
of the College were addre- sed by Hon. MYhoS
LAweENcs, OF Bechertown, Mass
The degree of A NJ was conferred on four Alum
nj of the College who had regularly served outlhe!r
three years OF Bachelorship aud the honorary de-
gree of A. u. on Rev. Aaron Argier, Midd!ebury,
Vt, Mr. Augustus Morse, Nantucket Mass, Dr.. J.
Hitchcock Ashley, Mass aud Gen. w. Harmon,
Pawl,i, VI.
The honorary degree OF ID d. was conferred on
Rev. Milton Badger, Secretary Of the American
Home Missionary Society, New York City; a"d On
Row. Thomas J. ConenI, Professor in the Literary
and Theological Institution, Hamilton, n. y.
FROM VERA CRuz.-Per Bark Eugcain.-Bya
vessel from Campeacby, arrived at Vera Cruz Gu
1lth July, news received that the Senate othe
IT, 5. had defeated MIR. TyIer's attempt to annex
llninn taol nc.
ton The paper war between Mr. Green aud the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs had not come 10 a con-
cusion, the former having failed TO establish his
views. All the Foreign Ministers had solicited the
Governments clemency toward their countymcn
taken in the late expedition 10 robasco, 'headed by
Sentmanat. The President, in rply, had expressed
his determination TO treat them "a pirates, II on trial
they were found guilty.
An army OF ID 600 men was preparing 10 leave Tor
Texas, and are expected 10 rench Matam' m in No.
yember next. The Congress had not fixed upon
plan raise the four million dollars granted ribs
expedition, hut there was lt,le doubt Of their doing
SO very shortly.
u The counsel for the prisoners arroigned be
fore the Rceimental Court Martial FOR destrii;n
and cowardico, on FIitay moved that, ss the Of.
fences charged were capital, they could only be
tried by General Court Martial. This was
tained by the Court, and the tri put Off accord
ingy
FEATs OF srRESGTH.-The performances OF the
"Elssler Brothers," at the Otto Cottage, Hoboken,
are represented TO be Of the astonishing charsc
ter, and people flock in crowds TO witness them
They perform to day at o'clock, ard on Wednesday
and Friday.
MELANCHOLY OccuRRgNcE.-We have to re.
cord, with palnfu! feelings, the death of three
boys by downing, viz Thomas Jefferson a ged
10 years; Frederick 5. aged years, SONS of T.
S. Parker, (of the firm Of T. S. Il J. Parker,
dyers.) and Alfred, of S. Rogers, (gilderJ
aged 10 years
The circumstances connected with this lament.