The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-12

Correspondence of the Herald


BosTor, June 10, 1s45.
The sican rigate Urana still remains at anchor in
harbor understand that she will sail about Sun
day for port in Holland, and will touch at either
Plymouth Portsmouth (England) as she passes up
channel. You have published account of the un
lucky affair of her hosting the American flag union
down, when she arrived here, and how Of her men
got logged for the mistake but the particulars have not
been printed
The Pilot, Mr.. w. Fowler informed me that the mis-.
take might have been made by any man. for the flag
rolled up into bundle and not displayed until it
reached the masthead The bunder occurred by hoist
ing the wrong end Of the hayards When the mistake
discovered hcCspain frgate tore his hair
although quite orderly gentleman, he danced with
rage about the decks The poor signal men wo of them)
were Immediately seized up, and received eighteen
ashes each, with coult species OF punishme
will recollect the friends Of Commander Mackenzie of
hanging celebrity, represented to be something like
slapping schooboy. yet these poor fellows yelled
bor But the affair did not rest here. The fgate sau
ted the city, and her Captain finding that the salute
not returned at once inferred that the insult offered
flag was the cause Apologies were therefore, immedi
atey sent to the city government the Commodore of
the post and the Captain Of the Ohio who all gno-
rant of the supposed insult The next day by way of
repaaton the Captain Of the frgae proposed hoist
the American flag and again salute the city, and our city
dered artillery company out to return the salute The
salute fred the American flag union up) but unor-
return It, they discovered that their match all
sumed. A gentleman who smoking long nine
the spot, rendered the of it, which gladly
accepted and the salute proceeded the gentleman aiore
said between every discharge smoking for dear life to
keep the fire alive. The firing, however, like
minute guns than well.timed salute | think if
city authorities satisfied with apology from the
captain ofthe rgatc that he should have been satisfied
with apology from the signal II was their duty
to hoist the flag but it the officers duty who had
charge of the deck to than the flag hosted pro-
perly The savage practices of foggng, coutng, and
starting abominable and should be frowned down by
every decent man everywhere
Ihave paragraph in several of your city papers
the effect that duel had been fought by two southern
gentlemen (D in the vicinity of Mount Auburn. This,
assure you, is news here. The report doubt, orgi
mated from scrape which took place between some me-
deal students who were trying their hands at body
snatching and party of countrymen who surprised
them in the act small fight cnsued which terminated
by all the parties sitting down. and cracking few bot
ties of fire water which brought from neighbor
ing inn. The affair hushed up, and hence its
appearance in the papers
Mayor Davis is quite sick. The finest ship belonging
to port-the j. O. Adams-saled for China this day.
There Is nothing Of interest stirring here at present
Yours, in love,
JOHN BUNYAN