Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-16
ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT BRITAIN.

The Great Britain telegraphed at IL o'clock Sunday
but quarter past two before she arrived off Governor
Island Fort The first indication OF her approach her
salute Fort Hamilton, which heard, but barely by
the spectators the Battery From this moment the utmost
anxiety betrayed by the get the first glimpse OF
her, and when they did, expressed in vehement eacu
laiions of sThere she is !" a roiia, eet ALE" &C.
The first very Indifferent the state of the
here being dark and hazy and very unvorabe TO show her
outline in the distant perspective Sailing upyery slowly
she at last steering in mid channel, off the Battery,
where for the time an impression made worthy Of
her magnitude All that has bsen said Of her in foreign
journals has not done her justice, and nothing but the evil
dcnce Of the adequate thereto She is truly beaut
fu her vast length skingy exhibited in contrast with
tnt the Month Carolina towards which vessel she directed
her course and turned pivot to her up
the North river sauting the fort she passed AT each OF
masls she displayed flag and her decks seemed NINA
ture city for population. sTha is sight" She is beau
fn :" the cry every hand while the hustle and rush
the crowd in that direction she passed between the Bat
terry and Governors Island altogether mpeuous and be-
trayng anxious desire have her sight long pos
sible. Her of sailing STOW, it being fully hour
from her coming in sight until she was lost to view among the
forest of masts in the East river.
OF course the crowd immense, and yet would have
been still greater, not that expectation damped
little by the duna reports of her arrival that had out
for three days previously and which only ended in dis
appointment until at last she did in all the pride OF her
glory. On returning from the aninang spectacle our re-
porter thousands rushing down in hopes Of being tme
but, alas they had TO put it of until more convenient
When the noble ship first from Gowanus, cry
Of joy went up from all behodcrs From the heights about
Gowanus she presented grand and beautiful appearance
The shores from Gowanus Brooklyn completely lined
with persons eager to catch glimpse of the and wonder
full vsan and the wharves in Brooklyn covered with
men, women, and children As II was known that
she had entered the habo hundreds running for
the All wanted the Great Britain and all were
well repaid by view of the noble ship
After rounding the battery Bellows Island she stood up
the East River the Long Island shore, until nearing the
Fulton Ferry, where two guns discharged; then she
crossed and along, closely huggng the whaves
This not expected it thought she would keep close
the Long Island side, and then But she was
kept close this sde and brought up with her bows
the end Of the pier She reached this point at exactly
half three O'clock half hour after she rounded Bed
lows Island. An attempt made for upwards Of an hour
bring her alongside the pier but in van in consequence OF
the strong ebb tide and the effort given up until slack
Her appearance this point most beautiful She
appeared like great castle above the pier her bows resting
the wharf the foot Of Clinton street, and her stern some
two piers further down. At every mast were colors stream
ing the ga large union flag Of England Dew gay IN the
breeze first had the Austrian flag the second mast the
Russian the third, the Spanish the fourth, the French tn
color the main, the union jack OF England the foremost,
blended flag of England and Amecahe Of this
try blended with the blue whie and red OF the union OF Eng
land, and at the lower quarterng the stripes She was ac-
companied this spot by the steamer Huguenot crowded
with passengers who aued the mighty levathan OF the Deep
she got her berth, with three hearty cheers and the
vessel shortly after landed her passengers adjoining pier
The this time most stirring Every point that
could command view Of this great piece Of naval architecture
crowded with spectators The piers were damned full
the yards decks and rigging Of every vessel in the neghbo
hood manned and boyed by such numbers before
thought Of the tops Of houses, and every window that
could command birds eye view filed the piles
of timber in the different yards in the vicinity covered
with anxious spectators. The vessel continually sur
rounded by fleets Of boats Of every description containing
men, women, and children than steam packet
loaded with passengers out Of their TO take
glance at this ar-amed craft indeed especially
engaged for the purpose and crowded with ladies' and
gentlemen the former waving their handkerchiefs and the
latter cheering All appeared to be graiied with the safe
arrival of this most splendid vessel.-Herah.
MURDER OF OREeoS EMIeRANTs.--The cambridge Eagle
(pubshedm Chenango county New York; has been favored