American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-20

THE U. S. R. CUTTER HAMILTON, AND THE
REV. +. T. TAYLOR. We find the following in
the Boston Post, detailing an interesting scene
on board the U. S. Revenue Cutter Hamilton:
Last Sunday morning the cutter Hamilton
was gaily decked with colors, and pennant
streaming from her manmast head, which, as
the wind lulled away touched the water. Her
awnings were spread fore and aft, the decks
clean as hounds tooth, and her gallant tars
as neat and trim as men could be. Settees
were placed fore and aft, the capstan was COW
cred with the stripes and stars and a Bible. A
bout A. M. the Rev. E, T. Taylor, accompa-
MED by number Of ladies and gentlemen,
boarded the cutter, and after receiving the Gus
tomary salutatons, were seated. The hands
were then mustered, after which the third lieu
tenant read the rules and regulations of the re-
venue service. A few minutes afterwards,
Father Taylor read the hymn commencing,
con Jordan's stormy banks | stand"
which was sung in beautiful style, nearly all
bands Ginning in. A prayer followed, and then
an excellent discourse from the words-"This
people have | formed for Myself they shall
show forth My praise" The old man showed
the nautical part of his audience that although
he was preacher of peace, yet when the ma
tons honor was at stake, it became the imper-
alive duty of every man TO fight to the last
The sailors did not give him three cheers, but
they looked like giving him three times three
and one for coming up; but they were restrain
cd by the rules of discipline. He felt quite
warm towards the close, and had forgotten that
he had to preach in the Bethel, accordingly
one of his daughters reminded him that the
second bells were ringing. ''Let them rlng!n
exclaimed the jolly salt water parsou; eve
must drive the devil hence before we tackle him
in the Bethel. He is pretty well out of breath
now, and won't show much fight next round !"
The discourse as whole was full of fervor, and
that rough and ready eloquence which always
finds its way to the hearts of seamen. A ben
ediction closed the exercise, and the worthy
pastor and his friends landed and proceeded to
the Bethel. Capt. Sturgis intends having re-
ligious exercises on board of the cutter every
Sunday morning, and will be happy TO accom-
modate as many visitors from the shore as he
can conveniently stow. The gallant captain
never looked better or happier than he does at
present. Long life to him! Post.
ITEMS OF News. The Federal street Thea
ire, N. Y, has been nearly reconstructed, and
will hold 5000 persons.-A monument to
the memory of Roger Williams, is talked of in
Rhode Island. THE Bostonians have held
meeting to succor the sufferers by the fire at
Nantucket.-The front windows of the new
Atheneum at Boston, will be 60 feet high and
% wide.--John Burnett, the anti-rent MUIR
derer, was hung at Schenectady last week.
A son of David Perry, of Oxford, Conn, was
drowned OH the 9th inst.-Geo Hurlbut an
eminent merchant of New York, is dead. -
Hannah Gushing committed suicide at Dover,
N. H., last week.-At Copper Harbor, Lake
Superior, on the 3lst of May, the weather was
so cold, that the river was within four degrees
of freezing. Mitchell McCabe, of Baltimore,
has been convicted in New York of obtaining
goods under false pretences.-The crops in
Maine, particularly potatoes, promise an abun-
dant yield. Taylor has been arrested
at Rochester, for violating the person of SER
want girl.
TRIPS TO EUROPE. Rev. L. P. w. Balch,
rector ofSt. Bartholomew Church, in New York,
and the Rev. Mr.. Kennedy, of Wilmington,
Del, have sailed for Europe within the last few
lays.