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sgfip,ina n tie ret1 pslon dfGen. TAyloa a New
Orleans. i front Mercury q ne IN instant
describing de events i she preceding ar
The manner ID which Gen Taylor was
yesterday received must have been graft.
lying 10 the old hero. The heart Of New
Orleans MAS Bounding with exuItation II
lis approach, ard entllusiastic WIS the
welcome she gave him II was = fecep-
4 ton such as great andsfree people alone
eonld gira- grand and Imposing, without
ronp VI show, and respectful without for
nality. The scene which presented itself
when the Mary Kingsland neared the
wharf was affecting from its snblimity. -
Along Tie Shoresof tie Mississippi far as
5Eld reach, gay steamers foatcd
breeze from ships Of every nation,
the wafer Of the river was tossed in
Cam from Lafayette the farthest extrem-
ity of the city, BY the innumerable steam
boats which were then running in every
direction The ship America, that had
moved immediately after the Mary Kings
land in the aquatic procession, aoated
slowly down the river, and the music
which was borne to the ear from the deck
Of every steamboat, was occasionally un.
heard ia the loud boom Of the cannon, and
the wild shouts from the shore The
streets, housetops, and the deckshnd yards
Of every vessel within sight, were darkened
with hannah forms, and high above the mass
Of heads rose the trinmphal arch in the
Place Arms, with the sunbeams playing
on the words 1NY cleomen and aBuena Wis
tai which were inscribed in letters o.
gold.
He whose presence had called ufai
mighty mass together, and created sucl
commotion on the bosom OF the Mississip
hi, stood calmly but evidently affected Al
this glorious manifestation Of the feeling
which Louisiana entertains for the dis
tinguished citizen. There was something
fne in the face Of the old man as he stoos
gazing on the sccne---a shade, bearing til,
semblanee Of pride, would occasionall,
y, settle on his brow but tho feeling whicl
gave expression to his kind and mani,
rountcnance, and touched its every lin
with tenderness, was that of love an,
xgratitude His tolls and strife, the glor
and dangers Of battle, and all which b
y has endured and achieved, were apparent
liz forgotten--he stood before his countr
With tho kindness and tenderness Of
child in his heart, and her arms were opc
TO receive him,
When the old man landed, tho cheer
which pcaled from the assemblcd thousand
were Felectfifying; and the Committee I
1 Arrangements, who had battered then
.ff6r thS General were scattered in mi
sment among the crowd, who evinced ID
greatest anxiety to touch the old hero
clothes, or even 70 SEQ him There wa
welcome beaming in every face that locke
upon him, and he was conducted to til
tTiumphal arch, where he was met by tn
Mayer, amid acrlamations which were az
.tsIly deafening. The Mayor addresse
General behalf Of the city Of Ne1
Orleans, which | have the honsr to rep
resent on this occasion, it Is my pleasin,
ofico 10 welcome. your happy return I
your country aud your home and in be
half Of che Municipal Councils I tendc
10 you the hospitality Of this city, while j
is your pleasure to remain among us
No circumstance could have filed oul
hearts With more joy than we now feel, ii
having the opportunity to express to yot
our gratitude fof The distinguished seryi
COS YOU have rendered our country
The brilliant endorsements performed ii
Mexico by tie fearless and daring band
that you hayeled Cd from victory toyicto
~, have inspired rs with feelings which
mo language i sufficiently powerful to con
Wy. Fer such achievements, General
Ary true American heart, from one OK
fly TO the other 0f this Republic, i,
with gratitude and sauiraticn.- =
a steps,u upon any
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