Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-23

ARRIVAL 0F1HE GREAT BRITAIN
At LIVERPOOL
It gives asibr s~raats5t p~leas1re ii tate
that tie spicndiI from steanar the Great
Britain arrived safs'r in the port Of Liver
pool on Noad,Y at noon. She Il now on
the rridiron In Princes Dock Basin, appa.
rcntly very IittI inbred by the Il months
exposure to the winds and storms of the
Irish sea.
Aboatt2 O'Clock one ofthe Royal Rock
Ferry b7ats started from the Gearge's nier
with Mr. shutr, Of tho Arm of6Fibhs, Bright
! & 60, the liverpool agents Of the Great
britain, and u large parry IF admirers Of
the leyiatban, Including Mr. Court, Of the
Underwriters Rooms, for The purpose Of
Witnessing her entrance into the Mersey,
At some distance from TIM Rock Light
house, and In the midst Of the haze which
then prevailed, she was diacerned with Il
variety Of steamers floating from her five
m1sts, and q large crowd of persons on
deck She passed the rock about haIf-past
one o'clock. A head Of her was The Birlt-
enhend,. apparently in gay and excellent
trim alongside Of her was u steam tug
hoat aud following, and towed by her,
was Il piIot-boat.
We must confess that the general mp.
pearance of the Great Britain surprised and
ogrreably disappointed us. We expected
to geo n vessel 80 shattered and weather.
beaten after the storms and harsh weather
which she has bad to encounter, that few,
fanny, would succeed il recognising her,
But such was not the case. Her hull MP.
pears ms perfect, almost us free from damnrc
or defect, ~ when we first saw her enter
the Horsey amid the rejoieings of lens Of
thousands. or Witnessed her departure FIR
America accompanied by the golden wishes
Of enthusiastic mnltitudes. The rcd streaks
upon the hull are certainly less fresh 10 The
eye than they were II months ago; the
tar upon the iron sides oftle vessel exhibits
something Of browner hue than il did
then, Int The ordinations from every one
who saw her befare and who now saw her
again, was-@how we'll she looks how
little the changcl--how splendid her mp.
pcarance y
Great were the reioicings on welcoming
her once more TO the Mersey. All the
vessels ia port boistrd their flags, and the
numbers Of gaIly decorated steamers, a.
we'll as large and small craft, which mp.
pcarcd upon The bosom of our noble river.
manifested clearly enough that their owners
and commanders reioiced that the nobIest
OF aEI steamers that ever swept across The
broad Atlantic was ngain Hfloot. The
piers were crowded with dense masses Of
the popnIace, All anxious 10 witness her
entrance, and 10 otAErntnlate each other
upon The triumph which skill, ~4rience, and
perseverance had obtained IN The person
of mr. Brcmner. Cannon, too. resonndrd
from most Of tho adjacent heights, p~articn.
larIy as the noble vessel passed New
Brighton. Egremont, and Seacombe and
many nh enthusiastic cheer was given by
the persons On shore, as we'll rs bv those
who neared her in the river steamers.
When the Rock Ferry boat approached.
MrShute. Mr. Arthur, Ar Ewart, Mr. Court,
and other gentlemen. went on board and
congratulated Captain Claxton upon the
gangwny on the success oftbc undertaking.
The captain cordially reciprocatcd The COM
pIiments, aud said that the happiest day of
his lie had at length arrived. .
MRs. MALArRop AL1vE.-Thc fioston
Post perpctrates the following
"My DEAR" said hrs. Bell to her com.
panion, Mrs. Porplrtone, as they walked
PaS' tue tAcaFa'tol loF ihe water WORKS, IN
Washington street, yesterday morning,
team you tell me what them holes are for z
"CertoinIy, replied Mrs. r.; 'they are
for the anccdote to bring from Lake Coch-
meal. The limping alliment will lcander
through the iron cubes, and i~rritatc all the
circutnjacent benefees. They'll have by.
drants at the corners Of the streets, and
probably a ierty dough upon the common;
for it is law Of hierogIrpbics Tint watcr