Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-02

= nc next uay me senate gave stately dinner In the
uncertainty as TO the time of the Washngtons arrival no
invitations had been the Interior but delegates
present from several OF the adjoining States under
stood that the Crown Prince Of Prussia would have been
there, but the Diet in session Berlin and his
was required at the capital Prussia represented by Ba
Paow, Secretary for Foreign Affairs and delegates from
Hanover Brunswick, Odenburg and other States assisted
maniiesng that all Northern Germany sympahized in this
opening OF direct communication with America Rarely has
there assembled at board respectable venerable
looking body OF men, undivided in sympathy with
the cause which brought them together The was beau
uy decorated with the flags of the different German Staes
and at the head crossing each other those of the Unit
ed States and Bremen On the coming in Of the roast be-
ing the point Of the dinner recognised for such purposes
codng to the custom Of Germany venerable Burgomas
fer Splidt rose and said
"He designated the arrival OF the Washington on the
Weser event which had converted hopes into reality
specuations into facts it this which had brought to-
geher those present of the American and German nations
In all the world he said, there no two countries which
are SO well calculated for mutual interchange the United
States of America and the United States of Germany Nei
her OF them possesses any colonies does either wish for
any and in this respect both escape the jealousy of colonial
mother States.
remind you of the fact that after the glorious end of the
American war OF independence Bremen uesses Dere the first
which unfured their sails visit the shores of the young
transatlantic Republic and the western horizon OF
liberty one star alter another has made its appearance the
vessels OF Bremen have continued progressively their
course IN that direction This fact, it would appear has
not been forgotten in America and if in return the Unit
ed States send their first transatlantic steamer, think
ing that the best key to Germany is the Bremen key and in
the same spirit, he concluded, IN the of my fellow
citizens, offer hearty welcome to the Washington. the
worthy pioneer of enterprise which is destined TO open
direct intercourse between two great nations.
"Perhaps stood higher in the estimation OF
his felow-czens than Burgomaser Smdt and the spirit
with which his received showed that the sentiment
contained less acceptable than the person who Of
feIsd it.
honor the President of the United States
and of the Hon. Gave Johnson, Postmaster General Major
Hobbe responded exposition of the circumstances under
which the line estabshedof the large and liberal views
OF the Postmaster Generalwas listened to with much ine
rest and the glowing expression Of his hope that the mail
line to Bremen would be the of drawing close together
in the bonds Of amy and mutual good offices the United
States and the great German naton met response in
every heart. Baron Paow, in the Of the German
States, offered toast the city Of Bremen and in remind
ing the company of the importance of the being the
great highway which united nations all the world by
commercial intercourse he begged offer his good wishes
the further of that city, which, this enterprise
in many Others had been foremost of the German States
opening the way Captain Hewis interesting acknowledge
ment OF the toast to HIMSELF aPoogzng for his ship if there
had been any failure to their expectations the ground
that only the 7h Of September preceding that her
keel laid and that the carpenters still upon
her when she left the dock at New York, knded his audi
Mr.. Stephens the Vice President Of the company
acknowledged the powerful cooperation of the Germans in
the enterprise which he had the honor part represent
and particularly of the city of Bremen He might say much
OF this city, its historic associations its and public
institutions its enterprise and its hospitality, but he chose
rather to express his admiration for that which had not 1t
had cstOnh0uSe restrictions of kind upon trade
Mr. s. read letter, signed by all the directors Of the
pany, requesting of the Senate their acceptance of model
OF the Washington prepared by Mr. Westervet the builder.
simultaneously and Unexpectedly present. the beau
tifu model six feet long, borne the shoulders of
eight native Bremenes residents and citizens of the Uni
ted States This received with storm of enthusiasm,
when Mr. Oechs, associate director, native of Bremen,
To
by early ties put seal upon the enthusiasm of the evening
by announcing the intention Of the company that the next
ship which to them should bear the of Hermann
name identified with German history and poey-Hermann
being the deverer of Germany from the Roman Washing
ton was of America from the British yoke
"Ihe next day the estivity returned board the
Washington Bremen Haven where the sight of the ship,
It's great sze and the beauty OF Its accommodations confirm
ed and realized all expectations The day ended with visit
TO the DOCK then process Of construction be the largest
in the world undertaken by the city of Bremen alone at an
expense Of than million of dollars for the express
of the American mail steamers free Of all dock charges
But the most important feature connected with the ecep
ton OF the Washington at Bremen, showing the appre
citation of the object Government had in view in estab
fishing the line, land in this respect strongly in
with the Of things in England the facility afford
ed for carrying the grand scheme Of the Postmaster Gen.
eal In Senator Duckwtz, Of the Post Office Department,
Major Hobbe found able and ready coadjuo full of
tepse and energy, and competent and arrange upon
the goahead system Of country. The basis Of
arrangement agreed upon, by which the post office of
Bremen undertook distribute mails over the whole
North of Europe through Russia, Denmark Norway Swe-
den all Germany, and when the railroad should be
completed to Trieste the Gecian Archipelago around
the whole shores ofthe Mediterranean and
the Black Sea- Egypt and down the Red Sea
India.
"The practical operation of this would be- that the Ger
resident Iowa could go up to the village his
farm Drop his letter in the post Office and postage paid
not would go direct to his friend the heart Of Slesa on
the banks of the Danube the borders Of the Black
Forest"
First night Of the Theare.-The opening of the
Broadway Theatre last evening forms quite in the his
tory Of New York smusements Though portions Of
the exterior of the building and its fittings unfinished
state, presented the whole grand and brilliant speca
Gle, both inside and out and the opening went off with
great The house filed holding probably between
four and five thousand persons The evening
showed that the has engaged excellent
pany, and is understood that the policy of this theatre will
be rather opposed the Objectionable system of high
ring. Besides the immense throng Within Broadway
filed during the evening in front Of the theatre and for
distance each way by mutude attracted by the NJ land
magnificent appearance of the building.
The width of the building from, is seventy five feet and
stained glass Large American flags extended from the
top and 'front.' and above the balcony arranged thirteen
large glass globes lighted with gas in aluson TO the thir
original States The interior of the theatre is lighted by
thirteen rich chandeliers and the whole number Of gas-ghts
and about the building said be about hundred
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