Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-07-06

III FOURTH OF JuLY.-lhe anniversary Of on
/ National Independence was duly celebrated il
this town on Tuesday last. The day was ush
r ured in by the firing of guns and ringing o
bells. Early in the day large numbers of peo
pie came into town to witness the eel
: ebration by our Firemen and citizens. The
f Perry and Argo arrived about ten O'Clock will
a large number ofpassengers from Providence
Greenwich, Bristol and Warren. Soon afiel
ten the procession was formed on The parade il
f the following order Newport Artillery, un'
der command of Col. Perry, accompanied by
the Bristol Brass Band.
RI Kentish Guards from Greenwich accompanied
h by Band of Music.
Orator, Chaplain, reader of Declaration OF
Independence, &c, in carriage.
Officers of the Army, mouRted.
Officers of the Customs and Revenue, and
Navy on foot.
Il Engine Company No. l-Engine surmount-
ed with several small u. $. Flags, and the
members dressed in uniform, consisting of red
shirts and white pants and leather caps.
Engine Company No. 3-Engine beautifully
trimmed off with flowers Dress, blue pants,
red jackets,& beautifully trimmed leather caps
Engine surmounted with beautiful boquet of
| flowers.
| Engine Company No. 4-Engine beautiful
| ly trimmed with flowers, flags and boquets-
Dress white pants, stripped shirts and leather
caps-the handsomest uniform in the process
| sion.
Hose Company No. THE Hose Cart trim
med in very neat and tasty manner with
| flowers, and the Hose covered with U. $.
Flag Dress dark mixed pants, blue coats,
leather caps, beautifully trimmed.
Engine Company No. G-Engne sumount-
ed with flag. Members in citizens Dress
Engine drawn by two horses.
/ Engine Company No. 7-Engine beautiful
ly trimmed with flowers and a figure 7 beauti-
fully worked in evergreen and flowers. Dress,
white caps, red shirts and mixed pants. En-
gine drawn by four horses.
Blues Brass Band and the Pawtucket Band
also, accompanied the procession
The procession moved through the principal
streets to the North Baptist Church, where af
t,r some very good music by the choir DC un-
der the direction OF Messrs Packard e. Davis,
and a fervent and comprehensive address to the
throne of grace by the Rev. DIR. Choues, the
Grafton for the Anniversary was pronounced
by WILLIAM Ennis, Esq. of this town, fol-
lowed by Poem by WILLIAM ii. CRASsroN,
Esq.
The Grafton was an eloquent and spirited
outline of the origin and nature of American
liberty, and of the wonderful effects its rapid
diffusion through Europe is producing in our
own times, as manifested by the revolutions in
progress in France, Italy, Germany, and the
contiguous States. 1t paid also deserved and
well expressed tribute to the gallantry of our
military and naval forces recently employed III
Mexico and urged the duty and importance
Union, the true sources of SO much happiness
and glory.
The Poem was more local in its character
and application, and required an acquaintance
with individuals, and recent occurrences of the
town TO make its illusions understood and rel
ished by persons not entirely familiar with
them.
4 After the services at the Church, the pro-
cesson returned to the Parade, where it was
dismissed
In the course Of the day, ENGINE COMPANY
No. 5, which did not join in the procession,
paraded our streets, the Engine drawn by four
horses, and the machine beautifully ornament
ed with flowers and evergreen, accompanied by
Blues Providence Brass Band, attracting
much attention and eliciing good deal of
praise from their neat appearance and GREAT
precision in drill. The uniform of the Com
pany was dark pants, blue coats beautifully
trimmed with buff, and leather caps.
During the day, the Cleopatra arrived from
Norwich and New London with very large
number of passengers.
In the evening grand torch light procession
was got up by Aquidneck Hose Company, and
Engine Companies Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7,
which marched through the streets accompan
led by the Bristol Brass Band, Pawtucket
Band and Blues Providence Band There
was also, grand display of fire works near
the Ocean House.
On the whole the day was well celebrated
in this town. A large number of strangers
were present from neghboring places, and
every thing passed off with great satisfaction
10 those interested.
CASE OF PoIsoS.-Twenty nty-onc persons were
poisoned at public dinner at Northampton,