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THE SALT RIVER SQUADRONS.


/ .. ID BOUND DOWN.
Well, here we are we're coming down fast
we made arrangements to leave on the 7ih. bu
delayed few days to accommodate Governo
Briggs, who had some matters to settle witt
Gen. Gushing and Stephen C. Philips, and coul,
not get ready before the /. 1t seems kind o
queer to leave these diggins we've beef
here SO long, aud got SO many acquaintance
and have imnrovcd the place 50 much-but III,
best of friends must part, aud we have bidder
good by to all we left behind us. and charr
ed them to have an eye out for those who come
after Us, to take our places, while some of Us
will undoubtedly take theirs.
There was large crowd Of us, and more
lively counenances you never saw. There was
a good deal of powder burnt when we sta. ted
and, as we glide along. the river is one blaze of
i;ght--stormS OF rockets and showers Of Roman
candles are seen in every direction. Such a
grand jubilee and ioliication has not been seen
since the days ofthe ancients.
About ten O'Clock the squadron ofthe "unter.
rifed democracy" hove in sight, "bound up.''
clear up. They had under convoy. " a long.
low, black looking schooner" with raking masts
You never saw such a looking crowd. There
were the two wings of the unterrifcd democra-
cv, with all the isms in the land, embracing
Millerifes, anli-SabJath-nen, transcendenta
P''iN1' I'liNi9; illd liANtIudy silitS AL Iatlur
formed an alliance together. The Democra-
cy," or that portion, however, who believe in
the doctrine that they were made for Offices and
offices were made for them, said, they .suere
going Tram home,' and felt scared" and "dd
not know the way" and ga long dark night was
before Them" &c
The half way house being hard by, it was a.
greed, all around. TO cast anchor for a SPELL and
those who chose might refresh themselves, and
pass the balm of consolation to their friends.
W hen General Taylor and Mr. Fillmore step.
ped ashore, We observed great fear and trem-
Ding IN one Of the boats, which we perceived
WAS closely slowed with Office holders. who had
brcn in tall clover aud high feed for a long time:
incy literally shook in their shoes. A " Young
NMg. who "W1snt aid enough quite yei," and
wh' had lr>t been up the river "a little way -
G CURED It the = fever and agcr" was preyalen,
below. One of the "fogics " informed him that
people going mp the stream are only troubled
with that complaint
While at anchor, we embraced the onportuni
ty to l'ok round a lrle, and we will. vs. hriafv
As possible, relate little Of what we saw and
hoard.
Mr. Webster and Mr. Van b ,ren met together
and they hurried into private room IN the l..
=, aud after closing the door, such a hearty
laugh we have not heard for some time. Mr.
Web ter looked him in the face and said "Free
Sill! Mr. Van Buren," and Van screamed rich,
out. IL, was in high glec.
General Ctss we saw sitting in the stern of a
dory, The photographic print, where Gen T. is
represented as rowing him up, is capital like
ness OF hm. Such a countonance -handsome
man, wasn't he ! He WAS nerusing his work
on France, It's King aud Court" His letter
OF acceptance Of the Baltimore nomination was
ho iIa him /, il h,