Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1849-05-24
CELEBRATION OF THE LANDING OF
THE PILGRIMS.

'oio"ing account OF the celebration OF the
Landing of the Pilgrims Of Mary lond, which
took place on The 18Th inst:
On Monday evening, abou. 8 O'Clock, bv
special invitation of the Young Catholic
Friends Society, welefl the Frederick street
wharf in company with about one hundred
and fifty gentlemen, who formed the most
agreeable party i. has been our happy lot
10 associate with for long time, for the
purpose Of participating in the celebration
ofthe landing of,he Pilgrims of MARYLAND,
q, ST. Mary's, which took Place on The 9Th
ofMarch. 1884. In giving this hasly sketch
of the pleasing events Of that occasion. we
have 10 regret That our space will not allow
more extended notice, which we have no
doubt would be read with interest by many
of''our readers. On the trip to ST. Mary's
river, nothing happened TO cause the least
annoyance; iheiitne was spent in listening
TO music, executed by The Leinhardl's; sing
ing, which was cha'mngIy done by The ex-
cellent Choir on board, and in sleep, by
those who could sleep-lor we must con-
Tess that the attractions outside the ber,hs
were so great that 'sleep was driven from
our eyes ana slumber lro-., our eyeli:A!s."-
\ l,Ie after daybreak, we en:.tered St. Ma
ry's river, which is fine, broad stream :;
'alIer sailing up Tie river some twelve or ff-
teen miles, we anchored off St. Inegoes, and
III view OF Rcsecroft; these places brought
to MIND the scenes described by the Hon. J.
+. Kennedy in his "Rob Of the Bowl" Al,
this place, we found anchored the beautiful
steamer Baltimore, which is all that our
ta1}pI nj, 81 ! 6,
her, having on board the Phi!odemic and
jnosenian Societies Of Georgetown College,
numbering in all about two hundred We
noticed Cd board the. Baltimore several of
the clergy, among whom was The Rev. DR..
Ryder. After partaking ola hearty break
fast, the companies on board the two boats
landed at ST. Jnegoes, which is a beautiful
spot, highly cultivated, belonging TO the Je-
suit fathers. -
After landing, the procession was formed
by the Chief Marshal. H. G. S. Key, Esq.
Of Leonardtown, and marched to the antique
mansion occupied by the kind-hear,ed Fa-
Their Carberry, Of the Order of Jesui,s.-
This mansion is supposed to have been built
a, leas, 200 years'ago, of English material
On The outside Of the aged mansion, we saw
Ihree large old cannon, brought over by
I aI,iRore, now suandoned to rust and
deca: WE entered the venerable fabric.
and sere Ehown large walnu. table, which
wssnaae J in England, and used by the
fanny OF W. Lord Proprielory~This old
seIit, as SQUAD and strong as ii possibly
coui5 have Seen the day i. was frs, made,
and although centuries have rolled round
since that time, ii looks as though many
more might pass away and not faze its an
Gent face. Alter walking about the farm
and viewing the lovely scenazs.- rnrnising
crops, and fine orchard, the procession was
formed, headed by The Reverend gentlemen.
number Of whom were present, and led
by good band of Music, marching 10 the
modes, country Church Of ST. lnegoes.-
Par. Of the road was lined by the descend
ants Of Africa, who had turned on, in their
gala dresses TO enjoy the scenes of The oc-
casion. Upon arriving d. the Church the
clergy, the choir, and those who could, in
Guiding ourselves, adjourned to the inside,
where pon,i6cal High Mass was celebrated
by the Right Rev. Dr.. VANDERBILT, Bishop
Of Chicago, assisted by the Rev. Mr.. Young,
Rev. Mr.. Brocard, and Rev. Mr. Gillet; the
Rev. Mr.. Mcclure acted as Master of Cere-
monies. IN the Sanctuary were Father Car
berry and DR.. Spalding, Bishop Of Louisville.
The singing was executed under the lead
olProE J. Il Stoddard, of ST. Peters Church,
in an admirable manner, assisted with mu-
sic by Volands's Band.
AFTER the celebration Of Mass, the Rev.
DR.. Spalding delivered all able discourse
from the following text: "Now The Lord
is spirit; where the spirit Of the Lord is,
there IS liberty.'' e Cor. Sc. IVY Dur
ing the Rev. genlleman's sermon, he made
happy a!lusion TO the arrival Of the Ark
and Dove-the one he said bore The cove
nant Of The Most High, while the Dove
sough, and found rest for the soles of her
fee. from the hand of the oppressor. He
also !ike,,ed himsel(to the dove, for his fore
fathers were among the early settlers Of ST.
Mary's, 10 which place he had returned with
a glad heart alter many days. After the
religious exercises were over, the congre-
CATION adjourned to the outside, where
stand was erected, whe.l they were Joined
by hundreds more, who could not get in
side the Church. When the audience were
gathered around the stand, tie Rev. Dr..
Pise. Of New Y ork, arose and offered up 3
most elegant pray er for the continuation Of
the civil and religious liberty of our glori Gus
Union. At..he close Of the prayer, Z. Z.
Lee, Esq, delivered an Grafton, which con-
.ained a brief history of the early settle
,nent Of our State, as we'll as many beaut-
fuI gems Of thought. These present though.
the orator acquitted himself admirably we'll
The ceremonies OF the day being over, the
large crows adjourned to the raslic board,
which groaned beneath the substanlials of
fife, prepared by H. G. S. Key, Esq, the
Chief Marshal. This procession returned
10 the point from whence they started, and