New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-02
ARRIVAL or JENNY LTND.
Scenes at Quarantlne-PaSage up the Bay
EXCITEMENT AT THE LANDING

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a. a.asr to catch the first glimpse OH hull IN
.ha distance The sky was very taicR 'o"afu
s.ndv Hook, with q strong wind from tne sou'a-
east. which led many to fear that the steamer
would be detained till night. Nevertheless large
numbers liagered all forenoon around the Canaiss
nier. where sort OF triumphal arcade, hung win
Hags had been erected.
The writer left the City st II o'clock, In she
Staten Island boat. The sky by this time WaS
much clearer, though the green anores of zoe
Bav were still somewhat obscured. On landing az
Quarantine we proceeded at once to she Office OF Dr.
A. Sidney Doane, Health Officer of the Port, where
we found MIR. Barnum and Mr. Theodore Eisfeldt
who had been the whole of the previous night IN
waiting for the ANanticS arrival btlll there were
no signs of her coming. Confident however, tnaE
Capt. WEST would Buc,eed in getting her through
by daylight we resigned ourselves to anosner
hour or two of expectation
Toward one o'clock, two guns were heard IN the
direction Of Sandy Hook, and Immediately after,
tho signal.Aag Of steamer was run up at 'he
Telegraph station below Clifton. In afew minutes
the Atlantic hove In sight, her giant bulk looming
through the light mist which still lay on the outer
bay. There was no Swedish flag st the auaran
tine, but Dr. Doane promptly ordered the German
Republican triccor to be up the staff, az its
nearest Of kin, and consequently compliment to
the distinguished sengHtresa. On passing she
Narowe, the Atlantic fred second salute, ana
ptoppipg her paddles, came slowly on with the
tide. Through the courtesy OF DR.. Doane, we tooR
q seat in his boat and were carried out over the
fresh, dancing swell as fast four pairs of stout
arms could urge us. The immenae steamer rose
above us like mountain as We ran under her quar-.
ter, and it was something OF an undertaking 70
limb the rope hand.ladder to her deck
The passengers were all above, grouped about the
buwarks or looking after their effects amid will
derness of baggage. On the top OF light deck
house. erected over the forward oompanlon-Way,
aat the subject of the days exctement-the verlta-
bic JIMMY LIRD--aa fresh and rosy az II the sea
had spared her its usual discomforts, and enjoying
the novel interest of everything she saw, with an
apparent uncoasciouss OF the observation che exclt
ed. Ather side stood Mr. JULES BENEDICT, the
distinguished composer, and 5ignor GIOVANNI BEL
LETI the celebrated basso her artistic companions
Mr. Barnur, who had by this time climbed on
board with choice bouquet carefully stuck ia the
bosom OF bis white vest, was taken forward and
presented by Capt. West. But Mr.. Collins had
for once stolen march him, having got on board
in advance, and presented Miss Lad bouquet
shout three times tie size of Barnum's.
The aopgstress received the latter with great
cordially her manners are very frank and engag-
ing. and there is an expression OF hsbltual good
bumor in her clear blue eye, which would win her
the heart of crowd by angle glance. She is
about twenty nine years OF age aud rather more
robust In face and peraon than her portraits would
indicate. Her forehead s finely formed shaded by
waves OF pale brown hair; her eyes, as we have
said, light blue and joyous her nose and moath
though nodded on the large Swedish type, convey
an impression OF benevoence and sound goodness
of heart, which is thoroughly in keeping with the
many stories we have heard Of her charitable
doinga. Mdlle Kind was dressed with great taste
and simplicity. she wore 8 riste of rich black
cashmere over dress Of si.ver-gray silk, with
alablue silk hat and black veil. AT her feetlsy
silky little apdog with ears almost half the length
Of its body it was of that rare breed which are
worth their weigh in gold, and was present from
Queen Victoria. Mdlle. Lind was accompanied
by her cousin, Mdlle. Ahmansen. The English
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MIR. Benedict and 6ignor Bellesi are both men Of
betw cen thirty ard thirty five years old The for
mer, who is German by BIRTH has vigorous face,
with that expansive breadth Of forehead wnlch al
ways marks composer, and wears thick brown
moustache, Us is becoming q musician. Signor
Beleti, who 10 a Genoese, is q man OF medium
nize with rather thin but expressive features, dark
hair and moustache.
AS the Atlantic got under way again, Capt,
West invited the party to take q station on the
starboard whe ehouse, where they aid observe
the beauties OF our harbor, without being incommo-
ded by the crowd on deck. Middle. Lind sud her
companions were charmed by the fresh and chang.
ing prospect. She pronounced New.York bay the
finest abe had ever seen and her time was spent
entirely in scanning the shores with glass. See
ing the American flag flying at the Quarantine, abe
said There 10 the beautiful standard OF Free.
dom, the oppressed of ell nations worship it." Sg
Belief exclaimed in rapture: Here is the New
World at last-the grand New World, frst aeen
by my fellow oounsryman, Columbus Netwitn.
standing the wind blew small gale, Mdlle.
Lind remained on the wheel.hoase observing
every thing with great curiosity and delight
till the ahip was made fass at the pier. AS
wepassed Castle Garden, Swedish vessel-the
Maria, which arrived yesterday from GeHe-lay
in the stream, With the national flag at the gait.
The nightingale ognized it at once and waved
her handkerchief to the sailors on board. She in.
quired Of u, Doaue the name Of the vessel and
the condition of the crew, with much apparent 10.
teress
An we nsared Canslst pier the interest was
increased by the spectacle of some thirty or forty
Thousand persons eongregased on all the adjacent
piers ana shipping, as well as all the roofs AID
windows fronting the water. The spars and rig.
gipg Of vesses-the bulkheads along the vharves
and every other spot CO nm Rnding a aieht mA.e