The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-15

E0m M< Nm York Hi1uq6.
REcEPTIoH OF the PRRaIDxnr.--The Pred-
dent will leave Philadelphia this morning At 8
o'clock, in special train The stsambost With
the Erie railroad directors, and the comsnoa
council will start from the foot Of Duane -.
precisely at 10 o'clock, and proceed to South
Amboy. where the President and his suite will
be received by Charles NJ. Leupp, esq., on Is.
half of the company. Proceeding from Amboy.
the steamer will pass the south side Of Staten
Island, entering our harbor at the Narrows.
| where she will be received with a national "a
Lutte from Fort Hamilton, which will be an
swered from Staten leland When she reaches
the upper harbor, she will BE- received by salutes
from the Governors and Bedl0ws Island forfi-
fications. The President will then he landed -
Castle Garden, under salute from the fir,t a.
vision, Major General Sanford commandiry
under arms upon the Battery. In the garden he
will be received by his honor Mayor Kingsland
in behalf Of the city of New York, when he
will pass to the battery and be received BY the
troops, and review will then take place.
! The route of the procession, and the arrange
ments made by the city authorities will be found
| in another column.
The President will remaiDthe guest Of the
city until Wednesday morning, when he will
leave, in company with the directors Of the
Erie railroad and their invited guests, for Pier
mont and Dunkirk
This evening, by invitation, the President
and members of the Cabiret will visit Burton'a
theatre, where one of the richest performances
Of the season has been prepared
The family of the President arrived at the
Irving House last evening.
THE CELEBRATION AT DUNKrRK BY the fol-
lowing handful which has been Issued at Dun
kirk, we should judge that the people at the
western terminus of The Erie railroad intend 10
feed their guests well at the festival on the 18th
instant:
RAILROAD FESTIVAL!
TO BE GIVEN TO
The president and rectors of the New York
and Erie railroad company and their invited
guests, on the completion and opening Of the
New York and Erie railroad, connecting The
ocean with the great lakes at Dunkirk, on
Thursday, May 18th, 1851.
PROGRAMME.
The President of the United States, Secretary
of State, and Heads Of Department Of the gen.
eral government.
The governor, lieutenant governor, and heads
of department of the State government.
The mayor and municipal officers of the city,
together with other distinguished guests, e.
York and Erie railroad, will leave New York ut
O'Clock, A. M, Wednesday, May IA.
Stopping at Elmirn over night, will arrive at
Dunkirk May 18th, at 3 o'clock, p No., when the
company will be received with appropriate eere-
monies.
After which a collation. will be served up at
the station house, to which all are freely in
vted
BILL OF FARE
Chowder, yoke of oxen barbecued whole.
10 sheep roasted whole. beef alamode, boiled
hams, corned beef, buffalo tongues, Bo.opna
sausages, beef's tongue smoked and picked,
head cheese, pork and beans, SO roast turkies.
100 roast fowls, hot coffee, &C., &c.
After dinner, appropriate speeches will be
made by distinguished gentlemen who will be
present on the occasion.
In the evening there will be magnificent
display OF fireworks, in commemoration of the
great triumph OF art and nature l. plaintain
tree; 2. star independence; g. pride of Ame-
RIGA; a. chandelier illuminated g. Egyptian
pyramid; s. passion flower; Z. palma Christi:
g. triumphal arch-with motto for the occasion.
GEO. A. FRENCH, Chair'n Com.
AT all the villages along the line of the road.
great enthusiasm prevails At every stopping
place banners will be presented to the directors.
and salutes will be fired Throughout the whole
southern tier of counties, the opening day ia to
be day of jubilee and rejoicings.
The CUBA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES new LIGHT
will shortly be thrown upon this affair, ns the
authorities in New York city are in posse ssion
OF conclusive evidence respecting the intended
INVASION -Four books--one large and three
small ones-have been seized, which is said.
contain certain proofs of the military expedition.
with notes of the arrangements of the comma.
MES, and with the names of seven hundred men
enlisted for the invasion. The following ex-
tract ola letter from st. Marys (Fn.,) probably
contains the truth in relation to the expedition
from Jacksonville, (Fa.) TO Cuba:
This portion of the expedition is to be under
the command of General Gonzales, a young Gu
ban of ability, who was wounded in the Carde-
mas affair. Before this reaches YOU, it will pre-
badly have sailed from the ST. Johns river.
where steamboa. is to go for them. It COM
prises several hundred Georgans and Foridians.
Many have volunteered from the middle conn
TIES. mostly young men of responsibility and
good standing. Capt F., of Tallahassee.
who has seen some service in the Indian wars in
Florida, and possesses talents, intelligence and
influence. is, learn, to be colonel Young D.,
son OF General D., has commission; he is
genuine fighting cock. Dr. F., son of Movor
best young men of that section of the country
hsve volunteered Many Of them are westhy.
Mr. - T, who owns large property and
mills in East Florida, is the head man there.
They have plenty of arms and ammunition, and
provisions for three months, at or near Jackson
vile, at different points on the coast; and Won
may depend upon it, all Uncle Sans marsbnls.
and navy, and revenue cutters, can't keep them
ont OF Cuba The truth il, the conduct Of the
North has rendered most Of our Southern peo-
pie disafiected to the federal government, and
caused them to despise it and disregard its laws.
don't believe tariff laws If onerous could be
in these regions. Every body could,
and would smuggle Hence the disposition, also.
to disregard the neutrality laws, and get hold
Cuba. The liberators, learn, do not purpose
annexation to the United States, but separate
Independence merely; and as soon as that il
won, they will conquer Hayti, Porto Rico. &c,
and have "lsepublic Of the Antilles
The Atalanta (Ga.) Gazette of tho 9th inst
IN allndIng to the announcement made in the So-