The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-18

stesming steadily at the rate of some ten kaots
When faulty under way the dinner was announced,
ano arightroyal dinner il was, in the cites aud
IN the quantity. The braeing sea breeze had shar-
pened all sppetltes; but they scarcely made an
impression upon the Astounding materials The
President und Secretary Stuart were seated along
side Of Captain Patterson, wno presided at the
table. A few other oi ,ials sat them but the
h'st Table was Otherwise almost entirely occupied
BY the ladies. The dinner conducted without
ceremony no time for speeches. with several bat
taons 81 passengers waiting their turn 10 aine'
Beipg toasted, however, by Capt. 'AiteTS2h, tue
PRESIDENT OF he United States gave the following
The Golden Gate andt new FL Dorado Toe f.
cess of the ship cannot fail to be commemorate
with the prosperity OF the State.
w had some watermelons for dinner, FROM Ss-
vannah T" Can you get a slice of the melon
l,mI' =" Yes, sir; you is oe doctors always got
wstermelons for the doctor" The dinner
pleted orderly and decor )usly; and shortly after
wards, an trtempore hop was orgasized; but the
wind Increased TO regular blow, the and spray
came drifting in under the canvass, aud the fun
WEE 'mphstically suspended. At seven o'clock, I.
NJ the ship bad returned to her anchorage OF An-
napoiis about four miles, and from seven TIL eleven
toe passengers were detained in getting ashore.
The scene was worthy trip across the Chesa'
| peake. The steamboat Planter, from the wind, in
/ attempting to come alongside, began TO crackle
from he pressure Of the ship upon her wheel house,
! when the captain, getting into huff, pulled up
! stakes aud cut stick for Baltimore Us hard as the
! deu, e would let him He mad was evident
| tTOtu the foam ne LETT Dehlnd nlm IN the wake VI
his vessel poor thing at that; but many of the
lad,s Looked upon its recedipg outline on the route
! 10 Baltimore, with regrets as lively as those OF
! AriadUe when Theseus basely deserted her upon
the solitary shore. Our chances of getting to the
land reduced TO the old propeller-the old Wa
ter tank-tbe old steam tug, and the storm WA
darkcnng in the air, and whitening the water;
.rd night down But all eyes
iued upon tho long low, coal hole looking pro-
peer at.ac he'd The naval shoel. Captain aven
ard his boys did their best but after several turns
ou. into the bay, they succeeded in heavug to-
re Of communication was opened, aud three
hundred pei following the Chief Ma gistrate i'll
utter desperation women and chl iren,
dly assembled TO the deck of the propeller The
debalEt'-on being accom- plished, the ship CHI, cred
the propeller and The propeller oheered the ship
the vesels parted, and then came to our steam tug
the rug Of wsr.
When Ooidab, the con of Abensinah, set out in
the morning, il was fine. but towards night il vas
wet, s,ermy, and di small enough So with
cursion. We had nothing but the narrow deck aud
bottom OF this old water tank between aud the
sharks. In the middle of the vessel an open
taichwsy disclosed the ricketty machinery, the
cylinders dang ling like geese roasting upon spit.
portion vi the dock ait was sheltered by al u
ing Under this the co npany hudded like flock
u' sheep under the leesde of "A barn Ii dark
Erebus. Men, women, and children, all
gether under the canvass, forward in the rain.
ne steam and smoke iromthe coal hole gave the AFT
OF The craft The temperature Of Thompson ,n
bath-the wind and ram forward gave them there
tie climate of Septem her equinoetal. To m AXE
the matter worse as soou as the John Hancock at.
tempted 10 back off, the machinery fairly backed
out, asd the propeller refused to propel But
had two ma SITS ana NO sails. They were brought
INTO requis'tIon Still there were chances for
hight il the bay, and there was weeping and
laugh .Ig, and i'm ploratious and execratIons and,
N fact, the good time Lad come. At eleven o'clock,
II the dark, III high wind Sc > aud drench-
ing shower, the company we're Ian led OH the same
wharf where blue shark wIs landed in the mora
I Hg. cry few umbrellas, and only three b ,cks,
and IA mile to tho cars, up hill HOrrid for those
lice bonnets. Positively shocking, and downright
provoking.
house which has the air and comfort about it, aud
the su1ciuus rooms OF an old stauuch baronial
t.e, We found that the President safely housed
Tor tbs night; that Mr.. Secretary Stuart AID
70 uiy bad gone on to take the special midnight
tiaIu 10 Washington, with the rest of :he npany
rom that Gus rter; and hat in the meantime MIR
" cbster and family. Mr.. +. NJ. Hall aud ia
uuy, and the Nicaragua minister and secretary,
accompanied By Mr.. Edward Curtis, n. Y Mr.
Wm a. Bradley, Of Washington, and others. had
arrived from the federal city at y. NJ. Past mid
ght. Bon tsbu
OUR BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENCE.
BALTIMORE, July II, ISL
The President left for Washington at half
past Eve this morning The people Of Anna
pohs thought he had slipped of in the night
II ain. r that quietly anybody else he walked
cot Of the tow 70 the railroad station. VIC had
tie honor vi accom- panying him TO the halfway
h0use; there were scarcely a dozen passen-
gers in the train At Elk we understood MIR.
We bster. Mrs Fillmore, the Presidents son, aud
party were O. leave in the Golden Gate for New
\ OK Our thaaks TO Messrs. Aspinwall and Com.
l.s.Iy, aud all zone, rned; and good word 10 our
fellow travellers Tor Guy nited states Hotel Of
Baltimore; and WsltOn's barouial castle Of An
uslchs
Nov let "a sing. long live the President
Aud the steamship long live she,
And when she ueSt takes peasu excursion In Chess
pr.kr BAY
May h her 10 zee