The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-05

penty Of Philadelphia [GIesi cheering So anxious
do isel for It's and HI ghly do appreciate
your Kindness that hope shall never run 10 any other
\ have many ireads IN New York, all OF whom hlghy
esteem but as there are so many steamers plying PC
tween England and that port, am sure ,has they can
very well spare NINE and surely there 10 no reason why
there should mol be frequent dHect communication De-
tween Liverpool and Philadelphia. Cheers happen
to be the Oldest steamship captain across HE Atlantic
having come over in the Sirius have now made ninety
nine steam voyages between me Two connlIles--hy 70
America and forty nine from America 10 Engand-and ~,
please Gcd live 10 return shall have crossed the At
lantc by steam hundred times. Immense cheering,
and rice OF three cheers for the pioneer OF steam
trpsl"l Daring the whole time have happily met with
no mshap, il except the loss oil one man IN this voyage,
who washed overheard during the heavy gaes--an
event which, though unavoidable, deeply deplore II IS
right should mention that have been obliged 10 80 Tour
hundred miles south out OF my entirely OWING 10
the gales, making the capes OF the Delaware ana ms
increased my distance two hundred and nifty miles have
often, YOU know, crossed the Atlantic but IN no
former voyage have encountered weather than IN
this which have just made lCfes OF "a capital voyage
under the circumstances
Captain Nj. concluded by saying, wish IRON my near
that success may attend this enterprise and all connected
with il and will close by offering a toast
The City oil Philadelphia May prosperity ever attend
her. -
Al precisely IL o'clock the Glasgow dropped anchor IN
the stream off the wharf which is preparing Tor her,
above Pine street The Trenton thea ran alongside OF her
again. 10 place Captain Matthews on board as he SAID he
never deserted his ship,
AS he left the Trenton, another OF excitement oc
CARED Nine cheers for Captain Matthews were given
with degree Of enthusiasm which have never heard
surpassed. H.g
detachment OF the Washington Grays, under com
mand Of Sergeant Eckendof. fired salute OF hun
bred guns from half battery consisting OF three SIX
FOUNDERS at the second warf above Pine street The
firing remarkably regular, being at quarter minute
time only, and accomplished in precisely twenty hve min
utes--fIom l6 minutes before IL to minutes alter IL
Well DONE the Washington Grays!
salute of one hundred guns was fired ny Messs.
Capewell, from their new wharf at kagns Point while
guns were also fired from the ''City OF Glasgow,
.Trenon," and from several points on shore, by the
Southwark shipwrights the Kensington shipwrighs--
by the steamship Osprey" and the Venezuelan war.
steamer Lberador Indeed, when the ship approached
her dock, the scene enthusiastic and exciting beyond
all power OF description and the cheering OF the people
from the navy yard to Kensington was like file firing,
and was heard from the loudest and most deafening
huzzas, until they caught up from wharf TO wharf
from housetop houseop and from ship to ships and at
length they died away the aines echoes OF distance
There were heard also loud uiuas from the Camden
shore-every wharf that side of the Delaware being
thronged from Kaghns Point TO Cooper's Point Each
window, roof balcony wharf ship and shp-yard pave
men and pier thronged; and we surely speak within
compass when we say that that noble marine pioneer OF
our port the City OF Glasgow" hailed with JOY
GUS notes of welcome from at least one hundred thou
sand voices!
The welcome was indeed cordial. heart-warm, enthu.
siastic.