The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-12-27
Correspondence OF the Free Trader.

Correspondence OF the Free Trader
NEw YoRK, Dec II.
WesSrs Editors The great event of the past,
week has been the arrival and reception Of the
illustrous Hungarian, Louis Kossuth. The
steamship Humboldt" which bore him across
the Ocean, entered our harbOr on Friday Morn
ing, at . o'clock, and was received by salutes
from artillery placed on the shores Of Staten Is.
land. Dr. A. sydney Doane, the health officer
Of the port, at once proceeded on board, deliver.
ed u letter from the Mayor requesting lin to tar.
" at Staten Island for few hours in order 10
enable the authorities and citizens to complete
their arrangements for his reception, and then,
in neat address, welcomed him to the country
To this address Of the Doctor, kossuth briefly lie
piled, and the party, composed Of IL persons, all
told left the ship in the Doctors boat, under 81
lu:es both from the ship and the shore and the
applause Of large number of citizens, who, not.
withstasdlng the earlIness Of the hour. had bur
ried down to the wharf on hearing the first dis
charge Of the artillery.
Proceeding to the residence Of tile Doctor Kos
suth was again address ed BY Major Hagadorn,
WHO rendered a guard 0f honor and the usual
military courtcsies, which were accepted IN u
short reply. The next day, Friday he Satcn
Islanders seized the opportunity afforded them
Of giving him public reception, and they ac-
cordIngly got up grand proce,sirn and condnct-
ed him to a large tent on nelglboring hill,
where, in presence of 5 or 5000 person., he was
addressed ard welcomed, in behalf cf he Staten
Islanders, by Richard Adams Locke, "a, to
which be replied in speech of considerable
power, defining his position, and the objects Of
hi- visit to America.
The next day, SATURDAY. he was conducted to
-. F,t. ~ ~
aud some 600 of our principal citiz"ns, on board
the steamboat "CornelIus Nanperblh,' amid the
sautes OF the Forts on Governors and Bedlow :
Islands, Staten Island Brooklyn Heights, the
sbips of war North Carolina" and st Law
renee" Williamsburg, the Battery and Jersey
CITY, and was landed at the Castle Garden
where he was welcomed by the Mayor, but
from the noise was prevented from making any
reply, although he had prepared one, which ha.
since been published in the daily papers, This
ceremony completed, he was handed into ba-
rouche drawn by SIX horses, and, updcr the es'
cert Of the entire First Division OF our State
Troops comprising . regiments Of the flower OF
our military, lie proceeded slowly up Broadway
through Astor Place, and down the Bowery and
Chatham street to the Park, where the military
passed in review before him, after which he was
conduc ed to the Irving House, where he still
remains. Any attempt At describing this recep-
ton in a single letter were useless. suffice It to
say, that for beauty and extent of decoration
both Of stores, public buildings, and private hou-
ses for the number Of persons in the streets ana
the enthusiasm with which he was received, this
far snrpasses any previous demonstration on this
continent So dcnsely was Broadway packed
that over an hour was occupied in reaching Trim
ity Church, not exceeding half mile. Every
window, tree top, awning poet, pile of brick, and
other elevation, was covered with dense mass
Of human beings, and il has been estimated that
not less than 200 600 persons appeared to pay
him their respects The beauty and number ol
the decor liou, trc uo lo-. understandable. Fhe.
Of Hungary. rmas, Britain auu Am,uta loat,d
from hundreds ut buulugs, les oons of ever
greens and bunting hung from the Windows, and
banners with suitable inscriptions and devices
were suspended across the streets throughout the
entire route, and spoke q silent but significant
welcome, A. a sample OF the rest, ! cite one
which hung over Broadway, opposite the theatre
II was very large, aud bore beautifully painted
eagle, from whose hoax proceeded u ribbon bear
ing in large letters the words WELCOME Kos
sUrn" and under ALL the following lines from
Shakespeare
"- hundred thousand welcomes,
A curse begin at the very bottom OF his heart,
WHO'S not glad to see thee =
The anplouss sounded more ike the continued
heating nt the wave. of the sea shore than nny.
thing clse can cumnnre il to II was continual
and proc.ed,d with him throughout the entire
route without the least cessntion,
Toniebt Thursday. the cornorate authorities
entertain him at n banquet. On Monday mint
the editorial fraternity of whom he Is one, dc
the same: and A, some future day, not vet nan,
cd ia. Ror (or which he is nl.o oncN rrnea, th,
,,,,ra,;o H., ar III ILov.t tolJ San ,I,rty