The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-07-27
Receptions Of NJ. Wtbsser df Adrs1 Kid
lmrcrfant Speech.


Imporsast Speech.
Bosrox, July c5th.-The reception o. ~;
| Webster at NIsrsh6c' d yesterday 49, ktauu
O'clock. accompanied by Charles Lanman, his
| nr;vs ne Secretary, and was greeted BY an i'm.
1890 concourse Of citizens. He was received
:, he denot by a Committee deputed TO ac-
ser,n.nv him 10 Marshield. Business was
su.nended along the route, and the roads
we're crowded with men, women and children.
Arriving at Marshfeld, the procession entered
Webster's grounds and halted in front OF ros
rum. erected on hill, around which an i'm
mepse number Of Webster's friends and neigh
bors had cengregated.
The Hon. Seth Sprague delivered an address
of welcome. TO which Mr.. Webster responded
in feeling terms. He said he had not looked
for such testimonial of regard and such
welcome home. His heart was deeply
touched, not by the brilliant display around
him, but BY the fact that the community among
whom he had go long dwelt, who knew him so
WE'LL should have manifested such unbounded
esteem. After proceedins further in this strain,
he alluded to our political position.
Mr.. Sprague, he said, had been pleased to
refer to recent occurrence . upon which he did
not deem it fit for him TO say any thing as the
time had not yet come. Whatever he had good
or VaiuHDle I'D HiHi. Ic @UuiU Huiu VI HIS OWN
keeping and not trust it TO the way wardness of
others.
He then alluded to the fishery question, and
said it would not become him to say much on
that point, until he spoke officially, but he
would assure them tine Administration would
not neglect the matter under any cTcumstan-
ces. The fishermen. he continued, shall be
protected in their rights at all hazards. Why
should they not? Most potent consequences
were involved. The fisheries were the nurse
ries of navy, from which the most glorious
triumphs had sprung. Their sudden Interrupt
ton by England cannot be justified by any
principle or consideration whatever. Ii was
wholly umusti6ab.e. The treaty of 1918 wss
made with the crown of England, and if YES
sci is captured and adjudicated upon, the
crown is answerable. We know whom to deal
with. The United States will never permit
their rights to be adjudicated by petty provin-
ces, nor allow our vessels to be seized by petty
officers and condemned by the municipal
courts of Quebec and Newfoundland-No !!
no! no He then branched off upon other
topics, when the ceremonies closed and the
meeting adjourned.
THE SHIP PRENTICE.-1'he FIRE on board
this i'll lated vessel has been extiag uished, and
she is now on her b aam ends filled with water.
The injury sustained by her is very considera-
BILE. Her niZen mast is gone, her cabin de-
siroyed, and her hull seriously damaged, so
much SO, that an experienced shipwright. who,
at our request, kindly examined it, is of opin-
| ion that the ship cannot be repaired at a less
cost than from seven to len thousand dollars.
| The cargo, which consists of some 80, O06
feet of pitch pine lumber, and upwards OF 1900
bales Of cotton, is under water. 600 bales oil
the cotton were purchased some time since and
| are incurred abroad, as alse is the lumber. The
| balance Of the cotton, comprising fully 7O0
| bales, was purchased recently, and is insured
in the following offices in this city. viz: The
| Charleston Insurance and Trust Company
The South Carolina Office, The Nashville
Marine Fire Insurance and Life and Trust
Agency, The Augusta Agony, and The Co.
lumbia Agency The ship herself is insured
in Boston.
Captain Woodbury., we understand, has ado
dressed note to the Mayor requesting an
| investigate into the circumstances connected
| with the fire, and has also invited The attendance
of the Presidents and Agents of the above
named companies on the occasion.
We learn that the investigation will take
place this morning.
We mentioned yesterday, in connection with
this fire, that an accident had occurred to MIR
serious consequences.
on the same evening. of Mr.. James Kirker,
blacksmith and wheelwright, residing in Kins
street. under the following distressing cifcum
| stances:
; 1t appears that when the alarm of fire wal
given, Mr.. kirker had a loaded gun in his hand
and running hastily out of the house, the coci
| of the gun struck most probably against thu
door, dischargiug the contents of the piece
, through his heart, and killing him instantane
Ously. An inquest was held over the body
yesterday morning by Coroner De Veaux, ant
| verdict returned in accordance with the above
tacts.-Cbarbeston Courier 9th.
~ The season, as usual, has very mucf
diminished the flow of water in the small
streams and the large rivers. Our james rive
has rather thirsty appearance, and many
parts of his rugged bed are exposed. Hundred
Of black smooth rocks, which never see tn
sun from November till June, are bare. W.
. do not know how the boys navigate their &c
customed bathing places in the falls. We sup
pose they change the order ofexercses throug
slippery dick, in big and little bells, and owe
skin-belly, to suit the stage of the water. B
the way. the bare rocks are delightful place
e for the turtles TO take an airing after the
morning meal offresh fish and water esculent,
!. The boys trouble these lazy amphibians yer
much-they are good marks to practice
e with projectiIes Of one kind and another. Som
plunge into the water at the first stone throw
at them others wait even until pebbl
strikes their hard shells. We observed one
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