Washington telegraph., 1852-08-25
The Lundy's Lane Celebration.
NIAGARA FALLS, July 81.

NIAGARA FALLS, July 27.
There is every evidence at the present
hour that the celebration by the Wings of
the Union of the anniversary of the battle
of Lundy's Lane will be the most imposing
affair ever convened in any part Of the
country.
The town was filled to repletion at an
early hour last evening, and many were TN
able to obtain sleeping places. This morn
ing tens of thousands more have poured in
from all quarters including the Cleveland
Artillery, the Detroit Guards, the Cerro
Gordo Guards, (from Kentucky,) and the
Artillery of the Fourth Kentucky Volun-
teers. The military, making some twenty
companies now on the ground, have encamp-
ed, and are consequently well provided for.
There will be an immense military display
tomorrow at the grand review, as the num-
Der is increasing every hour.
The weather this morning is bright, beau
tiful and cool, but our streets are thronged
almost to sufocation. Delegations are
marching in from all quarters, and are be-
ing received by the Committee of Arrange
mcnts The delegations from Ohio and
Pennsylvania are very numerous and
large, nearly every city and county in these
two States being represented, and they pro-
fess to be most sanguine of giving their
electoral vote for Gen. Scott.
The Committe of Arrangements announce
that delegates have reported themselves from
nearly every State in the Union. There
are an immense number of Clubs also pres
ent, among which l notice the banners Of
''the Soup Boys of Ohio the "Scott Civic
Guards of Pa and a great number of New
York Clubs, among them "the Wing young
men of New York City
The Maryland Delegation have formed in
line, numbering over 800 men, and make
fine appearance
A delegation of Tuscarora Indians, with
several old warrios who fought under Gen.
Scott at Lundy's Lane, attracted great at
tention.
a magnificent tent filled with straw Ca
pable of furnishing beds for several thousand
persons has been put up by the committee,
and other temporary structures for the same
purpose are being erected.
General P. Whitney, who served with
Gen Scott at Queenstown, has been chosen
Chief Marshal of the procession. which is
to be formed at II o'clock this morning.
A large number of spectators from the
Canadian side are aocking over to witness
this grand political jubilee of their Yankee
brethren, as we'll as the celebration of
great American victory over the flower of
England's troops.
July ", l p. M-The whole of this
morning was devoted to the reception of
delegates, who continued to flock in from
all quarters. At noon q national salute
was fired, Immediately after which the pro-
cesson was formed General p Whitney
acting as chief Marshal The line is now
moving through the principal streets of the
city on its way to Ferry Grove, point Sc
lected in the vicinity of the Cataract for the
celebration. The procession is an immense
affair, and the military display is truly fine.
July 81, P. M-The procession has
Just reached the ground, and is now being
organized. Six separate stands are erected
for the speakers, and it is presumed that
others will be erected in order to ac-
commodate the assemblage. The number
of speakers present is very large, especial
ly from Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.
The Convention will adjourn at o'clock
and meet at I, when the speaking will be
continued until late hour.
The most attractive and interesting part
of the celebration will take place tomorrow.
At sunrise national salute will be fired;
at o'clock review Of the military by
Gov. Hunt will take place on the Eastern
skirts of the town, about 100 yards from the
Cataract, in the vicinity of which the mill
tary are encamped. After the review,
which will occupy most of the morning, the
people will assemble in the grove where
they will be addressed until P. NJ. by
Gov. Jones of Tennessee, Senator Mangum
of North Carolina, Gen. Cullum Of Tennes-
see, and Hon. Solomon Foote of Vermont.
The celebration will then close and the Con-
vention adjourn SINE die.
Those who will be fortunate enough to
obtain seats in the cars, will. as soon as the
adjournment takes place, return to Buffalo,
but an immense cOncourse will be compell-
ed to remain until next Thursday, and will.
doubtless spend the remainder Of the day
in viewing the great cataract, and partaking
of the festivities prepared by our whig citi-
zens for the evening
The prospect Of obtaining accommoda-
tons for so many persons, is very poor, and
large numbers will have to biouvac in the
trees, or return to Buffalo. All of the barns
in the vicinity of the town, will be occupied
by them for sleeping purposes besides,
which, number of temporary buildings
supplied with straw. Tents have been
erected by the committee of arrangements.
But the gathering has so far exceeded all