The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-08

| tIbIT To BROOKLYN, THE NAVY YARD, LYCEUM
NORTH CAROLINA LINE OF BATTLE SHIP, GREEN
WOOD CEMETERY THE MONUNEETs-THE DINNEF
| LAST NIGHT-THER DEPARTURE THIS MORNING.
The Baltimore fremsn who compose the Columbian
Engine Company No of that city, and who have beer
nearly week on visit to city, the guests Of Man
haitian Company No. s, of New. York. spent yesterday
the last day of their sojourn smosg u.s. in excursion
to Brooklyn where they inspected the Navy Yard the
North Carolina man OF. war, lying in Wallabout
Bay and afterwards proceeded to Greenwood Cemstery
They left their quarters at Gunters Hotel 10 Fulton
street ut half past ten O'Clock in the morning. Tine Com
uttee Of Arrangements belonging to Manhattan Com.
papy No. and which consisted OF Jesse w. Chase James
A. Luces Seth c. Douglas (Chief Marshal) John p Ls
cour, Thomas N. Hemstead, Moses O. Allen John CAT.
frey, Edward Garland, Abram Baker, and Ebsnezsr
Dewey, having hired one of Kipp Browns large double
stages and three smaller ones for the days excursion
In the larger of these haroessed beautiful white
ses Adorned with red and white pumes Of feathers
and driven by the well known Reuben Kipp, whosa ex
perience as driver needs eulogy pen The
remaining three stages each drs by four hor
the whole forming an attractive and holiday looking
| cavalcade.
The first stage held Linhards band who are fast be-
coming as familsr to New srk public a. ths musi
clans of their city, the members Of ths press aud
likewise portion of the members of the committees Of
Manhattsn engine on whom the peasog duty dsvolvsd
of escortDg their compapy's guests The members of
the Baltimore fire company under the supsrns
Of their President Mr.. Davis, and Vice President. Nc
with the greater part the New York committee Some
delay took place before the whole of the
band, having proceeded short distance along Fulton
street, unaccompanisd by the others, who detained
for brief period i remained nearly opposite
the HERALD Office, where Lnhsrds baud whled away the
time BY playing some choice pieces Of music which, to
geher with The attractive appearance Of the horses
tue stage coon drew together crowd Of hearers and
spectators The observed before but
bre and in the cou SO OF quarter Of hour the whole
P were sale landed on the Brooklyn side Of s East
river Tie with which Reuben Kipp drove hi six.
borse team on to the ferry boat really surprising
though, doubtless part of to the docty
OF the splendid animals who worthy of tace ia the
hippodrome spectacls, where they would form an at
sctve part of the exhibition The above ~ita the re-
filled the ferry boat but the motion equable and
the horses manifested SO little resveness that it was
the apparent moving OF everything in sight round
about one would almost have imagined that the boat
| had not left the dock.
the arrival of the excursonists the other sids
they we're most cndaly received BY party of gentle
men belonging TO Brooklyn Engine company No IL and
who, we se sorry to add must designate As ex mem
ing M John Rhodes late Of Bsookya EN-
gne company No. II Charles F. Fl sell late Asss. ant
liam Phillips N. G. Dubois, and Thomas Emanuel,
late members of the same, who, well Others have
suited me company on account Of disagreement
Offering welcome the Baltimore Are company As
matter OF course, it Is not in province discuss
such matters they better le to the members OF the
| intermeddling
exclamation In our duty as chronicsr of the passing
eyents With the disputes OF the above ere or
Of any other 6re panes. have nothing do In
their quaJIeis amorg themselves In their quarres With
truth and carry motto Of the reno .ned Bsyard a.
our ens,gn Sans pear sans rproche At the invita-
ton of the above named gentlemen the company dis.
mour d and marched in regular order preceded
band into the Franklin House. at the corner of Fulton
and Water streets kept BY Captain Baldwin OF the Fort
Gi~on Guards. Bere thes took refreshments and
having sean seated themselves in their com modo"s
M IN Wis he Yard
by the above Brooklyn freuen. Who now undertook to
Be their escort aknG their route up Fulton street
they arrived ct ths ~
NAVY YARD.
but were Driven tnssdg INA did not dismouot
the Navy Yard road. brstlipg with huge cannon (BS
that appeared to bid defiance every intruder
they not muzzed getting out at the open space
on or ride OF which is situated the backsniths shop
Here the remen formed into regular procession at the
order of their Marshal "Columbian in ne and march
ed, preceded as usual by their band to the
LYCEUM.
Here they were received by Commodore Bearman, who
s in command over the Navy Yard and who said that
ne vas happy TO zee .se% ana should reel II
serving At the same time that he native of the
ane state (Marylsnd) as the Baltimore visiers The
latter then amused themselves for time In examo-
ing the various cuaiostes contained in the Lyceun all
oil which, 1t was mentioned by Commodore Boarman,
were presented by Daval officers offerings that they
bad collected 1T different times white ont on foreign
stations and to which the did not contribute
anything A,th 1I,. =.
pecis poticeA splendid piece of white coral called the
Alcycnia Gigantic Neptuns's Cup Goblet so called
from its presumed resemblance to such vessel. The
specimen taken from sixty feet beneath the surface Of
the water in the Bay of Bengal presented by Captain
be, with the inscription undernsah Paer payie pre
septed by j. Halsey, Esq choice collection Of shells
in glazed cabinet bomb shell fred from the Castle Of
San Juan de Uoa during the siege OF Vera Cruz II fell
the American troops presented by II. Rowan u s.
Navy. Various curiosities from the Sandwich Islands,
among which is necklace by the Bseber women la
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nents used in the Indian warfare and Antiquarian
relic attracted much attention namely. i" the links
the iron chain that stretched the North river
| at the period Of the ~sr Of Independence.
Another srcle ,bat dre the attention o. many
noisseurs a obopg wooden box, with glass
front fastened TO be side vail resembling in shape large
thermometer It contains specimens OF the various
sands obtained at different depths during the bofngs and
excavations for forming the dry d. ok The model
scale Of half inch TO the foot and shows for the
sspd that were Obtained at every five feet Presented
by VIM j. ScA'pite. Chief Engineer. The worthy Com.
modo'e then escorted the v.ers outside and put them
ifem TO the dock near which the
/ NORTH CAROLINA
Is now lying. here boat conveyed them alongside
this magnificent line of battle ship Of 40 guns which
consists of the following crew :-Commander Captain
Beck rst entersnt a. wake second do j. L.
Surgeon Dr. Abernethy; Boatswa'n J. Burrows; Gun
r. NJ Stocking; Carpenter J. T Rustic; Sailmaker
sRiors.
Mr. Rustic. the carpenter in the most polite ina
snoweu tne pafty drOuuo spared nmseH no
trouble in explaining every thing for the information of
tie visitors. At the time that they board the
faors at their dinner sud everything form
10 the most orderly possible. No little
mert created among the visiters by eeing the jolly
taIs through the operation of ticking their gros which
served out to each man he called by name
and which drank the spot. From the gusto with
which each man took his glass Of grog, should ina
eiIe that the Maneacs not in the ascendancy
beard the North Carolina One Of the articles OF equip
cent thai particularly attracted notice the ife
CINE, which examined by many Of the atemen in
p OCCASIONAL manner and appeared TO be generally
approved Of 1t is small, but matter Of course the
city that IL is intended for is likewise comparatively
small when plsced by the side of New York Brooklyn
,hst city being only the ship The water tanks
kcae shown. and Of the water Offer ed round TO be
tasted II has been in the hold for sixteen years in two
| ION tanks, and brought from San Francisco We
drank little out of glass, and state IL to be
petely good perhaps little fiat, but not so thsn
the CIR ton water ut this period u the There
10, however one thing wan'iI gtheJe Is armory 70
be ill the kept shore, and obtained
fIom there required There are. sever two msgs
zires OF poxderone fore ard another eft the ship The
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