The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-30

brapch Of the Camden and lmboy, and every train Il
ears bsugh' hundreds and Thousands 70 swell the
On the morning OF the anniversary the military ~sx
formed at eight O'Clock, 10 the village sad marched 10
grove The battle grooDd-s distance, hsse
stated, Of . pile and . Iah Hero the day spent 4
rosmiDg over he 6es listening to ths storss
Of the bgste &C., u the hour Of IL o'cIock wh
all toimeo into line for the commencensnt OF tho shA
| 6sht.
The American division paraded arst We viewed thsuu
whie rarsdng over their ground review betore tue
Governor, from ,he British height The truly
grsnd At ois'aLce o. quarter c1 mile here
maj 0uvrDe as OF old, battalion OF soldiers
their barDsbed bay flashing in the rays Of scorch
ing sun, and their rsusic Of Yankee LsUde" rolling in
luxurious richness frsm hill hill The parade.
however, lasted only few min Ates White every
ihng VAS promising great success, the word
tina, seserai Of The men IN the Ameesn ranks had fsfe
beneah the heat of the and othsrs felt very faint
copsultatics was Immediately held among 0f the
ply sicisns OF the place the oicsrs c,mpa-
nies and the decision given BY that IL
the slam fight was proceeded nth under such heat.
pen bsps hundreds OF the soldiers might f and the
ssquei ces WOULD be upcn heads officers whs
culhmsnded Upon tine II decided ,hat the nght
SHOULD be dispensed with This
mem; but ali prudent persous ~ers wl,ns to am,t il
the only course 10 b. pursued under
On account Of tbie yielding the shaun fight"
me we're disposed - call The assir lure bit this
certainly not the sae, the ing of the
rsi Dts VAS only prevented hy tho excessive heat
which the Committee of Arrangements had coa-
troll and tor which they should held ps
1HE SPECTATORS SION TnG saTELE GROUND.
We have ssid that there enough OF tue iudo
upon the barte ground to make tho whole aair iuter
eaing ihis ~as the novel arrangement Of the con-
any oyerhs e. Id ana the various manouyripg the
honest fasers Of The State to honest penny"
b. he ia, 8 celebration-the mob crowd pon tue
rains, iurn'sg every fte,n minutes, between the viii
laee End the place Of snd the efforts of the
kcorcbng ands to oOtain some Coz retreat When
up,a ground. for the distance of miles
soDg the main Pcad lfe OF carrhgss and vehicles
Of every hind. sno constantly arriving trans u
wagons, biled 9Th men, wonrn ana ehihtsen. Family
psr,s father mother oxspringasi tsroed oat 70
8 the show Groves aud seemed to- swarm with
neshine OF stees Country horses mo-. bsine SO ussS
u the smell aud thunder of gunpowser city steeds
ftrro the scene Of sotion. -
Unoer trees spread plenty to eat and drink-not
quality Hundreds thesp sta arranged /. sy.rv
part OF the ground ana bud good Through
the entire cay Here cute country man. who rs bound
along lot OF sandwiJhes fruit gingerbread which
he and daughters r,tsi from their open 'ar. wages
along the ruao There, mors snserpri,iue visiter
UNDER the shade of r~e has Dst up TENS ravy stand
Of plain boaids provided himself wiA BOG Of lemons,
few dozen pinea bxnxnncs 10, " oOsA sraev
han ana has a consa rs run Of cuu,omsrs srosna his
Thousands Of visitero however, we'll pro ,iAsx
themselves under the shade of apple aud groves
covering acres with tle family groups 1t vas alto
gethes, an interesting sight spteartng like grand
ashe and the tnsel and luxury Of wealth sad city
e but what far NOSE rich than all thistAe honest
hearie mepry OF thycountry ~crthy deseenants II
Washington and his comqanionsths real substance of
the nh in The hour OF danger-als pie, unprs-
way, come together celebrAi
'olutin and TO c.tch fresh ardor and patriotism from
the memory OF their fathers The dfe of fruit
and provisions were eoceraly regarded as great
venience, and well patIOnzed
THE. COLLATION..
About three O'Clock in the afternoon when tho wsrd
was given out that the sham 6ght not coming OF
long able spread under grove Of trees for dis
tance Of two three hundred yards loaded dovn
with thing that substantial and healthy TO ess
and drink The Committee, Of ArrnpgeNoAs arc de-
serving of great crea for the quantity provsd. There
was strong drink Of any kind, which In itse6
frnoth and
a time might have beon great annsyalce. There was
plenty d lemonade upon the tables, good cool water
quarters of cold roast oeef large Jersey hams any
quantity of bread ard good ss1pt couHtry butter.
1T this table the hungry ssAers asscmbled and with
an evident relish went the gto things before them
The Monmouth infantry stood sentnes around tho
tables, and kept back the crowd till oil the military haA
eaten their Gil When they had Done and fale back,
the visterr Of all classes were ioved the tables.
Here was another dsappcintment II had been uadsr-
stood that several distinguished be present
and TO make speeches tho occasion. Senator Doug
las was expected and General Houston was to- aeiver
the Grafton of the day AT late hour ,eveA
that neither Of these gent could be pre- s,nt an
sptsLirg therefore, was dispensed with; after the cola
zion The soldiers amused themselves in firing volcy
yoey, un'i they had used up the ammunition intends
for the mimic battle
SCENE IN THE VILLAGE.
At O'Clock PM the In the village Of Freehold
hour al had ef. the battle ground and entire COM
pany gathered in the town The main street wna
literally jammed With visi.ers and sodic, the latter
amusing themselves by parading up apd down tho
avenue refreshing shower came up in the afternoon
which cooled the atmosphere, much to the satsac4oa
of oil
Private dwellings thrown open TO visiters and
we'll spread tables prepared for the ,ers invited
guests VIM Lloyd, resident of the town. enertaioeA
whole company at his house, in tia, afternoon. We
are much obligated to Thomas p, Dr. J. b. and A X.
and also to Dr. Vough for their especaA
Kindness and hospitality during the dny.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS.
sad accident occurred to the days festivities.
While the artillery firing salate the Covernoe
one OF the guns, attended By Capt Halsey company,
Lafayette Guards Of Newark vent of as Abraham
Coles ramming home the charge the MAJ attending
the touch hole having incautou allowed air to get
in His left hand very much shattered and had to
be amputated. james s. Johnson, ar Eotaer man. waa
burned about the face and arms by the powder They
were conveyed to Mr. Hcrberts house. wlre there wero
also three members Of the Continentas who mad been
substrrck. Every attention paid them, and when
leaving had the satisfaction Of hearing that
all were doing web. boy, named Pekr VI
goc, attending ADKINS Band, batly sunatruck.
,lso the following members of independent
Of this city William A. Young Michael Mcrks Thomas
White and William r Black, all badly, that II waa
found necessary 10 leave them at Freehold On We'd.
nesday night Isaac L. Davis and George Taylor were A.
sisk from the effects of II SUM- bot severed suR-
ciently 10 home with their compa About 6ftr
Others less injured during the day whsGx
names could not learn All the sickly men Vero
kindly attended to by the inhabitants Of the pJscA
In the evening most Of tho SOLDIERS reus Al -, N ss
various homes leaving Monmouth ain 70 ouistnass
and ts inhabitants long to the events Of the