New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-18
MILIT A Il \

,>snyRsARY ~ rHs NATIONAL GN'"s, ~ l. NJ
The National C,rays flank Artillery Company Of ~
Fourth Brigade N.wlo sk State Militia, osieora'ef tse9
Tt,cb Anniversary Yesterday by excursion to he
village Of Of,nge. Nc~-Jerscy. Thi' corps was o'hsV
,a.led 10 tao old s,sh Regimen, Of Na'io''d Gassas'
now the sh an is one OF the oldest military orshlhatom
N our CITY. TIE Compssy commando by Vap"''
MANOR. Fir. L. -tcuant J y. C0LLoRo; seco~i iaes
tenant. H. SENIOR.
A, an early houf Yesterday morning TIC cray mo.
tered in full icrco-th ry lrce mrskets-at tive" HnV
in the Mercer-s;. Hcsso and thence, acconH "nS' "
Dodworhs Comet Bsnd. HAgvEr DopwoRrh "as's'
mar,hed To the Jersey City Ferry foot OF Couo a"a'
Herr he Company cross the river and took the pce.
s.rs from jersey City To- Newark. arriving at wse
once hey proceeded in special train TO Orange vilksv
On reaching Oronge the Company len the cars At tn
lower lending and formed il line when they were receves
l., tire Union Blues, Lleute'sn' Joa' SNfDka commNa-
NO and the Liberty Rifles. under cVmmafrf OF CSpt
GSsvar SEAMAN After the usual interchange OF ci,th-
hs o,aed and the Grays escorted by the Orange Coca,
psnes to the Park House. wher' they patock OF cola
ton sprc'd in the open AR N the ear OF we nose
Mr. rICkER in a few brief rom,rks welcomed the Trays
10 the village and invited then 70 partsSe Of the r
fresi nens provided. Lieut. Cor ORD responded hrS
retaining thanks for the hospitality cxendef, &c.
In about an hour time the line vas ags'n iormes &c
marshcd hroagh the village The villagers turned cus
grea, numbers, and along the route OF the rocosson
windows and door-ways were crow Fed with people =
salute of . gus fired from pi q OF ordnance 49,
toned IN the green near the railroad pot
N.r a
which from earl, dawn had presented thre"enng 3p-
reararce poured forth torrents of rain greatly TO tho
discontinue Of the military and all con Trned Tho tnrcS
compnua nearly soaked Ia the skin after reached
the Orange Hotel. where they partook ~ second coa-
ton prepared by she proprietor Of the honss Mr. L. A.
Reeve Erom this place they returned II the fMk iouses
when the rain somewhat abatng, many q the memSfrs 81
the Gravs engaged in the heathf exercise OF base bah.
while otl ers amused themselves in various ways
Arp o'clock dinner announced, when the 6raysi
with their invited guests the members at the pres and
he officers OF the Buesand the Rifles, sat lawn to sonp
H., fautN nktlf nrAn
m. hotel The tables laden with ,sriccs kinds %
rtne and meats and all The delcaces that the soas~s
could furnish.
them the cloth remov whsnCap R.r.
40 and made few brie remarks lie scid thet hsa
been connected with the company about eighteen years.
but never fore in the celebration OF their annver ,ss
had thew received reception as that extended W.
hea on this occasion by the Orange BiueS ana the ss
In conclusion he gave as a sentiment
TsS, non r., md Lscy Ra' Of oqngMsy the social 10
e,eoe aud sod sng that exists between - b. pepetssA
M TrcKER of Newark, replied on behalf OF the Orange
onpani.s all n1ng in the OF his r'-2arxs To tho
ei,izen soldery ad a,S' sei" ,woa~
them than any other body OF men, lie conchdea ~
giving. sentiment . -. ..,
board snd an example the walks Of life 'sSe'ed WIN
Mr. JAMS BURGESS next gave as toast:
n, F-.sgynot N., iorkpaealary The f76s@ah If"ss-
Responded to by a member of the New Ycrk Press.
The health OF second Lieut.. SENIOR being drank, thea
Sdsrt S-i Of Bsgplo Ab.eut forgotten.
Lieut.. BRows formerly member OF the corps being
called upon made few welimed remark, ana gave ID
CONCLUSION; ,...e..~
~, 4sn m perch be the topr sas amen OF S
netr ttee as Ia the watch OF Lsoe 10 s'" -
vsrina OF the encTosohment of any foreign toe.
MT. JANIS BUReEss next made lev rei1ars pef,moss
To the occasion and concluded by giving tho health o.
Lieut.. Snyder. a,
The health Of Major Kibur Dodwo this Rand and 9th
ers was drank which the Comps ny Tom tho 10
bic TO preparation for their DEF arture The dinner
enyened by toe performance of several voy airs ~
the band. II.
At hulfpast o'clock, the Grays were sscorted to the
depot and after having parted with their friends and bro
thers in arms took the regular trai for Newark upon
arriving IN Newark the company gain left the train ana
were received BY the WashiT gton CcntinentalsL o.
that Place, under command of Capt. HALsEr. Hers
a line was formed and the CIR avs escorted through
the city to Stewards Hotel where they remained the rost
OF the lay partsking of the no spaly Of the Cont
nentab .
AT ate hour in the evening he corps returned II the
City highly pleased With the cee' ration OF their Inraeth
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