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Medical 1nseroanents.

! Tho very significant expression. IAN
he played upon harp" bids fair 70
become fixed figure Of speech and
stands = chance Of going down d
an heir loom to.posterity. Indeed
some hundred years hence. many
learned books may be written by pro.
found photographers, to find the root
and origin OF the beautiful figure IAN be
played upon a harp" Should such
geniuses 90 as deep into the subject as
learned people generally do, they will
naturally have to enquire into The va.
rious forms Of wind and s.ringed in.
struments, now in use. Imagine the
obscuri'y that must hang over the
subject. when the learned writer's re-
ferred 10. consult tho contemporary
authors Of this day, aud after looking
into the pictorials, 6ud no such ;us1ru-
nent as the harp. Than the expression
ian he played upon harp" will have
the evidence Of it's fallacy on its own
face. The enquiry then, will be "whnt
other instrument is alluded to-" It could
not be the Tyre. or the douxcm,oouren ?
No. Then what instrument is alluded
to? It is very plain. that The "oryan'
is the instrument pointed at in the
beautiful figure Of speech referred to.
Hence the expression "an be played
upon harp" is evidently the poetic
license that poets take, without any
license to do so. How simple and op-
parent is the trutl, with this explana.
ton. There is the Washington Union.
playing the chief part, which is not
the alto or sporano in this kind Of mu.
sic, but the base. Then in this sec |
ton, the New Orleans Louisiana Cou-
rier comes in with durreytone the
Delta whistles variations to this last
part. and that exemplary musical in
strument the Orlenui0n su.tains tho
Delta. Good. The music thus mnde
is obtained by pumping in the wind
of vulgar atmosphere, on n principle
which for beau'y and simplicity has
never been surpassed Ly any in nat.
ural philosophy and this is the pecu-
liar feature Of the organ alone. There
can be no discord in this choir +; because
'ae music is written. and the players
have nothing to do, but read the notes
,ud turn tho crank. There are mauy
expert performers on tho organ in
his State, none however, mere 70 than
he Rev. Doctor State Superintendent
# Education, editor Of the Red River ,
Campaign Dcmocrst-Bard. Tue mu.
&c he makes, is most mclodious. He :
8 aware Of the fact that he plays we'll {
md hence when it comes to the loud |
'arts he pumps in the wind with n
tasteful prodigality.
During a temporary absence of the i,
'enior editor Of this paper, some time I
go, the Junior with the hottest and
urest virgin motives, undertook a d
uf for Bard and his Campaign Dem
crat. oIn way Of praise he attached
the name Of the Doctor, some Of "
,e titles to which the orator Should
proud to lay claim. Thus: in clos. b
g the puff, above referred to, he said st
I'VE wish the Preacher. Orator, II
Irvine, Dentist, Three-times. Editor.
Lecturer, Superintend- .,
't-of Public EdHation, knight ofJer- p
no. F. II. s., &c.. &c., all manner of
'ccess." We disapprove this whole
le .fulsome aattery and take it all y,
'ck. If the gentleman gets mad for
ling him what he is then we shall
ok about ia for some now ,;,l.s "a "
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DIHD.-In Pensacola, IN the ga inst, Ropynr
.wNkLrss, infant son Of p. n. and Corpelis r.
Hatch, late Of this city.
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Mr.. Comet-Sir--1 can zee n,
reason why you should increasingly
make my sex. the subject # unjust
newspaper articles" aud impertin.n,
remarks, which the nnprac,irpd eve
might caIl criticism" Our forms nre
gu, own, aud no IRE our fashions.
aud il we have any civil right u, VII,
in the 'l'or"y paths Of masculine hu-
manity. certainly we have a right to
change our fashions whenever we de..
ire to do so, without consulting such
upsart~ n. yourself. who would AFRO.
gate the right to dictate to us. wha.
VIC shall wear and how we shall wear
1t. Because you were aroused, from
your slumbers about mid. night. Que
dny last week, by the cry Of Fire.
you got mad, and took occasion to
vent your ilIuatured spleen on some
'"dirs, who you met in the door and
a'ley-way' going TO the scene. l am
inclined I" think that | myself was
one OF them, Your insinua,ion that
they were all "ancient models" b..
cause they dill not have on hoops. is
u"gr""nded and unfounded. I my.
self have yet to see my sixteenth sun
mer. We wear hoops sir. Gf you
must have n reason for it) because
they are cool convenient and comfor.
table. II they were the very reverse
Of this it could not be any Of yoar
business. Why pray. do not modern
young gents, wear body braces and
called sus-
pend'rs?' In Ancient history -PIu-
tarcl Lives-ay down as late az the
B''ck Hawk war, gents had to wea,
these appendages in o'derto keep tl.ei1
uomep''onables up. Why do they no,
wear them now! Simply because
times have changed, men are not
made now, rs they were then. But
il is not my business to offer reason
for hoops-which every lady in the
land has an inalienable right to thinks
IN excellent institution. II you do
not let us alone you may prepare to be
waited upon by cas'i gazing com
n'ttce Of the Ladies Society Of which
attn one. CYNTHIA.
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PHrLosopmy.-F,sl class in Orien
tai Philosophy. stand up.
Tibbles. what is lief
Life consists Of money, a 2:40 hors.
and u fashionable wife"
Good. Next, what is death 2"
"A paymaster that settles every.
bo]y's debts, aud gives them tomb
stones rs receipts iu full for all Dc.
mands."
"What is poverty ~
The reward Of merit, genius zen.
orally receives from a descrimiuatiuc
public"
What is religion ?"
Doing INT" others rs you please,
without allowing a return Of the com.
pii,nent." r @
What is fame -
"A SIX line puff in a newspaper.
while living, and the fortune Of YOUR
enemies when d.. d."
Ncxt aud last. Which il the
quickest and easiest method to reac!,
heaven ~
ASK the Camden aud Amboy rail-
road Company"
=" What is the chief end of wo.
man %
!" Hoped pettecoats. +
The class is dismissed. To moi.
row We will take up, Arv.hme,ic0yui.
gar fractions and the Diffcrcutjai cal.
colou', with tho t'uctuation Of wind
cuT'ehts. fe8 re- q
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EOn the 9Th inst, a pretty smart
shock Of an earthquake.way fei in the
city Of Ottawa. +
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LET NOT THE MATTER SLUMBER.-
Il has bsen said Of very celebrated
and respectable place beneath "s,tha, i
- paved With gvod intentions. and thi
10 about ~ near nothing At | as ",
can we'll come. Good intentions -
what are they +? Why,unborn thoughts
thoughts yet inconceived, though''
lying loose about. in vacant imagi
nation. What 10 4 good in:entio,
worth. without ! father to the shough'
10 order to give it life, that It may
make an impress Nothing. Why
Ne have a good friend otherwise, who
has boon intending for the last thirty
years to quit the practice Of looking
through tumbler bottoms at the bar.
room but b. hasn' I done il, and what
II bic intentions worth in tho current
gold coin, Of good intentions ? A -four.
ish Of trumpets was made several years
ago. Of Be il. Resolved, that Mes,rs.
Blank. Blank, and Blank, be and they
ore hereby authorized to select site
for q new Market for this city; and
what hos il amounted TO: The same
resolution has been enacted and re-
enacted time and again, and declared
BY the Board in full Council 10 be in
force and effect, from and after its
passage, and where pray is the force
and effect il was intended to have :?
Why it was expended in placing the
resolution on the Journals, and now,
Il il ~ defuuct as the man who gave
up tho ghost on Wednesday last. -
Every day, that the subject Of a New
Market is laid over, : new party comes
into existence on this subject There
10 already 1.-THE two market-house
party" 1.-THE No. Market party
The Batture Market party - "Thc
Boulevard Market party;" The Pete's
Ally Market party !; the Zone Square,"
in opposition to the two Square par.
ty"" The Leasers" and Anti Leas-
ers." THE Contract" 4 anti-contract,'
besides several intermediate shades
between these. The most formidable
Of them oil is, the Where is the
money -to-come. from-party." This par
y Is willing to give in its adhesion
to either Of the others, that can show
how a Market can be built with moth
ing but resolutions, and without funds.
This party is the most formidable, and
n the others are trying to effect
fusion with them, by showing, with
nothing but figures. how the work is .
o be done for nothing. J
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A SINGULAR PRAYER. the eve
Of the batl" Of Bnena Vesta, VIII |.
our valiant little army offour thousand
was anxiously awaiting the approach Of
Santa Anna and forces, a tall Joua.
than Slick.ical specimen Of the New
England homo, having become a little
frightened at the idea Of lighting Eve
to one. q''i"'ly sneaked behind a stump
and offered. up the following rather
singular prayer. r.. Delta.
"Oh Lard! we arc about to euos.
&c in an awful battle. Santa Anna.
with his wooden leg. ard army fv.
times as strong as We are. la. come
against us; but with the help Of Thy al
powerful hand We will scatter the enc.
my. as wheat j. scattered BY the hand
of the sowcr. Wilt thou assist ~. O
Lord to DO This? But. 0 Lord, If
You can't help us, don't for Heayen's
sake help them. Keep cool. and we
will show you some Of the gosh darn.
est fighting you have ever seen.
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WAsn.e1oS. Nav 20.-Ne HugAe.
Telegraph Patent lssued.-.Letters pat.
e"t were issued to day from the Patent
Office +" David Z. Hughes. covering all
his cl"ims for his new printing tele.
grah3 machine. More than ordinary
care has been bestowed by the Com
missioner and his assistants of the Pat.
Cent Office in their examination Of the
claims Of Mr. Haei'estogaard against
the possibility Of conflict with prior
patents L, Morse. House and Others, and
we are assured on the very best au-
ttority that the rumors set saaat by
interested parties to the effect that
the Hughes machine infringss upon
tho rights Of other patentees are wholly
destitute Of foundation.
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No Oweor.ox, y rns q sxrlrnrs

.2-..2112 -
No Op,soFiox, u rHs 0sxrlE1r,
PAT THEIR OWN ExPENsss. No lesi
tls" four National Conventions vii
be held in the United States dur
ing the m"ntl, VI June. Tn,
Democratic National Convention viii
assemble at Cincinnati IN the %
Of that month. On the 18th, n, othe,
National Convention will be held in
New York. 1t will consist Of the &C.
seeding delegates from the American
National Convention. together with
others WHO bave since been elected,
chiefly from the Northern States
On III, lib, the Republican National
Convention will meet 10 Philadelphia,
and du,i' < the month an Abolition
Co"v"n'io" will assemble at Syracuse.
New York.
In an ago Of cheap things where
travelling may be done. for next to
nothing, the cost Of getting up a great
State or National Convention is tr;A.
ing and 10 thi. fact, do VIZ attribute
The number "f patriotic meetings,
d"i'y holding forth, somewhere, pass
ing all manner Of resolutions express.
i've Of their sense and the sense Of the
l" dear people, Yet, os cheap an 4
is for fellows to come, and 20 from a
distance, It is n subject to marvel at
" where they get the money to foot the
b''I;" for many Of them belong to The
Do Nothing, wl,icI, is more re.pcc,a.
bic party tlmn the Know Nothing
There Is only one conclusion TO arriv.
At; which is. that politicians, lik.
poker players hang together; those
who arc up. I'elp those who are down.
THE WIT OF THE LATE Ma. Gun.
pY.-The will Of the late Mr.. Michael
Cnddy WINS pr'l'ated in the Second
District Court on Saturday last. lti~
MI Geographic will, dated first day Of
May, 1856. 10 it he bequea,hes $500
TO his relative, Mary Cuddy, Of No
60 Dame street Dublin, Ireland 81. |
500. as u token Of his esteem. to Mrs.
Martha Cannon, wife Of DR.. Maurice
Cannon. Of this city; $1,000 to Mr4. |
Jenny Boutk. wife If Ray mond A
Bourk. ofthc house Of Brown. John.
ION & Co.. $1,000 to the Camp street
Female Orphan Asylum, presided
'ver by Sister Regis. One half Of
he balance Of MS estate, real aud per
oral, he beqpcatles to hi. nephew.
'anes Nu'dy. no" ut st. Mary's Col.
ege, Marine county. Kentucky, and
he other half to he equnlly divided
, tween his two, nieces, Anne Richie
md Mary Mills, who now reside in
he Suite Of Mississippi, and who are the
daughters Of his late brother, John
'uddy.
IL. has appointed as bis executors
Shepherd Brown, Koymond A. Bourk.
Joseph Il. Johnston and James N.
sev'n. T. DELTA 27N.
A SINGULAR PRAYER.-Ou the eve
T the batl" Of Bnena Vesta, VIII L.
ur valiant little army offour thousand
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Dodss's Warranted Cow BELLS,
THE LARGEST of which are hen ID 4 and pna.,
= favorable circumstances, over 4 or 8 miles
ur'ans ASooo assortment on hand, for sale At
"ayI'. LAa0UiEs I IAsUrs.
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Notice..

RY VIRTUE Of an ordinance Of the cor
- 20, ation Of the CITY If Baton Rouge
All persons residing within the inco1por.
a'td limits Of the city OF Baton Rouge,
viii please take notice that tn. ir prem.
esis and out buildings, will be visited and
inspected by the police officers, on the I'd
DAY Of Jun" next. and all that are found
f"''! or filthy will be report 10 the Mayor.
and dealt with according 10 law.
may12 F. A. NEPHLER City Marshall.
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Arrivals per Grand Turk.


TUE sub c,ihers continue receiving their
supplies ny almost every opportunity,
and will keep their friends and public gen.
ally, regularly posted. The inducements
fo' an early call offered to day are
20 Rbls. Mess Pork;
100 Kegs Z. Lard, nice size fnr families
% Bbls. Flour, Rockville Mills;
Is +" Oleander, Super6oe;
IS g. :" Extrs Snn.,sn.
This article: surrssscs by Tar anything
that can ne offered in this market, and 10
intended chiefly tor family USE.
Expected Daily,
ON consignment. m extensive and will as
sorted invoice # Longworth's Justly cele
brated Native Wine.
msy23. BARBEE 4 BENJAMIN.
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May Butter.


May Butter,
z KEGS 4 leg X ECS NEW WIT.
TER, Just received from the hest w.s,,,,
Dsiry--which Ne otter 10 The trade low
"syN DARDEE BENJAMIN.
He0s French Lac" Msnta11a..
d lew 81 tho above goods, rev styIss and
Al Rich Patterns. ~
Also,
beautiful sssOytmeu NJ
PLAIN, DOTTED snd EMBROIDERED sw1ss
sor making LADIES SPENCEke, '"''
Just received ~ the
""y1o PniLADa LPmiA CLeAp g7oss
nS"ek Velvet 4 Darrss~ Trim ,u1u~s.
A HANDSOME assortment Of there rood, In.
A received ~ steamer Black Warrior.
n, Arr . noe, .!Al.o.
BLACK COLD MORE ANTIQUE OALlONA.
st the PHILADELPHIA Omar sronr.
i"'yS' f5f Lafayette street.
no THE TR ADE.-9o rlerc.. n,,. ,.-o-
/ 'ins Rice. Just received Ex Steamer Non.
"'""s' ana Ior ssss ow. JOSHUA HEAL.
CODA mSCUIT.-.lO Barrel, ara nor.. p...h
- Sod biscuit. Just received ~. R,esmsr
"s''" Donna: fmsy27J JOSHUA heal.
SUPERIOR TEA..-ioo Pound, .ho,c. oo,,
- =, Cnop Tea Just received TX et.smshin
black Warrior snd for sale by JOSHUA bEAL.
CORN.-200 Bags, prime White.-just received
~ and for sale By JnstiiTA tr.r ve"
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, Road scrnprrs.
A FEW Of the right size Rord Scrs p.ys-for ,a,.
"A ~ LACQUER 4 LANOUE.
""y<S. Lafayette street.
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.oAN. -2aN Bags, prime White-just received
" an" Tor ssIe ~ JOSHUA ZEAL.
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~ The Steamer Bella Donna. has
our thanks for favors.
AxusEnrrs.-Under tho head Of
+" Amusements," the Crescent, this
week, has the Proceedings Of the Lower
Board"

MerALro ORE-PERHAPs GoLD.--
M. Joseph McKi,snck. has placed
on our table specimen Of metallic ore
taken from one Of the range Of hills
on tho road side, up Church street.
The ore Is Of bright silvery appear
apcs, with = vein u some other metal
running through It. which looks very
much like gold, 70 US. We hope
however it may not turn out 40. for
II the impression should get out that
Red Stick il resting on bod Of gold,
il would be tapped and sapped in var
ious directions immediately-in a
months time, the place would cave in,
IL fite otauy prayers that might be
offered Up to the powers above to pre-
Ilsrvs "a from the jaws Of darkness.
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NOrEHlOR TEA.--i00 Pounds cbo,c, f,o,a
Black Warrior snA for sale by JOSHUA hvAi'
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W. "A"o Vuo 'c"CleE. AfAtOr,
Divine, Dentist, Three-times. Editor.
Temperance Lecturer, Superintend-
ent-of Public. Education, knight Of Jer-
icho. F. II. s., &c., &c.. all manner of
success" We disapprove this whole
sale .tulsome aattery and take it all
back. If the gentleman gets mad for
calling him what he is /; then we shall
look about Us for some new titles to
show wha. he isn't. That, Bard did
60 and get mad, We have abundance Of
evidence, in the following prefacea.
tory remarks to our Juniors puff,
which Bard reproduced in the Lou;-
siana Democrat. We find it in the
columns Of the New Orleans Louisii.
ana Barrel Organ Courier;
."Perceiviog that our popularity in
TINS section is running riot, We feel it
a duty we owe the community, and
ourselves, to copy the following scrap
from the pen Of a miserable littlH
fungus growth Of an editor" in Baton
Rouge. Such intensely exquisite "ad-
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NoDA DleCU1T.--lO Barrels and poxe. Prr.h
=, 500 biscuit. Just received ". Steamer
Bella Donna: fmsy271 JOSHUA HEAL.
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TO IHE TR ADE.-20 Tiercss prime faro.
:. uns Rice Just received TX. stes ner D.ll.
Donna, and f,r ssls low. JOSHUA HEAL
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-10-17

SPEECH OF TX GOVERNOR FLeyD IN RIM,
BANKs.-ln pursuance of a call sicnod TO Mr..
fifteen hundred OF the principal merchants about
York. an immense meeting of the business vi New
the community was held in Wall street iD pIItno9 of
on Thursday afternoon, to hear the repv Of M CITY
ernor Floyd TO the speech delivered bv NJ 4pGov-
in the same place last week The mee+;n banks
noticed by the Daily News: Is Illus
Ex. Governor Floyd, of Virginia, in nprsrou
announcement. made speech Yesterday f.ane OF
in reply to that delivered by Mr. Speaker B snEs
the same spot last week "AS on
"On this occasion platform was erected m
steps OF the Merchants Exchange for the me
daon Of the speaker. reporters, and officers of no
meeting AT the time appointed every ave;,ot NE
point of observation was occupied, the street 1n
crowded and every window filed with spectsto was
the bases of the colonnades in front of the h;II!
were eagerly chung to as resting places, and tbs
summit of pile of bricks temporarily placed IN p pe
roadway, was also covered nV
''The meeting far exceeded in numbers that rb.
met for reasonable purposes last week at the sn Cu
| place, probably as five to one. Instead Of f ,uie
five thousand, as at the black republican a"ao.
biag, half of which were true national men Iaa
thirty thousand of best and most substantial cast
chants, mechanics, and artisans were on the on
proudly prccaiming their adherence to and loro t
the Union For the purpose of ACCOMMODATING ,6do
the outside of this immense concOurse, wh6 cn,SS
by no possibility get within hearing of the sna.Eas
two other meetings were organized and adde's
made"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-10-17
Hon. i. C.. DOhhln.

The democrats OF Fayetteville, North Carolina,
had spirited meeting on Tuesday evening last,
which was addressed by Col, Thomas WaddeIl, B.
Fuller, NJ J. McDutie, and w. Mel Mckay, Esqrs
The following letter from Hon. James c. Dobbin was
read amid great a. plause
OCTOBER l, 1856.
GENTLEMEN | nave the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your note inviting my presence at dem
ocratc meeting to be held tonight, for the purpose
of forming Buchanan and Breckenridge club in
Fayetteville"
am advised not to attend public meetings, partc-
ularly at light, and am afraid that the exposure would
seriously interfere with return of health, in pursuit
of which rave been compelled to seek relaxation
from those labors which would otherwise demand
my presence at Washington. 1t would be pleasant
indeed to mingle with you interesting an occa-
ion.
| wish you full attendance and an earnest exhi.
biton of zeal in a cause which sincerely believe is
the of the Union and the constitution. Old
Cumberland is full of the best democrats IN the coun
try She cannot indeed k1loU she :UW not, fater in
these times of peril, when so much is at stake.
Accept assurances of my best wishes for n
thusa site meeting and successful organization o.
the club.
am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
]. C. DOBBIN.
Messrs WIGHTMAN, FULLER and JOHNSON
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-10-17

STATE REvENUE.-rhe Raleigh Standard says that
the whole amount Of State Taxes for 1856 is $685.
OO4,28, being s79,5O7 40 in advance of the amount
for 1855. Of this amount New Hanover pays over
twenty thousand, some seven thousand more than
any other county in the State, and fully one
eighteenth of the whole, and not far from FIVE times
the average amount paid by the several counties
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-10-17
Kansas Affairs

ST. LOUIS Oct. ga letter in the Democ at dated
Lawrence, Oct 2, says Convention has been called
al Topeka, on the 30h to form Republicans cleo
torial ticket, with the view of ascertaining the
strength of the party. If the ticket is elected, and
Kansas should be admitted State in December,
the Electors will ask seats in the Electoral College,
The Pro-Slavery party are expected to nominate
FILLMORE and Buchanan electoral tickets
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-10-17

o. MIR. S. Baugert, of Newberne, met with Sc
rious accident while out cunning on Friday, the Sd
instant He was pointing out to his son, a boy some
fifteen years DID, the position of squirrel at which
he wished to fire. when the gun in the hands of the
latter was accidentally discharged lodging the con.
tents in his fathers hand, necessatng the ampua-
ton of all his fingers except the little one.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-10-17
SInYer CRDfNred.

NEW YORK. Oct. The bark Panchita was seized
this afternoon off Sandy Hook by Captain Fawnee,
of the revenue cutter Washington, ON suspicion of
being SLAYER. AS the Washington neared the Pan
chita the supercargo of the latter threw her papers
overheard but they recovered and disclosed full
evidence of The illegally of her voyage. She was
brought back to the city and anchored off the Navy
Yard,