Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-19


By the courtesy oi Mr.. Porter. th- agent g! luz
pai,icubia In, -. .t-anrr4 W. s'st,ed, ii Go'HlA
nv with n party OF gentleman. for Jn:Gesio"h '' Wv
evening Of Tuesday, the l2:h. After sIi.nt ue,",
ii City Point. the s;-s;ncr Norfolk Then ,.d i;
first trip on James liver, hove III sight ana w.,
10 receive us. Here We were niet by mos u.s., ~
IT, Esq. the Phiiada!ph;a agent ot the ih'' nm, ",'"
Gentleman whom the Petersburg p.rlnS 10 JAIN
town viii i"nl, hold III grateful ami p'smr.s". s C.ni
brauce. The kind hospitality OF MI " """ . iii ~,
Kelly, the master ot the vessel, soon 1" i"' m No.
hone, aud long b-tore the supper bell rn'iS no
Is cun!ortab!- rs polite attention a;'d HI ''ie -
ne haudso.ne ana well supplied steamer cou'u n'"N'
us. :, -, r,;,;,,-r
We found gay party aboard. eivli ann pn aL
among Them Gov Wise Mayor Mayo, m n'o"'t'n -,
,nr ;,sn.rd-n, mud ws-i,k- friend, Ridgway OF the
Way ;iuure, The gallan: captain "' r'A' ar -
companies, the Montgomery Gnaf1, - IT,,
Daniel Of n" r.npes.ee Har"a"' Jo"" ~ Mp
son ESQ. Editor III ia. S"n'h-rh h,t,ns ~
ger aud several members III IN s'ai'''i ~ " nv"
Noihing snc.ly oi n;g Rciinaid' u"'e'sA'S NN0"
as The Fsnuegans.f u;, and rass.
About II o'clock, mysterious s',p ""u ps
word, known only 10 the initiated, c''ru'aleo h'ous
The craft conveying the lHi"ri.lh," 'i"s :.
gar wa. about To b. held "oeow on certain oysters
h.,,,a. nj o;,s,poeynr aud other dehcacles whlch
mad I,-an accused in proper form ot beilG 700 goo"
10 live n minute, and one by one 'he 'nemoerS l'"h
40 the rrai! for court room mere gay G'hFn"S
sssuhid ard Tor Il crupl- OF a. pleas ant hours IL
49, go ,,,nc,s fed 20 murtals on ihr earthly side oi
So. ..,,s fas; Of r.asun and the flow OF soul, Ia
w n,hinr of the feast NJ oysters ana lhe n" 81
s,il-rr were, uninterrupted As TIE party was strictly
nr;v il is unnecessary. hi'a WOULD oe improper "
a:temp, report {" i-suiire l" shS .i' =" II "'
rhomnsrn- flowed un;uterruptediy, aud that several
am',st addresses were made by the Governor aud
others. ,a;, .f. n. ~, her nm
ho- off ;he western edge OF jamestown Island ana
! .modrv .rr.Gulous individuals Yho believe In the
!, nj IN u
rho ahsurd expectation OF getting nap 10 the non
~ of humanity be il Spoken they were not long al
Io,v.6 10 remain in such shocking ana unusua
s,ue Of ignorance, sundry phlanlhroplc inolViauAi'
| charging themselves with the duty of undccelV'ne
| them by the use ot various vocal And manual excl
! to,,s 4 few hours oi sharp contention he:w"en
| Nouu. aud Morpheus brouSi! the dawn Anu discnV
| .r-d t. US the beautiful expanse OF The Jauies cain
| as summer skies and =paEged WIFE large h'et 81
briIL winged craft Of ali sizes and characters. Jho
Ian, with gay s,reaIncrs, booming guns u''d so'''
| ruua music.
Her. W, were informed that during the occupancy
| of the island by the military martial law ""u'o oe
declared, and though ideas of the consequences
,iuc, ". had general impression that som. adVa"
,n,. might b. galued 5y enrolling ourselves among
the so.d;rry. \ proposition WAC therefore nane a'io
unanimously carried by the Petersburg ueIeSaes =;
organize themselves mi" Il p'rn.eei ''',ip""y !.
junction with ..ile bloody 39n" unhtL The s'Y''
and firm of tho "Cockade Cvrusla!ker., and moS
,n,uiar selection for the post of chie officer wa'
| made in the person of Capt. Is; OF IN. pace.
Breakfast over, We landed on thu river beach
yi,I,iu hundred wards OF the venerable ruins Of thr
| ,;r.t settlement and capital of Virginia. Our ier
dressed :hr soil, :roI thst day two centuries and
| i'm before by HE adventurous Win2heii, Sin'ti
aud Hunt, they cleared the ground 10 lay Tie ioun
da,ion VI al empire. .
Tn. wea,;lry and munidceat proprietor OF the
Iamasto~u es;at-, Win. Allen. ED, was in waiting
on the strand with csrridg- for the Governor, ans
while his Exceilency wac whrlrd Oil by Pa'r
spnning grays 10 h- encampmen:, We stroiied up L
The vn-cuvrr-t rulns AMI cruinbiinS graves OF 'it
Did church ana church yard.
As is we'll known, all that remains OF jamestown
is portion Of the tower and walls oil the o:d churci
snd u brick magazine. now Used rs Darh. iii'
strength OF these buildings preserved mem f"n
;he ,ual destruction which fell upon the city IN lo| D
Tie graves are very much mi'i;ated-isss Indeed
by the lapse Of time, which has touched these haow
ed memorials with genie hanG, than ny me ruin
less earnestly OF Among the grave stones sr'
two of a husband aud wife, Immediately east OF the
srched portal OF the tower, between whlcl, many
A score of years ago the seed OF sycamore ieli ant
took root. Time passed and the germ grew up g'h
dusIiy into towrrn: tree, and az us rnN eApHnae"
the soft hr.s nf the wOpi wound themselves AROUND
ih. hard marble oi the monument, caspng the to'no
stones as i, were, with tw" strong arms III II EN-
braced them both within the very heart al It's SOHO
trunk. Now. the tai tree -'r-fch-" away WIN ""u
ding plum. Of gr--i. into the Clouds whiie us tou-i
III
and crumb!irg monuments Of two who united in HE
in death ..were no; divided" TIL" ruins OF the Old
church are ta! uf suggestive memories and y was
imnos.;hIe l., avoid making application OF the beau
,iful line. vi TIL stranger in our own old church:
'Taou II c-umbling the dust, Old pile,
Thou TT hAs'eniGc in t!.y fall,
And rIanl ciic". in thy loneliness
Cling t." Icy 70 n! wall
1'!. xur-lipp-rs are -sn :arcd now
Tina, Xnr!t DciOr. tIy -nIIr",
And silence rC!gu6 where a;iac!:- !o.",
Ia days y: nuld Ian. sync
But tn. iiv growing Old, md we lett me
srave-yar.; arj :h- ru'na I" sex the tncamp;nen'
: sh.rf walk brought Us 20 'aa Petersburg Artillery.
unl-r Cam, Nicholas who hn arrived ~. pr-ceiE.,
night in the w. W. Tuwn-s, end after u few minutes
further travel the t"nis OF the Richmond regiment
how in sight.
The spot selected f,r the ceremonies Of the day
was broad plain, covering. perhaps, couple hun
bred acres of ground, ss level az billiard table,
and so slightly elevated above the Lowell at the river
that al the distance of mile from shore, tbs water
line of every passing craft could be easily seen: As
III. day WAVED companies ot soldiers and civl'ians
began to pour in from all qnarlerG-Norolk, Ports
mouth Williamsburg, Petersburg Richmond, Wash
ton S,nitnted. AID al the country adjacent 10 Inc
island, sending large delegations Of fair ladies anu
brave men.
I'm. fald vas alive With tents; among them huge
one in which every variety Of gambling WAS i'll full
blast; hut il il due to the commanding officer to say,
that IA soon as he was informed OF the fact he cos"d
the bank"
About O'Clock the company began to assemble
about III. Speakers stand, waere President Eyer,
the ora;nr. and severn! members ut ms family ana
james Barron Hope. Exp the Poet of tho occasion,
had already taken their seats. Ord-r having been
secured Phillip X Fendal Eaq tbs President oi
the Jamestown Society Of Washington, in brirt
but very appropriate address introduced To the su-
di.nce Raw Gearye Wilmer, al the Protestant Fps
copal Church, OF Williamsburg, who opened tbs e1er'
csrs by touching prayer.
Mr. Tyler wa. then introduced and proceeded to
deliver carefully written Grafton, embracing rapi
review Of the ancient history "t the Old Dominion
accompanied BY many nT.:Gal an"cdnies, and elo'
auent sugs--;Ous and reflections growing out OF the
occasion. Hi, address occupied about two hours in
the delivery, and listened ~ throughout by al
attentive aud apprecal:v- auditory.
The delivery Of Mr.. Hopes Ode followed. md "a
our READERS will have an opportunity Of Judging ot
its beauties themselves, will not trust our enhu-
siasm with the description of it. We present It H
spoken aud wish We could give vel! the admira-
tle delivery of il author
JAMES BARRON HOPES POEM.
Down the steep, misty crags of antique time
Leaps many torrent in {. surg" sublime,
Pouring along iis mystic food, TIL, pale
And dun, i; bursts in some sequestered vale,
Some valley Of the Past, lone end remote,
Wrr. myths and legends lanci!ully hoa.
In mlsis, through which Tradition aud Romance
AsrARrE.twins, above the torrents glanc-;
Which, rockikr boTn,s the rushing cataract;
Wh-r. purple shadow Ger the sc-ne drsCends,
And Poesy her soft enchantm-nt enda;
Where vanished thng--tbe very simp!est-plow
With strange beauty, which doth Il 'ai and flow
Around them in such rich and gorgeous dyes
As Autumn minsics in Southern ekles.
Our His;'ry. Brothers, such grand torrent makes;
This spot. the valley where III spray it breaks
Which. wr-ath.- IN columns, or dispersed in Gews,
Takes from she PAST its verirgated hucs.
I'D here We met, ihi. sacred day apart,
II mise III snieuacss OF mind aud heart,
Will. over us. !ik. Danuer. ilolfs the mist,
By tar Romance aud bright Tradition k-s'd.
~. through these mats. was; epic forms arise.
What siorisd pictures g,eam before the eyes
Wilde hign alloy" IL p"r1 God 5 awful hand
Wiring my, brothers, slowly On, h' grand
Sublime decree, which the cr-a! G.nD--s
Transcribed OF Old upon the mighty -es--
Transcribed with those three keel, which long ago
Fr-iirC th- D,iiuy- iniu wakes u SNOW
-. L IL II.