Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-03
sigh,-seeing In and Around New York.


justment and issuing Of patents.
Sightseeing In and Around New York.
Correspondence of The Star.
NEW YORK, Sept. 81, 1857
Meeting with kind friends In BROOKLYN. ye.te--
day on our arrival, who were to guide our steps
in and around Gotham, we were soon on the GO.
TIRE NAVY YARD,
Arst visited, Is well laid off the officers quarters
marine barracks, the Lyceum building, &c, &C.
cupying prominent positions therein. Rambling
through the walks and workshops, we noticed
the busy mechanic at his toll, making up such
articles as are necessary for ship service at sea,
well as preparing timbers for the fngate Savan-
nah, which Is in the Dry Dock, being rebuilt and
otherwise improved
From the wharf we were soon ferried to the re-
ceiving ship North Carolina, a, where everything
was as clean and bright as a new pin. To Car
penter Owens, who politely escorted us throug b
this vessel, We are indebted for much interesting
information concerning the ,nodxs operandi Of
working ship, laying to, the messes, &c, &c.
Like all the receiving ships of Uncle Sans navy,
this vessel , has some very s.old water on board
been In the tanks for over thirty years during the
time having been on a voyage around the world.
The ladies' along appeared incredulous, and swal
lowed the water much more readily than the story
Of its age and travels.
From the quarter deck was seen the different
vessels mOored In Wallabout Bay, upon which
the Navy ard is situated. The barque Panchita,
OF New York, which was captured some time
since with cargo Of slaves on board the schoon-
er Ellen, also Of New York, seized in this port,
upon the charge Of being engaged in the slave
trade; and the Genoess barqne 9. Michele,
charged with smuggling. are moored abreast,
under the guns of the receiving ship, where they
will be kept until the questions at issue between
them and the Government are determined by the
courts OF law. Here also, is to be the United
States ships Brandywine, Sabine and Potomac,
now in ordinary; the sloop- of-war Vincennes.
being prepared for sea service; and the steam
in lch hirhx
ment for the Hartstein Arctic Expedition In search
of Sir John Franklin, but was not used, being
deemed unfit for the purpose.
Returning TO the Yard, the Lyceum was next
visited. Here Is to be seen collection of curios-
tiles, * c., somewhat similar to those In the Pat
ent ONCE, besides some Old paintings, one of
which was painted near three hundred years ago ;
making altogether an interesting exhibition.
BROADWAY.
After crossing the Fulton ferry, (Which, by the
way, keeps four boats constantly running-fare
two cents,) Broadway, the thoronghfare Of New
York, was taken on our way to the Crystal Pal
ace. To the uninitiated, it Is mystery how the
lehus get their stages through the immense
throng OF vehicles always passing and repassing
party than the many marble front stores and the
brilliant articles on exhibition and sale.
AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE,
where the American Institute Fair Is being held
are many useful and ornamental articles, flowers
fruits, statuary, agricultural implements, &c.
&c, though the display Is not such as one might
expect to find on such occasions in this great city
The Steam Calliope is here to be SEEM being daily
performed on. Dodworth's band enlivens the
scene every evening with choice music which Of
itself is we'll worth the price Of admission-25
cents.
THE BROADWAY THEATRE
AT night, with Smith Rogers, Esq, for our
guide, who was assiduous in attentions TO us) we
visited this Theatre, where, as the bill stated the
- eccentric comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews
would appear in his original characters Of Mr.
Afable Hawk, in the Game of Speculation. and
Plumper, in Cool as a Cucumber; Mr. Mathews
performed his pats well, especially that of Plum
per, but not In the style we expected, having
formed too high an opinion Of him from the many
favorable notices he has received from the press
He labored under some disadvantages, however
in not being supported as he should have been;
the Fred Barkins Of Mr. Howard considerably
marrng the effect of the piece his staggering.
sailor-like style lily becoming the College bred
yonng gentleman in love with and finally mated
to Jessie IIoniton, despite the opposition of old
Barkins, (Mr Chippendale)
THE FIRKMEN's PROCESSION
passed the Theatre about 10S O'Clock TO view
which we took stand in the street This was
the largest fremen's procession we had ever
seen-forty- odd companies being i'm the line each
drawing piece of apparatus, ian engine hose
carriage, or truck and accompa panied by about
twenty bands Of mnsic-the occasion being the
return home of one of the New York companies
which had been excursiOnizing in Connecticut
where they had succeeded In taking one OF the
prizes The procession was one hour and half
being in the line. AS Company Al passed opDo-
site our stand point brick was thrown in among
them when fight took place, In which pistols
Were freely used Finding the place too warm
iof comfort we let In FAST odk, for the nearest
cross-street, the rushing crowd somewhat accel-
Grating our speed. The efficient police aided by
the hremen nearest the scene, speedily quelled
the disturbance, and removed the wouuded-two
men-tO the Hospital. Arriving at the Park the
companies countermarched to their respective
headquarters, and about one o'clock all was still
THE BOwERY.
walk through here on Sunday TO Third
street, and thence to Houston street ferry salts
fled MS that ali labor Is not suspended on what
should be day of rest. Some thirty or forty
udguerreotype establishments We're found i'm full
blast, Sunday being considered a harvest day
among them.
wILLIAMsBuRG
now part OF BROOKLYN, was next visited. hut was
passed over too hastily to enable us to form cor
rect Idea OF the place or Of its inhabitants who
are said to be mainly engaged in ship building,
manufactures, &c.
HoMRwARD BOUND
Parting with our BROOKLYN friends in the after
noon, we crossed the ferry to Jersey CITY. and
took the O'Clock train for philadelphia. fvia
Trenton, Princeton, and Bordentown,) where we
arrived at 9x the only noticeable thing occurring
being leave-taking between two gentlemen in
the cars which so affected them that thev kissed
each Other This was something new to u.s.
exclusively by the ladies, or gentleman and
lady; hence the novelty being noted here
."a AT PHILADELPHIA,
we made no stop, beyond the time necessary for
the hitchng up of the train that was to convey us
on to Baltimore, leaving at IL o'clock. The
quarter races, "after crossing the Susquehanna
for '.the high back car" came off, Of course, and
much amused some OF our party who had G.n
tered" for the first time - -
- AT BALTIMORE.
we reached Baltimore about O'Clock a. M.
where our party separated, after passing together
SO delightful time in Sightseeing during the
past eight days. The Washingtonians that were
among the party progressed on TO the Metropolis
reaching home abouf6 O'Clock
And thus ends my pencIlings alono the ro,d
IN making "A journey to and from Adams, Mas
socnuset's.'' X. NJ
ga STATED MEETING of the Columbia
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