Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-26
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JI".'' prosperity, power aud glory. 's
uep..an'' o,.l. 10 whom personally h- ~. ~ - "
stranger, it was great treat to Leac Isis pathetic
'o'ce III" observe his kac.Iny eve. Il. ilni. MI
el:y MANNERS hGt previously Charmed ms sli. 10
entirely w
The pms 'ensers in their berths wer. no. all 7uN
50 We'll pleased as ourselves. Thev yc-o tree 80, :
sleepy. They had no oysters aud -,,.. !r..
flavor OF the steweG, roastei AMI n .,,:.I .I-.-
bert.si tie pop ot champagne cOrks broke In.
siumb-r, and the cheers aud laughter uf the com
ny were not calculated 10 sed:ce them back to l.
Some growled trile. Among s,her, who ,,.r,
awakened bv our nirth the ver.layie ;sur,.
Crayon," of IIarper's Magazine. @ho iru" tn -.
philosophy 50 lucid in hs pages, OF maxim, ~. No.
of everything that turns up with GOO. g:acr. Dr..
aside his curtains calmly surveyed the parjy. =
listened unobservsd TO the sps-ches and --ntn-
the hour called forth. Had it been !.:.gTr tia =.
was on board, he would undoubtedly have u--'t
seated among the guests. We reached Jam.
ut midnight tired our gun snt anchored ShuTy
ter the military from Petersburg arrive. ii ua,.
towed by steamer then tbs a,esmor J.n--'pw
bound from Richmond 10 New Yo!a. bo'h -; .gns..
anchored near Al hqvbragk we ,l,.,! = ,.I
ran up our coors, weighed anchor, s..sa..! up and
made fast to shallop moored to the remnant , AZ
old wharf Between this old wharf the IA -.
abou! Gu yards, there means "t cou4
ton, excUp: b. . scow ferry, for psssas. bv ''
"Dinepence' ll?l cents) ".@ d"nandeds This taA
called forth great censurs from everycnGy, iu-
more becsuse il was generally thought ,!e r,Drpy.l
would go 10 fill the p:ihor;c Golfers ., ;i!- ucl-'
planter on the river. This, ..e uniers.ur' 49, =!
exactly the case, though the individual in question s
the owner OF the ferry. Ii appears he had lss-.i
and It had not occurred 10 hun to buy back til. 81.
vi the ferry for the great day
Various steamers arrived from dr-ren; poiG's.
crowded with military and other eXcGG.joG.-t-. !.
II O'Clock there We're thirteen steamers auch"r". III
the beach, several schO0ners and Deamtin' yac -'!
gai!y dressed and decorated, but zone bsauri-
fully than our own gallant Norfolk: There eis notinl
pt i,ttff fl.r a
church and the iUmbs in tbs old church yard. stu
on n commanding bluff near the beach 4 hsau'i.ut
grove and wild thickrt of urderbgash surrouuG -.
ruins. Beyond the grove on all sides. the lana -
cleared and under high cultivation; about ;Tc hua-
drh acres Nearest ths church in wheat, owius %
which fact the encampmen. of br military RuI : -
speakers stand We're erected bach IN the lntrrlr".
about y miles from the only point where town
existed Besides the local inaccura,y il inflicted. O.
took away much of the pcturesquenr-s OF the whole
affair. The encampment, thu speakers s;rnn. tus
people and the military review back in the ,ssrG
were truly imposing. Bat the flowing river. 'he :ay
craft moored and At anchor, the beach with =: - 81;
Cling parties. the ferry the vine clad ruirs, was :
more enchanting view, and more electric III its
Citations.
Our party of Pennsyvanians, headed by Carf.
Kelly, and attended by part OF the craw -ow'f u.
the ships boats, and consequently We l-f, N nine
pences in the hands of the thrifty ferry ;:ts..: ""
arrived at the camp, and al the ree:, th- spa
stand, we planted our staff, and nniur,-d thee
flags TO the breeZe-One bore the name ot oar owr
slea' '".e w: a.' .te ',''.'' III"
." ' VI '"o u,:,i:y n:y VI ".'',.' ~, ''n
amply provided ourselves with solids and nuda AMI
the means OF dispensing them, We distributed or
selves among the crowd, 10 lind dusty, dry cpn?tu-
I',' n W nna.e "a' - me.T W.!
our e"ue"'o's, "u' our cHui' in, ie'i.Ss'H".'N
Caup, sou" oecahe sPri"'a ai'a'r' Np "'''''
State but Virginia was distncti"ey represented
ihrouSn 'ne se,era ~ Oh. " "u' n'''
o-r WIN 'hs"y 'rghanN' rom o'nrr"", p'''S ~ '
State We were ape 10 Keep ourselves hn'Y r'''r'"'
ns our new irIehda. Many ladies' hohored Es 'y t"rr
courteous hc.spia'ion ~ "ir hVHa'i"n, a''R '''"s
OF our ICED cnampsgne ani tongue. lh"'r r"n"fE'-
BILE beauty aud polished gracewas long nf'rr thnh
oil great praise. ne younger ,nsh {" our party ~
gan 10 wish that the !'"th anniversary """.' CON
every day, and That they might be on hand. AN'r
the En.PresIdent Tyler had finished his rra'irH. %"
visited our tent and parook OF our chr-r VIII! ,hht
easy, frank manner, tor which be l. 50 Temarkhh".
and moreover, His Excellency ike othe" r"a -"mas
men, repeated it. Governor Wise also. favored ~
with his presence, and was no less Tree s.d esSy
A. the Governor was reviewing the military, W.
turtd our banners hhu proceeded 10 JON tne snip
The military and other excursionis's poured """" :"
the beach, over the nine peanY erry' some ." ''"'i
laden wth stones anu bricks i'om 'lie Ola o".r,h-
some Of the latter "t which they -! " ~ ;h-r l"'t
to depart tor nome III lhe steamers which ""-
brought thein.
AL dusk, tne NOr!o!H, the nrsr to SfFlVc Hua H.'
a5 1t was discovered that ~. T. S'rO,l!-r' 'r a"'e
sketcher and writer, better known as Porte CTHV"i
was on board ii was resolved to give HIM c'mph-
mentary supper when the reguls. supper VA. ".rr.
party OF forty 70 fifty sa; down 7" nm oyster .''
per- similar in every respect 10 the given 10 Coz.
Wise the night previous. NJ. S'r"tIers h"alth wh,
given, to which he responded in happy .'yIe Mf.
\. B. Cook of Norfolk President oi The Howard a.
sociaon OF that qlfy-whosr tS-rt!"is III III" 'lu"''
the pesisnce are dsservedy held IN hgh est'Wii -"
by his IN. cuinpNnN VII.
happy and highly humorous imitation It H''.
Tazewe's speech before the " OF Norfolk, IA
matter involving five dollars, IN whlrhthe t'''rh'
WAS both defendant hnd COUNSEL. lhs sci'" Tr"s'f'
ing Ot one .! the school OF Virginia ahstTs"'ipn'
was perfectly d.!inec,-d and the nnnner %; 80
speaker initiated ~ pertection-et least - ;""i'...
inose who had heard and seen the Governor Ai:er
delightful ssacc OF two hours, the party b'"r h:'
and took to their stae'rooms ail Oerths. peril
satisfied with the celebration :" ~" '"" ";.'.- = .i
ffleth anniversary OF :he earliest s"f'Tn"n' IN 'hi
United States: We lelt Rchm"nn, honew"rd o'nh''
at s. A. NJ, Friday. Our run down ths f'Ser f"'7
al opportunity OF observing ma heci''"' '"-''e.j
Of the James, out OF. space WI! no. allow u To c"r
Inent on it..
AT City folnt, WHIST taking III !rc-h', ,hr ~"
of the Rsil Road, captains of ships !2:"'"" 'here
aud citizens Of the place, we're invited Oh board !"
psrake of collation. aud AS practice had :."ea -
idea how such things were Gone, We got thr"u
very well, at least in our own estimation IN r"Irh
vorlng to be courteous 10 our friends. We pa-'"d
jamestown curing tue dlteEho'D, aHh NE %
80 much gaiety and excitement lew hours H',@"a
was as deserted and silent as its own 'hurchyHr =
We run through Hampton Reads and made ia; at
Norfolk at r M and found ID, mon afrsI 'ns, Fl .S @
citizens OF Portsmouth, oa the opposite sIce "' -,
river from Norfolk, had prepared c"mpiIre"'n'Y
supper to Thomas Webster Of oar cry: wh2 ,. h1'
come down the river with us as a oxen %l Tr r..
spcr TOR s real or s Prsspra sc,n SsfpeIs =. %
the pestenre oi io'' W.ien hc'!.'G as N""'"''
the Philadelphia Committee oi heli''. w.,
Capt Nelly ans. "a'se'TIs "efo ~ ,..',. .'
ceeded To me osena lioIse q. ~ "
found ourselves IN me hheS' hotei "e h&' ys' see. n
Virginia, and AMIDST company ol "o"nt on" '.un
dred and hfty PERSONS nc'udns many 'HcsrS d '''
Navy, IN UNIFORM ..
The supper was III me Deau'i'Hl dihhg s".'oH ~
the hotel! and was got up III q oou''feous "nd ra.y
tasteful and elegant styie' we nae SAT DOWN y"
many suppers, Gut 10 none "ns,i surp"ssen -
bouque.e were pihIeu pe'oie e"I.i se",, '"" ,a
ones IN or''Hhe'eu ~, r,' "Js me ,',T'
ers "e,s Gnu oil ;,i W. VIII S''y'' "'u uor;rIa -
tiea WIN piun sun ~ w.: 49, a. 49, - 49,