Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-05-11
THE INTELLIGENCER.
Departure Of Senator Seward
for Europe.
From the New York Herald of sunday.l

lsFom the New York Herald of Sundayl
tbs Escort Dozen tie Bay-TiOo Sleambonts
LoGdea aOith RepuJticans-Ttoo Speeches, from
dfr. Se,oara BsLoD tile Ndrron8 G,rnt
Enth"'iasm-.SpeecAts by Senator King ama
Others, dc.
Hon. WIN. II. Seward sailed for Europe in
the steamship Ariel Yesterday afternoon. In
accordance with precious arrangements, he was
waited upon at the Astor House, st ten o'clock
IN the forenoon, by committees from the two
Republican Central Committees, as follows
Hon. Chas a. Peabody, e. F. Shepard, s. p
butcher, Thomas Little, Prof Glaubcnskiee,
aud Hon. John j. Shaw. After brief inter
change of compliments the committee, with
their guest, proceeded in carriages to Castle
Har:ien, where they were received bys about
three hundred republicans, mostly members Of
the Central committees, and escorted on board
the steamer Josephine, which was lying with
steam up waiting to convey the party down the
hay. a brass cannon on board the steamer
fired salute, Shelton's cormct band which
had been engaged for the occasion, played
"Ha to the Chief, )" the steam whistle blew
Shriil blast, and the boat left the wharf amidst
waving Of hats and hankerchiefS and voclerous
cheers from men on board and on shore.
The weather was delightful, and the cXcur-
sion, notwithstanding the crowded state of the
hoat was remarkably pleasant Among the
distinguished and prominent gentlemen on
United States Senator from New York; eX Gov
ernnr Clark eX Lieut.. Governor Patterson Hon.
James A. Briggs NJ. G.; Colonel Scaton, editor
of the NatiOHHL IHtclligenccr:: Senators Lailin
and Divcu; ASsembIymen, Mccks, Shaw and
Childs; Alrush"use Governors, BreunighauScn,
Smith and Pinckncy; State Inspector sJohn
Sherman, Hon J. l.. SchOOlcrait, Supervisor
Stuart, Hon. Mr.. Murray, Hon. B. NJ. BiathtOrd,
Jonathan ". Allen, Deputy Secretary Of S rate
Morton, John y. Kennedy, Tom. Hyer, and
others Two sons anda duughter-in law of Mr.
Seward were also on board.
The Committee of Arrangements appointed
by the Republican Committee consisted Of the io!-
| wing gentlemen :-MeSSrS. James Kelly, VIII
an Palmer, ID. ID. COuover, II y. Sherwood, Y.
R lIihbard, James Davis, }. Adams j. Melon.
aid, T.. Il. Elier, ID. r. knevS and Alexander
Mcleod. Captains Carpenter, Gibson and Hod-
yes, of the Metropolitan Police, were on board,
with squad Ut policemen.
The boat stopped for few moments ut the
Quarantine landing, where a number OF friends
of Mr.. Seward were taken on board, and salute
was fired from cannon on the Quarantine wharf.
SevcIal steamboats, passing up and down blew
their whistles, and were answered by the cannon
of the Josephine, and TOusing cheers from The
party on board. The steamer then proceeded
through the NarrowS, and lay to in What is
known the Horseshoe, just inside ot Sandy
Hook, to wait for the steamer Ariel, which Is to
convey Mr.. Seward across the ocean. On the
.vay down Mr.. Seward passed the time in social
converse with his friends. Once he tonk n seat
beneath the awning on the upper deck, by the
sid. of Tom Hycr, the well known PuStlIHt,
whose fine athletic frame c0ntrasted strangely
with the rather slight figure OF the statesman
This called forth applause from the committee
men, vino crowded around, some OF whom nudg.
ed The reporters saving, Look there is mind
versus muscle for YOU" Mr.. Seward then arose
up and sat on the back Of the settee, renInrking
jocoScly to Mr.. lIyer, ''FOr once think / II be