New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-07
VOLUME XII.
THE FOURTH AT PASS CHRISTIAN.
A GREAT TIME AMONG THE MILITARY,
Contest for the Mcdonnell Musket,

| THH MOBILE CONrINENTALs - The SHOOTING
| PARADING, FEAsTINa, DANCING, AND GENERAL
REvELRY.
In accordance with previous arrangements, the
late national anniversary was duly celebrated, at
Pass Christian, by the Washington Artillery, Capt
| Walton, and the Continental Guards, Capt Clark
Capt. Walton acting as Commander OF the Batta on
and Lieut.. Merriam, of the Guards as Adjutant AT
| the Pass they were Joined by the Alabama State
Artillery, Capt. Ketchum; and great was the time
they all had together. We shall describe the inc
dents in their proper sequence.
THE TRIP OVER.
At o'clock on Saturday afternoon, the Artiersts
and Continentals met at Lafayette Square, and
marched down to the Pontchartrain Depot, the Ar
terists having sent in advance of their polished
field dpeces, and baggage, if the Pass another
Sebastopol, destined to hostile sege of indef mite
length. Arrived at the lake, the steamer California
which had been specially chartered for the trip, re-
| eeved her gallant crowd Of passengers, and was
soon on bee-line for the Rigolets.
| This writer should here mention, that he wa.
along, having accepted polite invitation of the Ar
tersts to be their guest on the occasion. The eve
ming was delightful, and oil in the highest possible
spirits the monotony of the lake travel being pleas
antly relieved by the steamer Lecomte, which fol
lowed socially along with jolly crew Of iremeu
| aboard for Biloxi. The soldiers, having taken of
| their accoutrements and uniforms, appeared in fa
tigue dress, and enjoyed themselves capitally we'll
Capt Walton drew up his men on the hurricane deck
and gave them some final admonitions as to decorum
discipline etc. during the three days sojourn at the
Pass. The evening and early part Of the night were
enliyened with the various amusements characteristic
OF band OF healthy and highspirited men, feeling
always like band of brothers.
| Passing Fort Pike, at night, the Artilersts unlim
bered their cannon and thundered forth salute tc
Capt Billy Bosworth, who, as in duty bound, piousy
| thundered back his Acknowledgements from the Fort
At about IL o'clock the boat reached the Pass and
the companies took up the line of march for the no
tel-Me hotel of the Pass-kept by Messrs. Melon
nell Il McGraw. The people at the Pass were on the
qci rire for the arrival, and few in the neghborhood
of the hotel, retiredeary that night. A goody mum
| her of families and other summer soourners alread
occupied the hotel, and when the soldiers got quar-
tered there was not spare room to be had for any
| body. In due time all hands had retired to rest
though some, reoiced to find Dan Malone officiating
as high priest in the Temple of Bacchus which al
once embeishes and enlivens the rear grove of the
hotel grounds, kept company with him to the small
hours, and finally retired satisfied.
| We must not forget to mention how materially the
excursion and celebration from first to last was en-
| livened by the muscians the Artillerists having
Maneiri and his excellent brass band and the Cont
nentals having the famous and inyincible Jourdau
and his drnmmers and ffers. They seemed to enjoy
themselves as well the soldiers, and there was nc
| end to the music that was in them.
DoISGs ON SUNDAY.
| Before sunrise, reveiile sounded, and morning
drill and parade, in full uniform took place after
which the men dismissed, to appear in fatigue
dress for breakfast AT this and at every subsequent
meal except tea, the charge on the tables was made
with music, and in regular military STYLE The two
long tables in the dining hall were set separately fol-
the military, each time. After breakfast parade
and dismissal in the yard took place, the boys bene
at liberty till drum-call for dinner They disposed
themselvesin various ways according to their nclina
tions and infused an unusual degree of life through
out the Pass. Dinner taken in military style
and all hands dismissed till evening parade. Toward
evening great part of the population ocked abou,
the hotel which was from that time out center OF
| interest and excitement.
LOOK AT THE PASS, ETC.
During the day, this writer took perambulation o
the Pass, and found it the same old delicious place
string of elegant mansions and poetic cottages EN-
bosomed in yerdure for distance of three or foul
miles along the shore the one street, or shaded
road, being alive with happy looking loungers, and
open carriages filled with ladies and children, bare
headed and unattended by gentlemen, airing them.
selves after the Havana fashion. A crowd of boys in
military caps and pants with linen frocks and bel is
and large crowd of fairy like young girls in white
with red ribbons added much to the beauty and var
ETY. OF the scene; the boys being from Capt. Green's
| Military Academy, and the girls from the Savage
Seminary. The only new things we saw along the
| Pass were dry-soods store, which, being closed
we mistook for church. and new sign at the oyster
shop under the markethouse the sign reading thus
Fresh yosters for all the summer We may here
remark that though the bathing at the Pass is pleas
ant enough, the water is perfectly fresh, and the
"yosters" small and insipid all in consequence o
| the Bonnet Care creyasse which has flooded the
lake and freshened the sea for great distance along
| the shore.
The evening parade and drill took place in front OIL
| the hotel, and after that, the companies were dis
missed for the day. 1t being ascertained that the
Mobile company would not arrive before the small
hours the companies were ordered to retire for the
night; the captains and commissioned officers re-
naming up to receive the Mobans.
| =o DoINGs ON THE FOURTH.
Reveille sounded shortly after dawn, and before
sunrise squad of the Artillersts sent the thunder
of national salute booming over the waters. Mean
time, the Alabama State Artillery, Mobile Cont
nentals they called, account of their uniform
were quartered in the hotel having arrived at
O'Clock in the morning, and retired without any
noisy demonstration being made, on account of thu
hour. They had been properly received and escorted
to the hotel by the New Orleans officers. How Mr
McGraw managed to stow them away we did no
discover; though we believe some of them had tt
take to mattresses in the tenpin alley, and that som
did not go to bed at all.
The Honorable Mayor of this city, Gerard stith
came from Mobile with the company from that city
He did not at first intend to stop at the Pass, bu
finally concluded to do so, under the pressure of tn
| Invitations which assailed him.
4 THE MOBILE CONTINENTALs.
After the morning drill and parade, the New
Orleans battalion formed in front of the hotel AM
formally received the Alabamians, assigning to then
the central place in the battalion. The Alabama All
terists were fine looking body of men, so like ou
Contnentals in physique and in uniform, that
stranger to both could hardly have distinguishe
them. The only difference was that the Alabam
cockades were ornamented with gilt shields an
feathers of red white and blue, aud their coats face
with red instead of yellow. After taking their plac
in line, they were put through drill, in which the
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