The national Republican., 1861-08-29
correspondence of the National Republican
JOTTINGs BY THE WAY.
GOTHAM on THE SABBATH.

New YORK, August %, lSGl.
sunday here is very different affair from
whatit Is In Washington. True there has been
great Improvement in this respect within the
past lew years, but that only goes to show the
eeXpediency and advisablity of still further
Improvement. To day there are no omnibuses
running through the streets. but the cars C n
time to run us usual. All the wholesale stores
OF every kind are closed, but large proper.
uoh OF the retail stores-particularly those
where cigars, confectionaries. and newspapers
are vended--remain open, even the show win.
dows being opened as widely as on week days.
the ferry. boats to Brooklyn. William 'por';;
Jersey City, and Hoboken, make their usual
trips across East and North rivers every fl, e
minutes, and excursion boats to almost every
prominent point within forty miles of the city
are constantly leaving the Battery, all of them
crowded with pleasure-seeksrs. The large
portion OF these crowds go either to the fishing
banks or to Staten Island, returning about FIVE
or six o'clock In the evening. At ten o'clock
In the morning, started over to Brooklyn. to
hear Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, whose church
is not more than seven or eight blocks Squares,
you call them) from Fulton Ferry. In this,
however. was disappointed for upon arry
ing there, | ascertained that that celebrated
divine was now taking his accustomed summer
trip into the country for his health The at
tendance was very small, owing to his absence,
| suppose, though the preacher occupying the
pulpit was one OF no mean order Of intellect.
rs his sermon abundaatly proved. The Church
Of the Pilgrims is plain, unpretending edifice,
though of very large proportions. 1t has
one large gallery extending around the entire
room, the choir aud organ gallery being at the
esd to the rear of the preacher. AT the other
end Of the church is a second gallery, running
across the end Of the church, and capable OF
seating some two or three hundred more. Al
together, should suppose the church capable
OF accommodating nearly three thousand per.
sons, besides which there is u separate building
used as lecturc-room, capable Of seating over
one thousand more. There was one thing OBJ
served here, which might be followed with sd.
vantage by some Of our Washington churches
every one here il provided with Il large sized
hymn book, with both words and music attach
ed, the hymns being all very simple, and every
one stands up and joins in the singing-n
leaving that part of the service to be perform.
ed exclusively by the choir
In the afternoon, We started for Staten Island
on one Of the large ferry boats plying between
here and that point for the purpose Of witness
log the dress parade of the La Fayette Guard
(French) regiment announced to leave for
Washington on Wednesday. As we cross
North river in the direction of the Island, we
pass the beautiful yacht Prince Napoleon, which
has lain here even since the first arrival of the
Prince 10 this city. Arrived at the wharf, af er
passing three or four miles around the Island
(the Island is about twenty five miles in cir.
cumfcrence,) we take the cars and proceed
nearly across the Island in southern direction
The cars have made number of trips before
during the day, and, by the time we arrive
here, the crowd collected is quite large-pretty
well divided up between the French, German,
and American elements.
The good taste for which the French are so
provcrbial is fully exemplifed here. There is one
row of tents, about twenty in number, all along
the front of which are neat little plats Of
ground, laid of in every kind of fanciiul style,
and embellished with beautiful shells obtained
from the beach. These tents are used by the
officers, and they all contain a. table, whereon
are spread viands for the comfort and enter
tanment of their guests Besides these tents,
there are two sheds, both of very great length,
and neatly constructed, (somewhit similar to
that OF the Rhode Islanders at Gales's woods.
which are used as quarters for the men, OF
course they have all sorts of names for these
places. one of which is called Washington
Hotel" and another "Malakolf Hotel" This
rtgiment is uni. .o:med in blue coa.s, red pants.
aud red fatigue caps. They have Zouave
company attached, also uniformed in the same
general colors. The daughter of the regiment
is young lady of exceeding grace and sweet.
ness OF manners, who is very great favorite
with both officers and men. The regiment now
numbers nearly seven hundred meu, and will
not wait to recruit further before procee ding
to the seat of war. They are a very sodierly
looking set of men, aud think may be safely
set down to give good account of themselves.
The drill, which the en,erprsing steamboat
proprietors had set down for four o'clock in
the afternoon, did not take place until six-too
late, oil course, for us to remain and witress.
On the trip back, there must have been 2 500
persons on the boat, and then II was not filed;
50 you can obtain some idea Of the size Of the
ferry boats used in these "diggins."
As we again emerge upon Broadway, that
great thoroughlare is throngcd with wel-dressed
people, returning from the various places OF
resort adjacent to the city. In this dense mass,
there are old men and young, women of every
age and condition, some with babies in their
arms and some without; young lawyers and
old married people, dn Justice to the latter, !
will state that they have the happy faculty here
Of standing aside and making way for Young
America)-in fact, people of every class and
condition. They all come iuto town as Wash
ingtonians always d. (or have done) from
an excursion trip down the river or a picnic
at Arlington-thorough jaded ont, aud anx
ious to seek their couches at an early hour. so
as to make fair start on the morrow.
Aud so ends Sunday in New York.
W. +. G.