The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-14

N whiph he Rated that our Ma alty was N the 60
III v,-nmera v der which we Nved proposed a. the
crst tesA
"The President o. the thiLsi 5tstos, and the
N,ss in which we are engaged" which mos,
Satisfactorily received.
= pu.rter1aas,cr Tully being called upon, rcepond-
ed IN . few eioquen, remarks.
: Major B.eley next gave "TAe health = gies,
0unnolly"-No flourish needed 70 give him Cod
hai Paftthd. Immense eheeringl
Lieut. Connolly on rising, was received with
great applause. He said there was only one thing
lmhich d,Hscted huuyte qualification he then felt,
md that was the absence OF his gallan, friend, COL
OOrcoran. Bu, very near friend OF the Colonel
aad, this evening, received a telegram from Gen.
ehIsds 10 the effect tina, the President bad told him
tGea. shields ,ha, he was doing all that he pcssi-
big aouid 20 obtsn the release OF their noble gal
lana md patriotic countrymen. tCheers lie didn't
y bring HE Colonel home. but he brought his horse,
fI,auRhter.) which was also kept a. hostage, anil
was wounded In the knee, some Of his tMr. ca
n he would no, say his patriotic, but his sPeculs-
" tive hlends-wished him 10 bring the noble animal
y % Banum. tLaughterl Mr.. Connely then pro-
cteded 10 give history o. his imprisonment, which
Yves very interesting indeed. One thing, be SAID,
gave them great encouragement. On the first night
Of their in p'isonment an Orderly Of Gen. Beaure-
I gard said 70 them-"You may talk you like, and
people may boast, bu, have been in the Chmean
war, and never saw such lighting as did today.
The 69th we're likes wall, and made many a SOUTH
/ erner bite the dust. tApplausel Had all your
troops fought like that regiment we q the South
would have different story to tel" tApplausel
J They had received promise 10 be sent ~ a hotel
in Charleston, but inst al II that they were sen, To
the tobacco factory. Here they subiec, " the
NEST glaripg ipsulV, and particularly Sundays,
whom crowds would aiher round the place and boot
the "Yankoe pri,oners." ia poor soldier went "
the win low to get breath Of air, which he needed
sadly, he was 4 ed at. Two shot in this
manner, ard one who had bis bit Tor apillow when
he lay down At night, found bullet in the heel there
Of when he swoke tie following morning. Col
Coreoran had his breakfast sent him by friend
Outside, but instead OF using It be sent II 10 the
sick, and used the common ration himse'f. ZAP
plause) Mr.. Connolly next gave an account Of the
various events which occurred, as published In the
auSo, wednesday, and remarked that although
people said 10 took nine tailors TO make man, yet
every tailor In the Goth man, for they all re-
fused TO work Tor tie enemy, as by 80 doing he
would he giving him aid anil comfort. tApplausal
An ingt NOUS method was found ~ his brother u
send him moi ey. lie sent Linn ahunk in which
were pair Of boots, .emarking In letter, that
.,,hsr, on account OF his tMr. CO lame leg, but
after he had II male he found he had erreithy
making the right heel higher, ~ he ", ND have o.
change" "Nov." said the speaker al knew lhd
no l,mo leg, aud therefore, ntondeit' examine
ne boots thoroughly. did 81, aud Ju shaking 1t
out dropped a gold eagle. shook again and out
dropped another, and amer performing similar oPe'
r,tions On the other bot similarly rewarded"
IApplause and lAughter.l Mr.. &. proceeded b. say,
that Dempsy WAS confined three day in iclons cell,
beoanfe he sei.t letter IN New York 10y some sal
ors. lie WAS asked " toll how no sent the letter.
end because he refused t. do ~ he was conhncd and
iruned This Wac at Christmas. Dempsy spent his
Christmas day In the cell, but there was An Irish
man on guard, who determined TO give him some
Indulgence. A lady sent a turkey ~ Cd. C1rclran,
and by PEI mission II III guard he brought II n the
outside " Dempsy's cell, table WAS spread and the
Colonel and DtmIsy ate their Christmas dinne
through the bars Of the window u the cell. the one
being outside and the other inside. laughter and
chterrl. The story 81 the shoemaker next Told
-as published in the suS on Wednesday, and ELI
cited great applause and laughter. Irshmen hal
sworn ~ do their best for their countrymen, and on
the evening before they len Charleston, the "Rohe
Guard made up thirty Eve dollars for them and
gave ~ Col Corclran. lie next spoke highly OF th'
cinduct Of Captain Shtlor, Of the rebel guard,
and hoped that II ever the G9th made prisoner o
him they would treat him we'll General HUGE
also behaved kindly to him he gave him quarter
in hotel 10 Norfolk, aud ufGsed ~ examine th'
letters which he was taking from the prisoners l.
.her friends in the North. Mr. Connolly closed b!
expressing his happn's at being again amongs
his friendg and sat down amid tremendous AZ
plause.
The next toast was, "The health ofono who love,
l ~ ~ 10
Corcoran." The toast received With the utmos
enthusiasm, all rising and joining in three heart.
cheers, and three more.
! Lieut.. James Duffy tschool Commissioner, Sew
enth Ward! ably respo nded and proceeded, ami,
/. great applause, to pass 4 glowing euogium on TN
gallant Colonel, whose history commenced from hi
day Of bis election TO that rank. perfect gentle
man In every respect he urbano and kind Z
all, and genei ous ~ fault lie ard hs,braye mt
the first n respond to the call Of the Preslen
of the United States, and they went with JOY ~ lie
send the National Capital tApplauseJ
The nexl toast was, I" TIE Press" which was abb,
responded 10 by Mr.. John Mutually, Of the METRO
roLITAs RECORD In the courfe Of his remarks h
Paid that he, in common with all Irshmen, BELIEVES
that Col. Corcorsn should have been restored - hi
4 hmi and friends long ere the present time. IL
concluded by hoping for a speedy restoration Of tn
feeling. lie gave a toast, The restoration VI tn
Union"
The next toast was, ~ - Glets," n which th'
Hon. Michael Connolly responded, and proposed
''Ths Rank and File OF the G9th Regiment.
Drank with three times three
The next toast was, "The Committee who at
tended " the families ~ the suy-ninth Reg
|, tneni," 70 which Mr.. John Heunesey responded
lie loved the Sixty ninth, he said and II eve
England attempted 10 put u foot on this land, o,
as lie wa', he would be in the front rank to me,
her. tGreat appauie.l
1.-THE meuo DRY 81 Colonel Voslurgh," and " Th
men OF the sixty-ninth still In prison." and othe
toass were drank and responded n, after which
volunteer toasts were declared in order vhereupo
Captain James K,rker, in a glowing speech, Or,
posed, "The health of the Right Reverend Blsho
Lynch, Of Charleston" To this toast Mr. job
Mutually responded, by request. lie said Bisho
Lynch was true freshman, but he also a trll
American, and he believed him 10 10 loyal an
good citizen.
Z Lieutenant Connolly then posed, " The b,
nevolent lady who sent Colonel "a dinner dali
Mrs. o'R,iuy." Responded to by Captains Rsi
and Clarka M william, I Kana tlap ,,r.,,aa