, 1862-12-08

4 number Of the personal friends Of Gen
Banks met him oil board IL government cutter
in New York on Friday last and took an cx-
curslon down the bay with him. Among the
distinguished gentlemen present were: Mi,
Gen. Banks, Governor Curtin, Mayor Opdykc,
Commodore Vanderbilt, Com. Van Brunt,
Gen. Van Vliet, Gen. Browne, Gea Carr,
Cols. Eaton and Burns, Postmaster Wake
man, Sub Treasurer Cisco, Collector Barney,
Surveyor Andrews, Messrs. Taylor, Wander
yoort, Kelly, Stetson, McCuFdy and others.
When sandwiches and other substantia1s
had ceased to be an attraction Mayor Opdyke
WAS called 10 the clair. He made short and
happy speech. In the course Of his remarks
lie said:
We have met to show our respect to Il dis.
tingu:shcd General. When he goes, We know
not where lie goes; but We may rest assured
that, as he has taken us by surprise, he Will
ore day take the enemy by surprise. When he
leaves us, We shall part with him i'll sorrow ;
hut VIC know he has duty to perform for his
country, and he will not fail to DO his duty
well. 4 patriotic toast complimentary to
| Gen Banks was followed by three rousiug
cheers and 4 tiger, when the gallant General
arose and said he could not but feel gratiiied
| by the honors paid to him and the scene
| by which lie was surrounded lie never felt
! better satisfied with any undertaking. The
| Government has given his expedition good
| chance, and if his success should be equal &c
| his wishes, New York would be satisfied, thu
| Government strengthened and humanity emo
bled. lie has under his command men Of in
! telligenec, courage and patriotism, WHO vii
| work and tight in defense Of their counlr ry
| At this point the General pausrd, wll:u hs
WAS loudly called upon to go OIL, but he goot
/ 3yo1 4l,o{4
he should stop talking, aud he thought he hae
reached it completely.
| Gov Curtin was called on to respond tt
the toast in honor of Pennsylvania. Among
other things he said:
He was not insensible to the honor paid tt
PENNSYLVANIA. She abouud.:d in men Of con
rebels dared to polute her sacred soil: in scre1
| DAYS 75, Goo men rushed to her rescue lil,
guests to festival. Daring his short stay il
| New York he had heard dlsloya} sentiment
that would not he tolerated in Pennsylvania
He had long known Gen: Banks, and d;s
not doubt lis capacity for great deeds
The reticency of the government respectin!
his expedition is remarkable, for it Is no
rt k7aos7a in Richmond in 7c7at direction he IL
tended to sail, nor where he intended TO 80
He was for crushing out the rebellion ai.'
hoped Richmond, that nest of yipers, woul
I Dc fAkEH. VIC uASl SlIlhE III LIE HGIfL III LII
| enemy, when we saw the blood flowing frou
tue heart Of the enemy there would be hope
Eighteen months experience should hay
taught lis the lesson that VIC have to dea
with desperate and INSCRIPTIONS foe "
must he more in earnest. Pennsylvania VIA
| willing to exhaust her money and her men
| defend the Union-we must fight as thoug
all depended upon our exeEtions, and tr,ls
in heaven as though all depended upon Pre-
| ridence
Cheer after cheer was given for Penn
! sylyania and her noble Governor.
Chas. Gould, esq, in few appropriate re
marks, called upon Commodore Van Brun
| who thanked the company for the cheer
given to him, and said: 1.-THE navy will a
ways do its duty wherever it is placed.
Major Barnes gave toast to Commodo1
Vanderbilt, in which he said his vessels ha
swept the sea Of commerce, and would no
sweep the sea Of battle. Commodore Val
| dcrbilt said The was not speechifeF;
would speak by proxy, through Gen. Banks.
| Gen. Banks remarked, in sentence, th:
Commodore Vanderbilt was The only ma
who knew where the expedition was going.
Gen Wctmorc made spirited response
| behalf of Comm odore Vanderbilt, in which
alluded to his capacity for business and h
great executive ability.
After reading all that Was said, we are sti
as much in the dark as to the destination
the great expedition as before It is goir
| South. and that is al that is certainly know