The New York herald., 1864-12-11

GaDtAin win.tow l0 new York.
MusiO--TBE HERO or THE EEAasARGE wALSs rIrs
BOARDS or THE ACADEMy--ADDaEss ng DB.
zHoMesoS--nEPly Or CAPTAIN wIssLow-MEEr-
ING OF THB FORT BoCIEry-A ADDRESSES By REV.
DRs. sCUDDEs AND ADAMS AND RRv. MEssRs
JONES, buafHY AND OTHERS, Erc.
The New York Port Society. estsl.hed 10 promote
moral welfare Of seaman held public meeting
tug 10 the Academy Of Nusic. Probably this spacous
edhce was engaged because Captain winslow-- hose
dose Of patent Yankee soothing syrup ssetuay quetsd
the llabamascceped invislion TO bs present. Ine
attendance was very slim indeed owing, doubt the
isct that nifty csnis charged for admission. which
preven ed thoamods OF our citizens Hom bsug present
10 welcome the hero u the Kesrssrge Besdes the spow
storm and the night chosen for As meeting contributed
T. make 6pe nrmbers legs than they o,harvise would
have been. II In hoped THAI favorable opporiu.
nifty VA be Afforded 10 cur citizens q xrss csptaa
winslow.
AT half past o'clock tho speakers prominent
members OF the Port society, together With Cap. Wins.
low, appeared on the stage The audience not
positive whether Capt. winslow present not, cou
sequeniiy the enthusiasm was not great A. his
had been kGowp. When, however, allusiou to
him by DIT Scudder the audcpce cbeered mort epthns
ssticsily on learnpg that he vas on the stage WIN.
wsRer Fso., fresdcpt - The sacety, presided Aner
Introductory devotional exercises ibs Corresponding Sc
re.ars read ne lspgr e We socet operations spa
The choir OF the Moriuers' church occupied seats
the staga ard sang ssvera pieces during the exsrcse
Rev Crss Josss, tha former pastor u the naisers
church, vas the arst rpeske-. and was sblloweS by
Dr. ScUDpsR recrnty reformed missionary irurr
India wbe maintained .a,s american saors wsIe ruc
board English rnip q, PyinouIh WHOM he woke
one night BY 40 officer 1r The SHIP who said the i:o.
had just come board sad brought tho that thu
Alabama had goae the Bottom He tho speak eot
on, hn berth, sId did no, gen IN agaip iha ulans
That was idea fsssengerf, that IN. YANKEES
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were very mach amazed. Captain Ninslos and HE
bsod OF sailcs interpreted American character npos tho
deck a. that shp. Great applause As long
American uayy bred such CuEblng and
az winsow aud Yarrs, and the hong st Of opr nt val
heroes Who cn,a asre 70 SAY that American .sors hsd
contributed nothing % the pstionh' chsr ictef'
Captain Grraon W BRow., Of The United ss,es Navy
vitb the Msaissrpi sQrsdro1. nsds tcv
propriate observaocs, arning thet the nav, all
soys 70 the stars and s,rires spd that chrsn sailors
Rev. Dr. Adams snd Rev. Mr. NyErny tpas,or of The
Mariners churchl advocated he objects OF the Port
Society.
The choir sang pa,rioe song entitled "F,rOi Tor The
Flsx"
ArpRsss % m. yB.lMrsOS.
The Rev Dr. THOMPSON, pastor of the Tsbarsace Con-
rregatonai hu'cb. then insrcduced ara proceeded
70 70 make me soqle1. renstst We .oss g hand with
few words OF ,brsutn gratitude anu OF patriotic
olcng for the s,i.or was not tsere on that cccsion
bercsso.or also, rendering the essesis, and
substantial bereas q good order, security sod Chrsso
civilization. The sailor there - cla UPON the
vntude Of ehe nation for what he lad achieved Tor his
r.antry tbn hour Der peril In the nays az IN ibe
army the prozress Of hd brought 10 the
men whose hardy know bn ore but whose
hercsfter r. be enrolled IL the paf lahshe
history o. ths redeemed Dato- fCh9ersI lno speaset
passed nigh euiosium upon Dupont. ote al ksrt
got AID bcn spoke o the nobls solk which the navy
accomplishing 10 bockadins the ports the rebels
ars IN the destruction II piralss lie tsD spoke or ito
Alabama. v bich was built ~ aneutralr rrsb GOLD
aud mhn Ded by sneutrsln English soArpn ana
ssd:--tgery .here nsg reproiched 1tis tbis
pirate vent ntctecked lhr time mns como when ,i,st
anGacuys rebellion tho must be al elied II Lbs
rebellion tie and 10 be conquered aud when .,
last ,hs good provdence of CD bad brought tho time
tbe g"od providence ~ God he'd prov ded sso the n,ns
and the snip fAppansel rejoice that That hghl Ter.
minated in ererr particular Just e. Dc nr scidder
bs spgNep of the coptcs. between the Monof sud tbc
NcrrimRc The great Dsva crsl n this country psr.
hbpg of MI spcs. In material point ~ u wss and
YET arprehebd that In mote point OF vew in ts inu.
upon the world 10 lie eject uptu tbs war that
other hs crest naval 6uei of ths and On Al.
FOr woai we sna there stood fsce 20 facs Two
slips merely, ar6 equally mated 10 aetsl ard ~ neuS
Nav, there stood ehe uebtllop itcanate ibore stood
piracy inoarnac there stood slsv@y incsnate and on
tito olber side freedom crder and Christian cvzaton
cnalienang her 10 the coniest ard 10 well The Ala
bema went down leaving wreck fragment or trace
above Abe thst vpen the hea, there wrs
pOlbiDg ilers br0ed the Alabama down N in
depths ana tho kesrsarSe msssticay ridipR above.
Ior6 cheers II was tbs type of The destruction OF tho
rebellion itself which r7ust 20 down at iast 20 e~s,iualy
under the pressure of THIS great un.on that shall leave
trace b. nd am sao thai The hero of that occa.
sion vas ROT even suffered 10 bring us rc phy u the
shir over which hc had trlumphcd. 1oe event stsuds
The psee.N history Zoe s agss, sbovc ~ lro.
ptsu, ard sS|fsfs tho grand mountain shall
staps Ia fronA or CcVw@ ahsweriDR to Washington,