New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-29
THB C0NCREEsNONAE COMMITTEE
EXCURSION.
onr sn.cl,l Correanonleat.

Earlv this morning tho Congressional pr1y were
aroused rs the two boats, one West aad the Other
North, len ~ and O'Clock respectively. TIE
boat Yves, took back TIE larger portion Of our p''y
The other accompanied them TO the pier, whore tin
ccre regrets 81 parting WOO exchanged. As tie
New England Ien tie pier, hearty cheers were
exchanged bo,vcon the two branches OF the pM'S
and also betscen them snd our hosts IN St. john
The other par,y then proceeded to Indiantown e
take The boat for Frederick ION.
In taking leave a. St.ohns it is proper % mention
that the Tro-cutatiycs Of the Press were the reoP
tents Of many attentions from Tie members OF 'he
Committee OF American RESIDENT sting Of l..
u. Jo~eti, NJ. X. Reynolds, G. i. Cushing, John
Mcmillan, Joseph Mcmillan, ". G. Crosby, and
DIR. Preston; also at the hands " several gentlemen
connected With the prcss OF 81. John and ID. H.
Stevens, Supt An. n. Go.
The parry going to Fredericton cons''ts Of Hon.
Aersrs Rice, Patterson, Ally, Ames, Rev. T. BaI-
9ard, Of Brunswick, Hon. L. Il. Banks. Bidie'o'd,
Isaac r. CLARK, Land agent, STATE Of Name V. o.
Moses, Of Ga.h; II. Is. Brosn, Portland, artist,
and nc following members Of the pres:
U.E. > Hartman. B,.top Journal. G. I. Dan
l.
script. T. W. Miller. Psrisnguh Chro-,cie.
Arrived st Isliantown We proceeded Oh bosrd
TIE .,os.ner Heather Bell, Capt Weston. cThe
Pres s-e Indebted 10 Mr. Small, Of tho Grm
Of Hathaway 4 Smnn, fcr procuring passes
,or them to Frodcrotlon.l The Committed Of Amor
ican Rrs.denig and 1rIrhcr Of ouF friends eccoln-
couipanicd tie party 70 the boat Ga leaving they
gave US tl.oe hearty cheers which compliment wss
returned With three timos three for "Oar irends IN
st. John" Amongs, thc passengers rs the iiea-
ib,r Ben SGs Hon. $. IL. ii.ieyi Provincial Sctfc-
tary who came TO St. Johns on purpose 70 meet tls
distinguished Americans, and 20 accompany them
on tie excursion 70 shelisc and Hon. w. l.. SIeeyoe,
also member o. the. Provincial Governments
The 81. Johns river il noted for its scenery. bit
doubt il any of the party were prepared to behold
auch Gnc yievsss were Afforded Leaving lDdan-
town and passing Bears Head, . biuf stnfneiy
assembling the outline Of On enormous boar gar
nished with greens. .e ,aicI by backs whose rocky
clilrs aud demo forests reminded on, much of the
scenery about fnsoonis. fncsO rocks Tor some
distance were o. limeftlne, bat "a We Progressed
the character changed " that Of oong.omerate.
Sawnills ere scattered along near the mo.h of tic
nvor, and ra.is OF logs, Some IN to~, we're seen.
going down TO become deilI. These logs had been
cut in II. Aroostook region in hsinc, and started
ninc two hundred miles above OIL tho St john /,
nver.
| Tho river bros6ens out some miles above s..
Johns snd forms quite bay shero tho Kennebsce-
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down trip OF the boats Of this line arc made through
the channel OIL the opposite Of tho island, and ~
we near the head Of the island, We SEQ tho Wick
ham entering the pa,sagc. friendly so-eech 0.
very shrll whistle coines N 10 scross the low, fat
surface Of the intervening land, which is responded
70 BY the Heather Bell Que Of the pcculiarines
on these boets is the wonderful spirit OF scoonno-
dston manifested. II passenger vishes TO get OF
or come aboard OF any point, the boat stops and he