The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-07-22
Letter from New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. July 4, 1861.

the DIN Vermont IN DISK animation. IL 10
breaking camp at Algiers, where ii has spent
the few days since It's arrival from Morgan |
zia Bend, and Tomorrow will find 1t on the |!
steamship St. Mary, moving down the Mis-
sit sippi-whithcr Whittier all the 18th |
army corps is ordered, of course. but
whithers that | don't know. Were L
writing TO the " y. Herald, | should per-
haps say, instead oi these three little hard
words: your correspondent is not at hber-
ty to disclose The destination" But your
readers are too sensible to be humbugged by
a scrbbler's intimation that he is the conf
dante Of Stanton, CARLY and Banks. Ru-
mor-the majority rumor says that the corps
is bound for Virginia, the minority say, that
it is destined against Mobile. The number
of the Sth Rest. is now so men and Al Off
GERS, present, including Col Thomas.
The nation s birth has been celebrated here
to-day, with unprecedented ectdt. If your
readers will, in fancy, stand with me in La
Fayette Square, back at Q o'clock this morn
ing, we shall hear from the musicians plat
form, wherein stand the Port Hudson Post
Band, tn New Orleans City Band, and the
drum corps of the First l. 5. Infantry, the
swelling peal, Hail to the Chief" Near
them on our left, stand Rices 18th Ohio
battery and Persons 18th Mass. whence
booms forth Major Generals salute of Is
guns. On our right enters a procession
from the City Hall, headed by Gov. Hahn
and Mayor Hoyt, followed by Generals
Banks and Sickles and stats. state and city
officers, foreign consuls. and members of the
constitutional convention. The vacant plat
form is soon filled from the procession. Then
comes an Introductory speech by Gov. Hahn;
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Guion; the Wisrere from
II Trovatore by the City Is and reading
of the Declaration by Judge beaumont !;
/" Gen. Banks Quickstep," introducing "Vive
PAmerica and "T The Battle cry of Freedom"
by the three bands Grafton by c. ". Hor-
nor, Esq; excerpt from " Ernani," by the p
H. p. Band speech by Gen. Sickles lin the
midst of it shower Of rain and, at its end,
shower OF applause and lastly, the salu-
tation of the various flags over the musi-
clans platform by the appropriate national
airs, in the following order: English, French,
/ Spanish, Russian, Danish, Italian, Baden,
and finally, our own. Under the orchestra
leadership of Capt. F. \. Scott, Vernon
/ ter, the cannon OF the two batteries keep
good time in emphasizing the accented parts
of the concluding measures OF the three airs
which salute the latter flag.
When the British flag, having responded
70 God save the Queen" proceeds also TO
run down and back for Scots wha nae"
and "St. Patrick's Day" nobody applauds,
but, like Pats parrot, everybody apparently
keeps up divil Of a ihinkin'." o, naugh-
ty History to be 80 full of stubborn things
concerning one Bruce, one Wallace, one En-
met, and on the other hand, four charming
Georges and MANY sweet Ned " and
e" bluff Harry of the Ike ilk SAINT George
forsooth, Alas, my pompous Johnny Bull,
that the name is nov more suggestive of a
coadlutor, rather than an antagonist, of " the
dragon, that old serpent which is the -
most historic one. Nethinks if old Lear
were here, though " restored" he would still
; exclsim with more Of matter than lin.
pertinency -" Fie, pah. pah Give me an
ounce of civet, gosd apotheeary, TO sweeten
my imagination"
The city has also witnessed TODAY, a splen.
did artillery parade under the direction Of
Gen. r. Arnold. In passing the residence
OF Gen. Candy, the column rendered their
respects in rousing marching salute. The
following was the order: Fosters lst Wis
battery OF horse artillery; Minis ID Mass
battery, horse artillery; Rotakin's 9Th No
howitzer horse artillery; Trell's 4th Mass
battery; Jacobo's Isl Ind. battery Mitch
ellis 10th Ohio battery, and several detached
companies of siege artillery
At the mammoth colored school in tn,
school of medicine ediice on Common St.
We have witnessed also a flag presentation
from the 18th ST. PRESBYTERIAN church, New
York, through DIR. l. G. Hubs, Of the Boar,
of Education for Freedmen. kev. L. "
Conway, of the American Missionary Asso
ciatiorl, the principal, received it in behalf @
the school. With appropriate response. Their
. from the lips OF nearly two thousand chill
, dren, once slaves, each decked with the M
tional colors, pealed forth" Wen rail-
> round the Flag, bows" Tie execution {
this chorus was most perfect, as also Of tn
two which followed" Our Flag is there,
and "Slavery's chain is bound to break.
There were few hundred older freedme
e present to join in the applause. To describ
o the same, enthusiasm is faint word. and a
f any other would sound exaggerative, won
. attempt IT,
!. Being detailed upon duty under the abov
a named Board of Education the past thre
months, had intended giving some accoun
, of its operations. But this letter has alread
f grown too long for your space, and that top
lc must stand deferred B.F.B
M'Clellan's Friends
Il The Herald had a correspondent-M
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