New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-17
A C.uuin. New-Emg,ard Ciara-Enke.


sb. urocramms of the Congressional Party's FIX
c,,rs.n ,yas further followed to-day by tip 10 Fort
SCANNED. on House Island, and had genuine New
ENGLAND c,am-bske. The party numbering between
e;cbt hundred aud one thousand persons OF which
number a lar4e portion were ladies' and handsome
o1;es ton enbar,,d n, eleven o'clock the Revenue
Gutter, J. C. Dobtin and the steamers lyn and mar
con. Johnson. The steamers then took the cutter
in toy. and shor, sail brought the party to Home
island where they landed. This island is noted ns
.,n tho ate of the Oldest iov in The vicinity, nda
sl,o ior ,s entire wan, Of shade trees. With bio'-
;c sn the slicht s.,ad ~ made By the buildings III
the fort we're speedily crowded by the peispirns
humanity ~: landed and those who WEIR i'''ah@'e
enough 10 secure a sitting pace 10y tie rights OF
s,ratier soven.ienty retained POSSESSION Of the s'"'
with a ceiainty that wold have done honor 70 al
pensslarr tenant. AN assault was then made upon
aI The bull ,ngs that he'd an Interior that IS an occe
r;shle in;s-iof. and these places we'e carncd by
..oyr The committee. true TO Tie business wmca
h,ouch, them here, proceeded to insec; ne lori IL
il nothing To their dscrediI TO BAY mai INC! n'ueo
more zsel TO their inspection OF the iniT and go"diy
c,npsn+. and more TO lheiI investigation oi the uiys
te,ies Of the c.aIn-5ake.
There ia still standing she old Black ilouse which
formed Tie original iouIiica,ion OF the haIoof' lbs
a. row called the Round Honse, and on the present.
occasion was AIKEN possession OF BY the T''ts. Ihe
s.ances held here were largely and frequently al
tended dunng the day, unnIl the i!ad beng exhausted
il was announced TINT not another d--r'p could DC
had wien the audience dispersed peacefully Lal IN
satisfied.
TIE new water batteries are in processo! erection.
which, when completed, wiil add greatly to Tie
Strength of the fort, and efectualy command two Of
IN. mos, imuartsnt channels The armament oil tllr
foE embraces guns Ringing from y Ia. to 10 inch
q" oaby wakers-' The ior IL gaInsDnedby invai'ded
soldiers. and ii lie said that they nave succeeded IN
putting their target on Bangs ls!and.
| Bot the cl,m-bake! The was one entire success
and afforded food aud satisfaction to to everybody
There is one good ieslr'e N cirm5aSe. Lake TO-
hscco. i, levels ali distinction There werc NJ Cs'
Governors Cabinet Ministers. present aud past and
all sorts Of d.gnitaries helping Themselves una their
ladies' will ou ease ard elegance quite ieiref.ing'
The worthy chairman OF the committee, osSised by
the gal.an, member from New Jersey, were seen
bearing huge basket, filed TO the bin with snccu-
len, clans, fresh from the fiery ordeal with the same
dignfec bearing which marked them upon the floor
Of TIE house. They were eagerly pufsoed by Other
members Of the committee who avered, that these
ge,tleuen Rad been securing " IA bis tor them
selves but the Chevaer BayGfd Of n. j. oyercsne
th4, uncertainties BY the mage word Ladies'" EV-
erv man YVES hi. cwi washcrwoman, and IN huge
tubs did ba,he ard plunge plates ana bowls and mugs
and spoons, ana .en wished iTanlicay to have them
filed with the COMPOUND purity OF c!ambase, tire
deiciously swee. lnorses OF fish chowder, or viii.
! fragrant coffee.
! One gentleman who declared that he had sir ladies'
in charge, gradually pined away uader the discharge
Of ms onerous duties and had re not lave taken ad-
vantage Of the well known gaanify Of the man with
the Gyng mcus,ache and patTiarchal beard the wear
er Of hat Of peculiar device, ard an habitue nj the
! White House and Wizards, when he got to skin
him." Secretaries were crowded. governors jos,en
into spillng thei, chowder. n. Ca were uod upon
about the reeon Of the tocs almost INFO a state for
using inverted blessings; but all kept they naturally
good temper, and Ike Mark Tapley. tried to be Iol
y nnder credrable circumstances"
After the clam bake. dancing in one Of the build
ings, and thenan end must come to all things good
and bad--hcmc.
Everybody had mics time, and everybody wants
10 edo 30 again" wHK
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