The New York herald., 1870-09-05
TIE DAY AT FORT LEE.

1t might have been expected that the Prussians,
following up the surrender OF Napoleon would have
invaded Fort Lee and the surrounding country yes
terday In strong force and made sad havoc with the
"lager and pretzels' and such like commodities.
Strange to say there was but one openly avowed
Prussian among the crowds which sailed In the
steamboat Hulse, bound for Pleasant Valley or Fort
Lee. He looked somewhat pleased ON the trip up
the river from Christopher street to Fort Lee but
did not exhibit his patriotism on the occasion. The
boat was crowded, OF course. but with what
might be regarded as strict representative, re-
spectacle, middle class crowd. large number Of
tn passengers comprised members of the Atalanta
Boat Club, on their way TO visit their crew, which
has been practising at Pleasant Valley.
THE OPPOSITION BOATS
and their modes OF working create q great deal of
amusement and tend to enliven the trip. The
Hulse succeeded IN reaching the uptown landing,
foot OF Thirtyfourth street. few minutes before the
opposition boat, Pleasant Valley. The latter came
up And ran In wedge-like between the stern Of the
Aulse and the end Of the dock almost swapping the
TO mind the danger much, but the captains Of both
boats commenced at once shouting out for passen-
gers each one decryng the others vessel and giving
warnings that it would sink before getting half way
that the passengers pockets would be picked aud
other
CHOICE COMPLIMENTARY ALLUsI0Ns
In this debate the Hulse man appeared to get the
laugh on the "P. "" man. as the latter finally
'kept his mouth shut In obedience to an order from
tie former. On the way up the river the party on
the HuIse was soclabe and pleasant Yet not one
word could be heard IN relation to the war. 1t
seemed to be as completely forgotten as the cam
paigDs OF 'the uncle or his nephew" No one
seemed to care about 1t or think about II. They
were out TO enjoy themselves and they apparently
did noe believe In disturbing their minds with
thoughts or war. At Fort Lee and Pleasant Valley
the same state of things existed. Nobody spoke OF
The war, nobody seemed to think OF 1t. There were
few Germans quietly slipping their lager at one OF
the hotels and chatting quietly but making war
like demonstrations. short soioun at almost any
OF the hOsleries or pleasure gardens would readily
explain why 80 few Germans visit Fort Lee They
like
"DER CUTE STOFFEn
and they cannot get 1t here, as the most beastly
lager that ever was known is dispensed at some OF
the places In this section On the hOmeward trip
the solitary Teuton above alluded to exhibited his
delight at the recent news, and commenced t6sing
WAS IST DER DEUTSCHEN VATERLAND?n
young blood who was among the passengers
disturbed tas M good 1aYrs oh tAe Teqton BY giving
in very limited and undesirable quarters. "yOt
ldOt2 Vos es dot? You v0s peeg yOoself YaIs,
you know how dot ees py y0Oselllf. Go hade, go
made; Oelride, Oeride. / tOle you dot BroOsha vOs
DE gratdts goontry py de would; uId dot Won
MOtke he vOs so graidis glnral, doc. Who was
graidis man awf dot vuld who vas graidls ginral
DS,,; D0s yos a Na6oleyen and dot vos Meek Malone
'Ohl Schneider, how you vos sr was given him in
reply and thus the trip down was envened vet
not word beyond this In regard to war one way
or another.