The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-23

orsY BATTERY ACKNOWLEDGMENT AT ZE'
v'S-Rctwrru thirty and forty inem-
,.r, of n" O;cy Battery, which formed
orion OF lh" Thirteenth battalion
'r'-.,r,rg Of the Army Of Northern Viz
,,,., mel in an annual Icuaion Tor the hr>t
;.,1I .frc. the var At Ielelle'S yesterday
,rpn,sg =. 3 3o'clock. The spIedld banquet
xgIrh VA, ,pr,sd was raked fore and aft
n,y, poi with crspe and caDister}, and yet not
with that aridiry they were accustomed 10
handle ciibic> in the days OF AUD Lange
,yrr, but with that order and deccncy that
h, sIwa,. cnarac'eriz"d the members OF the
O.eg Bakery in time OF war or peace.
Cspraln y. \. Walker. their second ana
h,r rpInm3pGcr. presided, his station belpg
!, IL" head Of the table that OF Lieutenant
B1lln.atthc toOf. After dinner CAPTAIN
Walker called ,n- meeting 10 order. made u
hrt bat spirited address, and gave the fol-
lonln. toast: The O.ey Battery 10 our
desd our tears; the living long life, health,
snt pro-Icriiy." The toast wss drunk
.4ntIpg. The Thirteenth battalion OF ar.
tG.ry vas next toasted, sud happily re-
.p.u,ya TO by Adjutant McCarty. a toast
L. lie Filth Maryland regiment was appro'
pri,,yly bckuovledeed by Captain j. NJ.
Iami.on. Of Baltimore.
MIC. +. Watkins then gave as toast,
"U4r Comrades in SISTER States y; which
"a, responded 10 by Mr. George Savage, OF
Baltimore, VITO, after COngratulatory intro
dGc'lgr, said that be vas glad 10 meet bis
III comrades, aal 10 feel that he was no.:
o1Ig among tb.m but Of them; that to him
lie rQIiou had u deeper significance and 4
b!plir. and deeper meaning than mere
meeting for convivial enjoyment. he had
come 10 ci1sp hands with those he knew and
hOHoTyL 10 renew the ties Of soldleriy bro
thrgAood, and to join heartily in hearty
gt~iUg and welcome 10 ali.
In conclusion he said !: 81 cannot forget
that the r,uaIon will be thing of the past
sud Only il, memories will remain to US.
They are most delightful ones, but there are
shadows a'0aud u,-evtn the shadows OF
!ltr. When wlll we meet again! None can
lrti. Ii nAy hc that some ofus meet new for
The last time or earth. BE 1t so, if heaven
wills l.: Gu, lei u, continue our lab0rs With
pAh"uc- aud r"slgnitIon, and when Ia the
solemn hours which wait for US we lay oul
burden, down, may Sc be sustained By un'
shaken iailh ana b" able 10 say to each other,
even IN tie l!>t words OF the dying Jackson
TT uS cross over tb" river and rest under
u" shade Of the trees
LcItcis oi regret at absence were read
troM Howard Saunders, of New York
william Munlord, OF New Orleans j. Il
hsl4, Of AicXeEdra; II. W. Burton, OF
N''io.h hsJur ". ID. Guerrant, of Chris
i.'">5lT-; CnanIins NJ. Smith, Of Mecklen.
h.i@; ". Hays, of Baltimore, and many
"h"I>. Among those present from a dis
lance were Mes>r>. A. A. Farley, Of New
ioIk; Edward S. Bell, Il. w. Gwsth
tAey, George Savage, and K. G. Burton
o' bli!more; key. DR.. Mccoy, of Peters
'4fG; and hdjutant Page McCarty and Cap
AIN j. NJ. Jamic,on, Of Baltimore Nhe two
~>,'hain,d gentlemen as invited gueSts,-
Ihi' their first r. Union having passed sc
'u'ce>S'uI, all annual Tttlion WAS deter
mined upon.
pn" OF The most pleasing and get sorrow
'"' lnc.drhi> oi The meeting was the calling
Vi 'he roll Of The tattcry--so many had gone
- hL>"cr the final rOli-c4Il.