hands. A general shout and rush was made for his car, where he was almost seized by the people, Carried into the house, where he cordially met Col. Polk It was not long before the President and Vice President of the United States elect, with their friends, were seated in a fine new railroad car, built and fitted up expressly to convey the President and suite from Baltimore to Washington. Another tremendous shout from the people-another shot from the cannon-and another scream from the whistle, and we were flying towards the capital, where Morse's Telegraph had announced our approach. When the cars reached in sight of the Capitol, a cannon was seen amid the close of darkness to blaze away from Capitol hill. Fire works were also displayed. These tokens brought out to the Railroad station the whole population, apparently, of this heterogeneous population of Washington. Office-seekers, idlers, "Chevaliers L'Industrie," cabmen, porters, carts, wheelbarrows, negroes, dogs-all, all-in one general avalanche of human beings, &c. A torch-light procession, with music, banners, &c., moved along with awful pomp. The President and Vice President landed somewhere or somehow hard to tell what way and were received by speeches, and probably returned speeches. Before Coleman's Hotel there was a tremendous crowd-scarcely any possibility of getting in or out. Gov. Polk had to be lifted in or passed in through window while the crowd pro- cession and all, kept a lookout for him on the outside. This was well done. It was then announced to the people that he would receive his friends to- morrow and next day. Soon after which the crowd thinned a little, but kept up a good deal of excite- ment to a late hour. Thus, at half past 12, ends my labors in descri- bing the scenes of the day. Bon Nuit, Sandy Hook. P S.-The "Chevaliers L'Industrie" robbed two of Col. Polk's friends to-night on landing--Mr. McAllister and Mr. Churchill, members of the Kentucky delegation, who accompanied the Presi- dent from Louisville to this city. Mr. Churchill, I understand, was robbed of $200 in gold and Ken- tucky bills Mr. McAllister lost $300, mostly in Indiana and other Western money. A great time for pickpockets and office-hunters truly! eh!! S. H.
