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MEssRs EDrroRs According to previous announce
ment, the Excursion gotten up by the "MEcHANIcAL
RIFLEMEN " came off on Tuesday last. The evening
was beautiful, not cloud being vsible-a copious
rain the day previous having dspelled all previous
doubtsand seemed invite all who could leave the
busy throng for few hours to enjoy the gentle and
refreshing breeze it waited along the majestic Po
tomac, TO avail themselves of the opportunity, and
embark with the RIFLEMEN on board the steamer
Columbia.


At halfpast o'clock the boat left Riley's wharf
(having previously been to Georgetown,) with large
party of gentlemen, and goodly number of the fair
daughters of Columbia and proceeded down the river
touching at the Navy Yard and Alexandria, where
they received accessions to their numbers.


Soon after leaving the wharf, the music struck up,
and the word was given to take partners for the
cotillion when the merry dance began, and was
kept up, with but short nermissons until the return
of the boat to the city wharf. a ..,


The party returned at IL o'clock, as far as could
learn, highly graiied with the trip, nothing having
occurred to mar in the least the pleasures of those
board; and have doubt but that all the company
will Join me in saying, that the MEcHANIcALs fulfilled
their promise to do the thing up NICE


WASHINGTON