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Departure Of Gen. Mcclellan For Europe

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Day
10
Month
February
Year
1865
Copyright
Public Domain
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Yesterday wassignalized by a parting ovation to Major General McCIellan, who, with his wife and cliild, sailed for Europa in the e team er China. Baíbre noon a líirge assemblage had gathered on tli6 Cuoard dock lo bid the "Savior of the Capítol" farowell. Military officera, merchants, lawyers, mechanica, and laborera vvere present, and waited anxiously the arrival oí' Ihe general. At length a private carriage was driven through tbe wharf gate, in w&ich waa General McCIellan and his family, who were soon besieged with frieadiy saiutaliona from the crowd there gathered. At 1 o'olock, amid loud cheers, General McCluüan, with a large escort of hiá friends, embarked on the tug G-eorge Birkbeck, which proeeeded to the center of thü Btreain, where the China was obliged to anchor, to the low tide. The party svere then received by C.iiitain Anderson of the Cunai'd steamer, and con:U:cted to tha principal state-room, whcre til e general received mauy aalututions. The cabin, liowever, wis soon inooQvenieotly orowded, aad Captain Anderson at once appropriated his parlor to tho use oí the paiiíy. la i', subseqnenüy, tha rulaüves aúd personal frieuds of Geuorai McCIellan gathered for the purpoau of bidiling him &&aa] adieu. An entertainmentot cake and svine was then i.'iirriedly spread, and the coinpiu;y imitad in a toast that the dsilinguisheil tourita nuglit havu a safe nd picsperous voyage, and find happiness iu thoir jouruoy. Mrs. MoOlollao waa hero presentod with lotters, conaining tokens of tha estoain of her íriends. The steam tug's bell thon announeed íhat a!l who dosii od tu escapa a voyngd tu ■ :rd'Q rnust ro-embirk on the Bukbtok for Jersey City, and the friends of General McClellan promptly reupondbd lo !he c-dl. As I hu tug sailed off froiu thd China, all on board raised loud and ])ro'')iigi)d checi-s fcr MoClelian, which th'í öanaraJ sokuowledgod from tho hurricune deek. The Chi:ia then movud dowa the-bay. Amoog the fellowp i-si'ngars of Gou. McCWllan waa Hon. .'.uiist Belmont, who will be absent hut a few weeks. Gou. McClellan will proceed diiectlv. to Home, the iodisposition ol hi wtfe h.iving made a jouniey to milder olirmtoa necessary to her iiealth. SrSE" Tha St'. .Louis burglars mut be a bold. sot. Th"v reoently robbed the houe of tha Chief of Polico.

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Old News
Michigan Argus