| Show departure of ken gen scott yesterday afternoon the mail steamer star of tho the west sailed for aspinwall having on board gen winfield soctt who obedient to the call of the government at a few days davs notice has undertaken a voyage of over miles in the service of his country behave we have already stated that this distinguished officer goes out to the island ot of san juan juan to look after the interests of the united states in that distant region and to act as mediator in the strife ahn B hotheaded hot headed gen harney has proba bly engendered bet beaw een the government of great brit in in and our own for the possession possess 0 it of that territory that the british government have also dispatched on a similar mission no less a personage than the comma ader in in chiet chief of the british army his royal highness the duke of cambridge to the same destination the departure 0 of gen scott yesterday was waa made the occasion of 0 a spontaneous popular ovation decidedly flattering in in its numerical extent and hearty enthusiasm long before the sailing hour arnved the streets wharves and water craft in the neighborhood of the warren street pier were crowded full of people anxious to catch a glimpse of the venerable chieftain chieffa in among those who came to do him honor were the scott life fe guard under inder command of capt J II 11 hawes composed of his bis old companions in in arms on the fields of mexico when the carriage carnage containing the general arrived lie he was most warmly greeted by the assembled multitude who sent up cheers peal after peal at while the guns of the life guard Xu thundered a salute sa int at the end of the pier upon alighting the G general was received by capt harrison Har of the star of the west major general wool and other officers of the army who escorted him bm on board and conducted him to the hurricane deck where he had a fine opportunity of seeing and being seen ile he looked remarkably hate hale for gnp so far advanced in in life lie he was accompanied by assistant adjutant general thomas lutent col G W lay and assistant surgeon charles H crane the appears appearance nee of the general ai aad d his staff upon the upper deck was the signal for renewed cheering to which he responded by courteously bowing to the multitudes around him evidently much gratified by such unexpected tes testimonials of 1 popular affection at precisely two the he steamer cast offard off and sailed followed by bir ten thousand cheers the thunder of the life guard artillery the guns of the empire city an other dother sea craft along the wharves the screams of steam whistles bist les ringing of bells and other noisy demonstrations at Govern governors oPa islai d from the revenue cutter harriet lane fort hamilton and all the way to the sea the old hero was subjected to a royal succession of salutations cap harrison II arnson very kindly gave him his own on n commodious stateroom state room which he be has fitted with a wide bed and the U S mail ste steamship company nothing which could minister to his comfort or convenience come mence U upon on his arrival at san francisco he is is to li be for tor warded to san han juan by bv special steamer unless the regu lail larone one for carrying carrai ig mails is ready to depart he is is also empowered to control the movements of mail steamers after reaching his point of destination and is believed to have been in trusted with large larg e discretionary discretion ry powers A Y tribune |
