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NYP-F.782.022
6 Jun 1782:31,32,33 (267)
On the 31st of May, the birth of the Dauphin, was celebrated
at West-Point, by the American Army, . . . [27 lines]
After dinner, the following toasts were drank under a
discharge of cannon. The band of the 3d regiment of
Artillery, with the other martial music, playing alternately
the whole time. . . [2 more columns describing the staging
of the event in detail, including the following bits:
middle of second column:]
The area of the building which was supported by one
hundred and eighteen pillars ornamented in the antique
manner, was 220 feet in length, 80 in breadth, and so
capacious as to contain tables for more than five hundred
people, leaving room for the orchestra at the north end, the
side boards at the extremities, and an ample vacuity at the
center. . . [near the bottom:] The entertainment was nobly
hospitable, and the fine music which breathed all the while
from the orchestra, added a new relish to the repast. After
dinner, thirteen toasts, particularly adapted to the
festival, were drank, under a discharge of thirteen cannon
each; accompanied with that martial music which attunes the
soul to rapture, and inspires the breast with every elevated
sentiment. . . [at the end:]
I enclose you a list of the toasts, and a copy of the song
which was sung after dinner, accompanied by the music of the
band, . . .
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