however the arrival of the general was announced the mayor promptly filled the places of the absen tees from other members of the board and the arrangements though hastily made were judicious ample and well executed the committee having char tered the steam ship robert fulton and the steam boats chancellor livingston oliver ellsworth henry fckford con nedicut bcllona olive branch nautil us sec they were all superbly dressed will flags and streamers of every nation and directed to meet and form an aquatic escort between the south part ofthe bat tery and governor's island and thence proceed in order to staten island the battery was crowded with respectable people of both sexes castle garden was filled and every boat that arrived to take its station was completelycrowded with elegantly dressed ladies and gentlemen the appearance of the robert fulton as she came down x the east river from the navy yard escorted by the connec ticut and oliver ellsworth all superbly decorated was rich beyond description her yards were manned to the round top6 with about two hundred seamen from the onstitution who made an elegant ap pearance and a battalion of marines un der the command of maj smith was on board with a band of music and many of the naval officers upon this station together with several ladies and private gentlemen arrived at the place of rendezvous the several vessels comprising the fleet took their stations and proceeded in re gular order to the quarantine as follows : first the chancellor