The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-29 00:00:00

DF:SCRIPTION OF L.l FAYETTE.

Extract of a letter to the Editor of the Itallinwe Patriot, from a
Priam? who has visited ••The ,4ation't Gauss"—
`• The General is now shout sixty-seven years old, and must have
been blessed with a goal curstitution to bare borne so well his
severe and long confinement, and the sufferings incident to a change
of fortune. ILs mind appears to hare been but little impaired,
and ret.ins much of its original rigour and vivacity. His memory
in very retentive: he seldom forgets a fact with which lie is once
familiar, and he enters into the details of the war of our revolution
with great accuracy. Ile blot line portly figure, about live feet II
inches high, lies strong and full futures, prominent eye and eye-
brows, but his tint forehead is somewhat concealed by a wig. Ills
manner is graceful and dignified, and he very won puts all in his
coinpliny perfectly at their case. There is alwiys great mildness in
his countenance, which, in conversation, is heightened by a smile,
which carrMs with it evidence that it proceeds from the heart. lie
speaks the English language with fluency, and, when animated.
with eh-pierce, l.is p•onucciatiun alone betraying that he is by
birth a Frenchman. Ile is lame, but not so touch so as to impede
tit progress, as he walks tolerably fast, and gets into his carriage
w thou: assistance. Ibis dress is that of the plainest citiren. I have
never seen him wt his uniform, and have understood be does not
wear it now. But I cannot describe his countenance when he is
interested in conversation, it is (Ilea the physiognomist will exclaim
—here is the good as well as the great man ! here is the virtuous
citizen and the gallant soldier ! Ile loves the people of the United
Stater, and well does he deserve their lure."

fiEN ERA,. 1.4 FATETTE.—TheiOstonians have exhibited
their charneteriatie patriotism and taste in their reception of the
national Guest. The part taken by the children in the preparations
made to welcome hint was peculiarly appropriate, and must have
given to the rirental heart of La Fayette the most relined sense-
terns cif happiness. We are gratified to observe that there is no
ribatern,nt of zeal in any part of the United States, to welcome the
man whom the nation ile'ights to honopr. Everywhere veneration
and gratitude await him; everywhere lie is hailed and blessed u
the benefactor of the country. The fete to be given to the General
at Uncle Garden will he splendid in the extreme. and every way
appropriate to the occasion. He is expected to arrive iu this city
on Sunday. --
JOHN Q. AIM MS.
From the Demaera fie Pawl
From a " Short Sketch of John Q. Adams, • published in the
F. Patriot, we learn that lie is now in his bath year, and that
in his 14th year he went to Russia, as Private Secretary to Judge
Dana. From that time to this he has been hardly a year out of
public employment, so that he has been forty-four years in one pub.
lie' otiice or another. The last eight years he has bad 6,000 dollars
a year ; for niany years before he had bad 9.090 dollars a year : bat
avenging the whole period of his servers since he was fburteen
year* of age at 5,0110 dollars a year, it appears that 31r. John
Quincy Adams has received train the nation 22.401/0 dollars for his
personal services.
lie now wishes to be President of the United States for eight
years, the salary for which office, for that term, would be 20,00
dollars. At the expiration of the Presidency. Mr. Atkins would
be in his Mit year, and would have received front the public trea-
sury, in the (twin of salaries, excluding all fees which have apper-
tained to his 011ier'f, the sum of 425.00(filollars!! !
. .

This sum would he equal to 6,439 dollars a year ; or 17 dollars
and r 4 cents. a day, from the time he was burn until he had attained
his litith year. Ile would have absolutely received a piece of tummy
for every breath be had drawn from lois birth ! This indeed is be-
teg fed with Treasury pap. If, as we aro assured in some of
the Papers, 3lr. Adams's habits are so ecor,unicel, that in warm
weather he goes without stockings or jacket, and does not allow
himself a pocket-handkerchief, what a heap of money he must have
hoarded ! !!

THE INDIANS.