The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-29 00:00:00

GENERAL LA FAYETTE.
ms ENTRANCE INTO BOSTON.

(Prom the New Jersey Gazette, August 31.1

. .
General LA FAYIiTTV: left New York on the
20th inst. for Boston. Our limits will not admit of a particu-
lar account of his reception at the different places through which
he passed on his journey. In every place, and by all classes of
citizens, he was received with such demonstrations of good will
and affection, as might haveheen anticipated from a grateful
people, towards one who contributed so much to the establish-
ment of their liberties. He arrived at Boston on Tuesday last,
and the following particulars of his reception in that city it is
presumed will be interesting:—
Yesterday General La Fayette was escorted Into town. A
cavalcade of about eight hundred citizens, in general mount-
ed on handsome horses, proceeded from town at about
nine o'clock, met the General at the residence of Governor Ens-
tie, in Roxbury, and escorted him, with the gentlemen who ac-
companied him, to the town line. The Mayor and Aldermen,
and members of the Committee of Arrangements and Common
Council, preceded by the City 31arshal, went in 16 carriages to
the line to await the approach of the General. Al militaryescort,
consisting of a corps of Light Dragoons and a battalion of Light
Infantry, commanded by Capt. John Tyler, was also prepared
at the line to conduct him into town.
On the arrival of General La Fayette at the line, the Hon.
Mayor, in the name of the City Government, addressed him in
the following. terms
"SI it_The citizens of Boston welcome you on.your return
to the United States—mindthl of your early zeal in the cause of
American Independence, grateful for your distinguished share
in the perils and glories of its atchievement. When, urged by a
generous sympathy, you first landed on these shores, you found
a people engaged in an arduous and eventful struggle for
liberty, with apparently inadequate means, and amidst dubious
omens. After the lapse of nearly half a century, you find the
same people, prosperous beyond all hope and all precedent;
their liberty secure; sitting in its strength, without fear and
without reproach.
" In your youth you joined the standard of three millions of
people, raised In an iinetinal end uncertain conflict. In your
advanced age you return, anti tire met by ten millions of' people,
their deseendants,'whose hearts throng hither to greet your all.
pcoach and to rejoice in it. This is not the movement of a tur-
bulent populace, excited by the. fresh laurels of some recent
conqueror; it is a grave, moral intellectual impulse.
" /1- whole people, in the enjoyment of freedom as perfect as
the condition of our nature permits, recur with gratitude, in.
creasing with the daily increasing sense of their blessings, to
the memory of those who, by their labours and in their blood,
laid the foundations of our liberties.

" Your name Sir—the name of La Fayette, is associated
with the most perilous and most glorious periods of our Revo-
lution ; with the imperishable names of Washington, and of
that numerous host of heroes which adorn the proudest archives
of American history, and are eugraven in indelible traces on
the hearts of the whole American people. Accept then, Sir, in
the sincere spirit in which it is offered, this simple tribute to
your virtues.
" Again, Sir, the citizens of Boston bid you welcome to the
cradle of American ,Independence, and to scenes consecrated
with the blood shed by the earliest martyrs in the cause."
The following is General 'La Fayette's answer :
" To THY. SIAYOIt AND PEOPLE OF BOSTON—The emo-
tions of love and gratitude which I have been accustomed to
feel on my entering this city, have ever mingled with a sense
of religious reverence fin the cradle of America, and, let us hope
it will be hereafter said, of universal liberty.
" What must be, Sir, my feelings, at the blessed moment
when, after so long an absence, I find myself again surrounded
by the good citizens of'Boston, where I am so affectionately, so
honourably welcomed, not only by old friends, but by several
successive generations—where I can witness the prosperity, the
timmense improvements that have been the just reward of a
noble struggle, virtuous morals, and truly republican institu-
tions !

" I beg of you, Mr. Mayor, Gentlemen of the City Council,
and all of you, beloved citizens of Boston, to accept the warm
thanks of a heart which has for nearly half a century been de.
voted to your illustrious city."
The Mayor then entered the carriage of the General, which
was a handsome barouche, drawn by four white horses, and the
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a salute, and the bells of the town began to ring. The pro-
altbreoconucetisbbelilinv,estationed on South Boston Heighta, who then fired
cession passed through the streets in the following order, viz. :
--The Military escort, the City Government, the General, fol-
lowed by the Gentlemen who accompanied him front France
and from New York:, the public officers who had joined the
under the direction of Marshal Harris, as Chief Marshal, and
proceasiono and the cavalcade of citizens; the whole being
26 Marshals. The procession entered the Common from Boyl-
ston-street. From the point where they entered to Park-street,
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formed in line, and the General passed them in review. Vast
numbers of people tilled the street through which the procession
passed, and the adjoining houses ; and an immense concourse
of spectators was assembled on the Common, and in the State-
House-Yard. The General was cheered from time to time as
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he reached the principal assemblage ofivreonp
the vast assembly on the CoMmon,
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The General was then conducted to the State House, where
he was received in the Senate Chamber, on the part of the Su.
preme Executives by his Excellency the Governor, and ad-
dressed in the following speech:....
" Sir, our Friend—ln te name of the Government, and in
behalf of the citizens of Alaisachusetts I have the honour to
greet you with a cordial and affectionate welcome.
" ‘l'e thank God that lie has been pleased to preserve you
through the scenes of peril and of suffering which have distin-
guished your patriotic and eventful life, and that we are in-
dulged with this occasion of renewing to you our grateful
acknowledgments for the important services which you have
rendered to our common country.
" In the last surviving Major General of the. Anyrican .ite-
volutionary Army we recognise a benefaczor:and friend from a
distant and gallant nationl *who, inspired by a love of liberty,
subjected himself youth to the toils and hazards of a mili-
tary life in
.support of our rights. Under our Illustrious Wash.
ington you were instrumental in establishing the liberties of our
country, while your gallantry in the field secured to yourself an
imperishable renown.
" With the enjoyment of the blessings of independence we
shall never cease to associate the name of La Fayette. and our
prayer to Heaven will be for his health and prosperity."
The General made a feeling and appropriate reply, which was
received by the persons present with great applause, and the
expression of sincere affection.

:At four o'clock he was conducted to the Exchange Coffee
House, where he partook of an excellent dinner providedrby
Col. Hamilton. The Mayor presided,' assisted by the Com.
.mittee of Arrangements. Besides the General and his family,
were the City Council, Governor Eustis and suite, Governor
Brooks, Com. Bainbridge, General Morton, and the Deputa-
tion from the Corporation of New York, the Hon. Messrs. Otis,
Gray, Lloyd, Webster, the Chief Marshal and Assistants.
TWO Civic Arches were thrown across Washington-street,
beautifully decorated with flags, and bearing the following
mottos :

" WELCOME LA PAYETTE.
The Fathers in Glory, shall sleep,
That gather'd with thee to the tight,
But the Sons will eternally keep
The tablet of Gratitude bright.
We bow not the neck,
And we bend not the knee,
But our hearts LA FAYETTE
We surrender to thee.
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INGTON AD LA FAYETTE.
Welcome La Fayette.
A REPUBLIC NOT UNGRATEFUL."
And all the streets through which the procession passed were
tastefully dressed with the National Flags of the United States
and France. On one of the flags in Broad-street was the fol-
lowing
" Welcome Illustrious Chief—receive the pledges of the chil.
tlkm, to sustain with fidelity the principles that first associated
La Fayette with the destinies of America.—Nutural Right.—
Yorktown and Monmouth."

THE PARK EATII. are much pleased
to learn that the enterprising Managers of the
Park 'Theatre have, during the recess, been ac-
tively engaged in embellishing the Theatre, and
in making such additions to the theatrical corps
as will render it a place of general attraction.—.
Mr. Puica, who has been for same time in Lon-
don, has re-engaged our old favourites, Mr. and
Mrs. BAttNes, and several new performers of
whom report speaks favourably. Among these
we obmerve the name of one of the Miss Kki.Lvs,
who has long held a place as one of the principal
actors in London. Mr. KEAN is also spoken of
as on the eve of again paying us a visit.—(Neto
York Paper.)