Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-03-10
ALEXANDRIA, March z.

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ALEXANDRIA, March z.
Arrangements Of the new Ca6ine.
Robert Smith, Esq. Secretary ofState.
DR.. Eustis of Boston Secretary of the Ma.
Wy. u
Paul Hamilton, Esq. of South Carolina.
Secretary of War.
Albert Gailatin is continued as Secretary
of the Treasury.
John Quincy Adams, Esq. has received
the appointment of Minister TO Russia.
we are infornied ofthe foIloqving. ahho;nf-
menfSfn addition 10 the Q6ove.-Ed. FRY.
General Sumpter (of S. Carolina) Min..
ter o. the Brazil..
Ilenois.
Mr.. David Holmes ofvirginja, Governor
OF the M'ssiss ppi.
On Saturday lanes Madison in obedi-
ence to the voice Of his country, assumed
the duties OF President Of tire u. s. -i;.!
The dawn OF day was aDnounced By a. s.x
derai salute from the Navy Yard and Fort
Warburton and at an earl, hour the va.
Such was the interest to be present at the
inauguration, that the whole area allotted
to citizens in the Representative Hall was
husd, and Overlooking several hours be-
tore noon, the time assigned for that pur-
pose, and 1t is computed that the number
+ot persons surrounding the capitol unable
to obtain abundance, exceeded ten thou
sand, The Senate convened at IL o'clock
in the Chamber Of the Representatives.
Governor Milledge, the President pro-te M
pore in the chair. Agreeable to arrange
ments the Senator'S were placed next to
the chair, the late President ofthe United
States on the right of the chair, foreign
ministers and suite on the left, judges OF
the Supreme Court in front, Heads of De.
partments on the right of the President of
the Senate, members of tue H. of Represen.
tatives on the floor, and various; other pla.
ces assigned for other public characters
and for Ladies.
Mr.. Jefferson arrived about 10 o'clock.
A short time before that hour, Mr. Madi-
son left his own house, escorted by the
troops of cavalay ofthe city & Georgetown.
commanded by Captain Brent, & at Il enter
ed the representative hall, attended by, the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary
Of the navy, the Attorney General, and MIR
Coles, Secretary to the late President, and
introduced by committee of the Senate
when Mr. Milledge left the central chair,
and conducted Mr. Madison to it. Mr. Ma
olson then rose and delivered the speech
given above. Gin Tuesdays Argus
The oath of Office was then administered
to him by Chief Justice Marshall on which
and as the President retired, two rounds of
minute guns were fred On leaving the
CAPT oil he found the volunteer militia CON.
Danies of the district nine in pprnhar -
in complete uniform, under the command
ct col. Mckinney, drawn up, whose line he
passed IN review, when he antered his car
riage and was escor,ed home in the same
way he came.
a large company of ladies and gentle-
men and Mr. Jefferson among the number,
immediately waited upon him. amosg
whom refreshments were literally distri.
buted. The company generally, after cali
ing on tne president, waited on Mr. Jeffcr.
500 take last farewell before his depar.
ture.
In the evening there was grand jnaueu.
ration ball, Al Longs Hotel, the most bril-
liant and crowded ever known IN Washing
ton, at which the late and present Presi-
dent of tine United States and foreign nil
nisters were present by invitation. The
company is supposed to have exceeded four
hundred.
Mr.. Madison was dressed in full sp;t
OF cloth OF American manufacture, made of
the wool vt Mernos raised i'm this country
his coat from The manufactory of Colonel
Humphreys, and his waistcoat and small
clothes from that of Chancellor Livings-
ton, the clothes being we understand, seve-
rally presented by those gentlemen.
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