Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-07-11
pn6sIDEn 4 OF IHE UNITED STATES


by General SWIFT aud MIR. MASON.
Two Marshals.
Navy and Army Officers ofthe United States
u. ). Officers of the Civil Department.
Col. Freeman, Police Officer.
Charles Bulfinch, Esq. Chairman, ana residue
OF the Committee OF arrangements, III car
riages.
Two Marshas.
Hon. THOMAS IL. PERKINS,
Leader OF the Boston Cavalcade,
Attended by TWO Marshals.
Boston Cayalcade.
Maj. Gen. Crane, Brig Gems Dearborn and
Guild, and suites.
Field, Regimenial. Staff and Company Officers
of Norfolk Militia
Cavalry Corps OF Norfolk.
Sauadrons of Cavalry, from the Grst and Sec
ond bri,:ades, tir,t divisions.
Citizens ofNoriolk and other Sou"t,eS, mount
ed.
Line of Carriages from Boston.
Thus formed, lie procession proceeded
through Washington street, and Orange.
street, 10 Kuy.Stnn MafhCt-iheuce t,Iro'
BoylstoH- street, 10 an opening IN tine
Common, between the Mai, and Gun
House-tirougll lines, formed by the
different Scholars otihe different Schools
in Boston, atiented by their several In
Observation-Disclosures over The Com
mon towards The State-iiOnsc, 10 APPOINT
opposite the west end OF WMrer-Street-
Ihcnce across The Mall, through Winter
street, Marlborough street, and Cornhill !;
porih side OF the Oh State House and
Staie-sfreyt, and hy the east side of
Broad street, AZ far as Mi!h-sireet, thence
by The Yves, si,,e of brouj-sireet, 10 State
street, and BY the south side of State
steel, to The hea,i of Congress-st. where
the president leit the procession, with the
Committee OF Arrangements, w'o were
received by tie Independent Company
of Cadets, under 1t. Col. Rogers, wi,h
the customary salufes, and conducted to
The Rooms, in the Exchange Coffee
House, which had been provided for the
Presidents reception.
During the march Of the Cavalcat,e, sa-
lutes were fired from Dorchester Heights.
from ihe Common, Fort Independence,
Navy Yard, and II gun Ship. On pas
sing through State street, which was fam
ctuily decorated with HE flags OF the u
nited States, band of Music placed in
the balcony, fronting the Union Bank,
sa.u;ed the President rs he passed, with
nunber of appropriate and patriotic
airs.
The numerous merchant vessels, in our
harbor honored the occasion, BY dis
play oftheir flags
finer Day could not have interviewed
TO add byii!iancy and eclat 10 the interes-
ting scene.
The crowd of spectators in all the
streets through which the procession
passed, and more particularly on the
Common, WAS much greater than has
been witnessed in this place, since the vi
sit Of The Sainted Washington. Notwiih-
staining this circumstance, the utmost
docorum prevailed; aud the procession
der, precision and regularity. thar pecu-
liar'y marked the int. lligence by which
1t was directed. On entering the Com
mon, and passing through the lines, skir-
led and adorned by the Youths of Boston,
The pride and hope of their sires, and OF
THE State, tie scene b came afcctingly
interesting, and was participated in, hS a
more numerous concOurSe OF people,
than We ever recolloct Ia have seen on
That green and picturesque area. The
houses, situated adjacent to the Lne OF
march, were filed 10 raplelion.
Toa sl h~pe t9stt me gf,y ,,'a9os ropa'
Ihroigh casemeata da,Fd their desiring eyes"
Shortly after fhe arrival of the Presi-
dent, at his rooms ~ the Exchange, he
accompanied the Committee Of Arrange
ments to the second gallery of that mag
niic"nt building. where Mr.. Bulfnch,
the Chairman Of That Committee, read 10
him al Address, in behalf Of the Citizens
ot Boston, conggatu!atiug him on his ar
rival wIthln the metropolis Of G;assachu-
SETS ; 10 which the President made an
immediate reply. See address aud IA
scei' 6eioio. IA large concnurse Of ladies
and gehiiemen hi!ing the LIST. Sd and 18th
galleries. as well as the area, Col Aus
tin, on the Presidents retiring, sra'ified
The audience bN a second rgading of the
Address and Answer, winch were receiV-
ell bv repeated hursis nf reclamation.
AZ . O'clock, the President set down TO
dinner with number If his guests, a.
mong which were The Committee of the
town, The late President Adams, Gov.
Brooks. Lieut.. Gov. Phillips, Major Ge-
neral Dearborn, CommohOres Bainbritlge
and Perry, Captain Hull, Gen. Miller.
President Of tle Harvard University, the
Judges Of tie United States and State
Courts Members Of the Executive
Council. Marshal of the District. AMI
Sheriff OF the County; President of the
Senate AMI Speaker ofthe House of Re
representatives., several of the Reverend
Clergy, and Civil Officers Of The United
States, and many OF the Civil and Mill
tary Officers of the State, and others.
whose names we have not yet ascertain
81.
re THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNI
TED STATES.
SIR,
The Citizens of Boston, by their
Committee, appointed for that purpose.
beg leave to offer you their cordial and
respectful salutations, upon your arrival
IN this metropolis.
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