Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-17

New- York, .Jrse @.
We understand the PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES will arrive at
Staten Island, at the seat Of the Vice-Pre-
sident, this e"enng-that on Tuesday he
will visit the Notifications in this harbor,
and on "Wednesday morning will arrive in
this city.
Apartments have been taken for the
President, at MIR. Gibson's, Merchants
Hotel, Wall-street.
We learn from a gentleman who arri-
we'd here last evening from Philadelphia.
that the President arrived at Trenton on
Saturday evening, and departs from
thence tins morning for Staten Island.
{ Wer. Adv.
Arrangements are now making to re-
ceive the President, with suitable demon
STATIONS of respect. We learn, that on
his arrival in the vicinity of the city,
| Committee from the Corporation, togeth-
er with one from the Military of N. York,
and Navy of the United States, will go in
| barges To meet him on the other side of
the river, one of which will convey him
to the City. During the passage across,
sautes will be fired from the Castle and
other forts in the harbor. The President
will land at the Battery, and be received
by the military, who will be under arms
for the purpose. After the review. he
will be escorted TO his lodgings at Glib
sons Hotel, in Wal-strcet.
| The Corporation, in body, attended
by their officers, will wait on him, and
congratulate him on his arrival, and ten
der him an address, together with an in
vitatlon to accept of a public dinner, and
a request 10 sit for his portrait, to be pla-
ced in their gallery. 1t is also contem-
plated TO offer the use of the picture
room in the city hall to the President, to
receive the visits of his fellow-citizens.
and Committee will also tender their
services to accompany him to any part
OF the City, or to view the public build
ings, &c.
The City-Hall will be brilliantly ilmmi-
mated the night after his arrival, and the
whole of the military will be on parade
tor review as soon as possible afterwards.
(N.Y. Nat. Adp.
| NEw-YORK, June 10.
| The PRESIDENT of the UNITED
| STATES arrived at the seat of the Vice
| President, Staten Island, about half past
! o'clock last evening. On his landing
from the Elizabethtown Steam Boat sa-
lutes were fired from the revenue cutter
| Active, Captain CahOone, and from the
batteries on the island
We understand the President will this
day view the Notifications in our harbor,
| and tomorrow morning, at III O'Clock,
will arrive in this ity
The United States brig Saranae, Cap
fam Elting, dropped down from the Ma
understand, of facilitating the CONVEYANCE
of the President to the different forlifica-
| tons.
AT meeting of the Common Council
OH Saturday last, the following resolutions
were presented by Alderman SMITH
| which were unanimously agreed to =
Information being received that the
President OF the United States will arrive
| i'll this city i'll the course of few DAYS.
| and the Common Council, feeling them
selves called on by sense of duty TO paw
every respect 10 the exalted station which
he fills; and being also DESTROYS OF testf-
| flying the high sense they entertain of his
private and public wortI-therefore
Resofced, That on the Presidents arri-
val in this city, the Common Council will
assemble in their Chamber. and, with
| their proper officers, will wait on his
| EXcellency, at such time as he shall an
point: That his honor the Mayor be re-
qucsted, then, on behalf of this Corpora
| ton, q OF The citIzeus in general, TO tender
him our congratulations on his arrival:
| TO testify to him the high respect which
; the citizens of this place entertain for his
| public and private virtues, and to express
! TO him, as our sincere and ardent wish.
. that gracious Providence may make him
! lis peculiar care, and to its other bless
! ings, may add that of witnessing the in
| creasing happiness and prosperity of our
| b loved country.
| Resotued, That his exceliency be re-
| quested TO honor this Corporation bv SIT
| ting for his Portrait, to be placed in the
| Gallery ofPortraits belonging to the Com
mon Council
Resolved, That his ExcelIency be res
pectfully invited 10 partake os Public
| Dinner, TO be provided under The d.
rection of the Committee of Anange-
| ments.
NeU- YORK., .June 10.
ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT
The President of the United States ar
rived in this City yesterday, agreeably TO
expectation. The wind being very high
IN the morning, the intention of bring
ing HIM III barge was necessarily aban-
dOned ; and the steamboat Richmond
which was politely offered by MIR. lynch.
at moments notice, was used for the
purpose. The Committee of Arrange
ments of the Corporation, Major Gene
raj Morton, and Mai. Gen. Mapes. and
their suites, left this City at s O'Clock. for
the seat of the Vice President. at Staten
Island, where the President had remain
ed since Monday evening. AT ten, the
President, with those gentlemen, and
with the Vicc-PresideDt, General Swift
Commodore Evans, and Captain Biddle'
of the navy, left Staten Island i'm the
steamboat. They were accompanied bv
the Saranac, sloop Ofwar, and The reye-