Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-12
From lady .Horgar's /" France"

ocHc'a' ba q, VIC Ha' Hot appeared
in Paris since the return Of The Bourbon
dynasty to France. And ! should have
left thar cogDtry,' without having seea
one Of its greatest ornaments. had not 4
flatterii z invitation from the Chateau La
Grange enabled ne 10 crafty q wish,
long and devoutly cherished, of knowing
or at least OF beho!ding, It's illustricus
master. Introduced by proxy to the ia
mily Of La FayetteJ BY ihe young Il ami
able Princess Charlotte de bs'', We un-
dertook our journey to La Grange with
the same pleasure as the pilgrim his 6,st
unwe carried steps to the sh ine Of sainted
excellence. ' e."
Ia the midst Of a fertile ard Iuxuriant
wilderness rising above prolific oehsrds
and antiquated woods, APT cared The FIVE
towers Of Ia Grange. BIcssreau, tipgcd
with the ep ra, >. OF the setting sun.
Through NE Niles M the trees appeared
the pretty village OF Aupeblere, oncc,
perhaps, the dependency OF tie castle,
and Gathering near the protection Of its
walls. A remoter view If the village Of
D'liierres, with its cleaning river 4 re-
mantle valley, was caught aid los, alter
nateIy, in the serpentine mazes Of the
ruggid road which accommodated to the
grouping of the trees, wound amidst the
branches laden with ripening fur, tit
lis rudcness sullerly subsidized in the
velvet lawn that iInmediatel, surrounded
the castle. The deep moat. the drawn
bridge, the iyied tower, and a-ched por-
tails, opesag into the square court, had
iegdai aud picturesque character and
combined with the reserved times 4 Ene
repose OF evening, exulted with that eY.
altatior of feeling which belonged to the
moment preceding first Interview with
those, on whom the mind has long dwe!t
with admiration or intere It.
In sull possession of every faculty and
talent ne ever possessed, tie meRory OF
NJ. La Fayette has all the tenacity OF un-
worn youthful recollection and, besides
these, high views of all that is most ele-
waited in the minds conception. His
conversation is brilliantly enriched with
anecdotes of all that is celebrated, in cha
racter and event, for the last fifty years.
lie still talks with unwearicd delight Of
lis short visit to England. to his friend
Mr.. Fox, and dweIt on the witchery Of
the late duchess Of Dew oushire, with al.
most bOyish enthusiasm. lie speaks and
writes English with the same elegance
he does his native tongue. He has made
himself master Of all that is best worth
knowing, in English literature and PHI
losophy. / observed that lis library coz
tained msny OF our most eminent authors
uPen all subjects. His elegant, and well
ehssen collection ct books, occupies the
highest apartments in one Of tie towers
Of the chateau (; and, like the study Of
Montague hangs over the larm-yard Of
the philosophical as,iculturalist. at
frequently happens" said NJ. La FSyette,
as we we're looking out OF the window
at some fOcks which were moving be-
meath, it frequently happens that my
Meriaos, and NY hay carts, DISPUTE my
attention With your Hume, or cur o~a
Vol ai:e."
He spoke with great pleasure on the
visit pad him at La Grange some years
ago, by Mr. Fox and gen. Fitzpatrick.--
tie took NE out, the morning after NY
arrival, to show me tower, richly CO.
vered with ivy -" Ii was Fox" he laid,
{" who plated that ivy! bavo taught
my grand children 10 yenerate it."
The Chateau La Grange does not,
however, want 0theT points Of interest
Founded b. Louis lie eros, and ocCupI-
ed by the princess Lorraine, the mark OF
a oannOn bal. is ; i'll visible IN one Of its
towers, which peEe,Ta ei tie rasOnry,
nhen attacked by marshal t'crenre.-
lie e. in the pain, bat spacious ,alo"
amai ger, the ppasantry of tiIe 'ghb r.
hcod, and the domes'ics II The castle as
seu'b!e every SUNDAY evening 10 winter,
10 dance TO the violin Of the concierge,
and e rcgaiIcd with cakes and eau "a
C ee. The general is ususIIy. aod bis
iani y are always prese&, at the rustic
balls. The youHg people occasionally
dance ampng the teaanlry, aud set the
examples Of new s'sp-, f'esh!y imported
by tier Paris dSsing master.
In the summer tbs Ta,ria:c!a! ie-unicn
takes p ace in tie pa K, :" hc.c space IS
clear, d fer the purpose, shaded b. tha
lofty trees Nhirh eici. &c it. A 10 IL
sand tines, is contemplation La Fayetc
in the midst Of his ciaru!irg firmly the
last years Of the lie ct the Chancellor dc
PHopitai REQUIRED TO we-he, wkom the
native Erantene Iikens to Cato; ard
who. LOVING liberty a he hatcd laci.en,