Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-12-26
Il, ulb Of W aslsi,,gtun,

.se Rivnnond r qutrer.
Ki.h1.ond, Drc. 9th. 1913.
] am invited TO visit the tomb oiI
Nssi,iu gton 10 morrOw, in the steam
boa, Washington with about fort. orI
Int. ladies' ami gentlemen. We eal :
ri. with rs that excellent band OF
n.ie,;te music. The noimrnt tne boat
n,n,ro, ,nr baBa played Wash.ngton's
nl.r"l; 90 passing Alexandeia, we
wee .hrfred ny tin sbippnA; " q
on posing u0wn the P0iOnIar'
W., lan,esi ON the left hank At fort
W,snjn4 ton, ana we're received IN n
yer, .ap,isomr style. by Col. Roger
Zones, Oni,ian,ianl there. nnd the la
81. r,Ur. General u God, vino you re-
collie distinguishes. himself SO han,l-
sone,y al Queenstown. The garrison
perior,nej several eyosu,ions. The,
Appeared 10 lit "A boiy of fine lOonns
- .ani, should the enelny visit The
fn.i again. they will meet With a
he ,,y re- sp.ion. We next moved
10, Mount Vernon, and snon thai
be .nt,iul prnmontOry Appeared 10 the
view. on the Virginia shore. II coaa
maud, prospect Of all The snrrnuno
tn, onntry. The steam boat roni'
n. gel in less than "a qnarter Of y
/ Ne ii the shore ; We were, there
furr. Obliged TO he conveyed in Il small
bO u. ] MS amo,g tie las, thai hand
eb. thr consequence Of viii b was,
that the "0apnny were returning
tro.n the t0nsb before game up Will,
them. Understood. While there, lhrt
were ,erpi, sili ted. | joined theri
all Al .hr honsr oi Mount Vernon. Il
alter view : the green house. iitt
briui,fui snnbber,, where every ON,
was desirous Of king the sinAlH. 81
rsli. ii were init ii ieai, or Dsi o.:
the ba"h OF the trees. the comp IN,
mex, wrS' To ,fir bH 4 again, and rs 4
Was some time before they could gel
on hoard, ! Went With :, gentleman 4.
view the ipiDn Il leisure. 1t is Sit. :.
ated on ,he drclyiiy Of t!sr liver lii.i.
and nvti Il is :, molnd OF eart,l, Wit.
trees SrOwi4g on Ms sides. m on ~.
f,p II mas "A pam DOR. Here |
lustre the last ut the coup N, am
Mnrn had paid my devotion 10 u
tu'oh, my heart Was smitie, wien !.
r.lirrird hau herB on party -
pl sure to the city uf hashingtn
anniring the risins, glory Of MY cou;
try. and its government, while isi
}Ali the here. the psir,ut, ant! lhr il
mu,iai Nashingt0a, who had il hi "
ed is 'irr,y md Independence. -
who h d contributed .iure ,han ~,
earthly ~ing 20 its hsppiness ~,
Hessa,}h cement the father AM.
sinuF % ms conntr,, nd Niio was l,r,
mitstd 10 remain in ObsrHTj,y an.
neshrt without mans,leu, nonu-
mtmt. "rlpiipn, a stDT.. or any Thin
else ~ loini N!.tre the hero an,
statesman le.toses or any evidence o
lis cDunirss II tlint;t. The Hlea Oi
Insra'i'ldc. fnshia,, on my mina. was
gail ana sDr!uw oDsi Ia my heart.
h. srtn tirtsral Na.hington ,weri,
five years ago. IL the city of Rirh-
lnMni. I'm his toua 10 the south. Wher
p, 81 enf nft the United States .ii.
admir- lion OF In. would, and t.,e a,iU
ratios Of his ouuIts The most me-
co" plsshtd hero. patriot, statemr,
snd -<nllcnpan th-t yer liyeil, and
found i'm her, iuri Il on his nW
eSia'r; au.i IN ii his ounfry hai NJ
cxH n,led one siIs,e cent ior even
toihn stone
Every thing rsai and good j
An rira, is called Washinston: ii
capitol. its sit,rs. toWns, counties
ard districts, IA bear his name !; til
~arl Is filled with III. rrbnwn n
spicu,ior vi hi, arms md ,irtups :
bui A. re is 10 mark, no inscription
MOI r>rn Il stone 10 tell wbeI
\ s.hing,on lies. My w,nd vas :
fur iil, Affected oD this oc aston. ths
] i Jared, on my return 10 .s,iins
-. | wnuld tell il to TIE people .
e. United States, publish il IT. II
STR IS Of Washington 80 Co.'s. res
an s,a,ti ularly to their preIrrcsser
b" rrn.ii, they had negir,tea ii
r. mi Of their once believed Was.
H. I'm and am cOnfn;ent, if q
pro,,ie Of the United STATES could 81
h,a thy re Disposed Of, they wou
j, 81 ul, compel Congress to do sum
thing .h.t soui ,,>h out the sta,s'
iniss II nl-, viii i. # NOT quickly ,
mosro, will he o,re fixed, and forey
remain an indri9l,I. stain and di