Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-04


CHARLESTON, April &c. Arr,ngc-
mcn's having been made for ,he [;t,,
So"ncH and The Citizens, 10 meet The Pr
SlDENT and his military escort. al Bo,,,.
Diary street. and to form a mar, ~ d.
procession INTO The city, The Societies. ~
me cry, and The citizens generally arr.
invited TO assemble a, The Gin .Sn.o.s
THIS MORNING, at II o'clock.
THE PRESIDENT.
Al Tate hour last evening, we had 70
ceNed no satisfactory information Of ITO
precise time or manner of the Chief Ma
S','fa'eS arrival III our city. We regret
ex'remely that any difference on the snh'
jec' OF us reception should have arisen
between The Municipal Authorities aud
| the Governor of the State bu, We ,..,,
confidently assure the President whpn-
ever lie shall honor our CITY with his ur.-
sehce, OF The cordial sa!uta,ions nr Ill n,,.
fellow citizens. ~ at o"'
1t. MONROE. nephew of the Presi-
dent, arrived here On Saturday. with lei.
'ers 10 the Governor and Intendant .nd
returned yesterday morning 10 meet ,La
rresloem', as it is supposed, a, Major
Sen. Ihomas Pinci>ney's residence. ON
"d"ite' ~hrre II was expected he would
pass the Sabbath. ''"
"""'nS arrangements, we under
stand, were originally made by the hon.
durable City Council for his recent;nn
We know not now far they will be carr
ell into effect.
an elegant Barge was built 10 couvnv
me president from Haddril's Point. The
si,eai iiorouShiare 10 our city. ami ,he
piace where Gen. WAsHINGroS emb.rk-
e1, on ms visit in 1891. A Drnulat;on
OF Captains of vessels from The bga,fue
'soctefy, had volunteered TO ac, AS oars
men on The interesting occasiop-and
provided themselves with an approDriate
uniform Tor the purpose.
we believe II was understood fhat The
,of'S IN he harbor would fire national sa-
in'eS, during bis passage.
Accompanying barges, coniainino Tho
tnon Harmonic Society, were prenare, So
greet ms arrival with vocaland iusirnn,o,,,
tai music.
he Charitable and Patriotic Societies
OF me ciiy, IN concert with the Military
were 10 walk IN procession, and escorf
Tie president t0St Andrews Hall: where
an ei saht suite of rooms had been nrc-
cured, and furnished with much ,asieana
splendor, for the Presidents accommoda-
ton.
The almost innumcrable parties which
would doubtless have ihronsed The har.
:" "'"'s' anu me beautiful appear
ance presented by the shippiug firesscd
out III the flags of al! Nations wonld
have contributed greatly TO beauiify and
enliVen the scene.
we know not, as we have observed
whether any Of Tie above plans will h..
accepted buiswe deem il proper that thew
should be known, To- shew the zeal and
aiacrl'y OF The City Council, m devising
The means of suitable and grateful re.
ccepiion INTO our city, OF the ChieI of The
Union. CCo,,,;a,.
The president Of Tie United States will
probably arrive IN this city betw zen i2
amd O'Clock this dag. For The manner
OF has entrance, sc. see His ExceIleu,,v's
General order: We understand thai a
large number of The citizens will 40 out
nlnunied, 10 join in the escort of Lis Ex
cei!emcy, which is expected TO be very
numerous and brilliant. Alter the mi.sa-
~ and civil hOnors which will be paid him
he will dine with the Governor, WHO. We
understand, has invited all The Naval and
Military Officers of me United States
the Field Officers OF lie Militia of his
State, and The Civil Officers OF The United
States, ihls Slate, and Of the City, nov in
Charleston. Gig Ga=.
Entrance Of tile President of Tie United
States into Charleston.
April 27.-'The President OF the United
Sia'es, IN company with lie Hon. Mir.
CALHOUN, Secretary at War, his LADY
aud family; Major General Thomas
PINCKNEY the Presidents Private Sc
cretary, Mr. GoyERNEUR, and Lieut..
MONROE, passed Sunday night al the
mansion OF JACOB BOND ION, Eeq. in
Christ Church Parish, aud left it, after
taking breakfast yesterday morning, on
his way 10 this city. He was escorted
10 GORDON SPRINGS Ferry, about five
miles from town, by Capt. ToOMKR's
troop OF cavalry. About / o'clock be en-
barkcd on board the new and elegant
barge, prepared by the City Corporation
Tor his transportation, manned by twenty
one members of The Murine .S0ciety, and
sleeredby their President, Capt. Thomas
ii. JERyEY, and was brought over in a
very superior style, and much TO the
gratlflcatlOn OF the President, WHO was
pleased 10 pass very handsome COM
plimeni upon the barge and her patriotic
crew.
On landing, he was received bv a
mounted military escort, composed of
Capt. PayDes company of Rlfiemen. and
Capt. KunlIardt's troop of cavalry. under
command of The former. These we're
joined by some hundreds of our citizens
ON horseback, whose eagerness To- meet
their beloved Chief Mag iSfrafe had indu-
ced them TO quit the city in advanced.
Soon after leaving The Ferry, the caval-
cade was met, at spot convenient for
Tie purpose, by his EAcelIency Governor
GEDDEs, attended by bis whole suite,
WHO, III the name OF The citizens of the
STATE, congratulated the President on his
arrival, and rendered him hearty well
come. In this order they approached
The lines, (thrOWn up in fbe hour Of dan
ger. by the nnhlic snirii and NJ frintisn1 nf