Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-24
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.


OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.
| The following account, drawn MP by the Com
mittee of Arrangements, though in some inca
sure repetition of that which we published yes
teriay, will nevertheless, be found interesting
RECEPTION OF GEN. LA FAYETTE.
Agreeably to previous arrangements for the
reception of the Marquis dc la Fayette, the Gem
mttee of arrangement of the corporation, con-
sistng of Alderman Zabrisbie, Wycl1oG, Mann,
Doughty, and Ireland, with Major Gen. Morton
of the artillery, brigadier generals Flemming &
Mount, Col. Irving ofthe infantry, Col. VaricIk,
president of the State Cincinnati, the officers and
a number OF the members of the Society, among
whom was Col. Willett, the venerable bother
soldier of the marquis, the president and Com
mittcc of the Chamber of Commerce, and Sc
veral of our respectable citizens, embar lxed at
half past 8 o'clock on board the steam boat
Chancellor Livingston for Staten Island. They
were accompanied by the steam ship Robert
Fulton and the steamboats, Bellona, Connecti-
cut, Oliver Ellsworth, Nautilus, and Olive
Branch. The steam ship and the steam boats
Excepting the Chancellor Levingstonj were
decorated in a splendid style with the flags OF
various nations. The Chancellor, which was to
| receive the marquis, only bore the flag of the
| United States. and flags with the arms of the
state Uf New York and of fI,e city.
| Upon arriving at Staten Island, the commit
| at the house OF the vice president, whose guest
he had been, and returned 10 the wharf in a ba-
rouche with the marquis, accompanied BY the
vice president. AT short distance from the
wharf they were met by large number of the
inhabitants of Richmond county. and escorted TO
the boat with banners flying and music PLAYING.
On the marquis, entering the Steam boat Chan
cellor, sdit'e was fired from the shore, and the
steamship Robert Fulton, which was manned
b scan mite nj.
Yard. fired 4 salute of ! guns while the seamen
manned the yards. A battalion of United
States marines, understandable Major Smith,
were also on board the Chancellor and rccciv cd
the marquis with military honours and gave a
hearty cheering. "A salute fred AT the
same time from Fort La Fayette. The Off
GERS OF tire navy who had come down IN the
steam ship then came on board the steam boat
| Chancellor and were presented to the marquis.
AT about tialf past / , o'clock, the whole got
| Under way, and proceeded to the city-thc
steam ship Fulton IN the van--the Chancellor
IN the ccntre-the Cadmus the ship the Marquis
| had arriycdin) in the rear, towcd BY the BelIo-
ma and the Nautilus--tiie Oliver Ellsworth and
| Connecticut esCorting on the tanks. The beau.
~ andlnterest OF thesccnc which the vessels af-
forded to the thousands of spectators who were
viewing it from the Battery---the Castle Gar
den, and the wharves of the city, is not i'm Ian
guage TO describe. The splcffdid decorations
OF the lofty steam ship, and the Cadmus, and the
! elegant banners floating from the steam boats,
gave spectacle of beauty which can scarcely
be surpassed IN imagination and which i'm for
Incr times might have been pourtrayed i'm a
work of farley as beautiful exhibition of renii
and iarIes. The CELEBRITY Of movements given
by the steam power, also added interest 10 the
scene. The several boats at times left their
| stations, and sailed alongside the CllancelIo r
their bamls OF music playing, and tile passcff-
| gers with " lnCh they were crowded with i6u,d
huzzas. On these occasions the Marquis went
to the side OF the vessel, bowling TO tie passcn
| gers and then giving them opportunity of see
ing him.
| On arriving at the city, the Marquis landed
at Castle Garden, ON stairs prepafcd for the DC.
casion, carpetcd, and under an arch richly dc.
cOratcd with flags and wrcaibs of laurel On
lis landing a MAJOR Generals salute was fred
from Fort Columbus, and a NATIONAL salute in
'iOnohr OF the nations guest, from Battery OF
Field Artillery, established by orders of tbe
Major General Of Artillery. The Marduis en-
tered Castle Garden, when ne was greeted bv
The immense cCrcoursc Of citizens there assem-
bIed; from thence he proceeded with the com
futtee and the military aud naval officers, TO re-
view the line Of troops from tic division of state
artillery, under the command Of Briralier Gen.
Benedict. Tie muster was on tins occasion
unusually numerous and splendid, each CORPS
vieing with the other IN paving irilnfe ,C
respect t0 the soldier Of The revolution. fine
friend and companion Of Washington. After
tic review, the Marquis entered baroucl,e.
drawn nv four horses, accompanied at tic re-
dncst Of the committee, by General Morton.
The Committee Of nc Corporation, .acconpa-
MED by the Narguis's son, George Washington
la FaHette, and bis Secretary, Mr.. La Vasseur,
followed ~ carriages The Marquis was es-
cor'cd by corps Of Cavalry, and at the head