The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-10-22


Col. Armlstcad, was displayed on the re
eepiion of Gen. Lafayette.
The whole Of the cavalry was formed in
Entaw street on the firing of the signal guns.
They proceeded to Fort McHenry at seven
O'Clock a. IN. aud took post with their right
resting near the gate. They saluted Gen.
Lafayette as he passed from the Fort, then
wheeled into column, and formed his es-
cort to the city.
An elegant harouche and four splendid
biack horses, with two positions and four
srooms, tastcfully dressed, received the
Grneral, together with the venerable Chas
CARROLL of Carrollton, Gen. s. Smith, aud
col john +. Howard at the gate of the
Fort. The Governor with his aids prece.
drd him in barouche aud two, and the
Son aud Secretary, with G.peral John
Stricken and Cm. Benialou followed ia
another. The committee of arrangement,
the members of the Cincnnatti and others
of the company took then places in car,A
ges Immediately after. The escort WAS
formed with one of the city troops 10 trout
and the other ia the rear of ,he carriages,
followed by the rest of the cavalry, aud
IN this order the whole proceeded to the
! city.
The detachment Of artillery on Federal
HILL fired a salute as Gen. Lafayette passed
10 the city, aud then Immediately joined
the brigade.
The bells of the city struck up merry
peal after the salute from Federal Hill, aud
continued for an hour.
General Lafayette being conducted to
the intersection of paca aud Baltimore SITS.
where the gentlemen who accompanied
him, left his barouche aud took seats ia
that of the Governor. rhc barouche of
Gen. La uyette then took the lead of that
| Of the Governor, aud OF the son following
immediately after. The cavalry in front
opened to the right and left aud the car
rlages passed on. They then wheeled
into column in front of the other carra.
ges and the whole moved down ID Eutaw
street.
The Sd division, with the military, except
the car airy, WAS drawn up III line in BalH-
more street al O'Clock, Il. IN. at half open
10 The south, with officers dismountcd, and
their right near the arch. The general
| officers SIX PAGES, the field officers PAGES,
and the company and staff officers PAGES,
10 the front. The general officers, with
Their stan, were on the light of their re
spective commands. The major generals
and their stall, on duty, formed with and
accompanied the field officers of regiments
the whole equally distributed throughout
the division, as circumstances would admit.
All other commissioned and staff officers
oil duty, were formed together under the
command of tn" senivr ufIiy u on'uu5 thrui,
and we're posted on the rig of the infantry.
All volunteer corps OF cavalry, artillery, in
tantry aud rilllemrn, which came 10 the
city were distributed among the regiments
of their rcspeeti,e=arm, and on the right
OF the regiment TO which they were attach
ed
4 flourish of the cavalry trnmpcts from
the right announced the arrival there of
general Lafayette, who passed under the
arch aud down the line in the barouchc aud
four alone, followed by the governor with
Charles Carroll of CartoIton, esq. Gen.
Smith and Cvl. john T.. Howard III one
barouche and the son of Gen. Lafayette
Secretary, Gen. john Stricken aud Col.
Beutalon in the other.
The two city troops of cavalry were de.
tachrd by the commanding officer of the
cavalry, under the command Of Lieut. Col.
ke, and accompanied the oth"r carriages,
wheeled to the right aud passed down Eu
taw 10 Pratt street, and soon reached the
left of the line They there awaited the
ATTN ~ OI Sthtldl i'dld1tltf, IIoui "ntitf
he was conducted by the committee of
arrangement nd escorted ky the city ca
vaIry, To the Council Chamber, and there
welcomed as the GUEST or THE CITY, by
The Mayor and civil authorities ia full ses-
sion.
The rest of caval,y wheeled to the left |
and moved mp Eulaw 10 Franklin street, |
up Franklin To Pacha street, down Pacha
10 Baltimore street.
AS Genra Lafayette passed the line, the
different regiments saluted in succession by
order from their commanding officers, with
music playing and standards paying the
highest military honors, until the three
carriages had passed their left.
A roll of the d nms on the left repeated
along the Whole front MAS the signal for
the line Id wheel into cnlumn 10y piatoons
10 the right. Thr artillery mo>ed up Eu-
tau TO F.ankhn street, up Franklin 10 Pa
cha street, and hated in the rear of the
cavalry. The Sd brigade moved up How
ard to Franklin street, mp Franklin and
halted 10 the rear of the ARTILLERY. The
18th brigade moved up Charles tn Frank
In street, mp Franklin and halted III the
rear Of the Sd brigade
At the conclusion of General Lafayette 5
reception by the civil authorities, he pro
ceeded, accompauled>by thr.u, The Cinc.n-
matte aud the other distinguished persona
gees, and escorted by the city cavalry down
Gay street, up Water, South and Baltimore
streets, To the head OIL 5ht street, where
canopy erected on "a platlorm feet from
the ground WAS raised, having sufficient
room to accommodate Gen. Lafayette and
the before named company. On this sta
ton he received the passing salute of tile
military. The escort passed to the rear OF
the canopy, and formed in line in front of
his quarters.
As soon as the general had reached the
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