Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-09-16
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.

Fayette left Boston for Portsmouth, ac-
companied by The mayor IS far as
Charleston, and by col. Harris and
Everett, who will escort him TO the
New Hampshire line. The citizens
of Lynn, Marblehead, and Salem, as
we'll as intermediate places along the
road. gave him IA most cordial welcome
At six o'clock gen. La FcJ cite was
at Beverly, pu. suing his Journey in
violent storm of rain, which is the Ia
test intelligence received of his progress
He has expected to arrive at Ports
mouth early on Wednesday; return
on Thursday by the way Of Concord,
Lexington, Worcester, to Hart
ford, thence to embark in the steam
boat Oliver Ellsworth OH Saturday
for New York, and probably arrive
in season for church on Sunday morn
ing. A band Of Emusic went mp in the
last boat to meet him. and re create his
mind on his way to New York, after
the faligues Of his journey.
September 6.
La FayeAe's return to Neao Yerha
Yesterday about one o'clock, gen.
La Fayette landed in this city from tho
steam boat Oliver Ellsworth. A ma
tional Salute was fred from the Frank
lin ~, at the navy yard as ne passed.
The citizens along the shores and
wharves of East river, for two miles,
kept up a continued reclamation for the
whole distance. The Oliver Ellis.
worth was decorated with flags, amt
had on board fiRc boavd of mu-
sic. He was received at the FultoD
street wharf by the committee OF tht,
corporation, and conducted, to his lodg
ings at the city hotel. The streets
were filled with people, whose ankle
ty to see him was undated.
He embarked at Middletown about
sunset on Saturday, and did not leave
the mouth Of the river until about l2 o.
clock at night; bot the people attended
at the villages and landing places nm
til that hour, and saluted him as the boat
passed, with artillery, and with cheers
at several places, handsome trans
uarancies were exhibited OF" Welcome
La Fayette," &c.
'rhe next visit of the gcnerel, It is
supposed, will be to Albany He has
informed the mayor Of that city, Of his
Intention 10 be there few days after
the 9Th inst.
Grand Tete.- OF all The testimoni,
ais of gratitude and esteem offered to
gen. La Fayeue, the splendid fete for
him in Castle garden will be the most
magnificent and appropriate.
The preliminary aDgemenss tor
this fete are happy TO announce at length
completed; and it is dehnltlvely liked
for Fridayevening the 10Th instant.
PHILADELPHIA, Sep. 4.
Preparations at Philadelphia -
The escort of gen. La Fayet'e into
This city will probably present the most
numerous and imposing cavalcade ever
witnessed in this part OF the country
procession will consist OF the troops
and volunteer infantry of the city and
vicinity-tbose from the counties, OF
Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Dcla,
ware, Northampton. &c the troops
from Woodbury., Salem, Bridgetown,
IN. J J and other towns abJacent-the
society of Cincinnati-seleet and CONF
mon councils of The city, and corpora
tons of adjoining districts-Red Men
of Pennsylvania--La wyers-Y onns:
men Bolchers, elegantly dressed and
mounted--troops OF carriers, wagoners,
&c. in uniform-anl other bodies too
numerous TO mention.
The horse alone, it is believed, will
amount to- Is or 90 ,OOO; and the whom
cavalcade, including the vast assem-
blage ofour citizens, necessarily be llc-
mense. The grand civic arch, oppo-
site the state house, is to be 100 ieetln
span, and 60 feet high. elegantly lliu-
minated with lamps of various colors-
The site in the first fort erected IN
Maryland, by the colonists hrougns
out bv Lord Baltimore, i'll 1857 mas
long been worn away and covered oy
the water -Four of the cannon, now
ever. that were mounted upon 1t, have
been found beneath the waters, EMBED
ded in mud. taken up. Two OF them
appear to have been partially BURST