Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-10-08


md gratitude accompanied them. We leave
,ot room TO day fur the Addresses themselves,
being no less than fourteen in number. Our
friends, however, may rely upon our giving
them as early IA possible, with the answers oil |
General LA FAYETTE to- each. We are
only astcnished at the facility with which the
General replied promptly to- every one of
them, and not only gave general expressions |
ut affection and esteem, but always answered
the sentiments of each address without hesta-
tion and with perfect arrangement of the SEN |
fences. We give below a list of the addresses
and the names Of the persons by whom they
were pronounced, with the exception Of the
name OF the gentleman who delivered the in
teresting appeal cf the Young Men of South
wark, and that Of the LA Fayeite Associs-
ton. These two names, when iayoured with
them, we will cheerfully publish.
The Address of Aged Soldiers, delivered by
DR.. Keemie.
OF the CIersy-by the Right Rev. Bishop
White.
Ofthe Philosophical society-by p. S. Du-
ponceau. Esq.
OF the Bible Society-by r. Rals,on, Esq.
Of the University-by DIR. White.
Ofthe Chamber Uf Commercially II. Rastun,
| Esq.
or the Bar-by Peter S. Duponceau, Esq.
| or the Young men Of SOuthwark-by-
Ofthe French Citizens-by Peter S. Dupon-
ceau, Esq.
or the Ligh, Infantry Corps Of Washington
Grays-by John Swift.
| or tho La Fayette Association-by -.
Ofthe young La dies Of Mr.. Coad's School
by Miss Julian Groijan.
or the Revolutionary Officers who formed ia
the Procession.
or Miss Rhand, with Scroll, containing speci-
| mems Of beautiful writing.
| The Address Of the young Ladies' School
was not only very pretty, hut very prettily
spoken, and excited the highest interest 10
every heart. Mr.. Rhand's interesting daush-
ter acquitted herself in very charming man
ner, and after delivering the Scroll 10 the &c.
beniynant reply.
But the Soldiers Of the Revolution surpas.
all in deep and solemn interest. These are the
men whose names should be carved in letters
Of iron and brass.-A soldier of the American
Revolution The glory of the title outshines
the splendour of "a monarch's dadem.
Many OF the interesting patrarchs were pre-
sent to day. and the very same scene took
place that we described on Wednesday. A
venerable man, with the silver wreaths Of time
upon his brow, approached and grasped the
hana OF LA FAYETTE with strong fervour.
The instant their hands were closed, his fea-
lures showed his inward feelings, his counte-
nance Redeemed, and his eyes were suffused
with tears. he released hishand, and passed
across the Hall, towards the door with audi
BILE emotion, weeping aloud like child. So
promptly does nature respond TO the dictates
OF the heart
Washington .Monument.-A large and
highly respectable meeting was held at the
Coffee House last night John Sergeant, ESQ
in the chair, and resolutions for erecting a
monument to Washington adopted.
General La Fayette received Yesterday AN
invitation from the citizens Of the county of
Fsyette, to visit them He minated his in
teniion to comply with the request before he
returned home and his promise TO Mr.. Galla.
Tin to pass some days at his house when he
came TO this country. ..
Among the individuals to whom the Gene
raj has paid visits in this city, are Mrs. Robert
Morris, Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Ncklin, Mrs. and
: Miss Toussard, Mrs. Slocker, Bishop White,
and Judge Peters, and several others whose
names we have not heard.
lie VIII receive the teachers and pupils of
the schools in the city, in the Hall of indepen
dence, on Tuesday.
The grand Civic Arch, near the corner of
} Fourth and Green streets, designed by Mr..
Strickland, and erActed by Mr.. Joseph Smith.
under the superintendent of the committee
Of arrangements for the Northern Liberties.
under which the I" nations guest" passed on
Tuesday last, has been brilliantly illuminated
ever since the arrival Of General LAFAYETTE in
this city. The view of this arch lighted up is
magnificent. II crosses Fourth street, and is
elegantly decorated with transparencies. rep.
resenting Washington, La Faye,te, Justice,
Liberty, with several other appropriate paint
ings. Festoons and wrea.hs of eeergreens.
flowers and roses add to the beauty and viva
city ofthe decorations. The main arch is dis.
tingoished by twenty. four stars in the form of
crescent. A small arch on each side of the
main one has painted on them likenesses of
Washington and Lafayette. % both are thir-
teen stars representing The original states of
the union. The inscription on this handsome
structure expressed I" a nations thanks 10
freedoms friend.'
LA FAYETTE.--On Saturday, General
La Fayette was received into South
wark, and visited the Navy Yard, to which
ne vas escorted bya grand military aud civic
procession.
The order of the day was, as far az we
couId possess ourselves OF the facts, as fol-
lows About half past IL o'clock, Gen. La
FayeIte received the military, composed of
Col. Watmough's regiment, Captain Bakers
Washington Blues, and another company
from Gen. Patterson's regiment, two comma
MES Of citizen volunteers, and two other com.
panies, whose rank and designation we did
not iearn--the whole under the command of
Col. WatmougIY.
After the review, the General entered his
barouche, and the procession took up the line
oi march, in the following order
l. The Military with the Marines in front)
under Col. WatInnuob '