The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-10-12
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PDfLADELPnfA, September 29.-Th
man " whose glory II IS To have been, Nu
10 be, equally an object Of hatred 10 t,rant
of all descriptions, and uf love 10 ever
freeman and friend of Freedom" made hi
entrance nlo our city Yesterday IN man
ner iliat gave universal satisfaction and Will
circumstances of which ii would BIC vain Il
attempt full acceu It aud description
lis progress from T rnton o,utf Mansion
House Hotel was one splendid triumph ~
remarkable for It's moral rs physical char
actor. The road am the river swarned
viii eager and aH,.ctionaie spectators II
seemed as If the whole population Of III,
country, from many miles back, on every
side. had repaired 10 his route IN their besl
attire aud IN The highest excitement Of Gu
! riosliy and scneratlon. He WAS received
1T franklord, miles from Philadelphia
on Monday evening by aglcat assemblaGe
| consisting principally of our citizens, aud
was comfortably lodged for tin night nj the
arsenal near that place, whose inhabitants
expressed fh,'ir sensibdity in The most be-
coming ana conincndnble department and
ltDgndge.
Between and O'Clock Yesterday NOR
wing, the general set out Tor tins city, with
an immense escort, and about ten O'Clock
The cheers Of the multitude who lined the
turnpike, announced hls approach 10 the
military parade ground near the first gate
lictnlercd The field undcr a salute Of sixty
guns, and al half pasl ten, began, on foot,
The review al the numerous body of troops,
accompanied by 90 nor Shuttle aud
Mayor Gcnefnl Cadtalidcr aud their aids.
They were forty minutes IN passing from
Ht right To ihclrft fthe division, which Was
drawn up IN line, making n splendid ap-
pearanee, and going through its exercises
With admirable readiness and pfceislon.--
George Washington Lafayette, tie son of
the general, himself an experienced and
distinguished officer, remarked that it might
be taken lur a Inc Of regulars. The spec
tdcle of SO many Thousand cHiscn soldiers
had in II every thing which itcould possess
Of attraction and merit. Gov. NlIi1msun,
of New Jcrsny, and suite SIND Gen Brown,
were present. The borders of the field
were deeply ihrongcd, ana every neishbo-
ing tree and cmincucr covered with spec.
tdtors, whose reiterated acclamatinns hcish-
tened The animation, without disturbing the
order of The scene. The number of persons
assembled for the oceasionbcyond the first
turnpike gate may be cstilnalcd nj nearly
thirty Thousand. The venerable Judge
Peters rode in the magnificent harouche
with Lafayette, from Grauktord to the
patade ground, where he gave place 10
Governor Shuttle, rs commander in chic
of the militia of the commonwealth. As
soon as the barouchc left the field, ir' Judge
resumed his seat, while the governor re-
turned 10 his own vehicle, accompanied by
ms aids, and The secretary ofthc common
wealth The civic procession was formed
near the stone bridge, on the Frankford
road, and there united with the military
and they cutered the city, according 10 the
wehave already published.
About two O'clock, or somewhat sooner.
the van appeared in Arch street, in which
IA vast body of spectators, distributed in.
the dwellings, aud III the doors and on the
payements, had been collected from nine
O'Clock in The morning. The windows
were filled with fem les, for the most part
dressed us for ball, and waving their
white haudkr chicts AS the general passed.
Ills bdrouchc, drawn ICY slx cream colorcd
nurses, Withpestlllons richly hahited in
The same color,was preceded 10y the Major
General and suite, several mounted Militia
officers, the county cavalry, aud the FIRST
brigade commanded hf General Robert
Patterson ; il was followed by the Govern
oi's barouche, three Wagons carry ing
req oluIionary veterans of the Northern
Llhe lticb. the second brigade commanded
10y General tastox, with the troops from
Il distance, aud the 81, ic procession, consis-
t!ng Of the Huriuus mechaniCal profes
slaus With their painted banners. II any
pat of the procrssi IN divided the public
SENSATION with the Guest, it was the group,
of revolutionary veterans, from thirty Ia
forty IN each Wagon. The sight of then,
drew tears from both sexes. The coumte-
nance of the general whose hat was Of
throughout the march, indicated the live!i
est satisfaction, and what gave atleast cqua
pleasure, the best health. We were struck
with the cyscilrnt equipment and port oil
the troops, and can venture to affirm, from
personal observation, that few nIiIitar,
lcXhtl.tions of the kihd IN the country could
be superior IN the whole. yhe procession
CONSUMED ahoat an hour in passing tn,
| house IN which we were, with step by ne
means slow, and platoous from eight to
sixteen IN open orteer. Its length may have
exceeded three miles. About Il quartz,
hrtore SIX o'clock thc end Of ii reached III,
State House, where, from under the beau
iilirl arch opposite, the general. having
alighted, walked to the hat in which til,
4 National Independence was declared, am,
which bad been sumptuously FURNISHED n
n saloon foi his use. He WAS welcomed il
II by the city authorities, and heard thu
address ofth Mayor, which together will
: ms appropriate answer, we expect to la,
before our readers either to-day or'tD-mar
row. Thence he went to the rs pre-
, pared for him AZ lhe Washington Hall, i
+. Sd street, where he dincd with party G
about seventy.
d To relate what occurred in the ethe
n streets through which the procession mo