Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-11-13
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LA FAYEFTE.

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GoocHLAND, Nov. AT l2oclock
This day General La Faystte and suite.
escorted by the Fayetts Guards and
sondry gentlemen, arrived at Powell 9
tavern In this coonty. on his way from
Richmond 10 Monticello, where he was
received by the Co0mittee of gentle.
men heretofore deputed to wait on him
In Richmond, and to invite him to
public diuosr, TO be provided for the
occasion at GoochlsDd Courthouse
BY those gentlemea he was introduced
] so Col William G ay, Chief Marshal
sfthe day, who bad been appointed with
sundry other gentlemen as Committee.
60 srrangethc 90 ort through this coun-
~; when Col Gray welcomed him, in
the same Of the citizens of Goochland
IN short, but very Impressive and
deeling address
The General replied with all the cor.
diality peculiar to his character. He
wac then introduced to the OF her mem
ibers Of the committee, to Capt James
B Forgerson and he troop, and the o.
sher citizens of the county, assembled
for the poI pose of uniting wi b the es-
cort:-as he passed from the road
twherc be was introduced 10 the gen.
tlemen OF the county, 10 the tavern,
Hs> ny ladies' who had assembled there
fofihe purpose OF seeing our distin.
gulshed 6Anefsctor, were gratified with
an introduction. He then retired TO
Mis- room:--after short repnse, the
General and soite, together with such
members of the Richm ond committee
AS attended him TO that place, the
me nbers of the Gooehland committees,
she GpochlaDd troop, the citizens of
this county and the Faystte Guards
partoek Of cold collation., which had
boon provided Tor them.
TAe elegant eqoipsge and escort,
provided by the citizens of R. chmond
for the sccommods Ion of the General
aad suite, to that place, were then dis
charged. And after the General had
given TO Captain Nelson and his troop,
aud the gentlemen who escorted him
from Richmond an affectionats fare.
wall, he was. with his suite. conducted
Co the sIuipage provided for their ac-
commodatlon, by the citizens Of this
county consisting of four carriages, the
two Il ct drawn by four borsss each, and
che others by two horses.
AT Q o'clock the General and suite
took their seats In their carriages. each
attended by oAs of the committee ap.
pointed 10 invite them TO this county.
Capt. Fergurson's troop, the Msrshsls
OF the day and many citizens of the
county. on horseback, ed the escort,
I'D all mounting TO several hundred
The order OF procession being thus ar
ranged, they took op the line Of march
for the Courthouse. II was gratifying
beyond the power OF description, to see
$he feeling manifested by the citlzsps
OF the county upon this occasion. So
soon as the fac, was generally known
that the venerable La Fsyette. the
friend of Washington, and the only sur.
Siving Major General of the Revolu-
tionary army. was within the iinits OF
ahe county, the ordinary occupations of
che farm were forgot Ci,izens
from ell parts Of the county assembled
on the aides of the road from Powsll's
20 the Coorthouse, and as the General
passed, the shouts of her sons and the
white hapdkerehisfs of her daughters
that waved 10 the air, proclaimed the
gratitude of free people.
The procession arrived at the Court.
house at half past four o'clock in the
afternoon, amidst the scelsmations OF
an immense coacourss OF citizens, as.
sembied to greet the arrival of our vel
come guest. aud to demons.rate to him.
that the fame of his deeds, 10 not only
recorded upon the pages of our history
DOT upon the hearts of our citizens
The Geaeral and suite was then in
trodacsd to many ladies of this and the
ADJOINING counties, assembled to wit
ness hts arrival, and to q large con-
course OF citizens, who were arranged
"a uousls lines by the Marshals Of the
pay ."ongst whom were large nom.
osr0f s'vaiasionsry officers s. soldiers.