The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-17

Col. Leslie met his repu'se at the ron.
of our revolution, was be-
fully decorated.
Ornaments we're suspended across
street under which vas The following u.
scription
LESIiE's REFUSE, I775,
ola FAYErrE'S RESoWN. lss4n
In passing Blown street, tue proce.s,.a
came in sight of another arch, IN Wi,,
street, aadcr which the gcner.. arterNa'I
passed in going To Beverly, bearing H..
following Inscription on American iuep
made at the Factory in Salem:
AMERICAN DUCK:
=" While wind shall blow, and seas shall rolI
" lille aught remains that's good and pr.., !
Our satise Duck, from pole 10 pole,
Shall wait the nume Of LAFArEITI.a
In crossing over Washington squs,t f..
general passed between two lines of b,,'
about enc Thousand in number, arrayrd =.
der their respective instructors, all bp,r,,..
LA Fayetle badges. The general alighl,?
1T the elegant mansion. late the Hon. ",
Gray's, we'll known us the ESSEX cof..
house, but ON this occasion had Received
new name, by which it will be ia G,l,,r,
known. Over the front door, in goldaa
| capitals, appeared
Ia F.iYETTE COFFEE HOUSE
Here, on u stage erected in front Of ,bo
house, for the occasion, the general w.
most ,-loqueniiy addressed by Judge Story
Gen. La Faycllc replied extcmperapconsiy
III most Ceekng, allcctionate and apnra
pirate naRner.
From the la Fayette Coffee House Ia
was escorted To Hamilton Hall, To dt,,
ner.
The Streets through which the General
passed after entering the town. more than
two miles in extent, were lhrpnged with all
ages and sexes, eager to welcome him
From the moment the general entered the
town, until he left il, the rain fell in torrents.
Although every one WIS wet through and
and through, get mons Thought of shelter
The cold drops from the clouds conld not
cool the ard"r of gratitude. When the
general catered the town, he was in an
open harouchoi Judge Story, who rode
with him, had thrown over him a cloak
and held an umbrella over his head but
when he saw the women and children
throngins the streets to welcome him, en-
tirely exposed To the rain, his benevolent
feelings were excited, he threw Off his cloak
and refused the shelter Of the umbrella:
and when hearriecd at the coffee house, he
WAS, hike two thirds Of the town, drench
ed t. the skim
Hamilton Hail, in which the general ii
med, With about three hundred 1T the CHI
zens of Salem, WAS most tasteiutly orna
mented with paintings, snd with natural
and artificial flowers. lie sat in the chair
of Washington, under an arch strmountrd
with the American Eagle. and supporting
the bust of Washington. In The recess Was
the Declaration Of Independence and the
names of our ilnstrons line of Presidents.
Amongst the guests were Gen. Drarbpo,
late Minister 10 Portugal, Cols. Pickering
and Lee, three worthless of the Revolution
Ills ENcciiency Mr.. Salazar, the Colon
bian Minister, and his Secretary GcnerI
Wingate, Of Miine, aud General II. A. s.
DearbaR, uf Boston. The II honorable john
Quincy Adams, and Governors Eastis and
Brooks were iuvitrd, but could not attend.
On III" walls appeared the following in
scriplions:
Welcome, welcome be the brave,
10 the homes he ionght~o save.
ia TAAETTE,
La Grange--Aount Vernon.
La FAYETIE IN AMERICA;
On pPrt on etre mienx.
Ga an sein de sa famille
Hal, gallant Chief, our countrys early friend!
Long life be thine, mud Frightening TO lhe end
Tho France claim thy birth, here at home shalt
thou be,
For thine is the love of the Land of the Free.
The decorations Of the dining hall and
tables were very beautiful. They were the
unsolicited work n;asbip Of the Salem la
dies, thar whom none are better able to
unite elegance and taste.
About O'Clock general IT, Fayette took
leave of the company, and was escorted 10
Ipswich by Il battalion Of cavalry. He
arrived in Newhuryport about IL in tho
evening. The town was immediately IT,
Illuminated, and every demonstration Of
JOY she"n at the arrival Of the Nations
Guest.
RECEPTIO.E or IN FIYETTE ITLEX
LfGTO.E 4.ND EO-TCORD.
General La Fayette arrived in Lexington
between 8 and o'clock in the afternoon
of Thursday. AT the line of the town h,
was received and welcomed by the Chief
NJ 4 LII.