Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-10-28

1 NOT, cepu0t enaFO your NIsunPH' Abo
wreathe which our gratitude has woven
to testify Gus love for you. will loose
nothiog Of its fragrance or its verdurs,
though time hang uponiss leaves some
lsars Of pious recollection Of the friends
of your early youth: In war, the ayen.
ger, in peace, the father OF his coun.
try. -.
In behalf then. Of all the Chivalry oil
Virginia; on this redoubt, which his va,
lor wrested from the enemy AT the point
! Of the bayonet; place on the head OF
Major General La Faystte this wreatbe
| of double triumph:-won by numerous
and illastrious acts of martial prowess,
and by life devoted to the happiness
of the human race. In their names, |
proclaim him alike victorious in arms
and acts of civil polity. ln hammered
fislds, hero--in civil life, the bens-
factor of mankind.
La Faystte was deeply Affected
There was solema earnestness In MS
manner, touching sensibility In MS
| whole couutensnce, which most desPly
i'm pressed avery observer. Many wspt
all were moved When Gen. T. had
closed his addressed, he was about to
fix the civic Wreath upon the Generals
head. But the considerable Veteran.
always himself, always attentive to the
slightest proprieties of WORD and &C.
ton, caught the hovsripg wreath as it
approached bis brow with his right
hand, and res psctfully bowling, dropt it
to his side, when he thus replied:
Gen. La Fayettcs reply to Gen. Taylor.
most cordially thank you, my Dear
General, and your companions in arms,
for your affectionate welcome, your
kind recollections, and the tlatterlng
expressions ofyour friendship. Hap
py am to receive them on these al.
ready ancient lines where the united
arms of America and France have been
gloriously engaged in Holy Alliance
to support the rights of American In
dependence, and the sacred principle
of the sovereignty of the people. Hap.
py also to be SO welcomed on the par.
ticular spot where my dear light In.
fantry comrades acquired one of their
honorable claims to public love and
esteem. You know; sir, that In this
business Of storming redoubts, with
! unloaded arms, and fixed bsyonsts,
the merit of the deed is in the soldiers
who execute it, and to each Of the
am anxious to acknowledge their Q.
| DUAL share ofhonor. Let me. howeV.
or. with affection and gratitude, pay a
special tribute to the gallant name OF
| Hamilton, who commanded the at.
tack, to the three field officers who SO.
eonded him Gimat, LaursDs, and Fish,
the only surviving one, my friend now
near me. In their name my dear Ge'
neral, in the name Of the light infantry
those we have lost as we'll as those who
survive, and only in common with them
l accept the crown with which you are
pleased to honor US, and | offer you
| the return of the most grateful &C.
acknowledgements.
! When he had closed he gave new
proof of the rapidity of his concep'
lions, the generosity of his soul, the u
inform modesty Of his character. 1h'
vsrv moment he concluded, (neveE hav
ing been prepared for such scene
never having seen the address, neve'
having suspected the presentation o.
the wreath, be turned round and drew
! Col. Fish to the front. Here the ex
| claimed) half of this wreath belongs tt
you.' No sir, it is all your own. -
Then (said La F. putting it into Col
F's baud) 'taks it and preserve /. al
our commor, property
| The whole scene was strongly mark
ed by the moral sublime. This cere
mony over. the grand review com
menced. La Fsyette stood near tn.
| Arch, and the Volunteer companies
and the U. S. troops passed him in re-
gulsr succession. with flags flying ant
music floating 10 the air. The troop
then formed themselves again in line
and La Fayette on foot, passed dowr
the line. He was carried to the Ohs
| lisk, situated on the spot where Vimi
onel bad stormed the second Redoubs
The Review over. and La Faystte hsv
| ing seen, and been seen by all tn
troops, he mounted his barouche II
company with the Governor. and wa
followed by the other carriages. Th'
whole body of military and citizen
then moved to the field, near to which
the British troops had grounded thei
arms in 81. Between these, and tn
! am phitheatre, where at least one thous