Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-10-12

,tinlied for an hOur.
so Gen. La Fayelte being conducted TO the
;otrrsection Of Paca and Baltimore streets.
nv. the gentlemen who accompanied him.
W., his Barouche and took seats in that Of the
E",.rnor. The Barouche Of Gen. La Fay
s,,s then took the lead ofthat Ofthe Cove rnor,
81 of the Son folio wing Immediately after.
The Cavalry in front opened to the right and
isft and the carriages passed on. They then
| .~heeIsd into column in front of the other
r,r,iayes and the whole moved down 10 Eu-
taw street.
The srd Division with all the Military, ex-
cent the Cavalry, was drawn up in line in Bal
fimore street at 0 O'Clock, A. M. at half open
order fronting to the south, with Officers dis
mounted and their right near the Arch. The
General Officers six PAGES, the Field Officers
GERS two PAGES to the front. The General OH
GERS with their Staff were on the right Of their
respective commands. The Major Generals
and their Staff off duty, were formed with and
accompanied the Major General of the 5rd
Division. The Brigadier Generals aud STAFF
of duty formed with and accompanied the
Brigadier Generals, and the Field Officers of
duty, formed with, and accompanied the
Field Officers Of Regiments-the whole equal
~ distributed throughout the Division as cir
cumstances would admit. All other commits
stoned and staff officers vf duty, were formed
together under the command Of the Senior
Officer among them, and were posted on the
right Of the Infantry. All Volunteer Corps Of
Cavalry, Artillery, Infantry and Rioemen.
which came to the City, were distributed
among the Regiments of their respective arm,
and on the right of the Regiment to which
they were attached.
A flourish of the Cavalry trumpets from the
right announced the arrival there of General
La Fayette, who passed under the Arch and
down the line in the barouche and four alone,
followed by the Governor with Charles Car
roll of Carroton, esq Gen. S. Smith and COL
John E. Howard in one barouche, and the son
OF General La Faye,ie, his Secretary, General
John Stricken and Col. Benalou in the other.
The two city troops Ofcavary were detach-
ed by the commanding officer of the cavalry,
under the command of lieut.. col. Kell, and
accompanied the other carriages, wheeled to
the right and passed down Eutaw to Pratt
street, aud soon reached the left of the line
They there awaited the arrival of General La
tayette, from whence he was conducted by
the COMMITTEE of Arrangement and escorted
By the city cavalry, to the Council Chamber,
and here welcomed as the GUEST OF THE
CITY by the Mayor and civil authorities in
full session.
The rest of the cavalry wheeled to the left
and moved up Eutaw to Franklin street, up
Franklin TO Paca street, down Paca to Balt-
more street, and theirs halted.
As General La Fayette passed the line, the
different regiments saluted in succession by
order from their commanding officers, with
music playing and stat dards paying the high
est military hOnOrs, until the three carriages
passed their left.
A roll of the drums on the left, repeated a
long the whOle front, was the signal for the
line to wheel into column by platoous TO the
right. The artillery moved up Eutaw to
Franklin street, up franklin to Paca street
and halted in the rear of the Cavalry. The
3rd brigade moved up Howard to Franklin
street, up Franklin and halted in the rear of
the artillery. The l4h brigade moved up
Charles to franklin street, up Franklin and
halted in the rear Of the 3rd brigade
At the conclusion of General La Fayette's
reception by the civil auhorities, he proceed
ed, accompanied by thenE the Cincinnati
and the other distinguished persOnages and
escorted by the City cavalry, down Gay street,
up Water, South and Baltimore streets to the
head of Light street, where Canopy erected
on platform feet from the ground was rails
ed, having sufficient room To accommodate
General LA Fayete and the before named
Company. On this station he received The
passing Salute of the Military, The escort
III Line In front Of his quarters.
As soon as the General had reached the
reviewing station. the column wheeled to the
lett moved down Baltimore street, passed un-
der the triumphal Arch aud marching in COM
mon time, saluied the General with the high.
est military bOnors. Each band of Music
played AT lie reviewing station until relieved
by another Band. The different corps then
proceeded to their respective places of rem.
devious and dismissed.
The following is the address of the Mayor
on the Generals being presented To him. at the
head of the Corporation
Here follows the AddressJ
TO which the General made the following
reply:
The aiiectionate welcome have the ham
piness tn receive from the citizens of Baltimore.
from you, Mr. Mayor, and both Councils. is
the more gratifying, as my feelings on an oc
casion So honorable and affecting to me, mipple
with The sense Of past obligations, never to be
forgotten Ii IS under the auspices of Balti-
morean patriotism, by the generosity of the
merchants, by the zeal of the ladies of this
eiiy, at critical period, when not day was
20 oe lost, That have been enabled in 1881, to
hegin Campaign, the fortunate issue of which
mas still enhanced the value Of the service
tneD rendered to our cause. Sir I admire
with delight, your Improvements, your pros
Pehty, your patriotic troops, your monuments.
nave under the tent ofour paiernsl yenerated
chef, met my old companions in arms, and
among them. have the pleasure to recognize
some of those gallant volunteer Baltimore
uFagoons, who joined me in the Virginia
campaign Amidst all those emotions, Sir,
peg you, and the gentlemen of both Councils,
10 accept and transmit TO the citizens of Balti.
more; the afieciionaie and respectful ac-
acknowledgements Of a hea,t io,s da.,,t..d o.,