The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02

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/ les gaaiiiy M, 10 'iiin
Arrangements wer.. nlade for rfee1, ihj
him al fou, q lock Oh Friday .iieruov-, 3
the Ferry stairs was desis'saied ~ th'
place uf landing, where "A fag staff hear
ing alon the American Ensigu, was erect
. ri, aud fwo pi..crs of artillery stationed
.nder III. direction uf captain George On
!tnflr u saiui. ~ the General landed. Th'
two .oluutecr Cornpani.s of Norfolk, ih'
UNDERGRADUATES, capt. Capron, and th'
+ Juniors, s,pt. Gibbons, aGd two froH
Portsmouth, the excellent Rifle corps
commanded by capt. Young, and Ih,
, Portsmouth Grrys, Captain LangbOrn
turned linr, along The lelt side of the
avpnue through which he was 10 pass, aud
II line opposed al The Corporate Sociriies
1of fle ,ur0agh, and citizens generally,
was formed on the opposite side, extending
from ihe wharf up Market square To the
Main street, where handsunle ClNie
Arch had been erected The whole area
of Market square was kept clear by the
vigilance of the MdrsliAz /: ou the foot
ways, how-ver, the lhrong MAS very great.
Along the foot way nn Main street iron<in g
Market square, were ranged Ia handsonie
order, The chldfsn Of the numerous
schools, male aud female, and those of'the
Female Orphan Asylum. Al the Arch
WAS stationed the Corporate AuthoiIii"s of
the Borough, the Reverend Clergy ut oil
DENOMINATIONS and l,.ntIemer vi The pro
fessIon of Law and Physlc.
| The " hole of Marquet Square present
ed q truly aniinatnIg picture. In addition
10 the great number nj dnr population
ranged along the side of Market Square'SL
III Main Street, every window within view,
and the tops Of several OF the Houses were
Grow d d ni,h ladies, who, although not
| cuualng in number those which III similar
| situati3ns greeted tire arrival of the Ma
tr,n's Guest, in the larger CITIES, might, We
think, Justly claim the palm of beauty.
Al O'Clock IL signal gun announced the
approach of the Petersburg within sight
from lIIr tUwn, aud shortly after full sa
late al artillery from the Revenue Gutter
Monroe, Capt Jones, gave'nollce tlLtt she
had arrived nj the mouth Of the harbor
on hearing the Portsmouth side, the Gen
cral rccei, ed asaittc from the Portsmouth
Artillery Company, under Capt. Cooke,
stationed on the hill fronting the harborn,
which was echoed by similar one from
the Ndyy Yard above. The Pc,ersb rg
having anchored of The County Wharf, an
elegant barge, rowing 10 oars, 10 which
was seated Capt. Warrington of the Navy,
and George Newton aud William Maxwell,
Esq. the Committee deputvd by thc
Court and Common Council, 10 receive
our Guest, pat off 10 her In ten minutes
after, he was landed, with his son George
Washington, and suite colonies Peyton
and llaalc, (the Governors Aids,) who
attended him as a commission on the part
ofthe state the Secretary of War; Ma
lor General Tay lor, and Brig. Gen. Cooke,
and their suites; General Maconb Col.
it"hcrdeau; General Jones ; aud other
distinguished pe,sonages, under salute
from the artillery at the flagstaff, aud pro
crrdcd tin ough the avenue formed by the
parallel lines of citizens and military To the
arch. whe,, he was recci,edhy the May or,
Jotu T.. Holt, Esq. who delivered mn ap
proprlate aud handsome address, 10 which
the General replied Ia manner expires
si',, df The finest AoIiugs aud best ,rnti'
,nents.-- We find il imETaci,citbe 10
he as Giro ms auti,I in ouI drtdis, MS the
expectations OF our readers, no doubt, re
qure us to be.--We cannot at this Time
present even an outline of the address or
lii" answ"r--both VIII appear in our next. ]
The General WAS then handed IL the ear
rage +" hich WIS in waiting tn receive hi IN,
! aud seated with The Mayor aud committee
proceeded on up Nrn street, followed by
other Carriages containing the gentlemen
, accompanying him, to the elrg,nt apart
mcnts prepared for him III Mrs, HaasJordS
Boarding HUuse.
As the General passed uf Mstkct
Square, after landing, the line oi volunteers
successfully wheeled in by plato"ns and
followed and as he proceeded up Ma,t
street, after leaving the arch, the Marine
} aud NJ. chanic Soclrties, aud citizens gene
F, rally wheeled six deep, after the volunteers
had passed, and formed procession. o.
arriving at his quarters, thc General, hi
l suite and company attending, al'ghtrd ant
went in. As the procession al mIlltar,
= and citizens canle opposite, II halted ant
wheeled into line, laring the Gcucgh'
! quarters, and leaving spac" large enodSI
Tor another procession Of a most interesting
/, description 10 pass IN resirw before on
J paiernal Guest this consisted OF The cirll
drcn Of the different schools-thc girls, al
neatly dressed, passed FIST, some With has
kcts, strening flowers then came the boys
several hundred IN number, and presenting
; ON the whole a most interesting and hear
5 touching scene. The good old General wa
/ delighted with this spectacle aud express
I'd himself in tire most rapturous terms
The whole procession having passed III ~
view, returned to Market Square, Where
! was dismissed.
During the landing Of the General, an,
his passage 10 bis i"' jugs, tie greatest on
der and respect were observed. On land
t ing there were some huzzas and waving "a
hats, but generally, the citizens Preferrc'
expressing mode ef showing their respec
I by uncoserins their heads while he wa
. passin. them. Never did we ste Joy an
yadnes, So visihly depicted IN the human
i countenance, as they we're IN the lace o
} every individual, in the vast coacours
v hich attended this interesting scesa...
!. ---- lHeratd.
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