Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-02
DOMESTIC.
RECEIPT OF GEN. FAYErTE
IN lCKnRURG


Zen. LA Fayctte would visit them, in cnmiili
aoce with their previous invlation, on Satur-
day lg0ih.) the Committee of Arrangements
= drpuied fur of its members and two marshals
To meet him at the Wilderness Tavern, near
the dividing line betwe.n Orange and Spnitsyl-
van'a, distant ID miles from town, To weicome
ms entrance into the ruuniy, 10 express the
satisfaction which was irlt by The ci,izrus in
ms expected isit, and 10 conduct him To town.
He did not asrive at the Wilderness until hall
past two in the evening, escorted by n,iaiber
at the citizens and The officers of Orange coun-
~, accompanied by Capt. Robert Lewis. and
'he Hon. James Barbour, Senator of the u.
States (who was AN invited guest. and by the
Generals u-nal aitrntl;.ais, hrs Son, and his
friend, Mr.. La Vasscur. Upon his arrival here,
he was received by corps Of about forty Off :
GERS, handsomely uniformed and equipped
who had assembled themselves frnm this and
the neighbouring counties, under The command
lof Col. Guleimus Smith of Spnt,Sylvana !:
Col. Gr"fsr NJ. Gouke, ofStaffo,d and Col
John Stuart, of kmg George, asan escort up
90 the occasion, and by the deputies from
Fredericksburg, whu made known To him their
duty, which cali. d forth his hsnkful acknow J.
Judgements. The tavern and the ward were
thu ongrd with young and lid, male and female
visitors, who had n itkrd from The neighbour
rhond Z" behold the nations guest. The gene
raj and his company remained here about so
minutes, whilst they par,ock Of an excellent
COLLATION. and the refreshments wich had brrn
provided for the occasion by Mr.. Almun,l, the
landlord, who had been n soldier pf til. reyolt,-
tion. Having taken an affrctionaie farewell
of the ciizens a0d the escort from Orange, the
General and his suite then took their drpar-
ture for Ere dericksburg, ahont o'clock IN
TIE evening, in two carriages, each drawn by
flour hurses which had hren provided and sent
on for their conveyance by the cilizens of
Fredericksburg. In the foremost of the two,
were seated Gen. La Fayrite, Capt. Lewis
aud Cni. Barbour, and in the SECOND, Genrg,
Washington La Fayetie, MIR. La Fasseur, and
Col. iuSh Mercer, one Of The Deputies from
Fredericksburg and both pr-c-ds,. by The
eiarshais aud ,br carriage in which the other
deputies rode. II was exceedingly interesting
during the rapid rid. To, town, 10 behold the.
display of fetling which manifested iisrlT along
almost every part Of the way The l,ousrs on
the road side were thr"ngrd with spectators
and frequent pecrssions If horscmen, some
Times one and two, and sometimes in conadr-
rabe numbers, were falling intn the ranks Ia
increase the escort. In AN hour aud fifty min
utes, and Just M sun set. the party reached t.
parade ground, west of Fl ederirhs5urg, in ;hr
following order:
Two Marshals,
Col Smith,
LIST Corps of Officers,
Committee 1T A,rans cement,
GUEST
in a carr iagc drawn by
fun hlir horses,
Coils. Stewart 81 Cuuke,
q, Corps of Officers,
GENERALS SUITE,
Ia a carriage drawn by
four block horses,
Citizrus an Horseback.
As the General approached the parad,
ground, the military commanded hy Mai Q
VI. Crncbii,ld. and aided by Capt. ID. Greer
were formed ia line upon The left, and parable
with The turnpike read, in the ng ord.r
.. On the right of HE whole, company compo
sed of youths, between ] . and I6 years Of age
!: neatly uniformed and armed with pixies, VIII,
had embodied themselves by the name of l.,
Fayetie Cadets, tn The nunher cf 10, undel
the command OF Col. Wm. 4. Gray, by " hos.
skill and diligence they had been trained t.
! The most exact precision 10 all their evoutions
!. This corps Of little military gave inexpressihi,
interest to this and I'LL the subsequent military
eyIiI'i:ions, and which seemed to he VERY
sensib!y felt by the General himself Next "a
, them was stationed Capt. d. Grerne's band
some company Of RfymeD from Falmouth
nrxi in order, the Rifle Company cf Capt Il
n. Bolts, and upon their left, the Washington
and eqnipped--iD 'hc rpnfre of tile whole the
Marine Band from Washington, mhlch wa.
politely lent by Col. Henderson for the occa
: sion. rs The General and suite advanced IN,
d IN the right, ihe whsle line salutrd, and ~
o they cleared the left, C"l Stanard, who was
appraised by signal, fred = Federal salute from
the artillery Stationed in the suburbs. and thus
announced Ia the eager and anxious citizens
= the approach of their father, the riirnd ard
benefactor Of mankind In The rear of the mill
iary, and under the direction of Major II NJ
e Patton. Chief Marshal, aided by Captain JAS
Green, between two and three hundred citizens
5 from the town and neighbourhood, on horse
back, were arranged in line, and added greatly
To The beauty and effect OF Ibis most imposing
and gratifying spectacle. The carriages hav-
log passed, tie military wheeled aln column
ana lint" piocessoo next followed in regu
lar order, cuizens on horseback. Upnn ap.
preaching the town numerous BODY of res
pectabe citizens ioined the procession. and thu
whole advanced down Hanover towards Carn
r lIoe sitrei. The daylight began 10 close, auC
. AS the procession movrd slowly on, darknes
= was stealing over the scene, and began to i'm
pair, ~ SOME degree IFS imposing eject. With
= Oui any previOns notice or Concert (for tn,
= arri'a had beeD expected some hours sooner
y the light beamed from window To window. a
ii by magic, unul, almost general illumination
= lighted IFS march. THE procession having ar
ri,cd nj the corner OF The Farmers Hotel nj
e CafDline Street, suddenly the adjacent house
" on both sides of The street " ere brauli(u,lv am
/, tasiefully Illuminated, aud the eject was -
gratifying as Unexpected. II would b. upius
TO omit noticing the brautifu and appropt,af
- Transparency exhibited in front Of The resi-
v. dence Of II Marshall, esq'r, IN which the fea