Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-14

FAYETTE was escorted to the NAVY
Yard, by regiment of volunteers, under
the command of Col. j. G Watmough
and regular procession OF citizens, prln.
cipally from Southwark, and the al.
joining districts. The weavers. amount
Ing to about 500, had in the procession
a large carriage decorated, upon which
they had loom and spooling machine
in operation. The troops were review
ed by Gen. La Fayeie in 'front.' OF his
quarIers, & the line OF march was taken
up about past ii o'clock, ard pro
ceeded to the Navy Yard, where The
Nations Guest was received under a
salute of "a guns, which was returned
by an equal number from the ship
JohnAdams in the stream, whose yards
were manned by part Of her crew
dressed in white trousers and jackets,
blue collars and black bats.
Maj. General Cadwallader and
Bfigadler General Paterson and their
sul'es-a number of field officers ofthe
mllItia--the Commntee of Arrange
ment of Southwark. Movamensing,
and Passyunk, in barouche, preceded
General lafayette and Governor
Shulze, in the procession. The suit Of
The Commander in Chief, George
Washington l. Fayette. and the son of
Gov. Shulze; and the Presidents and
members of the Corporation OF South
wark, also rode in carriages. The
whole procession had a splendid ap-
pearance, and was conducted with the
same regularity that was preserved in
grand parade on Tuesday last 1t was
in fact repetition OF the Generals
emily, in miniature.
4 cold collation. was provided at the
Navy Yard, in which multitude of
visiters mad assembled There were
present in the yard about 1000 children
belonging to the Public Schools in that
district. An address was delivered
to the General by one of the Boys.
The constituted authorities of South
wark also delivered an address upon
the occasion.
The General was received by Com
BARRON. and entertained at the Quar-
ters of N ju Gambel, whose arrange
ments are mighty spoken of
A dinner was given to General La
FAyETTE on Saturday. by his mason
ic brethern, at their Hall Between
three and four hundred persons were
present. The interior of the hall, we
understand, was very splendid, and
the dinner served up in very supe
rior manner. A full account shall be
given hereafter.
The following was the order of process
sion. l A cavalcade of 100 citizens
mounted. I'd 100 field and staff Off
GERS mounted 8. 60 cavalry. A. Mu-
sicians, mounted. B. 100 cavalry. 6.
Artillery. with pieces of ordnance. 7.
A brigade of infantry, of nearly 1000
men. 8. Committee of arrangements
in carriages. Q. Gen La Fayette, ac-
companied by judge Peters in a ba-
rouche. 10. Gov. Shulz and suite in a
barouche. IL. Gov williamson, of
New-Jersey, and suite. 10. Two ba-
rouches with distinguished individuals.
l3. $50 revolutionary heroes drawn in
three cars of great magnitude, with io1r
horses each, trimraed with white and red,
and the cars decor ated with evergreens,
flags, and mathematical descriptions.
Each soldier wore the revolutionary
cockade. IA. A large car, containing a
body Of printers. The compositors and
ptessmeu were at work, and the latter
distributed from the press an ode, pre-
pared for the occasion, by Alderman
Barker. The members of the typogra-
phical society followed, preceded by
banner Is. 400 Young men. 10 200
cordwainers with banners, badges, and
other embems. Then followed 800
weavers, $50 ropemakers, $50 lads, 100
ship-builders, 700 mechanics of differ
ent branches, $50 coopers proceeded by
a car containing cooper's shop with
workmen htting slaves, driving hopes,
sc $50 butchers, $50 carmen, 200 rifle
men, a company of artillery, 500 intan
try, body of cavalry from NewJersey,
aud 500 farmers. The appearances of
these societies, and other bodies of men
associated in the procession, was very
fine. They were all well dressed, and
each corps or division had its own ban
ners with appropriate emblems and in
criptions.
Gen. LAFAYETTE, on Sunday, last, vi