Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-10-22

terDateiy the sctne of the greatest legislative
consultations, aud Of eullvsia.e frulics, cuuid
not He viewed without eniotion. Much less
could the house, Quilt in 17i4, as appears from
the inscription OH i) where Gen. Washing
ton received The hand of his wife 1, is i,.w
ahnust in ruins. The she'll of the ,nagszine
of powder. which kihdled as II were the first
flame of the Revolution in Virginia, still stands
oD the main street. Thousands have visited
These venerable relics without much sensibili-
~: but ON this occasion, it was Impossible
Tor any msa, who nuw saw them for The Gi 81
time to behuld them without emotion.
The company did not reach York till dusk.
The procession Vt carriages and horses WAS
long, and they were met few miles from
York, by tue Richmond troop Of horse, " no
conducted them TO town.
The accommodations for the res Dictionary
officers and other invited guests were excel
lent. The troops cnramped near IA mile
| To the east OF the town in tents-their general
at their head the ground where the two
celebrated redUubts stood SO famous in the
siege. Some of the general officers have their
quarters in the town. Gen. La Fay.ite, suite,
and some few uf the guests, are to be station
ed IN the house, formerly Gen. NeIsnn'. -
Major GrItfins romantic mouse, imm. diateiy
On the river bank, is the II q. of the invited
parts haze poured into the town, and are ac-
communicated in houses ar tents. Fifteen or
! twenty soldiers Of The Revolution are among
the n,ied suests-whU +" shoulder the crufch
and show how fields were wOn."-At the H.
Z. Of La Fayette, are Col. Allen McLane, of
Delaware, distiog uished officer IN Lees le-
giOn, the father oI the me.nber of Congress
from Delaware-Coi. Fish of New York,
brave major under Gen. Ham'lion when h..
stormed the Redonbt and Col. Hug-r, whose
name carries with 1t It's own heart felt enco-
mlain. Com. Barron accompanied them
from Philadelphia. Ii is re-. ,aliug TO SCI.
back to those times which tried mems souls"
The following is the lis, of the general Off
GERS and staff officers al Yo.A:
Mai Gen. Robert b. Taylor.
Col. Albert AiImand, DIVISION Inspector.
MAJOR John Myers.
Major Lomax, Adj't General.
Major James Hunter, Dr. iinn @. Master.
J. u. Tay Tor, Assistant Adj, General.
Brig. Gen John II. Cooke.
Col VIM. Boiling, Brigade Inspector.
Capt Thomas Leigh, Aid.
Capt. John cambridge Brigade @. Master.
Brig. Gen. VIM. II. Brodnax.
Maj. +. II. Lundy, Aid.
Capt. j. Y. Mason, Brigade @. Master.
NidJ' IL -. DuttS, inspector.
Geo. Z. Dromgoole. Esq. Scc'ry.
THE TROOPS ARE AS HOLLOW:
U. 5. Troops 500 all loid commanded by
Col. Eustis, Major Tanning.
Richmond Companies. .
Richmond, La Fayett Artillery command
ed by Lieut.. Richardson.
Light Infantry Blues, Capt. Murphy.
Rifle Rangers-Capt Brooke.
Euu n,
Norfolk Companies. independent, Capt.
Capron--Junior Volunteers, Cant Gibbons.
Portsmouth, Rifle Company Capt. Young.
Portsmouth Artillery, Capt. Coax.
Hompfon-Fayette Corps, (Inianiry) Capt.
Westwood.t
Suffolk Coumbians, Capt. Charlton.
Peiersburg.-Troop Of Cavalry. Capt. Pc
gram.
Peisrsburg.-Light Infantry Capt. McRae.
independent Volunteers Captain Henderson.
Williamsburg Troop OF Ca Sary, Capt Nc
Candlish.
New Kent and Charles City Troop of Ca
yairy, Captain Christian.
| In the course OF Monday, ladies and cit-
zens were pouring into the town.
| The scene is uDcOmmonly interesting. The
village itself though small, is in resoectabIe
trim. The wafer view is peculiarly fine. Ii
is one large beautiful stretch Of water above
and below. The eye takes in. several miles
b0e--nearly opposite TO the town, is GIou-
cester town, to which CORVALLIS, when press
ed by the siege, attempted in vain to ny: but
storm drove his boats back. Below YOU
you catch view of the mouth OF York river
| about IL miles, and a GLIMPSE of the bay be-
yond II. The river itseIfis emil, eped by sever.
al steam boats among others, the fine u. s.
frgate from Baltimore with sever al passengers
and smaller vessels of different sorts, bring
ing visitors from various rivers. The banks
oil the river at York are bold. lofty, and COM
manding in their view. The town itself and
The country around it for short distance is
plain, until it rises into small hills. A few
yards beyond the edge Of the town 10 the
East, you see the nearest British Iines-the
mounds OF the entertainments. and the ditch |:
the mound, considerably sunk from the tread
of cattle and the washing of the rains-and
the ditch rapidly filing up. Ii is said, that af-
ter the war the Executive directed a part of
the British works to be levelIcd for the pur-
pose oil saving so much ground AS il we had
not land enough already. and as If these werks,
tne monuments Of our glory, were not worth
| million tunes the space of ground which they
occupy. Near mile To the East of the lines.
the Committee have erected three temporary
works: a triumphaI arch, "a, the Rock Re
doubt, which Hamilton aud La Fayette storm
ed, and where Gen. Taylor ut the head of the
troopsis 10 address La Fsyetie.-An obelisk
at the scite of the Redoubi, ~ hich viominil
stormed, say quarter Of nile spart--and
farther to the South, another ObeIisk on the
famous spot where Gen. O'Iiara offered 10
deliver up his sword to Gen. Washington. And
IN tnls direction, the soldiers tents are errcied
the held where the troops are To be reviewed
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