The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-10-29

ed the General by the hand, .xcl4imine..
/, was with yon at York Town. | rnie,e,
: spndri redonht at Your side. too Nh
, nj t1s sale of the gallant De- kalh. Your as
! sneiate IN arms, when ht fell in the field ;
Tile tears STRAINED from The ,rirf,n,
eyes : and La Fayrttc showed hy lis cnnn
tenanee the sy sympathy he felt. les. nv
brave soltirr. ! am happy IL have lived I,
meet you once more"
On Monday, La +. dined with n .rlecl
Company of sune ~ ar 80, cunsistins nj
the Revolutionary officers, Sc. At nigh,
some trans parcncirS were exhibited n,er
IN" door oi his House, and under thc Rich
mond Marquee.
We understand, that tht. lsesernor's aid.
Received the General at Alrsaniria on
board the Peter burg NJ half past IL O'Clock
4. NJ. On Satnr5'y-propped ,innn tu
slotnt Nffn"n, and LANDED the Grneral
md Gnrsis, aud %rrrnained two hours. 4
siadl"d privacy was observed. Ia =. M
preached the Vault accompanied only hy
nv" of the M,ssrs. Dew is.s and on- TAR IN -
nj The hessrs. Wa~ttnglons. lie entered
tiie vault with hrs hat IN his band, kissed
The collins al The venerable Washington
'nd his lady, and left the tomb With The
deepest emotion. After IA cold cnllttian
the guests departed, aud arrived at In.
mouth OF York River 1T - O'Clock IN
Mpfday. II wa- a quarter L..fnre one,
When he set his tuat on the beach of York
Ioan.
Ihr following. gentlemen accompanied
iiin fl3n as~l'ington- his Son, Mon. de
stssenr and the iiaron Scion IN his suite
The Secretary Of War-Majnr General
~.ncComh-c"l. Rnharitcan-iirn. Walter
Jones and SUITE col. Henderson of the
Marine Corps-Gru. John Mason-col.
Charles r. M,rcrr-Naior Mi-rrtr-Nr.
George Washington Cn-tis-Mr. George
ilhy-Ge"rgc Tnrh"r, Esq. member afthe
ii. oT R.-apd other gentlemen. TIE fe
t%rrsbilrg alsn brought down Gen. Washing
tons Tent, which was pitched nm Monday
Evening between the Richmond Marquee
and the rivers bank, Thr Potomac hro't
down capt. CrutehIirld's company Of In
fanIry from Fr"drrIch-hurg, aud snndy
passengers from the District.
H. WAS waited upon, hundav Evening,
by Mr. ThonAe Gr"rkrnhropgh, an III"
part ofthr Committee of arrangements IT
this city, 10 ascertain hi. movements. The
General informed him that l." should eni
bark ut james TuNn foe Norfolk, on the
Isl he should ,rrmrlu thea, inspecting
the forts and Navy gard, viii the Secrr
tary at War, for two or tire" daN4--and
would probably reach kiclnond by tiic
18th.
In truth, the scene exrecd,a all rational
expectation A.: The Committee Of .7flauge
.nenis deserve much fnclInium for tlri,
cntcrprising spirit and judirion. rfinrts. 1t
is II scene which no man, who SAW ii will
ever forget. The Virsiniar1 appeared in
thrir true colours.
Il mark Of aspect WAS paid ~ Gen. Ia
fasettc which perhaps, was never rSirnd
I'd IL any other man IL this country. Ills
Quarter Guar WAS composed OF ahon' go
commissioned officers, drawn from differ
tnt pats of the st+ir, and associated 10
sether for this purpose a; not / IS than 80 Of
whom We're fun coiNnrts.
18Th October. The anniversary OF the
surrender Of York WAS celebrated with ap
propriatr honors. Ifihr civic reception Of
| the 18th was affecting, the military spec
tacle of the 1874, Was brilliant aud lnpo
sng.
Soon after breakfast the General walked
from his quarters, I" the frnt III " ash
layton surrounded .hy the Committee of
arrangements and others. .N'rn.'rrs We're
then i%ntroduc-d Ia h;uI-many iadl"s, the
veteran spldirrs of the Revolution, cit
zenns from other states aud all quarters Of
V'ir9inia
C3i. Wm. +. Lewis, nr canph"li. was IN
troiuccd Ia him, and delivered thG follow
inS address.
Gen. Ia Elyeite.
The sons 81 the mountains ,ain most
cordial, their lnv Land brethren in WI
canning Your reiurn r" this country, they