Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-28

POSTMASTER Geucral, the Comptr0licrs.
Auditors, and others OF the higher OF
ticers of the government whom II Is not
IN our power to euumerate--ihc whole
number of distinguished persons pre-
sent being fifty Or sixty.
On the Generals reaching the cen
ire of The circle, the President advan-
ced 10 him, and gave him cordial and
aAeciionaie reception, surh as might
have been expected from this illusiri
Gus Representative of The American
opie TO one OF those oi early friends
Of theirs, whom like himself they dc.
light to honour"
ms ARRIVAL IN VIRGINIA.
From tie .qeaenaii Hesii Oct Is.
Ata7 minutes Of one o'clock, p. IN. on
Saturday, gen. Lafayette stepped upon
the soil Of the .ancient dominion at the
old Virginia line, to which he was well
coined by Jacob Morgan, esq. one Of the
marshals of the day, by whom, with
John Nheelwright, esq. another marshal,
he was conducted few PAGES from the
line whenhe was addressed by gen. Wal
ter Jones, before large concourse of
speclato Gen. La Fayette then, un-
der handsome salute from captain
Wiiliams's artillery, entered superb
ope coach, drawn by four elegant greys
with Positions to each neatly dressed
in white, with blue sashes round the waist
and tasteful caps, and, proceeded by the
| committees of the Alexandria and " ash
ington councils, was conducted, by a
corps of Washington cavalry, under
captain Andrews, and the Alexandra
/ civic escort, within short distance OF
the corporation line, where the militia,
consisting THE different volunteer com
pauies o: Washington and Georgetown,
elegantly uniformed, anu the volunteer
/ companies OF the town, We're drawn up
| in line. When he arrived opposite the
centre of the column, he abghted from
his carriage and approached WITHIN a
short distance, when ne was saluted by
it. After this ceremony he returned
to his carriage, when the troops wheele d
4 into open column. and commenced their
march to town, lie procession moving
In the following oruer:a capt. An
drew's troop of Washington cavalry
/ in front, toilowedby about Two thousand
! troops Oh foot, the committee of ar
engagements in carriages, the marshal
aud his aids, the carriage, in which were
I gen. LA Fayette and gen. " alter Jones,
gen Jones suite, and a number vi otfi-
GERS of the army and navy, and many
from the state of Virginia next car
rage IN which was seated u. w. La
7 Fayette and u. W. 7. Gusts; then came
cart bearing the tent OF " ashington,
/, which, was handsomely dec Grated with
evefgreens and surmoun,ed with the ma
tionai banner The procession, as far
as the front of the carriage whi,h bore
each side by the civic escoit, consisting
OF more Tran one hund ed gentlemen
handsomely mounted, with blue sashes,
cockades and badges. The process sion
being thus formed, then passed through
some OF the principal streets, which
: were lined with anxious spectators;
the windows Of the houses were filed
with ladies', waving their hankerchiefs as
the general passed, receiviog III return
his repeated bows. A little after $ o.
CLOCK the procession passed the supurb
arch erected on Washington and exten
dingto the corner OF King street, down
King street 10 the corner OF Royal street.
The gen.accompaniedby his son, sc.
passed down The line thus formed to
Royal street. Immediately upon his
wheeling into this street, a most inter-
esting scene presented iisell-a very
large number OF male and female chill
dren OF from 5 TO l2years Of age. he
females, clad in White, wearing blue
sasAes aud Lafayette badges, and the
males, neatly dressed, with pink colored
sashes and ba, ges, were drawn up in
two rows. As soon as approached,
beautiful little girl, The daughter of X |.
Tay lor, esq. stepped forward, and, in be-
half Of her brothers and sisters, presen-
ted him with handsome and appropri-
ate address. As soon as she had conclu-
ded, the general in al aiiectionate man
ner kissed her. lie passed through this
assemblage, politely bowling to tie chill
dren on each side, who strewed his path
with flowers to The reception room in
the city hotel, where he was received
by the mayor and members oi the COM
mon council, the former of whom deli
yered an address, to which the general
made n neat rpniy