Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-10-05

: a"s S'uo, "'nteu uy Nlr. Banker, the late
Mayor, at the request of the printers. On th<,
top OF the press Inscribed BEN FR.Nx,I
aud below, FREE PRESS THE PALLADIUM oc
I.IBERrf, and on the carriage were the words
w AsHiNGTON, La FAYETrE, YoRK 'Cc,y~
BaANDywINE, MoNMourH, &c. There wcrs
three open carriages drawn by three horses
containing the surviving soldiers of the r,voI,'
tion.-They presented a venerable anpe, ranra.
when they passed they were cheered with land
aceiaina'ions. The streets through which. The
General passed, presented one sclid mas of
pcp"ia'ion; anu the houses were lined " iii, beau
.as.e' ana fashion, n'aniscstng every demon
s.ratiop OF Joy. The sashes were taken out of
tie windows, so as to admit three or four ran.
GEES Of heads. The number of .,,.hes 49,. -.
nense and they were elegant i'm the extreme
over two ct them were placed two E,,c eo,,ie.
decorated with appropriate badges, bear;ne The
inscriptions of WASHINGTON and La FAyrec
ihe General arrived at the Hall OF lndereo.
dence aAout 20 minutes past three O'clock. tn,
procession was one hour and ten minutes naso
sing. The crowd of people was inm,merahIo
IL IS calculated that there were over one Inn
dred thousand strangers in town.
In the evening the city was splendilly ;I,,,
minated, much more so than was anticipated
me museum presented in front elegant traasna.
reneics OF Green, Jefferson, Hancock. Wasb;po
ton La Fayctte, Franklin, Rocharnbeau. ans,
Thompson. In front of the Theatre, Peace. Tn-
dependence, Charity, Liberty, and Justice wer.
beautifully pcrsoniGcd The Free Masons,
Lodge Academy of arts, and all the nnb,;r.
buildings presented brilliant spectacle. In pri.
Va'e HOUSES there was great desire to excel
ana Tue transparencies were numerous rich and
tasteful On the corner OF Dock and w
hut-streets, there were thirteen brilliant star.
hui'g IN trai sversc position. The printirnr 90
ces presented elegant transparcncies of Which
nave not time to enter into detaii-tbev uera
i,'ghly cre'i'aoie TO the proprictors. The figate
!ohn Adams IN the evening was ancho, ed off
Nieehot-sieetr anu brilliantly illuminated
". Y. Statesman.
Ihe Hon John Quincy Adams with his family
arrived IN town this morning in the steam.boot
,iiiyer Ellsworth from Hartford and departed
og rnliadeiph,a IN the steam boat Bellona, I'M
'+' '''''e' d. RI O'CLOCK. 10.
/ tienerU .Hontgomery's Siro;a Orr re,3o
VIII peruse with lively interest the fol,nw;n,-
extract ola letter TO ofthe editors of tb;s no
per from distinguished scientific and literary
! TREND, resident In the state of Maine who has
lately retraced ATuoid,s path thro,ioh tho. 10y
derness to Quebec, returning by the w.
Lake CHAMPAIGN. Full reliance may he ,J..coJ
on the account he gives fthe sword of s;eporai
nontgomery; and we think immediate measuros
SHOULD be taken for its recovery. It is in,lect
strange, that tins curious relic, the characters.
TIC and essential appent!ace of a soldier sL,I,
III. a fhdr
time the ashes of the Hero were rer,oyed g.
'he place where Ire fell 10 ST. Paul's in this ,,;tv
ANY inquiries respecting The authenticity of tb;sA
letter, and the interesting information il con.
tans' VIII be cheerfuliy answered by MAKING
application at this oiice.-[.E y. Statesman.
oteam-Boat Phenix, Lake Champlain.)
September CO. 1924
My Dear SIR: esI have been to Ouehec. ..na
IN mat c'ty, was surprised to learn is pr,se,v-
ed the sword of General Montgomery. nv. oo,,-
,leman, INTO whose hands il fell at lie lime NJ
his death, III s>ccember, 1775.-That this sword
shouid not nave been obtained by the commit
lee or agents, who caused the removal of H.
remains OF the General, to the State oT NJ,
. 1ork' lew years ago, can explain also. nm
inc snpposition, that they were ignorant of ,ba
preservation of the sword.-,Fhe osentlam.,
nolds II Is am elder in the church, of tbe Ra,-
III. ifarHhess' OF the Scotch PRESBYTERIAN So
c'ety; hs name, believe is THOMSON
'The history of the affair is briefly The r.,
'he morning after the battle, Mr.. Thomson
vent 10 tiie spot III the lower town at the foo, az
ape Dranond, where Montgomery fell The
iid been fall of snow; the body was covered
AK; soldier was Just displaying the sword.
Wii'cn ~ ne had taken from the body or near it,.
Hif- thompson purchased il for tyo dollars an.
d hah. IL vas recognised asterw ards by Ams-
rlci'' prisoners. It's ofordinary length, :. LITTLE
curved and has partial guard for the hand
III mas occurred 10 me- that il might be inter.
es'ig 70 The state OF New York, or TO the G,,n;-
~ OF Gen. Montgomery to obtain This reIi"
and therefore, am thus particular. Dr
darkness, ] am confident, would furnish b;s
cheerful aid, ii 1t vas needed in procurpo- The
weapon, which, perhaps, soon it might lie limos.
sible to recover. POS
"frohabiy, myself am a little more inte.
rested IN this story, from the circumstance rs
having proceeded TO Quebec, by .4rnold,s trac[
across. the wilderness, when he went 10 io;n
Montgomery was five DAYS in tho rvooIs
though found hut every night exceptino one
whenf slept comfortably, with GOOD fire ~
my feet; yet in the morning the ground was
White with frost. This was eight miles bevorJ
the heIght OF land separating the United states
rom Canada. For forty miles on the Cban'
deere river, found terrestrial paradise. but a,
intellectual and moral wilderness. | was also
where Wolfe fell, ON the anniversary of his hat.
tie, 18th SePtember.n
10 ne fredericksburg Wastiugton Guo,d,.
Gentlemen The Volunteer f,omr.n;a-
throughout The State of Virginia have Ene,
summoned on the 9th instant TO the Mains ~
, ork' TO meet the great La FAYErTE. The ear
~ friend OF our country, the votary of freedom.
VINO fought ard bled with our immortal W.sb,
,ngton' and IN an eminent degree contributes