Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-10-08
TRIP TO THE BRANDYWINE.

TRIP TO THE WINE.
In account of a trth TO the Brandyquine,
by one offhe gentlemen qcho accom-
Panied General LA IAYETrE, IA let.
ter to the Editor dated
srEA,I-BoAr, Noun VERNoN,
Potomac, Sept 9Th, 1857 o'clock "A. N. s
proceed, my dear friend, in compile
ance with your request, to give you an
account OF our trip to the Brandywine,
and, if nor al, OF some of the incidents
attending it.
| need not enter into any very minute
detail of the ceremonies of the morning
OF the 7th---upon the land--I mean
those which occurred between the part
ing between the President of the United
States (and others who had assembled at
his mansion 10 witness and JOIN in SO i'm
presslve and interesting an occurrence)
and La Faycue; and those on the part
of the civil and military authorities
suffice it TO say that the former partook
OF that union OF dignity and OF tenderness
which challenged respect and admira-
ton upon the one hand, produced, on the
other, flow OF the hearts best afftc-
tons and oi the latter, OF all that sol-
citude to testify to our beloved La Fay
cite, that years residence ~ toe country
he had assisted in making free, had, SD
| far from Diminishing, increased the ad-
miration and love which are entertained
for his virtues and his worth. The pro-
cesslon, consisting Of, should Judge,
about a thousand volunteers, and twice
as many citizens, moved from the Pre-
dent's--the former under the CONT and
of Gen, Smith, and were composed Of
| his brigade, and detachments from Gen.
Jones' command, ard of Major Sprige's
and Captain DunIop's cavalry; the lat.
ter OF the Marshal OF the Distric,--a,
about one clock land proceeded through
clouds oil dust Che only annoyance ex-
perienced by any one) to the place Of
embarkalion, at Cana's wharf, where,
utter parting salute from the military,
the whole arrived in time for this very
comfortable and well found boat to move
by little after 8 O'Clock.
! 1t was a proud spectacle to witness
along the margin of the river and skuung
he hills which overlook it, the line Of
military, and thousands OF citizens whom
affection had brought here TO take one last
parting look at the hero and The tried
friend OF liberty and OF man-and animal
| ing, as the boat moved off in front of
those lines, to hear the roar of the ariil-
Iery and the last cheerings of so many
hearts SO spontaneously pouring out their
| lie lnuR end he hec in kah,lE
| Never did man receive adieus more af-
iecting or more tender, or more richly
merit the good wishes which account PAM
ed them.
On passing Greenleaf's Point, we were
again greeted by the discharge OF ar,ille-
ry from the Fort there, and from The Ma
| Wy Yard.
off Alexandria. Our approach was an
nouuced by gun on the outskirts oil the
town: but the gun was not needed 10 re-
mind the cilizens that La Fayetle was
about TO pass; the city had already
poured lis population on the wharves,
and sire"ed il upon and among the
| shrouds and rigging of the shipping, un
VI 'hS "h'iS nppNa'Sp " DiOailiC viii
ife. Every thing was silent and snx-
,ous-,housands of eyes glanced their
eager and inqui.ing fires upon the steam
| boat, to see the object whom all came 10
see. At The proper moment, La Fay
ette took bis place to receive and give
| the parting signal; when wharf after
| wharf, and ship after ship, sent forth
Farewell, La Fayette,"--" Gea bless
La FaueHe, until the scene became
one mingled mass of life and motion. il
ing the air with greetings and adieus.
So intense was the feeling, and so unsat-
isfying appeared TO be our quick move
ments by the town, and wishing to give
time for the steam. boats Potomac and
Surprise to come up, it was determined
TO re pass the town. Il was done under
like circumstances, giving additional sa.
tislaclion to the citizens.
We had not passed the town second
time more than half mile, when the cry
" man verboard-down with the boat"
&c. sc. were reiterated from several on
board. saw him, and had no difficulty
in determining that his trip overheard
was by design; for he swan with the ut
most ease and unconcern, looking back
upon US with sang froid which produc.
ed the foregoing conclusion in my mind.
But the boat was lowered in twink ling,
and Capt. Read Of the Navy (who does
not know OF the ready devotion of this