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


time by the hand, repeating, " Farewell"
" God bless YOU" in a broken voice, and
with very visible agitation. The emo
ton spread through the surrounding cir
Gle, and communicated character OF
sadness to the ceremony which made
the interest OF the scene much more in
tense. Some refreshments were brought
in, while the General received and re-
turned the brief but affectionaIe adieus
oil the citizens who crowded round him.
In the mean time, the volunteer
corps had formed in front of the Presi-
DENTS house. A, The conclusion oil Gen.
La Fayette's address, on signal given,a
national salute of "a guns was fred by
the artillery company commanded by
Capt. Burch, which was stationed for
that purpose on the plain between St.
Johns Church and the Presidents
house, and in front Of the line; and as
quickly afterwards as the marshas Of
the day could perfect the arrangement OF
the carriages, the Genera, accompanied
by the President, and surrounded by all
the officers of the Government, made
their appearance al the door. A general
salute from the music, coIors, and troops,
in the area before the house, was then
given to the President, who at this mo-
meM took last leave of his beloved
Guest.
The procession then set forward in the
following order:
.nord nc foyalty cnnp;et
OF the Maryland Troop, commanded by
Gov. Sprigg: the Washington Troop,
commanded by MAJOR Andrews, and the
Montgomery Troop, commanded by
Capt. Dunlop.
The corporate authorities of Washing
ton, Alexandra, and Georg etown, IN car
| riages.
The United States Marine Corps and
Band.
Gen. La FAYETTE, accompanied BY
the SECRETARY OF STATE, oil The TREA-
suRy, and The NAVY in The Pgesideni's
| barouche.
! Revolutionary officers.
Civil, Military, and Naval officers OF
the Government, citizens and visitors.
The volunteers OF the two Brigades OF
the District, including all the companies
Of Georg etown, Washington and A lex
andiia, passed, in the procession, in re-
view before the President
When the procession arrived on the
heights which overlook the Pot0m &C ,
and where the steam beet was lying al
Cana'S wharf, the General, in his ba-
rouche, accompanied by Mr.. Clay, Mr..
| Rush, and Mr.. Southland, took station
about the centre of the plan, when the
whole of the troops with the Command
ing General (Waltar Smith) and his
suite, marched in review before bin, eve
ry regiment lowering its coors, and sa-
iuting as il passed. Allerlhir ceremony,
| Mrs. Custis, and Mrs. Lewis, Gov.
| oprigg, and other indiv Iduals personally
known TO the General, took leave OF him
individually. The General then descend
ed from his baronche, and, supported by
his friends, was received by Capt. Cor
| coran's company, and escorted to the
steam boat, where, we understand, he
received and replied to an address of the
Mayor OF the Cry. About hall past 5
O'Clock, every thing being ready for de-
parture, farewell salute Of twenty -four
guns, from Capt. Forces Company OF
Artillery, stationed on the heights, an
bounced TO the thousands of citizens
VINO crowned every emiuence, that the
moment which was 10 separate La Fay
cite from the American shore had arriv.
cd. When the first gun was fired, the
boa, moved from the wharf, and wa
hailed by broken shouts from the scat.
tered multitudes as it passed along the
| shore.
As the boat passed the Point, the Ma
WIZARD and the Fort, il received ssluies,
in succession, from all those stations !;
and when it was entirely lost TO view,
the multitude Of citizens returned in
scattered groups, and the troops except
those Of Alexandria to the city the
Alexandria companies returned by the
steamboat Potomac, TO their homes,
which they had left that morning TO par
licipate in the ceremonies of the day.
Thus terminated scene deeply inte-
resting to all who Witnessed it, and in
which feelings alike honorable TO the
American nation and It's late Guest, were
suffered to exhibit them selves without
restraint. Thus ended day which
history and memory will cherish, and
which will be reverted to With feelings,
of pride and rapture, by our descendants,
when those who were the actors in it
shall have passed from the theatre Of hui
man existence.