Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-12-03

dear friends and neighbors. During
my journeys over the free and prosper
Gus territory Of the United States, it
was sw eet to me 10 think that the voices
Of that excellent and admirable people
would resoand even as far as your a.
BODIES, and that you would enjoy them
for me"
"The enemies of the peoples cause
have cast it as reproach upon me, that
in expressing my sentiments at the A.
merican meetings, | thought also Of
you. They were right TO believe this;
and, in fact, at the sight of the wonders
of public prosperity and private happi-
ness which, in that immense country,
are the fruits of liberty, equality, legal
and national order, it would have been
difficult for me to forget the wish / had
ever cherished, that my French coun-
trymen should exercise the same rights
and obtain the same felicity
"You see me now restored to my re-
treat of La Grange, which is dear to
me on so many accounts, and to those
agricultural enjoyments of which you
know me to be SO fond, and Tor which,
for a long series ofyears, | shared with
you my neighbours, and the greater
part of tie friends who surround me.
Your regard, fully reciprocated on my
part, causes them to be more and more
priced. Accept, pray you, my thanks
for e fine festival that you have pre-
pared for NE, and that fills my heart
with delight and gratitude"
Not less than six thousand personswe pre-
sent at this joyous commemoration Of the re-
turn of him whom they called the american
Nation's Guest. The dancing continued thro'-
out the night, and the air was filed with cries
of "Long live La Fayette-Long live the
friend of the People" On the following day
the General received considerable number
of distinguished visiters from Paris. Jeremy
Bentilanl was among them.
Col. LAvAssEuR's letter from la Grange,
dated the 18th Oct which will be found be-
low, is all implied contradiction Of the dsas-
trous affair at Rouen. The subjoined article
from the National Intelligencer, is satisfactory
as to the mistake of the translator.
FROM THE NATIONAL TNTELLIGENcER
We are persuaded that the account
of the comuiotion at Rouen, in France,
during Gen. LA FAyETrE's late visit to
that place, has been exaggerated by in
correct translation. We do not be-
lieve that any lives were actually los,
by the charge Of the gendarmerie. The
translation says, indeed, that number
of females were thrown down and mar-
dered,' as if they could not have been
murdered whilst on their feet. IF they
were murdered, II must have been by
the weapons of the pursuing soldiers,
who would scarcely have murdered
PROSTATE women. After numbering
these females, the account gives par
ticalar statement of an old man, his
age and residence, who received
wounds more or less severe" This
particularly respecting one person
grounded, following statement in gross
of many having been murdered, discre.
dts the account Of the murders. The
letter of Mr. LEvAssEuR, which we CO.
ply to-day, nolicing the disturbance,
does not speak of it as if it had been at
tended by any so tragical catastrophe.
The blunder of the translator, we have
no doubt, was caused by his mistaking
meurtresSe to mean murdered. The two
words look little alike, to be sure; bat
SO do many things that are of opposite
natures. The true meaning Of the
F ench word is bruised. We feiicirate
ourselves in being able 10 believe that
no lives were lost at Rouen, and parti-
cularly that none Of that sex, Of whom
the good General is so great an admir-
er, have fallen sacrifice to their pas
sion Tor him.
The annexed is translation Of We
ry interesting letter addressed to i. gen
tleman of Philadelphia. and received
yesterday. National Gaz.
"Funce. LAGRANGE, I'm October, 1926.
81 could wish, my Dear Sir, that the
joy which we experience in seeing "a
gain our country, our family and our
friends, did not prevent me from writ
ing to you in greater detail; otherwise,
| would avail myself of this occasion,
to give you particular account of our
passage, during which. nolwithstand-
ing the extreme violence of the weather,
we constantly felt that happy influence
OF the American flag, under which we
tasted, during thi,teen months, a felici-
~ unknown to other men, and which
all, could they form an idea of it, would
ardently desire would describe to
you the affecting welcome which Gen.
La Fayette received in landing OH his
natal soil; the noble enthusiasm which
broke ont al every s1ep m bic ronte.