Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-08-15

b,ns a., - c'iiu an open area, containing oer
ups an acre OF ground. The first of thea. !, ~,
gr'nary, which was once chanel al -. - he
% wnich is yet left standing Men were =, ,vo,s
80. ~.,,ho"ng wheat ofan excellent quality. The
se.v.u department is Appropriated to ali t,ds os
49, among which are wild geese from the
,bo,s, =. tue mississippi. A flock of about
ranges oe m :' pret'ily FEEDING at their Ionp
ICES OF cribs, occupied another portion of tbs
puiaings' 1t was odd enough TO see ,ho I;,,io
i"ni"s bearing on their backs the .sm. ns,r.
m"sh mao graced our trumphaI arches. ,na 20 90
.ie nero himself doiing upon the constmc,on IS =
~. 49, A." u Ptsgery, upon plan recommended in
cows Farmer Among the TWENTY-FIVE
Geherai by his friends in that co,,n,rr. ~, -
~ e .ioiK"am breed presented by Mr.. Patterson NJ
oai"ihore. The assortment of borsps 10 :. go.
eive as the other kinds of domestic ,nins,s t.
,e .ne circuit, we next came to the farm
nouse' Ai'chen and dairy, the walls of which are
;.1:i WIN map of the wht ie plantation.
designating the ground appropriated TO each deny,'
ment Then follows the pens cont,;n;na go,
rare species o. animals, among which are Wild tu,-
A.ys ana pafrldges from the United Stats (int,na
GU possible, to be domesticated.) ducks v,hich
zane as present from the Garden of Plant. !,
ais, ana pair of beautiful Mexican pheas.nts.
-. 'he ,auer' ana for the American partridge, a
new rouse IS going up, to be artificially warmed nv
a stove. To these animals. NAV be ADDED . 49,,
run ''ashington and racoon Il ON our forests
"Ho are inmates OF the chateau instead of tbs farm
go ne ia,!er Is so tame, as to play about the
pariour' and climb up into the Generals Ian
a, 20 crock, the bell called US to dinner vvbirf,
-, nus ana served up without any formal
parade Among the peculiar disbe, ,vsra iaa.;,..
Inuch resembling boiled peas (; and rich kind 90
P's"y' such as we had not found in he infinite
assortment OF Paris table A desert Of anoIee
pears and dry fruits, with three or four varet;..
VI w.ne' including champagne, crowned the fes.-
N"'es OF 'he board. The General entertains mn
doubt, that the grape from which the latte, Ia ma
would flourish in the United States bnt ,.bs,h.s
the WINE could be produced is more prob,ema,ic.J
% u 10 cohiineu to one province in FRANCE. and DE-
pends much on peculiar quality of the soil. 7,
is, however, my intention to send homa slim or ,l.
vine, by way of experiment
YIN retiring TO the drawing room, large foIh,
49, Iuunu WIN red morocco, and richly gilt.
was found lying upon the table II was nresent-
eu 10 Inc just before he sailed from Waeh-
ihs'oh ana contains transcript of all the addre.
ses 70 h'm oy the authorities of New York. TIr,
spes'"iehs OF ornamental penmanship are certainIv
elegant, and have excited general admiration n, ,h
Oha'eau. fy Its side was voluminous portfolio
. Por"aits and autographs of public per-
so""Ses IN france since the commencement of the
revolution both brought out for our amp..meo,
A''er tea the ladies favored us with great va.
Iie'y OF songs and music upon the piano. vhic,
lucy play with much taste and skill One Of the
number, hnGing that her voice and execution cop,b
contribute to the enjoyments of the social circle
anu forgetting herself in endeavorng TO add to the
common stock OF pleasure, continued TO air a. a.,
piano, iii she was solicited TO leave IT, instead nf
u.e ordinary request 10 remain longer. This mzrk
VI Poiiteness was so peculiar that it appeared IN
me worthy OF record and imitation. Amono ,,n
nnuslca' pieces, was one or two composed in TN,
United States, during the Generals visit.
al y clock In the evening" we nanifested ~,
N Rnaa fbat - L..
ior f"ris next morning, DESTROYS that if ,he how
pi'aiity OF the lainily were already exhauueal
ny VISIT winch seemed too long for stranoaro.
"ho n"d no other claim than simply that of bein1,
americans a share of it might be reserved for,
T"is' upon The republican principles of eouali.v
O. I'D orange feelings OF generosity and kind
ness towards even the huinblest citizens of The TT
states know no bounds. Favour after favour de-.
scehus spontaneously upon the visi,ant liz. H..
news ana IN view OF the pa,ernsl affection mani
iesied on TINS occasion, country might ,d,l,.se
~ Tvs i'Iusirlons beDeiaclor the forcble APOSTLE
ple lnasmuch as thou hast done it unto the
least oil these my children, thou hast done Il ,,n,
me" PIetext, as plausible as genuine bosni,a,;,.
requires, were urged With politeness ,b,, cori1
not be resisted, and the result was a hannv Nc
ongation of our visit. F0-
Alter breakfast on the following morning ,bs
General conducted us to his Library, which E IN
Tue ,hifu moor, IN one corner of The Chateau The
shaded Dv a
| OF trees lifting their aged branches from beIo.v
look IN two directions and command a vievv ~ =
rural CONAN such as Cincinnatus or Wasbino,o
would have enjoyed, and such as its own p,onrle-
Tor would not exchange for an empire In The
antI-chamber, and TIE apartment itself are eey.-,I
liKenesses OF his friends, Transatlantic a, we'll 80
European; and IN several neat cases on which ,Lo
utmost care has been bestowed, are deno.;frd u,
The little presents he has received from, ON, co,o
| iTyTnen, Eom the sacred memorials Of his h.Io,a,
/ w ashingion, Gown TO the bumblest PLEDGES nj
gratitude and esteem collected in his late ton, :
Inc whole makes an extensive museum, which "a
GUARDED WIN more vigilance, ard 10 shown BY th.
family with more delight, than would. apr.ar.,,,-
be felt in exhibiting the cosiest collea,ion ~ AZ
monds All the articles were taken ONT of H..
places Tor our inspection; and the history If ,h.,
detailed with familiarity, which provad -,
much they are valued One of the nosf eon..;
Gus OF these ials is beautiful modal nT 49,.
w"ierwofks at Philadelphia, which the Csns,.I
'ook 10 pieces, TO point out the ingenuity of no
construction. ~ 10
The iibrsry itself contains about two thon,srt
volumes Of well selected books. A large. n,o-
portion OF these were presented By his friends
one compartment is filled entirely with American
works, containing majority Of our best publica-
tons. Additions are d'liy making TO the coIlec.
on, by the attentions Of his correspondents. ia
Phi Beta Kappa Orsiion Of Mr. Everett. ana -
Address Of NJ. Webster before the Bunker IIi,,
Association are cherished among the choices, Toe.
sGres. 1t was curious incident, tina, L .ho,is
here recognize the copy OF the Columbiad vsbiaS
had been brought 10 me al New York vear ne
viOus, Tor examination as q specimen of snIsn5,
binding, before It was presented TO Lsfavetts.
Having passed an hour or two in the libra,r -
glanced al its interesting contents we totk another