The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-07-27
GENERAL FOY.

The New-York Statesman contains ve-
ry interesting letter from the Senior Edit
or of that paper, dated Paris, January, 1926.
we extract from it the following sketch
of the funeral Of Gen. Foy, as 1t illustrates
the manners ofthe French people, and shows
the respect which prevails for liberal opin-
ions. even at this day, in the enthusiastic
country of Lafayette:
ave found the city Of fashion, gaiety, and
dissipation, dissolved in tears and clad in the
habilments of woe-a spectacle which prob
ably is not witnessed once in halt century.
The death of Gen. Foy, distinguished as
soldier and statesman, respected tor hls
talents, but still more for his integrity, his
public and private virtues, created sensa-
ton in the French metropolis, which had
supposed nothing short OF recurrence OF
the scenes of the Revolution, or another visit
from the allied armies, could produce. Ills
funeral obsequies were attended on the day
after cur arrival. All classes of an enlght-
ened people, from the nobility down to the
humber walks of life, appeared to partici-
pate in the tribute of respect to the remains
of man, who was universally known, and
as universally beloved. Every street thro'
which the procession passed, in its progress
from Notrc Dame, where the funeral rites
were soemnized, to the Cemetry of Pere la
Chaise, where the general was buried, dis
tance of two or three miles, was thronged
with spectators of both sexes, in carriages
and on foot, who remained all day in the rain
to witness the military parade and pompous
ceremony.
Our little party took a fiacre, (answering
very nearly to a hackney coach in London
or NewYork) and joined the multitude,
whose different equipages costumes, customs,
and manners, afforded much more interest
than the mere interment of great man,
who was comparatively unknown to us, and
whose death could therefore occasion moth
ing more than general sympathy FER ano-
ther instance of the common lot A remar
kablc degree of order and decorum pre-
vailed throughout the immense crowd, whose
feelings seemed halewed by the solemn oc
casion. There were 10 riots-no quarreS
for best places--nonc of that noisy and bois-
ferrous confusion, observable among the pop
ulacc of England. and sometimes amidst
large collections of people in oar own coun
try. While the procession was passing not
a voice was heard above whisper, in the
innumerable concourse, and ifthere happen
ed to be the least movement or hustle, hiss
soon checked the breach Of decorum. The
company of young men, belonging to one of
the public institutions, who we're ambitious
of carrying the corpse of General Fov, and
were SO enthusiastic, as to resist the arrange
ments for the ceremony, as to press their
claims to the honor, till the hearse had ar
rived at the very gates Of the cemetry. Ev-
cry few minutes they would rush up to the
collin, whence they were driven back by the
military escort, but without any act of vio-
lence.
A temporary monument was erected over
the grave, and hung with gallands of fow-
ers i'll few days after the burial; and the
sum of or 900, ,000frs. has since been rails
ed, by subscription, to defray the expense
OF public mausoleum to the memory of the
General, and to provide for lis family. La
fitte, rich banker, set the example of lib
eralitv, by subscribing 10000 francs, or $40
900. The day after the funeral, portraits,
prints, and biographical sketches of Gener-
al fov. as well as the elegaic cHlsions of
the Gallic muse, were for sale at all the
shops in Paris. The papers were filed
wish eulosiums; pocket -handk erchiefs were
struck oil, bearing likenesses of the deceas-
ed; and III short, his name met YOU at eve
ry turn in the streets. He WAS Of the liber-
al, or rather moderate party in politics, a.
grecing in sentiment with Gen. Lafayette. of
whom ne was a personal friend His death
has produced strong sensation in the pub
lie mind, not oniya. Paris, but throughont
France, giving strength to the republican
cause, in the guise Of honours to his memo
ry."
In relation to the report, BY the last arri-
val from vera Cruz, that Commodore Por-