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

for Ill 'oe'n Vi r aAce about to embark
A'iy, win the intention of returning over the
alps. We mention this Circumstance ,b., orr
may account for the in,erregnum in pub
ss MS letters, which must occur until we hear
ton "a al ua"J eHPecia-
Editorial Correspondence.
O,r PARIS, January, 1926.
which will often be recalled and fondy ra,,...ts'
et as among the happiest of my life. KNOWLEDGE
% e iae' 'hat General Lafayette is frequently over
~" WIN company, and that he was about to
iea'e MS country residence with his family.
" pass me winter in Paris, If induced ,,s
ieiinquish the idea OF visiting La Grange for the
present; when some of our friends retu,nea f,or, ,
similar excursion, bearing TO ms a mos, e;a.,,,,.
note from the General, and expressing hone rho,
we would visit him before going to Italy. Sucb
Nind anu Cordial invitation removed all doub,s anJ
was promptly accepted
On the morning of the 9th of December. we
look the diligence for the village OF Rose within
aoou. TWO mixes OF which La Grange is situated,
iorty miles In an easterly direction from Paris
Our exit from the metropolis was tbrou.b the
riace Royal, the Place Bas,ille, and the place d.,
irone' thence by the Barrier, Palace, and Fores,
Oh Vicenaes, up the banks OF the Morne. which s
one OF the largest branches of the Seine. beino
nearly as broad and deep as the river in which Il
loses lis water and its name. In one place i,
'"-NS' :" rHSuhouS route OF several miles rOunl n
hish peninsula, which is only half mile across.
and through which sub,erranean canal has haen
cut navigable for boats. For the first few miles
THIS route presented MANY interesting objects. The
palace oil VIcennnes IL large venerable pile with
out hiuch ornament, and occupied at present as a
state prison Several of some interest to the
traveller have transPired within its walls Here
the TWO great Princes OF Condo were imprisoned
Tor years; and here Charles v Cardinal Mazirine.
and Henry v of England expired. The forest Of
'ncennes covers a large tract, consisting of
small growth OF natural woods through which
roads and vistas open in all DIRECTIONS.
AT the distance of eight or ten miles from Paris.
the road becomes dull, leading through an agrcul-
tural country not remarkable for its fertility. and
studded with little villages, which add nothing to
ITS beauty. Midway in the journey. the Diligence
stopped at small inn for breakfast or dinner. call
1t which you will, as the bill of fare generally
much the same, not even excepting soup. On THE
piste from which took my mutton chop was a
representation of Gen. Lafayette on horseback. in
the attitude OF storming fortress, with tine follow
ing inscription:
| 9 ~ S'efaflce te premier dams la Redoutte.''
AL table on the opposite side OF the room sat
group OF three ladies and gentleman. whose
faces, dresses, and genteel manners attracted our
attention, and who were, as il was subsequently,
ascertalned, part OF General Lafayeite's family.
going TO Town TO attend the examination of a school
out th's was not the last OF tae curious incidents
which occurred at the hotel. gentleman rode
rode with US from Paris TO this place in the same
department of the Diligence; without a word mas
sing between US, he taking US for Englishmen, and
we supposng from his complexion that he was n
Portuguese Spaniard. He turned ont IN he :.
lieutenant in the United States army, who was 90
ing to La Grange on the same enand with our
selves
| We reached the village of Rose at 5 O'Clock in
| the evening: and that M
be made to the hospitality of General La Favette
OF ms family subjected 10 any nconv enience, we
dlned at the hotel, before taking carriage and set,
ting out tor La Grange. On arriving at the Cha.
teau, the General gave us warm reception. and
presented us 10 his numerous and interesting family
consisting OF SON. two daughters, and twelve
grand children, with beautiful and Accommodated
daughter OF Count Segur, together with ,,vo, or
tnree other inmates, making in all circle of some
ihing more than twenty Simplicity, politeness
ana aHaolllty oil manners, genuine kindness of
heart' and unaffected hospitality characterize the
whole group, from the patriarch himself down 70
'ne youngest oil his descendants. They need ONLY
'"e Aniercai naine-a claim of nativity in the
lard OF Washington and Franllin-to call forth all
the warmth and generosity of their feelings. max
ing the stranger at once at home and treating him
win Inc cordislity OF friend or brother The
only uneaslness which the yisitant experiences
es from fear. that the proverbisl politeness of the
FRENCH accompanied with all the enthusiasm of
feeling, will subject the family to Inconvenience
on MS account, and lead them to do too much for
his happiness. 40
The evening glded away delightfully."- and almost
lmperceptibly, in the midst of conversation on a
variety OF topics, chiefly relating 10 our country:
ioI the whole family talk, and seem to think of no
!u1g else than the United States, where their feel
lngs, their hopes, and their wishes all centre The
General considers himself emphatically citizen Of
'ne american Aepublic, and famifarIy speaks of it
precisely IN the same way, if he he had been
'ie'e porn ana educated. lie receives great mum
Der OF American newspapers, reviews and other
publications, and regularly corresponds with rany
OF his friends in every part Of the Union. These
various sources OF information, perused with the
utmost attention, added 20 the astonishing accuracy
) oil his observations and recoections OF circurn-
stances connected with his tour render him better
acquainted with the condition of our country than
almost any one Of its actual residents: He has Wis
tied every state in the coDedsracy under favorable
circumstances, having been introduced 10 the most
prominent Individuals, and seen a large proportion
OF The whole population in each a package of
letters and papers had just reached him, and he
gave as detailed account Of events which were
new to US, and Of an interesting character.
10 The course OF the evening" he often reverted IN
the scenes which he had visited and to the friends
WIN whom he had met and parted, with no expec-
,aloh OF ever seeing them again. Many anec
dotes were related, which had escaped aiten,io,
even in the volOmnous reports Of Our pspera, H.
stated mat during The thirteen months occupied in
MS TOUT he travelled between siTfeen and seDen-
tesn thousand miles; and that his health had been
greatly improved, instead Of impaired, by the me-
eessaTy ia,gues Of such constant scene of bns,Is
ana activity Before he left home he Rad r.,
troubled with chronic affection, which had e.
Ii1 disappeared; and his health is as perfect As