Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-09

sud wearing The national colors.
we cannot give minute description OF the Process
sion. OF hr various ,orieiies aul other bodies W hch
eonposed t-thsr badges. banners, mottos, Sc. but
must cont"n, ourselves with brief account OF thsm,
demand special remark.
O the military portion Of the proce. besides the
marine corps and handsome city volunteer compa.
MES the parade was rendered brilliant by the at.
tendance oil Captain Pages foe infantry corps from
Aiexandris, and Captains. Covers, Ha,srs and Tho
mass handsome companies from Geo. etown. The
ofncers Of the militia not In command, also appeared 10
UNIFORM, and, with number Of The off OF the
my aud navy. contributed much TO the general ef-
feet ~
Next TO the military column followed the Presiden,
OF the United a'es, with the other high civil Officers
o. une Uovsrnment, and the French Legation; follow
"e 'nese were the Oraor OF the Day. the Committee
o' arrangements, tbs surviving Officers Of tn. Revolu
uo'' the natives OF France resiny in the city, carry
ing the ttrcoored nag, with the di tin guished Cen.
nnard al their head; ard tn corporate auihori
ues OIL the ciy. Succeeding these cam the various
ooc,e"es-'he large and respectable association Of
" Hechonirs and other Woiking-tnen." with the,
splendid banner-the Printers with Press and other
'pparA,u' on large car, prn, Dg and dtr,hu ing
ode written Tor the occasion-the Cord aner Society
th@ Hatters Society. &c, all having stages on which
members we're at work at their res, ectivs trades. aud
ias"y' iaVgs eoncourse OF czsns. Several band.
were distributed hroue bout the o,g linz; aud annr
cd tn procession with their fine music The comfort
Il tho long march much pre- tied, by tn. attention
OF the Marshal and his active Aids
The P'ocss'icn did not reach III. {, sito until mar
W TWO clock; where, afsr the whole arrang
w
Jones, Esq pronounced the alton which he had bssn
requested by bis fslow-ciiizsns to deliver the oc
s'on. We bssow high praise on this discourse when
we say that Nc consider il worthy OF tho distinE
ALIENS ef he Ora'or. He addressed the assemblage
an hour and hall in strain OF fervid eloquenca,
oo.n2g IN h,.t',ieal alusi ne. in just philosophical
tfnscn"n and illn'iraiion clothed in tho beautiful die
uon Tor which the speaker is 20 remarkabis.
frsvioudy 10 ihs dslivsry Of the Ofaion Mr. r. S.
Cox' publicly 'o'd III. Letter which the Co nmites Of
Arrang 'nis were in',rueted by resolution OF tho
cuzsn' TO address TO Geasra Lafayette la ihsir be
half "
Immediately after the conclusion of the cersmooi.s
~ the capitol, the military companies snd societies ra
turned 10 'heir respective places Of dismissal the roo.
course dispersed. and in hour after the bus. had
totally d''apn"ared and the city left in perfect qui-
e'. ! ne Pieii-nf was escorted TO his u snsion by
body OF mounted militia officers. where ti.y parook
OF come rsfre-hmen'.
The public olhc.s wsre cossd during the day, a.
were also the shops OF the city, and all business wac
suspended.
ai'ny Of ,hs shops on the Avenue had tri.color.a
suspended from their windows; the citizsns gem
efS"y' wore fricoered b,dg-s dusDx the day. and 10
the evening, tho iadis. well az gsn,lsn.n of Ia.
b were similarly decorated.
hand'om- Bal in ths evening, a. Carusr splendid
assembly rooms. closed the icings 7t the day The
Dan was attended by numbsr Of distinguished ing
er' among them the Minister Of France, his Lady aud
suite, end il was kspt up till midnight Among
Of tho room, We're psa.ei to on
an elevated platform. at the head of the aparms fall
ieng h portraits Of Washington ard .L.fayete whose
svery American heart.
One or two incidents of the celebration are worth,
of particular mention
Gen Bernard, who, at the request Of the French re.
sidsn's marched at th~ir head. bore the venerable
standard which prevented forty years 20 from thu
French aonal Convention. by the hands OF tbs Nina
tar F0uehet 10 the Amsrr the
ton Of which President Wsshngon made his cele5rat-
ed speech complimentary Of the French penpls. The
standard has been carefully kept in the War or.
faded.
The oh'r incde Mt was, hearing at Intervals during
the proces'io", AMI prelude 10 the Grafton, the
ma'ua' notes OF the trumpet which accompanied ths
nag OF truce that went in to receive the capi,ulaion OF
tie Marquis Cornw as at Yerk'own bilwn too by tho
fam' veteran who bore the instrume al inisre.
ing OCCASION Mat Int.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 27.--The celebration by the citi.
lsns OF Baltimore Of the recent triumph Of hsry in
Frame. which had b,en def. RED ines the
in,nn consequen,s the inc lam mt state the wea
'h"r, wa h"id On Monday Last. The occasion was
morg all classes Al day bresk the ,r coiored las Of
France was displayed with that Of ihs Uni'ed States
at the summit Of the Washington Monument and other
"'cy.ted points, and also at the various public establish
msnt' am many private houses in he city. The
beers OF the different military aud civic associs-
tons wer- srring at early hour, and EACH as il
con psiedits numbers, marched to it's allotted poi ion
in the general line, formed on Baltimore with it.
right re'iag on Bond ST. The entire line having been
competed, agreeab!y to the arrangements hersioor.
pubsb%d The Procession moved forward about eleven
o'clock. The several military corps OF cavalry, infantry
and rlhemsn pa'ade constituting the First Division,
were 10 'front.' The officers and privaes all wore the
ri-ro'ored cockads and several OF the companies ha
alo appropriate badges on the breast.
The Second Division led by the members OF
the General Conmittes of Arrangement. foot They
were succeeded by the Assacidfion of Printers, th,
honorable post al the head Of the civic line being alo
tel to them as an evidence Of the bgh admiration which
the dsnterested and patriotic conduct Il the editors OF
the public Journals Of Paris bad excited Besdes
eral h'nd ON" ri banners with 9Tats device and
noi'oS the Association di.plsyed beautiful tri eolored
nag of .iik account Of the subs quent disposion a
which will re found below. ong line OF ass0cidfiOns
new 9ucc9eded compri ing the various trades and
tcSsions Of the city. Each Of these Associations had
t' distinguishing banners aud badges, ts,tefully IL
rated with the French national colours and presented
very handsome and imrosng .pcetsclr. The Juve-
nile Associations came next and were succeeded by the
interesting uniformly dressed corps Of youths Of Mount,
Hope Institution under the charge Of their preosp
tore MIR. B'anchard's beautiful Eques rian Coros
with is gay rsPpings and decoration, brought up the
rear OF the Second Division.
The Orator Of the Day. the Hon. william Writ
and General Samuel Smith rode IN hand.ome ba.
rouche with grooms in attendance on asch horse The
venerable James III. McCouoch Collector Of the Pert
and General WIN Mcdonald, alec rode in tsrouchs
and iour, attended by groems. Then came the Ma
fiues OF France and Defendants of FTenehn,cn a.
bout one hundred in number, with bssut full elk han.
mere ard ri eoloursd decorations This featurs of the
Proessrisn presented itself 10 OF pee uar to-
teTes-or aUursdy II any portion Of those who com.
posed had especial Of pride and grsac aon at
the events then celebrating, IL was they Of whom
are now speaking To personal sppe aancs and char.
aesr highly ectabie, added that peculiar
pre-oD & department which sviDcsd how ply their
feelings interested in the occasion which had hus
called tbem forth. The Proce,son WINS i,in inatsd
by thu body Of the City Corporation including tho
Mayor, City Council, and subordiate officers.
The streets along which TIA. Procession moved