Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-10
your obedient servant,

hS"n'hNO Ouy oTuO
1 nave the honor to be, your obedient serva,t,
ROBERT b. TAYLOR.
To John T. Keeling, Burwell b. Mo,eIey. WIN T.
Woodhouse, Dennis Moseiy, Henry Sp.fr W. Alien q
Buxton. Thos. b. Gresham, D4v,d Waters, JESSE Nor.
rvs, Jr. Jacob Hunter, Charles l.. Cooke, WIN. White
nuis', Ely Burroughs, E.quires, Of Princess Am
County.
Dinner to the Hon. J. NJ. Berrien.
SAVANNAH. April 29.-It will BE- ,esn from the fol.
ip"ihg note addressed to Col. B.rrien and his reply
thereto, tina, he has accepted an invita- ion from the ci
nz'ns OF Savannah 10 a dinner on Wednesday nex,, IN.
Ash o! May. [Re1,biie1n
10 The Hon. j.. nj. b rriep.
StR-The undersigned have been appointed a Com.
m"'ee oy your fellow citizens, &c invite you to be their
guest at a dioner, on the earliest day which NAV sui,
your convenience.
Having on a former occasion declined a sin lar tri.
o'e 10 your private worth and public services from m
ives "hieh were Teluciahily acquiesced in by YOUR
iriend' and fellow ciuz .ns a., the time. ,bsv ,,ns, ,ba,
you VIII now yield TO their wishes on this osesson
iour necessary absence in the discharge Of your oil.
cal dutie', and this short time van allow your,eI IN
devote 10 your private avoca.ions, during vour annual
Visits, they hope will influence you in con.eptiu, "a h.
'heir United Guest since your time does no, permi, vou
oaceeP''he private hospitality Of each lad .vijual towns.
Accept he assurances of our high consideration and
respect, ALE FAIR
JAS. MARSHALL,
J.P. HENRY,
w. w. GORDON.
SAVANNAH, 9Th April, 1881.
u ackDOWl0dQa the re- r. - m, ~
your note OF This date, Inviting me 10 become the gu.si
oil my fellow citizens Of Savannah, at a dinner. win
Wnich they propose 10 honor me, and to express
through you to them, the deep sense which I entsr,sin
OF ms renewed manifestation Of their kindness. IL IL
mad been equally acceptable to them, Il, would have
oeeh d > gIat'ying 10 me and more consonan, TO the re-
ia'lop, which desire TO Lold to This communi' v, to
nave received IN Q less public manner. NV wishes
however shall be eheerfully yielded to theirs, and unit.
ing win them, in that character, which I mo,t biy hIy
prize, 1t Is asa private individual, as CITIZEN Of S..
AlnrlIE0 afa a .
ished nome that L will accep. the hospitality. which
they so kindly Offer. Awaiting myself OF the permis.
sion which you give me to fix a day OF our meeing,
the fatigue incident to my journey aud some en-.
gagements which require nv more Immediate a,
ten'ion, will induce me TO mention Wednesday the
4h proximo, as the day on which il will be mos,
Savannah. "N 10
For them and for you 'elves, be pleased to accent as.
suranees of the respectful regard with which / am.
Your fellow citiZ- n,
j. MACPHERSON BERRIEN.
To .Aer. Ttyair. Jas. Marshall, J. p. Henri ~
~. Gordon, Comm Tee Of the ciuzens of savannah.
DINNER TO MIR. MAURy.
NEW YORK, May Ga very numerous and mos,
Hotel TO do honor TO this worthy Am, ricsn' wbo az,
nearly hall ecsntury spent ia The pubic service. and
bearing the commission of Warrington, Adams, JeGsr-
son. Madison, Monroe, and J.. Q. Adams, returns 10
MS oative land unchanged in bis aitscbuen 10 n and
oesirous mere to spend his latter days. There were
cent: ""' pre-
Reverend Dr.. Wainwright. Gen. North. 70, T,,n
Dull Hon: o.. c. Verplauck, Hon. c. p. Whit, Major
General Scott, Commodore Chauncey, Mr.. GaIIatin
o'rso Consul President Mosquera, ID n. T. G,ner.
Es-ffesident Monroe expressed in a Liter hs grea,
regret that serious indi 'positicn shoulI prevent hi
jo'nios In such a mark If respect 10 an old fri. nd and
eouniryman' The Mayer was in the chair, and
Mess's. Isaac Lawrence and Pbiip Hon. off cia,sJ .
Vice Presidents. Mr.. Maury eDtt ring The room 10
aeceiyed standing, and wi h every mark OF Icspeci
Inc following toasts wsrs drum:
STANDING TOASTS.
L. Our Country: Private virtue, the s,,rest found,non
oil public prosperity.
z. The President of the u. Cheers.
.. The Governor Of the State OF New York-Ap-
The Mayor prefaeed he fourth toast with The folIou.
ing highly Interesting remark: ~
i rise TO propose a cast which I am sure will, NEE,
your decided approval; but | must beg permjssion ME.
v'ously to state a few circumstances In the life q, or,
reVersd guest, which may not be familiar 10 Won all
ne was the school-fellow, under his own fa,ber,s ,n'
w.sI, = nav INDUSTRIOUS patriot and s%tatesman, Tho
'enerson; and in early life, The war of our revo.
luton found him abroad in mercantile pursuits. In
attempting 10 return tome. be was twice cspnrsd bv
nfiisb cru'zers. Upon the last occasion, he was btousb,
'o,o 'nis port, and placed in the Jersey Prison Shio.
whence, after a lew days detention, be was released
upon parole, through the intervention Of hi, friends.
CG. Gabriel Ludlow, and Mr., Charles M'Eyers'
whose son and grandson are here among US.
subsequently, he was set al liberty by an exeb,nge
J ,'onsfs; and was soon after employees by The A
ooVornment, to negotiate with Lord Corn.
800 ~ 'ns suPphss uesuned Tor ihs American pri |
,oners at Charleston, 8. c. This failing, he was nsx,
lesignaled by Gen. Wasbins ton, as a proper p.Ison
be placed with tbs CONT de erase, TO give him
'uco information as ibe emergency might require: and
ne remained on board The PILE de Paris, until sEer ,bs
at York. v"
lie afterwards left Virginia for Liverpool; and in 1900.
ne was selected by On. Washington ss CoosuI al,
being The 6fsl consular appoinim ent to Grea,
BRIAN. He has resided AZ Liverpool from ihs, lime
until recently; ard now returns 10 his native land ,nd
neets a most cordial reception fsom his u umerous and
counirymen, as many Of whom have exp,ri.
snesd bs hospitality, and found, ia his discharge Of
pubic DUTY, the alacriiy Of youth, and the wisdom Of
i therefore propose TO you
a. Oar Venerable Guest, whose department., public
aDd private, during an absence Of neary half a country,
him to these among whom he was a soiourn-
~, and strengthened he affection and respeei of his
roun'rymen-s eheers, and immenee applause.
Atter this toast, Mr.. Maury rose and said:
MI Mayor; request you, aud he gentlemen pre-.