Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-12
AD QUARrERs EASTERN DEPARlMrNT-

MEAD QUARTERS EASTERN DEPARl MrNT
sV,~ 4 rk, National .inniversary 1891
Sis; have no melancholy du,y 10 1spor,. tor III
oior@ahon OF the GoveromeDt, hat sid, ut Mon
ROE departed this lie, hse minutes ago. at hall past
Ujeiock, u. M. '
The Necessary orders will be given 10 cause IN.
o'' tf Fort Columhu', VIII ch Is within sight and hear
pg Of the city, 10 Join la The local hor o-s which ma,
Zoe PAID TO The ilu'rous deeeased. The .Naiioaa
sd, be ordered by the hghes, uhoty in the Govern
Smrn'.
have the homer {, BE-, respectfully,
Your most obedent servant,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
j Gil. r. Jones,
Atjutan, General U. s A
GENERAL ORDERS
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
July 7th, 1891. (
The President OF the United States with deem re.
!gret announces TO the Navy and to the Marine Corps
rated fellow citizen. 1t pleased Divine Providence Il
remove him hom this Of trial, in the Civ OF
New York, on the ftyfth anniversary of the Deca-
rsnon OF Independence aud from sympathy with his
3relaons and the American People for his loss-and
from respect to his sacrifices aud suferngs i'm achev
ing aud his distinguished services in since manainny
mat Independence, the President orders that aner
honors shall be paid to his memory at each of the Navy
ards and on board all the public vessels in com.
mission, by firing twenty minute guns commenc
ing at II o'clock NJ on the day after this communities
3on Is received by carrying their flags half mast or
lone week, and by the officers wearing Grape on the left
arm lot SIX months. LEVI WOODBURY.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
-. July 7th, 1881. :
Ut becomes my painful duty to announce to the ARMY
jthe death oil the venerated patriot, and Ex- President
1'AMks MONROE. This affecting dispensation, occur.
jred on the late Anniversary of our Independence.
Al moment when nation OF freernen were cele
brang the achievements that devoted band of pa,rios
who purchased with their blood the liberty we eniov
one OF the principal actors in the Great Drama was cali
led to his last account
Participant e in the sensation which must FIJI ever,
Iheart on such affecting occasion, and anxious, 4,
hahes' MS gratitude Tor the eminent services, and adj
raon Tor the talents and virtues of the deceased the
PRESIDENT directs that funeral honors be paid him
every Military post and station in the United States
mat Inc Officers wear Grape the left arm for 81,
months. 80 90
Major General Macomb will give the necessary in.
srucoas for carrying into execution, forthwith, an,
FOREGOING order r. G. RANDOLPH,
Acting Secretary of War.
The respect Of the Government, on the occasion o.
INe deesa'e OF Ex-President MONROE was te,ii6s :.
oy The citsing Of all the Public Offices durin,
nv oay Nat. Int
FUNERAL OF The EX-rREsIDENT
NEw-YoRK July S-The obsequeis OF the LAT,
M. Moi ros were observed yesterday in he order an
bounced in our last. The sirseb, through which IN,
Dourpful pi recession passed, were thronged to exec,
with cz .ns--,he windows and hou.e,ops were crowd
lee. Altogether the concoutss immense, and pro
ATTY the largest ever collected in our city.
ga 'hi' ocea'on, distinguished foreigner who walk
leu In me proces'ior, observed in eur presence III
3he never saw in the most popuous cities of Europe
20 many people assembled any occasion, and nevs,
aw"nefssd so much order and impressive de M amor
aeemed to him, hai each Individual (,nd here were
least 100 oOo fe and regretted the lose o. the lat,
8r'es'd' NJ nj cnso.-snd az tar our observation rx
eEded, we have no doubt thai this honorable uibu.e i
iuo 10 our fellow ei'iz'ns, and we hre record it viii
unaffected pleasure.
Inc iohowirg gentlemen were the pail carers =
Ssmual Sou'hard, james Brooke.
Rohs'd Vsriek, John T,umbuI
Jhh WNb, A.ron OGDEN,
Jonn F.rgu.on, Samuel Cooper. TGar