Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-27

ARRIVAL or THE PRESIDENT AT OLD POINT.
President Fillmore arrived Old Point Comfort on Sun
Iay morning in the steamer Osceola Capt Mitchell from
Washington and took possession OF the handsome apart
fitted up for him by the worthy proprleors OF the y
reia Hotel Aessrs j. p Reynolds d Co., whose guest lie ls
~ hcr invitation while may be his pleasure to remain
The president is accompanied by the Hon. Alex. H. H.
Stu art Secretary of the Interior, and lady Capt Powell
and Lieutenant Scott Of the Navy and their ladies'; Mrs
cello; Hon. D. Jenfcr and John U. Sargean, Esq. OF
Washington. We learn that the Secretaries of the Army
md Navy and the Post Master General will arrive OF the
Point to morrow, in the steamer from Baltimore.
Yesterday morning tho Committee of the Court and Coun-
ellis of the city Of Norfolk and the Committee OF inc fus
Tees and Citizens Of the Town OF Portsmouth, depu'cd 10
at on the President and invite him to paake OF the hos
ai,lies Of their respective communities went down 10 od
Point and fulfilled their mission Al the time OF their hlri-
and review Of Fort Monroe, from which he returned al Il
O'Clock and received the Committees in the splendid Saloon
Of the Hotel; when John G. H. Hatton ESQ., President OF
the Select Council Of Norfolk and Chairman OF Inc JOINT
Committees addressed him as follows:
"Mn PRESIDENT: We wait on you ms dcpuatlon from
the Court and Councils Of the City OF Norfolk and the ns-
Ices of Town Of Portsmouth, in the and behalf OF
the citizens both places your arrival mere
nd invite you and your suite TO extend your visit to their
respective towns. =
As pleasing may be at any time to be the organ OF
- respectable body it is doubly to me at the present TO
be the medium of communicating with so respected person.
acc as the President of the United States.
As American citizens proud Of our glorious Republic we
delight honor her Chief Magistrae-and we han you sur
with deep OF the respect due your distinguished
As SlrgnlanS we cOFualy you "ltlhH
Inc borders of our Old Commonweath-God her land
,s citizens OF Norfolk and Portsmouth, arc desrons o
living this evidence of esteem. And agreeable MS
the duty mission is US the discharge OF il will be
attended peasurab!e finale may be permitted 10
the Of the intelligence people that Is com
pabe with your TO accept the tender oil he
hospalities and with the gentlemen comprising your re
nue. become the guests of respective communities
To which the President replied in substance that in his vls
il TO this vicinity inspect the public works he had antc
paed the pleasure of visit Norfolk and Portsmouth, io
,ha Of
menocs of the revolutionary war; which still remained yet
while afforded him great pleasure TO accept the polite ns
taon of the citizens Of Norfolk his arrangements necessa
ry restricted him very brief space of time 10 which &c
enjoy their hospalies He could only devote one day ane
that the following one this purpose when, after visiting
and examining the different departments of the pubic WORK:
in line neghborhood he would with pleasure accept the zen
dered ospltatiss Of Norfolk and Portsmouth he coraa
thanked the committee for their utterRg sentiments o. re
gard and expressed his acknowledgements o le cout
! tesy of The communities which they represented
The President and suite will come up in the steamer
ncc this morning and proceed Immediately TO the Navy
Yard where they expected TO arrive at ~ O'CLOCK