Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-01
correspondence of the Baltimore Sun

ALEHASDRlA. VA, June 70 II
Ercu;S sion 0rEr he Orange and .iierlnGrta RIG n
Ttrgi.iu Hospitality : The Entertainments RGl-
The City speeches The OCCASION Progress q
Road-Ihe Extension 10 Gor donsriNe.
BY prcviOna invitation .ar9e NUMBER OF invited 90
tom Washington City, Geotgrto~n ALI XindrIa, ani
nous points The route. made an excursion. on +
last, over The Orange and Alexandria Rail Road. laf
d,lGhtiul-ihc ram OF Tue prevh evening Ea
cooled the air and laid the dust As they embarked
tired The Hon. John W Maury, Mayor Of Washngr0n,
w w. Sralun. VIM. w. curcoran, Esq the Russian "
l-er Mr. R0ii-co; Baron Gplt the Russian anI'ter; IL
Parker Esq. NJ Brown, and Mr.. Patterson q! "aehr
ton; Messts +. 4 A. II Dodge OF Georgetown; John
Barbour Jr, Esq, President of he Orange and Atxnt
Rail Road Company; Lewis Mckenzie, Esq Pnsrirni
the Alexandria, Loudoun ind Hampshire Rail Road O.
pany; Mr.. Shacscnrd State Senator; Col Silas bnta'
Fauquicr County, II. W. H4ndegrn Esq, Chief khs'a1
Samuel Chiffon, Esq, formerly member OF Congrre'
other gentlemen of distinction, representing many OF
counties Of the Old Dominion.
The train left 1T hal!past g. After stopping al sew
points the road aud making additions IN ii"if pr
they arrived d, CuIpcpcf about twelve o'clock Hcrr T
tarried an hour, during which they parouk 81 b"Hn1
and elegant repas composed Of the substanta!s and J
res which abound in this rich and delightful country
company then left their return, but soon stopped 4
the Ruppahannock river 10 again surround table VII
seemed 10 groan beneath! rich proluSion oil vands g'ah
10 The taste and cheering 10 The heart.
To these ample justice done. When resumng Y
route homewards The delighted party discovered that u
their invitation there was ~ be no halfway business OF
visit 10 Warrentnn-the beautiful, hospabe NaHensO
10 be embraced.
This especially gratifying all, and az they shf
ed the elevated and elegant country through which ~
gracefully gltcd every tongue eloquent In lis pral
Another abundant specimen ui Virginia hospitality Wa
deere! and accepted which was amply discussed and y
by all. The hotels Oi Warfcntun well kept an y
deserve extensive patronage. This part Of the Pa.
concluded the party again entered The cars and wee
vending lhrr way 10 his city. They reached here a'.
O'Clock in good order and well Conditioned and nfln-
beautiful steamer Thomas GOiyer Capt Gednty, N ~
ness, the whole company three hearty cheers ''
s. Barbour Jr President uf the Orange nd alexandra
Road" and embarked Tor Washington city.
During the day appropriate spreChe .serc made by VI
seurs Maury, Chiffon, Sea'on and eeuKcnzir; The d,
gushed representatives. Of Russia and Prussia addressed
company In happy manner. Mr.. BodiscO, IN TIE m'nrss
ms heart declared he considered himself a. good an ~
Tan as any gentleman present.
Seventy gentlemen of tho three cities and me e''
State which gave birth to Washington thus united " ="
the wonderful improvements which have wiihh
last few years been made thcicinlo consult togetc 10
gard 10 future welfare The result has been most harp
The remainder OF Hes period each will have passed. a.
before the recoccons OF the gorgeous scenery-the
bounded hospitality patriotic sentiment Of this u
sion shall vanish from The mind
H. w Vandearii'. Esq the Chief Engineer, was nir
glhI. in his Efforts 10 render the rip agreeable
THIS road /, completed 10 Culpcper, G2 miIs-
which the trains daily There is also branch runt
TO Warenton, 10 miles IN length.
The road from Culpcpcr Court House to GordonsvlN
distance Of 80 miles, is in fine state Of orwardness
Vdntearilt, the chief engineer Is quite confident tia
ruad will be completed this fall and that the viii be
ning the whole length 81 the line.
Two railroads already The glory OF this part Of VI
nia-uur Orange. our Manasshs-bolh under the drec'
officers distinguished for their Icsou!ces their enteFf
their zeal.
Too much praise cannot be accorded to the condcci
the fremcn, the breassrnen-inied To oil who were ehy
cd on the cars-ior their polieness their ard ae
to all.