Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-24
Celebration Of the Landing at Jamestown,

Celebration OF the Landing at Jamestown
On Saturday, the l9lh inst, number oil gen.
tlenen, principally Of the Jamestown Association,
omons WHOM ,ete Nj. Gusts, Nj. Philip Il. Prm'
dall, Col. Philips. Sixth AuditoL Capt, TyIsb b"
Blake, Rev. Mt. Batch, and Nc. Thomas J, Mag
sic, assembled upon the steamer Thom" CoIy'r
Capt. Cednep, fOt the purpose Of eeItbtalng the
landing OF Jamestown, Va.
The boat lefI the wharf al 10 o'clock a. NJ,
IaiIy decorated with hlss, and the snllTsuInS
sttsins VI "Caty Inc back 10 old Virginia" ltjn
the Manne Baud, very soon gave earnest 10 Tue
company Of a Day Of hilatlV aud laPpiheSS'-
SiouninE al Alexandra TOT lew friends " JON ~
Tire festive occasion, the steIHlsi was sou undrE
way tot the sactsd shades VI MOunt HernOn.
Arrived at Mount Hemon, the cUnpOny formed
III pIuceS.ivn, beaded by the Band, playing WASH
msIOn's Match. III. john Augustine Washington,
the proprietor, was 10 waiting u tue ltln0' aud ts
ceiyeI tue Association with great kindness Sd''
GceuI tune WAS passed htrs to peImi the visitors
10 Inspect tue .aCfsd spot wefe test Tue ashes u
the G,eatssl NAN that has evsI llYsi. Tie uIl'
coveted head, the suNlued conversation, ""d the
teystent inannet Of all Present showed plainly
thai the Atmospheric OF tue pace was hlIsd VIII
the moUtnIuI interest appropriate IN IL
PsSiug OH 10 the mansion, aud ASSEMBLING IN
The gtani, old poflIco ii lt0nI. tcSfnnI WAS sjo'
formed by Nj Washington, AID Nj CuSis Council
eel his Citation. II Is UNNECESSARY WSay WVIe Of
the production than that II abOunled III lnclelllS
aud facts Of which no vihef living man las poses
SOu, and wnlch wrr. isiated Win Admirable ell
leGi. Tue vsnstLbis orator alluded Win touch.
( iug Illh0S 10 the Trcoilscvons oil dis Cth.dho0i
pJs ed OF Noun! Nstuon AMI climbing Tue Sacied
| knecs OF Washington. Dispensing IN every dIlec'
J lUn, tie viSeTS wete eAamlng With sassT '"isEes'
evety object. THE gardens. the btSutllui cat.
nIse way on tue western font, tie gloves panI'
/ ed Ly his hani, tile SIperb iIWn on lie east, the
old tomU selected ~ the Patet Pine, nov fallen
/ 10 decay, but enclosed with jealous cafe, eYeTy
pUrlun Vi tue estate access bic w.S Viewed "IItI
ais IblnE lnersst, AMI tue geuetlI wish expressed
was lhstn the pfopnetOt I:cidel u pat with II
tue Safe OF Virginia might become The patchaS:',
10 otIet 10 pteSefve II tom decay or ds;ectaI OIL
| Proceeding 10 the White llogss, 'iinnsf wai
'seITed 10 the guests. ilt, FeuGall pissHled viii
hs usual gtace, with M Gusts Oh lis tlEht and
NJ. Washington OH his eIIland. NJ. PsnlaI
Ilsllvetri an excellent speech. puiishrd, SCHOLARLY
aud appropriate. Rev. III. bach aisO made sc.
~ gOvl address; aud, III feplY 10 a ioaS! cOmpii
nlrntsfy OlMt. Washington, MI CusnS was Called
upOn W Mt. Washington, as the cli'd u Mount
Hsfuou.
TIE company LEFT again in ;hs steamer Tot VT
vetuvu, attic tqstst Ot'Ar proprietor, aEi were
lteatri very hlSpltanly. Tie band played Ssvet'
! al ans Ou tue lawn, AMI THEE chtefs were gwen
iut the genls!nln VIM 50 fllY wetF3, 10y his tine
nl3nIy presence, his gtleeiul n'hn,fs, aud tue
I Virginia lOsplIIlIiy, tie lliysItiouS uane.
Arrived at Washington al mne o'clock, THEE
chsers wste slTsn iUrthe State Of VnsnII, three
Tot Mt. Cusis, Ond THEE (Or Nj Femlail, arut tn.
company separated with the Temsn1ance that,
thou Oh residents OF tile Pe!sr,l city, Ynslnilns
anl IhsIE descendants turned 10 tue noble Old
rtvthsr Of States ami placed ihvir affections upon
her sItaf.- Wash. SCHtiHSL