Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-10-29
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Visit of the Portsmouth Rihemen to Raleigh.
On Saturday evening last the Portsmouth (Va)
Rifemen arrived in this city a VISIT by the Ra-
leigh and CASTOR Railroad, to celebrate the anniver
sary of the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Their arrival being expected a large number of our
citizens collected at the depot to welcome them.
The Oak City Guards, whose special guests the Ri
hemen were and the cadets of Mr.. Lovejoy's Militia
yAcademy, were also in attendance to escort them
to their quarters. On the signal of the approach of
the train being heard, the rapid flight Of rockets
gave token of the fact to he town. and instantly as
1t by magic, the streets comprising the line of
march were illuminated by row of rosin barrels to
the extent of about mile. few moments after.
wards the train arrived, and the Riaemen as they
sprang from the were received with deafening
cheer. The usual introdoctions of commanding off.
GERS over, the company was soon formed, placed
the right of the battalion through the courtesy of
Capt Harrison, and the march was taken up for the
sArmory Of the Oak City Guards which was beauti-
fully illuminated for the OCCASION as were also sew
eral stores and residences of private citizens.
Here the Rlf1emen were received by Col. j. II.
Manly and welcomed to the soil of North Carolina,
to the Capitol of the State the houses of the citizens
OF Raleigh and to the hearts of their fellow soldiers
the Oak City Guards in such terms as are almost
peculiar to the gallant Colonel, and as made the re-
porter regret for the first time, that he was under
arms, and thereby prevented from using his pencil.
Col. Manly was replied to on behalf of the RiHemen
by Capt Richardson and 1st Lieutenant Wrenn in
Armory, and having divested themselves of their
arms, &c. they were conducted to their quarters at
Capt Lawrences Hotel for supper. After supper
they were taken in charge by the Guards at their
club room and other places, and if they were not
properly treated we very much mistaken.
On Sunday morning the RiAcmen attended SER
vice at the Methodist Episcopal Church, with quite
number of the Oak-City Guards, and had the
pleasure of listening to impressive and highly in
structve sermo !, from the Rev. Mr.. Hehn. In the
afternoon, they amused themselves as best they
could-in visiting the different portions of our
neghborhood, including the grounds of the Lunatic
Asylum Mineral Spring, &C., and in supplying their
intellectual wants at the Reading Room Of the Oak
City Guards.
But Monday was the great day. At an early hour
they in full force and in full uniform ac-
companied by the o. c. G's., and, through the kind
consideration of Mr.. Lovejoy and the urgent soci-
tation of his pupils, backed by their Captain, Mr..
Geo. S. Lovejoy, by the Raleigh Cadets For the
first time we had now an opportunity of seeing what
the Portsmouth Rihemen were. We do not indulge
in idle talk when we say, that finer body Of men
can rarely be found. Their number was about for
tyfve; their uniform dark green pery neatly trim.
med, indeed, with dark green plume, tipped with
yellow. The uniform in Short is in excellent taste,
pd could not, think be mended. The men
struck us as being such We would choose to put
in front in enterprise requiring stamina and dar
| ing The following is a list of their officers:
Capt w. j. Richardson,