The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-10

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| At the invitation OF the pos,u " r-.. . u.,.
| Richmond aud York River hs'''oee - Nh.
~ Of gentlemen made srfsnsemen - =, .,,,n, ~.
n,oud on Tuesday last, for the purpose ot s,.s "s
rs.tsrn terrinus OF the Aforesaid railroads. ana IN
| .-.r- -. :. - v.k r;ver and the Capes OF W.T.
joysns w" s'-,..... ~ ,,,,ns heat of univsr.
| ginis; and, At she ins'.ss -, ~. r...,..
| sal admiration, John r. bahsrd, Oh we is~s1".es'
,h marty a.sembed at that hotel and psftook Of an
| ~" -,.,,,. hrsatfast preparstory TO the
| early ous s"~P ,-,.l a.. .ocnn.rv tcok
| days travel. Aoou. V.'oes'
/ their departure in hne sPirts ana s.oo Ncassio.
| Tba following gentlemen composed the party: Alex.
| n ~ p...sa.,t, w A Mortsn Traasurer: C.. +.
nAe.ey' =. 80 r. .- -. r, M u.naol,b
NJ oAAe''' ."ss' nats-...s ~. 'p,-.r R.ii.
| road Company; Col. Edmond Fontsine, President
$50. ,.,,r., .,,ro.d camn.n,. walter Mesds,
virginia - TT wv rrx
Esq; Of the city Of New York; Messrs. II W Fry
w H. Hsxsli, II. L. Kent, d. J. Burr, w. B. isaacs,
| /. Davenport, A. q. Lee, John Purcell, and b. W.
mond; Alex R. Holiday. member, and w. r. Drink
ala' vve.ss u 'ne Doaiu 81 NJ,
.e. 80 y, '-o nN,,.... r. v;r,;n;.
metz, memoef Oh the House OF Deiesss0s vi '"snia
Messrs. Frank g. Ruftn, Robert kidssway, ana o
Maupiu. of the Pre,s and Thomas E. Ballard of the
r,h.n..-a,, 49,. ,h. a;,act,on of P,a.;dent Ind
hxchsnas-ah nnder tne oiIec''h ., ies'asns Duat
ley, asssted BY Messrs Morton ana bailard-a trio
that may bB equalled but cannot be excelled.
Az thu crack of the whip the four vehicles started
-. 49,. -, "a. 81 .s,.r.l ho,-. ali -, :. ~
ana, s"ui Jus, nS.n % 1. $3.50 y .ao
White House on the rahunkey Ii'er, t"enty-eignt
miles distant from Richmond. The White House
e, \. bsautiful estate of several thousand acre.
.nccsssfnllv mana ed BY Frank Nelson Fac and be
lon 70 jIeorre Wa,biuetor Park Custis descend
ant of General Washington The White House il
ssish,sted az the bouse In which Gsneral Ws.b;ng
ton married and II now Contains AT least two ar
ticle, of frnitura which IL il said were n,sd by the
ia Chaf A. tbis no;nt xye f,und The .teamar Mon
u.a 49, - s esa nv ND a. o,co.l s ,..a
down the river with an addition to our company Of
Msssrs r. t,arlick and j. d. Chri,tain of New Kent
and others whose names we do not new RENE mber =
A. bslfnsst aver in the evening we landed AZ West
Point the eastern Terminus of the railroad and in
locality the almost perfect miniature of New York
n w., III he remembered that West Point il rounded
nont ~ land at the confluence of the Pamuuksy and
Mattanoni rivera frem which the broad deep and
beautiful York river rolls in proud majesty to the
Chesapeake Bay At this place W ieceived fur her
sdd;,n m our party in the persons of B. Douglass
of the State Senate w q. Pollard. of King William
Wm p Tayfor of Caroline, and 8. ID. Whittle. of
Richmond We had scarcely time to visit the fine
hotel at West Point and pay our respects to its gem
| temsnIv propr etor, Mr. New, when we were sum-
monsd 10 Che wharf by the whistle of the commod-
on. steamer Gladiator that phys between Baltimore
and Walkerton on the Mattaponi, and which was to
take far up that river as King and Queen Court
the Gladiator our company was completed by the ad
dition of s. r. Harwood of King and Queen. and
Massrs William, g. Talaferro and Warner Taliafer-
m of Gloucester and Warner T. Jones member of
ths Houss of Delegates from that county
Complete as it was however, there was an adden- /
dunn une xpected indeed but not more 30 than it was
gra,ifyinr and acceptable 1t was an agreeable sur
nrise occssioned by the presence of party of ladies
returning to their homes in King and Queen, from a
trim to Baltimore In that party there was u Young
lsdy who touched the piano exquisitely and sang
most charmingy and at the solicitation of some Of
her acnneipancss in our party she was kind enoueh
to remind ms Renedcts of some of the lows we had
!. r. hehind and to give to the bachelors-for there
were some of that class among us-snother striking
/ -
sen hut unbIes,ed lives hus whiled the hours nm
IiI we arrived at King and Queen Courthouse where
our fair pou0o enys took their .saye and maedom
once more held undisputed sway.
Returning we again touched at West Point and
then started on our outward boundp trim About 5
o'clock on Wednesday morning we stopped at York
town. where we remained until some tune aft n sum
riss to sive the curious an Opportunity to visit snot
ballowed and distinguished by the crownine and III,
victory of our Revolutionary struggle After brrak.
fast we s.put out for the Capes upon an beautiful
of water as ever sladdened craft and in f.,v
hours were within stones throw of Cape Henry
After taking deli b ed survey of the wide and mas
nficeut expanse of water that met the eve In eyeIy
direction and inhslins the inviyoratng from
the Atlantic the head of our boat was again turned
tovsrd. Yoritown. where another ston wa. made. 10
sratify the curiosity of the on board
Soon after bidding final adieu to this famous and
glorious old battle ground the dinner of the trip came
off which while we can't describ be it. richly deserves
passing and grateful notice. Suffice it to say that
earth and water field and meadow and vineyard con-
tributed LARGELY to that dinner and that it was fol-
lowed by speech and sentiment and outburss of wit
and humor that concusvely testified that the yiands
were not indifferent and that tbs grapes were not
sour At this dinner President Dudley presided. We
do not remember that he had any Vice Presidents
although we remember distinctly that he was g.ner
ously assisted by all who came within the reach of
his urbanity and hospitality. In the afternoon we
were again at West Point, where we parted with
some of our agreeable companions and also with the
fine steamer Gladiator, from which we were trans
ferred to the Monmouth. The next morning we
found ourselves at the White House, where many ap-
petites sharpened in a way peculiarly Virginian
and where of the party enjoyed the hospitality
Of Mr. Nelson at breakfast. To afford an opportunity
of seeing of the country vehicles had been
sent up the river Mr. Garck's beautiful and fertile
farm, eight miles above the White House. to which
point the Monmouth carried us safely. much to our
satisfaction, and very much to the establishment of
1.-THE natives" white and black on both sides of the
river.
Aftsr we had landed, we ere ve,y kindly invited
by Mr. Garck to accept his hospitality for the day
Ali of the party would gladly have accepted this DO
hte invitation but for the fact that business impera
lively called us home Two of our friends however
did remain with MIR Garlick, and az we ,Ipected. re-
port that they were entertained in the hapdsUnest
Old Virginia style. Notwithstanding we made an
early start from the river in conseu uopce of taking
not reach richmond until IhuIsday afternoon, at
crested by Mr. John r Ballard with bIs sccustoaS