Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-03-13
LOCAL ITEMS

last military parade in which "the Father
Of his Country" took part which will not
fail to interest our readers
1T was ii November Of the last days, that the
General visited Alexandria upon business, and
dined with tew friends the City Hotel Gads-
III, the most accomplished OF hosts, requested the
Generals orders for dinner, promising that there
was i good store u couvass back ducks ia the
larder Very good sir, replied the chief, give
us some Of them, with chatting dish, SOME HON
mony, and bottle Of good Madeira, aud We shall
not complain.
mo sooner was il known in town that The Cen
eral would stay ID daner than the cry was Tor the
parade Of 4 new company, called the Independent
Blue, commanded by Captain Percy, an officer q
the revolution. The merchant closed his books,
the mechanic laid aside his tools, the drum and
ife went merrily around, and in the least possible
time the Blues bad fallen into ranks and were in
full march for the head quarters.
meanwhile, the General had dined and given
his only toast Of AL oW jrtond- and finished hiS
last glass of wine, when an officer Of the Blues
was introduced, VINO requested, in the name ~
Captain Piercy, that the Commander in-Chet
would do the Blues the honor TO witness parade
Ut the CORPS The General consented, and repair
ed to the door Of the Hotel locking to the public
square, accompanied by Col. Fitzgerald, Or.
Craik, Mr. Keith, Mr. Herbert aud several other
gentlemen The troops went through many evO-
lutious with great spirit, and concluded by firing
several yolcys When the parade was ended the
General ordered the author Of these recolections
mir. CustisJ to 20 to Captain Percy and express
10 him the qualification which BE- the General eX-
uoricnced lin the very correct and soldierly cyOlu
tions. marchings and frngs Of the Independent
Blues Such commentator from such source y
may he well supposed was received with ne small
delight by the young soldiers, who marched oH
In fac spirits aud were afterwards dismissed.
This being the last military o,der issued in person
by the Father Of his Country"
The City Hotel from the door Of which
Washington made his last review and issued
his last order, still stands, controlled bY
caterer a. famous a. Gadsby The public
square upon which the Blues made the sol
dierly eyulutions which called forth the com
meudations Of the Great Captain, was then
IS open upon the west, as i now is on the
east. The new Market House on which
stands the town clock was not built until
long after this period; and hence good view
Of soldiers practising in the market square
was easily obtained from the City Hotel
steps. But all, all, tie actors Of that dag
have followed the great ChiettIan to a bet
ter land, and probably the last Of the suryi-
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