The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-22
FOREIGN FRIENDS.
Arrival in Richmond OF the French
Commissioner nnd Descendants
OF Lafayette, RochambeRu,
and stcuben.

The CatskilI In Port; Welcome speech from
Mayor Darlington; Replies from the French
Minister and Colonel Won steuben-Re-
ceived by the Goyernor-Lunch ut the Ex-
chRnge-DriYe 90 the Fair-GrOundT; In the
Grand Stand 20 Witness the Races-The Re-
turn 20 the City-Dlnner-A Grand and GIO-
rious Ball in the Historic Allan Mansion
Personal Incidents-PeopIe Participating
Programme Gor the Departure Of the Dis
tinGuishcd Visitors.
The descendants Of Lafayette, Rochanl-
beau, and steuben, and the representatives
Of the French Government from the State,
Army, aud Navy Departments, accom-
panied by Governor Plaisted, Of Maine,
number of army and navy officers, and
others, arrived here yesterday morning
from Yorktown on the steamer Catskill.
It was expected that Mr.. Blaine would ac-
company them, but he was unable TO do so,
and I'm his stead sent his son and other re-
prescntatiycs Of the Government, who saw
"our ancient allies" and their friends well
bestowed on the trip, and at Richmond
surrendered them into the hands OF the
Richmond committee.
WELCOME TO RICHMOND.
IIls Honor Mayor w. c. Darlington,
Hon. John A. Meredith (president OF the
Board of Aldcrmen), and Captain Maxwell
Il. Clarke and the Committee Of Reception
and marshals. met the steameTat the AriePs
wharf between 10 and III O'Clock, and Mayor
Carringfon made brief speech Of welcome,
expressing the pleasure our people have in
seeing the descendants and cOuntrymen OF
those who rendered such signal service to
our cause in the Revolution, and saying
handsomely that without their presence we
could not feel that we really had had Cen
/ tennial.
REPLIES.
Minister Max Outrey, representing the
French Republic at Washington, cordially
responded i'm English, and then Colonel
Won Steuben followed in German.
The yisitors-many Of whom could not
sneak English-were then placed in ear
riaees. care being taken that in each car
riaee where needed there should be some
citizen OF ours to speak 10 them in Their
/ own tongue and explain the objects OF IN
terest as they were passed
/ AT TIE CAPITOL.
/ The party (most Of whom evidently en-
/ loved The cordiality OF their reception no
/ less than tie charming weather. were driven
I'M Main street and to the Grace-street en-
| trance Of the Capitol Square and into the
/ Square, and the line was halted between
/ fbe monument and the Governors man
sion. Governor Holiday and staff received
them at the mansion and extended to then
rs cordial a welcome on behalf OF the state
as NIavor Darlington had done on the part
OF the city OF Richmond.
HIGH Up.
Many Of The visitors then went over 10
the Capitol and rambled through that an
cient and honorable il not elegant ana I'M
nosinp structure. Some OF them adFen-
fured Themselves upon the roof, from
which elevated location they had good
view Of the city. and Of the winding river
and of the surrounding country-at thr
time, owing to the drought, not appearing
in its very best autumnal dress.
REGISTER.
From the Capitol they drove to the Ex-
change and Ballard Hotel, where Mr'
Blaine registered the party as follows:
lie Commandant Leichtenstein, repre-
scnting the President OF the French RcpuD-
NJ Maxine Outrey, Envoy Extraordina-
Nv and Minister Plenipotentiary.
lie MARQUIS De Roclanbeau.
Mime Ii Marquis de Rochambeau.
Mime LOysan.
General George Ernest BoulanSer.
Colonel Hippolyte William Bossan.
Lieutenant-Colonel BlOndel.
Major Octave Gilbert de Pusy.
Captain st. George Tucker Mason.
CAPTAIN Cavalier De Cuveryile.
NJ. Regamey, Bureau OF Arts.
Lieutenant the Count De Grsse'
Count Alfred De Noailes.
Count Laur de LeStrade.
Captain Henry D'Abovile.
NJ. Christian D'AbOyille.
NJ. D'Olonnes.
NJ. DE Jacksonville.
Colonel Won Stcuben, Seyenty-sixth re-
giment, lIeldsheim. ...
Cautain Won Steuben, Fourth Reglmeh'
Guards, Spandan. -...,.
Captain Won Steuben, Eighth regiment
Frank-fort-on-thc-Od
Tieutenant Won Steuben, Twenty-second
regiment, Rastadt
lieutenant Won Steuben, Thhty-nintl
regiment, Dusseldorf. ,,
lieutenant Won Steuben, Seyenty-iourli
regiment, lIedShcim.
Apllc de Chambruee,
lie Captaine Des Camps,
Lieutenant Schilling,
Lieutenant de Salane,
NJ. Gasten de Salane,
NJ. de COurcellcs,
T.e Comtc de Beaumont,
NJ. b. de POuqueyllle,
NJ. Beraid,
Lieutenant de Chasseurs,
lie Capitant de Lachere,
lie Comtc de Belst.
: A number OF distinguished American
accompanied the party, among them
Robert B. Hit, Assistant secretary o
State. ,-.e..,.,.,
Walker Blaine, Third Assistant Seeretar!
OF State. D-...,o,,
OF State.
Governor Plaisted, of Maine.
General Young, OF Georgia
Nayor Latrobe, OF Baltimore.
General Walker, United States Mlnlsle
10 Bolivia, and others.
LUNCH.
The visitors having been assigned L
rooms, were next invited to Il lunch, spreaC
, in the private dining-room OF the BailarC
House. The spread was nice one, ana tn
, music OF champagne-bottles was soon hear'
/, mineIing with the gayest of greetings snt
! intr0ductions in French, English, and Ger
= man, our foreign friends seemed to hay
! a Jolly time. There was a cordlality DC DC
! tween them and the representative citizen
Of Richmond which was as far remoTe'
: from stilted ceremoniousness on the on
! hand as ii was from intrusive familiarity o.
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