The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-09

on TIE THIRTEENTH REoiMkNr-AS
''"''" xx4urSIAsTIc RECEPTION.

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....,vu or THE THIgrEENTH RE0iNhNf-AN
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION.
~, x.,c York Times q yesterday says;
- W Tt;reenth regiment, \. G. ;. n; T.,
uc concert. battalion drill. review
gaNe s.,adr. and hon last evening al inc
aress .,' II, Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn, IN
arnlo r =, Naior.General Fitzhugh Lee and
hosV' =, Virginia, who are guests OF the
s'''i, Al the Yorktown celebration
ise ss-;,,snt was indebted 10 General Lee
va VA Ca Tor many c0urtesies. and the out
az. ,s,h ~ The acquaintance there formed
~ ytsu 81 the yirginians TO Brooklyn.
T, ~ ar,Il.room. where the exercises last
Nv - S,ere held. was handsomely deco
49,. 80 .s,,h The arms Of Virginia and hags.
, .s',. ,hc regiment was formed. and While
i ,,,i,cd quests were arriving, the
s.e ;,,snt land gave concert. Signor
yherati gave cornet solos, when
- warmly applaudcd. General Lee
vi his staff, consisting OF Colonel
= Wcr,cubaker, OF the Third regi-
mi. Colonel C.. J. Anderson, OF The
First regiment; Lieuienant-Coionei %
Lane stern, Of the First regiment: brlga rs.
surgeon George Ben. Johnston, KoVerI w.
uunter, major on the siof; ana tapt&lh e
I Keller, adiutant ~ the THIRD regiment
escorted by Colonel David Austen, OF inc
Thirteenth regiment. entered the drln-Ioon'
.bout $50 o'clock and took seats on pat
for1n preparcd for thcm at one side OF Inc
roo,n General Lees appearance was the
sirnsl for burst OF hearty applause soon
st,fr q O'Clock ten companies OF the rcgi-
mont. with two OF cadets, marched upon
,be Aoor. and drill began under Co'ohe,
sr,tcr,s command. twas closely watched
bvCeneral Lee and staff, and the excellent
,,.ort ~ tho men enthusiastically commend-
"a THE troops passed in review before
,bn General. and were inspected by him.
ne .noke very iayorably Of their appearance
dress uarade followed. The men were
dr.,gn mn IN line. and General Lee was IN
reduced 10 them. The General maze Il
hrie, speech. u which he referred TO the ac-
ou,jntance formed at Yorktown, ana 70
the Measure with which he and ms stan
accorded the invitation OF the regiment 10
be H. guests. ~ am glad to meet you
o0ain - he said, ''bccause | see IN tLese
bospitalities the spirit OF good feeling ana
reconciliation which l. coming To pervade
an cI,sscs Of orr people. When the war
hrokc ont / was no West Point. Ny assoc
ci,,ions and creed were with the people
~ fine South, and | thought il my duly
10 cast my lot with them. But when
o,r sun went down L recognized
enc, secession was not the remedy
for the ills we coml lined OF, and | be-
core once more q citizen OF the United
e,otos with an earnest desire 10 promote
ths vlorv and welfare OF our country. To-
NIGHT say to you that Virginia has no
o,6cr ambition now but 10 further our
common ln.sreats and 10 strive with New
Yort N see which shall be the brightest
ic,rsl in the c0ronet bound about the brow
- tho Union" Genercl Lee was frequent
~ interrupted with applause, and storm
nj chefrs followed him % his seat. Colonel
Austen proposed three cheers from The
regiment, which were given with VIII,
"tiger.v and the peculiar cry OF the
rogiment following. Then the troops
nSrched OF tic foor, and o hop followed.
Among tie guests resent were MAJOR
Norman Randolph. Of Richmond, Va, VINO
4 Guest Of the regiment; Captain +. W.
Dawson. Of Charleston, :. C., and captain
q Miuuigerodi. Of New Orleans, members
~ General Lees staff during the war ;
CaufoiD Wallace +. Randolph, OF the Fhth
ARTILLERY. stationed 30 Fort Hamilton {;
General John woodward; Brigader-6en-
eral &. T.. Christensen; General Robins,
inspector-ccneml OF rifle practice on the
Governors stiI; Colonel Briggs, assistant
quartermastcr-geueral and Colonel Guy Ter
aud Major Herbert Of the Second DIVISION,
National Guard. Between forty-hye ana
fftv members u the Veterans Association
appeared upon the floor and participated
in the dress parade.
This evening General Fitzhugh Lee and
the Thirteenth regiment will visit the Ca
sino 10 witness the 1UGth performance oil
the "Oucen's Lace Handkerchief" Among
the invited guests are General Hancock,
General Grant. General ohaler. Mayor I'd
son. and Mayor Low. The auditorium
will be decorated with flags, and these.
with the color in the uniforms, irescoeS,
costumes, and scenery, viii form a striking
picture.
The View York World says: General
Lee wore q generals chapeau and the yell
low sash Of his rank. The yellow gannt-
lets worn by him had been worn by his
uncle, General Robert L. Lee, on many
occas.0ns-among others, at AppomattoX
Tie name "R0leTt J.. Lee" had beer
written On ,ho inside cuffs by the Genera
himself. and after his death were sent e
General "Fitz. Lee" who wore them fol
The first time last night