The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-01

residence Of Samuel Van Saun, about a
mile from the Dey house.
Washington occupied the latter during
July 1880, and from October 8 to November
81 Of the same year when the army was
guests at this time was the Marquis de
Chastellux, then serving as Major General
In the army under the command Of Count
Rochambeau. The Marquis has left in
his American Travels a sketch Of the
American commander-in-chief, written
after his three days visit in the Dey man.
sion.
The Marquis and Gen. Lafayette met
Gen. Washington at Lafayette's head
quarters, where there was a review. The
Marquis then rode home with Gen. WASH
ington and thus describes part OF his stay
with him:
The rain spared us no more at the camp Of
the Marquis than at that Of the main army,
30 that our review boing finished, ] saw with
pleasure Gen. Washington set of In a Rallop
to regain his quarters. We reached them
as soon as the badness Of the roads would
permit us. At our return we found q good
dinner ready and about twenty guests, among
whom were Gene. Howe and Sinclair.
The repast was In the English fashion,, con-
sisting OF eight or ten large dishes Of butchers
meats and poultry. with vegetables Of several
sorts, followed by a second course Of pastry,
comprised under two denominations Of pies
and pudding, After this the cloth was taken
OF and apples and a great quantity of uuts
were served. which Gen. Washington usually
continues eating for two hours, ~toastinR and
conversins all the time. These nuts are
small and dry, and have 80 hard a shell (hick-
DRY nuts they are called, that they can only
be broken by the hammer: they are served
half open and the company are never done
picking and eating them.
The conversation was calm and agreeable.
hIQ ENnplIpnnV Naa rllnaRnl 90 a,tn~ x,-,.l -
into the particulars Of some Of the principal
operations OF the war. but always with a
modesty and conolseness which proved that
II was from pure complaisance thai he mem
toned II. About half past 7 we rose from tho
table and Immediately the servants came.
to shorten 1t and couvert 1t into q round one.
for at dinner II was placed dlagonally to give
more room.
1 was surprised at this mannuvre. and
asked the reason OF II; 1 was told they were
going to lay the cloth for supper In half
an hour 1 retired to my chamber. fearing
lest the General might have business. and
that he remained In company only on INV
account; but at the end Of another half hour
| was informed that his EIcellency expected
Inc at supper,
returned to the dining room, protesting
against this supper; but the General told
me that he was accustomed to take some-
thing in the evening; that / would be seated,
| should only eat some fruit and assist In
the conversation. ! desired nothing better,
for there were no strangers, and nobody re-
manned but the Generals family. The sup
per was composed OF three OF four light
dishes, some fruit and. above all, a great
abundance Of nuts, which were as well re-
ceived in the evening as at dinner.
The cloth being soon removed. a few bottles
Of good claret and Madeira were placed on
the table, Every sensible man will be OF
my opinion. that being a French officer,
under the orders Of Gen. Washington. and.