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DOMESTIC. LA FAYETTE. The following feccouht is giv cn by an eye witness, of the ar rival of Gen. La Fayette at Havre, and his embarkation on board of the Cadmus. How mean contpmntiblv mean were the vovations thrown in the way of the old veteran and those who wished to do him honor, by the little"! tyrants of the Police. And wnat a proud con trast do the events of the -present week in New York, afford when compared with the former. In the one place, the ' patriotic hero is allowed only 'to quit the country of his birth, and for which he has so often bled, amid contumely and in " suit, because through evil and through good report, he has shown himself the firm, constant and unwavering friend of ra tional freedom. In the ether, for those Very qualities, he is received amid the joyous shouts and acclamations of one 'hundred ..1 i r 'i i tnousanu irecmcn, wmcn are responded by ten millions more all striving to rival eacl other in testimonials of affection -gratitude and esteem! "As it was expected that the General would arrive early in the alternoon ot the 12 th, sever al merchants, and a great num ber of young men left this at 2 P. M. in carriages, gigs, and on horseback, to go out and .meet Mons. La Fayette at Harfleur,'(6 miles from Havre,) and accompany him into town. The American Consul, and all the American gentlemen, and captains of ships in the harbor, intended also paying that com pliment to the General; but the Sans Prefet notified to the Con ' sul, that the Americans m ust not do so. "The road for 2 miles out cf town continued crowded from 3 in the afternoon till dark, when no tidings -of the General having come, the people retur ned into town, where they re mained in groups all the even ing. Havre presented the ap pearance of a town in danger of an enemy 7s approach. 1 he guards were doubled at j all the posts; patroles of soldiers, police men and gend'armes, marched about, and prevented the crowd from collecting in any spot. "At a quarter past 10 the General arrived in a post car riage, with his son and secre tary. They were accompanied by the carriages that had gone out from Havre, and about 100 young men on horseback, all dressed alike. A strong body of gend'armes escorted the ca valcade. On arriving at the entrance to the city, the gates were shut, and the guard drawn out with fixed bayonets. It was then asked if it was the Marquis La Fayette, who was there, and on being answered that it was General La Fayette, ll 1 M 1 . me gate was opened to admit bis carriage, and closed imme diately, to prevent the entry of any ot those who had gone out to meet the General.' After re peated and unavailing attempts iu gu. in, and expostulating vnu umceron guard, this latter assured ihe gentlemen, on his honor, that if tw go to the Poste de Pinettes. ( gate at the rear side of the city and a mile from the prlnci "" ,iuu, uunutted nrncn rt 1 in or that gate, it was closed, and they were desired to go back to, the principal gate, where "y were admitted, two hxr two, at intervals, and the names vcrai taken. , "In the"' meantime the Gener al proceeded to 'the house of Mr. Philippon, (a most respect able merchant,) where an ele gant dinner was provided, and a large party to receive him. , In the course of the entertainment, a stone was thrown by some miscreant in through one of the windows, which passed close to the head of one of the gen tlemen. On the morning of the 13th, crowds again assem bled to witness the embarkation cf the General, and the streets presented the same appearance as the evening before. A party cf soldiers was drawn up oppo site the Cadmus, on the custom house quay where it was suppo sed the embarkation would take! place. Every impediment was used to prevent the people from showing any mark of respect. The Cadmus, in consequence cf the tides falling, was obliged to haul out into the roads. The General, accompanied by a body of gentlemen, arrived, and went on board the steam boat, which was previously cleared by order of the Police, who would not allow him to embark whilst an v body ot the town was onboard. I hey also hauled down the flair belonging to the boat,-and would not let it be hoisted whilst M. La Fayette was on board; The gates were shut to prevent the people going to the pier head to take a last view of the Gen eral. However in this their efforts were unavailing, as every boat that could be had, was im mediately filled, and followed the steam boat to the Cadmus, then two miles off. A gend' arme and a police officer went out in the Cadmus to prevent a- ny body but the General and his e going on board. On his coming along side, he was re ceived with hearty and repeated cheers from the ship, which were returned from the boats, and a few persons on shore, who had got out and assembled about half a mile from the pier, (to be out of the way of the military, as there was a strong guard at the pier head. This closed the scene." The Cadmus arrived at New- York on Sunday, 15th August, after a pleasant passage of 31 days. The fact of her arrival was made known bv the Te- egraph at an early hour, and it spread through the city with electrical rapidityr. Broadway was soon thronged and the bat tery crowded with people who sallied forth with the expecta tion that the hero and veteran of two revolutions, might come directly to the city. The ar rangements of the city authori ties having been made known, General La rayette and suite were landed on Staten-Island, and immediately conducted to the residence of the Vice-President. On the 16th, the General was received by the citizens of IN ew-York m the following manner: Agreeably to previous ar rangements for the reception of Gen. De La Fayette, the com mittee of arrangements of the corporation, consisting of Alder men Zabriskic, Wyckoff, Mann, Doughty, and Ireland, with Ma jor General Morton of the artil lery, brigadier Generals Flem ing and Mount, and Col. Irving of the infantry, Col. Varick pre sident of the state Cincinnati, the officers and a number of the members of the society, among whom was Col. Willet, the ve nerable brother soldier of the General, the president and com mittee of the Chamber of Com merce, and several of our re spectable citizens, embarked at half past nine o'clock on board the Chancellor Livingston for St&ten-Islarid. They were ac companied by the steam-ship Robert Fulton, and the steam boats Bellona, Connecticut, Oli ver Elis worth, Nautilus, and Olive Branch. The steam-ship and the steamboats (excepting the Chancellor Livingston) were decorated in a splendid style with the flags of various na tions. The Chancellor, which was to receive the General, on ly bore the flag of the United States, and flags with the arms of the state of New-York and of the city. Upon arriving at Stateh Isl and, the committee of the cor poration waited upon the Gene ral at the house of "the Vice President, whose guest he had been, and returned to the wharf! in a barouche with the General, accompanied by the Vice-President. At a short distance from the wharf they were met by a large number of the inhabitants of Richmond county, and escort ed to the boat with banners fly inr and music playing. On the General's entering the steam boat Chancellor, a salute was fired from the shore, and the steam ship Robert Fulton, which was manned by 200 seamen from the United States navy yard, fired a salute of 15 guns, while the seamen manned the yards. A battallion of United St.ii re mnnnps nmlpr rnmm.mil of Major Smith, were also on board the Chancellor, and re ceived the General with mili tary honours and gave a hearty cheering. A salute was fired at the same time from Fort La Fayette. The officers of the navy who had come down in the steam ship then came on board the steam boat Chancellor, and were presented to the Ge neral. . At about half past 12 o'clock, the whole rrot under way, and proceeded to the city-thc steam ship Fulton in the van the Chancellor in the centrethe: Cadmus, f the shin the General' had arrived in) in the rear, to wed by the Bellona and the Nautilus the Oliver Ellsworth and Connecticut escorting on the flanks. The beauty and in terest of the scene which the vessels afforded to the thousands i of spectators who were viewing it from the Battery the Castle Garden, and the wharves of the city, it is not in language to depict. The splendid decorations; of the lofty steam ship, and the Cadmus, and the elegant ban ners floating from the steam boats, gave a spectacle of beauty which can scarcely be surpassed in imagination; and which in former times might have been portrayed in a work of fane-, as a beautiful exhibition of genii and fairies. The celerity of movements given by the steam power, also added interest to the scene. The several boats at times left their stations, and sailed along side the Chancel lor, their bands of music play ing, and the passengers with which they were crowded, with loud huzzas. On these occa sions the General went to the side of the vessel, bowing to the passengers, and then giving them an opportunity of seeing him. On arriving at the city, the General landed at Castle Garden on a stairs prepared for the occa sion, carpeted, and under an arch richly decorated with flags and wreaths of laurel. On his landing a major general's salute was fired from Fort Columbus, and a national salute in honour of the nation's guest, from a battery of field artillery, esta blished by orders of the major general of artillery. The Gen eral entered Castle Garden. when he was greeted by the immense concourse oi citizens there assembled; from thence he proceeded with the appointed committee and the military and naval officers, to review the. line of troops from the division1 of state artillery, under the command of Brigadier General Benedict. The muster was, on this occasion, unusually nu merous and splendid, each corps vying with the other in. paying a tribute of respect to the sol dier of the revolution, the friend and companion of Washington. After the review the General entered a barouche, drawn by four horses, accompanied at the request of the committee by General Morton. The committee of the corpo ration, accompanied by the Ge neral's son, George Washington La Fayette, and liis secretary, Mr. La Vasseur, followed the carriages. The general was es corted by a corps of cavalry, and at tile head of the column of the troops proceeded up Broadway to the City Hall. ! The crowds which had assem bled to pay honour to the res pected visitor and to be gratifi ed with a view of his person, were such as almost to prevent the passage ofthe - carriages and j the troops. The scene could ; not but have afforded to the Gc- ncral the most delightful srati- fications. The houses, to the very roofs were filled with spec tators, and to the incessant cheers of the multitude, grac ful females signified their wel come by the silent but not less grateful and affecting testimony of the wa ving of handkerchiefs. Arrived at the City Hall, the General was conducted by the committee to the common coun cil chamber, where the corpora tion were assembled. The mem bers of the common council j rose at his entrance, and upon being presented by the chair man. Alderman Zabriskie, to the mayor, his honour addres scd him in the following speech "General In the name oi the municipal authority of the city, I bid you a sincere wel come to the shores of a country of whose freedom and happiness you will ever be considered one of the most honoured and be loved founders. Your only contemporaries in arms, of whom indeed but few remain, have not forgot, and ; their posterity will never forget, I be YOUNG AND GALLANT Frenchman who consecrated his youth, his talents, his fortune and his exertions to their cause who exposed his life who shed his blood that thev might become free and happy. Thev will-recollect with profound emotions, so 10112: as thev re- 0 main worthy of the liberties they enjoy, and the exertions vou made to obtain them, that you came to them in the darkest period of their struggle that you linked your fortune with theirs when it seemed almost hopeless that you shared in the dangers, privations aud suffer ings of that bitter struggle, nor quitted them for a moment, till it was consummated on the glorious field of ' Yorktown. Half a century has elapsed since that great event, and in that time your name has become as dear to the friends, as insepa rably connected with the cause of freedom, 111 the old, as in the new world. The people of the United States look up to you as to one of their most honoured Parents the country cherishes you as one 01 inc most oeioveuui c . i . 1 t l f her sons. I hope and trust, sir, that not only the present, but the future conduct of my J countrymen, to the latest perica ;ui ume, win, among other slan. ders, refute the unjust imputa- tion, that Kepublics are always ungrateful to their benefactors. In behalt of my fellow citi. zens of New York, and speak. ing the warm and universal sen timents of the whole people of uie unueu states, 1 repeat your welcome 10 our common coun- try. Permit me to add, that the moment of my life, to which T shall look back with the grea test pleasure and pride, will be that in which it fell to my lot to be an organ for expressing however feebly, a Nation's zill itude." Gen. La Fayette's Answer: "Sin: While I am so affection ately received by the Citizens of New York, and their worthy Representatives, I feel myself overwhelmed with inexpressi ble emotions. The sight ofthe xVmerican shore, after so Ioni an absence, the recollection of the many respected friends and dear companions, no longer to be found in this land, the plea sure to recognize those who have survived; this immenso concourse of a free Republican population who so kindly wel come me, the admirable appear ance ofthe troops, the presence of a corps of the National Navy, have excited sentiments to which no human language caa be adequate. You have been pleased, sir, to allude to the happiest times, the unalloyed enjoyments of my public life; it is the pride of my heart to have been one of the earliest adopted Sons of America. I am proud also to add, that upwards of 40 years ago, I have been particu larly honoured with the free dom of this City. I beg you, Mr. Mayor, I beg you, Gentle men, to accept yourselves, and to transmit to the citizens of New York, the homage of my profound and everlasting grati tude, devotion, and respect." The General and his son were then introduced to the members ofthe common council individ ually. The General attended by the common council and a number of the military and na val officers who accompanied him, then retired from the coun cil chamber to the platform in front of the City Hall, where he received the marching sabto from the troops. They then re tired to the portrait room in the Hall, where refreshments were provided, and where the omcers of artillery who had been on duty and a number of citizens . rrl . were presented to him. common council men aiuutu him to the City Hotel, where rooms had been fitted upforhis reception, where they dined to- ether. In giving the above ac count, we are aware that to those who witnessed the scene, it will appear cold and inani mate. The picture must want that life and interest wlucn warmed the bosoms of the par- ticipators when they renccieu to whom thesa honors were giv en that it was to a man who m lis youth devoted his life and fortune in the cause of our coun try; who willingly shed h blood in the acquirement of it ndependence; and through au the desponding scenes of the re- volution never forsook the siac of his and our country's father, the beloved Washington. At the dinner mentioned a- hove, in which the General and corporation participated, we un derstand during others, the fol lowing toasts were drunk: By the General The city of New-York, and may all the na tions who resort to this flourish- ms: place, reiicct on uis v&3j-
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