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From the NeW-Yoi k S;.itesm:irt.
Visit to La Fayette The follow
iin letter, giving no account of Mr.
'liter's interesting visit Vt La
; nge. is tbe last ef his correpn
denee ubieh hai enmf to hand. () :
t est private information left linn in
the South of France, afjoutlo einUark
Tor Itiily, With the intention of return
ir5 aver the Alpi. We mention thi
aff.jjina)utt v--'-;--7r?K.'a.
ne tint for the interregnum in pub
Sishing his letters, which must oecu
uii'il we hi'nr from him ngain, of
which we are in daily expectation.
Editorial Correspondence.
condition of our 'county, t';iin ;i!infst
any one ofi iU autual rcnidentfj. He
ha visited very Stiite i:i the cm.f
dracv f tinier faViT tble ciro'iinstaMee
liaving been introduced to the tmti
prominer.t individuals, end e(. : a
large proportion of the wh'ife pojuila
tioir in e&uh. A package ul letters
ind papers had just reached him, and
tie gve (!u a detailed account
event '. ivliiel. were new o us, and
an ioteretin character.
"f the evenincf,
of
of
n
taimnr? nn ample scpnlv ot pen, nic
and paper, together with the ih- r
appendages tW scribbling, all under
lock and key. The temptations of
such comfwrts the whistling of tho
wind round the (iothie lum-is .n-d nn
tiqtie windows of the Cl atefio, uith
hre side reverie oil
the delights of the
iL1
often rerffdf1 tbe seines he
he
had
visited, and to the fnendd with whom hs imbibed his kindness of h'-urt.
he had met and parted, v (h no ex opened the door gently, and perform
pectation of ever seeing them again,, ed his office of rekindling 'he fire,
Many anecdotes were related, which
had escaped attention, even in the
voluminous reports of our pape-s.
II stated that during the thirteen
months occupied in his tour, he tra
veiled between fuxtem anil seventeen
I'aius, Jaiiinry, 8 K).
Our i ifursion to ha Grange occu
pied fo'ir days, which will oftenbe
recalled and fondly remembered m
anions t he happiest of my life. A
kre wledge of the fact that Gen Lt
Fyetife is fr'equea'ly overrun with
company, and that he was about
leave his country residence with h
family to pass the w uter in l'aris,
half indued ns to relinquish the idea
of vi-iting La Grange for the present;
when some of our freuds returned
front n 'Similar exenrsion, bearing to
ua a most friendly note from the Gen
cat, and expressing a hope that we
would visit him befoie going to Italy,
rfofh a kind and cordial invitation re
moved n I doubts, and was promptly
aceep'teih
On the morning of the 27th of Sep
tember, we took the DH'irenee for
At the distance of eight or ten miles
from Paris, the roads become dull,
leading through no agricul ural coun
try not remarkable for its fertility,
and studdt-d with little vallages.
which add nothing to its beauty.
Midway in the journey, the Diligence
stopped at a s nail Inn"" for breakfast
or dinner, call it which you will, us
the bill of fare is generally much tho
Same, not even excepting soup. On
the plate from which I look my mut
ton fh"p was i npre$ention of (en
era! La Fayetie on hors b;.ek, in the
attitude of storming a fortress, with
the follow ng inscription :
"ll s'elace le premier dans la lied utie "
At a table on the opposite side of
the room sat a group of three ladies
and a gentleman, whose faces, dresses,
and genteel matin rs attracjed our at
tention, and who wer, ns was subse
quently ascertained, a part of general
JLa Kay
to attend the examin ition of a school.
But this was not the last of the curi
ou incidents which occurred at the
hotel A gentleman rode with us
from Paris to this place, in the same
'department -of the Diligence, without
a word parsing between us, he taking
us for Englishmen, and we supposing
from his complexion that he was' a
Portuguese or Spaniard. , Me turned
out to he u Lieutenant in the United
States army, whd; was going to La
iranqjeon thejjaaie'crraud with our-
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5 o'clock in the evening, and that no
unnecessary claims might he made to
?he hokpility of ( ien.calLa .-ycttej
or his family subjected to any incon
venience, we dined at the hotel, b-
itt ijtV"Lj a a:fiage utiJ j t ' 1 -
for Ia Grange. On. arriving at the
Chateau, the General gave us a warm
reception, and presentetl us to his nu
merous and interesting family,
consisting of a son two daughters and
twelve grand children, with a beauti
ful and accomp ished daughter of
Count Segtir, together with two or
three other inmates, making in all a
r walking dreams to a I
(is H
the en is of the duv. iuduced
proiraet ot
hour.
In tlie tuorning a grey Jiesded ser
vant, who is aloiost u- oldosihomas-
rr i httn Mb 1ovj and Irani yhiuit-J
incompatible with a refined taste, and
a republican simplicity ofnianners--nolhi.ig
which does not conduce more
to convenience and comfort than to
show; and which could he compared
in poini of richness and splond ir, ns
the General himself remarked, with
what ho had pr&liiioiisl v been made
Simplicity, politeness T and aftability , nins(er of in his tour through the 0
of manners, genuine kindness of heart, l)ilei, Sjateg Te ornaint.n, fare
with uch studied cuiel. as would
scarcely disturb the slumbers of a Kick
bed. We reached) the drawing ra
in season to see tho members of (he
happy family appear one after o
ther, and share the paternal kiss.
thmsttfid'mitesrm4'-"t hat hii 1ieafthti5irakfast:wHs served "njr-tif'V''ir'e""-hud
been greatly improved, instead nail on the ernund floor, in .the usual
j oriinpaired, by the necessary fatigues French style, vifh "wine, and eVifleo
of such a enstarit scene ot bustle and j alter the desert. the table was .
activity. Before heleft hme, he crowned with abundance, without
had been troubled with a chronic af-; supei fluiiyj and a circle of smiling
fection, which had entirely disappear- i fares would have rendered 4 a less
ed; and his health is as perfect as his sumptuous repast agreeable. Among
happiness at the result of his visit the rarer dishes, was a kind of pie sent
I could not but feel a ilegree oi pride as a delicacy to ihe General, .from
and pleasure, that our country had in-fom of his friends at Strasbourg. -any
degree been instrumental in cqn-j ..After breakfast vas over, wallc
tributing to the domestic felicity of ed out in company withVsshiug'on
snch a man and sucli a finiity, who Lafayette, and thes hole grniiji of
merit all, and if pos'iiblemore than! ladies, to examine the exterior of tho
received at our hands. scarcely a glance nad as vet been oh
Before retiring to our chambers to j taincd La Grange , was formerly a
dream only of L:i Grange, we exam-j fortified baronial caslle;e.nd not with'
tned some of the principal roomi of J standing the modifications it has un
the Chateau, our hospitable friends j dergone, much of its antique an3
kinli acting ns expositors. The, feudal character still remains. It
ff.r.mfr.U ft crly uen'ntd -vm! '&;. o.ci urioouded l.y a ?ep !.:;
elegA'U, but bears no tiiarkl 0 f extra- ble moat, sections of which filled
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vaganeo or luxury naming wtiieu iivuh wairr. nave neen prescrveu, ant?
circle or sotnetlung more than twenty
and unaffected bospttalty characterize
the whole group, from the patriarch
himself down to the youngest of his
d?cendants. They need only the A
merican name a claim of nat vity in
the land f Washington and Franklin
to call forth all the warmth and
generosity of their feelings, making
the stranger at once at home, and
their hopes, and wishes till centre. I tionary friend of L ifayette.
thevillage of K .se within about t wo 1 treating him with the cordiality of a
miles of whieh La Grance is situated, ,r,e"" r.UTVinr' 1 ne 0H,y l,,,easi
fortv rnMes in an easterly jlirection
from Paris. Our exU from the me
tropolis was through the Plaee Royal,
the Place Bastille, and the Place du
Trone; thence by the Barrier, Palace,
and Forest of Vincennes, up the banks
of Ihe Alorne. which is one of the lar
gest branches of the Seine, being
nearly as broad and deep as ihe river,
in which it loses its water and its
name In one place it makes a cir
cuitous route of several miles round a
high peninsula, which is only half a
mile across, and through which a sub
terranean canal has been cut, naviga
ble for boats. For the first few miles,
this route prevented many interesting
olijects. The Palnee of Vincennes i
a large venerable pile, without much
ornnment, mwd ' occtrptml" ''' at present
as a State Prison, , S veral 'events' of
some interest to the traveller have
transpired within its walls. Here
the two great prince of Coitde were
imprisoned for years; and here
Charles V, Cardinal" Mazarine and
Fore s t . of - Vin trpmrer'tn vtrs4t rhtrgt
trat, consisting ofa smal) growth' .if
natu u.woffn.K Mirnuiih. which roudsS
ttpLlisfas ope'u in ail directigds;
nearly all American. In the hall at
the head of th star-way, and forming
the entrance to the drawing-room, is
a portrait of (ieueral Wanhiritjton
with the colors of the frigate Brau
dywine, (presented by Commodore
Morris on his arrival at Havre,
hung in graceful fe-toons around the
almost idolized picture- On the right
of the father of his country, is, a line
portrait ef Franklin, coined hv one
ness which the viiant experiences, 0f the accornnlished craud-d&uehter
arises irom a rear, inai lue proverniai
politeness of the French, accompani
ed with all the enthusiasm of feeling,
ivill subject the family to inconven
iences on his account, and lead them
to do too much for his happiness.
The evening; glided away delight
fully, and almost imperceptibly, in
the midst of eonversatibn'on ft Variety
of topics, chiefly relating to our coun
try; for the whole family talk, and
seem to think of nothing else than the
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unueu mates, ivnere tneir teelinijs.
I he General considers himself em
phatically a citizen of the American
Uepnblie, and familiarly speaks of
it pffciselyjp the same way, as if he
had been there born and educated
He receives a great number of Amer
ican newspapers, reviews, and other
publications, and regularly corres
ponds w ith many of his friends in cv
ery part uf the Union. These varf
oiis sources' of informatTorj perused
AVUh thft-utniost attention, addlet! to
t h e au to n is htnit rat racy-of iris ' otrsf r;
vtt ions, and recollections of .circiim-
stancfe eoriueeied with the tour, ren
der hiurbettctiiLiuuu
i t mm
oi iien Ijatayette. in a conspicuous
part of the hall, stands an .admirable
bust of President Adams, presented
by Mrs. Adams, just bef.ire.the Gen
eral left Washington. To these are
added a portrait of Com nodore Mor
ris, (taken by particular request,) and
severaf pictures connected with the
f ist ry of our revolution. The ro
tunda, or drawing
room, contains, be
sides other decorations, a painting of
the seige of Vorktown, and a potrait
of General Wnd.s worth, the revolu-
At 10 'o'clock, which is uniformly
the hour for retiring at Li Grange,
we took leave of ihe family for the
nihr, and wert? shown into our bed
chambers, after hiving been notified,
that the ringing of the Chateau bel!
would summon us to breakfast at 10
the next morning. Our apartments
were in the same style of neatness
and comfort as the sitting rooml, vtth
a cheerful wood fire blazing upon the
hearth, "with- carpets Covering the! the largest, as well as the most
w 1 1 in e ti a kit 1 1 fl oit1 A ts- ttsttal-t t n I ct e rt it-yrtmee. it r: f t a
rrencli houses, fur nun
the residue filled up cither for tho
suke of health or convenience. The
edifice x;onnits of a centre, perhaps
a hundreM feet in lengths with two
wings of about the same dimensions,
aud joining it et right angles. W'nm
truces still visable, a gallery pvident-
Ijr extended across at the other ex
tremity of the winvs, enclosing a
quadrangular courtyard, strongly de
fen led, with only one entrance under
a lofty arch iu the northern walk,
guarded by a portcullis , "
The Chatcuu is three stories high,
plainly constructed of a, hard and
d-.rk colored tone, rendered ofa
deeper line by its venerable age and
long exposure to the climate. I wo
Gothic towers of a conical shape rise
from the ends of each of the wings,
and form almost the only ornament.
The approach is by a winding avenue
on the northern and", Shading through
a thick grove 0!' r-vergreens and of:er
trees, and under the arch already
mentioned, around which hang fes
toons of ivy, planted by the celebra
ted Charles, James Fox, in one of his
visits to La Grange. . Tha. beuiuiful-
plant is as green as his memory," and
mantles nearly the whole facade of .
theChateau. Itif luxuriant foliage
shading grey walls, the thick copse
bordering the mntit and the four an
tid'ie turrets half concealed v the
intervening branches, present u v ew
on this .side, seldom equalled In au
iiry, rural, quiet, and nnostenlatious
retirement. An artist from our coun
try has taken several very exact
nketches. of La-Gratige, plates of
which will hereafter be publib'Ml,
As the morning was h igh't aud
pleasant, though. the ground yet v i
dant, was c vered with a heavy 'io;.r
frost, we in'ii'e'iFcTrciT'it'oT'a milo or
two over the farm which is' one of
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