A complete history of the Marquis de Lafayette, major-general in the American army in the war of the revolution. Embracing an account of his tour through the United States, to the time of his departure, September, 1825. By an officer in the late army.

GENERAL LAFAYETTE. 423
with Mr. George Washington Lafayette, on the right of the
Vice-President. The room was tastefully and elegantly decorated. Festoons of ever-green were suspended from pillar
to pillar, in every direction through the spacious hall. Back
of the President's chair hung the star-spangled banner. Over
the chair was a large spread, and elegantly wrought eagle,
with the words " September, 1757," issuing from the streamer in his beak, and " York-Town" grasped in his claws. A
crown of laurel, interwoven with roses, was suspended over the
General's head. Over the window on his right, was the name
of Washington, wrought in leaves of ever-green, and on the
left that of Lafayette. At the other end of the hall hung a
full-length portrait of " the Father of his Country;" and upon
the right wall, in the centre, that of Jefferson, and on the left.
President Adams.
At 6 o'clock, the company rose from the table, and the
General and his friends re-embarked on board of the James
Kent, and proceeded to Newburgh.
Through the whole distance of the HIighlands, the hardy
mountaineers who inhabit many of the glens manifested their
respect by showing themselves ever and anon, and discharging
their muskets from the crags and cliffs which in some places
seem to frown over the heads of the passing traveller, as the
steam-boat ploughs her way close at the base of the mountains.
In passing Cold-Spring, a salute was fired from a piece of artillery stationed near the shore for that purpose. A salute was
also fired from New-Windsor, (near the old Encampment of
the Revolutionary Army.) Unfortunately, however, the delay
occasioned by the morning accident, had detained the party so
long. that the shades of night began now to close in, and on the
arrival of the steam-boat at Newburgh the twilight had so fai
advanced as to render objects indistinct at a very short distance
A corps of infantry were drawn up in handsome array utpor
the wharf, to receive the General, by whom he was escorted
to the Orange Hotel, where he was received by the corporation of the village, by the President of which he was addressed.
The General made a brief and pertinent reply to this address; after which he entered an open carriage and was escorted through the principal streets of the village, whiich wer3
thronged with people, who were delighted with a glimpse of
the General's face, caught even by the aid of a flickerin lg lam:'
over the streets at short distances. arches had been erected