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.

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mained on deck (bowing with the utmost complacency,) until he
could be no longer distinguished bythe spectators from the shore.
CHAPTER ZXZ,
THE GENERAL'S TOUR THROUGH THE MIDDLE STATES TO THE
CITY OF WASHINGTON-RECEPTION BY CONGRESS.
On the arrival of General Lafayette upon the shore of NewJersey, he was waited upon by General Dayton, Colonel Kinney, and Major Kean, of the suite of Governor Williamson, and
conducted to Lyon's Hotel, where he was received by the
Governor himself, and introduced to a number of distinguished
citizens of New-Jersey. While here, a full basket of large
and delicious peaches were presented to the General, from the
extensive fruitery of Milr. Taphagan. The General was accompanied to Jersey by the Mayor, Recorder, Members of the
Common Council, the Society of Cincinnati, and several other
gentlemen, all of whom were politely invited to visit and join in
the festivities at Newark, and dine with the company at Elizabethtown. After remaining a few minutes, the General, with
his Excellency Governor Williamson, entered a superb carriage, drawn by four beautiful bay horses, and a cavalcade was
formed, which proceeded leisurely towards Newark, escorted
by a squadron of New-Jersey cavalry, and two companies
which had been invited from New-York. Arrived at Bergen,
it was found that the inhabitants of that little town had assembled at the Inn, and were so anxious to pay their respects to
the General, that he was constrained to alight for a moment.
Here, unexpectedly, he was formally addressed by a delegation from the town, and presented with a superb cane made
from an apple-tree under which Washington and Lafayette
dined, when passing through that town, during the revolution,
and which was blown down by the violent gale of the 3d of
September, in 1821. The cane is richly mounted with gold,
and bears the following inscription: —" Lafayette," on the top,
and round the head the words-" Shaded the hero and his
friend Washington, in 1779-Presented by the Corporation of
Bergen, in 1824."
As General Lafayette re-ascended his carriage and left the
ancient village, he was heartily cheered. On aDproaching the