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}\Y PHIUP C. GUIEZT.
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General Elections.
CANDIDATES.
FOR CONGRESS.
George Carey, of Columbia
Alfred Cuthherq of Chatham.
Juttn Forsyth, of Richmond-
Charles E. Haynes, of Hancock.
Augustus G. Longs'.reet, of Green&i
.lames Meriwether, of Clark
Edward F Tattnall, of Chatham
Wiley Thompson of Elbert
FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE .
WILKES COUNTY.
SEN V.TE,
Bolling Anthony Thomas Wootten.
HOUSE.
John ’V. Cooper. D.-nnis L. Dent.
John T. Graves Felix G Hay.
William C. Lyman. John li Pope,
James Rembert. James Render.
We ara requested to announce BEN- {
JAMIN WOOTTEN, E*q, as a candidate at ,
the next election, for Tax Collector.
4-t4 We are <equsted to announce DtIURY :
CUNNINGHAM, Eiq. as a candidate a* the
Osxt election, for Receiver of Tax Returns.
QCj* We are authorized to announce SAMU
EL BROOKS, Esq. as a candidate a* the en
suing election, tor Receiver of Tax Returns.
From the National Advocate.
We have the satisfaction to announce
to our readers, that the Cadmus
lias arrived from Havre, having on
board, in good health, our distin
finished fellow citizen GENERAL
LA FAYETTE, the soldier and
patriot of the revolution, and the
friend and companion io arms of
the great WASHINGTON.
It is upwards of forty years cinoe
La Fayrtte left a country whiob he
eminently assisted to make sove
reign and independent; for which
lie freely expended his treasure, and
hed his blood. Providence has re
warded his patriotism by sparing
his life and protecting his health,
and guiding him in security to that
land which in his time contained
less than three millions of people,
und dow boasts of an increase of teo
Milhous of freemen; which from
thirteen Continental States, have
swelled to twenty four independent
sovereignties, which boasts of a
powerful government,equitable laws,
aod liberal institutions.
We will not anticipate his surprise
and pleasure at the great improve
ments which he must witness, nor
forestall that hearty, sincere, and
most oordial welcome which a free
and grateful people will extend to
svards him. All are anxious to see
and welcome* him to our shores.
Asa GUEST OF THE NATION,
lie must be every where free of ex
pense: the Nation owes him ao iin
payable debt of obligatioo.
A number of his old companions
|r’ arms are ready to receive him ;
and many a Continental soldier, who
terved under La Fayette, & fought
with him at Torktowo, Brandy
wine, and Rhode Island, are sav
ing a part of their pensions to come
down to New-A or k, and shake
hands with their old general.
The arrangements for his recep
tion are complete-the roar of ar
tillery, the shrill notes of the bugle,
nd the “spirit stirring drum,” will
unnounce his landing; and we haz
ard little in saying, that his arrival
may be considered a genera) jubi
lee.
The General and his son George
Washington La Fayette, landed
iron) the Cadmus at an early hour
yesterday morning, a*td received aa
‘invitation f ora the Vine-President.
Lrd rep&j.vd to his house on -Staten
island. The Committee of the Cor
poration obartered the Beltona
Bieara-Boat L.-r the purpose of wai
ling on the tinner*!, *f,d we bad
pKuscre of seeing h.ru io excel
The Washington News.
WASHINGTON, (georgja) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1324.
lent spirits—-full of conversation,
and rejoiced beyond measure, io
having his foot upon American
ground-—talking with several of his
revolutionary comrades on old e
vents—being very agreeable, oom
munioative and happy.
The military arrangements for
his reception are all made. About
10 o’olook this morning, the Steam
ship Robert Fulton, manned with
200 seamen from the Constitution
frigate and the officers of the Navy
on the station, and decorated with
the flags of every nation, will lead
the way, followed by the Chancel
lor Li viogstou, wi th a baud of music.
The steam-boats Connecticut and
Oliver Elsworih, and other boats
with passengers, will fall in, and
the whole proceed to Stateo Island,
where he will be received on board
the Chancellor, and (he Robert
Fulton will Are a salute, and the
whole move up to the oity. The
military will receive him on the
battery, where he will be escorted,
about 12 o'cloek to the City Hall,
when the Common Council will he
in session to reoeive him, after
whinb he will repair to the quarters
prepared for him at the City Hotel,
vVe should he pleased to see these
ceremonies conducted with the least
possible fatigue to the veteran gen
eral, who is lame, occasioned by
breaking his thigh some years ago,
but with as much joy and spontan
eous feeling as the occasion war
rants. Let us prove to Europe, that
Republics are not ungrateful.
VVe expeat, of course, to see the
balconies and windows filled with
the beauty and fashion of our city,
as (he streets, we are sure, will he’
crowded to reoeive aud welcome the
Patriot and Soldier of our Revolu
tion.
LANDING 6 F LA FAYETTE.
Yesterday was a proud day for
■ New-York. VVe have seen the re
ception of the allied sovereigns aud
i the celebration of great events in
have read of the land
ing of Kmg William, tbe entree of
George tbe Fourth iu Ireland, and
L*uis the 18ih iu Paris, but never
witnessed a more splendid display,
or more cordial, generous aod spon
taneous feeling than that of yester
day on the landing of GENERAL
LAFAYETTE. It was truly a
jubilee—a more general holiday
than the Fourth of July. Business
was suspended, stores were closed,
and the sireets thronged with well
dressed people.
The Corporation had chartered
the Chancellor Livingstoo steam
boat to receive the General, togeth
er with the B^llona,Connecticut, aud
Oliver Ellsworth, These steam
boats, dressed elegantly with flags
aad streamers, were joined by the
Nautilus aud Oiive Branch, thus
making an elegant aquatic escort,
as they were all filled with ladies
and gentlemen, and each boat had a
flue baud of rnusio on board. The
day was clear, coni aud pleasant,
and about ten o'clock the Steam
Boats left the North River, and
sailed round the Battery to (he Na
vy Yard, where they were joined by
the splendid steam ship Robert Ful
ton, dressed with the flags of differ
ent nations—her yards manned with
about 280 seamen of tbe Constitu
tion, who made ao elegant appear
ance—a battalion of marines, under
the command of Major Smith, was
on board, with a band of inusio, to
gether with several Naval Officers,
and the whole escort moved majes
tically down the river and Bay.
The Chancellor came too at the
wharf ou Staten Island to reoeive
the General. Ob Board the Chan
cellor was the superior Band from
West Point, which Capt. Center
brought dowo early yesterday morn
ing. The village of Castleton was
ofowded with persons, and in a short
time a barouche, containing the
General, his soo, and the Vioe Pre
sident, drove to the lauding. The
spectators formed a line opening to
the right and left, and the veteran
General marched down with bis hat
in hand amidst the cheers of specta
tors—and passing u der a triumph
al arch formed by the American and
French flags, he entered on board
the steam boat Chancellor Living
ston, and was received by (he Ma
rines of the United States with mil
itary honors. The Band, on his ar
rival on board, struck up the popu
lar French air of “On peut on etre
mieuxt ” together with “See the con
quering Hero comes,” the ** Marsel
lais Hymn” and Hail Columbia.”
Here be was presented to (tie Mem
bers of the Corporation, and several
Naval and Military Officers, and
many ladiec. The steam ship fired
a salute, and the whole got under
way for the city. A more noble aod
gallant sight was never seen; the
Beliooaand Olive Branch, fastened
each side to the Cadmus , the ship
which brought the General from
France, the whole decorated with
flags and filled with passengers mo
ved up the Bay—the Robert Fulton
leading the way, followed by the
Chancellor, the Oliver Ellsworth,
the Nautilus, aod the Connecticut—
the sen smooth and placid and the
air cool and agreeable.
Tbe most interesting sight was
the reception ot the General by his
old companions in arms: Colonel
Marinus Willett, now in his eighty
filth year, General Van Cortland,
Gen. Clarkson, Col. Varick, Col.
Piatt, Col. Trumbull, and several
members of the Cincinnati. Col.
Fisb. Gen, Lewis, and several of his
comrades were absent. He em
braoed them all affectionately, and
Col, Wilett again and again. He
knew r and remembered them all. It
was a re-union of a long separated
family.
After the ceremony of embracing
and congratulations were over, he
sat down alongside of Col. Willett,
who grew young again and fought
all his battles o'er. Do you re
member,” said he, at the battle of
M mmouth, I was volunteer aid to
General Scott ? I saw you in the
heat of battle. You were but a boy,
but you were a serious a and sedate
lad. Aye, aye ; I remember well.
And on the Mohawk, 1 sent you
fifty Indians, and you wrote me,
that they set up such a yell that
they frightened the British horse,
and they ran one way and the In
dians aoother ! Innumerable anec
dotes of tbe Revolution, and remin
iscences were rehearsed during the
passage to the city. Occasionally,
the steam-boats would run alongside
and give three cheers. On passing
Governor's-Isfand a national salute
was fired, and from the U. S. sefar.
Spark in the stream.
On arriving off the Battery, the
scene beggared description. The
military, making a noble appear
ance, formed the line with a heavy
battering train. The ramparts and
parapet of the Castle wero lined
with spectators—the Flagg-staff,
and every etninenoc and place fillet!
with well-dressed persons. Hund
reds! of boats and wherrys surround
ed the Battery, and the General,
with several officers, left the Chan
cellor in a barge commanded by
Capt. Rogers, cl the navy, and laud
ed at Castle Garden. The shouts
of the multitude reverberated along
shore; the artillery fired a salute;
tbe bands struck up a lively air;
and with much difficulty, the Gene
ra! found his way ioto the centre of
the fortification. Here he remain
ed some time,and from the pressure,
we could not witness the ceremo
nies ; but saw him subsequently in
a barouche, escorted by a squadron
of horse, go up Broadway to the
City-Hall.
The stores were all closed, and
the streets filled to overflowing; the
windows were graced with the beau
ty of the city, waving their hand
kerchiefs as the venerable soldier
passed.
After the ceremonies, the General,
together with the Corporation and
Cincinnati, dined at the City-Hotel.
In all this fatiguing ceremony,
General La Fayette sustained him
self with tbe most amiable and oor
dial frankness, delighted, as he
must have been, at a recaption spon
taneous and hearty on all sides; a
reception which speaks volumes in
favour of free governments, and all
who aid in establishing aod perpet
uatiog the rights of man.
It will require several days for tbe
General to see every flung with ihe
deliberation necessary, and without
fatigue.
The amusements will, of course,
be various. The Bark Theatre will
open some night this week ; and we
learn that it is contemulated to give
tbe General a splendul Ball in the
Theatre next week, after the fash
ion of the Greek Ball, which will
give time for tbe ladies to reach the
oily from the springs aad watering
places.
We were unable to make room in
this day's paper for a detailed ac
count of the reception of Gen. La
Fayette by the common council; but
the foliowiok sketch will be read
with iotorest. Arrived at the Hall,
the General was conducted by the
committee to the Common Counoil
Chamber, where tbe Mayor and
Corporation were assembled. The
members rose on his entrance, and
he was presented by Alderman Za
briskie, the obairman of the com
mittee, to the Mayor, who addressed
him as follows -
General—
In the name of the municipal au
thority of tbe oily, I bid you a sin
cere welcome to the shores of a
country, of whose freedom aod hap
piness you will ever be considered
one of tbe most honored and beloved
founders.
Your only contemporaries in
arras, of whom indeed but few re
maios, have not forgotten, aod their
posterity will never forget,the young
and gallant Frenchman, who con
secrated his youth, bis talents, bis
fortune, and his exertions, to (heir
cause—who exposed his life—who
shed bis blood, that they might be
come free and happy. They will
reootlcet with profound emotions, so
long as they remain worthy of the
liberties they enjoy, and of the ex
ertions you made to obtain them,
that you came to them in the dark
est period of the struggie-p-tbat you
linked your fortune with theirs when
it seemed almost hopeless—that you
shared in the dangers, privations,
and sufferings of that bitter strug
gle, nor quitted them for a moment,
till it was consummated on the glo
rious field of Yorktowo, Half a
century has elapsed since that great
event, and in that time your name
has been as dear to (he friends, as in
seperabiy connected with the §use
of freedom, in the old, as iu the new
world.
The people of the United States
look up to you as to one of their
most honored parents—tbe country
cherishes you as one of the most
beloved of her sons. I hope and
trust, Sir that not only the present,
but future conduct of my country
men, to the latest period of time,
will, among other slanders, refute
the unjust imputation, that Repub
lics are always ungrateful to their
benefactors.
In behalf of my fellow-citizens of
New-York, and speaking the warm
and universal sentiment of the whole
people of the United States, I re
peat their welcome to our common
country.
Permit me to add, that the mo
ment of my life to which I shall look
back with the greatest pleasure and
pride, will be that io which it fell to
my lot to be an organ for express
ing, however feebly, a nation’s grat
itude.
To which the General made the
following reply:—
Sir—While I am so affectionately
received by the citizens of New
York, and their worthy representa
tives, I feel myself overwhelmed
with inexpressible emotions. The
sight of the American shore, after
so long an absence, (he recollection
of the many respected friends and
dear companions no more to be
found on this land, the pleasure to
recognize those who have survived,
this immense concourse of a free
republican population who so kindly
weioome me; the admirable appear.-
anoo of the troops; the presence of a
corps of the national navy, have ex
cited sentiments to which no hums q
laoguage can be adequate. You
have beep pleased, sir, to rA’iude to
the happiest times, the unalloyed
enjoyments of my public life.—lt is
the pride of my heart, to been
one of th* earliest tdnpied sons of
America ; I vp proud also to add,
that upwards of fjrty years ago, I
have been particularly honored wi*h
the freedom of this city. I hg
you Mr. Mayor, I bog you, Gem Se
men, to accept yourselves, and to
transmit tQ iho ciiizo.is of New
York, the homage of mv profound
and everlasting gratitude, devotion,
aud respect.
FROM EUROPE.
By the packet ship Doo Quixote,
Captain Clark from Havre, the Ed
itor of the Advocate has received
his files of Paris Papers to the 14th
July inclusive. The Editor is al
so indebted to Capt. Clark for a silo
of late Paris papers.
The French Chambers bad met,
and a Mr. Levesque disapproved
the treaty concluded with the Uni
ted States, and called upon the Go
veroment to avail themselves of the
article ia the treaty which gave
them the power of renouncing its
execution, upon giving a previous
notice of six months.
The envoys from the republio of
Hayti had arrived at Havre, and
were to proceed immediately to Pa
ris, where they were to enter intQ
negociatiooß with the French gov
ernment.
The King of Spain had determin
ed not to recognize the independ
ence of the South Amerioan States,
A letter from Corfu, dated (he
16th Juoe states that the Tqrks ha<|
been completely defeated by the
Greeks in the environs of Tnermo
py!a). Ten thousand Turks under the
command of Bask! 1 * Pacha, second
in command of tho Ottoman army,
were left on tbe field of battle.
The Antwerp Journal oontain*
the following articleintelligence*
from the seas between Africa and
Asia announces great disasters tr,
the Isle of Franee (Mauritus) by a
hurricane. All the plantations have
been destroyed, several vessels
werecked, and the public edifices
partly thrown down. The colony
has lost ail its resources for several
years.”
Extract of a private letter of the*
12th ult. from Constantinople
Count Guillemmot, Ambassador of
Franae, was received upon bis arri
val here, with all tbe honours due
to his rank. Tbe interpreter of the*
Porte repaired to bis house to con
gratulate him. It seems certain
that tho Turks have been defeated
near Thermopylae. Besides th©
killed, it is said (hat the Greeks have
made many prisoners, including sev
eral Commanders(B<mbasohis,) and
other Mussulman of distinction.—
The whole of the Ottoman artillery
has also fallen into their hands. M,
Minziaky has had a satisfactory in
terview with the Reis-Effendi, after
which he seat off dispatches to SL
Petersburg.
SOUTH AMERICA.
By a letter received from Car
thagena, (via Baltimore; dated tho
21st July, we have advices or an ar
rival there from London, of one mil
lion of dollars , in an English ves
sel. This novel course of specie
from east to west, may certainly
be considered among the wonders
of tbe present age. The treasure*
of the new world have been rolling
from west to east about three cen
turies, but it appears that when the
great fiscal directors of the trea
sures of Europe find it to their in
terest or their poliey to change the
route of even the precious metals,
they can do it with as much ease,
as Ailaddiu oould raise them with
his magic lamp. Goldsmith & Cos.
Rothschild, .Barings, and a few
more of tho celebrated bankers of
London, in reality seem to have
more to say in the present state of
things in the civilized world, than
all the statesmen and cabinets of
Europe; ia fact, European capital
istand particularly those of Eng
land, appear at length to have dis?
covered the faot, that the uew world
will in all probability be belter
worth their attention, and that of
their future generations, than aoy
part of the old world.
We have likewise adviees, by the
same channel, which confirm the
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