joined General Green, in New Jersey, and was at the head of 2000 men, whom he had formed, clothed, armed, equipped and disciplined himself. He was afterwards actively employed in different parts of the country, till 1779, when he returned to France, his object to obtain assistance for his adopted country. In this he succeeded, and in May, 1780, he returned with the joyful intelligence that a French fleet and army would soon arrive on our coast. He immediately resumed his command, and in the campaigns of 1780 and 1781, he displayed the most consummate generalship in preserving his little army, then opposed to Lord Cornwallis, till the siege of that general at Yorktown, where, collected and undismayed, he shared largely in the honors of the day. In November, 1781, the contest, in which he had been so nobly engaged, drawing near a completion, Lafayette signified his intention of returning to his country. After the conclusion of peace, in August, 1784, General Lafayette again visited the United States, and several of the larger cities, in some of which the freedom of the city was presented him; he returned to France in December following.

General Lafayette was a member of the As

sembly of Notables at Versailles, in 1787, and in 1789 he was elected a member of the States General, made president of that assembly, and commandant of the National Guards. In this capacity his influence was exerted in favor of lenient measures; and he did much to prevent the mob of Paris from running into those horrid excesses which were afterwards committed. He acted a conspicuous part on the day the constitution was adopted, and soon after resigned his command. In 1792, he was called again into service; but on that memorable day, the 10th of August, when the royal family fled to the National Assembly for safety, he opposed the fury of the mob, was deprived of command, a price was set on his head, and he was obliged to fly his country for safety. He was thrown into prison by the king of Prussia, and afterwards chained and imprisoned by the emperor of Austria in the citadel at Olmutz. His estate was confiscated. In prison, he was subjected to the most barbarous treatment, and frequently threatened with an ignominious death. Great exertions were made to obtain his liberation without effect, until, in 1797, in settling terms of peace with Austria, Bonaparte expressly stipulated that Lafayette

should be set at liberty, and in 1799, after the overthrow of the French Directory, he returned to France, and settled at La Grange, about forty miles from Paris. Previous to Bonaparte's first abdication, he was elected to the chamber of deputies, and there proposed a vote of permanent session, which was passed, and in consequence, the emperor found himself under the necessity of abdicating the throne. From that period to the time of his embarkation for the United States, with the exception of his having been once again elected to the chamber of deputies, General Lafayette spent most of his time in the pursuits of agriculture at La Grange.

As soon as it was known in the United States that the Marquis Lafayette had once more embarked for the shores of his adopted country, a general joy pervaded the nation, and all classes of citizens were prepared to take a lively interest in his arrival. The cities of New York and Boston particularly, anticipated the event with some degree of impatience, and entered into such general arrangements for his reception as were best calculated to do honor to themselves and their illustrious guest.

General Lafayette, accompanied by his son, George Washington Lafayette, Mr. Auguste Le

Vasseur, and one servant, arrived in the harbor of New York, on the morning of the 15th of August, in the ship Cadmus, Captain Allyn, after a pleasant passage of thirty-one days from Havre. His arrival was made known by the telegraph at an early hour, and spread through the city with electrical rapidity. Broadway was soon. thronged, and the Battery crowded with people, who sallied forth with the expectation that the hero and veteran of two revolutions would come directly to the city. The arrangements of the city authorities, however, for his reception, having been seasonably communicated to him, he landed at Staten Island, and was conducted to the seat of the Vice-President, where he remained through the day, and passed the night. Fort Lafayette fired a salute as the ship passed, and a salute was fired as the general landed.

In the city the national flag was immediately hoisted and displayed at all the public places. during the day.

PROCEEDINGS, UPON RECEPTION OF THE MARQUIS LAFAYETTE INTO THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ON MONDAY THE 16TH OF AUGUST.

Arrangements of the Corporation.

The committee of arrangements of the corporation have the pleasure to announce to their

fellow-citizens the arrival of the distinguished guest of their country, the Marquis de Lafay

ette.

The following are the arrangements made for his reception in the city.

The committee of arrangements of the Corporation, the generals and other officers of the United States Army, the officers of the Navy, the major-generals and the brigadier-generals of the Militia, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, the committee from the Society of Cincinnati, will proceed at 9 o'clock this day to Staten Island, where the marquis is lodged, and escort him to the city. They will be accompanied by the steam-boats, all with decorations except that in which the marquis is embarked, which will only have the flag of the United States and the flag of New York; bands of music being in each.

The marquis' embarkation will be announced by a salute from Fort Lafayette and the steamship Robert Fulton.

The forts in the harbor will also salute as the vessels pass.

The masters of vessels are requested to hoist their flags at mast-head, and, where convenient, to dress their vessels.