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DELAWARE REGISTER.


Thursday, July IA, 1925.
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General Lafayette has accepted the invi- |,
tation of the President of the United States,
to take passage for France in the new Frig-
ate Brandywine. This elegant ship is now
fitting out with all expedition.
Richard Rush, Esq, late Minister at the
court Of st. James, arrived on Monday last,
with his family, at New York, from Lon
don. It's expected he will, in a few days,
proceed to Washington and enter upon his
duties as Secretary of the Treasury.


Captain Allen of the ship Othello, at
New York, in II days from Buenos Ayres,
brings information that OH the 25d May,
the time at which he left that place, Monte
Video was besieged by the revolutionists;
who had been supplied with arms from Bue-
nos Ayres. and reinforcement of several
hundred men. From the disafiected state
of the populacc, it is expected that in case
General Lecore does not very shortly re-
ceivc succour from Rio Janeiro, the place can
not hold out long. ,
As the proceedings of the Court Martial
on Commodore Porter, now sitting at Wash
ington. arc coming before the public, and
believing that the facts developed by fair
and impartial investigation, will be perused
with intense interest. we shall next week.
commence laying them before our readers,
in an abstract and condensed form, which
will contain all the inform nation necessary
to give the reader complete knowledge of
the case.


The Whitehall Bargemcn on Saturday
presented to Gen. LA Fayette the boat "a
merican Star" which lately won the race
with the British boat Dirt, and which they
had caused to be fitted with a handsome
tent, and neatly carpeted and ornamcnted.
The coxswain made neat address on the
occasion, to which the General replied. The
boat will probably be sent to France in the
packet ship Cadmus.


The General on being invited to attend
the ascension of the Balloon from Castle
Garden, remarked that he was engaged to
dine with Col. Varick, at his dwelling in Jer-
sey city; upon which the boatmcn volunteer
ed to row him there and back again, which
they accordingly did, having decorated TIL
boat with various flags.


The New York American of Saturday
states that General Lafayette will not leave
that city until Thursday next. The Newark
NJ j. Eagle gives the following as his intend
cd route:


We are informed that Gen. Lafayette will
visit this state next week, and make the fol-
lowing tour: He will land at Iloboken on
Thursday at about 7 o'clock, and proceed
from thence to Hackcnsack, where he Will
breakfast, thence to Paterson, and there par
take of a cold collaboration Paterson
lie will take the direct road through Par
sippany to Morristown, where he will dine
and spend the night on Friday morning
he will pass through Springfield to Elizabeth.
town and breakfast there; he will dine
at New Brunswick on the same day; lodge
at Princeton; breakfast on Saturday morn
ing with Joseph Blonaparte; and after visit
ing Bordentown, will proceed to Philadelphia
N a steam boat which will be in waiting for
him.