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484 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
At the same time, to show further their appreciation of the services of
France, the two houses, on the announcement of the birth of a Dauphin of
France, requested the governor to appoint, by proclamation, a day for the
celebration of that auspicious event. On the 13th of June, Governor Lee
issued his proclamation, in which he said:
"I cannot doubt that the citizens of this State will unite in the joy which an occasion
so nearly affecting the happiness of our ally will not fail to inspire, while they experience a new source of satisfaction on the birth of a prince from whom we have every
reason to expect a continuance of the blessings of our alliance—the same lively attention
to" the injured and oppressed, and al those great qualities which have excited our admira •
tion and gratitude, and which so eminently distinguished his illustrious father."
The day selected by the governor was celebrated in Baltimore by an
elegant dinner, provided at a place called the " Independent Spring," at
which were present the Chevalier D'Amour, the French consul, and a
number of strangers and French gentlemen. After dinner, many toasts were
drunk, and the entertainment was closed with that harmony and good humor
which, in a peculiar manner, distinguished the day. This was in honor of
the unfortunate Louis XVI., the victim of the subsequent French Revolution.
In the meanwhile, as the sickly season was approaching in Virginia, Count de Rochambeau put his troops
under marching orders about the 1st of July, and
arrived at Baltimore about the end of the month and
encamped in Howard's Park, on the ground where the
Cathedral now stands. On the 4th of August, the
French forces in the city, numbering about five thousand men, were reviewed by Governor Lee, Count de
Rochambeau, several distinguished strangers and a
large number of citizens. On the 10th, Count de
Rochambeau, accompanied by Count Dillon and several
COUNT DE ROCHAMBEAU. ,-. -77, i nc i? t jl- l' • -x J J-i
other fi rench officers of distinction, visited the governor at Annapolis, where they were received with the greatest hospitality. On
the 11th, the governor and council presented Rochambeau with the following
address:
" It is with singular pleasure that the Executive of Maryland embrace the opportunity
afforded by your arrival in this city, of offering your Excellency every mark of esteem
and respect.
" Accept, Sir, our warmest thanks for the distinguished part you sustained in the
reduction of York; to the wisdom of your counsels, the vigor of your conduct, the bravery
of the troops under your command, and to the judicious exertions of the gallant Count de
Grasse, the success obtained by the allied army is, in a great degree, to be attributed.
" We are happy to assure your Excellency that the people of this State, deeply interested in every event which can promote the felicity of your illustrious monarch or his
kingdom, received with the most lively demonstrations of joy the account of the birth of
a dauphin: that the young prince may emulate the virtues, and inherit the dominions of
his royal father, and that the union, founded on the most generous equality and cemented
by the blood of both nations, may endure forever, is our fervent wish : the incidents of
| Title | History of Maryland - 2 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000527 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 484 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. At the same time, to show further their appreciation of the services of France, the two houses, on the announcement of the birth of a Dauphin of France, requested the governor to appoint, by proclamation, a day for the celebration of that auspicious event. On the 13th of June, Governor Lee issued his proclamation, in which he said: "I cannot doubt that the citizens of this State will unite in the joy which an occasion so nearly affecting the happiness of our ally will not fail to inspire, while they experience a new source of satisfaction on the birth of a prince from whom we have every reason to expect a continuance of the blessings of our alliance—the same lively attention to" the injured and oppressed, and al those great qualities which have excited our admira • tion and gratitude, and which so eminently distinguished his illustrious father." The day selected by the governor was celebrated in Baltimore by an elegant dinner, provided at a place called the " Independent Spring," at which were present the Chevalier D'Amour, the French consul, and a number of strangers and French gentlemen. After dinner, many toasts were drunk, and the entertainment was closed with that harmony and good humor which, in a peculiar manner, distinguished the day. This was in honor of the unfortunate Louis XVI., the victim of the subsequent French Revolution. In the meanwhile, as the sickly season was approaching in Virginia, Count de Rochambeau put his troops under marching orders about the 1st of July, and arrived at Baltimore about the end of the month and encamped in Howard's Park, on the ground where the Cathedral now stands. On the 4th of August, the French forces in the city, numbering about five thousand men, were reviewed by Governor Lee, Count de Rochambeau, several distinguished strangers and a large number of citizens. On the 10th, Count de Rochambeau, accompanied by Count Dillon and several COUNT DE ROCHAMBEAU. ,-. -77, i nc i? t jl- l' • -x J J-i other fi rench officers of distinction, visited the governor at Annapolis, where they were received with the greatest hospitality. On the 11th, the governor and council presented Rochambeau with the following address: " It is with singular pleasure that the Executive of Maryland embrace the opportunity afforded by your arrival in this city, of offering your Excellency every mark of esteem and respect. " Accept, Sir, our warmest thanks for the distinguished part you sustained in the reduction of York; to the wisdom of your counsels, the vigor of your conduct, the bravery of the troops under your command, and to the judicious exertions of the gallant Count de Grasse, the success obtained by the allied army is, in a great degree, to be attributed. " We are happy to assure your Excellency that the people of this State, deeply interested in every event which can promote the felicity of your illustrious monarch or his kingdom, received with the most lively demonstrations of joy the account of the birth of a dauphin: that the young prince may emulate the virtues, and inherit the dominions of his royal father, and that the union, founded on the most generous equality and cemented by the blood of both nations, may endure forever, is our fervent wish : the incidents of |
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