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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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During his stay in Philadelphia, President Washington received marks of respect, including an elegant fete champetre on the Schuylkill banks hosted by private citizens for him, his wife, and family, attended by nearly 200 with a cold collation, music, songs, and 13 toasts.
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The President of the United States, during his short stay in this City, received every mark of respect, attention, and affection to his person, which the public or individuals could demonstrate:
Of the latter, we cannot omit mentioning an elegant Fete Champetre that was given to this illustrious personage, his amiable consort and family, on Saturday last, on the banks of the Schuylkill, in the highly improved grounds of Messrs. Gray, by a number of respectable private citizens.—The company, amounting to near two hundred, ladies and gentlemen, assembled about two o'clock, and at three sat down to a sumptuous and splendid cold collation in which, (tho' only 24 hours were given for the preparations,) all viands and fruits of the season were assembled, and elegantly arranged. A band of music played during the repast, and at the close, several excellent songs were sung, and the following toasts were drank.
1. The United States.
2. Liberty and good government, to the French Nation.
3. Nations in alliance with the United States.
4. May the people of the United States, be as sensible of the perfection of their present Constitution as they were of the defects of their former one.
5. The state of Pennsylvania, and prosperity to its new form of government.
6. Few Laws, well executed.
7. May the Patriot be always blended in the Character of the Hero.
8. The Vice-President and other officers of the Union.
9. The Fair, and the Brave.
10. May the single be married, and the married happy.
11. Population, agriculture, manufactures, and commerce.
12. The arts, and sciences.
The President and the ladies then withdrew; when the following toast was drank with loud plaudits.
13. The Illustrious Travellers!
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Philadelphia
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Saturday Last
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successful event with music, songs, and toasts drunk by nearly 200 attendees.
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An elegant Fete Champetre was given to the President, his consort, and family on the banks of the Schuylkill in the grounds of Messrs. Gray by respectable private citizens. About 200 ladies and gentlemen assembled at two o'clock, sat down to a sumptuous cold collation at three, with music, songs, and 13 toasts.