New Hampshire Statesman

[From the Richmond Enquirer.]

Testimonial of Gratitude.—On Wednesday the Governor of Virginia, in the presence of the Council, Judges, and many gentlemen and ladies, presented to Gen. Scott, in the name of the Commonwealth, a superb gold mounted sword, manufactured in Philadelphia by Mr. Harvey Lewis. The workmanship reflects the highest credit on the skill of the artist. For the devices which adorn the sword, the Executive are indebted to the care and judgment of Gen. Cadwallader of Philadelphia, under whose direction the swords were made.—himself a gentleman of great literary taste and an accomplished soldier. The Executive have also received for presentation the swords voted by the legislature at the same time and Capt. We understand they will be presented on the first favorable occasion.

All the mountings of Gen Scott's sword are of fine gold. The head of the hilt represents that of a Knight in armour; the gripe is ornamented with spiral wreaths of oak and laurel with two heads of Mars in the centre—the shell with the classical emblems of war, having in the centre, set in a wreath of laurel, a fine head of Liberty. On the mountings of the scabbard we have the winged thunder; Hercules strangling the lion, and wreath of oak. All these figures and emblems are in chase work simply executed. If the external ornaments be classical, those on the blade, which is the soul of the weapon, are historical. First, we have on one side—a scene from the battle of Niagara, representing the moment after Miller had carried the Battery: Gen. Scott is seen at the head of his shattered but still intrepid brigade—and mounting another charger; his own being literally torn from under him by a cannon shot. It was a moment when victory seemed dependent upon the uncommon exertions of some heroic spirit, and the effect produced upon the troops by the General's sudden falling and reappearing was finely electrical. The delineation is followed by an eagle between two scrolls; on the first "Chippewa, 5 July, 1814," on the other, "Niagara 25 July 1814." On the opposite of the blade we have, "presented by the Commonwealth of Virginia, to Major General Winfield Scott. 12 Feb. 1816," followed by a figure of Liberty, with Tyranny prostrate at her feet, and this scroll—Sic Semper Tyrannis. The whole blade which is of the best proof is covered with ornaments executed in high taste.