Lynchburg Virginian

Arrival of Mr. Livingston.

The U. S. frigate Constitution, having Mr. Livingston on board, arrived at New York, on the 22d having sailed from Portsmouth, (England,) on the 17th May. We copy the following from the N. Y. Journal of Commerce of the 23d:

LANDING OF MR. LIVINGSTON.—The frigate Constitution, Commodore Elliott, came up this morning, fired a salute, and anchored in the North River. Mr. Livingston and family came ashore in a lieutenant's barge, under a second salute, and landed on the steps at Castle Garden. A great crowd had assembled on the Battery, who gave the Minister a very cordial reception, and accompanied him to the house of a friend at the lower end of Greenwich street. From the steps, Mr. Livingston addressed his fellow-citizens in a brief speech, which was answered by hearty cheers. He expressed the satisfaction he felt at the cordial reception which had been given, and assured his countrymen, that during his absence it had been his constant desire to secure the rights and maintain the honor of the United States. He then withdrew to a window in the chamber, and a friend announced, that in consequence of fatigue, it would be impossible for Mr. L. at that time to receive his fellow-citizens individually, but it was expected that the Corporation of the city would make a speedy arrangement for that purpose.

We learn from the conversation of Mr. Livingston that his return to the United States is not to be taken as an evil omen. Among the reasons for it is the desire to put the President in possession of his views more fully than he could well do by letter. He has not perceived among the people or in the government of France, any hostile disposition towards us. On the whole, we find nothing to shake our often expressed confidence, that our affairs with France will be brought to a satisfactory and friendly issue. Mr. Livingston will soon repair to Washington, and no doubt government will in some way put the people in possession of the impressions made by his statements.