A Famous Fête.

The article discusses a celebration regarding a treaty between France and the U.S. held on October 3, 1800. The author discusses an engraving by engraver Francois Piranesi depicting the celebration, which was attended by former French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, Joseph Bonaparte, head of the French Commission, French general Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, and former U.S. chief justice Oliver Ellsworth. A description of the event from the diary of diplomat William Vans Murray is presented.