The magistrates presented him with a congratulatory address.

Deputations from neighbouring towns were present at the celebration.

At the entrance to the town Jasmin often passed under a triumphal arch, with "Welcome, Jasmin! our native poet!" inscribed upon it.

He was conveyed, headed by the local band, to the hall where he was to give his recitation.
Jasmin's appearance at Bergerac was a great event.

Bergerac is a town of considerable importance, containing about fourteen thousand inhabitants, situated on the right or north bank of the river Dordogne.