The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-09-10 00:00:00

THE EMPEROR'S JOURNEY THROUGH

BELGIUM.

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The ex-Emperor of the French on :bonito, travelled through
Petal. territory. About five o'clock on Saturday afternoon
he reached liouillon, intending to pass the night thete. Ile
was accompanied by many general officers, among wltour
were General Cestelnau, one of his &Meade-camp ; Generals
Is Retie, de Vanbert, Prince Ney de is lioskowa, amt some
twenty officers of various ranks. Many superior officers of
the Prussian ermy represented in the corYge the commander-
in-chief of the armies of German)—the King of Prussia, who
had obtained front the hetet 01 government the permission
requisite for Napoleen traversing !telt:tun,

A squadron of Chasseurs of the Belgian army preceded the
carriage of the ex-Emperor, at the right able of which rode
a Reglan °Meer, all equerry of the Imperial house, who wan
followed by a score of vehicles, containing the baggage if
the prisoner.
Napoleon alighted at the Hotel des Polies, where he dined
With thirty guests, and where he passed the night.
on Sunday at midday Napoleon was at Libramont, a
small station on the Luxemburg line. The train which was
Li, leave was not ready, but the delay was excusable as the
ex. Emperor arrived at Llbransont sooner than was experted.
Besides tho xceptional services which the Lexemherg Com-
pany hare had to wrlorm lately owing to the movement of
troops, It ha. organised in one day 17 special trains upon its
single line, which snap exploits why it has rot had always at
command the means necessary to meet the lase extraordi-
nary demands upon it.
At least an hour elapsed before the train departed. The ex-
Emperor spent half an hoer in the waiting-room of the Libra-
moist Station, and the half hour in conversing with several
persons, chiefly with IL le Comte de alontholon, who gave
Napoleon wally touching testim mials of his devoti.n, anal
100 was enable to restrain his tears. NI. de Bersulles, secre-
tary of the French Legation at Brussels, was at Libramont,
arid Napoleon also conversed with him. Ile also addressed
• word to the engineer of the Luxembourg Company, to
whom he made known the place assigned for Me residence,
"I am going to Cassel," he said Ili. indifference &truck
evory one present. Nevertheless he betrayed emotion, but
only for a moment, when a dispatch was handed to him from
his son, or ratio r Irian his sou's governor, dated from Mau-
beuge, and which ran thus:—" TO the
" Emperor Napoleon,
At I or at Libramout
The Prince is here in good health.
Ile waits your orders.'
The train was at last ready, and consisted of • small
smellier of c.rriages. Tile carriage reserved for the ex-
Emperor was not aa at tint believed, the hot al Carriage
asked for only at midnight on Saturday. It waa a saloon
carriage, part of the rolling stock of the Luxemburg Com-
pany. and which his Royal Highness the Count of Flanders
tad often used. It had three compartments—a saMon in
the centre and a coupe on each site. The ex-Emperor took
his seat In one of the coupes. Lieuteternt-General Baron
Chazel, who hail been informed on Saturday of Napoleon's
entry into Belgium, and wine had come from Bare to Bouillon,
entered the carriage after hint, with his aide.de-camp, Cap-
tain SterAte

he olio, carriages were occupied by two Prussian general
oflicors, a French general officer, who was said to be General
Ft lit Donny. and by M. Rainibanx, oneof Napoleori's equerries.
One of the Prussisn generals, Von Boyen, wore his helmet
The other was said to he the Prince de Thine, a German
Prince. Rumour lisit it that it was the Prince Frederick
William, the Crown Prince, but that was not the case. The
Prince de Limie wore • simple travelling cap M. Rsimbaux
wore the grand costume et an equerry, embroidered awl
tagged.

;one else week the train excepting M. Mathieu, director
of the Luxemburg Company, who had come to Lthramout to
euperintend the making up at the tlinu nod to conduct it to
Liege. . . . . .

h WWI by mistake reported that the train had gone from
Libramont to Namur, to order to arrive at Liege ny the
North Belgian line. The train took the line of the (Meth°
from Libraroont to Marble, and from klarlaye to Liege. All
along the Ithe the news of Napoleon's journey ran with
electrical rapidity, although every precaution was takeii to
keen it as stcret as possible. At every station, and every spot
available for sightseiiing, crowds of persons were assinnlei
eager to see the Emperor, lett who were unable to get
rico a glimpse of him, for the train swept past like a
hurricane°.

At .lemelle, however, the train stopped some minutes for
a mpply of water to the engine.

; JeVtellit, as all know, Is but a short way from Rochefort,
and iii, also known to all that for the last 1 ortotaht Prince
Pierre Boaparte has resided there, lof,rmett of his cuusin's
journey, Prince Pierre was at the Cation, hut on the arrival
of the train the station-maeter, to order to detract the atten-
tion of the crowd who crowded the platform, ordered it to be
drawn to the other sida

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Pinking by the ten minutes Ntoppage, the •cousine con-
ersod Napole k renik Mug seated iu tile carriage,
i'ri.,c Pt, tre elae.llll,lf M the

l) this waivers tioni, br, ken by t!le snla of l'rlree Mare,
only one word of what the en-Emperor mid Mai heard—
" SS e shall return in a ran rt time."

At ten minutes to four o'clock the train entered the
station at Liege. For the en-liroperer's sake It was intended

ko change the route at Angleur, and to take the direct route
of Venders, but this was not possible k'or the rest of the
Journey the ex-Emperor was not annoyed by the curiosity of
the public, although his behaviour showed he did not shun
it. The Liegeoise were ignorant that Napoleon was passing
Liege ; there were only a few persons at the ctation-160 at
the most—persons In the employment of the company, and
tourists who waited some time in the hope of seeing the
Emperor.
Those present crowded close to the Emperor's carriage,
hut napoleon wan concealed by the blinds of the carriage,
but, noticing the eagerness of those present, and divining
their wishes, te raised the blinds which hid his features, but
without noticing those who looked at him,

The impressiot s produced on those who ttw !iim were
various. Ose said, .• he has a good figure." Another ems
struck with his calmoess, and with his etirnd cigarette A
third remarks I the traces of old age and fatigue, his dull
eye, and pallid and haggard look.
In hit potence it profound silence was maintained by all.
On departh geome sahreu the prisoner.
At ten Miuntes past four the engine whistled and the train
felt for Verviere

Napoleon Intended perusing the night at Verylen, and
ellartments bad been engaged for him at the P.ailway Hotel,
near the station. On I nimbly, Napoleon wari to leave for
Germany, when he will be relegated to the Chateau de
rrillemihohe, formerly belonging to Prince Jerome.

COLOGNE, Sept. 5.
The Emperor Prepoleou passed through here, without
stopping, at two o'clock this afternoon, en route for Cassel
tua Giessen. The train, consisting of ten carriages, was dis-
patched from Terriers at eleven o'clock /Ws morning, and
from Aix-la.Chapelle at 12 20. A train with the Imperial
household servants and equipages preceded the Emperor by
two hours.