The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-11 00:00:00

FRAN CE.

We have received the Moniteur of yesterday.
It says :
"At noon on the 9th the Emperor, accompanied
by the Minister of War, Generals Regnault de St.
AzgelYa Roll; do Cotta, Dad tiellittet, reviewed

in
the
tir,
mid of Honour of the Tuileries the detach-
ments of the Imperial Guard under
the army of the East in the
`Crimea,ders to oin
andor j
whose
inst.
de-
parture is fixed for the 10th or 11th
" These troops, under the command of General
Ulrich, consist of a company of Sapeurs of the F
gineers, detachments of the Ist and 2d Regim enilt;
of Grenadiers, detachments of the Ist and 2d Regi-
ments of Voltigeurs, half a battalion of Chasseurs-
a-pied, and two batteries of Horse Artillery.
"His Majesty; having passed in front of the
troops, placed himself near the Pavilion de l'Hor-
loge, where the battalions formed in square's.
" TligoEmperor then advanced, and in a firm.
and spirited voice addressed the troops, amid loud
cries of Vive l'Empereur.' (The Emperor's ad-
dress we published yesterday.)
" After the address the Emperor dismounted,.
and with his own bands presented flags to the two
colonels commanding the Grenadiers and Volti-
geurs.
" Her Majesty the Empress, who was on the
balcony, then came down, and, leonine- upon the
Emperor's arm, made the tour of the squares.
Their Majesties stopped repeatedly to converse with
the soldiers. Perceiving the emotion of, the Em-
'press, the soldiers renewed their cheers.
"The Emperor, having led back the Empress,
remounted his horse, and the troops filed past him.
' A considerable crowd was assembled near the-rail-
ings of the Place du Carrousel, -and added their
acclamations to those of the soldiers. All the spec-
tators admired the martial • bearing and ardour of
these fine troops, as well as the precision with
which they went through the manoeuvres."
The speech of the Emperor of the French to the
brigade of the Imperial Guard, which leaves Paris
this evening for the Crimea, has had the effect of
checking the confidence of those who believe that
the intention of the Emperor of Russia to accept
the four guarantees is real, and that the negotia-
tions about to he commenced at Vienna must
necessarily lead to peace. It is thought singular
that if the Emperor Napoleon had any faith in the
pacific professions of the Czar he should have
chosen such a moment to despatch the pet troops
of his army, and should have told them " that they
will have to assist in planting the eagles of France
on the walls of Sebastopol." ' But there are many
reasons why the Emperor should not alter his war-
like tone, even if he thought that peace was pro-
, bable. Negotiations begun are far from being an
established peace. In the present instance there
is not even to be an armistice between the bellige-
rent parties ; and as' the necessity of despatching
troops is imperative, whether the negotiations be
successful or not, it was necessary for his Imperial
Majesty to address the men in terms which would
make no mystery of the services expected from
them. It is therefore not safe to draw a conclusion
either one way or other from the words addressed
yesterday by the Emperor to his Guards.
The opinion here as to the probability of the
establishment of • peace is very much divided.
Some think that the eyes of the Czar have at
!ast been opened to the danger of his position,
and that the conclusion of the treaty of the 2d of
December has fully, though tardily, convinced him
that all Europe is combined against him, and that,
against all Europe, he cannot hope to carry his
point. It is not at all impossible that this may be
the case. The Emperor Nicholas must see chat if
he cannot gain by the war which he has provoked
he must lose ; and it is possible that he may have
discovered that, against England and France, com-
hined as they now are with Austria, all chance of
gain is at an end. Great as the power of England
and France assuredly is, there is no doubt that
the Emperor of Russia imagined that he could
resist them when they attempted to attack him-
within his own dominion ; but with the 400,000
men whom Austria can bring into the field also
arrayed against him the matter assumes a very
different appearance, and it is just possible that his
Majesty of all the Russias may have discovered
that the better part of valour is discretion.
The partisans of Russia think, or pretend to
think, that the Emperor will never accede to the
four guarantees. They have so long contended that
he could not do so without dishonour, and that,
moreover, he could not, if he would, resist the reli-
;ions enthusiasm of his countrymen, that it is hard
7:o get them now to turn round and acknowledge
-,hat their patron at length sees the necessity of
yielding, and that there is no more ground for the
religious fanaticism than there was for the many
other false pretences put forward as justifying the
war. In Government circles here there is little
faith put in the sincerity of Russia, and the 'suc-
cess of the negotiations is more than doubted ; but
still the overtures will be accepted as if they had
;ome from one who had never deceived, and full
instructions will be sent to Vienna which will test
the sincerity of the Czar. It is even said that the
Emperor Napoleon has already asked the Count de
Morny to undertake the office of negotiator.
The 2.1 oniteur publishes a decree authorising a
number of Frenchmen in civil and military em-
iloyments to accept and wear foreign orders.
Among them are M. de Crevecceur, the prefect of
the. Bouches-du-Rhone as commander of the order
of Francis 1., of the Two Sicilies, and commander
if the Tuscan order of St. Joseph ; General the
Viscount de Bois-le-Comte, as grand•cross of the
order of St. Georges de la Reunion, of the Two
Sicilies ; and General A. Niel, as grand-cross of the
Roman order of St. Gregory the Great.
The whole of the 500 million loan is already sub-
scribed for, and no doubt is entertained that the
entire subscription will exceed 800 willions.
At 9 o'clock to-night the first column of the
Guard leaves Paris for Toulon, to embark for the
Crimea. , It will be composed of the Grenadiers
and of a section of the Engineers. The second
column, composed of the Voltigeurs and of four
companies of the Chasseurs, will leave to-morrow
for the same destination. The artillery does not
leave for some days. The whole will be under the
command of General Uhrich.

vvl
tisstaied that intelligence has been received
from the Crimea, from which it would appear that
on the sth or 6th inst. the assault would probably
take place. Dates have, however, been so often
fixed for this great event, and have so often passed
away without it, that even the present intelligence,
though I am assured it is official, must be received
with caution.

The ilioniteur confirms the account of Omer
Pacha having embarked at Varna for the Crimea,
and states that the Ottoman generalissimo has
taken measures to have in the Crimea an effective
force of 50,000 men and 60 pieces of artillery.

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