The National Register.
London, England, 1816-01-21 00:00:00

VIE NATIONAL REGISTER:

DEPOSITING THE FRENCH EAGLES

At nine o'clock on Thursday morning, all the egirnents of
Guards in town were formed in grand parade, at the horse
Guards, preparatory to their proceeding to the chapel at
Whitehall, to perform the solemn ceremony of depositing,_
with due pomp, the. eagles taken at the memorable battle of
Water 100.
The uncommon fineness of the morning greatly added to
the effect of this interesting scene. 'l'he houses looking into
the Parade, at the. Horse Guards, were entirely covered with
people, and the windows, in almost every direction. were occu-
pied by Persons of the first rank and fashion. l'hc military line
extended the whole length of the Parade between the Tteasury
and Admiralty—the capacious square which it enclosed was
occasionally enlivened by the appearance of groupes of
ladies, who were admitted, through the courtesy of the Officers
on duty.. But beyond the line, inside the Park enclostue, and
in front of the Treasury avenues, the diversified crowd that
pressed forward, consisting of both sexes, of all ages, and
indeed of every rank, was greater than we have seen on any
former occasion. The trees were peopled, nor did the bending
of their branches deter the venturous aspirants loin perse-
vering in their attempts to surmount the intermingled throng.
A little after ten o'clock, his Royal Highness the Duke of
York entered the Pa ade, aecompanied by their Royal high-
nesses the Duke, of Kent and Gloucester, and a numerous
Staff. 'these illustrious personages were received with loud
greetings, and the bands immediately struck up along the line.
Soon after the arrival of the Royal Dukes, the two Eagles taken
at Waterloo were displayed at the avenue of the Treasury
nearest to the Eloise Guaids. They were preceded by a com-
pany of the first regiment of Foot Guards, and the escort of
honour consisted of a small detachment of the third re,,,iinent,
which distinguished itself in the memorable bathe in which the
oph ies were taken.

The Eagles appeared somewhat of a lar4e.• size than those
captured in the Peninsular war ; they we e richly gilt, and
bore the number of the battalions to which they were attached.
The silk colours appended to them were about the sim) of our
cavalry standards, and-splendidly embroidered with a profusion
of gold ft loge, and a number of inserted bees, stars, &c. Hut
the most interesting part of the ornaments was the laurel
wreath, inclosing, in letters of gold, the bright inscriptions
which were once emblematic of I.rench renown— '.UsTERLITZ,
EisLING, FALAU, JENA, and FRIEDLAND, still Watered in
all the richness of splendid embroidery , but the spell of their
glory was gone, and those "Ntones ai zohich the world
had 100 their enthusiastic fascination, and transferred to an
enemy the charm of their renown.

The Eagles were borne in slow march in front of the whole
line, amid the acelamaticnis of the immense assemblage present
upon this occasion, and then conveyed through the Eloise
Guards to Whitehall, in the same order, followed by the mili-
tary in files, who accompanied them into the Chapel precisely
at eleven o'clock. They were deposited at the altar by Captains
Druimnond and Standen, of the Sd Regiment of Guards, who
were at the taking of them at Waterloo.

The Royal Dukes were obliged to proceed to Whitehall
through the private avenues of the 'treasury, to avoid the in-
convenient pressure of the crowd, which pressed fOrwaid on all
sides. - They took their seats in the Royal Pew. 'Ole Bishop
of London, after praers, delivered an excellent Sermon, suita-
ble to the General 1 hanksgiving.
. The Chapel, vt hick no person was permitted to enter without
producing a ticket, signed by the Bishop of London, was ex-
cessively crowded, chiefly by ladies of the fir,t rank and fashion,
After Divine Service, the glorious trOPhies of British prowess
were deposited along with those 'memorial's of our triumphs in
tbrmer actions,. which have already been Placed there. The
company retired while the anthem of “ Gob SAVE the, king"
was pertbrnied.

As far as we had it in our power to observe, the gratitic4tion
attendant upon this ceremony was not interrupted by the oe-
UNITCliet of any accident.