The Sun.
London, England, 1801-11-09 00:00:00

MOSCOW, SEPT. 20, 0. S.--OCT. 2, N.

On Sunday last was performed the ceremony 'of the
Coronation, &c. of the Emperor ALVICAND'ER I.
Which drew to this City an addition of ...i.0,000 Rus..
isiian families, and an immense 'number of speUators
from every oilier country in EUrope. Early in the
morning a discharge 0121 pieces of cannon gave a sig-
nal to the Troops to occupy their respeaive posts, and
to the persons who were to figure in the Procession,
to repair to the places assigned to them. About nine
o'clock the march began in the following order from
the Palae in the Kremlin (the Citadel), to the Ca._
thedral of the Assumption
1. An Officer of the Knights Body-guard, it the head 'ofa
Detachment of that Corps, drew up along the way as far as
the-door of the Church.
Tw,Jity-six Ontinary and as many Chamber Pages ad=
."feed into the Church.
3. Two Masters of Ceremonies proceeded to point out to
each person the place and part he should take in the Proces-
sion ; which having cone, they took their stand around the
Imteria/la which were carried upnn cushions into the Church
uY person:: of high chstinCtion. imperiaiio consisted of

The Chitin of the Order of St. Andrew.
The Banner of the Empire_
The Seal of the Empire.
The Sword of State.
The Mantle of Her Imperial Majesty.
The Mantle of His Imperial Majesty.
The Sceptre.
The Staif of Command.
The Small Imperial Crown.
The large Imperial Crown.
• The in/per/all,: were escorted by two Officers of the Knights
Body-guard and twenty-four Knights armed with carbines.
-I- The Deputies of the Russian Merchants from all the
Governments of Russia.
s. The Deputies of the Foreign Merchants.—Mr. Hewia
represented the English. •
6. The Magistrates of Moscow.
7. The Members of the University.
8. The Superintendants of the different Departments of the
Government of 'Moscow.
y. The Dignities of the Nobility of all the Governments of
the Empire.

The Senate.
1% The Members of His Imperial Majesty's Council.
12. Two Upper Masters of Ceremonies, with their Stairs.
13. The Grand Master of Ceremonies, with his Staff.
14. Two Heralds, in their appropriate Costume.
15. A detachment of the Knights Body-guard.
it.. Two Marshals of the Court, with their Staffs.
17. An Upper Marshal of the Court, with ditto.
ia. The Grand Marshal.
4,19. His Imperial Majesty, attended by two Adjutants-
kieneral and the Colonel of the Knights Body-guard—drawn
'words in theii hands. •
10. Her Imperial Majesty, accompanied in the like man-
ner.
The Canopy tinder which Their Majesties were placed was
supported by sixteen Majors and sixteen Lieutenants-General.
at. The Bishop of the Robes, Maids of Honour, &c.
az. A detachment of the Knights Body-guard.
A Body of Noblemen of the most illustrious families
for tile Empire, one representing each faMily.
24. The ManufaCturers of Moscow—the chief Merchants
laf ditto.
5* A detachment of the Knights Body-guard, which
`'"`'Ci the Procession.

A linginb, of all the bells in the different churches
nnnoPinced the -beginning of, and continued during,
the Procession.
his imperial Majesty was received at the door' of
.the church by the Metropolitan of Moscow, be;ring
in his hand a cross, and by the Archdeacon, carry:
ing the holy, water.
As. soon as Their Imperial Majesties entered the
Church, they placed themselves before the Altar,
Images
themselves before, and, kissed the Sacred
Images that were placed around.
They next ascended a Thrune, which was raised
is the middle of the Chum;, under a Canopy; and
seated themselves upon
The Archbishops, Bishops) and other Dignitaries
of the Church then placed themselves in two lines
illong the steps of the Throne • towards the Altar.
The choir then suPg a verse of. the Psalm-re
thine Cantamus,
The .Nobleinen of DistinEtion *hoca'r'ried the
briperia/ia, then mounted the steps of the Thronei
Ind placed zhe imperialia tipcm a table prepared for
that purpose. Having arranged them in due order,
they writ their places upon the steps of the Throne,
Mach According to his. rank and office'.