The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-07 00:00:00

day afternoon he reached Bouillon, intending to pass the
night there. He was accompanied by many general
• officers, among whom were General Castelnau, one of his
aides-de-camp ; Generals de Reile, de Vaubert, Prince
Ney de la Moskowa, and some twenty officers of
various ranks. Many superior officers of the Prussian
army represented in the cortege the command in
chief of the armies of Germany—the King of
Prussia, who had obtained from the Belgian Government
the permission necessary for Napoleon traversing Belgium.
A squadron of Chasseurs of the Belgian army preceded
the carriage of the ex-Emperor, at the right side of which
rode a Belgian officer, an equerry of the Imperial House,
who was followed by a score of vehicles, containing the
baggage of the prisoner. Napoleon alighted at the
Hotel des Fortes, 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 to leave was not ready, but the delay was excusable
as the ex-Emperor arrived at Libramont sooner than
was excepted. At least an hour elapsed before the train.
departed. The ex-Emperor spent half an hour in the
waiting-room of the Libramont_ station, and the other

half hour in conversing with several persons, chiefly
with M. le Comte de IVlontholon, who gave Napoleon
many touching testimonials of his devotion, and
who was unable to restrain his tears. M. de Bersolles,
secretary of the French Legation at Brussels, was
at Libramont, and Napoleon also conversed with him.
He also addressed a word to the engineer of the Luxem-
burg Company, to whom he made known the place
assigned for his residence, "I am going to Cassel,"
he said. His indifference struck every one present.
Nevertheless he betrayed emotion, but only for
a moment, when a despatch was handed to him
from his son, or rather from his son's governor,
dated from Maubeuge, and which ran thus :—" To
the Emperor Napoleon, at Bouillon or at Libramont.
The Prince is here in good health, he waits your orders."
The train was at last ready, and consisted of a small
number of carriages. The carriage reserved for the ex-
Emperor was not, as at first believed, the Royal carriage
asked for only at midnight on Saturday. It was a saloon
carriage, part of the rolling stock of the Luxemburg Com-
pany, and which his Royal Highness the Count of Flanders
had often used. It had three compartments—a saloon in
the centre anct a coupe on each side. The ex-Emperor took
his seat in one of the coupes. Lieutenant General Baron
Chazali who had been informed on Saturday of Napo-
leons's entry into Belgium, and who had come from Bure
to Bouillon, entered the carriage after him, with his aide-
de•camp, Captain Sterckm. The other carriages were
occupied by two Prussian general officers, a French gene-
ral officer, who was said to be General Felix Douay, and
by M. Raimbaux, one of Napoleon's equerries. One of
the Prussian generals, Von Boyen, wore his helmet.
The other was said to be the Prince de Linne, a German
Prince. Rumour had it that it was the Prince Frederick
William or the Crown Prince, but that was not the case.
The Prince de Linne wore a eimple travelling cap. M.
Raimbaux wore the grand costume of an equerry, em-
broidered and tagged. The train took the line of the Ourthe
from Libramont to Marlaye, and from Marlaye to Liege.
All along the line the news of Napoleon's journey ran with
electrical rapidity, although everyprecaution was taken to
keep it as secret as possible. At every station, and every
spot available for sightseeing, crowds of persons were
assembled eager to see the Emperor. At Jemelle, Prince
Pierre Bonaparte was at the station. Profiting by the 10
minutes' stoppage, the cousins conversed together, Napo •
leon remaining seated in the carriage, Prince Pierre stand-
ing at the door. Of this conversation, broken only by
the sobs of Prince Pierre, only one word of what the
ex-Emperor said was heard—" We shall return in a short
time."

At ten minutes to four o'clock the train entered the
station at Liege. The Liegeoise were ignorant that Na-
poleon was passing Liege ; there were only a few persons
at the station-150 at the most—persons in the employ-
ment of the company, and tourists who waited some
time in the hope of seeing the Emperor. Those pre-
sent crowded close to the Emperor's carriage, but
Napoleon was concealed by the blinds of the carriage;
but, noticing the eagerness of those present, and divining
their wishes he raised the blinds which hid his features,
but without noticing those who looked at him
The impressions produced on those who sr.w him were.
various. One said, "He has a good figure." Another
was struck with his calmness, and witk his eternal
cigarette. A third remarked the traces of old age and
fatigue, his dull eye, and pallid and haggard look. In
his presence a profound silence was maintained by all.
On departing some saluted the prisoner.
A special train with the ex-Emperor's suite left Libra-
mont shortly after the train by which Napoleon travelled.
The rumour was that this train would bring Marshal
MacMahon, but that was not the case. It appears by a
letter addressed to La Meuse that the Marshal has been
sent to Bouillon in order that the severe wound he
received in the engagement on Ist September before Sedan
may be properly attended to.