The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-15 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

PARIS, AUG. 15.
The Moniteur of this morning contains the fol•

Lowing :

"At the banquet given to the principal chiefs of
the army last evening the Emperor spoke the fol-
lowing words :
"Gentlemen,—The joy which I feel in finding
myself again with the principal chiefs of the army
of Italy would be complete if the regrets were not
mingled at seeing about to separate soon a force so
well organised and so formidable. As Sovereign
and a General-in-Chief I thank you for your con-
fidence in me, who :had not before commanded an
army. A portion of the soldiers is about to return
to their homes. You yourselves are likewise going
to resume your peaceful occupations. Do not
forget what we have accomplished together, in
order that the remembrances of the obstacles we
have overcome and the dangers we have avoided
may often recur to our memory." The speech con-
eludes by announcing the creation of the medal of
Italy.

PARIS, AUG. 14.
The entry of the troops into Paris to-day took
place in the greatest possible order.
The Emperor and his suite proceeded along the
Boulevards from the Bastille to the Place Vendome
amidst the acclamations of the crowd, which was

immense.
The defiling of the troops terminated at 2.30 p.m.
The Empress and the Prince Imperial were sta-
tioned at the Place Vendome.
The soldiers bearing the standards which had
been taken from the enemy were received with
ovation.

The flags of all those regiments which were torn
by the enemy's balls and by grape shot excited the
population to enthusiastic cheers.
There was no address delivered, nor any procla-
mation issued by the Emperor.
The liloniteur announces that a funeral chapel
(chapelle funeraire) will be erected in the new ca-
thedral at Marseilles to the memory of the soldiers
and sailors who died in the service of the country
in the various campaigns of Africa, the East, and
Italy. A mass is to be celebrated every day for
this purpose.
On account of the fete of the 15th inst. the Em-
peror has pardoned 1,127 persons, sentenced for
various crimes, offences, and infringemeuts of the
law, or reduced the terms of their imprisonment.
The Emperor having decidod upon retaining for
the present (nzontentanement) an army of 50,000
men in Lombardy, several corps which had much
distinguished themselves in the late campaign, such
as the 3d Regiment of Zouaves and Ist Regiment of
the Foreign Legion, will not be represented at the
entry of the troops.

MILAN, AUG. 14.

To day, at 6.30 p.m., the municipality of this
town inaugurated the statue of Napoleon 1., by
Canova, in the Palais Brera, in the presence of
Marshal Vaillant, the Sardinian authorities, and a
large concourse of the people.
Music was performed and guns were fired during
the ceremony.

TURIN, AUG. 13.

The municipality of this city has ordered a
solemn mass and 7'e Teum to be celebrated in the
church Santo Filippo on the occasion of the fete
Napoleon. A banquet is to be given to_ the
Lunn. In the
evening there will be a military fete with illumina-
tions and music in the place d'arnzes, where the
French troops are quartered. The public buildings
and the whole town will be illuminated.

Count Arese arrived here yesterday. The King
visited Bergamo and Brescia, and was received
with enthusiastic cheers by the population of Lom-
bardy. An amnesty for small offences has been
proclaimed.

FLORENCE, AUG. 13.

The National Assembly has elected Signor Coppi
as its president, and also nominated its other
officials.

The Deputy Ginori proposes—" The Assembly
shall declare the reign of the dynasty of Lorraine
as impossible in Tuscany." The representatives
have unanimously supported this proposal, the
discussion of which has been referred to the sitting
of Tuesday.

ZURICH, AUG. 13.

To-day a conference of the Plenipotentiaries of
Austria and France took place, which lasted from
3 till 5 p.m. A cabinet courier has arrived from
Paris.

A deputation of the Federal Council has paid a
visit to the plenipotentiaries of the Conference,
which the latter have returned. On Tuesday next
the directors of the North-Eastern Railway give
a great banquet, to which the plenipotentiaries are
invited.

ENTRY OF THE FRENCH ARMY INTO
PARIS.
(From the Paris Correspondent of the Morning Post.)
PARIS, SUNDAY MORNING.
During the last three days all the railways which
centre in Paris have brought hundreds of visitors to
witness the great military fete which took place to-
day in honour of the victorious army of Italy en-
camped on the plains of St. Maur. A large num-
ber of foreigners, especially English, have flocked to
Paris, as well as French people from the provinces,
to witness the entry of the troops ; in fact, it is cal-
culated that the city of Paris to-day contains an
additional million of inhabitants. The hotels are
crowded, and from 25f. to 30f. and 50f. are paid for
a sleeping room. Most of the balconies and shops
all along the line where the troops have passed were
occupied by spectators, who paid from 20f. to 200 f.
for a scat. A military display always attracts and
interests the people of France, and this was one
which will stand out most prominently in the his-
tory of the reign of Napoleon 111. A victorious
army returning from Italy with Napoleon at its
head, who like the chief of the first empire, has
shared their perils and glory, and identified him-
self for the first time with the eagles of Imperial
France, on the field of battle ! The multitude do
not pause to calculate political results, or the loss
of life and treasure on such an occasion. The mili-
tary display creates a thrill of pride in the hearts
of the people ; the names of the battles dazzle the
eye ; the past triumphs of French arms over the
Austrians flashes on the mind—a French array
again returns in triumph to Paris, marches before
them—and the multitude seem to respond to one
universal feeling of proud joy.
As early as six o'clock the Boulevards were ani-
mated by a moving crowd streaming backwards and
forwards to take up their positions all along the line
of road from the Rue de la Paix, the Faubourg St.
Antoine, up to Vincennes, a distance of not less than
five miles. The infantry of the National Guard of
the Seine, and the troops of the garrison of Paris
lined the road on either side up to the Bastile.
At a very early hour this morning the troops
encamped at St. Maur and the adjoining ground at
Maison-Alfort (amounting to little short of 80,000)
were on the move, and taking up positions according
to orders, by which arrangement they fell into the
long and glittering train, which marched in martial
pride through the city. The head of the columns

had reached the Bastile about nine o'clock. There
the four Marshals—viz. Marshals Regnaud. de Saint
Jean d'Angely (Commandant-en-Chief), Baraguay
d'Hilliers, MacMahon (Duke of Magenta), Canro-
bert, and Niel. In addition to the Emperor's staff
there mustered a number of generals and various
officers of different branches of the service who
awaited the arrival of his Majesty.
Before giving any account of the march of the
army into Paris, I will endeavour to describe the
preparations made for the reception of the victorious
legions. Immediately after passing the Barriere du
'Prone, the army passed a square tower, on which
was inscribed the names of the great battles of the
brief and glorious campaigns of Italy. All along
the Faubourg St. Antoine—which is a district some-
thing like the Tottenham-court-road of London—
the houses were decorated with flags and occasional
tablets, greetings to the army in golden letters, with
the imperial N. As you came upon the Bastile, you
meet a novel description of triumphant arch, which
represented the white facade of the Cathedral of
Milan, on which was inscribed in golden letters,
" A l'Armee d'ltalie, la Ville de Paris ;" and below
---"‘ Solferino, Malegnano, Magenta, Turbigo, Pa-
lestro, Montebello." Looking down the Boulevards
the vista was gas, glittering and animated. At in-
tervals, tall Venetian poles were planted, from which
long, streaming banners fluttered in the breeze.
Some six feet from the base of these poles were
placed tri-coloured flags, issuing from a shield, ap-
peared the Imperial letter " N," whilst each of the
theatres had particular displays of their own,
generally comprising a figure of " Victory." From
the windows of the magnificent hotels of the Boule-
vards gazed an animated crowd, sometimes leaning
over crimson velvet hangings, or framed in wreaths
of green and gold, and flags. Here and there, on
tablets from which radiated the national colours,
you met the words, " Ronneur a la Armee d'ltalie,"
" a l'Empereur," " a 1 ' Imperatrice." I could not,
however, help remarking that there was scarcely
any display of the Sardinian colours, or, in fact,
any reference to Italy. Certainly all the festive
decorations emanating from " authority," avoided
remembrance of Italy, and the cause for which the
French army had lost some 16,000 men killed and

wounded.
Passing along the Boulevards, you came at length
to the Rue de la Paix. At the entrance of this mag-
nificent street a solid stone structure, surmounted
by a figure of Peace, was seen glittering in the
sunlight with a golden sheathed sword and a golden
wreath. On the pedestal of the statues was written
in conspicuous letters a record of the triumphs of
the army of Italy, and the corps which had cap-
tured standards and cannon, thus :—Solferino :
Chasseurs a Pied (Garde Imperiale), one drapeau ;
76th de ligne, one drapeau ; Voltigeurs (Garde'
Imperiale), 13 cannons ; Ist corps Cavalry, four
cannons ; 3d corps, 2d division, two cannons ; 2d de
ligne, one cannon ; 52d de ligne, one cannon.,
Palestro : 3d Zouaves, five cannons. Turbigo :2d
corps, three cannons. Magenta : 45th de ligne,
one drapeau ; 2d Zouaves, one drapeau ; 3d Grena-
diers (Garde Imperaiale), one cannon. Melegnano :
Ist corps, one cannon.
Looking down the Boulevards one observed a
moving dark mass of human beings, fringed and
kept in line by military uniforms. From the crowd
came a pausing confused sound of mingling voices,
with which the ear became so familiar after a time
that you forgot its singular effect. From every
window groups of gaily dressed ladies were stretch-
ing out to catch a sight of the head of the
columns, awaited since eight o'clock with so
much anxiety. The roofs of the houses are covered'
with spectators, who on the chimneys near have
perched themsels es. The reader must now imagine
himself at a balcony of the Boulevards, with a bright
sun, and hundreds of thousands anticipating the
approach of the troops. It is eight o'clock, the
guns have announced departure of the army from
the camp nearly two hours since, and we on the
Boulevard des Italiennes have not yet caught a
glance of the advancing troops.
A more distinct murmur is heard, the crowd be-
low become more agitated—the dense masses are
r7.-awing towards eleven
on tip-toe. It is now
o'clock, and a squa,Lon of the hundred guards ap-
pear. Th— ITOI/1 the streets a loud shout is heard,
"Vive l'Empereur !" There is the hero of Solferino,
on a magnificent charger, surrounded by his staff
(General Fleury leading close at hand)—showers
of bouquets are thrown around the Emperor—the
people shout again and again, and from the windows
of the balconies waves thousands of handkerchiefs.
The Emperor halts before the windows from which
I am describing the scene around me (at the end of
the Boulevards des Italiennes) for nearly 10 minutes.
When his Majesty and staff move on one deafening
shout salutes him, and we catch a sight of the
wounded. A number of men of various corps limp-
ing and carrying in their hands glory wreaths now
approach ; they are enthusiastically saluted by the
crowd and received a shower of bouquets. Then
the main body of the army advanced. The in-
fantry regiments with their colours decorated with
bouquets, and each man's musket, being capped
with flowers or a green wreath. Thus, amid the
shouts of the people, the victorious army moved on
to the beat of the drum, or the measured music of
the bands. It was a scene of great animation and
excitement. It is now 11 o'clock : as lam writing
troops are still passing, and will continue to do so
up till two o'clock. On comes the Guard ! At the
battle of Solferino the Riflemen of the Guard
which formed the :head of the column of light
infantry, distinguished itself so much, capturing a
flag and several pieces of artillery, that the Empe-
ror gave them 'the cross of the Legion of Honour
to be attached to its colours. When the battalion
arrived at Milan, Marshal Regnaud de Saint Jean
d'Angely resolved to present it himself with the
cross, and, having assembled the battalion, he spoke
as follows :

" Riflemen of the Guard,--The Emperor, desiring to
revive an ancient and noble custom, has decreed that a
cross of the Legion of Honour shall be suspended to the
eagles of all the regiments which take a colour from the
enemy. This glorious exploit you accomplished on the
great day of Solferino • and I now, in the name of his
Majesty, attach a decoration to this eagle, the glori-
ous symbol of courage, discipline, and military devotedness.
May this flag, decorated in recompense of your bravery,
become still dearer to you! May each of you understand
that this Cross of Honour, which will henceforth be carried
at your head, and the rays of which will be reflected on the
whole battalion, is the object to which he ought to aspire,
and France, our dear country, happy at your return, will
salute in you children of whom she can be proud. Vive
Empereur !' "

In truth, the Marshal had rightly calculated, for
they were most enthusiastically saluted.
Some colours taken from the enemy have been
greeted with joyous enthusiasm ' - and now the Aus-
trian cannon are greeted with the shouts of the
multitude. Now come the Turcos ! who attract
great attention. They and the Zouaves are tre-
mendously cheered.
There is something romantic about these Tur-
cos ; they do not appear to be made by nature, or
dressed by art for ordinary soldiering. They are
Arabs of many tints, from light bronze to very
dark bronze and occasionallyl you see a shiny black
face with thick lips and woolly hair, indicating a
very low order of humanity. But, generally, the
Turco's features are sharp, de]:cate, and often show-
in,g a very refined outline. The eye is bright,
restless, and piercing. They have little hair about
about their faces, in fact the Oriental customs of
shaving the head is generally carried down to the
chin. I'hey wear a white turban rolled with great
art, like the Zouaves. Their uniform consist of a
Greek-like jacket and wide bag trousers of
light blue cloth decorated with Oriental yellow
scrolling. Their trousers reach a little below
the knee ; then comes a leather legging and
white gaiters. There is a remarkable elasticity in
their walk, and an easy swing of body. During
the late campaign they were often employed in des-
perate work, generally storming. They spring upon
th'ir enemies like panthers, often after crawling on
the ground a long distance before they get up to
them. The bayonet is their favourite arm, and they
are said to use it with a rapidity of action fax sur-
passing European troops. The Turco is charged
with the cruel practice of cutting off the heads of
he wounded ; he is also accused of appropriating
other people's property when occasion occurs—in
fact, these men are savages turned into soldiers, and
made useful by a most severe discipline. The Turcos
arc to return to Algeria immediately.
The Place Vendome was by far the most interest-
ing point of the animated route through which the
victorious army passed. The reader familiar with
Paris can easily imagine this spacious square, with
its noble Napoleonic column (suggested by the
Trojan pillar at Rome) surrounded by platforms
reaching as high as the first floor, and circling all
round the houses of the Place. On the. right and