Star.
London, England, 1804-09-03 00:00:00

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The Grand Parade 1. • the prefent, one of the
principal enriordies at P iris ; I have teen it twice. I
Fiundwith fee eral other perfons, 'in a great
almott is the middle of the Thuilleries, through
which Ilinapirte was to pats The fereants, with
great pi litenels. Iheived us our places ; but we were
only obliged to out uniform that we were permitted
to keep them. One of our party, in an umbers frock,
was told sty an Adjutant (in a polite mussel too)
that he could n t remain where he was. but ordered
awr her very commodious place to be (hewn him.
All the ial 4m. were ea Kaye occupied by the Con•
fular Guard, ten or twelve in each, with two or three
Reps between them, in the fame manner as in the flair.
cafe, where two men were placed upon each lisp.—
Oi the infantry, four or five different regiments had
already marched into the great Court-yard of the
Thooill-viet. The regimentals are not very pleating
to the eye, becaufe they are very plain, and the long
coats neither ti.neffiime nor convenient ; but the ter
Oily great bear-(kin caps give a warlike, fierce appear-
awe. The national' colours are not the only ones
• that decorate the colours or fiandards of the Confular
Guards; they hive in the middle golden font, and
• are googly peen. The feathers of the Officers of
the Cenfular Guard are red and green. One tonne.
eliary &el/lotion with each regiment is the Do um.
• Make., clothed at the expence of the Officers in an
extravagant manner, and in which the corps emulate
each other which dual be the moll extraragant. The
tailed aced Ina looking men are choler) far thek places.
Their chefs is, if I am not millaken, of velvet, but fo
cowered with gold lace, that you can hardly fee their
colour. Another vanity among the French military
are their whi flee. s, of which they are very careful, and
which glow to an amazing thicknefs and length.—
Among the Samar: are many men who let gruw
their black beardr, in a manner that they fall down
upon the bteail. The cavalry were upon the outride
of the iron railings round the place of the Catoufel.
They consfilled of chaffeurs and the guard on bode-
back, with a beautiful regiment of Cuiraffiers. The
Doan corps of blanaclukcs was remarkable Col its
Oriental drets.
Thee lours were now carried from the apartments
oldie Sift Conti& Immediately he came himfelf.
(wounded with Generals and Aid-du-Camps. all
attired in au elegant manner. Bonaparte Liodelf
wore a very plain drefs, without any embroidery or
• ether glitter, and a hat without lace, borders, or fea-
thers. He marched very quick, and had only in his
band a fmall hot fewhip. At the gate he mounted a
bay boric, and, attended by a htilliant fuite, rode
!lowly through the ranks. After having, in this
, =tanner. infpeeed the infantry, he rode out and in-
. freeed the cavalry in the fame manner. There were,
betides the troops eolleAed. a crowd of people, of
whom fever al prefented petitions. As far as !could
efferve, terry one was permitted to approach him ;
and what I had heard concerning the great meafures
of ruin' ion fi ir his fatety, was at kill not confirmed
this time; becaefe when I taw him ride round among
the people. his life was in the hands of every defperate
affa Win. When he returned into the Court-yard, he was
Dveral times detained by ladies, who approached him
near, (poke with him, and prefented petitions. As far at
I could fee.he gave thee to his Aid -cfri-Camps. Batons
female among them, if my eyes did not deceive me,
even tookhold ; f the bridle ufhtis horfe, and her petition
he opened dire tly, read, and gave a (hod anfwer.—
Dating this time his faithful Manseluke was not, us
hits often bee; teported, near him, but only in his
hitt, behind all hi. Generals.
Bo nett teturned, and flopped at the en-
trance of the Ihnilleries. tome few Reps (torn where
I load. Here the Turkith hlinitler. in the name of
the Sultan, prefented two hor(es, Laid to be beautiful.
But of which beauty, little was viable to our eyes,
becaufe they were covered with long cloths, embroi-
dered with gold and pearls.
They cellar:ay had much vivacity, becaufe, when
two Tullis moun•ed them to, tide round the place,
one was thrown off; but, as he teemed to he acctif-
tomed to it, he fell on his feet, and with one jump was
again in the Caddie. Bonaparte, who, during this
cavalcade, took feveral pinches of fnuff from his plain
to, toile-lilt Inn( box, did not condefcend to honour
this pi efeut with any particular notice,only fumetimes
Ise turned his eyes to them. On the contrary, he was
tot all y melt pied with his tro ps, whom, regiment after
regiment, he caufed to manmuvre before him. The
chiefs of the regiments werl each time to him with
di awn fw irds, took his order., and commanded ac-
cordingly. Each regiment patticillarly was forced :o
form a Iquare, perhaps in commemoration of the war
M Egypt. One of the regiments of the Cunfular
Guard he ordered to elevate, to load and 6te, the
Sr& rank to kneel, and the other two to fire over it.
Is do not know whether the word of command was
sightly under flood, but I am certain of it, it was ex-
tremity badly executed. Half of the companies flood
Rill, contideled for Gime time, and then one after
another fell on their knees. The Conlul was fo
iatisfied, that he ordered this marceorrre feven or eight
times over again. Afterwards the infantry filed off,
and a delightful march was heard, not to be furpaf
fed any where. We do not heir the uru.i marches
with the regular repetiti.nt. They ate more properly
Mardi 1, mphnnies, compiifed by good matters, and
',seemed with the grevell precition. When the in-
fantry left the Court-yard, the cavalry entered and
Med off before and by the Conful, upon beautiful
Hanoverian bodes. Ilele regiments made only
(owe few evolutions, which doled this grand parade.
Neat were. f r the firll time, prefented, a battalion
of fail ors, who were remar keel for their curious axes
and andlor hooks.

John Day, a private in the Sheffield Volunteers,
*si been drummed out of the regiment, fur threaten-
ing to Stab a ferjeant.
Saimaa Darrit.—On Diday afternoon, as a very
elegant Lady WAS walking along Moirtimer-ttrte:
with her feivant gill, flit was taken luddenly ill, (di
Jinn. and ahnioll Mainly expired. The maid ran
to gore the af.to mat the /Inure, and in the lIKAU I.llllt
AC La It WAS taken to the Mioidlefer Hofpital. It
• has I. en lirce to.ind that fhe lived Sin Suffolk.flreet.
neat the ho•fpital, but her life was irreuierably loft
hems le was taken these.