The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-09-26

reiterated cries Of Long Live the Emperor lie
attended the throne. The Empress who had prece-
ded him, was already in her gallery. immediately
before the Goipel, M. La Cepede, grand chancellc
OF the Legion OF Honour, pronounced di.courfe ON
the Object of ceremony. The Grand Dign,aries Mi
niiters Mdreehals, ofthe Empire and Grand Officers
took the oath, individually, the holy evangelilts
The Emperor then aroe, covered his head, and cal-
led upon the commanders, officers, and legiorares
to take the oath which he pre- AIRED TO dictate tn
them, and to fwear to maintain in all its prov;fons
He then pronounced " Commanders, Officers, Le-
gionaries, Citizens, and folders you i,vear on your
honor. to devote yourees the i,rvice of the En-
pre- and the preervation Of territory in all its
gritty to the defence of the emperor, of the laws of
| the Republick, and of the rights hich they have
eitablihed to oppoie by all means which iui-ice,
rea!on, and the laws authorize, every enterprise
which may tend re-eisablih the feudal fyltem FL
naliy YOU iwear, with all your powers, to aliG in
maintaining LIBERTY and EQuALIry, the firit prir-
cipies of our contributions You SWEAR IT Every
member OF the Legion then RATED his hand and deciar-
| ed aloud, SWEAR ! The church nitantly rung with
the cry Of Long Live the Emperor and with long
and repeated paudits,
Divine exercife then returned The matt ha-
wing concluded the Grand Chancellor of the Legion,
preiented the carbohydrates and the grand officers
to receive, from the hands of his majey, the decora-
lions of the order. The Emperor frf Unveiled
flowed it upon the grand dgnitaries grand Officers,
and iucceitively every clafs of the egion-It
remarked that an officer, deeply furrowed, and
manned, with wounds, advanced with confidence to
receive the crois, although he had not been enrolled
as member of the legion the Emperor Immediate
y knew that he had not the diploma, but neverthe-
eis betowed the badge upon BIN, obierving, that he
read certificate of glory in the traces of his wounds.
AT three o'clock the train returned the place. in
the fame ORDER under discharges Of artle-
ry, and between double files of folders, which lined
the whole way from the Palace of the Thuieries to
the Hotel of the Invads. ...s
1t is mpoilb!e to decribe the emotions which this
ceremony occafioned. The monuments of the Tri-
umphs of France fufpended the vault of the church.
and waving the luxurious aemblage of her bra
vetf warriours the ranks of veteran fold-
ers covered with honorable wounds, and of youth
ger to run the fame career pretending their cou-
try the union of glory and hope the endour of the
whole aemblage, the decorations of the altars and
the lacred ceremonies of religion, exalted the mag-
nation to enthuiiafm and gave the 1ure preface of
the greatneis of an nittution formed under uch auf-
ces.
HAvRE, July Is. Yefterday at 8 o'clock P NJ
| an Engliih fquadron, conlhing of two hips Of the
line, four frgates, and two bombs with two mortars
each, Hoop of war, and three cutters, advanced,
under light E. E. wind, againh our line of en-
boilage, and within 1900 fathoms of the llore. 1t
was covered by line OF 26 pieces OF cannon, and fix
gun-boats The enemy commenced the fire at df-
lance of about $50 fathoms of line, by dfchargng
two bombs and volley of cannon; to which the flo
tia and batteries hore gave prompt and terrible
reply. The night put an end to the engagement,
and prevented us from discovering the damage done
to the enemy. Our troops, both fhore and in the
boats, behaved with great activity and zeal Our ipi-
rit of inpartality obiges us alto to acknowledge,
that the fire of the enemy well directed, and cal
culated with great preciGon. Happily we have fuf-
tanned no injury. Our mortars have too much force
taPpears neceay to reduce the charge nearly to two
thirds of what it now IS