The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-23
Ggropeai, Ents;llgense.
By THE HERCULES, BRADFORD, FROM Ii
VERPooL, ARRIVED AT PHILBDEDnHIA.
MILAN, June Z.


| The felton, of the legislative body opened this
! day. ct nix in the morning his excellency gen.
puroc, grand martial Of the palace, took the
command Of the palace of the legilative body.
The members of the legislative body ailtmoled
in grand coftume in the hall of their fittings.
The council OF Rate proceed at / O'Clock
from the palace 10 the palace of the
Legislative body, where they were received by a
deputatlon OF three legislators. This deputati-
on conducted the members of the council TO the
places defined for them. At half paft orc, the
emprets arrived at the palace of the Legislative
body, accompanied by her imperial hiehuefs the
prnceis Eliza, by her ladies', and the officers of
her houihoid. Her mai-ty was received at the
outer door of the palace by the PRECEDENT and
deputation of thirty members of the legiil itive
body, and conducted to the tribune prepared for
her. HIS najefy's train fet out from the palace
at two for the palace of the Legislative body.
ITS departure was announced by dilcharge of
artillery. The way through which his train
pafied was lined with troops. The proceili
was arranged with the ufual pomp and accord
ing to the etabIiihed forms, and proceeded and
followed by detachment of the French and l.
Italian guards, and by tquadrouS of MImeiukes.
HIS majeiy's arrival at the palace OF the leg1a-
tive body WAS announced by fecond dilcharge
of artillery. He was received at the outer door
by deputation competed of thirty members of
the legllat;re body, with the prelident at their
| head. The proce!iion anembled in one of the
halls the palace, whence it proceeded in order
10 the hall OF Fitting, where the places were ar
ranged in the following order: His maiefty
the emperor aud king on throne: on his right,
his ierene hignef5 prince Eugene in a chair, Two
feps lower than the throne behind his maiefty
! on the right and left, two colonies, generals of
the guard, the grand MARTIAL of the palace, the
grand major domo, the grand alrnoner and mar
ffal Money; back of the throne, the cham
pertains and the French and Italian efnuires.
The other officers of the court were ftationed
according to their rank. Oppofite the throne,
the legillators were d,fpcfed in a circular form,
their proficient in the centre, without any diff
| tinttion of place, but having two late meGen-
gers OF the legislative body, one on his right, the
other on his left. Before the legislators, fit the
council Of fate on chairs, half on the right and
halt on the left. When his majelty was feated
on his throne, the whole were uncovered. The
grand mater Of the ceremonies took the orders
"f nus majeity. The legislators, fummoncd in
divldnally by the chancellor, took the oath, af-
ter which tue fecretary Of Rate read the fatutes
or the kingdom. Thefe itatutes are eight i'm
number. The eighth rcfoedS exciulively the
eltabiIbment OF amtdry order, underline deno-
mination of The Oyder Of TIE iron Crozyu, and
is divided into five titles. The order is TO con-
iiit Of five hundred knights, one hundred com
manders, and twenty dignitareS. The motto is
to be " Dien me ia Ioasee, gare 4 gdy foaeBe-
re-" Vacancies to be flied up every year, on
attention day. -Four hundred thoufand Mia
ntie iivres are to be appropriated to the order.
Each knight to have 500 livres yearly, each COM
mander 300, & each dgntary 5000 vrcs: One
hundred thouftnd greS of this revenue 10 be
Tex apart for iuch extraordinary life penlions as
the grand mater iha think proper TO grant 10
any knights, commanders, or dignitaries. The
king Of Italy to be grand matter, bot the emoer.
or and king, Napoleon, in confederation Of BE-
ing founder, TO retain, during his life, executive
Iy the title and functions or TIE Office, The
ftatuteI were 6gned by oil thepeople & function
aries, and directed, by order of the emperor &
S.1g Napoleon, dated June s, at his palace of
Min, to be tranlmtted into thc resif,ers of the
tribunal and administrative sDjhorCies