The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-14
FROM FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, July 2. The fete given by the
Prince OF Schwartzenberg took place yester-
day, at which their majesties the Emperor
and Empress were present. They arrived
at 10 o'clock. The garden was illuminated
win much taste. 1t presented different
views OF the country which the empress in
habIted In her infancy. The opera dancers
executed the Dances dressed in the costumes
OF the different people of the Austrian mo-
narchy. This part of the fete was followed
by uncommonly fine fire works. Twelve
hundred persons were invited. Ia order to
receive SO large party, the prince, accor-
ding to the usual custom adopted at Paris,
had caused to be erected, with planks of
timber, ball room, orDamented with pic
lures OF gauze, muslin, and other stuffs.-
This saloon offered very fine couh d'ajl.-
The queen OF Naples opened the ball with
prince Esterhazy, and was followed by the
viceroy and Princess Pauline of Schwartzen
berg, wife of the eldest brother of the am.
bassador. After the cotiilions, Scotch reel
was danced, during which their majesties
arose to make the tour of the circle, and
speak to the ladies The empress had re
turned to her arm chair, and the emperor
was at the other extremity of the saloon.
near the princess Pauline of Schwartzen
berg, who had presented her daughters to
him, when the flame of wax~candle caught
the drapery of a window curtain. Count
Dumaneir, chamberlain of the emperor and
many other officers who were near him. en-.
deavored to tear off the curtains, but the
hames got higher. They Immediately infor-
med the emperor, who had but time to GO
TO the arm chair of the empress, when he
was instantly surrounded by the ambassador
and officers of the Austrian legation, who
persuaded him to quit the place. The fire
extended itself with the rapidity of light
ming; and his majesty slowly retired with
the empress, recommending caImness, in or
der to prevent confusion The openings
from the ball room fortunately being very
capacious, the crowd could easily get into
the garden but many mothers lost much
time in searching for their daughters, from
Whom they had been separated by the Scotch
reel, and many young persons in eDdeavor.
ing TO find their mothers. The rapidty of
the hire was so great, that the queen ofNaples,
VINO followed in the suite of the emperor hay-
ing fallen, was only saved through the pre-
sence of mind OF the grand duke of Wertz-
burgh. The queen of Westphalia was con
Quoted from the saloon by the king of West
phaiia and count Metternich. The vice.
roy who remained at the bottom OF the ball
room, and who feared to mix in the crowd
with the vice queen, perceived that the fall
OF the lustres and ceiling interrupted the
passage. He had, fortunately, remarked
small door which led to the apartments of
the hotel. by which he got out. Happily no
body has persisted /; some twenty ladies have
been more or less wounded. The princess
Layen, wife of the Russian consul, as we'll
as the ladies of general baron Tousard and
the project OF lstria, have, either in conse
quence of being seized with terror, or stopt
IN getting out by some obstacles, been griev
ously hart. Prince Kurakin the Russian am
bassador, had the misfortune to fall upon the
steps which lead from the ball room to the
garden; they were then on fire he was for
a moment insensibe. Two officers of the
imperial guard saved him. He keeps his
bed, and is in considerable pain. The gar
den extensive and we'll lighted, presented
during half an'hour. the spectacle of husbands |
calling for their wives, of wives calling upon
their husbands and children and who. the |
moment they found each other. embraced
with transport, as If a long absence had sep |
afated them The emperor and empress