Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-05-08
NEW-YORK, May 2.
Translated for the Near FORK CONNER
cial .aduertiser.
From French papers received BY the FIN
gal.
PARIS, March 23.
PARIS, March IS.

&c PAKlS, N1arcn 70.
The old guard presented to the En-
peror it's ancient eagles, which they had
preserved. His Majesty embraced them.
He addressed the officers. The troops
manifested the most lively enthusiasm
The sight of these brave men, whose pre-
sence brings back to recollection SO MAJ
nv brilliant deeds, has produced among
the numerous assemblage who assisted at
the review, an emotion which manifested
itself by unanimous applauses and accla
nations.
.Moniteur.
Yesterday the Emperor reviewed
great number of regiments of infantry OF
the line, of light infantry, of cavalry, of
engineers, and of artillery, who have ar
rived at Nancy, Besancon, Vesoul, Gray,
Dion, Grenoble, Chambrey, Orleans,
Douay, Chalous-sur.marne, Vincennes,
&c. forming about $4,000 men. During
the whole review, which lasted live
hours, the air continually l'esounded with
cries af tong lice tie Emperor!
1t would be impossible to describe the
enthusiasm which the old guard, onits ar
rival from Mentz, excited the day before
YESTERDAY, when entering Paris, and that
with which it was animated when the
Emperor appeared among them.
Letters from Bordeaux since the Goth,
state, that some cries of Tire Z Emperor
have been heard. Some pedlars who
were selling the proclamations of the king,
were accosted by some soldiers, who
told them they had better cry those Of
Napoleon.
tits stated in the journal of Metz Of
the Goth, that Franche Compile had risen
en- nasse against Napoleon. We know
that, on the contrary, and those of Al
SAGE and Lorraine. pronounced themselves
strongly for the Emperor.
The Duke eff BeAuno was marching up
on Paris with the troops of the Cd militia
nv division. When the regiments learn
ed that the Emperor approached the ca
pital, they sueceseively resumed their ma
ttional coiors. The Duke of Belluno
withdrew himself, and the whole division
continued its march under the ancient CO.
foIs
In the Sd and 4th division, in spite Of
the efforts of the project Vaulance and of
some generals. the people, the officers and
soldiers. have all taken the national cock
adc. Col. Jaqueminot Aid Camp of
the Duke Of Reggie brought this day the
address of the different corpsand deliver
ed them to the Emperor during the parade.
The Duke of Albufera and Gen. Ge-
rard have not waited the news ofthe pro-
gress Of the hmperor's march, and all the
troops are united to the wishes of all the
inhabitants of Alsace. Thus the nation
al flag floats in this province as in Burgun-
ely and Franche Compile.
Lieut. Gen. Pajol had heisted the tri-
colored cockade at Orleans, when the
Marshal St. Cyr, arrived in that city. Put
him under an arrest. The troops have
unanimously declared that they would
march to the Emperor, and unite them
selves to the wishes of the whole army,
the Marshal ordered the gates of the city
to be shut. The brave cuirassenrs OF the
1st regiment opened them, and the Mar
shall st. Cyr has disappeared.
The city of Rouen and Normandy have,
by an unanimous movement holsted the
colors of the nation.
Brittany and especially the city of
Rennes have shewn the greatest enthu-
siasn.
The presence Of Count de Lille Louis
XVIII) of the Count D'Artois and the
Duke Of Berry still represses, in the
north, the rising of the people and
troops.
10000 men have left Paris for the
north. The advance guard of Lieut..
Gen. ExceIsman will be tomorrow at the
gates ofLille. Reports which are spread
this evening, announced that, fearing to
be over taken only passed through that
place and had gone to Menin.
The proclamations Of the Emperor ar
rived in Potion on the Esd; and in spite
of the efforts of the Bosrbons the ration
al flag will be hoisted by the people,
who have not forgotten the comforts which
the emperor has conferred on them.
Lieutenant Gen. Clausel has gone to
at Bordeaux. At the period
Of the last accounts, the Clutches of
had quilted that city and had
on the river.
1t appears, from the last couriers from
Marseilles that the white cockade was
again hoisted in that city. They had
formed there = hodp of about 15G0 men