Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-11

half after ten the Empress Marta Louisa in brown
CLOTH riding habit, and the King of Rome in one COACH
surrounded by guards, and followed by several other
coaches with attendants, quilted the palace the spec-
tatots preserving the most profound silence They
proceeded along the quay under the garden wall TO this
sl cavacade succeeded the carriages with the doines-
cs and stage coach covered up. This scene occupied
thc whole day until seven IN the morning of the 50.
Even after the captulaun OF Paris was signed wag-
CONS laden with large packing continued TO move
Off.
The Empress slept this night at the Palace of RAM
ounIe the SOh at ChartrCs; the Isl, at Chateaudun;
ut Fcnionc the st OF April; :id from thence by
very bad road, ana after laborious journey Bois
the I'd at hve in the afternoon.
immediately after the departure of the Empress Ill
the persons were turned ont of tie Museum and the
doors closed. thcn went 10 the faubUum ST. Mar
un where saw persons sticking up the following
address.
Lie"te''Tnt Gfnc'Gi de FEmyeyef,r, Commandment en-
org" IN GtiTfc Nai'onaie, Ciioycps dc Paris.
,toyens de PaIs,t lie coionnc cnucinie scst Porte
sur McauX. Ellie s'avauce par route d,Allernarnc:
mas tEinpereur Ia SUIT dc pres IA tcc dun armec
viciocuee.
lie c'asc dc rcSencc pourvu Ia suretc de la I'm
per"iicc ct du iioi lie Rome. .I2 rcste aycc vous
armons nous pour dclcn,rc ccte Vile SOS rroru
mems, richcscs fcrnncs nos eulans tout &C
q nous est cher. Que ce,te waste cite d, cnne un
c"'n pour fueiIues inoaus. ct que lcnnenie trouvc
81 monte sous ses murs, quill espcrc froucr en- tn
otnphc.
L'i;nPcrour rnnrcle nOre sccours Sccon' o..
lie par uue court ct viva resistance, coscrvuus on
ncUr iianCais.>
! Paris, lie % Mars, 1914.
The 'auhcurg throngci with people: about two
O'CLOCK The guard cleared !, from the barrier below
the church CT 81. Laurent and nn one was after.
wards allowed TO pass up. met fcilow dciamu and
walked with him out at the barrier Pu,sonnicre ana
asceaCd the eastern side OF Mon;inart,c hat on the
extensive plain which commanded from thence
there was m appearance of troops; though from the
edge OF the forest of Rlnu N the
which command the high read To tc capital. we saw
the smoke ani distinctly heard ,hr sound sf artillery
" 'ie we exercised couecturus G2on lhe position
u tlc armies, 10 our great asouIsiuCut.
nutHs alter four heard and three caannn fired
IN succession from battery Ia Nctc constructed
where The cana! de fGucq tie road ut tue nor
ic'n extremity of The village We conhl not sec at
what The firing 'sas directed hut afterwards learned il
was nj some ccl'teurs vino had advanced The farm
ue in"vry on tic left OF the road from Paris Pantin
The heights from which saw the firing were then
occupied by iLc Niles who wo!c canuonadir,r the rear
o. ;hc Preach i'll their retreat u9on Paris Their. were
"Ho", twenty persons whom curicst, had drawn the
same spot or which We stood " Instantly returned
- Paris, a?prccnn~ tie harTiCrs might be shut I'm
coming down TIC fluhou:g Pnsu,nicre we saw an aid
dc camp arrive at Marshal Narmont's :, the Rue de
rarais
The rrocianati'' cf The Eoi joseph was selling or
lie Hou!cvars for sous, and groups OF rcopc were
assembled there. Much agitation Row preyailed-t the.
:ht of the E'nrrce caused considerable alarm (dcoa-
tent ti:I the National Guard suffered ilN even ioull,
CNPfVS-e' as tl!y oPCi her presence would have
served Them from any vengeance the part of the
!ics; and Tor the first tfic hear, the pconc onenIy
arc 10 vent complaints against the Ii!Crtr as the sole
cause OF The impending calamity but witnessed no
patriotic feeling 10 rcpulsc tic enemy Al its a train
u! very large Wagons laden with sacks of ammunition
bread passed along tie Boulevard dies Itaefis 10 the
wcsiwar thu, thc situation Of the the arrnyconh
no longer be concealed. As uirl came on Lo ya ~rd
Trlmours increased. Eatwcen and O'Clock. ST. Dari,
& even Clicly falsely reported 10 have been talk en-
tnt OF i'nIna'nyIiie Vn@2 within three miles Of Tie
e"tcs o IaF being occupied by tie enemy wicll il
!au oeth Tor more than two hours, did Iear ns
tier indeed could collect single article OF correct in
formation OF the situation Of the enemy or their i:,,-
bers every one seemed Ignorant few making Uiaf,
amount 10 twenty thousands 20 thirty thousand ?as !i;e
greatest number heard them laruiiicd: NJ Cpstav,
dc Eogni, who in hc Spanish war, and Moscow cam
@n' "hcrc lac lost ilS ann, had been all &c earn to
Gen. Schastini, rode 10 lie al, ance posts II, tl
'run" and returned in the belief that there we're not
more ti!ar 50. 900 Of the allies.
NJ lebreton, tie Secretary Of tie .ouriI class &C .
fn'tIlnt", fold ME I've called in ;tc evening on te Duee
OF loVo, AT :c lINte! OF the Minister of Police Ouai
N"!'Tna:s, AMI found him PLAYING II billiards with
cunt Real and con"crsinr al the same time on the
situation OF things Hov-a though he had ridden that
morning towards FiI!"paris:5 yet a did believe
There wo;''o:c 'han forty thousand oftAc Allies march
ing against Paris, aud Rel maintained there were only
t'fy thousand, and urged The minister 20 publish an
ordnance commanding tho inhabitants of Paris under
pain oi death 10 uDpavc tc s';ccs and carry t,e Stone,
milo ihe upper FOOTE'S and tsc who remained in The
houses even the women, To throw them % the enemy
whcn no entered and also fiic upon him from tle
winioUs. The DIXIE said it could not he doac.
AZ tie Theatre Faydcu there were oniy three ner
sons IN the P.l whom tie curtain drew up nor at any
time d"rn! ti'c cV CHING were :ec ian twenty
IN ti.c whole house
Ah3r' nine o'cinc!, went u the Cafe dc Lucuv.
" here aet Lieut.. Prot who had Just arrived at Paris
with Marshal }iarin1ri's corps, Which in conjunction
" ia id' % Marshal Moriier having fought OF the 25n
II busy Es:'ce bc;eCn Afcis sur Aubc and CIllons
and been BEATEN, were compelled To retreat bv cross
roads pursued by tho Allies and obliged t. abandon all
Their artillery ammunition, and baggage The remains
OF these co?is were then gaining Paris by Charcnlon
brige.
Marshal Moacey Yisitcd the different posts of the
Na'iona! Guard about dusk; lie arrived on horseback
attended by an abide camp al tlai in tie Rue de Pro-
Tcrcc, near tle end Of the Rue dAtos cv turned cut
10 receive him lie addressed them, saving that the
enemy was advancing, aad nc would conceal that
there was some da 1"cr but c troops under tie walls Of
the capital would bold them IN ciccl tliat c Ernperor
was coming and they must rcuain firm at ter nosts
Narsh1 Marmont, D0ko Of Eagusa, informed me MAY
30, 1Gi1.) that wien nj Rheims, after the battle of
Craomc lie received orders from tic Emperor NAPOLEON
10 make n junction SIortour TN,Lc r