Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-10-16

msis lnugJiooa oil le;e-l.-Chaise> The heaIse,
with i's attendant mourning coaches, and followed
by long file of private csriissss, Ireseu,.d
sonhre but imposing Object, as it slowly innv.j
through d-sse and almost iliinitab!e mass o.
people. Same oil the young surrounding the
hear-e took out the coffin anc carried on their
shoulders. They had proceeded, however, but a
snort space IN this MANNER when the civil autho-
rites in,efposed, and the CoDinsssiy of Police re-
CURED that the coffin should be replaced in the
hsar-e. according TO The police regulations. The
young men expostuated, saying that these re.uis
tons were only applicable fa-n ,nuros: but the
Commisssry assured them that they were in error ;
hey replaced the coffin, but declared that as these
regulations did not forbid them drawing the bear-e,
they would unharness the horses and take thei,
places. This was accordingly done, and for near
! iy an hnu and half they drew the hearsc until
they reached the barrier OF B-ilevile, where was
stationed another empty hearse with four hui.es, &
! superior oticer OF Gsndsrmsrie, who notified
them the positive orders he had received to have
The CONN placed in the SECOND hesrse This order
va sreadY TO be enforced 10y body of 500 Unfair
'iy and cavalry, that debouohed .rop the conver,,
M roads. The young tnen, not inundated, de-
rared tina, they would finish wha, they had b-gun,
anu draw the hsarse to the cemetery. a terri
oe scene OF tumult and pro baby biood-shed might
then have ensued, had not Nj. Laiit,e got up into
The hearse. from whence he addressed a touching
eXhortatioD to- the people lesisl from such pro-
I lect invoking them 10y the shade of Manuel, not
to allow his remains 10 u. pr o.aned by the scenes OF
outrage y horror which might result from perse-
VeIance IN their ntenion Hi. words had fortunaie-
~, the desired effect. and the coffin was placed In
tue second bearre. The young men, nevertheless .
continued To bold The traces, and virtually drew the
he'ise The horses serving merely FOR iotin's sake.
Oh arriving at the cemetery, the gate. were found
closed. an order having been given to admit the
multitude. An immease crowd had, however. al
fedy occupied The interior. Great numbers o those
accompanying the fiesrse, who were thus shut out
has'ened 10 the neshbouJlng houses aud procuf ed
ladders which were placed agains, the walls, by
which means several ,hvu-and persons got into the
! cemetery The picturesque ground OF Pere la
Chaise presented at this moment most extIaordi-
nary AND imposing sspect-ts ,ared SURE ce spriL
Hied with thousands of tomos and cypress trees
isss than sixty thousand persons. On some Of the
largest monuments might have been reckoneb six,S
spectators. hlessts LATTE, Lafayette and Scho-
her, Councillors of the X 7ya Court of paris pro
""'ncsd funeral oratlons over the grave OF Manuel.
Ciies OF Glory to Manuel and ." Long flve
'ine"y, were sent forth with the mos, d.sfsuing
shou's, ir' ~ the surrounding thousands. Most OF
ne young men wore snunorttHes a spcrics OF
aower IN their buton-h holes. The golden crown
formerly decr.ed to Manuel, was upon his coffin
and when the latter was lowered into the tomb,
showers OF oak-ieaf crowns were poured down
upon it. 1t is difficult ia words 10 give an idea OF
the state of excitalOn which seemed u reign on
this occa-ion.