The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-09-19

sacrifice.
An absurd provocaiion addressed 10 the
populace in that violent and unresirained
Q language, which seems the last resource oi
= the conquered party, served only TO prove
u the good sense Of the multitude, and yigor
T of the law. The club orators, who wished
p to try the power Of their eloquence near il,e
! tombs Of the Louvre perceived that the pop
y ulace were not excited, and they saw that
. the public force was on the watch. Their
D demonstration, solemnly frowned upon, in
. the midst of the calm of the passons and of
the general satisfaction, must have given
them one more proof of their own weak
ness.
To-day the whole population Of Paris
was out of doors. Since morning, The
whole vast theatre Of the festival, That is to
, sny, oil the space which extends befween
the Tuileries and The triumpha arch Of
I L'Etoile, was filled with an immense crowd,
= all peacenble aud joyful as BELTS "a season
Of prosperity, Of confidence and loyalty, like
, that in which we live. Never had July n
more pompous anniversary, never did the
authorities display more resources, never did
more tnsle and magnifcence preside over
this festival of the people. Every thing
took place in conformity to The program
that we recently puhlished--ihe tournaments
ut two O'Clock, the balloon ut fve--ihe
concert, fireworks and illuminalions in the
evening. But what was not in the program
the public joy has surpassed all that might
have been expected from The good senii-
tnents Of the Parisian people. The King
presented himself at the balcony Of L'Hor-
, lage mt the moment Of the concert aud was
received with cries Of enthusiasm.
The morning was devoted to games on
the winter, "A species Of Parisian regalia,
where the corps of mariners of the Seine,
and the niasier swimmers, displayed their
address in several games which seemed Ia
90 back 10 very ancient times. During this
time strokes Of inofrnsve sabres were giy-
en- and returned on the two thentres Of war
like pantomines erected in the Champs El-
ysees. The Mats de Cocagne (poIes COW
cred with oil, to which money, and eaiabIes
of vnrious kinds are suspended and which
The populace attempt TO reach bv climbipp)
had little by little been stripped Of their |
treasures, and the eronaut Marrot rose in !
his balloon.
In the evening, the basin of the river,
which had been the theatre Of the boat and
swimming gnmes, presented a new specta-
Gle. The different STEAMBOATS, from the up- |
per aud lower Seine were united there. with /
their mas's and cordoge illuminated with |
co'ored lamps; and on their decks were
concerts of music. A crowd Of honts and
canoes, also ornamented with colored lamps.
passed across from shore to shore. From
these different hoats they threw out fire
works, which burnt ms they 1oated along,
and the light of which was reflected on the
surface of The water. II was spectacle
full of chnrms and originality.
Al The time Of the fire works the weather
was fine, but previously the pieces had been
somewhat injured by the rain, and some ofI
them were not IN n state to produce any cf- |
feet. One immense printed decoration,
representing Mount Vesuvius and the city |
of Pompeil nj its feet, was raised ut the |
extremity Of the bridge dc Ia Couccrde.
On the bridge appeared an immense ems
tie, of the Ionic order, which was Intended !
10 he transformed into n castle of fire. hut |
great part ofthe decoration had been thrown
into the Seine by The gnle of the afternoon.
But fortunately The great piece, the errup-
ton of Vesuvinus, completely succeeded,
give TO the fire works a magnificent appear.
ance. Then follows description of the
illumination Mt various parts Of the city,
from ,he Tuileries, and the
Champs Elysees, the effect Of which was I
Paris Paper ID
A Mohonk at a London Ball. During
his stay IN London, grand fancy hall or
wns got up with grcnt splen-
Tor, and numerously attended by the notil-
ty and gentry. Captain Brnnt, Mt the in
tance OF Earl Moirn, was also present,
ichly dressed in the costume of his nation, Il
wearing M mask, bu, painting one half Of i,
MS face. His pumes nodded as proudly c
~ his cnp as though the blood of n hun $
lred Percies coursed through his veins,
md hrs t"mahawk glitered in his girdc
Ike FURNISHED silver. There was, likewise, Il
n The gay and gallant ,hrong a stately .,
Turkish diptomot of rank, accompanied by
wo hours, whose attention was particu- "
ariy attracted by the erotcsquc appear n
ance o' the ch eftain's singular and, as he
supposed, fantastic attire. The pageant u
wns brilliant ms the imagination could de- o
sire; hut among the whole motley ,hron G
ot pilgrims and warriors, hermi,s and 5
shepherds, knights, damsels, aud cipsies, r
there was, 10 the eye Of the MussuIman, no t
character so picturesque and striking rs q
that of the Mohawk, which, being natural, /
To he the best made up. He
scruiin'zed the chief very closely, nnd mis-
taking his rouge ct noir complexion for
painted visor the Turk took the liberty Of J
attempting to handle his nose. Brant, had, &,
Of course, watched the workings of his oh q
and felt in the hu,nor of n liule 4,
sport. No sooner, therefore, had Ilassan :,
touched his facial point of honor, under the
idea that il was of no better ma I
eriol than the parchment nose of the /,