Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-27
From the National IaisNissHesr.
PARIS. Sent. 90. III


The King OF Prussia has assembled eighty thou.
sand OF his troops, and held grand review, to
which most OF the continental crowned heads sen,
military representatives. IL is announced that the
Emperor NICHOLAS will soon do the same and the
Orleans family now exhibiting a magnificent
camp and manG hvring thirty thousand choice men
NJ Complcgnc, an ancient city OF ten thousand in-
habitants, nineteen leagues north of Paris, where
there is royal castle large aud sp!endld enough to
accommodate any sovereign with any rctnue Prus.
STA and some of the German monlrchs have general
officers grace and inspect the French review. This
recprocaon has IN II meaning like that with which
the commanders of hostile armies, under the old re-
,ime OF Europe, invited, on the eve OF battle, each
others aid e-camps to joyous repasis, and showed
them their forces through the tents Intelligent Oh
servers, and French military critics IN PARTICULAR,
report that the PruSsan army is Ia admirable con
dIIon and training. |, who have seen most OF the
garrsons of France, and indes6 the greater part OF
her lcves for the five years past would report that
there could not be created a body of officers from
twenty-five To fifty years of age, superior IN any
respect to the French. The men, common soldiers,
Of the infantry, are below the middle SIZE and the
great plurality of them mere yonths; but they
agile, quick witted, excitabe; and It is now seen
the Algerne provinces how much fatigue and how
many new periIs they can brave without murmur.
1t is calculated that OF every FIVE seat thither three
destined 20 lie IN the hospitals they know this
before they set out, and ncveTth less you mi lat sup
pose them TO be on their way TO lInd Of rest and
securi;y-a pays de eOeagne. "A journal says OF
Conpiegne that the town ol JulIus Caesar 10y whom,
according 10 the Chronicles, was tOunded reused
from It's lsthargy n vars So have all the OF
the South been awakened, but not 10y mere mill.
tary shows and mock fights. The fscal registry
continues To require n real array OF battle and
watchfu bivoulcks In the streets. The Dukes
OF Orleans and their households opened, the week
before the last the exercises and festivities Com
piegnc, and, on one day exceedingly hot, provided
the cImp-hospital with sixty patients, by sham
fight OF six hours more They cued from this
capital some of the best theatrical companies, for
the beautiful sale de spectacle of the castle, which
sale admits easily thousand spectators. Stag
hunts enter into the royal programme equally with
dramatic entertainments; but they far from be
ing as well executed. At the royal gala OF Chan
tili, in May last, the hunt proved as awkward and
ing,orious as q sham tight which, IN the yesr 1909,
saw attempted at the Io,k races IN England, when
the General, maGGuvring from ten until three
o'clock, could not manage to bring hrs regiments
into action. We have a hne paragraph from Com
pegUe, narratlng that the Duke OF ORLEANS spent
the greater part cf night and five hundred francs
in capturing badger! In May last, ChantIily, Of
which you have heard as the unrivalled seat OF the
princes Of the house OF Condo, started from us eth-
argy of sixty years, the invasion OF the Orleans
pnnces with trains of every descTiptlOn-mllItary
staffs political disnares' wives, daushI,rs-pre-
tenders TO royal society, and last though nos Least,
elite OF actors and pretty actresses, win race nor
ses, hunters, hounds, ready IN stables and Kennels
built TO surpass those of LOUIS XIV. Chnnu.Iy
was called the ca,sc ground OF prlncey festivals
Madame DE SEVIGSE Fl led Que OF her letters with
description ui GU & l76 years ago) which cost
a huge sum at TINT e.a. Ia 1871 he welcomed there
the grand monarquc ~ style which excited the
jealousy of the master OF Versailles. At the same
seat a King ~ DCum brk, JOSEPH IL, OF Austria,
Paul l., Of RusSa, GUsrAvUS ILL.,, OF Sweden and
minor sovercigns were at different periods RECALLED
with hospitality so refined ana sumpiuous that
they felt themselves ccllpsec. The last oil the IT.
neal Condos and heirs of Chan,ilIy was found
hanging and liieess IN his chamber, and with cir
cumstances such as TO warrant the dispute which
still continues among the Faculty whether he com
miIted suicide or was deliberately murdered. Ills
vast fortune was bequeathed chiefly to the woman,
Madame de Feucheres, who presided over HIM and
his household, and Chantiy 10 the Duke dAumne,
Louis PhiiiPpe's fourth son. Sharp strlc ures we're
passed by the Leglumis;s and Republicans
the sports teGSs, and cnrousals oil the dukes al
Chan,y, as aping of the feudnl royaty--in
particular, the homage ofa galianIry not the most
paionic to the dramatic nymphs, aud anecdotes OF
designations and discoveries III the groves 10y guests,
like those which scandalZe the moral reader OF Tue
memoirs of the olden time. At Compiegne nothing
could occur to AFFORD mater for cav, except the
posture OF the troops 10 prOtracted exercises, with
the thermometer above 50, and the general Court
magnihcence, including the pertormanc; OF operas
before they were executed on the Paris bOards-just
as the Bourbons OF the elder branch caused dramatic
master pieces he represented first al FonalnD!eau
and Versailles for their Oymplln circles. The
Corps DIpomaliqus was invited for few days, 10
be entertained at the Royal cost General and Mrs.
Cass, and one OF the Young ladies, attended. The
General "hns, presume, made notes. His presence al
is mentioned by ali The newspaper reporters. On tina.
day the King distributed, with all pomp, TO the
new regiments, the standards, which were placed
apart an eminence, guarded by hiteen artillery
officers. The troops OF the whole camp were drawn
out at ten o'clock. A large was reserved for
the Royal Family ard the Staff Of the Court, with
lines OF poles each OF which bore the name oil aTesi
ment. About the circle o! TWO hundred yards d.
ameier, which they marked, the vast concourse OF
mere spectators on foot and horseback and IN car
rilgcs stationed themselves. The Duke OF Nemour,
appeared with his Staff at eleven; Louis Philippe
followed at half past twelve, with the Queen and
Processes three Of the young Dukes, The Duke OF
SAKE CohOurg, Marshal SOult, and Dinnt crowd
oGGenera IS and high civic funconaTies A discharge
Of twenty-oEc cannon announced his arrival. he
then mounted his s;eed and reviewed tie troops ~.
two hours; AMI Immediately afterwards, placing
himself in the of the cOOrs, received IN turn
a epulation from each Of the sixteen new rcgmcn'si
calico up each COIOne, 10y name and number, and
delivered the correspondent standltdi as J, was
passed TO hna by Marshal Sout from the hands OF
one OF the aucIy officers. The Marshal pfevl-
ously delivered a brief address to the military array,
or rather administered on oath OF hdelty 10 th
Throne, the Charter and Laws, ana the Natioh..
Flag: "You swear" Sc. Answer: 1--WE swear
An enthusiastic acclaim from the three numerous
divisions. This field swearing might revive 10
many Of the older memories the Imperial solemn
ties" Of the Camp de Mars, or even the Tennis
Court Oath Of the 29.h June, 1888. Louis Phil
hppe also h4rangued the assemOlage, beginning
thus: "My dear Comrades" Being hOlrse with
cold, he first regretted that he could not be widely
heard, and proceeded to teach them some good les
sons of professional duty, with the observation,
that though peace rcigned, and confidence might he
felt 10 its duration, they had much to do IN pTcpara
ton for service, and that they might always as the
older regimen had dOne cihcaclousy assist IN pie
serving their country from the evil Of anarchy and
i,s disastrous consequences This discourse was
followed by a savo OF artillery; renewed cries oi
VIve lie Rot from the ranks; s1iutes on the drums
furnishes from uIe scvera bands Of music; and
fling or before his Majesty and the Cour. group,
during an hour, q D.. the comp, IN hutialIions
Of infantry and squadrons OF cavalry, the precision
Of whose movements Us well 1s their urC0utrcmeut,
begot lively Admiration. In the evening yIcian
banquet OF one huO0fgd and twenty covers vas
spread IN the spacious hall Of Diana tOs She Royal
Family and their elect, and alter the Tepl5t they
were entertained with fireworks which the grateful
town provided out OF the profits from tho camp
The Address Of Louis Philippe to the FIVE thousand
troo,s lcastCd in the park o. Neuy WIS Transmitted
10 ali the barracks in the realm: doubt that NJ Com
psipne will be dlffusod in like manner The Journal
dcs Deblts Of y1sterday announces a 20. ume entitled
MILITARY Biography Of the King Of the Frsnch,"
digested from he official reports and bulletins Of the
French army. ltmay We well, IN pursuance o. the
plan 10 attach tie troops 10 The dynasty, that no y
should learn when and where no served; but I
presume that, however loyalty disposed, however
sensible 10 favor and compliment the French sol
diery, there IS none 10 Europe whom 1t would bc
dfffruIf N mt n y. -