The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-01
Letter from a Partisan National Guard.
PARIS November o, 1S4S.

Letter from a Partisan National Guard.
PARIS, November o, 1885,
Curious Description of the Reception Of the French
National Guards in Enaiand-Oid Preudices Dis-
appearng-Vi sit to Louis Philippe, at Clermont, &C.
have been absent from Paris for eight days with
the 18th Legion Of National Guards to which belong
and we have made in England the most agreeable
writ have nade to any country From Paris to
Calais, where to embark We met, on way
the most amiabe reception. Our entry In that city
was of the things which never to be- forgotten
in mans life The streets covered with green
trees the houses adorned with carpets and Tapestries
the windows crowded with the oveliest and prstest
women, by whom were attacked well with be-
wtching smiles, as with a rain of bouquets. 80
much weighed down with them, that knew not how
to carry them along. We were lodged der the hos
pitable roof of the citizens Of Calais, from whom
received the kndest regards 1t il useless inform
and took our share in banquet Of fraternisatiou,
where every toast land they numerous) was
drunk with full glasses Of sherry wine.
We lett Calais on the 30th nit, way for Dover
Our passage on the Channel not favored with
fine weather, for met with terrible te moest aud
obliged to remain hour in sight Of the port OF
We numbered 700 National Guards, aud of that
number, more tbsn 600 were dreadfuly sick; and in
Our entry in the port was hailed by inpumsrable
hurrahs, and cries Of Vipe Ia Francen The Mayor
OF the city, to whom went to paw complme nts
offered the usual complimentary drink of ale and
porter, and accompanied us through the CITY, to the
railway Of London where we arrived on Tuesday aist
Guards of the 18th legion aud thus fomred in Lon
don body Of l,l00 Frenchmsn-so many that our
Writ to London could have been considered as real
invasion Of England"
1t was very curious position for us to be wandering
about the streets of the city, at night addressed by
everybody, including the street women, whose num-
Der is said to amount to $4,000 and accompanied by
welcome cries Of GOOD evening" " Halo the
FIencbmen" Good night" Take of your
selves'' SC. SO
On Wednesday morning, the LIST OF November, we
beg8 to visit the city from street to street. from dock
to dock monument to monument, and thus we arriv-'
ed at a certain place hidden by high fences, behind
which was the Chinese junk, on board of which
found one Of your acquaintances, the mandarin Ey-
sing, TO whom described you, through the help of
our cicerone, and who remembered you very we'll by
your moustaches and spectscles assure you never
thought before tina, day that sho ud set foot upon
that iapk which you often described to in your
New York letters and this Of the most agree
able incidents Of my journey to London.
From the junk, we took passage q steamboat,
which for twelve cents, conveyed US about three miles
most imposing pa norama We stopped at Westminster
Abby What magnificent monument, particularly
the chapel of Henry vIil s.tted myself on the
consecrated entered the carriage of Cromwell; aud
also shown the most curious historical documents
TIE next day after having ate nded the parade OF
the Queen guards met with party Of sixteen of
my companions, who had just made up their minds
upon going to make visit Where! You may guess
ten-twenty-s hundred thousand times You give
it To the castle of Clermont The dsa Of seeing
the place Of residence of king Louis Philippe
eAclttu my curloslty. WehC Win Them. Inc castle
Of Clermont as you know, belongs to the king Of
Belgium, Leopold and is q very splendid residence
The gardens are well kept; the park and jardin
eias, offer very picturesque appearance, aud the
mansion itself is quite elegant. We the eve
of retiring when one Of the famisrs of the ex king
Louis Philippe approached and told that his Majesty
h. airing that several of his countrymen in his
gardens, requertsd them enter his touse To this
we consented instantly, only by curiosity and fol-
lowed the officer must tell you at once that when we
entered the halls of Clermont al astoBished to
see that the poverty of which the partsans Of Louis
Phiiipne and the king himself, complain 30 much
"a altogether q moque,ie-a dersien for We about
twelve tervants and attendants and the furniture Of
the apartments really r.yui.
Five minutes after We entered the psrlOr Of Cler-
mont side door was opened, and the old Loui
Philippe entered, enveoped In kind Of houpPeande,
his neck and chin half concealed in q scarf Gen.
tlemen," said he, "it il always with new pleasure
that zee Frenohmen around me. Notwithstanding
your visit intended for me, hope that you
will consider my house yours"
One Of US asked him how was his health!
Not very good said he, " thank you"
= He thsn shook hands with and rotired.
We did not see any other member Of his family
and after having taken glass Of Wine, retired In
silence, and returned to London.
We spent the remainder Of the day visiting the
differ ent -ssrds Of London-the Museum, whore We
found the stsapgs Of Lord Elgn from the Parthenon;
the public square, the theatres; end the next u0rn-
ing lett Albion, which, instead Of bsing per-
hdious toward rs, had treated with kindness and
courtesy The soldiers had resolved orders to
to MS the keepers Of all public places had
been directed to be without asking any
remuneration, and, above all, the Lord Mayor OF Lon
don provided W with the most deectable comforts Of
every kind.