Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-05

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The Prince was dressed in the uniform Of general o
GER with doesns and large military boots and the
grand Gordon Of the Legion Of Honor He rode in front OF
his brilliant cortege on dark bay charger, which he
managed with great skill This beautiful animal, which
is English Bred bought by the President for three
hundred guineas and is considered by competent judges
be cheap at that price The saddecoh Of the Prince
one mass of gold embroidery and well beftted the
noble animal which bore it, and the occasion The Prince
occasionally took off has pumed hat as he passed the diff
ferent regiments and after coming up at the right along
the front Of the infantry he wheeled round and passed
down the field before the line Of cavalry Lastly return
ing once more to the Ecoe Maire he aghted with all
his suite and took his place in the tribune prepared for
him. Throughout his passage before the troops the Pre-
| sident was loudly cheered
Every place had long before this been occupied 1t was
complained that the arrangements for admitting the pub
lie the trbunes quite inefficient, and some
high Personages had difficulty In reaching their places
Many persons who had obtained tickets could not find
seats throughout the day. Tire tribune of the President
wased with high dignitariee foreign officers in uniform,
and number of ladies' all in the gayes attire
The aspect which the variety of uniforms and the splen-
did toettes Of the ladies presented magnificent The
Senator'S the Councillors of State, and the magistrates
all in official costume. Several of the members Of
the Legislative Body however, in plain clothes al
though their president in the last sitting had requested
them to appear in uniform. e
Most Of the foreigners were in uniform. Upwards OF
one hundred English officers presents many OF them
| in the uniforms Of the Guards
In the Presidents tribune the Princess Mathlde,
the Marchioness of Douglas, the Princess Bacchiocc
Prince Napoleon Bonaparte, Prince Lucien Bonaparte,
Prince Canine, Count Camerata In the
noticed amongst the English the Duke OF Cleveland
the Marquis of Clanricarde, vscount and viscounte
Sydney, Lord and Lady Alfred Paget, Lord and Lady
Grey, and Earl Of Shefed Amongst the North Ameri-
cams General Cooper commander q the troops q the
Ccl0nels Rptch and lawrence; aides de camp OF the
/ Governor Of Massachusetts
Immediately after the arrival q the president the va
rnns Tho steps Of the grand
tribune and received from the Princes hand the stand
ard Of his regiment with eagle its summit As each
received the standard he moved on and descended the
steps the side opposite to that by which he had ascend
ed The several standardhearers then remained below
the steps until the whole distribution had terminated.
This operation lasted but very minutes the standards
being passed along line Of officers to General de St. Ar
naad who handed them to the President according he
required them The management Of this part Of the
mony conded to General de Bressoes and no delay
whatever occurred When all the standards had been
given the officers holding them again left their places,
and ascending once more the steps grouped themselves
in front Of the Prince, whilst he delivered the following
address:
Sodiers the history of nations is in great part the history
armies On their success their depends the
fate o civilization and ofcouny When they vanquhed
there either invasion anarchy when victorious glory or
order.
In consequence nations, like armies pay
ration to the emblems Of military honor which in them
selves whS past existence of struggles ami Of rumphs
THE Roman eagle adopted by the Emperor Napoleon at
the of the century, was the most strk
ing Specification of the regeneration and grandeur of France
1t disappeared in mortune return when France
from her defeats and mistress of herself should no
longer seem to repudiate her own glory.
Soldiers, take, then, again these eagles not as menace
against foreign Powers but the symbol Of our independence
the symbol Of heroic PERIOD the sign of nobility of
each regiment.
Receive again these eagles which have SO often led
fathers victory and die if necessary, in their de-
fence These words, pronounced with great animation
called forth loud cries from the colonies of rre Napoleon in
termingled with cries of cre Emperear!l
The whole Of the standard bearers then proceeded in
body from the Presidents tribune to the great altar at
the time that the bands of the various regiments ad
vanced from their places and ranged themselves
side of the altar those Of the cavalry occupying the out
side line.
As as the standardbearers had taken up their
tons at the foot Of the altar musical mass was executed
under the direction of NJ Adolphe Adam The effect pro-
duced by the performance of the several pieces
ceedingly fine The bands Of twenty regiments Of in
fanry Of nine regiments Of cavalry hundred and If
yfour pupils Of the musical school Of the army and the
performers M. Sax's gigantic instruments IN the JuJ
Erdnt, made body Of than thousand five hun
dred musicians 1t is difficult to form idea of the eff
feet produced by so numerous hand. As il had heen
decided that the mass for the ceremony should be but Of
short duration brief in fact used to be the St. HUI
bert Of DID, the parts performed by the band only
threethe Kyrie the Sdlutars and the Sdncus. Ii
this last piece giving, did, scope for the
sources Of military music which produced the greatest
effect.
cannon was fred at the beginning of the mass
and another at the elevation of the Host and then mme
datey commenced the ceremony Of blessing the stand
ards The Archbishop advanced towards the lower part
OF the place where they stood the clergy singing the al
iaorium Domini, the Oresus, and the
Omnipotens Semperns Deus The Prelate then sprinked
the standards with holy water and then putting his
mre sat down One of the standard bearers then adj
vancng kne down before the Preat who addressed him
as follows
Receive these standards sancfed by the blessing Of Hea-
May they be the Of the enemies Of the Christian
people; and may God in honor Of his and his glory
give penetrate unhurt with them into the midst
Of the enemy's batalions."
The Archbishop then gave him the kiss Of peace say
ing Par d5 The person addressed then kissed the
pontfcal ring and withdrew After this ceremony had
been gone through with all the rest the Archbishop turn
ed towards the people and gave them his solemn benedc
ton The drums then beat the bands played the trurn
pets sounded before the officers stood uncovered and
the cannon fred one hundred and one shots.
The President then descended from his tribune, and
mounting horseback, went and placed himself
rounded y his staff little distance from the altar
The Archbishop then delivered the address.
As as the religious ceremony finished, the
bands which had remained close the altar returned to
their various regiments the proceeded
to their places amongst their comrades and each APP
preached with the new standard, he received with
loud cheers.
The Prince President then gave orders for the troops
to file off before him. Whilst this movement being
commenced, the President rode to the spot where the
Arab chiefs waiting their horses the grand
tribune and spoke to them through their interpreter
stating what about to take place Throughout the
day the deputaon Of the Arab chiefs excited great inter
est from the picturesque strangeness Of their attire and
the dignity Of their appearance and demeanor They
in general men Of about the middle age Of middle
stature with short black beard and white burnous They
bore their part in the ceremony with unmpassioned
indifference, nearly approaching to apathy, unless when
by chance some point of the proceedings awakened
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