Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-06-29

TIKI pssr Bsysaf, q ! lsnsr from Paris.


Tht pssr Bfysnf. il lestsr from Paris.
thus eescribsssshis splemiid maasol@sm
The other dsy weai 10 the church ct he
InsaI,des, 10 sre lhe tomb Of Napoleon.
v inch has been several yesss erecting y 90
immrnse c~st. sndlsJ Jul cnsnpiesee. There
= no, on eaiih - y 4gnsicenia msusol~uu.
a. thai WHICH - desl,ned Tor the semans oi
The ioamer Emr-rur Of France. On enirt-
ing the Church. iosud a.y self The midst
Of .hfong hsstrnsag IN the same Gifeci,on,
and saw heioir me. j the opposite end Of
he building. alalge alter blazing with gold
under guided canopy. ~h,ch rested on
twisted pillars 81 blSrk and ahi's marble
Ia frnni oi Il immed,srriy under the wlndow
~ The dune, appSasrd CIRCULAR baIustrsde
Of xhne marble. around which the people
were pressing. joined them. aud sas
,hsi Il rncIosrd bread. open space sunk
perhaps, 6iteea l~ri se:os the church
There, on pedestal Of blue granite. stood
an enormous opsa ssrccphsgus u polished
porph,fy. The I'D Of which lay near II. on .
machine, ready 10 DE slid over il as soon -
the ceremony Of srpuisvre shall be perform
ed. On The pavement below. around The
pedestal. was wreath OF laurel leaves and
berries. Wrought VI vznous-colored marbles
among which. vivid green marble, from
the quarrles Of the Unistd States. was con-
.picuou~. Surrounding the sarcophagus.
and staad,ng agains, the pillars which sup
por, the q ,or, was circle Of colossal figures
IN marble the nsaaiag u which did al
temp, TO study. Oae Of them, winged
figure with trumpet by his side, was per-
baps the angel Of the resurrection. who 10
10 summon the great warrior from his grave
onthe day of sccount whsn he will be un-
pleasantly confronted BY the mulli,udes who
we're slain ID bis vars. Ia the recesses b.
bind these statues were sculptures in 5as.
relief. representing some of,he most impor-
tant events OF Bnnapar,els history.
In that sarsophsgus IS soon TO be placed
The handful o. dust which is all lhs, remains
Of one ~ho. for few years was the terror
IL the wefid. Ia lis material. its form, and
its gliienng poiish this massive receptac le
reminded me OF the huge chests OF porphy-
~ iuund,n the newly np-ned tomb Of Apis.
a, Sskkafa. enclosing HE bones Of the acred
* Of Egypt. II is thus that, in different
ages OF the world, the same posihumous
honors are paid TO qnadroped and con-
queror, By two nations, each claiming in
"a lis day tho palm Of civilization. The
Egyptians were the nearer right Of the two !;
they houored the representative OF q mos,
useful tribe OF animals The French pay their
homage 10 one whose title 10 il is with in
finite granddaughter" he won an empire
which he was not able TO keep
regretted that | could not look Of the
sculptures IN relief below. except Al dis
lance they will b. accessible, il is sand, as
soon as he remains OF Bonaparie are inurned.
inquired Of TRIAD residing in Paris, when
his would be done. "There is q contro
veisy y be replied, ssabou, tins mattrr among
the Bnnapar,is,s. Oar party insists thar thu
heart Of Napnlrrn shall be deposited ~ iisrlt
IN the church If st. Drnnys AIMING the
Of the turmer sovrfeigHs VI
France; bu, Jerome swears that he will no,
allow h,s brothers. bod, 10 BE- cui mp in thai
manner. The ceremony of removing his
r-mains Ia the ssrrophsgus, has, therefore.
been postponed for's year"
But, we had moi yet seen the whole ot
The monument. Passing beside the glitter
inc altar We drscr ndrd fi,ghl Of Steps 10
IN. level Of The p.rat Cour, ii The fnval,de,.
Her, immedis,stv bark Of the altar and nm
drrt .aw The entrance 10 the ,onb
n...;v. do,rwar. over v hich are engraved
ire words of Na.,eon expressing his desire
to be- buried Among the French people on
The ba,k, az The Seine. On each side al
hi. n,s,,o.,o N. sarconbasn. aands . col
los.al figure il brcnze; one Of ,h-m bear.
~, .,.,., ,,..h. .na .c.n,,. ~.
symbols Of dom,u,on and the other ! .word
and gauntlet .mblym,,ic Of III. y;oIene. b.
witch. ,ba, don;nioo y A. gained. and for
hr,pf space. upheld A.we w.r, consider
mo ,bes. 6oure. The voices ~ nr;es,. and :
choir chanting A. the altar above ,esnuod-