Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-01

FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT



dred Americans in Paris, finds himself citizen
among some ten millions Of subjects had merely
time last week before the closing of the mail to
state that the republic Of 184S was totally extinct
its very name at last effaced from contemporary
history that had just witnessed upon the Place
Of the Hotel de Vile the proclamation Of the EN-
pre- and closed my letter to hasten to witness the
first triumphal entry Of NAPOLEON Ill into the
Palace Of the Tuileries. But those were SO promi-
nent events in the actual phase Of French politics
that something more than the naked record of the
fact Of their occurrence may well find place in your
columns. Let me, then, give in this letter some
account of those ceremonies.
Proclamation Of the Eapns at The Hotel de Vile Paris
The I'd Of December, 1852
At daylight salute Of one hundred and guns fred
at the nvad announced the approaching event and at
the same time the drums Of the newly National
Guard were beating all the city convokng what has
hitherto been called the citizen sodery give the
ton Of its presence the solemn occasion The weather
was not favorable the friends Of the Empire would
have desired for the inauguration of the new dynasty
dense cold piercing mist shrouded the sum- and
oped Paris in gloomy mantle worthy Of the British
than Of the French capital At A. M. the mist gave
place to rain, which fell with determined huor during
the whole of the ceremony But It did not prevent Of
course the punctua assembling Of the whole crowd Of
at the appointed time and place At 81 A. NJ three bat
taons Of the line under the command Of Gen. ALrHoSsE
the who distinguished hmsefw years ago his
Bonaparist enthusiasm occupied the place Of the Hotel
de VN formerly under the first republic Place de la
GreUe, and the site Of the guillotne) The battaons
accompanied by their bands Of music They were
joined by the 18th battalion Of the National Guards
The space left unoccupied by the troops filled by
crowd anxious to witness the ceremony of the procama
ion notwithstanding the unfavorabe of the weather
The Hotel de Vile decorated with flags and the tr
bune for the municipal body the principal entrance
was surmounted with splendid canopy. At different
points pillars with flags and gilt eagles The win
dows and balconies also profusey decorated with
flags escutcheons and eagles. On the Place there
several immense flags floating from high pillars. At 10
o'clock battalion of old soldiers of the Empire in the
uniform Of their day. formed themselves round avolet
colored flag in the centre Of the square Immediately
Afterwards the Project and the Municipal Commission
took their seats the tribune erected for them.
lutte Of hundred and guns fired by the nva
Gdes and from battery at Montmartre and the Barrere
du T6ne Saues also fred from the forts of Paris
The Project and the members of the Municipal Commits
sion having taken off their hats the Project forward
and proclaimed the results of the Plebscte and ended
by crying g Vve rEmpereur!" which was repeated by
the troops and the people. The drums then beat and
the military bands struck up the air of Partant pour la
Sye composed by Queen Hortense, the mother of the
Emperor After the proclamation, the Project gave
grand breakfast of two hundred to his colleagues
and other funconarcs At the dessert the Project pro-
posed the following toast which received with loud
acclamations:
"GESrLEMEN: l drink to the health of the Emperor
Napoleon ILL., and to the duration of his dynasty, which
the will Of the nation has just again called the throne
ofFrance The I'd of nauguraes for the country
new era Of glorious and fertile peace. The days Of po
htcal surprise past the national sovereignty has
resumed its rights and three times successfully in four
years universal suffrage has freely repeated to the world
the name which fifteen years glory have engraved in the
hearts of the people. At this solemn hour acclama
ton resounds in all parts Of France Let it reecho gen.
temen the time under the roofs of old Hotel
de Vile Our fathers transmitted it to a glorious
souvenirs happy than they shall bequeath to
our sons as the eternal ralyng cry Of France, 'Vve
PEmpereurl'"
Entry of the Emperor into Paris from 81. Cloud.
From early hour in the morning the town Of Saint
Cloud presented all the appearance of fete. All the
houses dressed out with flags, the National Guard
assembled, and great number Of the inhabitants
Of the neighborng villages hastened hither be the
first TO salute the Emperor Long before the hour fixed
for the departure the leading the Palace and
oil the approaches to the bridge thronged At ten
o'clock the 49th regiment of the line left its barracks
and took up the station assigned TO it, and after
regmehIoI uagoon TWO OF culrhssiers anu one Vi cHa
bneers in full Dress arrived under the command of Gen.
Kore and took up their station beyond the bridge to
his Majesty squadron Of dragons took up their
station at tho gate Atwelve O'clock the hour fixed for
the departure the Emperor in the uniform Of General
of Division mounted his horse followed by the officers
Of his civil and military household. As his Ma
esty had passed through the gates loud cries Of Vve
pEmpereurp were raised He rode, as vn the occasion
of his entry into Paris from the South considerable
distance in advance Of his suite AS the Prince eav
ing the gate of the palace young girls dressed in
white approached and presented him with bouquet Of
vioets which he kept in his hand the distance through
Saint Cloud and Boulogne He had not advanced many
yards when rushed out from the crowd and pre-
sented petition which the Emperor received with the
greatest courtesy Between the gate Of the palace and
the bridge dozen other petitions presented to him,
which met with similar reception. From ST. Cloud to
Boulogne he saluted by the most enthusiastic acc
nations by the people, About ten o'clock in the
ing the different baalons Of the National Guard OF the
Seine marched to the Place de la Concorde and into
the Champs Eysees and ranged themselves in line Not
wthstanding the unfavorable state Of the weather the
attendance Of that force very and their
appearance very striking AT about half past twelve q
savo Of artillery announced the arrival Of his Majesty
the Arc de Tomphe where he was received by the Gene
raj Staff Of the army Of Paris and of the National Guard
and by the Authorities Of the Department Of the Seine
and OF the City Of Paris The corege advanced in the
following order The Genera-n Chief Of the National
Guard Of the seine the Marquis de Lwestne and his
stan SIX squadrons the mounted National Guard com
manded by Colonel the Marquis de Caulancourt the