Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07
THE FRENCH CAMP AT BoULoGNE.

i The correspondent Of the London Times gives yer.
Interesting account Of the French encampment at Bou
logne and the Emperor's movements thereabouts Tn
soldiers are for the most part accommodated IN cla
huts, held together by rough athing internally ant
whitew externally. The framework of the roofs
roughly put together and substantially matched viii
straw the tie beams forming convenient place TO
arms and accoutremens Each hut is calculated to
i commodate twelve men. passage way from the doc
to the back Of the hut is kept open and on either sid
are slightly raised Platforms inclined towards the centr
4 passage way on which the sleep, six on SIDE Al
aperture the door and another opposite in the wal
furnish ample ventilation. In the Of the huts is
long row of Kitchens These are of brick, with chin
ney shaft in the and places for cooking all round
in circle each kitchen furnishing conveniences fol
cooking for Ave hundred at time In front OF each
encampment small chspels have been erected by the
troops rough but convenient wide street runs the
entire length of each encampmsn separating the officers
quarters from the mems What is particularly observ-
able in these encampments is the permanent character
of the arrangements Though every thing is economi-
cay and somewhat roughly built all the quarters have
the impress of degree of permanently and indicate an
expectation of ongcontnued Notice is taken OF
the impressive ceremony Of the daily worship oil the
troops Ten thousand armed men upon their knees to-
gether as man, when the Host is elevated amidst
the strains of martial music and the united voices Of
thousands. is spoken Of as submey impressive spec
tscle
The Emperor is uncertain in his movements
but is frequently the encampment, and goes regularly
to mass when there His appearance and renue while
Prince Albert the camp spoken of as splendid
in the extreme The Emperor is great lover Of fine
horses and spares expense to procure the best Some
of his avorte horses English One Of his saddles,
from the Sultan is valued at about $4,000 The
ountiugs solid gold and the bit Of silver gilt; the
cloth is richly embroidered with gold.
The grand feature of the review ct the camp in honor
of Prince Albert, sham battle, conducted with
great semblance Of reality and without any previous
nouneement or programme. We copy the following de-
scrpton Of the from the correspondence Of the
London Morning POST
The entire force of "a, 600 were appointed to
form two corps One, the attacking army under
General Count de Schramm, to demonstrate against
Bouogne from the direction of Calais; the other under
the Emperor in person. to in opposition to
this and in defence of Bouogne The two
divisions were in general nearly equal each other in
force though the peponderance Of cavalry rather In
favor Of Gen. .Schrsmm.
Punctua to time, his Imperial Majesty and Prince
Albert left the Hotel Brighton at six o'clock The impe
rial cortege consisted of eight carriages and
had very striking and characteristic appearance Inc
old French style Of rope traces was retained Inc OUT
riders formidable in gigantic boots cracked and nour
ished their whips with all the animated exuberance OF
voice and gesture peculiar the French position OF the
oden time, exhibiting, with the vehicles ihemseSes-i