The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-03

was by the 70 iag- of the trees Ike SO IN any dery
comets Floods Of delicious music poured forth
their inspiriug strains; aud as the hundreis anp
tens Of thousands Of humao beiog., Of all ages %
syes filed the glosiny air with their rrepressloe
muImur of delight; and their picturesque forms
st cd out In tee blazing halo shich eucrced III IN
IS by telt Of FIRE, almost DIRE AIMED | was trans
pc led to world of Zorosstef's, peopie1 with the
wor hi per- Of THAI devnurlDg element which the
philosopher endowed wi h the dignity and attributes
vi first csuse.
little after ., ne reached the Place de la Coz
coIGe where the fireworks, for 1hi the Fren en-
have 80 great penehon,, con mer ced. There we're,
Of course all tn,t might be Anticipated on such An
occasion; the display Of scientific pyrotechuy gave,
evidently. unveTsal satisfaction the Louvre, "a IL
will Re m nus the fire, burst upon he eye ia
the mi ~ of rockets, C acke - ana sq1ibs, ike a
yey b,mtshelI. After these We endesvo ed
to over to the esIdens OF the Tuileries; but
here. uffo tunately, encountered one OF those
obstacles fIom winch even a FreDch crowd Is not
secure. Every body seemed intent on going so ne
way of tier owD, and ss We we're pacsed and
stdged together something like grains Ut mussacd
In sack, 1t may readily be supposed, IL was not
easy for ea Ioiidua to 90 pre- issy as be wished.
Uhluckill | bad lady vita me, and shall not
easily forget the snrgpgS, 10 and fro Of that enor.
nous multitude. Happily we attained the centre
where stpDds the Ee puan Pyramid, aad by the
Assistance OF some honest workman who gave us
the benefit of his stalWart ann ny fair companion
was secured from, at least, bodily injury; but |
your colIespoI dents letter, to be wiser tnsn he,
and never offer to play ne protector Oh such ca
sions. Tcere was nOaever, no rndeness--no brutal
ity such as rs Common to 81 English crowds: pres
sure VIII be pressure any where, and that of gu h o
host as was assembled on Tuesd ~ night, perhaps
1000 persols, is by DO mes ms desirable
After the fiery clement of the Champs Elysees-
and the roar and flashing Of the fen d'artifce-
our entrance, under that colossal arch, flaming
with garDets, rubies, emeralds, and diamonds
which divided US from the Tulleries, was
beyond measure grateful In an instant, as il by
eLchantment, we stood among groves Of orange
trees, where were fountains 1lnging up fantastic
spray, and cbarming the heated air with the music
OF their FLASHING drops. Banners Of crimson and
gold dropped her graceful folds on every side:
the gilded flag staffs cont ecte3 together by
re. toons OF snow white g obes aud silkea tasses,
which resfmbled 80 many b. illiant necklaces OF
pearls. The choicest flowers I'll ed the gardens aud
as each pariue was illumiDet by the soft lights
ehoye, our half scorc5ed eylids willingly reposed
on the varied tintS which blossom and verdure
spread hejo,e them. In ont OF the pa! ace OF the
IuiIeries, flank d by gurgling fountains, oraoge
trees, an fore Il of tall flag st,s banners stood
graceful inipronipu, pavilion or temple, in which
was Installed an immense BODY Of musical artiStes.
Its form was almost octayon, and it occupied the
centre Of marble bosn whose waters fow wed around
1t. In the limit space OF letter, it would b. in.
pc ssible to attempt TO do justice to this elegant
structure, itself ore OF the many extraordinary ex-
smples OF the wonderful taste and ingenuity the
on such occasions. Blue and white, and gold on
base OF reddish brown, were q colors but to de-
pict the symmt trcal pillars-the classic vases of
howers-the plumes OF varied lamps-the messy
banks-fhe silver steps, round which sported 80
many goG.spotted denizens of the water, Is more
than dare essay; this, however, may affirm, tnat
OF kind, it was the cynosure and chef dourye of
the festival.
by twelve all had faded away like midsummer
nights dream.
TIE Eupero, s absence is best explained by his
reply to the Bishop OF Bayonue's address: Custom
should be one day in the year for every nation TO
cee brate the fote Of its soveregr. Ia pursuance Of
this general manifestation, end Of the prayers which
are addressed to he ven throughout the whole of
deliver himself up to strict self examination in
order 10 ascertain whether he has done everything
that DEPENDED on him to meiit this concert OF good
wishes and marks OF respect. 1t Is his duty, above
all, to lone to the loot of tho altar 70 implo.e
Divine Providence, by TIE intercesson Of the minis
tiers OF religion TO bless bis efforts, to enghten his
conscience, and to give him constantly strength to
do good.
which l mention with pleasure, for it proves that
France, CAIN and happy no longer feels any of those
apprehersions which oblige the head Of the state
TO be always armed, and on the gmi vire, ia the
capital; and it proves that France can support a
distant war without her internal life ceasing to be
free and regular
It is decided that eight millions of francs shall be
devoted Ia payment Of Napoleon the FIrst's lega-
Cies:--
|. To the officers and soldiers of the batta-
lion of the island Of Eibe, or to their Francs.
widows and children. ................ 100000
2. To the wounded at Ligny and at Water
loo ..................... 20OO 900
8 To the officers and soldiers who fought
from 1892 to 1915 for the glory and indie
pendence of France 500 900
4. To the town of Brienne. .............. 100000
5. To the town OF Marcy. ............ 100000
s. To the provinces which suffered from in.
vasions. ..................... 100000
!. To the private legatees, or their widows
aud direct heirs ..................4 1000 900
Total. ............................s,oO 5000 900
Assurecly says the report on which the decree for
this amount Is based this sum Is but feeble COM
pensation for TIE one hundred and seventeen millions
which probably belonged to the Emperor, and which
the decree Of the 5th Of August 1918, brought into
the public treasury but is also far from compensat-
ing for the two hundred millions which Napoleon l.
had appropriated out Of his private domain in favor
of the victims Of the war; but the disasters which
the Emperor bad then in view have been relieved by
time, and the country has already in part repaired
them.
The Moniteur gives the following statistics res
pectpg the siege Of Silistria. l do not mean that
which have alluded to in the Champ de Mars.
fred by the Turks, and by the Russians 1000.
There is not q house in SilstriA that has not re-
ceived two or three balls. The siege was really
dire cted against three detached redoubts that Of
Arab Tabia being the principal. The enemy car
ried their parallels to distance Of 40 PAGES. and
fired from mines; but they only killed six men. The
whole siege cost the Turks ! 500 men killed or
wounded The Arabs remained in Arab Tabia %
days, refusing to be re- placed The enthusiasm was
une xampled. Two artllerymen who had been
named officers refused the honor not to leave their
pieces. Twelve Russian batteries fired necessarily
agains. Arab Taba, ana that redoubt SO cut up
with balls, shells, and mi es, that it could not be
any longer repaired, aud four days before the
raising Of the siege another redoubt was erected in
the interior OF the fortress.
The Emperor is winning golden opinions at
Bisritz. The other day, seeing boat on the
New, he jumped into IL, and rowed himself and
Mr.. Laity, one OF his orderly officers, to tho other
side. The DIXIE and Duchess Of Alba are staying
with him. There is nothing new from Spain.
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