The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-04
SECOND GRAND PARADE OF THE q 4

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We copy from the Petersburg Express the Il
nexed accounted the second parade of Santa Anna
| Body Guard. which friend Informs n eclipse
anything previously Witnessed IN the Cock.d
City:
| The unparalleled corps Of g. A. B.. Ga unstr,
With mind, and viii. and sword and limb rponasrs
and accoutred tel INTO order in front Of their he,
quarters the BoJlngbrook, where General 81 a.-
ANNA receiyed magnificent tin sword, well hi,
ed to hew its way 10 the occupation Of Othello 8
The line Of march of the procession was crowde,
long before the appointed time--store wipdow
were most kindley appropriated by their owuers
| for the accommodation Of ladies'; and the win
dows of private houses were filed with fair visit
ants. *
First in the procession, attred in Montexuma cos
tune, with Dutch moustachies and modern instru
u1ents, came the musicians, discoursing the hes
sort OF modern military music. They were seafet
In Yankee wagon and drawn by three Keutuck,
mules, with positions In the livery of his dictatori
al and cork-iegged highness. Next came the ral
liant LIST Lieutenant on his grey war steed, worth
about so cents cash. which steed that same Mexicar
Lieutenant in days gone by, showed to his bran,
countrymen as the identical "old Whiteyr which II
theory, he fancied he had taken from Old Zac.t-
The Mexicans had great imagination In those daye
After the gallant Lieutenant (who from his 20
which protruded through his boot up to the Meyi
can grass plume in bis chapean, measured abont q
feet) came fierce warriors, grim and ardent, ready
a
were the same warriors who helped the gallant
General to lose his leg at Vera Cruz: to clear tha
track for General Taylor with handful of nonr a.
Buena Vista in 46-to get sick Of American powder
at Cerro Gordo and Churubusco. and to fee from
the resolute General Scott at Mono del Rev and
the city of Mexico. They were the same men In
accoutrements and discipline, but In heart thew
were of another brand.
By the side of the General sat his lady attired in
the latest fashions her oystershell bonnet wa. =
In behind nd hos L
tionsl devices, such as being ''sound ON the dog
law" &c. The next parsonage in the carriage
was "a distinguished foreign General |" from land
noted for turning out heroes; he wore helmet
like chieftain at the battle of Clonterf and was
particularly attentive to Mrs. Santa Anna thinking
perhaps, as John Randolph says, that sfemaIe SO.
ciety is indispensable requisite in forming the
manly character The other party in the carriage
was the nurse with Spanish eyes and African skin,
holding the baby, the Juvenile squeaking hope of
Mexico. The two chargers Of the General. Jack
and Steer, were led by the bridle while the
woman cook, mounted with pans and pots, and ket-
ties tied to the horses TAIL rode next to warlike
stewart, with his gun about 25 feet lone-apd next
came general agent, having a banner promising
consignment of 1000 knowNothing's" g." upon the
efficacy of which, the General placed great hopes
The pirandiore was there representative of the
strong minded women; her banner was Inscribed
with "Womans Rights, 4" and to her saddle, hung
demijohn, and gourd, and copy of the female
Constitution, with sundry other articles denoting
the superiority of woman in matters in general
At first we thought it was H. B. Stowe, or Rev.
Antoinette l.. Brown or Counsellor Lucy Coe:
however, 1t was one who represented them to per.
fectien Next comes the State Carriage and the
only thing resembling vehicle about it, were the
rusty, musty wheels. We cannot well compare it
with the grand carriage that Napoleon lost at
Waterloo in 1915 indeed, we dare not compare
it with anybodys carriage except that of the s.
Gs. 1t is peculiarly their own. 1t was drawn BY
four unmatched mules, upon each of which sat
rider, in black On the box seat, (Which was lost
sat coachman, and in the carriage, we noticed
Don ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA in blooming
condition, bis beard having grown white from pre-
mature ambition, and for epaulettes he wore the
wings that he tried to clip from the American Eagle
and while he bowed his Acknowledgements grace
fully to the cheers that greeted him with his head
he scratched his cork leg in the height of pleasure
with his hands.
Inc Quarter-master was q model character, and
he and his charger seem covered with the munr
tons of war. He never forgot the elmer man -
There were In the troupe, volunteers from all
parts of creation, kossuth Huzzars, Japanese
Junglers Cessacks from the Don, supporting them
selves and horses. with their long lances, Donny.
brook Fair B'hoys, and. Fillibustering Cubans
whose cry was "War, whisky and cigars" Among
a portion of the guards, we thought we noticed, !,
Wendell Philips, Theodore Parker, and Horace
Greedy. each bearing daguerreotype of the slave
Burns 4! We could describe for ever and still find
more to talk about. Those who missed this turn
out, missed a grand treat; and the vast numbers
who did come, will feel in good huuor for mouths
after