The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-10-09
The Coronation Ceremonies.

The special correspondent Of the London
Times. who witnessed this event on the
goth of August, says:
4 The Emperor and Empress left st. Pc.
tersburg on Friday morning, and reached
Petrovsky after dusk in the evening of the
same day, having travelled 44O miles in l6
hours. which is regarded rs great feat in
this part Of the world. His Majesty's re,
ception at the station was enthusiastic. and
late as it was, thousands of people awaited
his arrival, and cheered him with great
energy. Wednesday and yesterday were
spent in preparing for the great event, the
procession of their Imperial Majestes from
the Chateau of Petrovsky to the Kremlin,
which took place to day under the happiest
auspices.
1t woald be as difficult TO describe this
dazzling pageant AS it would be to give an
accurate account ola grand spectacle at the
theatre. In all its component parts it was
magnificent and effective. The wealth of
vast empire was poured out with pro-
iuseness almost barbaric, and displayed
with taste founded on Oriental traditions
and modified by European civilization. In.
stead of narrow stage, the scene wae laid
in the ancient metropolis of the largest en-
plre tho world has ever seen; instead Of
tlnse and mock finery, gold and silver and
diamonds flashed in the real sunlight. He
who played the part Of an Emperor, was
indeed an Emperor, and those who appear.
ed as Empresses, marshals and soldiers.
were what they seemed to be; but, after all
when, amid the bare of trumpets, the
changing Of bells, and the roar of the popu.
lace, the glorious pageant had passed away
IN Parti colored blaze of light. what was
left but the recollection Of the transitory
pleasure of the eye and Of the indescribable
excitement which the memory in vain en-
deavored to recall Of all that had at the
moment produced such irresistible effects?
IHE APPEARANCE OF THE CossAcKs.-
The whole breadth of the street was now
occupied by a glittering mass of pennons,
armor, plumes, steel and bright colors the
AIR was filled with the sounds of popular
delight, the clramTang or bit aud clicking Of
weapons, fourishing Of ftrumpets. and above
all. the loud voice Of the bell. Close be-
hind the Circassian escort and the wild
Bashklrs comes squadron of the division
OF the Black Sea Cossacks Of the Guard, in
large fiat black sheepskin caps, with red
skull pieces, long lances, the shafts painted
red, and pennons colored blue, white and,
red; their jackets of scarlet, their horses
small, handsome, and full Of spirit.
The forest of rec lance shafts through
which one looked gave most curious as.
pect to the gay cavaIcade. A squadron Of
the regiment Of Cossacks Of the Guard, in
blue, follows. Except in the shape of the
head dress, which is like one of our shakos
in the olden time, and the color of their
uniform, these men resemble the Black Sea
Cossacks.
Each squadron con"sts of about 200
men, and the men are by no means Of that
hairy, high-cheeked, retrousSe nosed and
small.eyed kind identified in the popular
mind with their name; and far different are
they from the long coated, round. headed
lancers on scraggy ponies who so long kept
watch and ward over us from Canrobert's
Hill. These Cossacks are we'll mounted,
and well clad, and would afford to the
stranger very imperfect notion Of what
the Cossacks are who plunder and burn in
front of an advancing enemy, sweep away
its supplies, and hover around to do any
thing but fight, unless at some enormous
vantage.
THE MOBILES AND DEPUTIEs.-Suggest-
ing some strange lkonesses and compari.
sons, there follows after these 400 Cossacks
large body Of the haute nobkesse on horse.
back and in uniform, two and two, headed
10y the M,rshal Of the Nobility for the dis
trict OF Moscow. Nearly all Of these mobiles
are in military uniforms; those who are not
wear the old Russian Boyard's dress, a
tunic glistening with precious stones, gol.
den belts studded with diamonds, and high
caps with oigrettes Of briliants. On their
breasts are orders, stars. crosses, ribbons,
innumerable. Menchikoffs. Rostopchins,
Ga..tzins, Wo'onzofa. GorchakoF+, S,rogo
noffs, Chremetieffs, Platoffs, Tolstoys, and
the bearers Of many another name un.
known in Western Europe before the last
century, are there carrying whole fortunes
on their backs, the rulers and masters of
millions Of their fellow.men, but brilliant as
they are, the interest they excite soon passes
away when the next gorgeous cavalcade
approaches. This consists Of the deputies
of the various Asiatic peuplades or races
which have submitted to Russia, all on
horseback, two and two. Here may be
seen the costume Of every age at one view,
and all as rich as wealth, old family treas.
ures, boarded plunder, and modern taste
can make it. Bashkirs and Circassians,
Tcherkees, Abassians, in coats Of mail and
surcoats Of fine chain armor, Calmucks,
Tartars Of Kazau and the Crimea, Mingra.
lians, apapacks, Daghistanhis, Arme.
mans, the people Of Gouriel and Georgia,
the inhabitants of tho bnrJers of tho C,s
plan, Kurds, people Of Astrakan, Samoides,
wild mountaineers from distant ranges to
which the speculations Of even the "Hert-
fordshire Incumbent" have never wandered,
Chinese from the Siberian frontiers, Mon.
gols, and strange beings like Caliban in
Court dress. Some OF them had their un.
covered hair plated curiously with gold
coins; others wore on the head only small
flat. piece Of precious metal just over the
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