Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-05-02
TERMS OF ADvERT1sIEa.
Tho Peace and hts Reception In France.
The Paris CORRESPONDENT of the Tines in a letter

Inc Parls correspondent OF the lines, IN letteE
| dated Tuesday evening, the 1st instant. says:
"a grand review of all the corps stationed in the
first military division took place to-day in the Champ
de Mars. This seemed 10 be regarded in some
! measure the confirmation Oh the treaty of peace
signed on Sunday, and from the magnificent speca-
Gle which displayed itself before the eyes of the Rus
sian penipotentiaries they might Be convinced that
whatever may he the motive for the discontnuance
OF the war, want OF means to carry II on was not the
one The weather was most favorable, iDdeed, no
more beautiful day could be selected, had selection
been in the power OF man, for such a sight From
early hour in the morning various bodies of every
arm OF the service were put in molion and at inter-
walls of ten minutes quarter Of an hour the bursts
of martial music announced II pass ng of the troops
TO the general rendezvous. Men. women and chill
dren all abroad. ..
An immense crowd filled the terraces of the Tui-
cries. The side alleys of the gardens themselves
the grand central avenue being kept clear for the
Emperor and his cortege-and the places and the
quays, and the Champs Elysees were filled with hu-
man beings. At quarter TO one squadron of the
Cent Guardes issued from the gate of the Tuileries
which opens to the Place de la Concorde The Em-
peror followed at some distance. His Majesty, who
wore his usual uniform of General of Division, had
Count OTlof on his right hand, and Prince Napoleon
on his left; and they were followed by numerous
md brilliant staff. The cortege proceeded along the
Quai de Billy to the Pont de Jena by which he en-
tered the Champ de Mars. His appearance was the
signal for all the lands 10 strike up. and he hailed
NV lue aCCldDallOnS Oh Inc Inullltuues me troops
were drawn up in the following order The left
from the EcoIe Militare to the river was occupied
by lines of infantry three of which formed
BY the Imperial Guard. and four by divisions of the
Army of the East OF France. Each line sepa-
rated from the other by q space of % yards. The
four lines of the Army of tie East were formed by
the divisions of Gener Is Courigis Ladmiraut, Gros
bon and Forey. The troops of this last division
lately arrived from the Crimea, so that every man
wore on his breast the medal given by the Queen of
England.
The infantry, including the special corps of the
garrison of Paris, presented effective force of up
ward of 60 battalions under the superior orders of
Gen Regnault de ST. Jean d'Angely, commander of
the Imperial Guard On the night, facing the in.
fantry, from the Ecole Mlitare down tothe extrem-
ity of the Champ de Mars, the cavalry extended in
five lines, forming together upward of so squadrons,
under the superior command of Gen. Korte. The
small square opposite the Ecole Mitaire was occu-
pied by IL batteries of the Imperial Guard and of the
line under the orders of Gems. Lebeef and Anvty.-
At l23 o'clock Marshal Magnan arrived on the
ground, and assumed the command of the army. At
l O'Clock the beat of drums the sound of trumpets,
and the enthusiastic cries of tie people announced
the approach of the Emperor Napoleon III. horse
back, dressed in the uniform of general officer,
rounded by representatives of all the powers of Eu
rope The Emperor, having passed before all the
lines took his station in front of the Ecoe Mlitare,
when the de6e commenced, and lasted upward of an
hour