The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-16

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the tptoes of expectation for full hour and half The
French minister here well Count de Montessuy the
French minister at Frankfort together with several OF
the Wurtemburg ministers of State and adutans OF the
King went out this morning by railway TO meet the En-
peror at the frontier station Of Buchsa During the fore
noon, while all the world talking and thinking ex-
cluively of the French Emperor the Russian Gar was
driving about the town to visits to his relations In
simple barouche and pair of horses with his brothern
law the Prince Alexander of Hesse, seated his right
hand and by this continuance he passed everywhere UNI
recognised by the people, which is the feasible at
little distance his round fur cap hardly be distin
guished from the bearsin caps OF the Wurtemburg fell
Jgrs The Emperor of Russia received yesterday
of the family at insignificant railway station out
side of the town, without any guard of honor OF fuss
Of any sort being made with him, the Kings private
carriage even being used on the occasion but the
Emperor Louis Napoleon has been received to-day at
the terminus here in the town with all possible
state and ceremony. Not only the main station
kept strictly reserved for the members of the court
but also the street leading from the station to the palace
lined with infantry and lancer this latter regiment
very sngulary, however displayed at its head inn
peral eagle with the n, being standard it took from
troops under the command of the uncle in 1914 and
paraded udciousy before the eyes of the nephew
1857 eyewitness of the interesting ceremony that
took place at the terminus enables me TO inform your
readers and future historians of the important fact that
the Emperor Louis Napoleon on aghting from the rail
carriage twice embraced the King of Wurtemberg,
who waiting to receive him This, doubtless, form
ed part of the French programme of the ceremonies but
accord by the King who extremely cold, reserved
undemonsirative person On this occasion all the mem
beers of the royal family present grdnde tue, with
State carriages and servants in gala veres but unfor
count Of the scorchng heat and DUST the carriages and
the servants all that the patient public got to see
after two hours waiting. a@
The troops had hardly drawn off, after the oattge of
carriages conveying the Emperor and his suite to the
palace had passed by, when tei,Sdger rode rapidly
through the gardens by the side of the palace and had
hardly time clear space through the crowd when the
Emperor of Russia drove up in carriage and pair with
his brotherin law the Prince of Hesse and followed by
single adjutant My letter of yesterday has told you
that the two Emperos would dine to-day with their re-
spective hosts separately, and meet for the first time this
evening at the entertainment given by the crown prince
and it may be that this is true still but if it be other
WISE and the Emperor of Russia has to dine with
the King and his imperial guest should be disposed to
believe, from the excellence Of my authority for the
former version that his Russian Majesty has unexpected
ly deyiated from the arrangements that well Uniformed
members of the court believed yesterday to be still valid
is possible also that the visit is only of formal
greeting and mark of attention to the French Emperor
on the other hand, much more surprising deviation
from the intended programme, which have been ena
bled already to to you by telegraph consists in
the approaching arrival of the Empress of Russia which
is expected to take place Tomorrow. 1t is also
novelty in the arrangements that it should have been de-
cided at length that the prince Of Prussia shall come
hher to greet the Emperor Louis Napoleon in the name
Of the King his brother for it had hitherto been I'M
destood that he would pay his respects to the French
Emperor in his character of military governor of the
Rhensh provinces only, when the latter should touch
upon Prussian territory on his return homewards
The reasons that were hitherto supposed TO have de-
tered the Empress Of Russia from accompanying the
Emperor hither stat I'd generally to be questions of
ctiquettca phrase which says nothing OF itself, and
leaves everything to be guessed at any rate they
certainly not political and with reference to her hus
bands wishes and interests not very polite She was
assumed to have taken it very much amiss that the EN-
peror Louis Napoleon should have decided to fix the
meeting to take place at Stuttgart rather than at the
court of her brother, the Grand Duke of Hesse, with
whom she has been staying hitherto, She was also sup
posed to object to meeting two persons who make little
scruple of admitting that they pnrenw the En-
peror and Empress of the French do Those still closer
initiated in the intimate gossip of the grandduc court
of Hesse ascribed her unwllngnes to accompany the
Emperor to other Whichever, if any of them,
may have been the correct reason her scrupes have at
length been overcome and she is to arrive tomorrow.
SrUTTGART, Sept 26.lmmediately after the King had
conducted the Emperor Louis Napoleon to his palace
and introduced him to the Queen and the rest of the royal
family he presented to the Emperor the members of the
household and court officials The Emperor bestowed
each few aabe words, far this possible where
the greater number of persons addressed totally
known to him, and the household then withdrew into
the side rooms and corridors, while the King and the
Emperor on their part retired dams ieurs iteriavs AL
most Immediately afterwards, and while the retinue of
the French Emperor improving its acquaintance with
the members of the Wurtemberg household the folding
doors where they standing thrown open
and the Emperor of Russia announced close at
hand. The Emperor Louis Napoleon immediately on
being informed of the vicinity of the Emperor Alexander
left his apartment in all haste, and met the Emperor
Alexander just he had advanced but few steps into
the room. They shook hands very cordially and their
counenances were made to express the greatest graca
ton at their meeting, and they thus withdrew into
private room remote from eyes profane. When they
parted after this first and not very heightened interview
the Emperor Louis Napoleon who at the moment of his
Fastening to meet the Emperor Alexander still the
red rband of the Wurtemberg order of the crown was
observed to have the blue band of the Russian order
of St. Andrew From the above you will perceive that
however much thought and calculation have been be-
slowed upon this meeting the actual contact and grasp
of the hand the act Of meeting took place under
very different circumstances than doubtless had been
reckoned on ,Es,
Having given you the above which, though an authen-
tic account is not very amusing will report to you
what perfectly well informed persons relate to each
other and their friends having taken place at the pal
ace and like all fables, it is good deal more amusing
than history 1t carefully arranged in the pal
ace you must know that the king to occupy n large
room adjoining the apartments of the French emperor
and into the next to the kings the other
side that the Emperor Alexander shown occasion
of this his visit On signal given by the king the doors
opened each SIDE and the two emperors without
according to each other moment an inch of prece
dence advanced into the middle of the room and made
each others acquaintance in the kings presence From
equally excellent authority, which is the of all
modern history viz; sol disam "we informed persons,
have learned the true why the two emperors
agreed to meet at this rather than any other II is
because the king is very deaf and would be unable 70
catch all they might in his presence II this real
ly meant for a joke it would not be 80 bad.
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