New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-30
THE RETURN OF THE LEGIoNS."

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Correspondents PARIS, Sunday Evening.
Ihsve seen the " Return of the Legons. IL was
a SIGHT worth remembering. Inc men VINO, WIN
bronzed faces, martial bearing, tattered coios, anu
soled uniforms this day hailed bythe applause 0.
their couptrymen cOnquerors Ill one OF the MOST
brilliant and remarkable campaigns known 10 history
cav but four short months ago reviewed oy the El-
peror in the Champ de Mars, he al the whue protest
ing that war was most improbable, ana tney, LOT tie
most part never having seen shot hred III earnest.
The curiosity Of the public TO see these men VINO
rades to manure the fields of Italy was In
tense People who had secured places, ana peo'
pie who had not, got mp at unheard-o hHuis Iis ol
ing to take up position on the me o' miaI "a:
Very many indeed did not 60 10 ped at an, ou'
sroI ID along the VincenDes road toward the camp,
and soustted down by the wayside TO take nap
under The gentle beams of an August iul moon Win
out 80 much as teate a6ri to cover them w tnese
noctambulists vast numbers csue from the country;
The pleasure trains disgorgng their freight an
night long and not fes OF the VISITORS hao ihaue
their arrangements 10 be perfectly indepehcen. % po.r
public and priva houses, having brought Win tnei
fher baskets of provisions and we're fully resoed 10
camp in the streets. need not attempt to descroe =,
ary length the upholstery part OF the iee. lou win
have seen the haracter Of this In various
Suffice il TO say that all tha gay and holiday effects
which can be produced by the profase and taseiu use
of flags and oriAammes and Venetian mssts came ou'
TO day in fully a. strong relief on suy former occa
sion The ttumphal arch near the Bastile represent
inc the front Of Milan Cathedral was sufficiently wen
executed On il WAS this inscription:
TO THE ARMY OF ITALY
THE CITY PARIS.
Solei1o. pnutols"
Maesnsno. ,,'hro
Magenta '''''
The psmes of these battles may be seen repea'ed
x,rv freouently along the B0ulevsrds and tue race
Vssdome ard indeed il remarkable that tuere nos
been very little else TO msrk the object with vhich he
vav undertaken. Very few Sandman nags weie
taplsyed. | did not myself zee one, OUT am 'ola
there were here and there few. These iater nusl
have been hung out by private Individuals ous -
quite certain that the police did not, as tney were III
s,ruct.d to do on the day of the departure oil tne army
for Italy, take that Sandman hsss shou,u u
displayed in great numbers. A not COLOSSAL
statue Of Peace not Is il strikes me very
meritorious either design or execution, is paccu
at the entrance Of the Rue do Ia Pax-a very aPP'o
pirate site. The statue is a female figure hodinS ~
one hard sword pointing downward aud IN me othsl
a treaty Of peace bot haf uuroled Two eagles hah1
her carule chair and az her feet Is lion 10 what
suppose would be described an attitude OF repose'
but he seems be only taking breath after come ex-
erton; bis head is and his eyes wachiul az no
were locking out for opportunity 10 make an0ther
spring The pedestal Of this ststue is composed OF
number Of cannons piled one upon the other, bu,
whether they meant to represent French canuons aid
mp in arseDas, or the guns lately taken from The Aus
TRANS, Is perhaps doubtful point. The latter con.
niructon is rather favored by inscriptions set.
ling forth the number of csnnons taken and
fhe names Of the regis which took
them. The word VilafrsDcs stands forth con.
spcuous on tins pedestal. The PROTEST and