The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-31

ana beautiful Eugene passes with her child to
the balcony prepared for her and her Court on
the west side of the Place. 'They will soon be
here" is now said, and every one grows nervous.
Again a cheer rises-the little Prince Imperial has
run forward on the balcony, and he is seen by the
multitude IN his uniform corporal in the Imperial
Guard. Every glass is fixed on the lovely child,
who is now fine little fellow with a curly head of
iair ar hair, and with charming animated manner.
After the dozen tender epithets always given to
prety children, the fever ofmpatence again seizes
the crowd, and the minutes seem long Suddenly
an electric shock runs through all. The first faint
roar Is heard rolling down the Boulevards Down
1T comes towards us, down the Rue de la Paix in
creaSing in volume till it bursts in a tumult of
sound, "Here they are!' The Cent Gardes. the es-
cort, wheel to one side-a few seconds more, and
the Emperor appears, solitary horseman his
charger, saluting the shouting people. They are
throwing flowers and garlands in his path, and the
vaulterngs with the noise of many mouths-one
voice. ViUe PEmpereur pa shout so long and
loud that it might waken the sleeper in the Inva-
Ides On he comes, sautng then rides to beneath the
Empress balcony, and salutes her; then turns to
review the army of Italy. He is in undress uni
form, as he appeared in the field, and will the
whole army appear just they have from
tne wars His Majesty is followed by a small host
OF great ones, generals and staff dignitaries; they
go to the beneath the balcony and the one
horseman stands forward in front All this while
the mighty sound continues in the distance-the
shout OF men in strong emotion. Here let me once
more recall to you the vastness of the scene, which
you must bear in mind you cannot see all at
FIRST you see vaguely the distant object then
ell,
sound of strangely thrilling nature rolling in on
you, and then from the Rue de la Pax come moving
masses, all green; all around you cheer. On
! the mass, and you distinguish the moving men,
! covered with wreath and garands. But in the dis
! tance, at the entrance, you see the waving ker-
| chles on sudden more sharply waved You see
| arms suddenly thrown up you more fierce
! ctement seize the crowd there is almost shrek
IN the cheer that from that end of the place.
why y the mass comes nearer All! there no
Dayonets, no musSets, nearer, you see the men dis
| tbnv hor,t hut. = thn
wounded of the army. Then a shout from the men,
| and sharp sympathetic cries from the women Poor
fellows They pass the Emperor, they turn their
| faces to him. "Vive PEmpereur! !" one waves his
| arm-his one arm; another stops to WELD his
crutch those nearest to Napoleon throw his feet
the green decorations which the people gave. On
| they come, more and more of them, and ''Vive
IEmpereur" " and now they pass us closely How
| the women crane towards them poor fellows.
| Such yellow faces Such lines of suffering; thin
l0rms-strong men manned, pulled down, wrecked.
| They march in companies with their officers, all
wounded too. See that tall fellow that young Of
ficer of the Guard, with the Gardoni face that his
mother loves and some sweet Marie or Lucille
adores-see he has lost both arms-a cry of pain is
all about us. "See him, see him. yet he walks
proudly, his coat slung from his broad shoulders
| he sees the eyes bent him. With glance he
acknowledges the sympathy, suddenly he steps to-
wards us with his full face glowing with fire, and
cries with such a brave enthusiasm, true
as his valOr, noble his suffering, such
clear, strong voicenvoiee from the heartm
and waving kerchefs, and hats taken off,
sponf with theislou cry, ''Vive la France!'
"Eive PEmpereur" and the mutilated
strides on conscious of duty done and glory won. |
cannot tell the pain and pride of that Thou
sands passed by, all wounded II so cheerv in their
suffering, saying in every look, Il am happy to
suffer for my country, for the glory of France.'-
Nor can paint the gaze of the male spectators,
nor can convey the sympathy Of women's eyes.
But deep sympathy there; and they, the wound
ed, knew it, and it paid them for all they had un-
Npll pHfrlnr h,,fS
-wearily, so many-sO many that the heart ached
at the streaming columns of crippled heroes. At
last they all passed by, and then came along the
strains OF military music, and regiment after regi-
ment passed in review before their chiefs. Here
again l cannot follow the programme, for it was
not exact; and here again the greatness of the
scene o'ertops my power of accurate story. For
four hours, in broad column the march never
ceased. Marshal after marshal and general after
general, colonels nnumerable and scores of regi-
ments, passd in triumph. First, the Guard-Gren-
adiers, VOltigeurs, Chasseurs Artillery all classes
literally covered and hidden with laGrcls and bou-
quets-bouquets on the guns, bouquets in the hand,
wreaths slung on the arms, garlands about the
cOlOrs garandS about the horses necks all Joyous
In triumph, with elastic step. Such brOnZed faces
such seedy uniforms, bearskins rubbed bare with
the blazing of Italy. Such different faces
here boy handsome and bold; here aveterau with
long mOustache and pointed beard line fellows all
crosses and medals for valor in plenty; Crimean
!. medals abundant. 1t impossible to feel
that they were troops of heroes. The English pre-
cheered right Justify "Nive la Garde," ''Vive les
Zouaves," "Eive la Lige," as successive regiments
passec. No one thought of "Rihemen, FORM or of
the possibilities of the future, Every present
felt pride i'll the manly fellows who did such hon
or to their country.
The Guardsmen marched with superb precision
: the line, tOO gallanty and firmly. Then came
} the Louaves, " less Zou zou,' auntilv, easily
"eockily," as if their long march from st. Maur
were but light morning amusement. They look
the perfection Of 'hard," ''wrv" 'sbeggars' - up
! ! Hnpp Of H.,
: were more tender to the wounded friend or enemy
! than the redoubted Iouaves, who possessed in
e Austrian eyes almost Satanic attributes. All the
troops were laurelcrowned, and none more greenly
f decorated than these Zouaves Many regiments
were accompanied by pets-One by goat, another
e by superb black northumberland by other
dogs The LOuaves had with them most "canny'
ana I0u ZOu dog. Like many of his patrons, he
was evidently not up in the knowledge of his
parentage-no masta,no terrier, no bulldog, could
he claim for father mother, aunt or uncle; yet be
was undeniably ''varmint." He, too, was garland
ed, and carried "wee" tri-color flag As to his
exploits in the field, the regiment which pets him
, may know them; but to his performance imme-
datey in the Emperors presence, it is not the pro-
fame pen of your correspondent that shall describe
: its eccentric audacty. | only say that it at
once conveyed to my mind that he must directly
+ or indirectly be descended from the dog of Launce
which did what the bard of Avon has not thought
r unworthy of record.
Then there were the 'sTurcos," of whom the ma
Jor'tv are pure Arab and the rest nggers French
most strange looking troops, dressed like Zouaves
only all in blue. They carried no French flag, but
banners with the crescent on them and others with
@ hand; what meaning | knownot except that they
8 are turks and ndes. should tell YOU that regi-
If ment after regiment cheered the Emperor, and,
halted before him. delivered its standard to the Off
GERS OF the Cent Gardes. But how picture the en-
thuslasm OF the multitude standard after standard
was laid, IN tatters, at NapoleOn's feet ! Such
tale OF battle as was told by those hags-sOme on
stumps OF poles. mere ragged remnants of what had
hura acill bn,y, o,i
tired OF cheering and the women were, not to say
1t unfairly, intoxicated with the excitement. Ladies
who had at first arrived calm elegant women of the
: world, became shriekng, hvsterica enthusiasts un-
der the strong influences of the stirring scene that
n was being enacted before them. Excitement sue
ceeded excitement, and emotion followed emotion
Can you imagine the sensation caused by wound
ed vlvandiere as she crawled by on her crutches a
woman who had been struck down in her mission
z OF mercy to the wounded soldiers? Can you pic
ture the thrill that through the crowd as We
|, teran OF the first Empire, with white hair and
: beard, hobbled suddenly forward his one leg and
stump to give laurel crown to the first grenader
OF his own old regiment, which he had lived to re-
e new the deeds of his youth? Can YOU not fancy
the cheer of soldery and spectators when the little
u lmpeRal Prince, in his uniform of corporal of the
I Guard, came down beside his father, and being
lifted up to him evidently begged favor the avOy
% was granted; Napoleon took the child in his arms
: and placed him on the saddle before him How the
e place rang with the shout! How the grim soldiers
q smiled and looked deighted-knd hearts as they
|
r, scene with the storm of bullets at Soferno and
d Magenta. The Duke of Magenta (McMahon) was
present with his DIVISION and received an ovation
IL only second to that of Napoleon so also General
Forey, the victor of the first battle in the
II campaign-MontebellO. There We're scores Of other
) brave officers whose names | know not,
II but who evidently great iavorites.-
They received the homage of their fellow
l citizens became their various characters
u some still and impossible, too modest or
;; too stern to notice it-others radaLt with Joy,
|. salutng and resaluting the cheering crowd. The
n Austrian standards and forty Austrian guns were
carried in triumpha procession amid the Uiros of
= the popuace, and then followed more divisions of
u the army. The passage of the troops began at a
little past ten, and only just before three.
They passed in deep column at the quick STEP and
N numbered upwards of go, 600 men. When one en-
deavors to realize to ones mind the fact that the
m French alone at SOllerinO numbered three times as
Is many and that the whole combatant force present
le at the battle must have been eight times as
III large, it difficult to comprehend how such
a vast congregations of humanity could byany means
y be man9uvred. The weather was superb up to two
le O'Clock, when some premOnitory cheat drops were
IL followed by aSevere shower, which wctlcd most OF
c the spectators in spite of parasol and umbrella and
IN fairly drenched the Emperor and his staff How
ts ever, before all was over brilliant sun shone out
W again, displaying to advantage the magnificent
0e show of cavalry which closed the march,
re THE SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR TO HIS GENERALS.