The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-09-15
From Tho Huntsville (Alo) independent.
TIDINGS OVER TIE WATER
PARIS, Aug. lG, 1850.
Dear independent:

DeT independent:
am in "A state Of excitement this
Observation-Disclosures fact mipht
northumberland the reliability
Of what | write on this occasion may
well he doubted. ! have seen enough
within the last few days 10 turn thc
head Of a sage, or TO completely de-
range "a man Of ordinary cnSc. Ian
in Paris, and have seen something Of
Po,is life. You don't know what
that means, nor does any one who ha'
never been here. | have heard d
Paris and read Of Paris all my life
but had not the most faint conception
Of its grandeur, beauty, gaiciy or iriy
oIiry until now. 1t IS thc place Of pal.
accs--thc city of citicS--Whcrc vol
up,uousncSs abidcs, and where wick.
cduc>s doth abound; where the PEG.
pie set down TO eat and drink, ant
rise up TO playa city ihat seems t.
be vcrgiug upon the condition oil the
great babylon before its downfall
because it seems 10 me She make
"aII nations drink 0. the wine Of tht
wrath Of her fOruicntiou.
have seen enough since my arrl
val in Paris 10 keep me writing
week, and 10 I'LL six newspapers; bat
don'l be aIarncd-l'm not going to dc
it,. must PM "A rcin--aHd 4 strong
one, too--oa my %scrjbbIjn& inclination
The great irlc Of the ~n%"--yca, the
greatest the world has ever known
has just cIoscd-a Iolc got up, dirrc'
ted and managed by Emperor Napo'
leon iii, backed By the city Of Paris
and aided and assisted by the entire
French nation. My pen ShrinEs bach
appalled, when | think Of attempting
to give you even "A distant gIimmcrIul
of the b~riIliauGy orthc scenes III Par
is during the last two days--'o wit
Sunday and Monday. 1t can't be
portrayed on paper. An attempt t'
do 50 would be simply r%idicuIonF.
can mention some things That were
done however. The cni,cc Of the
Grand Army Of ltaly, headed by Ma
potion and his stan, was II scene OF
grandeur seldom witnessed, II was
not the Army alone that constituted
the beauty Of the scene: ii was the
manner in which it was Welcomed
the immense crowd Of pcoplc-thc
thousands upon thousands Of flags,
banners and devices which greeted
the wal worn vrlcrans-lhc shouts Of
the people and the immense showers
Of wrealhS and boquetS shoWcrcd up
on them from the windows and house
tops as they passed the streets. THEN
march was from the Palace du Tronc
along the BouIcvards, Che broadcsl
and most beautiful street Of pariS) a
distance Of near five miles, to what i,
called the Place Ncndomc-a square
in which stands the great column sur
rounded with the statute OF Napolc'
ON Bonapartc, the whole cast from The
annon taken by him in his various
battles. This square. which is 15'
feet across. Was surrounded witt
seats, capable Of seating $1,000 per
sons, all Of whom were OF the prIvlI'
g ed classes and entered the place
by ticket. Every window aud the
balconies of the houses surrounding
this square and even the roofs. wet
filled with peopIc-thc elite OF Paris
On one side was IA crimson vcIvcI
canopy over a tribune, where the I'm
press and her Royal guests sat GurIns
the four hours and ten minutes that |
took the army to pass. The HmpcIo
sat on his horse in front Of the lr,bnu'
during the whole time, and grrctc'
each regiment rs 1t passed. ih'
briIIiancy Of the decorations Of tII
square cannot be Described. II seem
ed as il millions Of dollars bad beer
expended for banners, aud columns
crimson. blue and green velvet, tim
med and embroidered with god lace
The Empress sat during the whoI'
time with the little Prince lmpcria
in her arms. The little fellow wa
dressed in the uniform of the lmperi
al guards. But why should attcmp.
"A detailed account Of what VAS done
will sum it up by saying that %,
whole distance marched by the army
from the place Of starting, about eight
miles, back TO the Bas'iIc, was n scene
of Haunting banners, lriumphal arch.
cs, crowds Of people, both in tho
in the windows and on The
house tops, and the continual yell o
IEmpereurr' give rArmccl'
l'Iouarcs!' &c. &c.
The procession consisted of G9,S00
men, and hi pieces Of cannon, be-
sides many thousands Of other troops
not belonging to the army Of Italy,
II took four hours and ten minutes for
the procession to pas. There we're
G3.OOO Infantry, $500 cavalry, 2,i0O
artillery men. 800 engineers, ard 800
with the wagon train. do not~v
the number Of soldiers not Of ~ E
my of Italy, though there Ydlrc n,a,y
thousands. There wISC also G.s)O
horses attached to W. conno, nd
wagon train. TbqTcgimenis march.
ed aboutlG abreast, headed by Lneir
respsctivs Nilcers. The order ". rs as
let rks Emperor and his fscor'
90 ne Basiilc to the Place We"
I'd. The Banners taken from N'
Austrians.
I'd. The Austrian cannon.
AN. The wounded--some limping,
so,ns with bandages around their
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