Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-02
The Great Fete in Paris.


in Paris, have seen SO much delight conierr-
ed upon the bourgeois part Of the popula-
ton by any .tete, as by that OF yesterday
The glory End victory-the laurels and the
warriors-were all duty appreciated, and
the usual enthusiasm from the people usual
" expected to cvince the same; but the great
est enthusiasm the most generally shared by
all parties, whether belonging to the old or
new order of things, was decidedly expressed
when-it was all over. For once there was
complete harmony of opinion amongst the
contrary elements of which our social sys-
TEN is composed, and Conference amongst It's
disjointcd particles. All honor to the police
the most perfect order reigncd through
out the day; not one single instant was the
apparent confidence disturbed. 1t cannot
be dened-ior even strangers were struck
with the peculiar attitude OF the population,
that there was IN unusual gravity of demean-
or in the crowd, totally unlike the general AS
pect of Il Paris multitude, more resembling
the gatherings of London. a much greater
seriousness than usual seemed to peryade
the mass Of people gathered on the Boue-
ward, and one thing was observed by all
that the Emperor, who rode first, and at some
little distance at the head of the troops, was
but family applauded, while the tremendous
burst of reclamation, known of old to the
Parisians, was not uttered until the troops
themselves appeared in sight.
The Emperor looks still well on horseback
He is aged considerably since his last pub
lie exhibition, and his head somewhat bent
between his shoulders. Why 90 over again
and again the details of this fifs, which alas,
inherits the curse which has been following
every measure of late? The curiosity and
excitement, which should all have been re-
served for the ceremony of yesterday, had
been dribbled away in small portions by the
length of time the troops have been install
ed ut St. Maur, and the exposure OF the va
riuus little stratagems employed by the mill
tarv authorities to ensure 4 due amount OF
success to the scene--such as the order to
the soldiers not to mend their clothes, nor to
wash their hands and faces until after the
great day, so that their appearance might
have the worn and haggard appearance
which excited 80 much commlSeratlon on
the part of the men, and SO many tears
from the women. at the entrance Of the Cri-
mean warriors But this time it was too late;
the gloss had been worn off--the soldiers had
been seen patching their scarlet trousers with
the white cloth torn from Austrian uniforms;
they had been beheld in their undrcsS, laugh
ing at it themselves, and enjoying the anna
cement OF the dupes who believed in the
comedy, pardonable enough, only no longer
in season. 1t seems that on Thursday great
number of printed documents were distribut-
ed amongst the workmen of the Faubuurg
St. Antoine. These papers contained two
sentences only; the one from Flocon-"Men
of the people, Beware of any rash demonstra-
ton and furnish not to power the opportunl-
ty it seeks of accomplishing bloody trl-
umph:" the other short and pithy, the Hate
and wait" the North. Upon the whole the
impressions of the day were serious and dis
agreeable, rather than joyous; and | again
declare, the most pleasant of all was produc-
cd by its termination.
1t would, however, neither be just nor
generous to omit the really bright and plea
SAINT sensations impaired during the GER
emonv. Among these, the aspect OF the En-
press must be recorded as the most memOra-
BILE. Never was beauty beheld to greater
advantage than on this occasion. Attlred III
white, enveloped in clouds Of rich lace,
ened even more, she appeared the most per
feet realization ofimperial grace and dignity
which has ever been beheld. The taste
displayed by her costume was also matter OF
admiration No tantastcal bonnet concealed
her features from the admrlns crowd; long
veil of Brussels point was thrown over her
head, and the forehead encirclcd with the
Imperial diadem--the great Sanci diamond,
which flashed and sparkled in the sun with
the rarest brilliancy. Her Majesty was ac-
companied by the Prince Imperial in the
uniform of the Grenadiers of the Guard, and
as in France there is always a sympathy
with the nursery, the Moniteur itself, jo'u'-
nal obicim de FEmpirc Francis, loves to tell
how the Emperor, taking the little Prince
on the saddle before him, the young hero
drew his tiny sword, to which the thunders
of applausc from the crowd and the tears "i
the veterans responded with sublime effect:
The Muniteur, however. does not record
the answer made to this sudden dcmonstra-
ton by the little prince; but Il lady who sat
in the tribune Immediately opposite, informs
me that, terrified by the sudden and unex-
pected burst, the poor infant set up most
tremendous huwl-perhaps the only touch
of nature in the whole pageant. The pro-
cession on the Place Ncndome was really
curious. Being more confined, and drawn
nearer to the spectator. it was, of course,
more easily examined. The English people
present were SURPRISE! at many things, one
Of which was the regimental dogs accompa-
nving the hardy warriors, these dogs all de,
corated and bcdizened with laurel leaves ana
flowers some Of them, moreover, sporting
tiny flags, which, fluttering in the wind,
seemed to afford great diversion to the crowd.
The sight of the wounded, however, caused
the cynical reflection created by the puerlI-
~ here displayed, and carried the mind TAR
away to the brave who lie rotting in tens OF
thousands at Magenta and Solferino, in or
der that these, triumphant may enter Paris
on this fine sunny day, and make diversion
for the people with their crutches and their
bandages, their holes and patches. their pen
nv laurel wreaths and decorated dogs.
BE it remarked, that amid all the rcInlc-
ing and the gratitude of Italy-the inscrlp-
tinns combining Paris and Milan, Victor
Emmanuel and Napoleon lll-the Princess
Clotilde was absent from the Imperial tri.
hune where assembled all the other ladies ot
the Imperial family.
From Washington
WASHINGTON, August 3l.-Nothlng con-
corning the late convention between Gautc-
u,la and Great Britain 1.-THE former cedl my
IL. Lace I,nS