, 1864-07-11


afchs were complimented by torehllght
procession, which, assembling 10 front ol
st. Domingo, arrived ct ~ O'CLOCK at tne
Grand Square, cheering the monarehs VINO
at the grand oaieony ot the pAaee,
They remained iopg nme W. m,toesSaos s, 1s sas
entnusasm, n "tn na1t .ne ,a.t }rhau Tn thp;r
Majesties appeared: every nody took gu t taeit
hats, and the laa1ss' !' ,o;d alanouSn tne g g.eas &
crowd had thrown tae ptocessloa ,:e lnto soa-
fusion, WaFed !ns1r luse or 3.auuhetsasls' hs'
and the cathsarn oe1ls eat.a seaueA W en'4s ~
ps5ace !nns ntisaSD thay Vent to the residence Of
the Archbishop, Wnom tney louoa on tao
balcony, profound :slenee ensuea Us
he gave them oened1ctton, Inen
the Archbishop cheerea ior 1neir sose5elsns,
Napoleon III, Eugenia, tne rope, the ffenen
army and It's generals and the Mexican PEG
who then complimented him In s!mllar
mnnner. Thence the procession oeaieo ~
the French Embassy, pe!nE leegatea " ~.
Montholon. At the scnooi ot mineS enss
stopped to salute the state munster. vs.1s-
quez De Leon, and ala no. p nts nGnor cSear-
Ear Tlarregui. Amongst tne lnnnne cnesl o
ing, principally given by tno taaies, Mese
some for Gutierrez Estrada, and TO tne meMp.
~ Of Father Miranda: ana SO tney kg2t ~
up TILL Two or three O'CLOCK ~ the morhtns'
The Indies in waiting as YET naheh are
eonoras Almonte, Moran, Aquillar, Countess
del VaIlc, salas, Alalid, Pardo,. Velasco;
Many Of the principal 19persons OF the Capf-
tai have already been invited to- dine at the
palace, and the foreign residents have not
been omitted. The magnificent .g ylsw u ffom on
fmnetial @ vis,tors md It IL their intention to
cpi cnnHa.+ II ;nto a na1"cc indeed. the works
convert % ~ into peeeed pa1ae 1n hut faT,mtI1tan
has hasG tcao1 H. eo amt'ae ~ bc says Inst The
mt nnt,on to IL moor ZOO and and be n must organize his
msum ~ hctnr @ 1av;np % ont mnc money for
sreas"sy n.'oss ays ,he ~. 1mnsriaI @ cnt9ance
the r,,ror oi1e,cI bia rinht hand to Gene
vi Hfnyf, hnt tho iatter,a horse. frfehtuned
~. h. ~. nnisc II Of the cheering and booming Of
c3nnnn mn .'ue the showers Of flowers. ribbons and
vcrs"a 'cnrycted "a mnch tint The conoueror
nf Mnfehnln could not approach; 90 the
Ra1ch ~ Peace. at fhc corner of the Marisco.
- 4rs'a-, ~ ~ n,-ronr,ota hvnn .Sns annr bv
~, .it3i3re,1 a. ~ Hnsnitoi for tht PoSr
"a A. 1ha Eermon Cjnh. .kouse was hung ont
+ba na1oi,n f'ar and The nemhers salu}ed the
Emperor and Empress in their native Ian
6ressed. nresented olIye branehes md sUght
nrcsents The Emneror wore n military mi.
form Tia hat that nf MeSican Genera}. aud
m I1Is breast The ribbon and fusignia Of q
Grand Minister ofthe Order of Guadalupe.
The Empress wore q dress Of light blue, a
hln8 JDAnt1tlH. anu nQn0GL merely RQQf0EQ
with o lew flowers This simplicity was a
strong lesson against luxury, and gave
| fresh beauty to the natural xraceB of her
countenance, full of kindness mud sweetness.
Outside the principal gate of the cathedral
| was an immense arch Of natural aowers, all
made of red and white pinks-thts Litter
color serving for the inscription: "Aoehl-
mnco to It's emperor MA1imlillao
!. June IL, looa. II had peen
put up py 1ne 1nulans VI !nat Town, ano
the emperor expressed oeslfe 70 see II
again IN the Capltal IL appeared OF Veiget,
ana US amen "as pettsps.nlG ~ ~ acons5aea s5aes
aole dletance- from ln1s alcn W tae palace,
carpets were extenued ana ca1Vass aWnlng
Was overhead. a battery plaGed opPo5lte 60
the palace maae the saiutes. Ahtlf hla)esties
returned On 1oot 70 inc palaee, @ anu On M easeI
ing, the mexican nag "as olepiayeo, Tue p.o-
.eession nsce4ded me grand stalsease ana ioi, ae
lowed me Emperor @ ana t,a, impress a % Inc
grand throne saloon. which Was adorned
with oil portraits OF tue Emperor and En-
| press ofthe French. Their Mn1ssttes entered
the Interior apartments, the doors being
guarded BY halberdiers properly uniformed
forth and occupied the throne, whilst the
Grand Marshal ot, the Court, the Ministers OF
State, and q few members OF the Imperial
household stood On the steps. Then the Master
Of the Ceremonies, according. to etiquette,
began to call the authorities and corporations
who were waiting 70 offer their eongrat1la'
tons. The drst called were the Secretaries
of State md Commander Chief Bazatne,
place, Baron Neigre, and the other officers
of the F1aneo-slexic3n a4. army: Herr, agaIo.
the n1,starred Gen. Mezla vas unineky ior
order Of Guadalupe; either owing to bad
writing or from emotion, he could not read
1t, and Maximilliap, descending one or two
steps, grasped HUI BY the hand, and told