The New York herald., 1864-06-17

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having sees formed, tbs wAos esSy pevS - ~xAs |
vI,r vhsrs b.s,s wers rrspsred y osryl<A svHs..rs
the Novara, o. vsi, rsspecs Tie nmp,.r,, ma
r.pr~ss rwo Of shs prlsoapAi 1sembsu ef . o,r~,.
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carrying great silver Aacss. AlmS A. . verv
different man from what Soopcs,ve4 HIM 90
Be. he r. much below The srd,aary average o.
small mem sas'swhai Er~ % ,oos,us and ssr,ous-
wnHn 'AAs" % rasss' " uned than nainra-but hs
ises soes eeoEea any high degree 4 culture abb
my Shortly After inc departure Of hs Aspasasioa night
sasssd in spos the ~..y.
u rsry 70 inc Projects address, which he Emperor
listened to as sivsly 10 csear voice be returned hts
nsnss sns Spanish language. In which, Of course the
TeIsos nv. spoken HIS Majesty said that all bis hopes
wnes cd energies henoeorth 70 be devoted 70 tho
eseos ration Of the Mexican nation that the people would
ma aim nrm loyal and sincere In the discharge Of his
dvy, and that IN the adminisrssoo Of Justice there
Snoud be equity and Armness He thanked the dsputa-
os fer their kind aliusions 70 the Empress and 70 MIN.
self. he then entered into anabe conversation with
those present. and concluded by inviting them Into
interior apartment 70 b presented 10 the Enprsss
Tho general illumination ordered ov The authorities
was about the NEST wre.chsd thing of the ktnd that
have ever ordered that al the houses In As
city shcaM b dressed with Tags and white curtains and
oe illuminated or three nights IN sccosssion, at the ex
peose q the occupants Tho order however. dead
hotter, for obsyed Ill the Arst night.
few houses IN different streets very finely decara
ed with Gags Of all nations and portraits OF tho Emperor
anA EMPRESS and at night Of them brilliantly
illuminated These were, however, very few 10 number,
and consisted for the part Of the residences Of
French and Spanish citizens residing IN the city. The
vast majority Of the dark Erebus
snuoceus Of even the glimmer OF solitary rusheht
Whether this was with the design Of saving expense OF
slghticg the imperial IDEA have OF judging.
The municipal ilminations except that Of the palace
and square, just great Azze got up
Tho outer front rhe city gatss sparsey lighted by
dozen or two OF ancient lamps probably cousins german
celebrated lamp Of Aladdin The inside Of the large
Customs only honcred with lamps zach
Of different and the most uncouth shape
possible The fireworks do not deserve the name
few Bengal lights fred the pier with dozen or two
Of skyrocket and an endless quantity Of torpedoss and
nrecrackers formed the whole stock trade Tho bas
tion Of Santiago facing the sea. was however, brilliant
with lights Of various coors and from time time rock
ets and blue lights were sent up from the towers.
rhe Novar1 was most maRunoently illuminated.
we're the British and French squadrons sacracos The
sky was kept continual blaze BY tho showers Of rock
cts fred from those ships contrasting strangely with the
beggary Demonstration on shore
During the festivities several paper balloons were in
hated and scnt up With success to the great delight Of
tho crowd and more especially Of the small boys, who
here as well rs In larger Cities hang upon the skirts Of
public reoicng Tho city fathers very generously pro-
vided these young urchns with abundant supply Of
Chinese crackers ana small nreworks with which they
kept upa Tenendousclattsr until ten O'Clock w. wheu
as the custom In vsra Cruz ali kinds Of business
amusemens ceased and tho unwsared serene or night
watchman went upon hts sslonely rouna.n
Thus the reoicngs Of the nrst day Of the EmperorS
arrival began and ended without excitement Of any
kind or any Demonstration worthy OF mention on the
part Of the people On any Ordinary feast day in New
York there is generally interesting chapter Of aeci
dents with which the reader may rsass himself But
here this cheap commodity refused TO the people,
and am astonishsd TO say that, Notwithstanding ths
burning Of 20 much gunpowder and the magical trans
formation Of the republic into empire, only one man
had thumb blown or and another pair OF arms while
firing salues In honor Of the day Why vs Do mp things
much better at Jones Wood.
LANDING On nrxnoR.
On Sunday morning. as four O'Clock, the whole city
was aroused from pleasant slumbers by the drums
cordant pound, pareding round and round round
Tho fearful din Of the church bells also began-or
you know that usay fellows are Kept constantly en-.
plcysd 70 begin deaepns ding-dopg the slightest
prcvocation This enough 70 awaken . city
ave times a. large as Vera CRUZ % that BY i've
O'Clock the main streets were Ill crowded, and
the windows and balconies n the neighborhood
OF the palace tbronged with beautiful and elegantly
dressed ladies The carpenters and artnccrs who had
been At work al saturday night, had at length sue
oeeded In getting things into 0srable order and the
public squares began 70 assume something like . festive
appearance Some French hotel keepers IN the imned
ate vicinity had Also during the night expended coAsid
srabs pains adornng their establishments that
beauty and elegance than no when
ne went to bed the previous evening. little after
dvs O'Clock the imperial carriage along and excited
much attention and remark. 10 plain open vehicle,
Of the old English pattern with seats for four persons
besides Two on the dckey. Is constructed Of strong
and durable materials, and evidently with tho
rough travelling in the interior Of Mexico. The Emps-
rors arms painted the panels. and altogether s
compact and useful conveyance, though . thousand
superior ones may be seen In New York any day.
That II attracted much attention Vera Cruz,
however, need not be wondered at. rs there not a
single carriage In the whole place. and rich an~ poor
have 70 their legs wherever they wish CO.
take advantage OF the city railroad which
eaerprisDg Yankee has succeeded in introducing
The military, oonsting OF fsy sixty militia ar
rived in half hour afterwards aud was formed into
line from the pier to the leading palace
procession Of citizens, the previous evening,
again assembled in the plaza and marched the place Of
Decentralization. The growing spirited
terestng and continued increasing every moment yet
there were no sigrs OF enthusiasm popular warmth
All the proceedings duh, formal cold insipd
Al six O'Clock the booming Of cannon from the No.
vara announced that the Emperor and Empress
leaving the frigats and . rash At made for
prominent places whore good view could be had Of the
sovereign and bis consort. The castle Of San Juan
de Uloa, the rodoubt Santiago and the other bat.
teries along the shore Joined 10 The chorus OF
artillery. Nor the shps-of war at Sacrincios
long In coming 10 With their share OF gunpowdcr that
there warkc music enough to greet the Emperor
hs nrss treadng the soil Of Mex,oo The imperial launch
tagged int the hsrtor BY small stcambost,
such the North and East RIVERS while number
OF rowboass, full sailors and Marines foriasd the v
and rear guard. AN the boats were deeked out with