, 1864-07-19
FROM MEXICO.
Ma2inli.lian Assumes the lmpe-
rial Purple.
BRILLIANT SCENES OH THE COCA
SiDM.
Mszimiljjian Proposes Terms, and
Jparez Rejects Them.
FROM MEXICO.



Correspondence N. i. Tribune,7
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1o"A Piaee Pn.e " ~ o c1o.k on sanday morn
~, ue 1-ta oay ot June. snch brilliant
e!snt nas eeluom oeen seen IN Mexico as the
appealauIs =! lne clis On 1hfs occasion: Ihe
sueets I se!esteo 1o1 me imperial transit were
uccolattd III tae most pro:nse and dazzling
ewes o. ncauty ahd splendor. Every build
InE, puoAe OF private, was closed and hung
WIN Hays anu banners, mingled with fts-
1oons o. covers. ihe streets and public
PIECES were llneq Win soldiers, French for
Inc most part balconies and windows COM
Mandlng ne" OF the line Of march brought
1abulous prices Churches and church tow
eIs We're gauefiy decorated, while the bells
OF the cathedral and other edificea Kept ur
continual clnngor. The palace and public
buildings in the square were sumptnons1y
ornamentea, and portraits Of the Emperor
and Impress appeared at many Of the Win
dows. 10 give full Idea Of the ynrious
decorations of the streets would occupy
much more space than Is necessary. But It
must be confessed that it was brilliant anil
successful affair, so far as the mere display OF
taste was concerned, though it was not nc
companicd by the genuine enthusiasm Of q
free people.
TIE ARRIVAL OF THE EMPEROR
was made known BIZ salyos Of artillery from
in front Of the Pontales, aud as be rode along
in an open csz1tasc, with the Empress bv his
side, tie ladies from the balconies and a:fzas
thowcred down rose leaves und gold and Ill
yer leaves upon them In great profusfon.
Frequently the streets were SO crowded with
people that the whole cortege had to stop.
and then the Emperor would bow all around
to the people ia the streets, on the balconies
uud on the hodsetops. There WAS, however,
no cheering or tiras, though the women II,
many cases waved their handkerchIefs and
small tlage, both French and Mexican. THE
Emperor rode along the Calle San Francisco
to Ca3lc Potrero, aiul thence direct to the ca-
thedral, where the bishops were prepared to
conduct hin to the throue there erected for
h1m. me crowds gathered about the square
;l anu Lne palaee at tl's 11me we're very large,
" " eaSSmend: .aS1a9 @ lns enthusiasm IT en- pc
E osh sa'tea, Has e"naoen sae!HslVclJ 70 the
% r1snen tes1aenIs ana tneir 1rlrnds, and the
hr+ - ;s ttur4t.ee tatt tse VI .ne Government;
w.. - - ~ Ll1a., ueyouo natufal curl:
M hpnt he o'a adref ~. 5eem M 70 care
pe1o.. !aa a. ~ lug tne eontauI' man, Of tue Aezl"
elsnels present ~ Nexico the difference be.
ttnt - enI M.r;.ctnu u ooaza'e1 ortesa aod
'na' VI +aaA11n''''an'
IN TIRE IMPERIAL PALACE,
1fipnHH
adLrrepts after mnss. and nresenfed the
most conspicuous among them to tbe En-.
press. On several he confern.d fhe 0r1er nf
t;auda}upe. amour Others Cen Wei;a VIM
has given in Ills adhesion to the emnire
Then bsnquetipg and feastinp BEGAN and
coptInued Tor thc rest Of the day, ssye dnr.
Ing the hours when the Emperor went ont
for an evening ride in tic AIauIeda Or 1 rroves s
at the end Of the city. In another 1et1er or
my Impressions Of Mexico / viii NECESSARILY
have to refer to these things arufn. and viii
then be more full In my details, For ths
present have other matters Of fmportance
10 communicate, aud must therefore draw
THE 1lLuu1sA11os OF r8r cAr,r,n
=, ....e-:N--. - - ~. 41An
~ 1ne escn'uE nas aoout luz mosL of4lfant
auu SUBSTANTIALLY successful part OF the
~, mnole demonstration: as darkness tcii upon
the city, the dwellings on the principa,
streets were at once transformed into pal
aces OF light ard beauty. Bril)iancy Of color
and effect prevailed everywhere The great
square or plaza iu fr~nt Of the palace was
decorated and illuminated in excellent style,
served for the display OF fireworks to
come off ut night. The palace itself,
a6 we'll as the Monte Pio, Portales,
Musenm, and other public and private
edif}ces in the vicinity, blazed with lights
Of every order Of form, color and brillia1cy..
ont hundreds Of lights, was the most attrlc-
tive Of I'LL From its portals, around its cor
ri6ors, aDd to the highest pinnacle Of ita
great btlfry, innumeruble lamps were sus-
pended, the united effect Of sU many lights
on so great an en1nepce being more than or
dfnari1y bsautif01. The windows of the tow
ers, too, were all thrown wide open and
as were the bells within, which
were kept continually revolving and thun-
dering out their rough notes of acclamatiou,
At 8 o'clock the gathering in the square con-
sisted Of mhny Thousands If people, the vast
majority Of whom were Of the 10 west strata
Of Mexican soc'ety-leperos, thieves, pick
poekets and m Icy others; observed, as . curious
feature OF this pub1ie rejoicing. that there
were =, lar2e 9qnberh OF French soldiers thrown
IL a1aopE .ne e1oMa, WHY aPPeaIea, 1or the
~ mest pa.l, ~ ue july ees VI 'eno"s NeV-
nnand eha,rns msAS -, ~ ara, ~ ana 10y ~,
n. ~ iesd nne - snr, atng ens
eer" 4h,1e ~, i,ns;naas u.ar t,,a! a, ~ ICY Icy
mrr WhereVer + Ioct % nnon% " that hn p.eae East
never seen. notwithstand;nr the az.
treme,v fmnnovrr;shed condit;on ana zne.
nic;omS character of tho nnon1aM1 ;n|o-;,h1r
fnnnd lnots or ar1ncd FFrnch soii;sra ms.
narei3 for INV reyolntionarr a,ner,encv ttl,et
1nioht nossi61y have arisen. In aSdition 80 to
tronps posted inside Of Inc nlaza. and aronnd
ard about tue gates Of thc pulace. so thsf it
wouId baye been utterly Impossible for anV
ASSASSIN. however insane ana desnerate. r.,
r,uch The fmperiul breast with Ills deadly
inifs. Is finishing stroke, md to give The
reiocines a piouancy and variety uoi eener-
n}iv onseryed In otIer countries on festiva
OCCASIONS, an additional guard Of FEencbmen.
armed with double baTrelled guns instead Of
the r,suai rife came on the ground ut about
q n,cInck. and were distributed br their OIL
GERS in ros,tions of the greatest advantage.
This Wa making eecurity doubls secure with
a ycnrtny,ce. mt I must confess that such
nroctrdines naturally threw q gloom over.