, 1864-07-11

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rand Reception at Orlzaba and Puebla-
Visit to the Pyramid Of Cholula.
fHE TK1UMPIIAL ENTRY INTO
THE CITY Of THE NOM
TRZUMAs.
CTTT OF ME1Ico, June Is. 1861.
TIE DEPARTURE FROM VERA Cnuz.
The special railroad train on which the En-
oeror and Ills suite embarked, Left the tcrlni-
1us, near the outer gates OF the city OF Vera
Cruz, ut about hall. past eight O'Clock On the
morning Of the Goth Of Muy, aud proceeded
direct to La Soledad, o station some torty
miles distant from the sea, through barren,
breakfast vas served up to the imperial party
with all the eolidIty and elegance which the
place and the occasion could demand and
ever boiy sat down with evident pleasure to
q substantial repast, after oil the noise aud
fatigue Of the morning. The Emperor did
not sit at table very long, but went
out and st1ollsd about ont, fne Inc I'll SillaSs e,
had brought 8 large number of passengers,
he freely entered into conversation with
mnny of them, expressing himself much
pleased with what he had already seen of the
country. Among other persons here pre-
scented to the Emperor and Empress WAS IN
Indfan liccntiAte, named Chimalpopoca. q
man OF considerable merit and capacity. The
Emperor received him very kindly, and
showed him marks Of high consideration.
This Indlnn, who speaks the Spanish and In
dian languages with much purity and cor
rectness, is a native of Mexico, and, accord
ipg to all accounts, is also 0 direct descend
ant Of the primitive royaleraces that held
T. .fe1o .H,,&+ Ar
mark Of appreciation, the Prince Maximflllan
Beveral mouths ago invited him to come to
Mi1amar, and thence to accompany him
on bis farewell visits to the various
courts Of Europe. The great distance
md the pressure Of other obligations
prevented the licentiate from accepting
the kind invitation Of his future sovereign.
from La Soledad to the end of his journey to
the capital of Mexico, acting as interpreter
to the Emperor in his Majcsty's coulmanica-
t1ons with the Indian population. The mill
ta1y commander Of Vera Cruz, 3lr. Mariscal,
aleo attended the Emperor to La Soledad
and pointed out the progress Of the railroad,
i in the place. Hrs. Mariscal and her daugh'
tiers attended on the Empress, who insisted
that they should accompany her to tue fur
thest end of the rai1road: and the Emperor
! himself was so much pleased that he then
| and there changed the name Of L. Soledad
into Villa Marisca1, and gave particular di
rections that no time should be lost in pre-
| pairing the works for conducting the Wnter:
| Of Jalapa through the town into the city Q
| Vera Cruz. The place is, however, still
called La Soledad, and think will continue
to be SO denominlted as long rs it remains I
| town.
TIE coRTEGE LEAVE THERA1LKoAD.
! After leaving LaSoIedad the Emperor con
tinued on his journey to Soma Alta, static,
of the diligences q few miles further on, Ii
| bleak, rocky, dry and arid country. Th
military and civic authorities Of Vera Cruz
| who had accompanied hl1n thus far, now bud
him ndieu In tile most cordial manner, ant
the imperial cortege, guards, escnrt, car
! riagts and passenger coaches, continued o.
rs way into the interior Of the land.
the majestic aud continually changing scene
presented on the road, especially as nothin
OF any ptztfculQr importance occurred.
AMox0 TIE MOUNTAINS.
The Sight OF the enow-capped peak of th
| volcano Of Ortzaba, lowering amid tb
clouds to the height of ortr seventeen thor
andef ana derst i9fe @ an e5ea
peror and Empress, as it stood firm IN
Gigantic, its s1very head glistenlne In tb
! morning light The ascent Of the monntair
of The Chiqnihuite, a most formidable pla<
Tor defense, was necessarily slow and tol
some, md 1t was not until 9 o'clock ne,
morning that the vast train Of carriages "a
tied through tia streets Of the neat lit
town Of
4 CoRDovA. -,
Inasmuch as telegraphlc information hi
been sent on Of The approach ofthe Empero
the city was partially illuminated even
that early hour, aud a number ofpeople ne
still lingering about the streets to see tt
entry Of the Emperor. Mrs. .A1monte, Il
F wife of General A1monte, WAS here awattin
her duties ns Indy in waiting on her Majest
a considerable number Of other Mexicans,
both eexes, aspiring to rank and nobilit
wero also on band to see his Majesty's b
hests, and thus to win for themselves tt
GRIND Cross Of the Order Of Guadalupe.
TIE GRAND 7E DEUM.
At hnlf past ten o'clock, after some nece
sary repose bad been taken, the new sovc
e{gn6 eigni1ed their desire to proceed to tx
cathedral, and to give thanks to God for the
| safe arrival In their new empire. In the trt
part Of thepFog1alnme this should have bee
done In Vera Cruz, immediately after toucl
ing the soil; but 1t was feared that unplea
ant thoughts Of yellow fever and black 7om
might have intruded upon the imperial in
beneficial effects of 1e Dam, and so ths
. holy act was postponed for more CONVEX
lent SEASON. High mass was accordingly sal
at the parish church Of Cordova, aud II
Emperor, Empress and the whole househo1t
} guards, escort and everybody attended. Th
being concluded, the Emperor. returned
the palace, where he received the member
Of the Ayuntamiento and other authoritit
!: Of the city, making brief addresses to thel
In reply to their ferycnt congratulations q
his safe arrival. On the evening Of the BaI
+ day grand banquet took place, at which q
. | nnRr
by the express desire Of tho Emperor tn
| | Indian Alcades were also invited. His Ma
I | estJ's kindness to the native races is not To-
upon the people, who regard in this sign
the advancement OF their children from Il
i | baseness and Ignorance in which they lsa'
been hitherto held.
DEPARTURE FOR oRIzABA.
Early next morning, the 31st Of Mny, Il
cortege again moved out of Cordovn, on
siderable wealth and Importance. There "
no enthusiasm to speak Of marking the
Mnjestfes' departure, though the peop
: seemed pleased at the gaycty and magni
cence of the surroundings The French 81
. diers, as usual, loudly shouted "Viye PEI
L noise, and the carriages rolled OF in clol
: of dust and smoke A little after noon, t
party arrived at Orizaba, trayersing sou
= ugly mountains nnd gul1fes in the transit, /
:. terepersed with some fine bridges, built
l the Spaniards, over roaring streams of watt
r A deputation Of the citizens Of Orizaba car
T ont to some distance beyond the gates to ]
+ through decorated streets and squares to t
Q doors Of tho Cathedral, where large nul
J. Der Of ecclesiastics, dressed Ia their Fl
j eocerdotaI robes, were awaiting his Arriyl
: Among these reverend gentlemen were
: Bishops Of Vera Cruz and Puebla, who
J, his Majesty into the interior Of tha Cathedl
and seated him under canopy express
+ provided for the occasion. The Domino $
. run, fac lmperoforem vas then chanted vi
t great solempity, and the services conclud
q | with the other rites of the Roman Catho
r Church.
9 INTERVAL SIGHT SEEING.
!, After service the Emperor was taken to t
: palace, and the same programme Of rect
i. lions, Sc, went over again, On the follo
n ing day, after mass. the Emperor and E
# press went ont on q visit to the hosPita
"a latter the female. They also visited 50
Il schools as there ase in the place, giving G.
'r tuities to the urchins, with which they VT
= one md all highly delighted. Later in
;. day his Majesty also visited the prison,
!. act which seemed to have been foreseen
Il the prisoners, as some Of the poor fello
n had rot up some rough decorations over tn
= spr5gs Of wild flowers, and anything else tt
= they could lay their hands upon. As soon
~ they recognized the Emperor, from the
Il erence paid him by his attendants, few
- the prisoners knelt down, designing to k
+ his feet. BE, however, resolutely bade th
- arise, telling them that, though men must
/. ways respect authority, they must never
~ into and carefully examined the dormitori
=, I sup peeffnfr improvements and on taEinE