Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-08-04
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Mexico.
The triumphant entry of Maximil'

The triumphant entry OF Maximilli-
an into the Mexican capital took place
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on Sunday the 18th
of June. A writer who was present
says: ....a ".- .N' 90.
Such brilliant sight has seldom
been seen in Mexico as the appear
ance of the city on this occasion. The
streets selected for the imperial tran
sit were decorated in the most profuse
and dazzling styles Of beauty and
splendor. Every building. public or
private, was closed and hung with
flags and banners, mingled with fes.
toons of flowers. The streets and
public places were lined with soldiers,
French for the most part. Balconies
and windows commanding a view of
the line of march brought fabulous
prices. Churches and church towers
were gandily decorated, while the
bells of the cathedral and other edit
ces kept up continual clangor. The
palace and public buildings in the
square were sumptuously ornamented,
and portraits of the Emperor and EN-
press appeared at many of the win
dows. TO give full idea of the va.
rious decorations of the streets would
occupy much more space than is ne
cessary. But it must be confessed
that it was a brilliant and successful
affair, so far as the mere display OF
taste was concerned, though it was
not accompanied by the genuine en-
thusiasm Of free people.
The arrival Of the Emperor was
made known by salvos of artillery
from in front of the Pontales, and as
he rode along in an open carriage,
with the Empress by his side, the Ia
dies from the balconies and azolcas
showered down rose leaves and gold
and silver leaves upon them in great
profusion. 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 in the streets, on the balco-
MES and on the housetops. There
was, however. no cheering or riUas.
though the women in many cases
waved their handkerchiefs and small
flags, both French and Mexican. The
Emperor rode along the Gale San
Francisco to Gale Potrero, and thence
direct to the cathedral. where the bish-
ops were prepared to conduct him to
the throne there erected for him. The
crowds gathered about the square aud
the palace at this time were very
large. but there was not the slightest
manifestation Of excitement. The en-
thusiasm, if it can be so called, was
confined exclusively to the French res
idents and their friends, and the nu-
inerous employees of the Government /;
but IT Is fact that, beyond o natural
curiosity, the people proper did not
seem to care anything at all about the
advent OF the Emperor. On the con.
trary, many Of the Mexicans were
most anxious TO impress upon foreign
ers present in Mexico the difference
between the reception Of Gonzalez
Ortega and that Of Macmillan.
In The Imperial Palace the Emperor
received all his friends and adherents
after mass, and presented the most
conspicuous among them TO the En-
press. On several he conferred the
Order of Guadalupe, among others
Gen. Mcjia, who has given in his ad-
hcsion to the empire. Then banquet
ing and feasting began. and continued
for the rest of the day, save during
the hours when the Emperor went out
for an evening ride in the Alameda or
groves at the end of the city.
On the arrival Of Prince Maximilli-