The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-07-02

Russia 8. AcGRAvATIsG'' FRASCE-The Paris cor
respondent Of the st. Louis Republican,, writing on
the 9Th of April, narrstes the followlng
A strong outburst of ill-feeling h. been created
this morning. by intelligence OF an incident which
has just taken place at 81. Petersburg. Inc Flftieth
Anniversary of the entrance of the Russian army
into Paris, in 1915, has been celebrated there with
a significance not likely to be passed over without
remark by a nation so sensitive on the subject OF
military disasters as the French. In the first place,
the above an niversary is said, like that OF the battle
of Waterloo in London, TO have been allowed to fall
into oblivion for the last two OF three years Its
resuscitstion alone, therefore, is a fact 10 b. noticed.
But more than this, the reestabilshment or the fes-
tival has been accompanied with one or two circum-
stances of a peculiarly aggravating nature in the
eyes Of Frenchmen. In a special order OF the day,
addressed to the Russian Imperial Guard, the differ
ent regiments which were to take part In the review
held by the Emperor in memory Of the occasion were
directed TO display the standards used in the reign
Of Alexander /, " on the occasion Of the anniversary
of the capture of Paris" and invitations TO the table
of the Emperor were issued to :" all the veterans in
st. Petersburg who had taken part in the campaign
of 1914"
Nor was this all. The Iualide Russo, a strong
Government organ, published on the day before the
anniversary an article of anything but a courteous
character towards this country. "1n the capital
which our victorious warriors entered in triumph"
it says, g the vainglorious French have erected every
where monuments of their victories. Even recently
Sebastopol has decorated one of the boulevards OF
Paris with its ill-omened name. We do not build
such monuments in our capital. The standards OF
our enemies. which drape the vaults of our temples,
testify sufficiently to the heroism Of our soldiers"
Then Darrating the long series of victories which
brought the Russian armies to the banks of the Seine
and within the walls of the French capital, the
Russian journal concludes by saying " Thus IT was
that our Emperor revenged the destruction of Mos
cow 20 Such language is certainly not allowed to
be used by the press at St. Petersburg without 8
mo.ive; and if the object has been TO arouse French
indignation, that end has assuredly been most fully
attained. for the public here is furious.
GARIBALDI's ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION IN LONDON.
-Garibaldi arrived in London on the 11th of April,
and had a most enthusiastic reception. At every
step he was greeted with cheers by an immense null
titude, and FIVE hours were occupied by the procession
in marching from the railway station to the Duke of
Sutherland's maGsion-a distance of two or three
miles. The London Times observes that it was q
w~orkingman's reception from first to last and calls
it {" liberal Interpretation of what a peoples WEI
come means"
The General wore the uniform i'm which he has
always appeared in public in England-that which he
wore as leader of the Montevidean Italian legion-a
plain gray capote and Garibaldi hat and red tunic.
His rest in the Isle of Wight made a considerable i'm
provement in the bronzed, hardy vigor of his aspect,
as compared with the tired and travel-worn look he
wore when he landed at Southampton. His lame
ness, however, seemed as permanent as when he
limped from the Ripon. and without the aid of his
stick it was evident that walking would be q slow and
most laborious effort.
As he advanced up the platform to the place where
be was to receive the addresses, ladies sometimes
offered their hands to him over the barriers, and
then his ordinarily sad expression of countenance At
once changed, as with the most winning courtesy he
turned to press their hands, and always had for each
fair partisan n word or two of English to thank them
for the honor they did him. A little child was put
forward to present him with a boquet; but he scarcely
looked at the flowers, as with the most perfectly
natural and fatherly manner he took the child in his
arms, kissed it, patted its curls, and tried as we'll as
he was able to speak to it in English. Little as this
incident was, it was so unexpected, and, above all,
SO perfectly simple and natural, that it did more than
elicit applause-it seemed to establish familiar and
domestic relation between Garibaldi and al. the ladies
present. For the rest of the way down the platform
he seemed almost bewildered by the intense enthusi-
asm of his welcome, but once on the dais, he turned
with the simple dignity that is natural to him. and
with his calm, melancholy look, remained to receive
the addresses.
After the formal reception, Garibaldi found a rest
ing place at Stafford House, where the Duke of
Sutherland gave him a hearty welcome. and the Earl
of Shaftesbury and other members of the nobility
were in waiting to offer their congratulations.