, 1866-10-16

from all sides. The King f,rthwi.h directed
hls splendid, prancine black eharges-kuown
In tho crest battle--to the sests Of lie
wounded, within a few feet from where at,
How are {ou, children ?'' be exclaimed as
he drew near. I'VE are At the End Of our
gEestest troubles now. b cheerful. You
wm soon BE- .eil ~ again. I VIII take care Of
iunity oftaking good look At Willam T..
and you msy believe me Improved It. He
Is certainly ane-fooking old man. With bis
Wcli-cut, intellectual features, clear blue
eyes, grey, hair. moussaehe and wills
tSe IT, ..sae saa b: Is esss1 position in
commanding aguFs- :LiIe al The nillta-5,
he was dressed in plain deld uniform, and
Of insignia be wore but the o.tpgc scarf Of
the order OF the Black Eakle- As hare
since bad occasion TO observe, be appears =
owing to the shortnees Of bis s,sture. The
Crown Prince eecmedta very plain looking
parsonage, with mild expression Il. counts-
nance set In light ha{r and very large
Ehiskers, Of an English cnt. Ptince Frcder-
3ck cha1les appeared IN the pni5otm Of the
CHIEF Hr has full, httlsh, good INSURED
face, brown hair, and sports moustacbc and
goatee.
TMK QUEEN AND pR1ScEssEs.
The king and suite. amer tarry1n6 few
minutes, continued on through the gate. He
bad hardly disappeared under It, when there
dashed into the square three or four fore
riders, In gorgeous livery, closely followed
by long string Of court carriages, drawn by
eix, fonr, and two horsea, ffled with the
female members Of the royal family and
ladies In waiting. Flrat came the Queen and
the Crown Princess, With the children Of the
latter. Then the Queen Dovsger- Next
several Processes and the Grnnd Duchess
Of MecklenburR, and other Invited gueata-
The ne corfege vas yoctieronsly cheered a II
drnxe @ @ranldiy past. An the ,o5al and
ground, known "a the Kings Place, a short
distance from the gate, where tbs troops
that vera to enter the city. that day
Awaited them, AaSeAdy formed for revieR.
They had two hours tramp from their
camp camp near s Grossnressn, but found p1ent!tral
oftriumph, thanks to tho lIberality Of the
city authorities and pirate parties There
the warriors also found several wagon loads
Of wFeaths and bouquets, WhcreWith they
colors and guns. This King aud suite as well
as the royal party in the carriages, were re-
celved By the troops, formed In columns OF
regiments, With hur1ahs, presented arms,
dropping colors, aud the din Of dozen
bands playing .'Hau to the King" The
past the yasions teeimenta1 fronts, followed
BY the carriages, and then ordered the whole
force on the ground-abont thlsty-two thou
sand, Infantry, cavalry and artnlery.-to he
formed into column Of march, and put him
self At the head Of 1t. The royal ladies
drove back to the royal palace, from the
balcory of which they witnessed the
march.
THE VICTORIOUS ARAr.
It was half past eleven, when stir at the
gate signallzed the approach Of the troops.
First entered through the the arch Of til.
umph Field Marshal ron Wrangel, followed
by all tho General, Staff, and other officers
stationed in the Capital, and 4 number of
English, French, Russian, italian and other
foreign officers. Next came, riding In one
OF Major Of Landwehr-C Cuirassiers, General
Won Moltke, General von Room, the Minister
Of War, General yon Toights-Rhetz, Prince
Frederick Charles Chief Of staff, and Gene
raj vou Blamenthal, the Crown Princes
Chief Of STAFF. The public had been made
to believe By newspaper reports that the
Ainistcr President would not be able to par
ticIpate In the festivities In consequence Of
his neuralgia complaints. Els unexpected
appearance called forth stoFm Of h1rrahs.
Immediately behind the last mentioned dis
Issued from the portal, the bands struck up
Thousands. that saw him appear, Joined, af-
ter shouting, wavfpg hate and handketchiefs
and throwing boqnets and wreaths to their
the Crown Prince. and the Princes Fseder-
lex Charles, Charles, Albrecht, Adalbert and
Alexander. Behind these rode al the army
sns % eg1ps Hs"@andeFs R,t.ii III Rasqs Sens
stein, Schmidt, and Mulbe. From tho gate
the king turned to the right toward the
maidens, Who we're Awssting him, headed BY
their speaker and three Of the fair. ones,
carrying three laurel wrcaths on three
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found reverence, reclted short poem TO
which the king replied Ladies'. II Is doub-
II gratifying to one Of my age to be 50 kindly
welcomed By the younger Of the fair se1. I
thank you therefore heartily for your kind
words and the wreath which am prond to
the cushions, without dtsmonnting. and turn
Ing to the Crown Prince aud Prince Frederick
Charles, handed one to each. All three hung
them On their right arms. Continuing hfs
way across the Place after this ceremony,
amidst uninterrupted cheering, he Was stop
ped again at the entrance ofthe Linden alleys
by the Ohrobadgermeisten, Who delivered
himself ofa rather lengthy address Of vel
come, to which the king responded briefly,
thankiug the chief magistrate for himself
and his army for the magnificent reception.
The King then resumed hls course along the
ria sriu,aphalis to the Jnhlie Place, between
the old Palace and the Opera House, whore
he took position with his brilliant suite,
under The stat1e Of General Blucher, 10 view
the march Of the troops.
cRDEn or MARCH.
A. the head Of the column rode squadron
Of heid Eensdarmes military poltce)-7'l of
whom rank as snoD-comm1ssloned officers. and
are soldiers oflong service Then came Gen
nsnder-in-chief Of tho pasadsng column, With
numerous stat. Next twelve Of the cap
tured Austrian flags Nere carried by f6e
non~commissioned officers and ,privates, who
had taken them in battle. Directly behtud
fantFy Of the Guards. in the following order !,
First, Second and Third Regiments Of the
Line; Battalion Of FastlccrB; Fourth Rert-
meut Of the Line. All thcse organizations
belonged to the very oldest Of tie Prussian
army. The Guards tn Prussia, As evcFywhe.e
else In Europe, consist Of men selected with
the greatest care from the conacrIpts at large.
These men are distinguished by ar1e physidue
and perfect drill and discipline. The uniform
of the Guards Is distinguished from that Of
The res. Of the amy only bs two gold or sill
AZ, ard sleeve cuffs. The. regularity of
with BY the narrowncss of the portal
ol the Brandsnbu1gcr Gate, Through which
~ =. .a tas TO Troops had to pas. They had to
ny fronts to sections outside, and agaIn from
the Inter into the former inside Of the Gate.
But after reforming on the Pariser Platz the
parade march waa continued with 81 the per-
feet precision Of movement, which tho Prus-
SANG arm Of any other army In the world,
Each of the Prussian infantry regiments con
sists Of two hattalions Of IN aggregate
strength Of nearly four thousand men. But
| thiuned out In the battles near Trautcnau on
the 18th Of June. and in the decisive assault
npon the heights Of ChlAm In the battle OF
horntRgratz, and no more than three. 8fths Of
the normal strength paraded. Many wound
| ed officers and men marched In line. Many
com mpanles werc led by non-comralxslnnea e
6eers, III o1aterd having been disabled In the
| campaign Several Of the battalllpns were
followed By tirnadityss drrsse in the regi-
| mental uniform. A number Of Berlin BOYS
from love Of adventure during the whole
! campaign were also with the Guards.
The Infantry Of the Gusrd vas followed BY
| battalion Of the guard Of the Grand Duke
Of Aecklenburg. the most faithful ally OF
PEusslA-dne looking, stalwart, we'll step
rem tn arms, with the exception Of the caps,
which were after the pattern Of the Austrian
Depis. Behind the Meckleuburgers march.
cd : combined battalion made up Of the fist
army, and In the army 81 the Elbe, that dis.
upgulshed themselves most In the cam paIzn.
Then came the reserve artillery Of the corps
q the Guard, and aftcr It the battalion oi
ChAsseurs Of the Guard. NEXT in nrler WAS
the heaFy caEalrJ Of the Gnard, led by Prince
Albfecht- First the regiment of the BED
Hnssars, tho finest body Of light cavalry In
the PEossian army, presented = splendid
sight with lts scarle& uniforms and gilt lzce
facinE1 and trimmings. More magnificent
still WAS the eTeEimenI Of the Gdrdes du Cbrps,
the flower Of the PruasiAn service, all men oi
large stature, on powerful horses, In xhIte
uniforms with red faciugs, shining gold plat.
ed breast pieces, and helmets aud high
sless, In white costs, ind steel helmets and
h5ea5t plates-a1so a picked body of men.
The rear was brought up by combined
squsdTon,. composed Of half companies oI
each aralty regiment that had served With
the arst army and the army Of the Eibe.