New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-27


IL was very respectable, we-composed crowd ma II
seemed foreigner able Judge only hy the DIRE
OF ITS component PARTICLES and by thcir general hearing
There was nothing arstosr,tici ia its ccmposton: tho
~ tier classes rs tlc French shone by their absence
Bordeaux put themselves at all forward at tho present
tine they seeluae themselves In their country houses
tensve and magnificent wnc-ccsrs aud they Sc EN- 10
no ID state Q, oosds or pCnting very gicvcd at tho
war; very msteu OF the Government, very sofry for
themselves and their city, invaded by Gambetta aud
bis ,, staff a.. nt the head Of Republican army Of
and sunless, and tho streets were covered with
roSsn sn n nnt the people we're net to 10
were nue AID tucr toes must have been like iccIes they
stood tseir ground ana more came on ard presently
Comedy sqnoYc-a Pecady--down TO considerably be-
how hS P ,s, Now Il was from balcony Of this
everybody was eager to get 10 it rs possible.
me r2ural consequence Was forward pressure of the
aa psesing and 20 to seas knesdipg togcther Of Che
have bees even more numerous. 1 hsvo seen n good
mere tightly packed than that which looked down
yesterday. You might walk their heads" ia the
ard weuld rather say that one might have thrown
n0Gerasn s1ea ol any who're among the crowd with
ard fitted into each other were tito people.
Ineed not tell yon that there the crowd
id they begin repent tsmcTity. seat
Sng has ss n%oeTs s tho
and the scarlet hood which forms the usual and much
section of tee street in front OF the hotel tho most
tightly racedand there was considerable agtation
hart among the multitude. bubbered In ror;
Der OF made Demonstrations az the windows OF tho
GicHlt catch among the hubbub and uproar various
cor1eotures were haSaried "a to what acy meant
of struggling and hafalntiDg women, and OF who
had relieved them Of the children they bore in their
working their t. tho hotel and the crowd in
sisted its doors being opened. They burst In,
Eoed IN. and Tsre Passe! ont at back door ana
caused saS is oy weaker elements aS A again SSHs
good humoTed and carorous for the coming OF
Of HSlS roSa S rs@as ana e
boy in complete Zouaye uniform, sat out the whole
but, with these exceptions, the monstrous, heaying
hrorg was entirely composed Of men. All the windows
commanding a view OF the scene were damned inl OF
heads. and OF these the majority female. Theirs
some lively skirnShns between TIC crow aud tho
guard AZ The Prefecture which latter bad no small din.
ey III holding lie ground aud at last the great gates OF
the building bad to DC closed Then tho windows OF the
principal beccnY opened, aud the Delegate Coy:
a. Ccmieux rested hs elbows upon the parset Of tho
balcony. looking benevolent usual and as wopoasci
if had been exalted 10 30 ruler oi France In less
oublous and dangerous times and beside him appeared
the dark Italian features black beard and bury figure
cf tEA lion Of the day. Leon Gambctta himself Tho
crowd chee,ed and the exeitoment at its hight An
which proceeded the Gironde to-day informs us from
the true organizers of the manifestation, read tho
balcony by M Cadue described Of the prescribed
Of tho "a of December.
H. Gambeita Ind every reason think, to ee grat1ed
with the reception he yesterday met with from very
large portion OF the adult male population or BordeauS
The Gefcuse OF the country t5 Row Tie great bnsicss IN
hand and cordial welcome could not he IefuS ed to the
man who has tOed as lie has done, indefatgably and
Increasingly, 20 organize IL andrencr il eicaeoas under
difficulties 70 which history hardly affords Va parallel
lis measured may not always have been successful
Of HIS decisions ry have been too hastily taken;
not few persOs be OF opinion tnat Inc would BET
ter employed ais talents In eEGeay0ring TO bring
abou. tan in striving Tor tho means OF carrying
on But he cannot be denied the merit Of cNtra-
ordinary courage and energy OF inoCGigebe aTpiea-
ton. and Of o. work such AS few mon possess
listened atentivey, during the whole OF yesterdays
proceedings, for predominant cry but wac unable 70
detect one The crowd cried Vice! PIrc" but cid
not hear them add ia RfpHbiQue" On rCre than one
ion they shouted ftpe Gd0oeq ~ but they could
hardly do less, and confess 1 expected stronger
demonstration IN ayOr OF him personally. Mbeh lie iad
finished Lis speech and retired from tEe balcony OF the
Prefecture the windows were shut anu the crowd began
quietly dispense portion Of it remained IN front OF
the house, not very large portion as waiting 70 see
him left them there, but aftefward heard
fresh shouting and peGS and was Informed that they
kept their ground for nearly an hour, wnen OanDetta
again showed himself, spoke few words " them, ana
recommended them to 30 home. EN- told tIat thcie
then were cries OF FiUe la epukique" At previous
time response 10 passages OF his speech, there were
cries OF Vice la France! Wire Paris ana see tiat
tue Republican papers in .her report record cries Of
Wire Ia Rsoubli,e 20 SO suppose these were uttered,
nude upon that t!Te scRnty symptoms OF
Republican enthusiasm but great deal OF patriotic
feeling and strong marks Of goodwill toward the man
who Icust faiess be admitted 10 have done moro Tor
tue defense vi TIE country tsn any OtEer now cut OF
Paris