The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-16

want OF sumcent crew: but whatever the cause may
have bcen the french navy rather poor figure on
the occasion
LANDING.
Soon after had passed the casabianca we arrived
under the batteries OF the Forte Casteo placed at
tie waters edge undes the cathedral which, IN tue
distance the battery seems part Here the city re-
ception proper began with the royal salute from the
guns N battery and the thunder 0. the artillery
nounced arrival there along the shore well
coming cheer, flags dipped aud the whiz and
crack OF the rockets supplement the general
ann The piers crowded with people, as were the
steamers and shipping Every coienc OF vantage had
been seized upon. and where there was evidence
Of genuine and good feeling toward the
reigns who FOR tho first titnc visited the imperial
province Of Para The approach temporary
landing place was blocked by n crowd of small boats,
and some difficulty experienced ~ getting the La
Seyne IN close enough enable their MaJcsties 70
land without using the imperial barge. which the En-
peror seemed indisposed To call into active service
From The deck OF the La scync We commanded a
splendid view OF the quays and piers where
the people assembled In vast numbers. One OF
the piers had been covered over and steps made de-
scendng down 10 the water covered with mat
ting. Here assembled the commander OF the
forces, who was distngushable from afar by his pan
ache rel and white feather the Bishop and many
the civil, military and naval Authorities, VINO are a
host in themselves. While waiting TO disem
bark. the Emperor stood at the buwarks, acknow
sdging the cheers and demonstrations of the citizens,
while volcys ofareworks poured over rs fast and
furious The air 0led with The falling rocket
sticks, and Is really wonderful how we escaped being
I struck. At il was the Empress had quite
A MARROW KscArE,
just before landing rocket stick Tell on the deck,
not eighteen inches from where she was seated. The
gunboat after some delay, got close enough TO the
steps TO enable plank to be laid but here another
slight difficulty occurred, as the only plank hand
was very narrow and had been intended
more Tor ornament than use. Another
was found however but much thinner than the first,
so that IT easy for the Empress to get
across. However the gentlemen the pier, seeing
the difficulty CALAMITY advanced down the steps, as
TO assist Her Majesty in descending. The rest OF the
party scrambled as best they could without ac-
cident. When their Majcsties foot the pier they
were Immediately surrounded by persons anxious to
welcome them, and it was with difficulty that way
could he made through the crowd each one OF whom
desired TO go through
THE CEREMONY or MAO
hand kissing address his fluctuations to the i'm
pcral party. In their anxiety get the imperial
pair tho Parancse treated the suite very cavalIcry
struggle Or. Maccdo go, separated from me, and few
moments later the HERALD correspondent the
visconde dc BON Retire. who had also bcen swept to
the rear by the surging crowd He suffer ng from
hurt in his knee ana could not keep up. but after
good deal OF pushing the yisconle succeeded in get
ting place IN the carriage OF one OF his friends. II
was only short distance from the landing place to
the quay, wnere TIMBER OF vehicles assembled
for the Of the suite Hero Vice Admiral Delamare,
DR. de Souza Foutes and Or. Maccdo were encoun-
tered and the Admiral kindly offered o place ! his
carriage TO the HERALD correspondent
IMPERiA. PROGRESS.
While we had been struggling tOgct to tho vehicles
through the crowd the Emperor and Empress had
entered their carriage the PROCESSION formed with
troop of anccrs battalion Of infantry and full bat
terry ofartillcry leading the way The strains OF the
military bands. the cheers Of the people, the rushing
OF the crowd Of men, women and children through the
streets, tho din OF fireworks, combined with tho
aspect OF tho town. tho decoration of the houses
and the animated interest taken by every one in the
pageant made the AT ssrkingy impressive,
and, at tho time, somewhat bizarre. The
sis,ants were made up OF tubloodcd Indians, with
long. black hair. small eyes, and square fiat face.
Negroes black ebony, and faces where the pink
white OF tho northern cmes appeared in strange
trast with the rainbow hucd crowd among which they
were seen. But the vast majority belonged
not 10 the white races but 10 the
mixed bloods and various and subtio
the divisions that white seemed TO fado naturally
into yellow yellow into red and red into black, that
the xhole gamut OF color was through by transit
tions delicate that rather puxzng decide
where stopped and another began. The pop
uation of Para Is in fact human mosaic, well nigh
perfect artistically speaking.
THANKSGIVING.
erected, and under this the procession passed. All
business suspended and every either in
the streets or IN the windows From the balconies Of
the houses either side suspended bright col
orcd drapcry which served relieve tho dngy aspect
OF the town and mpart to the pcturcsaucncss
that otherwise would have been wanting Entering
the Largo do Palaco the procession proceeded the
Cathedral OF San Juan Baptista where solemn prayer
OF thanksgiving offered up for the safe arrival OF
the imperial party. The church crowded with pco-
pie the galleries with tho elite of the female popula.
ton, while the i9nobie ragus and tho authorities
crowded the great aisle OF the sanctuary. The in
terror decorations in the usually awdry
OF South American churches, which, in matter OF the
beautiful, leaves everything to be desired. In the
chancei dais had been erected for the Emperor and
Empress. where thoy stood during the ceremony the
centre oc attraction for the thoughts OF the curious
/ crowd.
EXCURSION.
On the conclusion Of the ceremony at the cathedral
which, obedience hint. had been made as short
possible, the procession reformed and in
the direction OF the Palacio Before holding his re-
cepon at the Presidential palace the Emperor and
Empress in the steam cars 70 visit Nossa Senhora
do Nazareth church situated In pretty suburb out.
side OF the city, where the pious are won't to make
plgrimages IN acknowledgment OF favcrs already
tn t,tfr
favor Three attached to the engine two
open al either extremity and the centre closed
intended for tho imperial party. AS soon as their
nsjes,cs had taken their places the crowd invaded the
two end cars shutting or the responsibilities CON-
plcely The result OF this movement was that their
majestes accompanied their excursion by
yelling and enthusiastic crowd OF colored sub
jccts the being packed In way that would have
caused envy In the breast OF Third avenue con-