Show NAPOLEONS GRAND reviews fE VIEWS the last was at the alio ol of tho the hundred days Cam palan it was customary with napoleon to review lifis his troops frequently even in time of peace and always before a great battle these events sometimes assumed the name of granil grand reviews and were held in the public squares of paris the last of those these says the chicago cao ca o herald was on the of march 1815 in the place du carrousel on the anniversary of the birth of the king of eoma and included all the troops then in paris it was the beginning of the famous hundred days of napoleon Ka the inc emperor having passed through every rank formed themselves into square battalions and were addressed in these words soldiers I 1 returned to franco with only twelve hundred men because I 1 relied relie dupon upon the love of the people and the remembrance of me cherished by the veteran troops I 1 have not been deceived in toy my expectations I 1 thank you soldiers the glory of all that is achieved is entirely duo due to the people and yourselves sly my only merit consists in having justly appreciated you we are on the point of marching arching in to drive from our territory the auxiliaries of foreign princes the nation will no doubt second our endeavors and follow our impulse the french people and myself rely upon you we will not meddle with the affairs of other nations but woe boebe be to those who interfere with us if they have six hundred thousand men we can oppose them with two million during the whole of the address which was somewhat extended the enthusiasm thusia sm of the soldiers was everywhere apparent and at its conclusion their expressions of approbation were reiterated for several minutes just as the review terminated a lady very elegantly dressed made her way toward the emperor bearing a scaled package in her hands which she presented to him requesting that it might not be opened until his return to the palace it was ivas afterward understood to contain bank bills to a can considerable sid erable amount the tribute of an unknown patriot in support of her country and the cause of the emperor |