Show NAPOLEONS GRAND REVIEWS the lat l at was at ahr vt tho hundred days calip dign it was customary with to review his troops frequently even in time of peace and althya a reat battle these events imes assumed alie name of grand rc bews and were held in the public squares ot o T paris the last of these says the ch cago gierald II erald was on the of march in the place tin carrousel on the anniversary of tha birth of of kome and included all the troops then in it was the beginning of the famous hundred dayse of napoleon the emperor having passed through every rank formed themselves into square battalions and were addressed in these words soldiers I 1 returned to france with only twelve hundred men because I 1 relied upon the love of the people and the remembrance of me cherished by the veteran troops I 1 have not been deceived in lay expectations I 1 thank you soldiers the due to the people and yourselves sly only merit consists in having justly appreciated you we are on the point of marching 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 be to who interfere 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 alie emperor bearing a sealed package in her hands which she presented to him requesting that it might not be opened until his return to the palace it was afterward understood to contain bank bills to a considerable sid erable amount the tribute of an unknown patriot in support of her country and the cause of the emperor |