cipal street into the "grande place" or square, one entire side of which is occupied by the "Capitole" or "Hall of the Municipalite," a very large building of white stone, on the top of which they had hoisted the white flag; but it was curious to observe that it waved over a bust of the Emperor Napoleon, which I suppose they had either forgot to remove or had not had time to take down. All the balconies round the square, every window, and even the house-tops were crowded with well-dressed females, crying "Vive le Roi!" and "Vive les Bourbons!" The national guards with the white cockade and colours paraded the streets, and in the square two regiments of British cavalry were drawn out to receive Lord Wellington with due honours. About half past 9 o'clock our old general Sir Thomas Picton rode across the square with laurels in his hat: he was greeted as he passed, and shortly afterwards, the approach of Lord Wellington being announced, the cavalry trumpets were sounded and swords drawn, while the procession entered the square in the following order. The Spanish General Alava, In Spanish uniform, crowned with laurels. In a blue surtout coat, white waistcoat, and cocked hat, Without laurels. The Adjutant-General. The Quarter-Master General Three General Officers. Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Lord W. Russell, Lord G. Lennox. The mayor of Toulouse in full dress, with white sash, rode on the right of the procession: the air rang with cries of "Vive Lord Wellington!" "Vive le Roi!" and "Vive les Bourbons!" Lord Wellington was rendered very conspicuous by the restiveness of his horse, which on entering the square reared on its hind legs and literally danced over the ground. His Lordship carried his hat in his hand the whole of the time, and bowed to the people until the procession had entered the court yard of the " Capitole," where he was received by cipal street into the "grande nd square, one entire side of whic that it waved over crowded "Vive The an S Sir warched L no amily given ne present ear the white ver spared no pains several of them fixed des on their white to indicate Rowland Hill with his corps over the great bridge and army rough the town, following the French which had gone in the direction of Ville Franque, a place about eight leagues distant, where (it was said) they had another fortified position. The rest of our army encamped on the field of battle, our division spreading along the banks of the canal. I pitched my tent a grass-plat on near the river, and close to the ruins of some houses which had been burnt during the action. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon dispatches arrived from Paris by an officer, who as he passed through the town to Lord Wellington's quarters, announced the news of peace; and shortly afterwards the following AN OFFICER 331 eing made public and proclaimed Substance of the Bulletin published at Toulouse on the "On the 30th March, the grand allied army, under the Emperor of Russia and King of Prussia, having arrived in the vicinity of Paris, a battle was fought on the heights of Belle Ville and Mont Martre, in which the allies were victorious, and Paris surrendered by capitulation. "On the 31st March, the Emperor of Russia and King of Prussia entered Paris in triumph at the head of their victorious armies, with Marshals Blucher and Swartzenburgh. "On the 1st April the Emperor Napoleon being declared prisoner at Fontainbleau, the national guards and people of Paris offered their allegiance to the royal house of Bourbon, the authority of which was now restored under an executive government. Hostilities ceased, and an embassy was dispatched to England to invite Louis XVIII. to return to the throne of his ancestors. Marshals Berthier, Massena, Ney, Marmont, Victor, Jourdan, Mortier, Macdonald, &c. &c. declared for the new government, and the armies were mounting the white cockade." the principal inhabitants of the town, and the ceremony ended. As yet we knew nothing of the restoration of the royal family at Paris, and Lord Wellington had given orders that no officer should for the present accept from the people or wear the white cockade: the people however spared no pains to compliment us, for several of them fixed little black cockades on their white to indicate an union. Sir Rowland Hill with his corps now marched over the great bridge and through the town, following the French army which had gone in the direction of Ville Franque, a place about eight leagues distant, where (it was said) they had another fortified position. The rest of our army encamped on the field of battle, our division spreading along the banks of the canal. I pitched my tent on a grass-plat near the river, and close to the ruins of some houses which had been burnt during the action. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon dispatches arrived from Paris by an officer, who as he passed through the town to Lord Wellington's quarters, announced the news of peace; and shortly afterwards the following |