. The journal of a British chaplain in Paris during the peace negotiations of 1801-2 from the unpublished ms. of the Revd. Dawson Warren, M. A., unofficially attached to the diplomatic mission of Mr. Francis James Jackson. once occupied by the armorialbearings of France, and by this simple and beauti-ful inscription, Laeso ac invicto Militi. Withinthe entrance of the building which is now en-cumbered with the wooden frame work fixedup for the illuminations of the late Fete is putup in large letters, l9i on shonore du titrede Citoyen. Louis XIV founded this establish-ment as a comfortable retre
. The journal of a British chaplain in Paris during the peace negotiations of 1801-2 from the unpublished ms. of the Revd. Dawson Warren, M. A., unofficially attached to the diplomatic mission of Mr. Francis James Jackson. once occupied by the armorialbearings of France, and by this simple and beauti-ful inscription, Laeso ac invicto Militi. Withinthe entrance of the building which is now en-cumbered with the wooden frame work fixedup for the illuminations of the late Fete is putup in large letters, l9i on shonore du titrede Citoyen. Louis XIV founded this establish-ment as a comfortable retreat for the woundedofficers and soldiers of his army, 3000 of whomcan be accommodated without building forms a large square, along thesides of which are apartments for the men, andothers of a superior kind for the officers. TheChurch, however, the gi-devant Church for it isnow the Temple of Mars, is the great object ofattention, and must have been a magnificentplace of worship. It stands opposite as you enterthe quadrangle. Rows of pillars and arches running down thewhole building divide it into three aisles andsupport the gallery. From the front of thisgallery and from the walls are suspended the. THE INVALIDES IN 1801-2 FROM A PLAN OBTAINED BY KEV. DAWSON WARREN MY PARIS JOURNAL 197 colours taken by the armies of France in thelate war. It is a very large collection, thoughan Englishman must derive great pleasure fromperceiving that this monument of national prideis decorated with very few flags taken from hiscountry. In the sanctuary where once stood thehigh-altar, ornamented with fine bronze statuesand glittering with gold is now a plain grecianaltar surmounted by a statue of Mars. Whata subject for reflection is this that in these en-lightened times the idolatry of the old Pagansshould triumph over the ruins of Papal super-stition. Round the upper part of the altar onwhich the statue sits, and which is circular, runsa border of antique swords supported by w
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