. The journal of a British chaplain in Paris during the peace negotiations of 1801-2 from the unpublished ms.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. arly in the De-partment of the Seine. The Parisians continuedafter this to dedicate temples and build altarsto the heathen gods and goddesses especiallyupon their public Fetes. A decree was issuedat the end of the year VI commanding the shopsto be shut and all reverence to be paid on theDecadis and National Fete-days, and that nomarriages should be celebrated but on the Deca
. The journal of a British chaplain in Paris during the peace negotiations of 1801-2 from the unpublished ms.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. arly in the De-partment of the Seine. The Parisians continuedafter this to dedicate temples and build altarsto the heathen gods and goddesses especiallyupon their public Fetes. A decree was issuedat the end of the year VI commanding the shopsto be shut and all reverence to be paid on theDecadis and National Fete-days, and that nomarriages should be celebrated but on the Decadi.[Neither Mr. Dawson Warren, nor Mr. GeorgeJackson mention the marriage of Louis Bonaparteand Hortense Beauharnais, which was celebratedon 4 Jan. in the chapel of the Tuileries. Theceremony was performed by Cardinal Caprara andBonaparte was present.] Mr, Jackson officially received by the First Consul Jan. 5 1 This being the day of the second public parade and audience since our residence in Paris, and the first since Francis received his credentials, we expected a notice to attend the Chief Consul. ^ This somewhat important audience has entirely escaped thenotice of M. Albert Schuertnans. See liineraire, p. IIONAPARTE IN 1801-2 FROM A CONTEMPORARY EXGRAVING PURCHASED BY REV. DAWSONWARREN DURING HIS STAY IN PARIS MY PARIS JOURNAL i6i None came till one oclock. This was afterwardsaccounted for as an omission of one of the entered the Court of the Tuileries a few minutesbefore two. Francis wore a full Court dress, Hillthe regimentals of the Shropshire Militia, and Imy canonicals. My gown attracted a great dealof attention both out of doors and after we hadentered the Hall where the Corps Diplomatiquewere assembling. One of the Ambassadors askedFrancis if he always travelled with a confessor,and another asked him if I was a monk. Such athing as a clerical habit had not been seen inParis for many years. We waited in this Hallwalking about and conversing till the
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