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BPB.763.026
19 Sep 1763:12 (318)
New-York, Sept. 12. Paris, June 27. His majesty's
equestrian statue was opened on the 20th, amidst the
acclamations of an innumerable crowd, among whom the
governor of Paris threw a large sum of money on the
occasion. In the evening the whole square was illuminated.
At the four corners of it were placed four fountains of
wine, which was given, together with bread and meat to the
populace, who danced all night to the music placed in
orchestras erected at each fountain.
The University of Paris, to express their zeal on the
conclusion of the peace, made an extraordinary procession on
the 23d, from the church of the Mathurins to the church of
St. Roch, where Te Deum was sung, the Archbishop of Paris
officiating in his pontificalia.
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