NAPOLEON AT ET2FURTs FOR THE PHILADELPHIA aA-
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Napoleon had brought to Erfnrs the prin- cipaf actors of the French theatre Talma, Miss Duchesnois, Miss Mars, the beauti- fll Georges, and the charming Bourgoing, playing several times week before the august assembly of Emperors, and Kings, oongreeated at this place. 4 ssna!! sbaa- ire discovered ii the old Jesuit college, had been arranged for the purpose, with promp- titude and elegance truly French. Box tickets for each representation were distri- buted among the foreign and native ladies. But it was difficult to obtain them. My friends and myself, to procure them, were obliged 10 carry on long correspondence with our acquaintances, belonging to the suite of the Grand Duke of Weimar.- Through them, after great .exertion on their part, we obtained tickets for the tragedy of Oedpus. in which Talma, and Mademoi- selle Raucourt were to perform.

 Our party went in carriages from Weimar to Erfurt. We left our tickets at the inn, where we stopped, and set out for a psome- made. The overwhelming mass of people in the street soon obliged US to return, we were supplied on finding two had disap- peared. We moved every thing in the rooms, but the tickets had gone. A tavern boy had probably profited by them, for the theatre ticket had given rise to considera- blle blle traffic; strangers arriving iii the city, without acquaintanees, gave frequently for them louis dor piece.

 

 An! if we only had some officers with us, said, with a sigh, the youngest of the company, for a soldier with deeora- ton was equal to ticket. It was an ex- ceiienf idea. Among our acquaintances at Erfurt, we quickly found some officers, and it was under their protection that we approached the theatre, through the crowd which beset it's avenues. At the top of the stairs we were received by a soldier of the guard, with a frightful physiognomy, who distributed our company in several boxes, which as yet, were nearly empty.

 I was fortunate enough to be placed with two of my friends, in the front of box near tic stage, from whence we conl9l see distinctly all that passed in the pit.-I We congratulated ourselves on our good fortune: but ou joy was not of long duration. The h6xes near us were crowed gradually 10 excess. The doors of our own were suddenly opened; swhatp cried angrily the soldier, or gen d'arne, l Inow mol which, nn- der whose guidance we had our seats what, three women upon three chairs

 