The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-30 00:00:00

FRAN CE.

The Constitutionnel publishes the following on the
late General Gourgaud :—" Gaspard Gourgaud was
born at Versailles on Sept. 14, 1783, in the midst of
the brilliant career of his maternal uncle, Henri
Gourgaud, the comedian, at whose house he was
brought up, and who was known in the annals of the
Theatre Francais by the pseudonyme of Dugazon.
After having been at the Polytechnic School and at
that of Metz, young Gourgaud entered, in 1801, the
6th foot artillery, and in 1803 became the aide-de-camp
of General Fouch6, who had discovered his abilities.
The battles of the Empire succeeded with wonderful
rapidity, and at Tabor, Austerlitz, Jena, Friedland,
Essling, and, above alt, Wagram, Gourgaud gave
proofs of an intelligence and courage which gained
him the honour of being appointed orderly-officer
to the Emperor. In that quality, he accompanied
him to Holland, and returned afterwards to France
to secure from a coup-de-main, on the part of the
English, the islands of Rho, Aix, and Oleron, which
England had designated as points for landing at.
All the plans of that nation were baffled by the
young tactician, and the coast was put into such a
state of defence as to render any attempt on the
part of the enemy impossible. At Dresden, Os-
trowno, and Smolensk°, he behaved with great gal-
lantry, and contributed with the principal general
officers of the French army to the success of that
terrible battle of Moscowa, at which Prance made its
gigantic opening into Russia. It was in that coun-
try that an eph,ode took place which rendered the
young officer dear to his brothers in arms. Napo"
leon was at the Kremlin. The destinies of the
world were in his hand ; bat nature, and not the
enemy, was to snatch from him the fruits of his vic-
tory. Rostopchin, the Russian General, in his de-
spair, had placed under the Kremlin and the neigh-
bouring buildings nearly 400,0001b5. weight of
gunpowder, for the purpose of blowing up the staff,
the military household, and the guard of the Empe-
ror. The fire was already set to the match, which
was slowly burning, when Gourgaud, without mea-
suring the extent of the danger, rushed into the
gulf and succeeded in extinguishing the match, and
so saved the Emperor and the principal
generals.
Another time, at Brienne, on January 29, 1814,
Gourgaud was again able to save the Emperor's life'
The Emperor, on that occasion, found himself ell'
veloped by a body of Cossacks, who pressed him
closely. At that moment one of them, lance in hand,
spurredat Napoleon,and would have certainlyltransfixeu
him, had not Gourgaud dashed between, and, lodging
a hall in the soldier's chin, saved the Emperor's life-
It was to recompense that act of devotedness, that
Napoleon, throwing himself into his aide-de-camps
arms, gave him that sword se dear to his first rem':
niseences, as having worn it when he gained his first,;
battle in Italy as General Bonaparte. That sword
Gourgaud wore in his turn at the battle of Waterloo.

TURKEY. it
13y the Levant mail we have received Constantinople
Journals to the 14th. They contain nothing respect,'
I__Rbthe demands male by the English and Frenc!
'2l-1 a. sies for reparation for outrages to Englishroe",
and Prenchmen. They announce the departure '3'
tarsad Bey for London, to take the post of first secre-
tary of the Turkish embassy. Mehemet Alit Pion'
'‘in of the late Viceroy of Egypt, had arrived at "
stantin ,
°pie,
The "For some
days Journal de Constantinople says:—lc that
bast it has been rumoured at constantin°P
Candid.
disturbances,et, have taken place in the Ile of
L_ 0 Lers from that island, dated two days ag°, contain
eno,,anch news. We must say, however, tha.ticinh
E,...".. sequence of some deplorable Bot 3 which
eonseouCce of some deplorable aot,ziinat)
has
thm the spirit of the constitution Cranzi
en s not penetrated the minds of everybody, greatts of
Faction prevailed at Rettimo, and in other Par
the island. the
In these circumstances, as always'
Imperial Government Government will prove that it desires.
tvhiout
rditre. and tranquillity for ail its populations, without
th
constant
of worship or nationality, and ""
at ise
the nstant and vigorous execution of the Tanz_i_mn
„best means of obtaining that great result. 11
le eel-
lorth it is the common law, and all, non- usu -
mans, as well as Musulmano, must be protected by
it_ in all their interests. Such is the .will of his
larperial ivr
—ajesty the Sultan, and punishment
~ will
wik.ayi a and everywhere meet those who °PPcise"llt
'etter from Belgrade, Bth inst., ssYs :--ail is
seriouslybetween
in
„ -- Contemplation to construct
_a r.uway
10,-, wle;`,4 Belgrade and Constantinople. It is an
g's" company which h•-. 3 an idea of this under-
taking. Two onginec.ri, have been charged to survey
the country Which it will be
and to visit the spots by
most desirable to carry it. They were lately at this
Place, and have by this time returned to Constanti-
nople. Th 1, expressedey
-ave their astonishment at
fin`ing that the difficulties of the ground are trifling
in comparison to the importance of the undertaking,
They
would only have from 16 to 18 tunnels, and
„ o,e very bhort, to cut, six of which are under the
Balkans. This
sally,
company bad an idea of conti -
",.uing the same railway into Asia, sn that when the
Line N.,„
completed, the journey
„from London to
Bombay might be made in 15 days-

,THE LATE STORM.—During the terrific storm
which passed
Over the neighbourhood of Witley on the
Park was of Friday week, a noble oak tree growing in Witley
was struck by the lightning and set on fire. The
tree, which
all was one of the finest in the park, was burning
du
which time frequent reports were heard to
pr night, d
oceed from it, and small pieces of wood, some half burnt,
w_ ere burst off it. The
.ro was ultimately extinguished by
the use of the fire-engine kept a the court.