Star.
London, England, 1826-01-27 00:00:00

MARSHAL SUCHE r.

The'funeral of this celebrated General took place on
the 23d, at eleven o'clock. The body was accompanied
to the ceme:cry (the Pere La Chaise) by the Ministers,
the Marshals, the Great Officers of the Royal House-
hold, the Princes and Princesses, and a great nnmber
of General Officers, in addition to the private friends of
the deceased. The pall WAS borne by the D ike of
CONEGLIANO, Marescbal JOURDAN, the Marquis De
SENI,NVILLE, and Count BELLIARD. The Cheialier
SucifEr, brother to the deceased, was Chief Mourner.
Detachments from the 14th, 333, 47th, and 17th regl-
rrents, with their respectis e colours and bands, together
with 14 mourning and 150 private carriage=, preceded.*
or followed, the procession. The Duke,of Atom° pm..
nounced the following funeral oration.
MESSIZURS.—SO many emblems of mourning.:-
these arms reversed—the immense concourse of reople,.
and the deep sorrow manifested by them—these lugu-
brious and melancholy preparations—all combine t•
inform us that the King, France, and the Army have
sustained an irreparable loss.'
"Louis Gabriel Suchet was not yet twenty years of
age when he commenced his military career, and at the
siege rf Toulon made his debut with splendid success.
At Loano, he, at the head of his b ittalion, took three
standards from tie enemy, and made this brave
achievement in arms the prelude to his mote me:no-
rable actions.

" Rivoli, Peschiera, Castiglione, and Arcole have
seen him combat and conquer. It was there that a
dangerous wound almost prematurely deprived his
country of his services. Being again wounded at Tar.
vis antioNeumarck, the tank of Chief of the Brigade
hecarne'the recompense of his actions and his val. ur.
He shortly after exhibited both his prudence and his
bravery in Helvetia, during which campaign he oh
tamed additional titles to the command which was
shortly to be conferred on him.
" Being appointed General of the Brigade, he was
sent on a mission into Italy, to disc plinc: the army there,
and re-organise it for service. By his firmness and
perseverance he inspired the soldiers of that army with a
confidence which enabled it to a. hieve those exploits,
of which his own presence, and admirable activity, were
the soul and spirit.
"If we follow him to the banks of the Danube, to
the Grisons, to Bergen, or to the memorable campaign
of Genoa, we everywhere find him beloved by the
soldier, and strong in the confidence of the Generals—
we everywhere behold him develope the immense re-
sources of his genius.
46 Named Grand Officer of the L-gion of Honour in
1804, Suchet received the Grand Cordon cf this order
after the campaign of 1805, during which, his division
under the ramparts of Ulm, and at Austerlitz, did
ample justice to his high renown.
44 When called to the rank of Commander-in-Chief
of the Fifth Corps, he passed the Pyrennees and pro.
ceeded to gather new palms under the walls of Sara-
gessa. Then commenced to him a career beset with
obstacles and difficulties ; he was well aware that in
the land on which he stood, victory alone could not
secure to him triumph. An austere discipline and
exercise, tempered with a just and firm administration,
in conciliating the esteem and affection of the natives,
guaranteed the safety of his army is the midst of Arra-
gon. He was ordered to march hence.: then Mequi-
nenza, Turtosa, Saguntiam, Lerida, opened their gates:
and Tarragona valorously carried by assault alter a
long and bloody siege, comi.leted all the titles of our
French heroic General to glory, •
" It was amid the ruins of these scenes of war, and
after these days of renown, that Suchet received the
baton and became Marshal of France. Nothing seemed
wanting now to his lime, yet he advanced it still num e