Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-07
FROM the London, Chronicle.
MARSHAL NEY


MARSHAL NEY.
The following details of the original and
the early and latter years of Ney have
hither to been but littic known lie is the
son of cooper who resided at Sarre Lou
rs. The poor MANS ambition led him q
desired to see his son Minister of the VIII
lage where he was born /: he nut him ia
school, but the young man being given To
loose habits, nightly scaled the walls, and
passed his time in scenes of riot and re-
very. 1t was in one of these scenes Of
debauchery that recruiting Officer OF
the party put three Loris in his hand.
ana enlisted him IN the regiment Of the
Colonel General of Cavalry. The next
day he appeared before his father in uni
form. Nothing could exceed the grief OF
the good man at finding his efforts Tor The
welfare OF an unworthy son thus frusirat-
ed. In his rage, the cask which he was
mending in his hand, he brcIse over the
shoulders OF the worthless object of l,;s
soiicItude. He afterwards tried hard tn
obtain his discharge his efforts, however.
we're unavailing. and Ney set out to ioi n
his regiment. No credit is to be giyen Tn
the ridiculous stories circulated about his
having deserted--tnat he had been a GRO, :,
and valet at Paris, and sculiion in the
service of nobleman at Vienna, for he re-
NAMED ten years constantly with his re-.
glment, giving the most marked example
oi sobuety and discipline co the rest of the
corps, and until the revolution IN 1859 Of
iered such speedy means Of obtaininr Yeoi-
ments, Ney, was private he then became
a SUB lieutenant, and soon began TO M
trIgne against his sdperiors. For the rest.
bis history is merely similar to that Of 90
many OF the soldiers of the reyolution. who
have become Generals.
Ncy's first appointments was to a cDn-
maud in the Army Of the North. under
jourglan in l79S, wienhe took. ~ith as
tonIslIing dexterity, the slperiiuities Of the
countries where the Ere nch carried ON.
Tue war. We would Willingly uass IN 81
iente the battles IN which he iias beea dis
tiDgui5hcd, as they are 10 more worthy of
remark, than to DC stigmatised as sceGes
where hnman blood has been SO prodigally
and uselessly squandered, even down 10
the conquest OF France by Lord yelling
ton: Ney is an uncomm0nIy strong and
active nmn he used to be constantly ON,
horseback, and was reckoncd very h.aye
hui IN thus chaiacterising him, djstinc-
ton must be made between the vnlror
bravery shown often enough amono the
beligerents, and the noaier courage NJ the
sgn, which has been showb by no officer
oil the Revolution, except Piene9ga IA his
prison. The Romans called it d1tiai for.
tttaao the real courage O. the soul. n
now wiz soon be seen whether Marshal
Ney IS gifted with tlisla.tcg dualig;cstioo
4 looks indeed but little Ike ID. since he
has already made bis wife imp!ose tie piiy
OF the King aad The protection ofa,s En-.
peror Of Russis. -
Ney, at the head OF his battaEons, dis.
played the greatest pride and consequence.
buonaparte sentliim 10 Berne. as aeuocia.
tor e the army; tho Magistrates wens 70
meet hlm, Carrying the keys oftbe citv.,
: It's not the keys OF your city wanf 3
said he, my cannon, which sou see. can
iorce tism. Approach me with humble
hearts, and a heavy contribution This
'acf, compared with the humbled tone he
now assumes, will shew tfat this famed
General OF the great BGonaparte had NOT.
any m9re than bis master, the mimi fort,
re q the Romans but mean soul flat
his courage was not real, but forsooR Inn
with i's battallIons. To General Moreaa
nc owed his rank and his fame hv 49,
taken hv that ftpnorol - - ~ ~ o"te