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SKETCHES OF cHAaAcTrR.

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SKETCHES OF cHAaAcTER.
Prom the Albany Dali, Advertiser.
THE ACTORS IN TIE scENE-No. o.
DrvERNEr MouTox, CouNr LopAu.
Some doubt has prevailed, we un.
detstaud, rs TO the identity Of the
Count. Some writer's suppose lie is
the Drouot who SO admirably defended
himself before a court martial institu.
ted for his trial by the restored Bour.
bons. But "a has been correctly sta.
ted IN contemporary journal, his real
name IL Moutob, mot George, how
ever, but DuverneD and he commenc.
ed his career in the storms Of the
Freach revolution. .5.---
HIS eminent talents and services
were rewarded with rapid promotion.
lie was soon made Briyadicr Gene.
rat, and aid du-camp 10 the Emperor.
in which character he was in almost
every battle and every march of the
"petit corporal" IL is said that he
was one of his most sincere and ar.
dent friends, and meriicd the conf
dencs that was placed in bin. We
are informed that he became in 1867 a
general Of division, saw service in the
war Of the peninsula, and afterwards
in Germany and Russia.
After the disastrous baltic OF I.cip-
sic, the subject Of this sketch was sen,
to the city Of Magdcbursh, fortified
town upon the Elbe, where he remain.
ed until the close Of tho war. He ap.
pears to have been quiet until the re :
turn OF Napoleon from Eliza. Aud
here We cannot but observe, that the
temporary quiet which followed the in
troduction Of the allied armies into
France, was no evidence OF public sen
timent, and il persons of impartisl
Judgment have moi long sincoioosc d
with disgust at the false differences
drawn By Sir Walter Scott in his life
OF Napoleon, from these and similar
circumstances, differences which we're
violently made to prove that The Bour-
boDs were the favori,es OF the people.
they must now be undeceived by Tie
regent occurrences in France. Count
lie Lobau was unquestionabIy aIlee ted
by personal considerations, TO welcome
the exile Of Eiba, but 10 the present in
stance he appears 10 move with that
very mass Of people which were SO
highly npplaupej by The Great I'm.
KNOWN Tor their loyalty to that stu
I pid race. In 1915 the Count was al
the head Of. the 9th corps, and If we
mistake not, contributed to the defeat
OF the Prussiaus eft Ligny, anil at the
battle Of Waterloo had the righi wing
to sustain against Bulow and Blucher,
but he was oycrpowered By Numbers.
his corps was cut up and he himself
taken prisoner. In july. 1915, he
was included in the ordinance direct
ing the arrest aud trial OF Ney. Labe-
doyrc, Grouohy, and others; but If we
remember right, he was a prisoner in
England, and did not take any trouble
TO return until after the ainpesty.
lie is Of course a Donapart;st 10 feel
ing. anal we look with anxiety To see
what viii be the result Of the prepon
der ating influence Of Lobau. Gerard,
and the other friends OF the late EInpe
ror. We hope they will attempt no.
thing that cannot be sustained upon
sound political principles.
M. ".
JuLEs DE PoLIoxAc.
Polignac is not without his private
virtues, bat bis political education las
been Of that character which dea,icn,
the feelings towards tie mass oG man
kind, and leaves the desire Of contro
uncbastened by the feelings Of humani
~. After having been So many ycaf,
: unhappy wanderers in foreisp lands
eSiles from The country that gave then
birth. the followers Of the Bourbous
ss well Ne that family itself. would, i
? they bad not been deficient in oTdina
I ~ prudence, have conciIiaied by
kind u liberal policy thUse who aequi
E csced in THAR retaIB.
The very reverse Of this spirit hai
! appeared lo actaate them. they bay,
! cohdueieda s though "a piere Of boars
G covered with velvet was consiif,s
+. Hon0I throne, and the possession of tl,
2 crown jewels ftwiee have the lSOuIb bon
, attempted 80 carry them OF was
: guarantee of lhe popelar favor.
Tbs tempest has at last broken oai
|, snd tho storm has come upon fheir de
I, voted heads. and after their utter pro
seriptlon Vt Tree principles in their 0vi
E country, they seemed forced 10 seel
3 safety themselves IN The only land 9