Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-11-30

issue OF this bdaton ths appoint ut
TO tho command Of the Chasscurs of the Consular
Qua rd and subsequently, the command of the army
encampod at Boulogne, intended for the invasion
of England. In 1904 at the age of thirty five
he was created Marshal of France.
Soah commanded the con,rc at the baltic Of
Austerli,z. When Napoleon giving his in
structions hc said to Soult," 'as for you, act
| you always do."--U was ON that occasion that he
delay ed obeying the commands OF the Emperor to
attack the heights of PIaizcn, until they had been
repeated several times, and Bonaparte expr ssed n-
dgnaton at his disobcdicnce. ''Tell tho Empe.
ror" replied Soult, 'rhat will obey, but Just
| now" He was watching the movements of the
Russians, aud when lie did attack, the triumph
complete Bonapartc, who had seen the manUuvrc
rode up to him, and in the prcsencc of the whole
staff, said, "Marshal i esteem you tho abcst tao.
tician in my empire" After tho battle of Eylau.
he created Duke of Dalmatia.
| In 1903 he was sent into Spain, where hs contn
ned for five years, with little success, yct having
siynalised himself by his courage and skill
voral occasions His first military duty the
pursuit of Sir John Moore, aud when that distm-
guishod officer fell at Corunna, Sout magnan-
mously paid funeral honOrs to his memory, and Or
dered monumental inscription to be engraved ON
| the rock near which he feel. He next invaded
Portugal, where he was at first very successful and
made himself popular. When, however, the Duke
| of Wellington moved against him, no surprised
at the passage Of the Douro, and only escaped by
the loss of art lery and baggage. His retreat is
considered by military great military
| achievement He continued with various sue
! cess unit, he was recalled to join the Elm.
| pcror in his Russian expedition. During his
| absence from Spain, the battle of Victoria
was fought in which tho French totally de-
fcatsd by the Duke of Wellington, and Souli was
renamed from Dresden, TO repair the disaster.
He was twice ropuscd from Pampelunu; driven,
after "a tcrribc defence of two days, from his en-.
trenched camp nj Sayunne, again defeated at Or
lhcz, and again in IS H. after publishing procama-
ton in favor of Napoleon, then in the midst of his
reverses, he defeated undc- the walls of 'rhoal-
onse. He finally gave in, surrendered his COM
mand TO the Duke of Angoulcme, Al, gave his adj
heson 10 Louis XVIII, who confirmed lin in his
titles and property, made him general Of d. -son
and in December 1914 made him Minister ut var.
On Bonaparte's return, Soult was made a pee, +,
| and fought for him at Fleurus and Waterloo. On
tho second restoration, he was among the proscrib
ed, and retired to the Dutchy of Berg, whore ho
is said TO have employed himself in writing his
memoirs.
| He received permission to return to Franco in
1915 and was made marshal gain. In 1880. he
joined with Louis Phppc, and his snbseq ucnt
course to his appointment to the part of Prime
Minister, are famarly known.
| Sout was undoubtedly one OF the most able, as
he was one of the most favored of Napolcons &c.
nerals. He has been remarkable for his pru-
dence and Judgment, for his courage and militia
ry skill.
| We have derived those details chiefly from a
French work published ut Paris in 1926, entitled
Geographic des Contemporaries, and "A sketch in tho
Court and Camp of Bonapartc," the 29th number
ct larper's Library-which appears to be mainly
an abridsement of the other.