Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-08-31

repulsed with considerable loss Reduced at last to
simple system of defence he unable prevent Lord
Wellington establishing himself between the Nivelle
aad the Adoar, nevertheless he defended himself with
vgour, attacked times but without success the
fortified positions of the enemy which caused, in De-
cember. 1913, the celebrated battle OF the Adour. The
English having mannuvred the left Of Soult in order
tura his position the battle of Orihez ensued the
a7th of February 1914 when Soult again defeated
and forced 10 fall back upon the Tarbes. with
the intention of covering Toulouse leaving Bordeaux
exposed, which led series Of events ending in the
recognition of the Bourbons.
II about this epoch that Sout issued most viru
lent proclamation which placed him among the most
Jealous of Bonapartes defenders Arrived beneath
the walls Of Toulouse on the 10Th of April eleven days
after the eRtry Of the allies into Paris he fought that
most sanguinary and in every way utterly useless, bat
tie Of Toulouse when he forced from his positions
abandoning the the allies, and effected his
towards the Castenaudry
Soult of the last give in his adhesion sf
the abdication Of Napoleon Bonapare the famy
of the Bourbons The King. Notwithstanding, decora
ted him with the Gordon of ST. Louis and appointed
him the government of Brittany. Soult, who
republican under the republic, courer and partisan
during the reign of Napoleon, became royalist alter
the restoration, and IL solely owing his exertions
that the monument was erected to the memory of the
unhappy emigrants, sacrificed At Qubereu.
In December, 1919, he was appointed Minister OF
War, which he held until March the following year.
His loyalty to the Bourbons always questionable.
and when he accepted from Napoleon the dignity Q. a
Peer Of the Empires and the appointment Of Major GEN.
ersl, the suspicious which his ambiguous conduct
wards the Bour bons had excited, confirmed He
signaized his joining the army previous the opening
Of the campaign by order Of the day wherein he
Hewed in the strongest manner his attachment to the
Emperor Napoleon, INDUCING at the time, in the
most bitter invectves against the family Of the Bour
bons.
LAT the battles Of Fleury and Waterloo he did not ap
pear exercise in any way that influence which il
supposed his talents and experience would command
or which his position seemed 10 Caller.
When the remains of French fell back uUou
Paris, and the Allies commenced taking possession o
the capitol, Soult in the different cosncils Of tha
were held at Tins crisis strenususly advised that de
fence should be made Of the capitol but that they should
fall back towards the Loire and he followed the army
hi,her, after the capitulaton seeludsg himself in the
with M Brun de villeret his former aid de camp A,
soon as TINS was known, the National Guards OF the
seighoorhood arrested him. and conveyed him to the
Cns,eau o. Meude. where he remained in confinement
unui oy an order Of the King he set at liberty
lew days afterwards he was comprised in the proscrip
ton OF the gath Of July
During the reign Of Louis Philippe Marshal Soul,
mas been actively employed honors of every descrip
ton being thrust upon him and truly liberal allow.
ance has been awarded him by the Frcnch Cove
order TO uphold the character of the French nation
Tor heeray and magnfeence, during his residence in
tms country a. Ambassador extraordinary; the very
iauerhg reception he has received here could hardly
nave been expected by him. and are confident win
net DC readily forgotten. Marshal Scult is
IN france rs one OF hs beat generals that country has
ever produced and Il has been frequently asserted
mac nis advice been sener followed the fortunes Of the
french Army might various times have been attend.
WIN aoiieren In every instance he has shown
himself most skful general and Il seems now a.
so tnuch the fashion for the soldier to merge into
the diplomatic he may that career obtain al much re-
no"n rs ne mas done oy force Of arms