The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-11
DAILY CRESCENT.


THE LATE INsURREcTIoN.-Th Moniteur de
FArm9e has the following 1t has been-trulV said
that in none of the great battles of the Republic or
the Empire, except the battle OF the Moscowa, the
most bloody of modern times, were so many French
Generals or officers Of note killed or disabled as in
the four DAYS of Paris and that ditfused more
CONSERVATION and grief throughout France. Among
the losses which the country deplores, the papers
have mentioned Gems. Negrer, de Brea, Regnault,
and BOurgune killed or mOrtally wounded. The
Generals of Division Bedeau, Foucher, Duyivler,
Since dead,) and Iafontaine, and the Generals OF
Brigade, Francois, Korte, and Damesme, were
wounded. Thus five Generals were killed or died
Of their wounds, and six were wounded Among
the latter the brave Gen. .Damesme has undergone
amputation Altogether, eleven general officers
were struck by the balls of the insurgents. AT
the battle of Arcoa, which lasted three days, and
which Napoleon termed the days OF military de-
v0tedness, as the events which have Just stained
Paris with blood might be called the days OF CIVIC
devotedness. one General only was killed-Gen.
Robert and six WOunded-Lannes, BelIlard, Vlg-
nule Verdier, Bon, GardOnne and Fernes. AT
NIarengo we lost but one General, the IllustrIous
Desaix. Only four Generals were wounded. IL Is
known that the great battle OF AsterlItZ only cost
France one General-the brave Nalhubert-who
MORALLY wounded, addressed to the soldiers, who
contrary to the Emperor's orders, left their ranks
and flew TO his assistance, these beautiful words,
expressing a holy respect for discipline" Remem-
Der the order of the day. and close your ranks; II
you be victorious, | shall be picked up after the
victory if you be yanquished, attach no value
to il9l" Six Generals-WalteF, klllermann, Sc
bastiaui Campans, Rapp and Thiebault, We're
wounded at the same battle. At Wagram, two
general charlottesville and Oudet, were NOR
tally wounded the latter had been promoted the
day before to the rank Of Brgadier General. Mar
shal Bessieres, and six Generals-Sahlerre, Gre
nier, Detrance, Seras, Vignolle and Frere, We're
wounded The fatal days Of LEIPZIG, where the
number Of combatans on both sides amounted to
nearly 500 GOO men, only deprived the French army
of len general officers killed or disabled. AT Wa
teroo one general officer only died on the field OF
batile-Gen Michel; Gen. Duhesme was slain by
the Hanoyerian Hussars, after the battle. 1t Is,
therefore, but too true, that at none of those great
battles where armies came to a shock and VOmited
thunder on immense military lines, was so great
number of general officers disabled as on tins.
The reason of If is very simple. In this street.
fighting against concealed enemies, whom 1t was
| necessary to dislodge from their thousan6ambus-
cadps all the Generals were obliged to be the first
in the ranks of the brave troops they had TO lead TO
the attack Of the barrIcades. These attacks We're
for the Generals officers, and for the troops Ma
| tionaI Guards troops of the line, and the Garde
| Mobile, long series of brilliant teats OF arms
MORE CINCINNATI MYsTERY.-On last Monday
morning. the lltl2UDEuOOt 9biCOLs
! tween Race and Vine. was disturbed at an early
| hour by the waing of an infant The quick sus-
ceptibilitV of maternal ears to such sounds, soOT
| brought The ladies of that neighborhOod to then
! windows when a little white bundle was dis
! covered living on the doorstep of Mr.. A., iron
| which the sound seemed TO come. The bundle
| was brought in and examined, and fine healthy
! babe rolled out. By accident probably, by care
lessness certainly, a towel, with the mark of the
mailbOat 9" Ben No. s. upon it, was part OF the III
fants covering, and served as clue to the dlscov
erv of the paternal relations OF the little founding
| The babe having been sent to the Orphan Asy
| Ium a committee OF shrewd matrOns undertook L
unravel the mystery which shrouded the history o
the little stranger and proceeded forthwith to the
| wharf when the steward of the Ben recognized
and claimed the napkin which served as blanke
| to the child r
A female, with uery young child, had been {
| passenger up; but her name was not known, be
ing entered in connection with . Mr.. So-and-so
and Lc8y," the gentleman paying the passage
| money. Having been cashier and paymaster o
| the firm. lIr. SO-and-so, (Who is lawyer IN TIN
city, and has an office on Fifth street,) was ndtur
ally supposed to be intimate relation to the htt
| sucker" To the office, then, the committee o
| matrons preceeded-ther suspicious strengthened
into certainty, and resolved to DO their duty man
fully. The committee walked in, asked for Nh
So-and-s0 were politely requested to take seat b!
a genteel loafer, such as generally mtest noHtnG
business-places, with the remark that the gentle
man would soon be in; and after short delay
sure enough in he came, all smiles and politeness
handling, in Imagination, fine lat fee. The ladie
scrutinized the gent, and exchanged looks-Mr'
f. reminding her colleagues, by her peculiar eH
preston of counenance, of that passage who
reads thus Nathan said unto David, thou al
the man = "
After some preliminary remarks, the committee
remembering no doubt the effect of the handkel
chief Of Cassie. drawn from the couch of Desda
MONA in the hands of Iago, upon Othello,) Pulle
forth the towel of the steamer Ben Franklin, No.
and shook it at him Don't shake your palli
napkin at me- ;" said Mr.. So-and-so, ye can't sa
| did it, but he turned as pale as ghost. he
covering himself quickly, however-impudence be
ing one of the first qualifications acquired by som
practitioners-he declined answering questions
made polite bow, and said he would consult wit
the committee another time, and then gave spt
Gilman of tall walking, the sounds of Mrs, +.
voice ringing in his ears" You will have to pa
the Orphan Asylum the expenses of raising tn
! child ;''-and we have no doubt he will, WI
lngly.-Cncinnati Times.