The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-03
The N.xs Marshal Of France.

The decree for raising General Excclmans To the
rank ~ Marshal of France Is signed Il was origi-
rally intended to confer this honor General
Oulinot. on account Of hi services in Italy but,
ON second consideration. the claims If General Ex-
cclmans were thought superior. General Excelnans
j. of those chiefs who have survived the glories
If the empire without losing the affections of the
FRI nch army. Moreover his commission general
IL division bears date the 9th Of September lSl2.
lie Genes aflcl IGcneral IIarispe, whose name is
his "n the st, AID who was raised TO that rank on
tie 12,h of October, 1910. Excelmans commanded
one cf the corys fnr1les that retired behind the
Loire on the fall of the empire. lie was the lass
10 sheath his sword on that occasion, having done
his utmost To- persuade his comrades 20 continise
the war 10 the last lie only yielded 70 the rcpeaie
solicitations &C Macdonald and the other chirfs,
Who had already given up the cause in despair.
Lxcemars' name first became historical ia taD
A brilliant feat of arms at the combat of Wort
ilgcn. previous o. the oapitnation of Ufa, first
brought him to the notice of the Empsw Napo-
lcon.-
The Austsan csccrs ~. Thiers IN the ~ VOLUME II
hi ~ terry tfthe Empy table who the approach
~ the French was unnouuc'd Their ~ feeling
asto,iglment, and they rcfused t. h. hc,e the
1hsrr siun doubt n the fnct hsy m on hless
hack and placed Themselves at the Il ,aa a their nrn
lh hanic Il ihcnrrthcn y IN al, snse of wertingen
il vas guarded Nv s,mc hundreds af ,us,raos harae
snd foot undsr III, helt,r oftho hc .s the enemy an
tai'cl deadly Ere and succeeded Ia keeping IN cheek
rsan,mt e dlnroens that had St reached thu SPOT,
The def ssssodtl ESe mansf ne same wl,p forwards
s,e his known w nv brilliant fcais-than
. .iIrIlc aid dccemr = Mrai. lauop,d up IT the 49,
a The mu'ketry ne d'ln mnted. with 1oo Dungeons
wm had y,luntccred and ,l,shing with their car.
brss IN hand thuy Il ar,d The spat ~ IN -
Who cecupicd H. frcsf. detaehmcnts - drnss,us
came up "a the m.antin the Anstrnns we're pIsssci
clrtr ard cl,scr they were fllowoa lnto Warfincan
ty the Freneh Who " svd thrs-a1h tho town and ftnd
sinitNts before II ing ground with nine Austrian bat
mh'ns m'a INTO oue sluarc, not extended. but clos"
ard dep ard with artillery aui avslry On tn winxs
llr gallant fxc' runus without mmncuts dcl'y,
Charged the sauais ard in the shcck bad hithorse ki~
under him. Ubl. wcauletit WAS Killed Nv his side Not
wuhstardg the vsor a The stack the compact ntr -
rmain,d unl,roesn. At length Murat mssc hs appear
altc with his masses ~ cavalry. and Iannes with the
gttnndi,rs ok oudinut Murat charged the cas,uy with
bis sq,adroa and anncs H., his grcnaliers On the bor
der ~ weel IN tn distance to cut on the retreat % the
Ausrinns Thcsc. charged Ia and mrnaccd In
itr vrsard ~ sfs w compact mass but soon IN dis"r
Ger. Had o,aincts grcnadcrs reached the spot
" minutes the nine Austrian baitalsin- wnsl
hsns been MI taken Yet 2ooo prisoners and several
rittes "A and some hags. captured iannes
ap,, Murat. who had sceu Fscelmsns actually on thu
rc,d fthc cn,my bs! ones commissioned him 70 CON