Calaveras chronicle., 1852-02-14

PTUUtOttOH " etgHteen,--0I winch ne has
been for many years the last surviving
member,-and received the enviable
title of Marshal of France which he
retained forty-seven years Unit eOS,
| Bonaparte had not known Ge0erRI Sonlt
but by reputation but he receive d from
Massena regarding him, 11 following
honorable testimcayss g rRconiIne'i
! hi-sl 70 gen Is assssss.I 55s II head ;.faG
heart, superceding which forces, know
nothing %
At the victory of Austerlitz, it was
his corps which threw into the lake Of
Menitz one-half of the Russian army.
The next day, an officer went to Napo-
leon for instructions :-'s Co." said the
latter, &c and receive them from Mar
shal Soult-he conducts the battle ~
Appointed Governor of Vienna, after
Austerlitz, Napoleon privileged him to
collect million francs for his private
use /; but he nobly refused, replying
that, services like his were not paid
with gold p This was the epoch Of
heroism, of simplicity, of disinterest-
edness-but such happy times pass
quickly.
He fought, at Giessen, Marshal Kalk-
reuth, routed the King of Prussia, and
blockaded Magdeburg. He aso fought
at Pultusk and at Eylau.
After the treaty of Tilsit, the Mar
shal reentered France and was created
Duke of DalmatIa, which title he en-
! joyed until his death.
We arrive at the unfortunate war of
Spain, where the Marshal played a
grand part and exercised a great com
mand, nearly without interruption, from
1903 to 1914. Appointed, in the first
place, commander of the centre of the
east army, he fought the forces of Es-
tramadura, took Burgos and Santander,
and followed, with his sword in lis very
vitals, the English army, even to Co
runna, where it was to embark after an
exciting engagement, which cost its ge-
neral Sir John Moore, his life. Soult
took Corunna, and afterwards Ferrol,
the arsenals of which contained an i'm
mense quantity of mGteriet of war.
which became the trophies of the VIC
tors. In fact Soult conducted himself
noby and bravely all through the Pc
ninsular war. He figured boldly in
nearly every engagement, among which
we will cite, that he took Olivenca Ba-
dajos, and gained the victory Of Ge-
bora.
After the revolution of July, 1880,
Soult was appointed Minister Of War
by Louis Philippe. In 1892 he was
made President of the Council, and
evinced great activity-a great inte-
rest in the fulfIIment Of the duties of
the offices. Long prior to this period,
| Napoleon, seeing his versatility of ta-
lent, remarked, g Marshal, you are the
best maneuvrer in Europe p
Since 1845, when he was honored
with the title of Marshal General, he
has lived a private life and was as
much respected for his virtues as citi-
zen, as he was idolized for his bravery
as soldier.
He died at his residence in Saint
Amans, of pneumonia, on the Goth No
vember 1852.
A FRENCH juggler came near falling
a sacrifice to the superstition and igno-
rance of some of the peasantry Of
France. On the occasion of grand
ball given upon his estate, he lighted
the colored lamps with which his park
was decorated, with a piece of ice.
Some time afterward, as some work
men were blasting rocks near his cha
teau, he exploded one a mile distant,
with the aid of wire and an electric
spark. Of course, it was soon believed, !,
far and wide, that he was in league
with the Evil One And when, a few
days afterward, the cholera appeared
in the locality, it was unanimously at
tributed to this DEVILS emissary His
chateau was about to be mobbed, when
he ran off to Paris, to escape their ven
geance.
EARLY RIsINe.-The character of the
early riser is the very reverse of the
sloven's. His countenance is ruddy,
his eyes joyous and serene, and his
frame full of activity. His mind, also,
is clear and unclouded, and free from
that oppressive langour which weighs
like nightmare upon the spirit of the
sluggard. The man who rises betimes
is in the fair way of laying in both
health and wealth while he who dozes
away his existence in unnecessary sleep,
will acquire neither. On the contrary,
he runs every chance of losing what
ever portion he may yet he in posses
sion of, and of sinking fast from his sta
tion in society-a bankrupt both in per-
son and in purse.
The Wilmington IN. CO. Journal
says that the bituminous coal of the
Deep River coal fields can be placed in
New York at cost of 50 So per tun,
and the anthracite Goals at cost of 50
9S per tun.