The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-29

RAoussEr BoULBoN. Tho following piouant
sketch Of Count Raousset Boulbon and his adj
ventures in Sonora, given in the feuilleton of the
Constitutional, is from the pen Of M. Amedee
Achard:
Count Raousset Boulbon is a young man of from
thirty-two to thirty three. He belongs to good
and old family in the south, where the province
peasants and the Avignon porters cherish the re-
collection of his Hercuean strength On coming
OF age he found himself master of fortune Of
from thirty to forty thousand francs year, which
ne ran through in royal style principal well as
income. In Africa, whittier he went partly to
fight and partly to colonize, he became the guest
and friend Of Marshal Bugeaud, with whom he
| made three or four campaigns with distinction
When the revolution Of February arrived he had
some idea OF coming forward as candidate for
the National Assembly. Accompanied by one of
his friends he beat up the Comtat Venaissin, mix
ing with all the groups, and speaking in all the
clubs. In common with many SouthrOns, he DOS
sessed the faculty OF speaking with warmth, bril-
liancy, and rapidity, and his speeches, always er
tempore, made great impression upon the crowd.
Sometimes, in the republican public houses, which
the political habits of the timeinduced him to VISIT
he would enforce his philippines by tremendous
rap the table which would shiver it to atoms or
he would wrench out a marble chimney piece with
his hand and throw it upon the floor to cut short
discussion.
These feats augmented the reputation of his elo-
quence with the people. If they esteemed De-
mosthenes, they admired Ajax. The Avignon
porters-that terrible race--never called him any
thing else than M. lie Comte-M. lie Comte Short
For them there was but one count in all the coun-
try-the Count de Raousset Boulbon-just as there
was but one king in Europe in the time of Louis
XIV. The revolution followed its course and
Count de Raousset Boulbon went to California
In California it is only rich people that make their
fortunes, pretty much as in London or Paris M.
de Raousset Boulbon soon found that out but he
was not to be discouraged by such trife. He
had bent bis steps to America less in search of for
tune than OF adventures. At first he turned fish
erman and sportsman, selling his fish and game !;
then he started as cattle merchant, and this busi-
ness led him to hunt herds in countries unknown
to the other inhabitants of California. From Cali
fornia he went to Mexico. At the period of his ar
rival there the province of Sonora was devastated
BY the Alpaca Indians, who committed all sorts of
depredatons with impunity. Count de Raousset
Boulbon presented himself to the Mexican gov
eminent, and offered to deliver Sonora from the
redskins with which it was infested. The Mexi.
can government was ready to fall upon the neck
of M. de Raousset Boubon. 81 am Frenchman
know the country. understand~war. will
answer for every thing said the count. "Good.''
snid the government, eve will place an army of
ten thousand men at your disposal.'' ssThank
you" said nj. de Raousset Boulbon, .skeep your
army; it would only be in my way. Give me
some muskets and two hundred thousand francs,
and leave the rest to me-" He received the re-
CURED sum, returned to Sonora, organized corps
of Frenchmen, resoute men like himself, and
proceeded to hunt down the Indians.
Aue HeICnants Vi the country, Qenghted With the
success obtained by their defender against set of
rascals who had 30 long been masters of their pro-
vinces sent subsidies to M. de Raousset Boulbon,
put themselves under his protection, and assured
him that neither he nor his troops should ever want
for any thing if he would only continue the war
The Count closed with the offer. But the popu-
larty of the young general and the success of his
little army, alarmed the Mexican government
They issued an order requiring him to quit the
country with his forces. Count de Raousset Boul-
bon replied, that the merchants and landowners
Of the country having placed Sonora under his i'm
mediate protection, he felt it due to his honor not
refused to obey the order. The Mexican govern
ment then sent frigate to blockade the principal
port Of Sonora. Count de Raousset Boulbon took
the frigate. The government sent General Blanco.
| at the head of an army, against the French, COM
manded by Nj. de Raousset Boulbon. The Count
defeated General Blanco. So things remain. The
next packet will perhaps bring US second edition
of the history of Montezuma.