Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-11-01
The late Marshall ct. Arnaud

born III the yrnr tSDl, anu ne entered Nho
French army in l5l6, as n sub lieutenant in the
regiment of Guards He passed several years
in obscurity, never rising above the rank at Sc
cond lieutenant, aud was finally expelled from
the service in disgrace, for practising some frauds
on the regimental chest.
The first paper" said late witty memoir OF
him, to which the now famous signature of
Leroy de st. Arnaud attached, is pawn
brokers' ticket, bearing the date of January the
9TH, IS21." After inconcciyable shifts and deg
traditions, he had been reduced about this period
to become clerk to u loye-lctter wrter-h class
who gain considerable income by ndlcting son
nets aud epistles to amorons swans and dainselS
in Paris. II was while in this capacity that the
remarkable document of the order alluded to was
issued--bearing testimony that "Madane De
cremie. pawnbrolrr, Il Rue Ncuvc des Pctlts
Champs, Paris, advanced eighteen frames an the
9Th of January. ls:2l upon plaid WOODEN shawl
two female linen chcmises, and two of cotton, to
J.. de st. Arnaud.' In consequence of this act
aud similar denquencrs, he was obliged to fly
from par., and short time afterwards found
him stationed in London with female adventu
rcr who named herself the Baroness l'illay, whom
the French criminal records of the period des-
crbe rs IL woman ''skied above most others IN
dazzling and deceiving tradesmcn, in imposing
upon even the shrewdest persons, and making
them believe she was II lady ct the highest rank,
large fortune and eminent position, whereas in
reality she only effected countless swindIcs."
The criminal annals of London next bear wit
ness To the inlamies of st. Arnaud and this com
panion. After existing some time IN the purH-
Gus of Leicester Square, she decmuped to- Paris,
but not until she had stripped their furnished
apartments of all its moveabcs--bed, sheets,
etc. aud to avoid arrest, st. Auaud was obliged
speedily to follow her. BY the cNcrton of some
legitimist influence, the late of nee there was
overlooked, and he even shortly afterwards
restored II the army rs heutenat IN the DIST
! regiment ot foot. Ills enemies represent that
the cons liberation for his re nsta e ncnt was that
! he should net IL spy and hetray l O" secrets OF
| # the Bonl eroiSip SocletY. named aide, Tor
! (holp yoursef) Its but fair, however, to add
that no adequate proof exists of this, though the
next event in the future Marshall life more
/ infamous still Weallude To his shocking bctray-
nj of the Dutchess de Berr-one of the darkest
deeds of the late Louis Phlppe's reign. St
/ Amaud having contribcd TO get his rank CON
hrmed under the new regime, by declaring (talse-
! ly,) that he had fought against his old MASTER
Charles the tenth, in the memorable three days
of July 1880 now managed by means of his for
mpr lpgtlmst principles To gam the confidence
of that unfortunate Princess, and, by treachcry
Unprecedented, rendered il conducive to his Tor
tunes. In company with the catlif Jean Dentz,
he BETRAYED that crring bat chvahouS scion Of
house of bourbon, and WIS 50 zoalonS that he
excited even the disgust of Thiors and the late
Marshal Bngcand. whom Louis Philippe, utterly
regardless of the honor of bis fiuniIy, employed
first 10 entrap her, and then hold up her fraity
i i, ,,,,,,r,ir;,,', Ia tho world No seryic, moro
repulsive than this can we'll he conceived, and so
,i,,l,I IN = a,.o,. =. Armand with inforn,
tI, tl NOR. ,,l .cn,r Of his Lrotlrr
officers compelled him 10 retire from his reei-
ment, and seek service III the Fore IN Legion in
Africa
Bat Louis Philippe did not neglect having n
,,,.,;,,,. ,. l., ,,,,,d ,,,,,, II Armand and
La ,ya. ,'o,,,e e,trnste1 with ,hc control of fine
.,,;,n,,,tl ,bo.t u,,o,notLer of those incidents
S.,,rraJ ,,li,l ba,.o ,o.t snrb n hlemish ON his
,o,n,at;,n \ anGe;anev IN n considerable extent
:, ,,,.nc,, of his deviation to
Hin, ,,,,,;t ,,d l WINS snvod from hoinr
ee.bioral !, ii r,a,,, solrl,, H., the interrosition
nf Rodnan colnn,.l co,nnnn,linn of the district.
,,b,,,, I,, subsequently,, an the oud of December
lS5l arrested and CONSIGNED to exile. General
Rnlhi,rrs held The chief control of the African
,,,,.i,,,o -, iii no,.;n1 md he generously con
scented an Rrdenns inte,nosition. TO overlook the
hr.oob f,r,st |, j. ono of fine Hack snot. ON
II Annnl,s iamr tba, Rnlheres was preci,elv
tho nan whom he ON the snmc occasion struck
al, tb,arn,v liz, merely boconse he refused TO
cnncnr in lint ro,,,, yftot
In the midst of arts of t,rpitudc such AS these,
II rabonnds it'll, IA ~ Aruauds reputntinn TO
odd that no vos n.rsonollv brny, Most men are
so asnncinll,, l'rrnebmnn. and hi. career in the
army f Atrio, w,s M, mark ed nv any NET of COW.
or5lir. lie meyer. however. exhibited unusual
eonrnoenn in point of tactics and strategy. ever
npproaehed Changarnier Beteau. Cnvaignac IA
merieiere. aud others whom he So unhcstatingly
sent into xile afterwards when that decd of noe
tnrnal darkness nlaced them IN his rover His
greatest achievement was the famous roasting,
in June. lsl6, of the five hundred Arab men, wo-