The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-11-25

The Lato Marshal st. AruauA.
The death of this distinguished Fren,.
General just after bis recent victory of IN i
Alma, is an even, deserving of par,ieulu
notice. 4, the period OF his decesse, h |
was Commander in. Chief Of the Fren,,
expedition to the East, and all through Ii,
life he has, either for good or evil, been
person of note. The London News SAY,
an de St armand WAS born r., PAR, IA |
1901, OF family no, distinguished by ior.
tune. lie WAS Young when he entered ID,
army, and. like mcsteot those yon;hs who
embraced the military profession during ii.
tranquil reign OF Louis NNlIl.. he CAV.
full play to the love OF pleasure and dis,
patton. During the reign of Charles \
he WAS for a short time IN ID. body quart
OF that monarch, but he shortly after n,
signed hts situation and came 10 Eogaad
where he resided some time. Soon Ate
the revolution of 1880 he returned Aga,
to France, and once more entered the arm,
1t WAS Mt tins time, while the regimen, TO
which he belonged was Oh drty nj lfott d,
Blaze. where Vine Duchesse de H,rri wal
imprisoned, that he obtained the iavornSs
notice OF Marshal Bugeaud, comnaudsn
OF tho citadel, by his Intelligence aud ~
tiyi,y."
Another account of his life states lhalh,
entered The French army In 1916, AS \ hh
lieutcnan, IN the regiment OF Guards. u.
passed sevetal Years here in ohscurity nes,
rising above the rank OF second lieutensnt
aud was finally expelled !, ON the services
disgrace, for practlcing some frauds npos
tie re.lmental chest, aud He'd 10 l.cndos
where he li,ed with notorious iemal.
| Innllv, however, his crime was forgallsf
and he was restored 50 the army as llsr.
tenant. Subsequently, be received a cap
iains commission from Louis Phillips
We quote again, ia this connection, lros
the account ia the London News.
Here another of those incidents Of
cured which have cas-, such bemizh o.
his (Arnaud'sl reputation. \ drfcieneyn
"A considerable pstont soon existed IN cor
sequence oil his devotion to gambling pr
suits, aud he was saved from being cash
tered in disgrace solely by the in,erpostloa
OF Bedeau, colonel commanding Of The
district, whom he subsequently,, on the y
of December, 1851. arrested and consigb'
ed to exile. Gen. Rulheres held the cb's
control Of the African province n! 'hn
period, aud he generally consented, on
Bedesu's interposi'ion, 10 overlook The
breach Of lIrst, II is one Of the blses
spots ON st Arnaud's fame, tina. Rulliier'
was precisely on the same occasion struck
of the arm, list. merely because he r'
fused to concur IN that coap d'efaf.
His greatest achievement WAS the
nous roasting in June, 1916, OF the D"
hundred Arab men, women. and ch'drea
alive, in the Agerine cavern. in which nat
ter il is said, he acted without orders, tho
he was under the command OF Marsha
Bugcaud.'
The even, last named will doubtless
remembered by some OF our readers, "b
ELECTED at the time general outhnM
indignant denunciaton from the Engis
and American press. If the rest OF
Algerian glories were on par with 'hS
act, he was wretch indeed. OF his lat"
career, the News article gives the follow
ing summary.
Ia 1851 VI. de Saint Armand retarned
to France, with the rank OF Les'er'"
General Ills energetic and detefm"ss
character recommend d him TO the no'"
OF Louis Napoleon, then President Of "
Republic, MS ore OF the frmest Supports"
of his views and in the month OF ot'''
Der, 1851, the future Emperor conideo y
him the confidential post Of Minister "
War. In 1882 he was raised to the ox'
nifty of Marshal OF France. ard soon ave-
to that OF Senator; which was follow,
ed by his appointment. to The post ol 1's''
Ecuyer to the Emperor =,
This outline stands very much in nees 1
filling up, and n memoir in the New 'o'
Courier proceeds to do It thus. I
" Returning to France in the eouF's u
tho year 1851. with the rank OF gene''s
hut moor ettrSvApant and uunftuclpss"