The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-08-09
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Inc Late Marshal st. Arnauc.
The family Of Marshal St. Armand have pub
lshed, at Paris, a selection from bis correspond
ence while exercising the chief command Of the
French expedition in aid of Turkey. The let.
tiers contain much that is curious. They show
what has all along been suspected, that the
French Marshal regarded the English Com.
mander as drag upon his movements. They
also afford a striking illustration of that love
of retirement and of home which struggled
with ambition in the breast of the old soldier
Writing to his brother, under date of Aug
o, 1854, he says:
"If were TO give way to my impressions, to
my turn Of mind, and the feelings OF my heart
should never have written to you q sadder letter.
| am in the midst of one vast tomb, resisting the
scourge that is decimating my army, seeing my
brayest soldiers succumb at the very moment most
want them, and yet continuing, for all that the
preparations for formidable expedition. Have
there been many such situations as mine in history?
Ny courage and energy shall at least prove equal
TO the occasion. God, who strikes me with one
hand raises me up with the other"
To his wife, two days later, he writes from
Varna as follows:
"God spares us no misfortune, no calamity, my
dear / seek all nay energy in the depth OF my
soul; wish / could find there mere designations;
but the sublime patience flies away at the sight OF
catastrophes, so completely independent oil the
will that necessarily striking down around you
and annihilating with a breath all the good you
have been preparing with such difficulty. A vic.
lent fire broke out at o'clock yesterday evening
at Varna, as / was alighting from my horse on my
return from visiting my sick men. A seventh part
of the town no longer exists"
After landing in the Crimea, he writes to
Madame ST. Arnaud the following affectionate
letter, in which he utters pleasant visions Of
home and quiet-visions, alas, never to be
realized
"0LD FoRr, (Crinea,) Sept. Z, 1854.
eMY BELOVED WIFE: The English are not ready,
and make me lose precious time. Ilent them some
fiat boats this morning to expedite the landing OF
their horses and hope shall be able to move at
last by eleven tomorrow morning. l shall stop Tor
the night at the Bulganak, so that may be quite
fresh on the 10TH and force the passage during the
day. If can, l will drive the Russians to the
other side of the Katcha. Ipromise you will give
them no time for amusing themselves. The weather
is fine. and we are favored. May God protect US
yet few days and all will go well! / heard mass
this morning under my large tent, and prayed for
you. Four abbes breakfasted with me. There has
been a great reaction in the army and the Prince
is at the head of il. He says loudly that am man,
and that but for me we should not be in the Crmea
Nv health is not so bad to-day. had favorable
crisis last night; copious perspiration came to
my relief. As have to endure all my pains, have
two cutting ones above my left breast which ago
nize me. Cabrol says it is my health. could
strangle him.
''Nothing as yet is changed in my plans. Prince
Menschkof may do what he likes, but shall be
before Sebastopol between the goth and 22d. Per-
haps shall 60 and attack them on the South, and
leave their great preparations on the North side
useless. All that will depend on what shall see
when reach Belbek. The swifter time moves,
my love- the nearer it brings me to you. This
doubles my courage. only think Of the moment
when shall be very quiet at home. In the spring
we will take trip to Italy, and We will return by
Switzerland and Germany. We will travel with
only two servants and ike plain folks. Do not let
us build too many castles in the air for that brings
bad luck.n
On the next day he writes to his wife:
81 have just written to Lord Raglan that I could
not wait any longer, and that / should issue my
order of departure for seven o'clock tomorrow
morning; and nothing shall stop me longer"
To his brother he writes from the field of
battle on the Alma, September 22d, 1854;
"To-day every one thinks as do in the armies
and the fleets The change has been rapid. 1t
began on the 18th, broke out into acclamations on
the evening of the 20th, and to-day am great
man. Such is the world"
Four days after writing this the Marshal re-
signed his command, and on the Goth, three
days later, died.