The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-09
DAILY DISPATCH.
MARSHAL MARNoNT
THURSDAY MORNING.


MARSHAL MARNoNT.
In the Memoirs of tho Duke of Ragus,. hottat
known ~ Marshal Matmont 49, Writtan by hitnsaif
| ts rectted tha following interesting anecdote --
II occurred IN iseS. and illustrates Marmnnt's Arm
ness ani seifresprct. An invasion ot England w..
| then m"ditatsi B,naparts, who had thon won hi.
first Italian lsur"is w.ss named 'sCoinmander-iu
| Chief of the army ot England" Marmont was at.
ts't"d to him ~ A'ddeCamp. Bonaparte wishing
{" haV" a'curat" intlrmation concerning the fan
siva preparations Of thu English was turulnr o,er
Ia h'" mnd the meaa- Of procuring IT, The ,tor,
says:
VI. d'ii"is. man of respet liability and al,
unCtloh' had mission IL England for the purn "a,
"i exchanging prisoners Before setting un ho cam,
Win VI TalieNfand to aenera BouaInrte's hnuse
ku" dc la Nictoire. Suddenly the d.a,re of m. 90
bihet opened; tho Uaneral called mo and M, s,,pn,
"in ma NY sell tho fourth IN this cubiuct than IA,
at'd 10 M hHtmonf. VI. Halitis is al,ont 10 81, Il
huEtAhd una commission 10 troat for the change
81 Plis"it'F-. You Hiil accompany him: Won ~ in
i"~'c 'hiId Your uniform: You will na>s as hi, s.
'rctarN ami tJu will procure information of such
ana such 4 nature. you viii make such and such
oh"cI'"tl0hS, &c, And no detailed a. me nv in
stlu'ti"ns- listened TO him without interruptiug
ham; bat when he had finished. ! answered 'tienr.
raj, refuse t. go How Won refuse In yny' ..i,l
ho We General, continued: vuu give me tb,
commission ot spy. and il neither belongs to m
dhtie> nor accord, with nv tastes NJ Gsllns fu i.
nI' " mission which is openly recognised: mine
would lie beyond tho sphere OF honorable recopni-
'"h. ny departure with him would De known to
all fuIIs, and II would DO known in England that
bis pretended secretary i, one of ths prinrinaI of
c"rs ui Your rtan-your confidential aid-io-camp-
Unprotected by tho Law OF nations | should bo ar
IsS'"'l and either hanged or sent back with nfamv
ny liio 10 soldier belongs 10 YOU; but il i only
soldier that ana bound to Lore il, send mo " itb
twonty-n'e hu-sars 10 attack a fortress would 90
without murmuring. though certain Of falling hr-
Iau"" That is my profession. The present case is
u4nefrih. lie wa cOntoundud hy INV answer. and
dismissed mo, saying. | shall md other offlrer.
more Jealous and more docils' This bold contest
with man 80 powerful this decided answer in op-
position u his wishes, made great impression on
u INIirVrHHd. who Nat not acquainted with mo
then an who has oitou spoken Of il To me since-
hon Nm Tull"yrand aud GaIlo, were gone tho
General called iue and sid. What were YOU think
m. "i 70 answ"r mo ia that way bofnro strangers, :,
'"rHrTal, answered. ] am aware ut the pain my
aur""r must have Cau-cd YOU, aud of its apparent
lmpruprictv; but permit to tell YOU. you had
rendered II Necessary: you had not hcsitatei t.
make au "hensve proposition me in their pro-
s"HCs And could only wipe OUt Lo stain by also
repeiling il in their pr"oenco Wit indisnation If
you had spok"n TO me of il j,t-p-t,ie | should
hare dIscu>-t1t II With yuu III mtnnOr accor.laut
with tn" RESPECT bear vou and the sentiments
owe tp you.' He understood me hut tor lon. while
ailOr treated mo with great culdncss. Duruc to
whom had narrated this scouo .,tid. : | am thank
fuI that 1t iidn happen To for should never
nave ubFt' 10 fcturt iIiiu.' HuIkuMHkE, who Wit
messed III" explanation, drra,liug lest the mission
should dsvnlve him. ha-teucd to prevent it bv
saying 'G"n"ral, not Que Of liz would have accept
ei it Nothing more -aid on the subject. and
every Que was saved from tho ohloquy.'
THIS Ltrg hfor4 n Nsw luKK-Thero hns been no
further rioti1- among the New York rowdr. Two
more ui the woundrd-W. Buckley and L Higgins
-hrNr dird, making deaths i'll all The uufnbrr
at wOunird was - and u'',lt - arrests Of rioters
have taken place. several iuquests over the dead
were held on Monday. but nothing important wus
rll,it'I About four hUudrod sprciai police are
still ON duty, a. aro also several military comYa-
ur-.
Tho muet Htrociuus outraE. hv tho moh on SuI-
'k'y eNonins was the stopping of souc of the city
rsIlruad CArs. AMI tfryiHg 'orc,d c,ftriGatfns gDo
the conductors. This thing done ou tho second
aVenn-, aud ia QUO instance, nOt only teIS tie car
>tj1-d. tdt Mr nHtiuct, con ritrf T., d,firrr uD
h,S mooney ard has trrtch. This species uf highway
robbery went tor spaca Of two hours, and whom
the ftate police made their appearance ON tn.
Broundther were compelled to retire under shower
Of Ini,"iles from the brissnds, who Dispersed
only by the appearance of tho soldiers along the
line ot the track. The Herald sAys:
Mayor Wood sent to the council last evening u
coIanpnicaton relative to the inconlatrncy Of IN.
new police Organization. He also csll, upon til.
people OF tho State to aid in restoring the govern
m"nt Ia itn ancirut integrity, and to the people OF
this city their CHARTERED rights through ia. potent
agency Of the ballot box. In both board. rcsolu-
uonr to deliver up to the Metropolitan cummistion-
tho station houses and other police property
were unored aud dlscu-rrd and then referred To the
committee OD police, Who were instructed tn
report on "Wednesday NEXT This property ir vslu-
td at eight hundred thousand dollars
The Brooklyn common council last evening voted
nearly unanimously to surrender immediately the
police property IT, the comIHiarion
TRAoIc ArrAH.--rhc Baltimore sun of YESTERDAY.
has tho following in regard to tragic affair which
occurred near there:
4 rtrsnge and startling homicide CAUSED much
excitement yesterday the Point. Near iv.
o'clock small Sloop. the naino of 'Kot- Wilmin--
ton, Dol. on her rt"rn, dIited into Chssos hart
and to thuHs who we're there shoe sinx rcrno WAS
presented. The atrIl~.rt of the deck was clott,d
with blood ana lying there were two white mon,
zach hathti III gore. Several police officers were
summ"nui ami wore soon in attendance. The two
white men Vers LaInt John Allen. originally from
Hancock = Bridge, Camden county, y. j. and .IAmrs
:. keed, Of lIavredetiruco, Nd whetc he has II
wife. tp0n examination Ii found that Allrn
THs fatally wounded, having been stabbed Ia tho
neck, completely SeSoring the carotid artoTy on
tho loft side. lie taken 10 the eastern station
house where he died in about twonty minutes at
ter hir reception. the liio-bi0Ud flowing from him
in almost torrent. lie appears 10 he about thir-
ty-hve years of age. DR.. Dwinella was call,~i in,
and held post-lnUrteIn examination. On board
the sloop were hVe colored men. psSprng"rs, who
had boon engaged by Mr.. Robert smith to 20 to
Spesutta Island. toa the purpose of harvesting fhes,
with the man Rood, were ARRESTED and taken t. tho
stat"n-hou-c Justice HcAliister was called in.
and upon an investigation the colored men we're
released, and Reed fully committed for trial inr no
micide.
Mas WHO MARRIED -Four WIvEs.-Iast week.
rherin Mo6rea, Of Ludlow, Mass. srrerted a man
named George Burnett. II charge Of bigaIny IL.
was committed for trial The Springfield RopuiIi-
can gives the following curious history of tho indi-
vhuul:
"In lS2a. being then D. he married Annie Dudley
AT petershanl, and removing 10 Now Aalrm lived
with her happily ~ years, when sho died having