The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-10

THE FRENCH ARxY.-In letter from Mr.. Tow.
bridge of New Haven, in the New Haven Regis
ter, about h, passage over Mount Gents with
a party of American ladies, We have the follow.
ing:
At Suss sublime scene awaited us
Immediately in the large open space In rear Of
the depot, $4,000 of the French army arrived dur
Jog the evening. soms actively preparing to take
(as many as COULD the care. wilder midnight
scene can hardly be imagined. Camp fires with
their dark line of smoke throwing their lurid
ights upon the Immense hosts; the sounding OF
bugies, the burry1ns to aud fro OF officers, the
Columns marching, was scene long to be remem-
bsred. For two hours We were in the midst of al
this occupying, iu common with officers and sol
ders the caf, attached to the depot from the dec
of which We looked out upon the army, CccuDy-
ing even 10 the spot where We stood, aud by hIch
they marched TO the cars, sixty.f1ve of which,
drawn by three engines, took their departure
while We waited.
II is sti aDge what perfect sense of security
We felt surrounded by three regiments of soldiers.
They were under the most perfect discipline Not
word was uttered that coald offend the most
susceptible The oficers we're extremely polite,
even amidst all the stern duties devovng upon
them under such circumstances never passing the
ladies of cur party without polite sal u alton
They, with their men, were in high spirits, aud
although having endured march OF SO miles
across Mount Gents since A NJ appeared fired
with high enthusiasm for the fl kht At 2 A. NJ.
we took the Diligence, six il our parry, Major
Frshkiyg, of the Indian army, of whom have in
private letter spoken, being the 9th
We commenced the ascent with Is mules at
tached to the D,lIgeuce-ehe night very dark
with dense clouds aud rolling thuoder.- At 5 A.
NJ, we were we'll towards the summit in the midst
of heavy snow storm, the mountain being entire.
Is covered with 1t.
A: GA NJ we met The advance guard of the
French, and S)ou the main body were ia sight the
columns marching ct ease, that is, each man al.
loved to march and carry his musket in the easi-
est way to bin.
BefOre.w arrived at the foot of the mountain
We had passed through over 90 600 soldiers of the
empire. For two hoars they were marching thro'
pslting snow storm.
Was it not all Inspiring sight, then, iu the Pass
OF the Alps, to encounter the French iegions red
with zeal, with their eagles at their heads aux .ou
again to meet their old enemy of the fields Of Ma
rengo and Lodii What strange circumstauce
that we should have been permitted to witness
the sublime sight We were passing tbro' their
columns constantly for six hours The world has
never seen such rapidity of movement as has beer
exhibited by Napoleon in bringing on TO the fied
of action bis legions-occupy IN their transit
the sea, the passes of the Maritime Alps, and the
pass of Mount Cents.
The shouts of joy, as our ladie, waved their
haudkercbiefs to the passing columns, showed
that grim war had not altogether bunted the ii ner
sensibliities, and now and then some particular
expression OF JOY at being noticed fros these de-
voted men, could but carry our thoughts to the
homes they had ieft-maUy of them forever-apd
to their grey haired sires and mothers, aud &c
wonder when the time would arrive whep wal
shall cease, and the "sword shall be turned into
plough-shares."