The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-07


paraguay d. Killers, IL Is announced by the Niagara,
will command one OF the divisions Of the French army to
operate with Sardinia and s therefore, of note the
present crisis.
He in 1840 military governor of Rome and oommau-
dern chief Of the French army in Italy though formerly
he had been French prisoner of in Portohsster
CASTLE and at time when parole was granted to any
prisoner whatever might DO his rank. As soldier Of
fortune he very early life distinguished himself among
the leaders Of the French revolutionary armies and
the sge Of thirty years he was already the commander
in chief of division or the army under Bonaparte,
in the celebrated campaigns OF 1896 and 1897 in Italy
in which the Austrian armies In that country were all
but annhatec and which terminated In the treaty or the
April 1897 BY this treaty and by the aagtious acts
of injustice and robbery which followed it, Venice,
nu va nr ond ar,s o onsrSmon. nS roaCa oy
supplies TO Bonaparte during his struggle with the
trians sooner them humbied than she found her
self involved in the tolls OF designing and most insdcus
enemy Bopaparte seized on tri1ing occasion to
mence hostties With tie republic, and sent paraguay
The nb would have sna h 81 B
feet at hand but the people snitten with the
prevailing mania Of liberty and fraternity They manned
their gallies and brought paraguay dHllers and
10000 men, who, in the course Of fow weeks
stripped of everything valuable to be found within
ts was among the the four brazen horses OF Co.
rnth which had stood their pedestas In the Place Of
St. Marx upwards Of GOO years. sent to Paris and set
up on the caro- DO Triomphe in the Place du Carrouse
the fall Of Paris and gent back TO Venice We next hear
Of paraguay dAlers his return in the train Of Napo
leon alter his Egyptian campaign. The Emperor escaped
the vigilance of the British cruisers and got safely into
French port Not many Of those who followed in his
SUITE for General Dessax the best cavalry officer In the
French army, was taken by the cruisers, the
celebrated 1allien and paraguay d'Hliers. Tho two
latter were brought to Portchester Castle and shortly
after exchanged. Dessax received some indig-
Ety, real fancied, from his captors, and ever
after declared himself the personal enemy OF every
Englnhman. He was the 10 whose skill and courage
Napoleon owed the battle Of Marengo. The battle was
decided-the victory ganed-when Dessax rallied the
everything before taem, had extended their line too
widely as troops are too apt 10 do in moments OF great
success Dessaix the error, and seized the critical
instant to form up and charge The contest Short
but severe the Austrian cavalry driven from the
heic and Dessx prcked the laurels OF victory from the
brow OF Meas to place them the head OF Napoleon but
fell mortaly sounded in the charge Talien and Blra
quay dHlers returned TO France The former has long
since finished bis mortal career, and is gone TO his
account History has yet to record many things worthy
Of being known in his life. TIE French nation owes
to his courage the downfall Of the atrocous Robespe
aud to Linn the unhappy r,yaes captured at Qdberon
owe the destruction Of Ill of their number paraguay
dH,ers still Ives possibly 70 work out the remnant OF
bis destiny by the secusrizaton of the Pgpal govern
ment, aad the emancipation ., the Italian people from
priasy DONNA ion II s What extraordinary that
this man. after upwards OF fifty years ser vice as gene
raj, ana toe loss Of battle should be known
only by his cognomen OF paraguay dHliers. lie muet
bow DC upwards OF ninety years or age and in stature
towers atove other In his youth he was O rough,
been IN Rome he appears to have preserved the
Character Louis Napoleon 10 carry out the pur
post OF dis celebrated letter Roman affairs paraguay
dHIlier5 's avery fit mnu for bis purpose