Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-10
The Marshsls OF France

~. me rarls correspondent Of tho New Y -,
Times gives the following description ID, Z
French Marshals present at the grrat eat -. q.
the 18th ult: 7''"' zee
"Of all the Marshals. Capr,lor,
to have the most friends OF the Pl,,o - =
dome. His arrival at the head Of ~. 49,. .'.
corps darmee was the signal for an inn '..
outburst of applause. The fact is "4
bert, although he looks most ike . M an
of all the Mnrshals of France is Lra "a'' p
be the most humane, and somehow ~. D
he has an old hold on the atFert;ors' - Que
people which appears to survive the ~; !. u'
they attempt to throw on him IN ' "a.
quarters sat within five feet Of ,b ,,'.'.
est OF the line Of Marshals. and w,. ".'.
little amused at their various mod ".'
, sing the time. Canrobert talked c.n.. .-'.
in the ear Of tie Minister of w., "a
don,) gesticulating violently and u; a"''.
cessation, and one could easily lima ,n ,',,1 w
the subject of his conversation VA. ~ N: .'"'
letter published that night in tho Irj,. NC
dence Beige. Random, a tall strait, ~.
overlooking man, with gray hair anJ >,
tach, listened and acquicSced as If ber',
exactly of his interlocutor's opinion sI-
to Random sat Marshal Mcmahon DuL'
Magenta, on horse rs quiet A. ms No.. =.
neither moving nor showing any di>r~S;,..
either to talk or to hold any ieliow,bir ', y,g
those around them. Mcmahon, As soon ','
this occasion, is either a non-commup;,,,..
individual, or else something is wrop. =,
day. His appearance is not strikn', y,
though he is unquestionably the ublr.t w,.
in the French army. Ills mous,,cbo
sandy, his hair the same color and cut rIo,s'
he is but little over the medium heicb, .,.,
slim; his forehead is expansive. hi, r,s,
small. and he has the appearance Of ,b1.
or. MacMahon was born in the same yg..
AZ the Emperor, lSOS.
paraguay d'lIilliers sits next IL MN,
hon, and although he is a very old man an
has but one arm, he is the most playful man
Of the lot. He takes off his ctdpaag and
finds Il quantity of rain collected in ttc ~
Of it, and, 10 amuse the Empress anI m.
boy. who sit above, dashrS the water ur,.
officers of the Emperor's suite, all the ,a.
keeping one eye in front of him to srr ia.
the Emperor does not catch him at H. ~
ia tall, slim. straight old man, who s.n.
menced his military career under IT, f..
Napoleon. and he handles his drawn ,vsl
and bride with one hand just aS we'll a, /.
he had two. Mel stands next t. him. s.i
appears more gay than Mcmahon althu-A
these two are set down us the discomfort, a.
the termination OF the war Mel isatsn,
slim man, with large. hollow cheeks. brown
hair, and struggling beard. lie has an tx
preston of immense energy in his face sal
is destined, with Mcmahon. to take arl
keep the first rank in the army. Ma7,ha.
Renault de ST. Jean d'Angcly. Commando
Of the Imperial Guard, Is Is years old,
man Of middle height, straight, not heavy
in person, with gray moustachc imperial
and side whiskers, and has mild, quiet ar.
~ msiead one rs to his pruir,
sion. Marshal Magnan was as fussy ~ ii,
enormous size and restless horse wou.
permit, while the old Duke of Maak Z
looked | thought with an eye Of jealousy oo
a scene in which he had not been permits!
to teke part"