Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-07-02

was soon after made General of a brigade and
was appointed an aid-de-camp to the President
of the Republic. When Orsini made the at
tempt to assassinate Louis Napoleon at the be-
ginning of last year, Espinasse was appointed
Minister of the Interior and of General Safety,
the Emperor not being satisfied with the man
ner in which the duties of that position had
been discharged. He had every reliance, how
ever, on Espinasse, who has borne the reputa-
ton of being brave, resoute, determined man.
and not much given TO lenency or gentleness
of disposition. lie was native of Brittany
and at the time of his death was only forty
seven years old.
Marshal Canrobert, reported mortally wound
ed, distinguished himself at Selastopol where
he succeeded Marshal st. Arnaud in the COM
mand of the allied forces. He had a horse
killed under him and was slightly wounded at
Inkerman, while heading the impctuous charge
of the Zouaves. In consequence of the refusal
of Lord Raglan to cooperate in a plan of at
tack proposed by NJ Canrobert, the latter in
view of the increasing embarrassment of the
situation of the Allies, resigned the command
in chief into the hands of General Pessier on
the 10th of May, 1855, and returned to his
post at the head of the first corps. In two
months afterwards he quilted the Crimea, and
in the following year he received along with NJ.
Bosquet and Random the baton of Marshal of
France. He was in the ffticth year of his
age.
Marshal Mcmahon, who won the chief hon
ors at the battle of Magenta, having received
upon the field Marshal's baton and the title
OF Duke of Magenta, is an Irishman. In 1871
he commanded a battalion of Chasseurs and has
been almost constantly in the field since that
time. 1t was he who planted the French colors
upon the Mamelon when Sebastopol fell after
''i"' 'eiitoiI sieBc' ~ appears houi oui ac-
counts oI the patlie tnat Marshal hcMahoh
was wouluge &c III the oattie Oh magenta
,,,I.ni ngnerai rorey VINO mas superseueu naraguay
iii''icrs' distinguishing hiihSeli III hlrlca'
T Tnere nc served ior Ten years as Oolohel oil tfe
Iweh.y-S,Ntn 2 regiment. iie commahueu orl-
saue II, crls oli the Occasiono vi 'nc Go"P e'''
hiter the iormatioh Oh the army Oh the East ne
nad inc command Oh the fourth DIVISION ne
iahaed at fyrca' and was present at the oatue
OF Anna ana 1t was he VINO on the morning OF
tne oth OF November vigorously rePulsed the
RUSSIANS, VINO tired to penetrate into the french
trenches wnlle the oattie OF lhKermah was go
ing on. Nevertheless, Forey was Withdrawn
from the Orlmean army under circumstances
Whieh hau a tendency to cast shadow on MS
reputation IN consequence OF his having exceed
ed his prescribed duty IN certain communca-
tons with the enemy The Emperor on that
occasion put favorable construction on his
conduct, and he went to the Italian campaign
as second III command OF the FIRST DIVISION
iiis valor was very conspicuous at the oattie OF
Montebello, wnere ne was wounded, ana MS
coat literally riddled with bullets, and he had
very narrow escape OF being taken prisoner
When Gen. Beuret fell pierced through the
BRAN with bullet, Forey rushed to the front
and took Beurets place. One shot shattered
MS scabbard and struck his leg, and another
tore oil part OF his epaulette. Forey was born
III Parls, and is hity-hvc years OF age.
paraguay dHilllers had the reputation OF
oeing one OF the hrmest ana most ehergetic OF
orhcers' always prompt ana decisive ana win
SOUND ana reiaoie judgment IN 1913 ne
was Mlitary Governor OF Rome ana Comman-
uer-ih-Oriiei Oh tne freheh army III I'a!. nc
commanded DIVISION IN the Crimean campaign,
ana after four days OF open trench ne entered
Bomarsund and inscribed on the french nag
the hrst victory OF that war. NothinS Is report
ca as yet IN regard 10 the cause OF MS haVihg
been superseded oy forey;
Marshal fandon, VINO mas superseded Mar
shal valiant IN his command as Mayor General
Oh the frehch army on the oaItle-neld OF Ma
genta' superseded the same ofhcer as Minister
OF war lmmeolateiy previous 10 tne opening OF
the campaign IN ltaly' post wnich he hau al
READ! n'ieu from tne zfth Oh january 10 the
2oth oil october iooi' when he was appointed
governor ueherai Oh Aglers' ne was carry
engaged IN the miltary service ana was win
tne grand army IN the campaign OF RUSSIA
BAKE ana france, ne was named chiei OF
squadron OF the Thirteenth CnasseurS IN sep
TEMPER, 1851, and Colonel OF the ChasSeurs
hirique Ill APrli, 1000 IN i0fi ne galIeu
tne orevet oil Field Marsnal' ana IN loiI tha5
El Lieutenant HeheTai' Aiter ha'i!9 uirecteu
the ahairs oi Algeria under the provislonsi gov
erhmeht IN warren, 1910 IN tne montn me oi June
ne was placed al the head Oh the ihird Military
i'v's'on lMe'A') ana frequently inspected IN. Tue
regiments oi cavalry; lie was appointed MN,
lister OF war on the 24th oi January, iSol, ana
retired on the 18th OF October, OF the same
year. Some days after the coup defdt ne as
sumed the government general OF Algeria
wmch ne heia uhtiI the re-organizauon OF tne
colony IN 1900. he was raised 10 the dighity
Oh Marshai on ihe loLh OF March, 300, ana
mas mas peen since tne 2ota 1l august, Iooo, GRAND
Cihcer oi the Legion OF HONOR lie was SIXTY
iour;
Marshai variant was minister OF war ior
some tihe previous 10 the declara,'oh Oh war war
WIN austria, put was 'neh removed, anu nan.
aon appointed IN ms pace. Az tne tlme OF
'miiahts removal IRON the post Oh war MIN
| lster, IL is rumoreu lnat tne cOmHlssarlat was