The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-22

'"@' hsPiuasse "ts alHeu, harsb9i Canrebert NOR.
tally wounded, McMahon msde Marshal Of France
and Duks of Magenta on the hsd, where be dis.
sirguishsi himself, aud Marshal paraguay DILL
liers, who appears TO have been degraded We
give the following brief sketches Of their several
careers:
GENERAL gsPIsAssx
General Essina,so, who has fallen In the first
great battle OF the campaign had given M the
post Of Minister Of tbs Interior aud of G.nsral
Safety, which no had held since February, 1853 to
rake al active share in the war amb btiOniug prob,
ably, TO win for himself a msrshaPa baton or a
tuksdom. He was still In iha full vigor of man
hood when ne left Paris, being only forty-seven
years Of sge. lie held the rank Of Lieutenant
Colosel Ia the csmpaiga of Kabyio, under Gen.
81 Armand. WhoD the coup d'etd Of December 2
1921, was aect mplisbsd, Esp,Dasse was in Paris
Coionel OF ths Forty-sscond regiment of the line
and was selected as the officer undsr whose lead.
ership the hail Of the National Assembly was to be
hoiselessly surrounded. While the body was ds-
lIbsratipg on the decree by which Louis Napoleou
was TO be striped OF his powers AZ President Of
me republic, the door ou University street ~ss
opened, and the Forty second re eximant Of the linz.
with Col Espnasss at Its head, occupied The courts
OF the building and interrupted ali commuaica-
fion from without. Ia the street fThts that c.
Cured in Paris durinS tho two following days
Espinssse and his reg nl en-. were engaged lie WAS
soon after promoted to the rank CT General Ct Bri-
gsde, and was appointed aid de. camp to the Pres
deut Of the republic In 1852 he WAS sent on q
cor fiential mission to the DspartmsDts with NJ
Q1entin BAuchart and General Canrsbsrt, toreyse
the lsbors OF the Mixed Commission, and soHse
months afterwards was sent to Areri. on q mig
sion OF ciemsncy, which permitted a certain mum.
Der OF exiies to return to Frauce. lie afterwards
took part 10 the expedition to the Crmea
When Orssui made the attempt to sssss,iuate
Louis Napoleon, at the beginning OF Iast yoar
Espfnnsse was appointed Minister of Interior and
ofueusral satisfy, the Emperor not being sat. ad
. h. TO-
ton bad been discharged. lie had every relisrcs,
however, on E,pinssse, who has born the repu,a.
ton OF being brave, rerolute, determined man
not much given to leuiency or gentlensss of dspo-
siton. Ii. vas native Of Brittany. few
yeRrs ago be mst with an eXtraor mary acc3ent
which left siCeularschrs upon his face Hs WAS z ZEN
apiece Of sugar to his horse, holding II betweeD his
teeth, when the animal BIT him so severely that
his jsw was ii Iured, and several pieces were
oblisedto be taken ont. OF courss this did not
improve bis appearance, but gave him n air OF
feroci:y, which probably had its effect in pro-,
ducing ths general impression as to the uuaniabil.
ity Of his character,
MARSHAL FRANCOIS CEKYAiN CAKHoBERT.
This distinguished officer who is repol to as hav
ing been mortaly wounded at the battle of Ma
SeUa was in command of the centre corps of The
French army. 1t will be recoilscssd that 10 sue
ceeded Marshal s.. Armand in command of the
allied forces before Ssbas.opal. SooE after takiug
command he called scouncil Of war to discuss the
campaign, e..
'tbsrs 10 the fortress of Sebas:opo We nust have il
If We cannot get in by the door, we rnnst get in by
the windows" Ceprobsrt bad gone to the Grim Ga in
command Of the First division Of the army OF the
East, which, in the 'Un fortunate campaign OF the
Dobrutechs, so fesrfully dscimated by the
cholera. He afterwards assis'ed the expedition of
the CVimes with all his sffDr:s, sustaining at the
passage OF the Alma tho LIST shock Of the Rus.
slams and notwithstanding avery hot aud rapid
Are, be established himself on on the heights un til
ha OF FOrsy Ha udsd In tha
ann by the busting of a shell. but never rested
until the end Of the day-the 24.h Sept. Two days
.fterwards Marshal st. Armand " ho felt his end ap
proaching, resigned 10 him the comnapd-in- chic
a. the same time giving him confidential letter
to the Emperor, dated on the 12,h OF March pre-.
Viousiy. The new General immediately marched
upon Ssbastopol, and constructed great mau-
batteries aud the Il st parallel, and opened fire on
ths II III of Octobcl; but having recognized the
impossibii'y of taking the plscs by coup de main
be undertook, In the midst Of iDsursountable
obstacles, and at most severe eeasop, the gig,n>
tic isooTs which resulted in complete investment
The first period Of the Hiege-the most terrible
was marked by the bloody tattle of Iukermana or
sbe 5.h of November, and the bst,les of BalakIs-
and Egpatoria, sBd the continual sOrties Of the
enemy. He had e horse killed under bim and
was eighty wounded az Inkermspn, while headug
the iz petuous charge Of the X,usres. in c3pse-
qnsncs of the refusal of Lord Raglan to co,oper.,
ate In plan of attack proposed by Al. Canrobert
ths latter, in view of the increasing embsrrass-
nent Of the situation OF the Allies, resigned the
&C ecnmaud.n-chie ief into .he bands of General Pc
lissisr on the 16.h of May, 1885, and returned to
BIS poei at the head OF tho first corps In two
months afterwards he Quilted the Crinea and in
he following year he received, along with MN
Bosqust aud Random, the baton Of MARSHAL of
France (lSth Of March, 1857 By this nsw dig.
uiiy he becsm, Senator by right, asd Grand Cross
Of the Legion Of Honor since 1865.
Caarobert wss in thh ff,isth year of his age
hsviss been born in 1909, cf su honorable family
of Bre;agne. He Joined the army in lS2S as second
lisutentant Ia tbs Forty.sevenIh regiment of the
iiRe. He served with great distiEction 10 the va.
rious African campaigns, and vas particularly dis
tiDgCishsd for his presence of mind in critical
circumstances. Tho follow Ing snecdote IL good
srocimsn Of his coolness In 1913, being colonel
Of the Z)uayes, he was on bic march from Aumale
20 ZAa,cha to take psrt In the siege. Tho cholera
had infected and wss decimsiing his column, and
they advanced with difficulty, 80 laden we're The
mules with dying soldiers. At the most irving
momsut he was informed that the nomabic tribes
OF tbs south we're preparing to attack him. An
engagement was, sbeve all things, to be avoided
.or they would have 20 means OF transport for tho
wounded. The colonel Immediately made bis ar
rAnsemsnts for lighting, and then marched forth
alone to meet the noma6ss with his 10, 5rpreter
axd addressed them thus: "KBow, good people
that carry the plague ahent me, and II yon do
not suffer me and mine to pass. l shall throw IL
amer gst you" The Arabs, who had traced the
column for many dsys by the newly made graves
it left behind, were seized with terror, did not
dare to attack, and les them psss.
MARSHAL BAkAsUAY D'HILLIERe.
II would appear that Marshal D'Hiiiiers has
been deprived Of his command Of the first corps Of
the army, and that Post conferred on GeneraI
Forsy. This wou'd imply that the former has
not CON meBded himself by bis soldisry skill or
activity in tha favorable notice of the EBperor.-
1t is little remarkable that the first kspoleou,
in his rat Italisn campaign, deprived in the same
way Marshal VaIstie of his command on the
heights of Castglious, and in ths presence of the
troops, 30 TO impress upon his officers the ne
cs.sity OF vigor aud activity. Probably whom the
full details of the battle Of Magenta reach us
NAV get at the cause of Marshal DHillisrs' dspri~
yatiou Of command We know shat In refsrencs
TO the battle Of Monticello an anscdote is told
which may serve a. as iDkiing Of the Empsror's
sentiments towards him. II appears that during
the night from the 19.h 10 the Goth his Msssty the
Emperor was knocked mp 10 the middle If the
mig BIT by an aido-ds-camp from Marshal Baragusy
s,telling him he expected TO be attacked
break, very soon aftsIl ''E't r. Ia touf TO.
toried the Imperis Commander ia Chief Sc, aFtIit
,rat..en. pas la peine ds tous 8.rdn1er." fVhat
Is that ALT 1t va. hardly worth while to trouble
you for such mossage.) Ii msy bs that the Mar
shsl was engaged In the battle OF Magenta, and,
hat tho Emperor thought hs did not show Q snfn-
cient amount Of dssh OF imPstuosity, or his locs
Of command may have besn attributable TO some
other cause Perhaps he WAS cffssded At the notice
taken Of Forey, and resigned 10 pont. He had
the reputation Of bsBg one or the frmeet and
most energetic of officers, always prompt and de-
csive, aud with sound and reliable Judgment.
Is 1s49 he was military Governor Of Rome and
-in.chief of the French army In Italy.
He commanded division In the Crirnean oaml sign.
and after fur days ofopsn trench he entered Bonn.
srsund and inscribed on the French nag the first
victory of that war. The order eftbe day. addressed
from bis headquarters at Genoa to the hrst eerps
Of the army OF Italy, 10 - follows
Soldiers i'm 1895 aud 1900 the French army, IN
der the orders Of General Rsnaparts. obtained In
Italy gorioas victories over tbe enemies whoa
We are about to combat. Several demf brisades
ID quired the designation OF Terrible Or lawn
,ibis which each Of you. by HE coursgs. hrmuoss
Ind discipline will endeavor to give TO his STANDARD
Soldiers have confidence in NO. a. have In you
Iet us show ourselves worthy Of France and of the
Emperor: and let act, that dsy IL shall be
Isid Of Ms what was tai Of our fathers ~ express
ng all titles Of glory: He belonged to the army
II Italy,"
GsNBRAL RoRRY.
The battle Of Mon tsbello, the first fight in the
italian campaign, was won by the troops of the