Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-19
Marshal Hess.

In examining the photographs ~ h..
thosraphS of all the prominent Ans,
Generals, which cover the walls 81 H..
of Lieutenant Field Marshal Prince
tenstein, il is easy a. discern the hn,
and face of Hess. 4 gentleman VII. 81.
ed the above privilege, says that when
recognized the intellectually OF IN,
pressipu, the Prince replied, admitting
he Hess was the best officer in the .l,r..
al service. 70 his Sagacity and artlyIt,,.
Piedmontese ascribed all their drl,,i.
Isis. As far as one could judgr Of rg,.
ter from portrait in black, he hal an o..
lent face, both intelligent and attrAru,.
The Duke de Dino, aid-de-camp L. Ca,,
Albert, King of Sardinia who wrotra o..
in ISL On the campaigns ol 1854,
Lombardy-thussp speaks of hiur lies, Is.
he) whose rare talents revealed thrm.e....
with such brlliancy (eclatD during the v.
is OF middle size. with IA head which 4.
nothing striking about 1t, IT II Is uJt the
y-lopmrnt and height al his forehead A.
hair is red or sandy, and cut quite ,h,r
The sound Of hi voice Is far from agrr..,
for he has the effect at speaking ,troBy
through his nose which recalled a. +, ,,b
| saw him, Marshal Berthier, Ia whom, =.
sides his talents us chief Of the staff I,
popularity gave him point OF rr,embar.
~ striking as it is tiattermg."
Blaze de Bury. III his Souvenirs AMI l.
lations Of the Campaigns OF Austria" D.
lshed at Paris in 1874, calls Hes the l. :.
arm of Radetsky, aud adds these detail,
Hess is Il small man, very slIm-Jr, ns.
in the connecton-teeblc IN appearan,,. 81.
very thin, about sixty years 81 aye, D..
would make him near ii not seventy att.
present timr) with al intelligent aud ~.
/ cling eye, light hair (which may have bee
polite way of expressing reddish and y.-.
/ complexion, very reserved IN his conTersAl..
and rs is usually the case with men ai,>l
ed in their own thoughts. unwilling W..
words on subjects not connected with hi.,..
cal object of interest. However, ii L per.
is happy enough Ia engage has attention.
will enjoy the conversation at = MIND dtgt
sound and decided. Of an elevated udsm-
which, rs might be expected, will learn
in few minutes, more than You crl
learn from many books Marshal RI.
sky and lieutenant teld-marshalS Hess b.
Shoenhals, constituted the military trim.
which preserved Italy for Austria, aud J.
haps Austria itself. The following Is RAJ
sky's testimony with regard Ia lies,
among the faithful companions Of o.
labors who have sustained me III every STE
took, assigned the first rank and place alr
all. to nv uartermaSter.Gcneral. LIEUT.
ant-Field- Marshal Hess. To him-aul
bear witness to it from the bottom ui u
heart-belongs, and, even more, the great
achieved in the last campaign Of 'iN-I' P.
the arms of the Emperor. Prompt Ia com,r-
bend the position Of affairs; oi :. cuupldu
which never erred: skiliul in srizing the
portunity prompt to profit by the slight
advantage; with his whole mind always +.
ed upon the end in view, have given ir
my whole confidence, assured that with Do.
at my side, will lead the army 10 yIc!nr
The soldiers know it and have conquere.
Then after the battle of N"vara ".
Piedmont at his feet while Europe rungS.
applause glorious euIogy i cont.
ed in the note, couched in Spartan brew
which the veteran marshal addresse'! To
wife of the chief Of his staff. I'VE h.
beaten the enemy at Noyara. and if the q.
of the day accrues 10 me, all the merit b,
longs to Hess"
These encomums are from the German
count of the victorious Austrian campa'.
of 1882 in Italy. II NJ Blaze de b..
meant slender or feeble 10y the term he d.
in describing, five years ago, the person
the present commauder-ln-chici OF the A.
trian armies in Italy, report confirms IT.
| curucy, and time has not spared the phy-
powers which did not promise, III lNjj,
vigorous health and endurance which o
dered the age of Radet>ky 80 remarhabic -
1t is said that Hess cannot keep the sad!
over two or three hours ut Il time, and
unquestionably true with regard IL gene
that he must be able to see with his o"nr-
upon the battle field. Had MelaS been
To remain on horseback through the H..
summer day Of MareugO it is most likely t..
! France would not have that victory I"
scribe upon her banners. Ii was not ua
the veteran Octagenarian, exhausted VII.
tigue, after having had two horses shot uu.
him, relinquisheI to Zach the duty Of ipl
ing up the success he had gained, TINT ~,
leon l., about To retreat, was able tn retr,
| the fortunes Of the day. The same may
eur at this time in the ease Of the feeble
dy and mighty mind which are united 10
Austrian Field Marshal Hess. N J. !.
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