The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-21
[ From the Neio Fork Herald. |

The battle of Montebeo, the first fight in the
Italian campaign, was won by the troops of the
Forey brigade, which formed part of the first div-
sion OF the army, under the command of Marshal
paraguay d'Hilliers. At this battle Forey showed
himself such a brave and gallant officer that the
Emperor, when be visited the field, embraced him
and publicly thanked him for the victory he had
won. He has now, it would seem, distinguished
himself highly in the battle of Magenta; and it
is not matter of surprise that he has been pro-
NOTED to the command of the division in which he
served. We are told that Gen. paraguay d. Hilers
has been superseded by him in command of the first
corps of the army. General Forey, as almost all
the general officers of the French army distinguish
ed himself in Africa where he served for ten years
as Colonel of the twenty-sixth regiment. He COM
manded brigade in Paris on the occasion of the
coup d'etdt, and was at the head of the column of
troops who escorted the members of the National
Assembly, at the time of their dissolution from
the place of meeting to the barracks of the Quai
d0rsay
had the command of the Fourth division; he landed
at Pyrea, present at the battle of Alma and it
was he who in the morning of the 9Th of Novem-
Der vigorously repulsed the Russians, who tried to
penetrate into the French trenches while the battle
of Inkermann was going on. Nevertheless, Forey
was withdrawn from the Crimean army under cir
cumstances which had tendency to cast shadow
on his reputation, in consequence of his having ex-
ceeded his prescribed duty in certain communica-
tions with the enemy. The Emperor on that occa-
sion put favorable construction on his conduct,
and he went to the Italian campaign as second in
command of the First division. His valor was very
conspicuous at the battle of Montebello, where he
was wounded, and his coat literally riddled with
bullets, and he had very narrow escape of being
taken prisoner. When Gen. Beuret fell pierced
through the brain with bullet, Forey rushed to
the front and took Beuret's place. One shot shat
tered his scabbard and struck his leg, and another
tore off part ofhis epaulette. His address to his
soldiers is very laconic. Here it is:
SOLDIERS OF THE FIRST DIVISION OF THE FIRST
CoRps-We shall find ourselves tomorrow in the
first line and it is probable that shall have the
honor of first engaging the enemy. Remember
that your fathers have always beaten that enemy,
and YOU will do the same
- General of Division, FOREY.
Forey was born in Paris, and is ffty-fve years OF
age.
MARSHAL PARAGUAY DHILLIERs.
1t would appear that Marshal D'Hilliers has been
deprived of his command of the first corps of the
army, and that post conferred on General Forey
This would imply that the former has not COM
mended himself by his soderly skill or activity to
the favorable notice 0fthe Emperor. 1t is little
remarkable that the first Napoleon, in his first lta-
ian campaign, deprived in the same way Marshal
Valette of his command the heights of Castigli-
one, and in the presence of the troops, i'm
press upon his officers the necessity of vigor and
activity. Probably when the full details of the
battle of Magenta reach we may get at the cause
of Marshal a Killers deprivation of command
We know that in reference to the battle of Monte
bello an anecdote is told which may serve as an
inklinr of the Emperor's sentiments towards him
IL that during the night from tho 10th r.,