Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-06


Jaartz hat he had driven tha enemy out Of Pa
ebla aud bsck 70 Choluls The Ffanch loss vas
estimated during the siege 70 hsvs been six
! thousand men President Jparrz was AZ Pa
eb's, or AIMING force to'taka fhs off nsivs.
Actors ga ibe Mexican Battle ssrouud-
shetch Of Gen. EoreT' ihe Commnader-
( From the New Yors Herald, May 25th-
/ Gen. For-v. the comman4er iD-chisf of the
! French PXpeiitiongry COPS. = man 0t some
4 f}y-nina years of sga Ia 1922 he entered The
military school of S. Cyr Hf.erwarls line3 the
! eXnedjtion 20 Algiers, from 1885 TO ISi4 he
remained IN Algeda. which he left wita the
/ rank Of colonel Of infsutry Ia 1913 be be-
[ came general of brigsds. Hs played .cln-
! siderable psyt in ihe cpUp d'ttgt aud aas named
general of division Ia shs fiilowing wear.
/ Ia the Crimea he cnmmapded ths reserve AMI the
besiegiug army. Ia itsly he wa7 st thu hsad
Of the first division, and gained iba battle 0f
Mluieheo, which opened ths esmUaigu I'll
then received The grand cross NJ he Legion If
Homer, and, shortly after, a seat iH ths senate
Ltst year he commanded a division at the camp
of Chalons and caused ile new ioantry ma
mowers 10 BE- ex Gated lie has since bsan in
cnded, with his division, in the army Of
Paris, and n0v conmsnls tho Fench army Of
invasion in Mexico.
GENERAL OBTFGA THE MEXICAN COMMANDER
Is CHEF AT PUEBLA
Tais oai sar IS one of tas e -st msn IN BIszic1
Ha has not been regularly trained % q Ei'iary
life: bus rom his youth upwards hsS slways
exhibited the greatest interest in an aft sirs re
lstng to he military development If his e1nn-
'rv. In personal appearance h, Is sad q bs-a-
fine looking man. stern. intelligent anl de-
termibed aud If all men tha most Gkeyst0 make
a stubborn resissauc7 bef,ye surran8srino =. aost
eu'rugGal 10 his e.re. The garrison Of P,1sb's
a3d the Nsxicans generally idoliz Onera; sn1
President Jsarpa. IS well a. the whole la,in'g-
frqfion, raoasa the greatest coufd nee IN hfs
skill and patriotism Hs IS 6rn ia his ruau-er.
hut mo4egt in has lem amor Under his care
aud suparvision iho principal fr6fsalions of
p1rh'a have hean bailt. a9i aH tho fonndrf.s
aud hasnitals in the citv Of Mexico and Pashla
erected. 0-teos Z, as dsvatei 20 his -ouqtrv az
iha lat- 2 za,a=czs, -vha defended Pnsh'a aud
defeated b French on their at,sek 0f Way lsst
yssr Ha has been uu'irin- ia his lfl-ts for
the improvement of his armv aui even though
driven from z s-tl.. h1 srill never surrender IA
the French without another blow for b1ma ard
duty.
DON TGNACI0 CO3iOEFORT. TX PRESIDENT or
MEXICO
Gsn Don Ignacio C Clmonfort. ex- Presidant of /
Mexico. was for some time a resilient Of the /
CITY of New York Az early rs 1892 he fought (
as capiain of cavalry in tho battle Of San Ao- 1
pustin del Pllmar He ross gralusily by HE
e fl eient services % the rank of 1ientenspte9l-
onel in 1898 when no was appointed military .
commsuje7 Of Tispa. Hs was elected 70 Con- I
gress in 1872, and a. to- expirs ion Of his term I
was maie cNlanel; he was elected % Congress (
agsia in lS45 aod opyolad Ganeral P4ralesi /
ha was mRt' third Acaj3e ot " Iieo and Pc
feet Of the -rast Of the Stste Of Mexico Hs was I
elected third time 70 Congress, and fought ia /
the N zxic9n war participating in al the Sc
tions except the battle of G7nireras; after ths I
war be returned to tile Prefectura. and was
several times elected ssnstor Of TIE Safe Of Pa.
sbs. Hs was appointed visitor and admins I
traitor Of the port Of Acapulco aud aftsrWsrl
If M1zRtlau; Tefnra6d ta Aeauulc0 I'm 1853 and
defended that ci,y f,om the assault of Santa
Anna, who hsd returned to power; lie then
~ = eo;Il 1se'.-'eI otnIA a qua,
apa I'd lc99 eompoHeQ MN % endieate and 60
into ex le. soon after he became, BY aeelams;ion.
Provisional President Of the repnblie and
was elected 70 that cthfe fhe violence of par
b c1ntentlons in 1857 compelled him, about
he close Of that yea, to leave tie Presidential
chair OF the repnbiic as, refusing TO accept
sither of the extreme principles Of the contes-
.anis, he found himself without power II is
7aid of Comonfogt that be never lost battle.
Wary, energetic tar-seeing but prudent, be hiss
always been successful in The different contests
~ which ne mss heen engaged, an cheer OF
the Ana Ecan army, writing from California
5oms years ago, says;-
I have sesr somstbing Of Can Comopf7rt
ander ilicalt;es 4 q stnff Is ia him 10 make
, Great Commander Hadhe been in N,D1leap's
army he certainly would have satisfied tbe Z n-
oeror's f ~ ipaairv. viz. "Is he lucFv1'' Cln-
1nforts luck i prodiei5us No advarsagv can
ever trip or blunder without his makigr the
most Of e. Every general snI statesman thsf
u
the rreas things which he bas done win such
nsigaifcant means look like If it vera ell luck.
almost miracle Bat these who know him
we'll know that { IS his great ability to make
.ha most Of circumstances as they ariss'
This IS toe very kind OF man that Fofcy
would wish q small distance from his front
,,l ,ppE,an, tom scxles BE- Defeat -