Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-07

have nut him in my pocket. After the battle
was gained, nnd VS. had supped, instead OF
conversing upon tho action and tho war. p
entered upon O vehement ALLEGATION against
the Emperor, and told mo thas ne hsd
written to him q letter which he would
show mo. Il was m,nsoing, urgent lnso-
lent; and his di.oourse went to sounalng
me upon exciting tho army to resist Napoleon.
rose from my chair and addressed nim
thus: "Sire, you speak ard act IN suoh
manner that you give me the right 10 treat
you without reserve or ceremony ana, nrst,
it is fortunate for you that choose 70 SPEAK
to you "a a private person and not as Mar.
ehPl Of France. What you imagine that the
eclat If such victory ss Ocsns renders You
40 dear to the French soldiers, that they will
support your absurd and rash notions! sup
pose it were true; have YOU gained the afec-
tioDe also of the rest of the frenon army ID
Suain? Are YOU su,e of those who remain to
France out of Spain You are Wo,uliy de-
ocivei beware Of how you try what you are
thinking Of even with the army here under
your orders; it will bs dangerous. And then,
v1u menace your brother YOU you menace
Napoleon Oh, Sire yo9 shcck me-" Here
Sault Iut himself iato the attitude, and used
tbs Same gestures as he bad done to JoaeI h.
unt t:ty were very striking; he covered his
syo with one of his hands, and with the other
seemed TO repulse some horrid image, and his
color and looks were very animated.) who
are you, what are you who has MADE you
Your lrother; and you menace him !! Burn
your letter, Sire, and think again" Nv hat!
exclaimed the king, lam l DOT his e,oef
brother, the chief Of his family, "fes'
Sire. but you speak not as Drcther' you
speak and would aat as king; ana you are
not tie chief II mOnarchs. Burn Your lot-
ter"
Marceau. "Marcoau was clever and gotd'
and Of great promise. but lie had little expo
rienoa before he FELL"
Moreau. 'NU great things"
Auge,suu. DITTO.
|. Junot. Ditt.
0ouyiou s.. Cyr."A clever and a good Of
fl GER, but deficient in enterprise and vigor."
MaoJor aid. "Too regular, too methodical I;
40 excellent man, but not great general"
unforiur ate; he is dead" :,
Victor. An old woman, quite incapable"
Jourdan. Not capable Vi leading largo
srmies."
Masssna. Excellent in great danger; neg.
ligsnt and of no goodness out Of danger
Knew war vol"
Marmont. Understands the theory Of war
reerc, IT, History will tell what be did with
his knawledge." This was accompanied with
Is sari6n:o smile
Rscnisr. An excellent officer" de-
ni.u this, und gave Soult tho history ut his
operations at Sabugal.) Scult replied that
hs vas considered to LIE q greut cheer III
Franc, but if what l said could not be con-
.rnVtr;cd as TO fact, he was not /" great tlcer;
bis reputation was unmsritsed. (Ths facts
were correctly stated, but Regnier was Ger
10 n.y dissff e,ed to Napoleon ct the time ;
bis unskilllul conduct might have been inten-
tional)
Dess,z, "Clrver, interchangeable, always lmprov-
ing his mind, full nfnftr nation about bis protes,
s0p, er;at soldier, noble charac'ef ID 81
points Of view; perhaps not amongst The grea'esI
Of generals by nature, but likely 10 become so py
u,7 and Ir.c,ice, when be WAS killed.
Kl ;b.r. Knew him perfectly; colossal in b.
DIV, colossal in mind lie WIS the god ct war
NJ, r, in Lumhn ri ape He knew NOR, than
ULche, more than D :5sa1; he WEI great gene
raj, but he was idle, ihdCl:nt, and would hot
work
Be,,hier sud Clarke. "Oll Women-CdttHs.
Tbe Emper, knew them aud their tlent they
wers ii for tools, machines. good for writing
Jowu his ord, r., AMI making aIrAng. meht' NC
corliug to ru.; he employed them tor netning
else Bah they were very poor. coutu 90
In, il work rs wei or better than they cooi'. ou.
the Emperor WAS too wise to employ man OF my
chsIsct ut desk; he knew cou d control and
tame Wild inca, and he employed me 10 DO 3D.
YANKEE NEwsPApaR CoRREspJNDESrs.-Ibe
psri. cor, { ponts1t of the Philadelphia "Sun-
day TRANSCRIPT" thus shows up tie tribe in
gel e:al:
Tic aie many Americans at this tine in
Paris, Il e Jmsss Of whom ale poor IN poes ct
and dist es.el in ts1tin eut. | oRrnot tell
YOU ANYTHING te:,et than oil some Ut those who
ee you posle1 III foro On Rows. Inc Aue
riean reg,pa,c c. tOrIe Ipondents best known
here ara j ,hnson and Morsin Of TIE New
York "Cime y" Huntington Of tic Tribune"
and Bum Of the Herald" JObuson, tie
MslaktF of the "Times," has leE utation III
Am erica beyond bis deserts. He il an Ohio
man, and grsdua.el D. or Ct Medicine, in
Paris. should tax him to be thirty ght
or frty years If age lie is large, oorpu-
lent, and good looking. and has lair practice
among A orleans and English. lie frequeots
pood society, and 10, ly oil that have beard,
above tie syerspe character of cor, e'ponce7ts
At tie same tine there ia much smart: 10
and t,iekery in his le .ers. Give two rnmora,
and MalskLH will sue II to four facts. lie has
PIE e1tious way Of Ge,ling with State INIT
tcra. which reminds me CT Samuel Pepys, i'll
II Kings Rival. lie :ves the news eat! s'
ing to Mortime., lively young Virginian,
and d e. not, himself, tcuo' anything below h
csbir ct ministe. or king. Now, SIS Dr..
JJhpaon has no means o! gau c:ing inte'li-
gene e. but from the regular contii entail "a,
els, which all of us f ID at Galiepani's, or in
three sou cabinet de lecture, By what elf, Of
second sight does he learn the domestic rela-
tions of lie IIapsburg family, or rick up tile
unpublished sayings of King F.c!ccick Will
liam, or Victor Emsnuelf
In close Application, correctness, and complete
ms-. HuE.i..gdon j, the bfs. correspondent in
Europe. lie i,s dry. sacretive unsCcisl mar.
s.eeptr ov,r metsphi.i txl trea!ises-a c:scI le
of all new ideas His jndgment in inter n ion
al ifsi $ is not better than tther peoples He
gives is opinion. He i5 TOO indoent 10 DO Ahy-
t: ing beyond his regusr Friday letter Otherwise,
he mis hi have been translator, tr a fmal an-
thor. lie his bsen fifteen yehrs in Paris, has
Lain l,t gpgs 10 the Lorets Q artier, ind msy
be .en st The American consurs two or three
,ipes wetk He is friend of Dana.- the for
mr. big sun Of tie Tribune" and knows noth-
jig TO STEAK o, about America Edward q
Banu Of Cnliforli', as he whit hims Ii ouce u
day in all the visitors books, at : Il The backing
houses, was fnmerly writer upon the Alta SSH
Francisco Hs lives in thu Rue St.. B.noi:, LII
TN Quarter and i. = consequ. initial person, of
equal iuIpuJence and cowstdice.; You can see
Ll, letts,s any week in the "Hersl].' They are
apt crypbal revelations of what be saw in tLrn
round his own Imagination. Nobody. who krows
ether Bonn CT Ps,, has any confidence in ha.
he SAYS He may be seen housekeeping, at the
Grand Hoe, by day aud by night, and hi, liter
ary abilities would net enti;ls him to keep leg
book apou schuylhill canal bost. In matters
cfdipomscy correspondent who happeI to
be stationed III Paris hes no avenues 10 iDfoIna-
ton, ,ther than the public print. Hs can, Of
cou So describe occurrences. and relate the scan
dal aud on t, Of tn, Gown; but to sappose Tat
because man is pts',d h,r., he can anticipate
any executive Rciop, is 20 miscoaceige the fao.