The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-05


support your absurd and rash notions 7
Suppose it were true; have you gained
the affections also Of the rest Of the
French army in Spaing Are you sure Of
those who remain to France out OF Spain
You are wofully deceived; beware Of
how you try what you are thinking Of.
even with the army here under your or
ders it will be dangerous. And then
you menace your brother You'll you
menace Napoleon Oh, Sire1 you shock
me-" (Here Soult put himself into the
attitude, and used the same gestures as
he had done to Joseph, and they were
very striking he covered his eye with
one of hi: hands, and with the other
seemed to repnlse some herrid image,
and his color and looks were very ami
mated "Who are you ?swhat are you
who has made you? Your brother and
you menace himl Burn your letter,
Sire, and think again y. "Whatr" ex-
,claimed the king, am not his elder
brother, the chief Of his family - " Yes,
Sire, but you speak not as a brother
youspeak and would act as king and
YOU are not the chief of monarchs. =
Burn your letter" :
Marceau --' Marceau was clever and
good, and of great promise, but he had
little experience before he fell.n
Moreau. =" No great things. "
Augereau. Ditto.
JunOt-Ditto.
Gouvion ST. Cyr--"A clever and a
good officer, but deficient in enterprise
and vigor.
Macdonald -"Too regular, too me-
thodical an excellent man, but not a
great general
Ney.- No extent Of capacity but he
was unfortunate; he is dead.
Victor" An old woman, quite inca
palle.n
Jourdan =" Not capable of leading
large armies. "
Massena.-" Excellent in great danger
negligent and of no goodness out Of
danger. Knew war we'll T"
Marmont-" Understands the theory
of war perfectly. History will tell what
he did with his knowledge (rhis was
accompanied with sardonic smile)
Regnier-" An excellent officer" 0
denied this, and gave Soult the history
Of his operations at Sabugal) Soult re-
piled that he was considered to be a
great officer in France; but if what said
could not be controverted as to fact, he
was not great officer his reputation
was unmerited. (The facts were cor
rectly stated, but Regnier was certainly
disaffected to Napoleon at the time his
unskilful conduct might have been in.
tentional
DesaiX. -" Clever, indefatigable, always
improving his. mind, full of information
about his profession, great soldier, a
noble character in all points of view
perhaps not amongst the greatest oi
generals by nature, but likely to become
so by study and practice, when he was
killed"
Kleber--" Knew him perfectly; Co
lossal in body, colossal in mind. lie
was the god of war; Mars in human
shape. He knew more than l1oche, more
than DesaiX; he was a greater general
but he was idle, indolent, and would no
work"
Berthier and Clarke. .-"Old women
Catins. The Emperor knew them anG
their talents; they were fit for tools
machines, good for writing down his or
ders, and making arrangements according
to rule; he employed them for nothing
else Bah they were very poor.
could do their work as well or better thai
they could, but the Emperor was to-
wise to employ man Of my characte
at desk; he knew could control ant
tame wild men, and he employed me t
do So"