The New York herald., 1864-06-08
Obituary.
DEATH OF THE DUKE DE MALAKHOFF.

From the London Post, May 25.l
The telegraph the almost sudden death o.
the Duke Of Malakho better known throughout Europe
% Marshal Pei ser. rho vete-a general has been for
Unexpectedly taken days ago aud his iron con-
.tsuton has given way 10 very brief space Of time
seventy or they do not seem 70 have in
them the "calln reDose OF perce, which allows We'll
hnssan comoer mere Lynedocn.a seasSn 10 eur own
among their own people, without the sghtest aspiration
ArsaSle jean Jacques Fel,ss,er. Duke OF naakhotY,
and marshal Of France. was born on the 6sh Of No.
vemDer, 1874, ~ Maromme, in the Department Of the
o events conncS rse poSs,
factory and It said OF the son that he s'smelh
the Brussels Ly ceum, tho School Of Artillery Of L.
fleche aud then at s. Cy Two days after The arrival
as su6sutenant IN ths artillery Of the Royal Guard
During the famous hundred days he mo o,rporased
into one Q. the resimeots Of the Army Of Observation
the Rhine After serving Va the Departments
Legion " the Lower sene he passed . brilliant
sxamina.son early ~ 1919. and was placed the
royal stan. In 1923, ~ lieutenant OF hussars, h0
made the spanish campaign. and was ga dc camp
10 General Grinder Hts conduct In this campaign
Ferdinand He attached successively 70 the stsfs
Of Generals Bourcko vaIlin and lcdru dee Nsars Pc
lisser was appointed capta,a April l. 1921 He became
aid .camp 70 General Durreu and In campaign Of
the Morsa-uo,ab for hs bravery the siege OF tho
Castle Of the Aorsa-recsvsd the Orders Of &c. Louis and
Pslsslor became ieusensn, colonel Nov .. $780, ana
for three director OF the stan In Tho province
~ In the expedition asa'nst raRdempt may, ls4l) -
the fight Of Ored Meao lJuly IL. ls4i, &C., and h
Of CbeiH Hut. far Eursl notice B concerned,
Pellssser nrst acquired By his exploits IN AlesvA The
in The snits or Gsseral Bonrmost. Twenty ysaro
ago his name n every mouth in connect,on with bs
unsafy way sf dealing With the OuIcd RkAhs Kahyl
tribe which hsd ncvor beea suducd because che coun
they Inhabited sontaiAed immsasc into which =
ror O. hs ~ Ss o1.S SaS s
themseves hoy pressed rctrcated 70 their abyrtu
thine caves The grottocs were suerouuded and lighted
fascnes placed their entrauces The wretched people
refused surrender lighted fascnes were thrown
Tho refused to surrender again, and ave
dred were smoked 70 death there Il Ia needless 70 say
that this awful story excited s Europe and shs French
government the French press either Indignant
rowing description Of the dreadiul two days il The
ovsn--two days suicing for tho complete bdking u
sps pastoral TRIBE %Tn n ws%'% 10. and ssd.sO
awful prison. But. ~ tue c.ncla report ran, = was
ecessary that these people tc,s Ss Ia, ssv.. % re-
duced snsmsssop and go they The Marquis d.
the at Dahra and he Minister Of the INTERIOR
who had on previous day EXPRESSED his disapprovA
nS rsere 0r ~ Ssq o ~ s
Africa whom shalt always praiso), who, ho said had
TO subduc assassins and traitors. Whatever opin-
ion however, may have been expressed on either
side throughout Europe thongh their tendency was
almost s,ded Colonel Pelssser sheltered from
professional criticism by the boldnoss Of harsha Bu-
geaud who took upon himself the responsibility Of the
whole matter The ndfrde OF one french writer worth
recording this point, "1he chsstsemcnt with which
NJ s Colonel Psssier smote sbc Arabs surprised people
BY is n9velty.n
poin,msnt of !" Msrechsi dc Camp and in 1sls was
made major general and commsndsnt OF sbe province o.
Oran He further distinguished himself IN Aeoria %
the aorming o IAghust especially In 1850 tAprI lo ne
was promoted 70 seneraiship OF divsica; be COM
manded province OF Oran. and was charged, Cd ta
Grand cross Of shs Isgf f"nor December -. 1863
General rclssIers achievements, hapvily for hlneslf
ana bis fame, wers not confined 10 Algeria When the
Rssian ar broke out he placed III command OF the