Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-03
(From the New York World.
FOREIGN TROOPS IN NEW YORK.
Departure of Maximilianss Body.
Guard for Europe To-day.

Guard IOE Europe AO-OAys
This Saturday morning there leaves
New York by the Quaker City for Brest,
France, portion oil the late Emperor of
Mexico's, Maximilian's, body guard, whi, b
arrived on Thursday from Vera Cruz OH
the French men-ot-war Phlegeton and
Bouret. Along with this guard, which
numbers about 40, there were fifty or six
ty civilians belonging to the corps diplo-
mdtique. These soldiers formed the cele-
brated Foreign Legion that did so much
execution among the Mexican guerrillas,
and which fought faithfully and heroically
beside their ill-starred imperial master un-
til his tragical fate at Queretaro. It was
composed of contingents ofvolunteers from
France, Austria, Belgium, and Prussia and
formed complete army in itself, embrac-
ing all the branches of the services from
engineer to cavalry, and as they
formed picturesque group around
the office of the French Counsul at
Bowling Green, one would almost fancy he
was in little garrison town in Mexico.
Conspicuous among them were the Huscdrs
de u En,pereur, dressed in what once was
BRILLIANT dashing uniform of light red,
the Jackets of the officers were richly
braided with gold lace, and long boots of
untanned leather were surmounted by
tight fitting trowsers. The Gems dArms
were dressed in a much more serviceable
and less candy uniform composed of dark
blue bleu e, loose paletot with light blue
facings, and a small kiepi, of dark blue.
Another corps, called the Contra Guerrillas,
were dressed precisely similar to the Gems
d'Armes, with the exception of the kiepi,
which was OF light blue with dark cords.
This corps was especially detailed to hunt
down the guerillas that infested the vicin-
iity of the City of Mexico. AS most of these
men had been prisoners among the MeXieans
they were treated with true Mexican mag
soH Tod of-s,N
nearly naked and permitting them to live in
luxurious poverty on twenty-five cents a
| day, which would hardly purchase single
1meal in any restaurant; in addition, they
were subjected to the courteous remarks of
their foreign hireling guards, who only
wanted the most trivial excuse to dispatch
the ssforeign hounds,'' as their prisoners
were lovingly termed. In consequence of
this raid on the wardrobes their uniforms
were hardly in that condition to honor a
dress parade at West Point; and to add q
more curious Effect to this motley group p,
| the Mexican civilians were atCIred III huge
sombreros. of every shape and pattern ;
some of fine felt. trimmed with gold lace,
and others of coarse whisp straw, the huge
brims were so 6isproportionate to the
crowns as to resemble plank road round a
bundle of hay, and the dark sunburnt faces
beneath, with the keen haggard look that a
residence in tropical climate usually gives,
| heightened the effect of his appearance,
Some of the less fortunate, and among
these was a huge Algerian soldier that had
been in the French army, who was attired
| in horse-blanket with hole in the CEN
tire, through which he put his head and
allows the ends-ot this improvised mantle
to hang in graceful folds around his other
wise curiously attired person, and though
he was rather picturesque, one could hard
ly compare him to a naughty cavalier OF
| Charles the Seconds time; then, as if to
heighten the motley appearance of this GU
riosity in clothing, he wore a pair of short
pants that hardly reached his knees, anG
being minus shoes or stockings, resembleG
| nothing under the sun so much as burly
Dutchman at Coney Island in bathing
costume. Notwithstanding these little
disdaren,ents, SO disgusting to the toll.
et-lOving Frenchman, they enjoyed
the ludicrous effect as much as the
/ gaping crowd, who = stared at these
newcomers in mute amaZement. But, Uiu.
la bdgateNe, they had truly lost all but hon
or, and as most of them were dashing
sprightly young men, they cared little fol
the tolls of the past, and were as light
hearted as crowd of bounding schoolboys
and Partisan persifage was banded rounC
in great good humor. considering they were
returning to Ia Belle France, from which
they had been separated ter five years. A
| good number have consented to remain ir
this country, especially the discharged sol
diers from the French army that had taker
Service under Macmillan. Many French
fire-side this coming winter will be enter
tanned with exciting tales commencing
sOudnd Jsetais dams la Me1iQue," &c. IN