New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-18
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NEW ORLEANS THURSDAY, AUGUST sl8, 1870.
THE NEW MINISTRY OF FRANCE,
Subjoined are sketches Of portion of the
new French ministry:
R;Rauf De Genouilly.

CuUjOlHeu aTo ehtUCucS oA portion OF the
new French ministry:
Rigault De Genouilly.
The newly appointed Minister of Marine
is an admiral in the imperial navy. He
was born at Rochefort on the twelfth of April,
in the year 1907 and admitted to the naval
school of France in 1926. He entered the
navy in 1880, was captain of frigate in
lS41, a member of the admiralty in Paris in
1853, and Rear Admiral of the naval brigade
operating against Sebastopol in 1854, In
the year 1856 he was dispatched to COM
mand the fleet in the China sess and there
co-operated with the British in the capture
of Canton, in 1857. He was promoted
Grand Officer Of the Legion of Honor in
1855, and created Senator in 1860. In the
month of January, 1862 he took command
of the squadron in the Mediterranean, and
was named admiral January 81 1864. He
was Minister Of Marine in 1867 The Ad-
miral has paid much attention to the de-
velopment of the French ironclad fleet, and
is practical as well as scientific officer,
He is a writer as well as navigator and
has edited some two or three popular works
in Paris.
Henri Chevreau.
M. Cheyreau was born at Belleyille on
twenty-eighth of April, 1923. He first ap-
peared in public life in 1S4S, when he was
defeated for the Constituent Assembly, be-
cause of ineligibility subsequently he was
an active partisan of Louis Napoleon for
the Presidency, and after the election, still
being less than the eligible age, he was ap-
pointed Prefect Ardeche. On the second of
December, 1851, he was one of the most
Jealous supporters of the coup detat and
his devotion to the cause of Napoleon led
to his appointment to the post of Secretary
General of the Minister of the Interior In
vi IaH fO ha StnI 1iob,v
OF the empire, he bore conspicuous part
On leaving the prefecture OF Ardeche he
was elected member of the General Coun-
ell of that department NJ. Chevreau was
appointed Councillor State in 1851. but in
1853 retired from the ministry because of
disagreement with NJ. Persigny. He was
afterward made Prefect of Nantes, and
about the same time was created Com
mander of the Legion of Honor Since
one OF the warmest adherents of the Bo-
naparte dynasty. His present position of
Minister of the Interior is one of the most
important, and the appointment of NJ
Chevreau to till it is a strong indication that
there will be no backing down to the revo-
lutionary elements of Paris.
Joseph Brame.
NJ. Joseph Brame, for long time favor
ably known in French political circles, was
born at Lille, January 8, 1908, and was
elected a member of the General Council
for the Council of Czyooing. He was called
to be a member of the Corps Legislatif for
the Department du Nord in 1857, and prov
ing an acceptable representative to his con-
stituency, was reelected in 1863 and again
in 1869. He has since achieved deserved
reputation as the author OF ''L'Emigration
des hides"
Other Members.
The members not sketched are as follows:
NJ. Grandp dperret is the Minister of Justice,
Procureur General of the Empire and
prominent lawyer of France, whose prose-
cution of Prince Pierre Bonaparte for the
murder of Victor Noir and recent report
on the regicide conspiracy are well known;
NJ. Clement Duvernois, Minister of Com
merce, to whose motion is due the downfall
of the Olivier Ministry, is journalist of
editor of lie Peuple F,ancais.
member of the Corps Legislatif 1t will be
noticed that the entire Ministry is taken
from the Right, every member being par
tisan Bonapartist.