New-York tribune., 1870-09-12

Of is being pervafcd by religious spirit which is ""
legged to interfere, at times, with the otherwise ca ~
cepton OF the writer. IL is u singular oplecuoh' an"
shows what are the sentiments OF his critics The Gen
eral is deyout Roman Catholic, and asserts that the
soldier who is a practical beleyer-the Breton es
pecially makes the most valiant trooper OF the army
because he has faith in the immortality OF the SOUL anu
this faith in resurrection helps him to die bravery anu
we'll" One might reading these views Imagine one
self thrown back bodily into the old Puritan tmes WIN
the Praise bones regiments over again In the
flesh The Generals theory is stouy dened,and propaoy
the hardheared critics are nearer the mark than the
General when they say somewhat rreverenty, that In
front OF the enemy, soldier Is more intent upon Ks
his foe and saving his skin than upon thihhng o
the safety Of his soul" Trochus book Is FORMAL
energetic, uneompromisng protest against favorts IN
any form the abuses and pers OF which he points OUT
with unsparing pen. His Quill Ike lancet III propes
the sore to the very bone. lie denounces redtapism
routine old notion commissions, and the whole system
Of the military administration OF the Empire, WHICH, III
persisted In will mper France should she he seriously
attacked" Forbach, Wessenburg and Reischoheh seem
10 have justified the veteran, though young Generus
forebodings This outburst against the administrator
Of Marshal LebGuf, thorough partisan OF the OLD sys
tern brought him into disrepue with the Minister OF
War, who set him quite aside When "men" came INTO
request after the recent reverses oehu found his place.
He stands in repute tactcan although he has never
maneuvered with than DIVISION and then only al
the end of battle. At Magenta, where he greatly ds
tinguished himself, the Austrians were already
retreating when he appeared upon the held Az
solferno, his battalions were most skillfuly dis
posed for striking the last decisive blow. His advance
suddenly arrested by the terrific ston-was one OF the
finest movements of the day. His division was always
regarded certain solid reserve to be thoroughly de-
pended upon. At sebastopo he led assault on the
left Of the fortress at the head OF Brigade and was ds
abled by a severe wound. As aidedecamp to Bugeaud
and chief of gained "a large and
valuable experience Of the combinations the march OF an
army necessates and though he had opportunity In
the Crimea in Italy. OF applying his knowledge prao
tcaly, upon large scale his maneuvers at Magenta
and soferno demonstrated that he had thoroughly un-
derstood the general plan of these battles and deter
mined his movements upon with mathematical pre-
cision In subordinate manner, he II who presided
the battle sf the Alma He notified the delay OF the
English advance and he suggested the change OF plan
this delay rendered necessary. His antecedents, his
thorough honesty, his kind and concatory manner his
weknown courage and ndomitabe energy and firm
ness inspire the Parsians with the fullest confidence in
him, and " Paris sleeps tranquil"
have referred In previous letters, TO the danger OF
raising against any whOmsOever the cry Of Prus-
sianisn. The village of Hautefaye DordOgne) has
within the last two days been the thcaer OF crime OF
hideOus character to remind one OF the barbar-
ties of the Middle Ages. without entering into the de-
tails OF the preliminary incidents, it will suffice to state
that wealthy landed proprietor, the owner OF
the chateau of Bretagnea. one SieT de Moneys
dOrderes burnt alive by the populace, under the
impression that he had cried out: "Vre la PIusse IL
appears he did make Of these words but only at
the end Of a reply he addressing to band OF fel
lows who had insulted him and his cousin by pointing
them fne gentlemen who paid others to fight the
Prrssians for them" NJ de Moneys Indignantly denied
the allegation declared that, though rich. he
did not intend purchase substitute but would himself
risk life for the country. He added Those who at
such moment endeavOr to shirk the discharge OF their
patriotic duties towards, and make common cause
with all who shout 'Vve la PrusseP" These last words
alone were heard by part OF the band who had pro
vokcd this retort. 1t sufficient The young man
he was only 29was Immediately set upon and fled He
was pursued recaptured and beaten and kicked, ano
then dragged To the dried up bed Of pond in the field
where the is usually held. The ferocious ruiians
next got a heap of faggots and put the already hall
dead man upon it, and having heaped more over him. SET
the pile on fire. The unfortunate young man, unable To
move expired in awful agony His father arrived while
the young man was being burnt. When the fire was ex
| tnguished the body was mere charTed heap. The
LOYALTY Of NJ de Moneys notorious and seems
to he able for this act. The judicial
authorities are in search OF the perpetrators OF this
atTOcy.
sThe General Is from Brittany.