Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-24


M. Olivier announced on Tuesday to the
Corps Legisletif that he and his colleagues
had rendered their resignation, and that
the Comte de Palikao had been charged by
the Regent with the formation of new
ministry.
LIE COMET DE PALIKAo. -Charles Gull
laume Marie Cousin de Moutauban, Comte
de Paikao, the French General and Sena-
tor, was born on the oath of June, 1896.
He was employed at an early age in Algiers
and distinguished himself there as q cav
airy officer. On September q, 1886, he was
made chief of squadron of horse: on the
7th of May, 1S43, Lieutenant Colonel; and
on the I'd of August, 1916, Colonel of the
I'd Cbasseurs. He became general of brig
ade on the 21st of September, 1851, and
commanded the division of Tlemcen; gen
eral of division after 18th September,
1855, he Commanded the division of
Constantine. Recalled to France he was
put at the head of the Twenty-first Militia
ry Division during the siege of Limoges.
The year 1860 was marked in the life of
General Couis Montanban, by one of the
most extraordinary events of modern histo-
~. Invested with the chief command of
| the French expedition in China, he had the
honor of accomplishing that almost fabu-
banners Of the French and English even to
the capital of this vast and distant empire
The capture of the forts at Takou at the
mouth of the Peiho on the goth of August.
the great victory at Paliako, over General
Sang -kO-hio sin, on the 21st of September
the destruction of the royal palace. the en-
try into Pekin on the 18th of October,
forced the Chinese to accept the treaty
imposed by the allies, and assured, at least
temporarily, the respect Of European inter.
ests in the extreme East. The General
left there at the end of the same wear, and
returned by way OF Japan, many of whose
principal cities be visited, and re. entered
France in the month of July, 1861. In
recompense for these great successes, the
Emperor had already elevated him to
the dignity Of the grand cross of the
Legion OF Honor on the 26th Of December,
1860, and had made him Senator on The
4th of March, 1861. On the 22d of jam
uary, 1852, he conferred on him the title
Of Count de Peliko, and submitted to the
Corps Legislatif a project of pensioning
him, which excited a lively opposition
there. The General demanded its with
drawal; the Emperor opposed this, and the
project was accepted by the Chamber with
a modification, On the 22d of June, 1865,
General Cousin Montauban was made (in
place of Marshal Canrobert, who was called
to PARIS commander of the Fourth Army
Corps, Of which the headquarters are at
Lyons, and of the Eighth Military Division
He was made commander of the Legion of
Honor on the 23d December, 1848, and
Grand Officer 28th December, 1859 In
$780, when he was given the grand cross
he could count forty two years of effective
| service, twenty-eight campaigns, and one
wound.
At the breaking out of the present war,
Gen. Montauban was in command of the
Fourth Corps, but he was not sent to the
seat of war, owing, perhaps, to his age,
he being now74 years old. His years bet
ter fitted him for the Senate, of which he
Is distinguished member, and in which
all the marshals of the Empire are entitled
| to seats.
It does not appear that Gen Montaubun
| has much political experience, but he
seems to possess the confidence OF the En-
press, and, no doubt, NJ. Olivier has adj
vised her to send for him. He has been 6
years in the Senate It remains to be
seen whether he will succeed in forming a
ministry that can carry on the government
in these stormy and critical times in which
France is now placed. Missouri Democrat
GunbOatS on the Rhine.
| In regard to the use Of gunboats upor
the Rhine and other German rivers, the
Missouri Republican says:
Nothing OF the kind has ever before at
tempted before, and the French Emperor
is certainly entitled to credit for making
the experiment., and pitting the invasio u
genius of the young republic against the
musty presidents OF the continent If the
| experiment proves successful it cannot fail
to have decided effect Gpon this and sub
seouent campaigns and we see no good
reason why it should do other than sue
coed. The navigable portion of the Rhine
has an average depth of not much less than
six feet, which is simply sufficient for the
lighter class of gunboats; we, indeed,
employed ours 10 great advantage on
the Tennessee River where there were
not over three feet of water. They need
carry nothing but their armament, ammu-
milton and crew, returning whenever he
| cessary to the shore for fresh supplies of
fuel and stores; and, if properly handled,
can command the stream in spite of all the
efforts of the enemys batteries BY their
aid an advance can be covered or o re-
treat protected, and shorld battle occur
near the borders of the river, they may do
excellent service by annoying the foe with
their long range rife cannon. The Gen
erals gunboats lent great assistance to Nc
Clellans army at Malvern Hill; they saved
Grants army at Pittsburg Landing, and
throughout the war they gave us an advan-
tage which the Confederates were never
able to overcome If the French manage
the gunboat business as well as we did, it
will be worth more to them than an hun
dred thousand soldiers"