The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-18
BAZAINE AS A GAMBLER.

His Marriage I'm mexico-His Treaehery to
hn&imliian-Heavy GambIinR - He Loses
Nearly 100000 IN six Hours.
From the Society,"
1t was our fortrne to know Marshal Bazaine per-
sol ally, and to be near him during two OF the most
eventiul years in the history or Mexico We saw
his entrance INTO the halls OF the Montezumas and
late r. his marriage in the Imperial Palace to Seno-
rita Josefa Pena, a beautiful bnt poor young lady
quite twenty Years the MarshaI's ianiorsa de-
setndant OF Spanish family, far and stately OF
ngnTe.
Macmillan and Carlotta--a queen by birth aud
rare accomplishments-gav away the bride.
departmental bishops, performed the impressive
ceremony. The presents were numerous, rare, and
costly the first of ali being an imperial present from
MACMILLAN to Bazaine, valued at s4oO,0OO. It con
sisted of the palace and gardens at San C9sme,
afterwards occupied by the Marshal and mis- bride.
Four months following this event the
ciplents OF frequent invitations TO their magnificent
recepti' ns, conversed by the hour with the Marshal,
steI Ell TO him and his stan, or the various dt1s
tiers OF MaXiInian's Cabinet while they discussed
the th, n important events or tue day. From that
intercourse and opportunity we became firmly and
reason ably convinced that Marshal BaZane, AZ a
great general and an honorable man, was fraud OF
From our Conversation with him we knew early IN
1866 that the whole tenor OF his dispatches 10 the
Secretary OF War OF France, and private letters to
Napoleon, was against the noble-hearted and sim
cere Macmillan. In September or 1868 we knew
from the same source that Basane was plotting lor
the dethrOnement of the young Emperor and his
own appointment by Napoleon as Regent or Dcta-
tor OF Mexico. Somewhat later orders came from
eXpeditionary corps OF France to Mexico. Bazaine
ordered concentration OF the armies Of the North
and Central States at Queretsro, whence they
marched into the capital. The Belgian troops de-
termined TO remain. On the morning OF the third OF
February, 1867, Marshal Bazane's plotting ana plan
ming and undermining was done-his murder Of
MaXimilian well nigh completed; consequently, at
the head OF the army OF France In Mexico, he
marched through Gales de SaB Francisco and Pa-
teros across the Plaza de Armas. avoiding passing
the nperal palace so as not 10 salute the Emperor
and out through the eastern gates and into the val
ley beyond. After awaiting there for two days to
plot with General PornriO Diaz, commander or the
Liberal army and sell him arms ana ammunition
with which 10 crush the Emperor aud empire, Ba-
Zaine led his army down the hundred leagues OF in-
terveniDg slope towards the Gulf OF Mexico.
Ten days after he left the city OF Mex co. and be-
fore his decentralization Macmillan, at the head OF
1900 men, with 25 pieces OF artillery, left the capital
for QueTetsro, where the empire died. aud where
Juarez brutally asss sssinated the Archduke OF AUS
trIa. AS long ss Bazaine remained in the city OF
Mexico Macmillan feart to save it, although he
desired 70, because the Marshal OF France would
seize the imperial palace and The archives OF the
Government
AS q general we said that MlTfhll BlZaiae IS
fraud. Let the student OF history prove anything