Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-10
Marshal Esy,s Career in tina South.

The Columbia -. u RhtSnlE ma
been furnished bya gentleman OF that
city with copies of papers containing
a lengthy account of this distinguished
officers career in this country after his
exit from France. From these papers
the following incidents connected with
this remarkable man are eQndeHsed~
which go more fully to esteblish the +.
fact of his identity.
The correspondent, who signs him.
self " Eastern Orange" in the papers
above alluded TO, thus writes:
when / came from Alabama to
Davie county, n. O., in 1923, there
wa a mysterious person teaching
school near MOcksville, in that county,
calling himself Peter Stewart Ney.
He was regarded by the literary and
everybody else as a finished gentle
man and scholar. He seemed to Oh
perfectly at home in any branch Of
science known in that day. He seemed
to understand well the Scotch, French,
Italian, English, Latin, Greek, He
brew, Russian and Polish languages.
He said he could read and converse in
all Of them. He was frequently put
TO the test in at least some Of them, as
Latin, Greek, French, Scotch and He
brew. He Was acknowledged by those
who protested to understand the He
brew, to be a superior Hebraist.
Mr.. Nye taught in other places. At
Mr.. PlasebO HOUstOn's, in IredeIl, the
HOu&tOns, HOungs and others, the
most wealthy and respectable citizens
of Iredell county, were his pupils: a. (
part of them are still living. He also
taught in Ashville, Bunc0mbe cOun-
ty, N. G. In that place, the PattOns
and others, Of Buncombe, and Mr..
Lloyd Jones, of Caldwell, were among
his pupils, and never, till snemOry
fails, will they forget Peter 5. Ney.
Mr.. Ney Was a man of about five
feet ten inches high, heavily set and
cOmpactly built; he weighed about
40 or $50 pounds, and was Of extra
ordinary muscular development. He
had every appearance Of a large,
rough Scottish Highlander, Of SYM
metrical proportions, well adapted to
energy and endurance; qualities
which Mr.. Nye possessed in a high de-
gree. He was more adapted to Her
culean strength than tOagility. His
back was straight, shoulders broad
and a little stopped, head well bal
anced, the top bald, the back and
sides of the head covered with hair
once auburn, but then a little siIvered:
his nose wa straight and very large,
with a massive end; his mouth large
and broad; lips firm, the under appa-
rently a little thicker than the upper
complexion ford; face full and pitted
with small pOX; c-Ountenance a little
down, but stern, thoughtful and intel
igent; his eyes not large, but rather
brilliant, indicating a strong percep-
tive and penetrative intellect.
One evening Mr. New roo tivpd a
letter from France, infOrmin dhim. ance v
the death of his wife, and als6 OS5tates do
death of some influential F'renc ami IL loo,
whose name 1 do not now rem
through whose influence Mr.. Nr--slOUUs
he still hoped to be restored to
Upon receiving this iHfOEeI "
Ney became wild, franticakt Ialae
UDgOvernable. He wept n sSS%S @ q
and the large tears found Hs.O0J %
rapidly down his pale eheeF 9S9 70
wailings were terrible. WhiF5S5 01
IN that condition he tried to de2 So
suicide, and did many things@@W
cite the fears Of the family. E,O6 Z5-sn.Gs
not be trusted alone. While f Ses9
IN this state Of mind, the write----- s,51
several others whom l might ----. 2l6.02I
spent a night with him. Iney'ad- II, "a,
forget that night. He raved of F. Ss'zs
-NdpOlSoii lis vie anu ldullty, No.,
wa, Waterloo, ETC.; called for 800
nae. issued his commands, ske -
his past history, gave an aecot s-]'l'"'
his birth, connection with the f, sqs~
of the Stewards and his relation none
BOnapartes. He told Us. how b can 80
to be such a favOriteWitA NapOle0
how he arose to be One'Of Nap0leOi
Marshals, and hoET he came to
Prince OfMOSkW4 and now he reach
the climax of his glory.
H told US of the consultations
NapOleCedT his Cabinet that plant
the BATH - Waterloo. While he
fought, tlsk night, that ever-memd
bic battle, One could fancy he saw
Lion of Naples (NapOleOn), with
cleaning iegiOns, rushing here
there TO battle; that he could see
intrepid Ney, afOOt, flying along
lines, Drawing his men to the sIat
ter; that he could hear the rOarinj
the pealing artillery and
clashing steel in the mortal com
that he could feel the ground tremF
almost to - earthquake beneatbA
mighty triad of the charging cav
that be could hear the shrieks o
wounded and dying and see the f
sands slain. Mr. Neys-tR6rity 6t-dsf
the wounds, or rather
was wounded at Wa'bee PPdm ! Oh Tenn:
where-W0unds of pre-
ard locality TecOrdedo MANAGERS
a saber-WOund on
organ of mirthfulno' "empnis' 1enn'