The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-17
x,e, pictures of French Generals

,.u,s co-,esnopdence Independence Beige
Marshal Canrobert is gcneral,y P S;,
-, soldier hut rs cominahasi n's ap
' ,,,amt has not given llnmlXed S'itisi'e
eol ta ,he Parisians. They think ne Is not
s,o .;,a 80 oa,al 70 the position. Marshal Gan,
I luz y little man, fat, short, rather loud
&, h;s style. and with an arr oil Well-to-ao
tno,;er. He amIlses himself with literature,
and composes little +" bouquets 10 Chlorts.
a ma has Guite passion for quoting Latin.
lie some times writes out his orders In La
Tin, calling his soldiers DICTIONARIES and bis
serceant-maiors centurions." The Mar
shnl carries Horace or Virgil in bis
norket. and it is said that at Solferino he
was found reading Livy. Canrobert is an
excellent brigadier-general. AS second In
command he was always remarkable
for extreme energy and audacity. But
a great responsibility Expresses him
when he is charged with the sole
control of great army corps; he
any decision. Scipio becomes Fabius. All
the while he was in command at Se6as-
topoI he risked no grand strokes, and he
was specially sparing of his soldiers blood.
This is no reproach to him, but in dragging
ont war rs many men may be lost as III q
decisive engagement. Marshal Canrobert
commanded on the I'd December the dl-
vision that occupied the Place de Ia Made
leine. He received orders from the Ministers
and from the National Assembly. Which
was he to obey? He spent all night think
ing it over. At last he Went to see friend
who lived in the Rue Trouchet, and then
made up his mind. He placed his division
along the boulevartls. After Sollerino he
came near fighting duel with Marshal
Mel. Mel said Canrobert had not support
ed him, and had let the Allstrlans get out
of Mantua. Canrobert said Mel had adj
yanced without orders. Canrobert doesn't
think small things of himself. One OF his
aids-de-camp called his attention one day to
his uniform all torn, and remarked that 1t
was not wearable. s. shall keep 1t all the
same ; it is matter of history, was Inc re-
nly. He is extremely brave. When he was
captain he was always at the head OF his
men, and the first under fire. But physical
courage is quality common to soldiers oil
all countries.
General de Failly's best claim to celebrity
is his famous mot de batdille, "The ChaS-
sepot has done wonders" This was after
Montana. Baraguey d'Hilliers's corps ut
Solferino was composed of two divisions
L'Amirault's and Failly's. Those two dlvi-
sions carried the hill and the redoubtS that
commanded the well-known tower. There
was friehtful confusion. The French dashed
in with the bayonet, were repulScd; went
mt it again, were again hurled back; but at
the third charge made good their position.
The divisions were mixed up. and regl-
ments fought pell-mell. Failly got his share
that time. But at the moment OF the hot
test struggle an officer OF immense stature
doomed up on the Austrian side, waving an
immense flag. The flag had been embroi.
dered by the Empress herself. Hoch!
hoch I" he shouted. "Hourrah! hour
rah - replied the Frenchman. Who the
devil is this croqucmitaine?" exclaimed De
Failly. A chaSSeur a pied loaded his car
bine, levelled, and fired. Down went GRO
guemitatne, and in five minutes the position
was carried.
General Frossard, who commands another
corps, is best known rs the Prince lmpe-
ria's tutor but he is said to be a strategist
of the first order. He is a man i'll years,
cool, calm, and appears better calculated
for the defence than the attack. lie has moi
been in command for long time. General
Frossard used to explain the wars of the
empire to his august pupil. He set up lit.
tie leaden soldiers in position on the map of
Europe, and the Prince would knock them
over with bread pellets shot out of his little
wooden cannon. The General used to eX-
plain Waterloo, and make the French army
retreat, but the Prince would get angry.
"No, no! won't have it - And then he
would range his batteries, and would sweep
down English and Prussian, Butcher and
Wellington, spite of all his teachers remon-
STRANGE.
The man for the soldiers is MacMahon.
He is of royal Irish descent. Two years
ago deputation of Fenians waited on him
with the offer of the Irish crown, and to
ask him to take command Of the Irish levy
en- nasse, but the Marshal could not accept
the hattering proposal. lie is man Of the
simplest manners, very gentle and very
kind. Even his enemies love him even the
people, more difficult still. All Italy re-
members his entry into Milan. When he
the city gates, charming little girl of the
people, three or four years old, is sent for
ward from the crowd to present him a
great bouquet Of roses. The Marshal
bends down and takes the little one
up in his arms and kisses her. ~
would like to stay with YOU" said
the child. "Then, so You SHALL" said
the great soldier, and he made his entry
into Milan with her before him on the POM
mel of his saddle, her pretty face all BEAM
ing with delight, and waving her bouquet
of roses to the crowd. MacMahon has
made success in this way. When the
grand army returned to Paris, after the
italian campaign, MacMahon, of all the
Marshals, was observed to keep his cam
paign uniform. 1t might have been SIM
plicity, it might have been coquetry Whe-
ther or no, he was smothered with wreaths
and flowers. His servants could not carry
them away. MacMahon gained his renoWn
in the Crimea ut the same time as Bosquet
He saved the day at Magenta. His Go
vernorship of Algeria was not n success.
saw Marshal Bazaine. lie is Of medium
height, fair, q little inclined to be fat
Marshal ought to be little fat +; he has gay,
cheerful manners. When saw him he was
in plain clothes and wore little round silk
soft hat-nothing elegant about it. His two
nephews were with him, a lieutenant and
sub-lieutenant. His chief of staff is Colonel
Boyer, one Of the most distinguished off;
iovial and kept rubbing his hands together
as IL with satisfaction. There was some.
thing about him that caused the idea of vic
tory. Colonel Boyer Is u collector of cole.
optere (beetles). He has gathered them in
Algeria, Mexico, the Crinea, in Asia.
knew him in Syria, and recollect seeing hin
march at the head Of II column with eight OF
ten fine specimens that he had stuck on his
holsters.
Officers are often collectors Of snec;mens
There was one man in Italy who CAUGHT
butterflies. At Solferino this man was n,
his post along with his company, and Skin
mishing against the Austrians. All of
sudden, few yards ahead, he saw superb
rare sphinx sailing about from flower t
flower amid the smoke and tumult. TIL
officer hesitated, then sprang forward
foraging cap in hand, uncovered, ahead G
his men, swung his cap round, brought
down on the specimen, gave O cry OF JOY
then sprang into the air with ball through
his heart, and fell dead. His last word
were, q / have him." All your collector
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