The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-13
GENERAL TROCHU.
His Reputntton as N Literary rTau,


PARIS, Aug. PA few particulars concerning
General TrochH. the new Governor OF Paris may be
not uninteresting. lie is the author OF remark
able book upon the French army, the matter aud
style OF which are highly praised Dy competent
OF its being pervaded by religious spirit, which is
alleged to interfere, at times with tie otherwise
clear perception Of the writer 1t is singular OBJ
lection, and shows what are the sentiments of his
critics. The General is devout Roman Catholic
and asserts that the soldier who is practical be-
valiant trooper OF the army, because he has
faith in the immortality OF the soul, and
this faith In resurrection helps him to die bravely
and we'll" one might on reading these views, i'm
agine ones self thrown back bodily into the old
Puritan times, with the 'Praise God Barebonesn
regiments over again in the flesh. The Generals
theory is stoutly denied, and probably the hard
raj when they say, somewhat irreverentiy that 'iu
front OF the enemy soldier is more intent upon
Killing his 81 foe ba and SAYING his his O own skin than upon
is a formal, energetic, uncompromising protest
against avoritism in any form, the abuses and pers
OF which he points out with unsparing pen. His
quill is like lancet. 1t probes the to the very
bone. He denouuces red-tapsm, routine, old-notion
administration Of the empire, which, If persisted in
will imperil France should she be seriously at
to have justified the veteran, though young, Gene
rails forebodtngs. This outburst against the ad-
sam of the old system bro1ob him nto
with the ex-Minister of War, who set him quite
aside. When "menn came into request after the
recent reverses, Trochu found his place. He stands
in repute as tactician, although he has never
manPuvred with more than a division, and then
only at the end OF battle At Magenta, where he
greatly distinguished himself, the Austriaus were
already retreatng when he appeared upon the field
AT Solferino his battalions were most skfully ds-
posed for striking the last decisive blow. His adj
vance-suddeny arrested by the terrific storm
was one of the finest movements of the day His
division was always regarded a certain. solid
reserve, to be thoroughly depended upon. AtSebas-
topol ne led an assault on the left Of the fortress at
the head OF brigade, and was disabled by severe
wouno. AS aide-de-camp to Bugeaud, and chief of
Saint Arnaud's staf, he gained large and
valuable experience of the combinations the march
of an army necessitates, and though he had no op-
poruny in the Crimea, in Italy, of applying his
knowledge practically, upon large scale, his ma
nGuvres at Magenta aud Solferino demonstrated
that he had thoroughly understood the general plan
of these battles. and determined his own movements
upon 1t with mathematical precision. In a subordi-
nate manner he it was who presided the battle
OF the Alma He noticed 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 conciliatory manner
his well-known courage and indomitable energy and
firmness inspire the Parsians with the fullest conf
dence in him, and "Parjs sleeps tranquil"