The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-12-16
BAzAINE AS GAMBLER.
EAis Marriage in McNIco-His Urea
cherry TO AaNimiIiRn-HeRVy GRmb-
Iing-Ec Loses nearly 100000 ia
Six Hours
From the Sncietr-

From the Society
II was our fortune to know Mar
shall Bazaine personally, and be nea
him two of the most eventfuI year
of the history of Mexico. We sav
his entrance into the Halls of th
Moutezumas, and later, his marliag
in the Imperial Palace to ScnOritt
JcSefa Pens, beautiful but poo
young lady, quite twenty years tn
MarshaPs junior-a defendant of
Spanish family, fair, and stately fig
ure. Tnc wedding was celebrated
with great pomp. MaximiIian anC
! Carlotta--a queen by birth and rart
accOmplishmcnts-gavc away tht
! bride. The Archbishop OF Mexico
assisted by two departmental Bishop!
performed the impressive ceremony
The presents were numerous, rare anC
costly, the first of all being an impe.
rial present from Maximilian to Ba.
zaine, valued at 100000. It consist.
ed of the palace and gardens at San
! JOsme, afterward occupied by the
/ Marshal and his bride. Four months
! following this event we were the
recipient of frequent invitations to
their magnificent receptions cOnVers.
/ ed by the hour with the Marshal, OF
listened to him and his staff, or the
various ministers of Maximilian's
Cabinet, while they discussed the
then important events of the dav,
From that intercourse and Opportu-
| nifty we became firmly and 'reasona-
bly, convinced that Marshal Bazaine,
as great General and honorable man
was fraud of the first magnitude.
From our own conversation with
him we knew early in 1866 that the
whole tenor Of his dispatches to the
Secretary of War Of France, and pri-
vate letters to Napoleon, was against
the nOble-hearted and sincere Maxi
milan. In September of 1866 VIC
knew from the same source that Ba-
zainC was plotting for the dethronc-
ment of the young Emperor and his
own appointment by Napoleon as
Regent OF Dictator of Mexico. Some
what later orders came from the cX-
Emperor Napoleon for the withdraw
al OF the eXUeditionary corps of
France to Mexico. Bazaine ordered
a concentration Of the armies of the
North and Central States at Qucreta-
70, whence they marched into the
mined to remain.
On the morning Of the 81 of Febru-
airy, 1870, Marshal Bazaine's PLOTTING
and planning and undermining was
dOne-his murder of MaXimilian we'll
nigh completed ; consequently at the
head Of the army of France in MeXi-
co, he marched through Gales de San
Francisco and Plateros toward the
Plaza de Arlnas, avoiding passing the
imperial palace, so as not to salute
the Emperor, and out through the
eastern gate and into the valley be-
yOnd. After awaiting there for two
days TO plot with General Porgrio
DiaZ, the commander OF the Liberal
army, and sell him arms and ammu-
milton with W hich TO crush the EN-
perOr and empire, Bazaine led his
army down the hundred leagues of
Intervening slope toward the Gulf of
Mexico.
Ten days after he left the city of
Mexico, and before his disembarka-
ton, Macmillan, at the head of
seven thousand five hundred men
with twenty-five piecgs of artillery,
left the capital for Querctaro, where
the empire died, and where Jearez
brutally assassinated the Archduke of
Austria. As long as Bazaine remain
ed in the city Cf Mexico MaXimilian
feared to leave it although he desired
to, because the Marshal of France
would seize the Imperial place and
the archives of the Government.
As General, we said that Marshal
BaZaime is 4 fraud. Let the student
of history prove anything to the con-
trary. We know that a banquent, a
review day, gambling table, are his
faVOrite modes of fpastime. These oc-
cGpations with opera and theater, con-
stitute his pleasure, and of the five
pastimes, gaming has had the greater
share foryears. As a single example !:
On Sabbath evening, December Z.
1866 Marshal Bazaine and wife, with
the COnnt and Countess de None, oc-
cupied box in the Imperial Theater
of the City of Mexico. Juan Rivas,
the great monte dealer and banker.
with his wife and beautiful daughter
SenOritas Juana and Lenora. occupied
box sixteen. When the play was
half over, Bazainc rose, bowed him
self out of his box, leaving Count dc
None to escort his wife home. and
proceeded to the homo of Rivas.
Callec de Capuchinas. Half an hour
later one OF the servants of Rivas
hurricdly entered the Imperial Thea
trc, went to his masters box, and
whispered i'll Spanish to Don Juan,
Marshal Bazainc ard Senor Baron
(thc great English banker since de-
ceased) are playing monte and arc
winning heavily
Rivas rose, threw his cloak over
his shoulders, and left for home. The
play at the theatre concluded, VIC
went 10 sec the game of ua0Rtc, for
Oh other occasions we had witnessed
immense fortunes change hands in
that place OF gamblers In single
night. Gambling is Il rcspectablc
calling III Mexico, and Il Jugador'g
family associates with the ellie pro-
Vided they arc wealthy. Bazainc,
Baron, several foreign merchants. and
a number of nabOb Mexicans were
playing. Old man Itiyas was dealing.
Two banks, all the money OIL the ta-
bic for the play, had been tapped by
Bazainc, and won, giving him $780,
coo winnings. Mr.. Barron had won
about $4,000. The wagers were not
less than one hundred ounces, or 81
600 in gold, and twice Bazine wager
cd $4,000 against the banks SJ0O0O.
IiiVas put out a 100000 bank nj
twelve O'Clock, all in gold ounces.
Bazainc,s fortune turned until ut five
o'clock A. n. Monday morning he was
S69, 800 loser, and Baron $4,000 win
ner. The gold lost by the Marshal
was sent to Hiyas's house the same
morning at o'clock.
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