New-York tribune., 1873-05-06
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ADMIRAL RIGAULT DE GRNoUILLy

ADMIRAL RIGAUIT De GENOWLLY
Admiral Charles RCaut de G51ouily dj,d
yesterday. at Paris. lie was ono Of those men q, .
moderate degree OF intellectual power and with few in
convenient scrupes OF conscience whom the late exRn
peror Louis Napoleon called 20 e his nominal advier,
He vas disqualified by his Indifferent talents from boinr
one ~ those In Tho confidence OF the Emperor vera
active oonspirators In the interest of the dynast ~.
was born on the l2tn Of April 1871 at Rochefort m tA
Department OF Charente Inf6eure near the west coas,
Of France After being educated az the PoytecbBe.I
School, be entered the navy in his twentieth year with
the rank Of asprant Three years later be was made an
ensign, and four afterward he received eptea
ants commission.
The first important command Of 81. Rc,uI, A.
GcnOuIly conferred on him In Is4l when be ,.,
made captain Of Having received eb,rge :,
In PetOreuse be unfortunate az 10 lose IA q.
Chinese waters A council OF acquitted hin Of
blame and approved his course, From lsg IN 1s,s n.
had charge Of the war vessel Charemagnc In iss. h.
was given some employment in the Ministry Of Marine
under the new government Of Louis Napoleon. Uph
this time the only distinction which he had acquired ys
the dubious Of having lost vessel with the approval
Of council OF lie had, however, o
claim on tho Imperial Government from hin
willingness 70 DO instrument In it5 poltea
schemes In 1854 he made a RearAdnirai and sent
Crimea, whore, during the siege SebastopO he
commanded detachment OF marines. Two years after
ward he placed at the head Of naval DIVISION and
in the following year co0perated with the British IN the
capture and occupation OF Canton, China.
The promotion OF NJ. c. Rgault de Genouiny under
the Empire rapid In 1853 he received the rank
Vce-Admiral; IN 1862 he was given command OF this
Mediterranean Squadron and In 1854 he was appointed
Admiral He had shown himself such seryiceable In
strument OF the Imperial Government that in 1850 he
called TO the Senate, where In March, 1861 he voted
10 maintain the temporal power OF the Pope.
When the Admiral had almost attained his Goth year
the Emperor discovered in him the qualities which
requisite for new Of liberal government winch had
long been announced aud upon which IL finally de-
termined 20 enter. The arrogant despotism Of the
Empire which estcd upon the prestige Of the Enperors
name received its first blow with the disaster In Mexco
q severer blow given in 1856, when the Emperor
refused TO be associate OF Count Bismarck and cast
the weight Of his influence the side OF the feebler
Austrians The opposition France grew clanorous,
and ~ Rouher the chief adviser OF the Emperor
mended specOus plan Of reform TO pacify the Liberals
On the 10th Of January, 1867, letter addressed
by the Emperor to NJ ROuher incOsing q do
cree making certain changes in the Administration
The provided for discontnuance OF the discus
sion by the Legislative Body Of the address In reply
the speech from the throne 1t granted the right OF In
terpeaton 10 the members both Of the Senate and Of
the Legislative Body; it transferred the jurisdiction
over the press TO the tribunal de police e0rreet0n>e and
it provided that Minister might be charged by ths
Emperor with representing the Government In the
Chambers.
The letter OF the Emperor referred 10 lamentabls
uncertainty which 1t was important 70 remove. For
some years pas he said "the question has been asked
whether our institutions have attained their limit Of i'm
provement, whether new improvements arc 10 %
realized" For this purpose the Emperor said ho had
traced plan which not designed 20 shake :the
ground which IS years Of calm and prosperity had con
sodated. The Emperor would Increase ~ strength by
rendering his relations with the great public powers
more intimate, by securing through the laws - the
citizens fresh guarantees, by competing the crOWnna
Of the edce erected By the national viii. Among the
Ministers whose records failed % harmonic with these
ambitious projects were NJ. FOuid Marshal RlliOn,
Marquis de ChasselOup-Laubat and NJ Behc Admiral
Rigault dc GenOuy was appointed Minister OF Marine
to succeed the Marquis de ChasselOup- -Laubat
The administration OF the Department under the Ad.
miral was distinguished bY especial ability. As
subordinate Of the Emperor he satisfied
figure IN the Ministry without ad ding inu enee 20 ~
deliberations In the ministerial crisis or 1859 he handed
in his resignation with the rest OF the Minister'S but ne
was reaiued Office and temporarily placed at the mead
OF the Ministry he held his position throughout tbs
succeeding crisis In January. 1870, when VI. olivier
formed a Cabinet. The Admiral was acquainted Hltb
the hostile designs Of the Emperor against PRUSSIA When
the HOhenZOern negotiations took place at BINS IN
July 1870 aud he secretly engaged ia securing sup
plies for the navy facilitate operations on tue sea -
soon hostilties should begin.
The Hon. Hugh n. McAllster of Centre
Penn the Republican Delegate at Large to the Const'
tutOual Convention died. yesterday at his temporary