, 1874-08-20
BAZAINE.

ltc-1l9ecrtpt1On 0R 40ts- Ne&k An4 Hts
surrounsiinga-Thc N1nrochnlc'a Dc-
votion. and tho PFobnl,la CnuEo OF
21is Escape.
;, From tie Neu York Times.
MGrnhal Da9nlno'a cscapo from tho Ialand OF
6te. Marguerite, OIL Sunday night, naturally ro-
modiately preceding hIs arrest aftor arrest, md
after tho trial sud sontonco, and finally luis llfo
IN prison. During many months rroyloua to his
arrest, which occurred Oh the 18th Of May, 1872,
there hnd been nothms to pTos;ens h's esGaps
sanso OF honor, aud BY his eaeraies as hsazen
etfrontery. Ho had been living quietly
with hia fnrniy when tho order waa executed,
sntthc was Immediately transferred to tho priaon
Tic same. Colonel Of lta ssaH, Villotte, who
aftorward shared bis captivity at 8te. Marguor-
ite, and who is supposed to havo aided him to
escape, boro him company during tho tedious
tiAl assembled In Oetobor, 1878, aud resulted, as
everybody knows. In his conviction and sentence
10 military degradation aud death. The Marslal
bad thus far Dorno h1nson brayely, and It was
feared by naauyo his old comrades TINT 1t would
Of tho sentence without taking measures for hia
protection against himself. Tho thought Of
military degradation was SO torriblo in tho eyoe
Of tho friends reforrod to-. that they firmly be-
suicide, In this assumption thoy waro
greatly miBtakon. When Con. Pourcet went to
announce the sontenco OF tho court, ho was mot
BY tho Marshal. who having heard him read tho
verdict. remarked, Ills that all 2 It is my lifo
tlat you want. Take it at once. Lot mo bo
Ing With bis friends, hc said: IT presume TINT
my judges acted consciontiously. aB | have d.
ways done. II they think that my life can DO
useful to the army tloy are right In taking it.
lily only fear would be- to have my oyn con-
science ngainBe me, and that roproaohos mo for
uothing. With that feeling. ono is always
strong" Ho broko away suddenly as If ho
OF tho guard, II have fsvor to ask, ono simple
yearsl may romsn with mo tho entire
day." Then he Bolamnly remarked that ho had
livod long enough, aud that act his friends to
taking loave of bis boy. Tho noxt day ho yas
presHod by his friends to crave mercy from Prcai
don't hfaoAIahon, into whoao hands Ills life hal
boon thrown by tho mombors Of the court-mar-
|. i. .tial having unanimously recommended, IN con-
sidorution Of hiH military record, that the eo,l-
| tonce should be commuted to imprisonment.
His pride would not permit him to 10 humiate
himaelf or perhaps it will now bo Bat1 TINT he
1lahon aa he did. Without line from Dazaino,
| Alacs{ahon assumed tho responsibility. Tho
| consequence xas tho publication in tho ollcial
| Journal Of tho following:
ommeudation OF tho 1liniatar Of War, has cont
m,,ted the penalty Of death pronounced OIL Mar
ahal Dazaino to twenty years. imprisonment,
| commencing from tho presant date {Dec. IL,
with tho military degradation Hot aside, but with
all ite el1ects maintained"
Whan this dociaion was mado known to Mar
a11al BnznIne he did not appear moved by it ono
way or tho othor:: Il anything, he Beemod to DO
tho enforcement Of tho eontonce, it was rumo.oi
that ho had escaped to Spain with tho intontton
Of placing himself at the head Of IN army
that waa then preparing to opesato in tho
Interest Of the Prince Of tho 'Austuras. As soon
as tho report reaohod bis ears ho manifested
considerable tndignatton,-- 80 much, indaed, that
It waA supposed 10 would not attempt to regain
Ills liberty Il he should tiud, Homa morning, that
. friendly band had opened all the doors for
removed to tue Island Of Ste Marguerite, place
| nude famous through having boon the scene of
nll the stoTios that have been told tn oonnect.on
| with Tho imprisonment OF tho hlan with the
Iron Mask" Many distinguished State prison.
ers have also bean confined ut this place. Among
tho number was B1. Do Droglic, Bishop of Gand,'
unele OF t,e pEosent Duke Do nsoglie.. SUBJ
joined IL an extract from 4 lottor descriptive Of
His captivity: You think. perllapa, that vas
| Ali, mol When I 'saw above mo those oloar
slstcs, without cloud whom, from the top Of
the fortress, l looked oGt upon that blue
ssa With is a,or gsssss ehs shon
or scared aboyo me. I folt within myself
tho uncoaoue1nbla need Of libcrty-e need
| which would have been less Violently folt inan
ordinary prison." This was, perhaps, the fool
inr that ultimately got tho bctter Of Dazniue'a
| prido aud mado HIM, aa 1t Is charged, break his
paro1o Dazneno arrived al tho IHla Of Ste. hinr-
guorito after Journey OF twonty-four hours,
performed without an incident worthy Of men
ately escorted to tho quarters that had been pro-
pared for hiul-to tho very COLL it wo nre to be-
lieyo the correspondent Of the London Icte-
graph, ''in which tho Man with the -lrou Mask
| 1anKust:ed 30 many yonra, md from tho window
OF which tho unknown prisoner flung into tho
sea tho silver plato on which ho hnd previously
| scratched his nanlo and history" Further gu
tho same correspondent thus desoriboB tho coll /;
viz III u lofty apartment, and mot nearly 80 nm
comfortable AZ might 10 expected. for il con.
taina q Aye-placs aud n large. s.w,ndow, the latter
4 grntel with three strong iron bars."
Tho MarHlial it sconlHe waH permitted tho ecry-
Ices Of yalot aud priest, the: so.upanlonHli'p
pleasure OF frequent visits from his wife mud
children. When tilo correspondent ontorod tho
lilo Of bto. Marguerite ho had to ascend stspa
some 200 feet to the fortrcBs which ia built 1pol,
thu rock oyerhangins the ocean, aud IL euaraol
by 125 so1dlors. Dazauo's Hltting-room he found
to be small, plainly-furnlsl'od. but comfortable
apartment. Upon tho wall thoro hung a iino
lilsonoss Of tho Pope. with q Latin autograph.
"a bright boy OF 8, handsomoo GIRL OF 8,
Ing, Needless Of tho btarshals ro-
peated ;injnnotions in paternnl tones to kSoop S
quiet: They at loaat know no nnhapposs. Tue
bright color OF youth and onlt.,. u1lii ali their
movements, proved that thor hours tiow fast ts
away on joyoua wings." lio chattod with the
h1asshal for aomo timo told him oil tue nowa 4o
could remember, what was thought of his pnuisl,-
lnent ln France and what was thought Of It by the
world outaido Of Franco. The assurance that lie
wau considered by foreign nations to be marty!
ta tho hour seemed to console hiu. much aud
that knowledge. lkowiac, may AaFo Lad not a
little 10 do With h!B ultimate declslon to regain
hia freedona. Aa tley saunterod out upon the
paved promenade, tho correspondent anw enough
10 o1,aG!o him to give thiH description Of tho for
and its surroundlngHs
"Tho parapot ii front Of hIa door extend!
about go foot tue Tt =, q IT, so I GaVe"oa o. omo
83 foot, aud QUO looks oyor at tho aaa, breaking
at tho foot Of tho cllT 100 foot beneath Alont
the sea-wall another parapot runs porpendloula
to tllo ilrst one. until it roAohos wall aome LIN
TOO. distant.. Toward tho Interior neWly.con
struotol wall, about 20 feet high, conn0ota tn
house with lilo parppot. and cuts OIL ALL Dommu