New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
NEW PRESIDENT OF FRANCE.
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His further career in Algeria to 1873. ked
by successive promotions until at fort Jour hc found
himself after years Of active service d.
vision general, with the Grand Cross OF tie Legion Of
Honor.
AT tie outbreak OF the war with Russia, in April,
1898, he proceeded TO Pans and from thence TO tGe
Crimea. IN thc final assault upon Seblstop0 TO him
was nttustci the leadership 0 he attack on the Mla-
kof which formed the key TO the Russian delonccs Al
the height OF the struggle he ordered 10 return,
being told that The Malakof Mined but Ma only
reply was: " ! will hold INV ground. dead or alive
lie lid hold H. and II not long before the RuSsans
the which ended in the fall OF sebIstopol
In return uis act bravery which gained for the
French arms wide applause, Mac5iahOn was made Il
senator With the return of peace to Europe he de-
parted for Algeria, but soon called iuO tay bY the
outbreak Of the with Austria u WAS here that he
ms greatest reROwn On the field Of Magenta~heTe
the Au,trtns had concentrated 80 900 and while
the French the point ot giving away he surprised
the Ausriaus and bore upon tuem with such ire
sistbie they utterly routed and 1000 OF
them were made prisoners He WAS gwen the title OF
Dukc OF Magenta On the battlefield aad created Marshal
ot France. In 1861. when william III. was crowned
King OF Prussia he represented France at the corona
ton, and in 1864 was made GOvcrnor-Generai of Al
gcria The Emperors design OF founding an Arab King
dom in Africa he did his best to carry out, but found
almost impossible.
of later events in the exPrc sdent's military career
the public recollection is the vivid az the career
itself was the less successful. How IN the war with
Germany he fought at great odds but with extraord
nary bravery at WOerth leading some OF the most re-
markable cavalry charges in he records of battles
how he vas forced fail bac, Nancy; how he r.
tired to Cnalons and Occup d himself with form nZ
Lcw amy; now ne was ordered 10 eject tuucti0n
with laZliuc ut Metz. aud how on MS march n" was
forced into ScGan here he made DESPERATE cipt 10
cut mis- ahead, but was badly wounded, ana Icsl-l'u
IN consequence. ana made "A prisoner win thc Pm
prIor ana the army-ll ths toe world knows i1 N"r
MacI hnn obscure actor ~ the days Oi Ire Com
mime instruction Ol March, 1871. He followed IhlrrS
to Versailles. and early m ApI was made Geucralln-
OF be forces To put down the Commune ana at'r
"a scycn days fight Wtnn the WALL % PARIS he PUT II
down. President Tnirr, in the subsequent measures 10
restore order and establish tlc RrpuOlc, had ms co.
operation although there were dosc VINO heeyed that
hc retained a strong attachment for Louis tpoleou
TIE circumstances when led 10 Marshal MdcMdhOns
election the Presidency of France we're
given in this paper yesterday one mcnoIapr cLss hi-
occurred in his admuistaUnthltO OF May, 1877. jules
SIMON. MS Prime Minister, was -umWaruy dismissed
and Ministry Ia hearty accord vi, t~O-ihIds ol the
Chamber was turned ont OF CHce, ana Il redclOnary
Ministry with the DuC oc BrO-r and VI. &c fOuttou Tor
it- leading sp,IIts appointed instead The Cham-
SrTHtc il WAS dissolved At the LcEhth of tie cam
paign wIich iouowCd, VI. TbirrS, the leader OF the
moderate Republican party, suodeuy lied Greyy was
named hy GauOrtI d3 leader IN Ms place. Ihc rtclOh
resulted in puD Ican triumph, So thdl GdmDclia
made his fiuoi, declaration ina IdCNahOu must sab
nit or resign" and The De Bro-.lo Ministry unable
longer to maintain itself. resigned. The President
named 70 new CABINET, bat thc Cuamucr refused 10
enter into relations with It, and December ii lie
broke with hI~ unsafe advisers and authorized Duidure
party. Dir.ct taN-s were thCh yotrd and the crisis
came end