Evening journal., 1888-10-10

bodies of his subjects, though he had no do
minion ov6r their hearts. Bazaine, while in
Mexico, in 1864, married for his second
wife Mexican lady Of Spanish descent,
and in another year Maximilian and Car
lotta stood sponsors for their first child.
The close Of the civil war in tho United
States enabled the government at Wash
ington to turn its attention to the French
intruders in Mexico; and a convenient
foro9 of half q million Of veterans stood
ready to submerge the little French army
in Mexico, like q tidal wave. Bazaine
embarked for Franco on March 12, 1867,
and left the Nexicans TO manage their
own affairs. His Mexican career, how
ever, only added TO his reputation as a
soldier, for during the time Of his occu-
pancy be did not suffer a single defeat.
Three years after Bazaine's return to
Franco there came the great and eventful
franeo-Frussian war, in whick Bazaine
was destined to play so important part,
and to call upon himself the name Of sle
miserable, le traitre Bazainen Upon the
opening Of the war Bazaine was made
commander of the Third Army corps.
Ills reputation began to wane from the
first. lie was blamed for not supporting
the Second corps (Gen. Frosssrd) on the ter.
rlble 9th OF August, though he excused
himself on tho ground that ho had no
orders to do so. On tho 18th Of August.
when Napoleon was called by public
opinion among the people and the
army to retreat, Bazaino was appointed
genercl-in-chief of the Army Of the
Rhino He maneuvered 80 sl5illfuilv
as to allow Napoleon to proceed safely
to Chalons-s sur. Marne. Bazaine was
IN command of 10000 men, includ-
ing tho Imperial Guard, $4,000 cavalry
end $50 pieces Of artillery. But he
achieved nothing, and allowed himself to
DC shut up in Metz. After the fall of
Napoleon Bismarck declared that he would
not treat with the provisional govern
mont at Paris, and artfully told Bazaine
that far better conditions Of peace would
be granted to France if ho kept his army
intact 70 support serious government
with which Germany could nerotiate and
trett. hazaine listened to this sugges-
ton; and on Oct %, 1870, surrendered
Metz with an army Of l73 GEO STARVING
soldiers and immense stores Of war mate.
rial; and the general and his army were
sent into captivity beyond the Rhine.
Then came the storm of indignation
from the French people. After the war
ba2sine returned to France only to receive
a torrent Of abuse in the newspapers and
from crowds wherever he appeared. Often
he would have been stoned to death bv
mob had he not been protected bv the
police IN 1871 he published his defense.
In his Army of the Rhine, he owned
chat he did not consider himself bound To
obey the government of national defense.
Or take any notice Of Favre, Gambetta.
Irochu or the rest.
In 1873 Bazaine was tried by court
martial, and at tho conclusion Of the trial
IN December Of that year, be wns sen
tenced TO death and military degradation;
but the court signed an appeal for pardon,
which was at once granted by President
Machahon. The sentence was conmuted
to twenty years Imprisonment in fort
ress, and he was sent to Isle of Sainte
Marguerite, in the Mediterranean. From
there one night in August 1874, aided bv
his devoted wifo and possibly by the con
niyance Of his jsilcrs, he escaped.
Since then Bazsine has spent his time
IN Italy, Belgium and Spain. For some
time past be has resided in Spai.i.