The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-25
MARSHAL BAzaISE DE
The Famous French General
His Life In obssarity.

LaNpoS, Sept 3i- Reports from N &1T1d'
announce that Marshal basntne III ~
that ciiy to-day
francois Achllle Bazaine was baf4 4
Nersailles February II. lsif lie cn
as a private Ia the French Hrmy-fn
became a lieutenant in Algeria IN is3
captain two years later, N cam
against the Cdflisis In spain. lu ISIS
nine ycar8' active service IN Algeris
Morocco. he was made lieutenant q,
lie became colonel In lnjo, aud gens
brigade Ia the Grim lsn war, acting a
mandeT Of ecbHeiopoi after l.s capinn H. {0
the Italian campaign hN was wot
June 5, iS5q, while commanding 81
IN the attack on Meleguauo, nssd he
leading rarl in the battle Of Soiferin
is6She commanded in Mexico the L.
vision Of the French army. aud
PEELED the surrender of flehia.
~ fsd3. shortly after which the W<
entered The City 81 Mexico. lie sue ~
FOFey as commandments Oct 80. "a
lsda acting rs civil adminisiTa'ur M
occupied districts, aud the rauk q
shal was conferred on him IN 1854.
rnafy is55. be captured paxhca. - =
Mexican army of 100 men under biA1. He
persuaded Macmillan 10 issue the most riF-
oFous DEGREES against the Juasisis. and
relcuticssly executed them, but was grner.
ailybeiieYed 10 be plotting with the enemies
Of The emperor. h further selfish ends. tie
married rich MeXirau lady ah0sc fam
lis were HariisAns ~ Iaaeck Ia February,
1851, lie Withdrew his forces from the tap
lial, declaring Maximilian's Fosliioa 70 be
unieuahle, aud saou aficrw9ld embarked
~ Vera Cruz Arriving Ia France, he eas
hittgrly denounced, bat tOsk a scat Ia
the senate aud assumed command of
the third army corps; ana ~ i,t@,
after the death ~ r. Jean q Auasl}. he be-
came commauder-iu chief Of the imperial
guard at Paris. AZ the beginning of tho
Franco Russian war In 1870 hr was placed
iu command. near Metz, ~ the third army
co1s After the disasters Of Wetih and
fofhach he ASSUMED command of the
main French armies. in place ~ the Em-
peror Espoieon. and began his retreat
irum Meiz, hoping to effect junction
with the army near CbAlons, ana
with III. ueB forces gathering under Mac
IAhOB. But be was attacked the sAne
day. while siili In front Oi the fortress and
aitef the bloody battles Of MARSHA Tour
and f,rAresDtte was soon shut Ia BY Pnpee
Frederick Ehafle. lie made several futile
auf disastrous attempts to break through
the investing army. After the raplillns
ton 81 idan he renewed these attempts
October 7sl 20 escape from Aeiz,
aud then tried 70 negotiate Win
she Germans and Versailles through
his adjuiant. and In the interest, 4 wns
thought. Of the dep1sed emperor. bif he
was compelled october - 10 surrender 10
Prince Frederick Charles his cntire force
81 i73 coo men. who All became prisoners
% war. naxaiue himself joining the
emperor AZ Casscl. After The preliminary
treaty 81 peace he removed y Geneva
Retaining g. France, be was charged by
Gamlaffa with treason. aud on May ~,
isTg arrested Al the conclusion q his
trial, DsteiabcF o. is7S. TIE lodges toitnd
him guilty aud sentenced him 10 be shot
Subsequently lhe court. presided over by
the nnc 4 'sumaie, presented % President
Mcmahon. wbe coinsa ufsd The sent.
cHes 10 - years imprisonment iie was
sent 20 a fortress In ihe isle ~ ats. MarKue-
rite. whence be shortly escapd. dgaffls ~
with the counisanee - The authorities,
although a romantic story = ioid - mid
night Eight. in which MS vile assisted. lie
found shelter in Spain. and has lived
IN Gisscnrity, contempt end pow
sffF His name ssa brought before
the world about two years ago when city
city Of Mexico dDns foagAt aucl over tho
1aashais daughter. and again more recent
ly when eu aicb0lic french ieurnalisi. In q
n ~ patriotism, fred pistol a. the aged
soldier iu a street Of Aadgif. Tie vas a
general oi no ability and utterly lacking
la all nQagr