Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23

one of those two brothers, the other
being Prince Adrien de Montmo-
rency, afterwsrd Due dc Laval, who
enjoyed TO high degree the friend
ship of Nine. Recanier. Her adopted
daughter. Nine. Lenormand, in her
memoirs OF that distinguished woman,
gives many interesting details about
General Moreau. Bonapartes rival, also
friend OF Nine Rccamier's, who with
his wife, came TO America after BENG
exiled for his alleged participation IN
Cadoudals conspiracy. Moreau was
subsequently to die from French can
non-ball while serving in Russian ranks
A fact worth pointing out is that
Nine. Moreau, after the death OF
her husband, was offered by Louis
XVIII the title OF Duchess. This tltular
honor she declined, preferring to it
the one that would have been conferred
on Moureau had he lived to witness the
restoration Of the monarchy. She was
accordingly created "Marechale de
France" This is the only instance OF
that rank being conferred on women,
While In America tho Moreaus lived
principally in New York, and 1t is on
record that the future "Marechale' was
commander-in-chief in her house, the
Generals rank in the home circle being
distinctly that OF full private.
OWE THEIR EXISTENCE.
The Couderts of to-day owe their very
existence to Mime. Recamier, for had 1t
not been for her intervention, their an
cestor, Charles Coudert, might have paid
with his life for his participation IN the
first Naumur conspiracy December,
1927 the object of which was to call
TO the throne Of France " Napo-
leon ILL.," (the Duke of Reschstadtl
and to re-establish the Constitution OF
1871. Nine. Recamler caused the sen.
tence of death to be committed to one oil
five Years imprisonment, which penalty
was RENTED on condition that be should
90 10 America. Young Coudert was a
stranger to Nine. Recamier, and when
Eugene Coudert, his brother, called on
her ut Abbaye-au- Bots, bis only intro
duction TO her kind consideration was
his brothers desperate case.
In that ingenious work, "Physiologle
du Gout," wherein the rationale OF lux
ury is so genially expounded, Anthelme
Brillat- Sayarin, that delightful professor
of what the French so euphemistically
have STYLED "culinary chemistry" al
Indies to his soiourn in America, chiefly
in New York, as an era of pleasant ex-
periences. While in this city he gained
his subsistence by teaching his native
language and regulating theatrical
orchestra. He, too, had been an habltue
of Nine. Recamier's sdion. While IN
America he is credited with having given
utterance to the philosophic remark
"My digestive faculties have never been
disturbed by revolutions" On the whole
he did not fare badly, for he lets us
know that while in the State OF Connecl-
cut he partook of such dainties as part
ridge wings en- papiiOHe and gray
squirrels cooked in Madeira
The recent gunpowder explosion at
Brandywine necessarily reminds one OF
the celebrated politician, economist, and
philosopher, Du Pont de NemouIs, the
co.laborer of Turgot and the disciple OF
Ouesnay. He fled from France after the
fructidor coup d'etat and came to this
country, where his son had preceded
him. He returned to his native conn
try in 1907, when the Emperor appoint
ed him assistant Librarian at the arse
nal. Under Louis XVIII he became
Councillor of State, and on Napoleon's
flight from Eliza he once more sailed Tor
America, where he died.
In st. Paul's church-yard is to be seen
the grave of Etienne-Marie Bechet,
Seigneur of Rochefontaine, who died IN
this city on the 30th Of January, 1914.
He had served under Rochambeau.
The records show that on September Is,
1878, under the name OF Bechet de
Rochefontaine he was brevetted cap
tain of engineers. On November l6,
1881, by resolution of Congress, he was
breyetted major, appearing on the roll
rs Stephen Rachefontaine, and on Feb
rnary 20, 1895, after he retured from
France. he received his commission as
colonel of artillery and engineers lie
was also honored with the appointment
Of temporary engineer for forti-
fications in the Eastern States.
From February, 1895, to Febru-
airy, 1898, he continued as lieutenant
colonel in the artillery corps. No
further trace is found Of him, except the
mention of his death but it is known
that his daughter married Nj. Gentll, a
French enligre, who came to New York
from San Domingo. This gentleman
supported himself and his wife by his
earnings as first violinist and leader of
the orchestra in the old Park Theatre.
| Old New Workers remember nj. Gentil
rs welcome guest III the most refined
circles of society. His son married
Julia, daughter of Augustus Davis. This
was one OF the beauties Of the city In
the fifties. He father was famous as
Major Jack Downing" and is still re-
membered for his peculiar writings
Els GRANDFATHER.
The grandfather Of the Comte de
Paris, Louis Philippe, was in Hamburg
when q communication was opened be-
tween the Directoire and the Duchess OF
| Orleans. who WAS given to understand
that if she would address herself to her
eldest son and prevail upon him to repair
to the United States, her own position
would be rendered more tolerable and
the sequestration removed from her pro-
porty, and that her two youngest sons,
the Due dc Montpensier and the Comte
de Beaujolais, should be released and
permitted to join their brother in
America. Hence Louis Philippes
visit to this country. The Ameri-
can. the ship which conveyed him to
these shores, left tho Elbe the oath OF
September. 1896, and arrived at Phila-
delphia after twenty-seven days pass
age. Philadelphia was at the time the
seat of tho Federal Government, and
Washington was at the head of the Adj
ministration. Louis Philippe visited
Washington Mt Mt Vernon, passing
through Baltimore and crossing the site
Of the present city of Washington. He
and his brothers, who had reached the
country after him, then proceeded
TO Winchester, whence they went
TO Knoxville and Nashville by way
of Staunton and Abingdon. After
extended travel through New York
State, the exiled Princes reached New