Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-10-10

French batteries, and he died five
days later In 1902 Chevalier Jean
de Ternaut was minister Of the
French republic to the United States,
and he was followed by Joseph
Fauchet, in 1874, and NJ Adet, in
1895.
In 1924 Charles Lucien Bonaparte
prince of Canine and Mussignano
son Of Lucien Bonaparte, with his
wife. Princess Zenaide Charlotte
Julie, daughter of Joseph Bonaparte,
resided in New York. He was fol-
lowed by Louis Napoleon, who after
ward became emperor of the French.
While here Louis had a hiSn old
time, and, it is said. sampled Madeira
for the hotels and Delmonico like
professional. 1t is also stated that he
proposed to Miss Willing, of Phila-
delphia, and that she refused him.
The next most distinguished visitors
: from France were Comte de Paris,
Due de Charities. Prince de Joinville
, and Pierre Philippe, Due de Pen
thievre, who landed in New York on
volunteered in the war for the union,
and served on the staff Of General
George B. Mcclellan, with the rank
Of captain. They participated in the
r numerous engagements in Virginia,
including the seven days battles
around Richmond, until July, 1862,
when they resigned and returned to
France To obtain material for his
history of the civil war, the Comte
de Paris visited this country again
in 1890 He received a cordial greet
ing, especially from his old COM
rades of the army, and sailed away
from our shores on November 1. He
died in September, 1894.
The official delegates sent to repre-
sent France at the Yorktown centen-
NAL, and the gentlemen who accom-
panied them as representatives of the
families of Lafayette, Rochambeau,
and De Grasse and others, arrived at
New York October 6, 1881. They re
ceived an enthusiastic welcome Wher-
ever they went in the United States,
and were the most distinguished rep
resentatiyeS of France who had been
in this country for a century. Ihe
guests of the nation Included Com
mandant Iichtenstein, the official rep
resentative of President Grevy, of
France, an officer of the artillery and
on the staff of the president; General
, George Ernest Boulanger, chief OF the
military mission; Lieutenant Colonel
Blondei, of the artillery; Captain
Bausson and Colonel Hippolyte Will
liam Rassan.
At the head of the delegation from
the French navy was the Chevalier
de Cuverville, accompanied by Lieu
tenant of Marines Count de GrasS2,
g.eat-grandnephew of the famous
Yorktown admiral. The roll of honor
also included, besides the above, the
names of Bureau de Pussy, a promi-
nent officer of engineers and de-
scendant of Lafayette; Captain st.
George Tucker Mason (son Of the
late John Y. Mason. minister to
France under Buchanan and con-
! federate commissioner with SlidelD,
legion. after gallant services in the
i confederate army; Lieutenant Pour
Get de Sahune. Of the Seventh French
, Dragons, also a descendant of La
fayette: the Marquis de Rochambeau,
with Nine. la Marquise and her
friend, Nine Loyseau, and M. de Cor
celles, of the French foreign office.
! Among those who came specifically
as descendants of the soldiers at
Yorktown during the Revolution were
! the following: Count de Beaumont,
! two ViscountS d. Aboville, Viscount
de Noailles, Viscount d'Hauponville,
| Count d'Olonne and his son, Marquis
Laurent de rEstrade, Marquis de
| Chabanne, and NJ. CASTOR de Sahune,
project of Toul.
Five of these visitors represented
the Lafayette family-the two NM.
de Sahune, NJ. de COrcelles, NJ. de
Beaumont, and NJ. Bureau de Pusy;
the NM. d'Abovflle were descendants
| of General d'Aboville, who directed
the French artillery at Yorktown; the
Viscount de Noailles was a descend
ant of the De Noailles who com
manded the Soiponais regiment at
Yorktown, the Noailles family being
also allied to that of Lafayette by
marriage; NJ. de Hauponvllle be
longed. through the mother, to the
De Broglie family, one of whom
fought for us in the Revolution; the
MN. d'Olonne represented the two
I Vfomeuils, who took such a distin-
guished part in the siege Of York
town: NJ. d'Estrade was descended
from the Count d'Estrade. who com.
manded the Gatanois regiment al
Yorktown. and led in the attack OF
the british redoubt. October IA. 1871
the Marquis de Chabanne represented
NJ. de ChabanDe. who was aide-de
camp to General Viomeuil.
This was glorious roll of honor
Yet they did not represent the hun
dredth part of the DISTINGUISHED
French families whose heads. on
cadets. came out to fight our battles
for Us. without pay, without hope o.
expectation Of promotion. We could
offer them nothing but meag fare
wounds and death-they accented the
offer to aid us in establishing our in
dependence.
Ot those who went back 10 Trance
some rose to distinction, some wore
eXlled. some cast into prison. MANY
were guillotined. many became inn.
! poverished. The great Rocha mbear