The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-26

ish having failed they returned to
 France where d'Estaing was disgraced
 in 17S0. On May g. 17S0, fleet of
 twelve vessels, including three frigates, left Brest under the command of the Chevalier de Fernay, carrying six thousand French troops, the officers and men of the force being under the command of the Count de Rochambeau, who was with the admiral on board his flagship "Le Ducede Bourgone." Dur- ing the voyage the troops, which con sisted of four regiments of infantry,
 Legion of Huzzars with artillery and
 baggage, under the Duke de Lauzun,
 were divided into small attachments
 among the ships. This squadron arriv- ed at Newport on July 10, 17S0 The Grenadiers and Chasseurs were landed first on the 18th of July and went into | camp on the 14th and 18th.
 A detachment of $50 men of the regi-
 ment, Bourbonnais, were landed at Boston. This detachment marched | from Boston to Newport. The French
 soldiers who landed at Newport were l delighted at sight of the mainland after | long voyage of seventytwo days and
 were particularly pleased on beholding l two French flags which had been l placed at the entrance to the harbor. The flag of France at that time con- sisted of white field decorated with | the feur de lis, this being the emblem | of the House of the Bourbons. When the French troops had been landed and | formed in line they presented a very | fine appearance in the magnificent uni | forms they wore. The officers many of | whom were imposing men, glittered with gold lace, medals, orders and | other decorations and their horses were gayly caparisoned in trappings of gold
 and silver, and scarlet cloth. The gen. eral officers looked especially hand l some. The Count de Rochambeau was
 short man with powdered wig and a l very rich uniform. He was courtly in manner as all the French officers were. 1 Baron Viomenil and his son, the Count | de Viomenil, were noble looking men
 and resplendent in gorgeous uniforms | The most picturesue and imposing of them all, perhaps, was the Duke de
 Lauzun-Biron, the personification of a
 chivalrous cavalier. He was hand | some young man with a manly pleasing | face, which was beardless, dark eyes and a short dark waxed moustache. He
 wore brilliant and impressive uni
 form which consisted of high Huzzar bushy cap from the top of which rose, | one above the other two towering feather plumes the lowest one light, the one surmounting it dark,
 having the shape of two small desk dusters. The front and one side of the bushy was adorned with a gold cord and tassels. A pendant bag or cloth of light obviously white material hung suspended from the top of the cap over the back side of it, trailing on the head
 and shoulders He was clad in a close
 fitting tunic of pelisse ornamented with | gold lace embroidered on the collor and
 breast and gold cord with tassels also hung across his breast. A ruffled
 shirt protruded from the front open of his tunic. This tunic a green color
 and probably covered an under tunic of white. His trousers were close fit ting white huZzar boots. He rode a | splendidly caparisoned white horse. l The private soldiers wore dark cooked hats, though probably the Grenadiers wore bearskins. A small ponpon pro- truded from the cooked hats of the 1 other infantry, and they were arrayed in white broad cloth coats faced on the front with g broad breast facing of green. White vest and pants, long white grenadier leggins and white
 shoulder belts completed their cos- l tune. The line officers were adorned l with gold epaulettes, wore swords and carried canes The Huzzars of Lau- l zun's Legion undoubtedly were uni-
 formed similar, if not precisely, the
 same as the duke himself. This in spring and dazzling French army, with it's futtering flags waving plumes, 1 showy uniforms and splendid bands 1 was received on landing by the plainly
 uniformed American militia under Gen.
 Sullivan, who were drawn up to re-
 ceive them and the patriotic citizens of l Newport by enthusiastic cheers, which
 were heartily returned by the French
 men. The French and American troops paraded through the principal streets
 of the town and there were fireworks in the evening. On Wednesday, August
 23, the birthday of the King of France,
 was celebrated at Newport. The ships of war in the harbor were decorated
 with the colors of all nations including | the transports, all of which fired a
 salute. On Thursday a general review
 of the French army took place in the town, preceded by alternate discharges of cannon from the land batteries and
 the fleet, and there was a flue de joie
 from the troops. The Providence
 Garette of the following Saturday, (the
 26th) said Nothing can exceed the fine
 appearance of the forces of our illustri- ous ally" On Tuesday, March 6, Gen.
 eral Washington, who was expected
 arrived at Newport about p. m. He
 went first from the ferry at James
 town by the Admiral de Ternay's barge
 to the flagship Due de Bourgoyne
 where all the generals were He then
 landed, all the troops being under
 arms. He landed at Barnes Ferry. The
 French troops formed close line three
 ranks deep on either side from the Fer
 ry to Rochambeau's headquarters. The
 following night the town was illumin-
 ated. The procession was led by 3(
 boys carrying candles fixed on staffs
 followed by Gen. Washington, Count
 de Rochambeau and the other officers
 their aides and the procession of citi-
 zens The brilliant procession marched
 through the principal streets and ther
 returned to headuarters. On their ar
 rival at the door Washington waited : for all the other officers to pass in, ther
 turning he thanked the boy torch bear.