The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-23

81 ms city, ana II SO, I was az tl'1 ,,;,ad
dlng OF his parents But tho o.i
states ambassador at Paris, tien ier,',s
Horace Porter, was for several ea ,esi nf
ptesident-general of the National sons !, %. o.
the American Revolution and ne ~, uS,0 ~
mined to establish III Paris pranoi. ~. Al
his favorite organization. lie dlo 81. va
his cotnpatriots erected there su SUI.
monument to Lafayette. Elmo s ,u s,s =,
him and General Rocl1ainbenu h arr,,,e a,f
been added to the numerous ad orh''''e-'tAe''
Of our national capital. ,.,,,s y,
All these things we're pleasing 20
Frenclimen and the French p up'ito ~.
thorities NJ. Henri Mero'i, Fre ,.e,or co ~
sui at Chicago, was made an nolo . "a,
member Of tho illinois Sons or we A ...n,,a
lean Revolution, and he started .I IT,, i'o tt1s
ment which has resulted SO happtliis' .i ,As
co-worker Judge Paul Wentw ,,,s tnorl.
barger, Of the Illinois Sons OF the no "a
tho National s. a. r. Congress- IN Y. rev tses
York, In 1900. NJ. Julcs Camoon, $a 1n,ssh
sador8 OF tho French republic. NJ Nsas,.
7ington, was enlisted; the favor 70, o. IN, .ne
French Cabinet gained, ana me u I,sa,, ~
work ordered to be exccute.u. ~ - A,s.ar7
it's being done faithfully trahe w. ,,,i,int,
lean commission was appointed o. wti ~
NJ, Mcrou was president He wrote the
Introduction to the volume pelo.e . ,.i.s
which Is ali In French, except the tnanks
OF the National s.. A. r. LXecutlye =. Soi ~.
mttee to all who were Instruments. -.
procuring the publication SO wen I5 s '"'"
up. oo- !, /, e,as
The volume ID full duart,o OF S27 pages Is;
with paper cover, but excellently pr l,as,l
and Illustrated. It's title Is: Les Coi .Ii
butants Francois de Ia Guorre amer amer
calne. 1778-17s3, Lstes etablles dapres
les documents nuthentiques aeposeu IN ~,
Archives Natonales. Ell aux ArchlVes =, ~
Ministere dc la Guere fuoaees ,l ~
solns du Mlnistere des Alla'tos go
ceres. Paris, $3.50. 1907. -, a.
n NJ. Merous introduction gives pI.e.
account Of the direct assistance W ,rli g
Inc French army and navy gave gave me
merican colonies, but he just lI Ms
that wfcreyer O. blow, BY lana OF ". se.t,
was strS TX by France agalhs' lotls 80 :
during our long war 1t vas ~ ~ -
the struggling Americans rato,, =
The naval lists Of Coun. ord tl,r.ee
With the names Of his ships anu ttllee
columns to a page. come first; then tnos Sc
~ C.n,int@Da Grasse; then those OF &Co i
~ a q ,ich an and DE Grasse, then those
~ Count De Ternay, with the army y
Rochambeau, up to page e19. me resuislr
lists Of the i'sArmee De Ierre Occupy e'p:s
100 pages. 9i{{ "a i ,,,,ae IL
Az When we speak OF our frencti $50 =.
cur great Revolution we 100 o1te!l -
crate only Lafayette and Rocnam oe Nv
n, Esteing and De Grassc TO these III ~ r.
rs,,Ichen land De Ternay have pee = II ~. y
raadv5addad. The French army ana sneeas
had requisite and efficient omcers u ~.
were also the Marquis dc ~ s.llaoni t ! .
Cheyalier de Chastellux, the Matquls ~
Laval (de Montmorency1 anu a., ha ,ne men.
officers, with their rank, are ne as III W.
toned. Each regiment has a prlel MS MS
/ tory Of It. preAxed to its rolls'
1SThe first OF the illustrations IS a very
ana nea rly full length portrait, with ms
decorations Of Charles Grayler' C0 I,,l
BE vergennes, Secretary or STATE. I ~ !
We have a full length OF la1aSette, WI VII
~! $u,as nrnsented to washington at the
close IF the campaign of Then theTe
i a full length Of Washington htmss sell.
holding in his hand the Declnratio1l'&ol
Independence and the treaty or ailla1lIe
with France, with an appropriate ellvi =
ronnent. including his steed ana -, Di q, .s
proom. There are likenesses OF Charles
Ienri comte 4D'Estang, Of j: G. Comte
De Grichen, and two of c. r, Comte Oe
p ochnmbeau. one of which was taken
IRON, Tr,ln1bull' tableau OF the SURRENDER
81 yorktow which is now In the muse
IN, Of New Haven, Conn Probably none
of Comte De Grasse could be procured.
There are also an allegorlcal picture OIL
| Arerica. copied from a tapestry, the
| n,anI,fa cture OF Beauvais, and large
group, representing the giving Of the
| final orders for the attack at the siege OF
| Yorktown, in which Washington. Rocham .
beau and Lafayette are conspicuous. (. ! !
l. H.e from the Gallery Of Battles in the Mu-
scum Of Versailles.
Besides this notice, I shall bring you the
ha ndsome book that you may examine
| it. I do not know the 6numebr OF IT'S
edition, it's cost. nor the plan OF Its dis.
tributlon. But through the courtesy or
~ SECRETARY of state of the United
states, the Virginia Society Of the Sons
Of the American Revolution have received
a nice copy, for which they tender their !,
most cordial thanks to him and to all
who have been concerned In its produc-
ton and presentation. 94.t.t !, V :, s. :, T.
| Richmond, August 10, 1903