The Southern Literary Messenger, Vol. II., No. 9, August, 1836Various
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The Southern Literary Messenger, Vol. II., No. 9, August, 1836
Various
American literature -- 19th century -- Periodicals
During the first ten days of August, no news was received from France.
On the 11th of that month, a corvette appeared in the bay; she was
recognized as French, but instead of the white flag of the Bourbons
the tri-color of the revolution appeared on her mast head. The
despatches brought by her were delivered to Bourmont, but
notwithstanding all his efforts to keep their contents secret, the
astounding details of the events which occurred in Paris during _the
three days_ of July, soon became known. Bourmont assembled a council
of his principal officers and proposed to them to retain the white
cockade, and sail back to France with the army, in order to defend the
cause of Charles the Tenth. His arguments were however unavailing; the
majority declared in favor of the new state of things, and the
tri-colored flag had been already hoisted by the fleet. At length
after some days spent in hesitation, or in hopes that the cause of the
Bourbons might not be lost, he at length decided to obey the orders
which he had received, and his soldiers were gratified by seeing that
standard which they considered as the symbol of victory, waving over
the towers of the Casauba.
On the 2d of September Marshal Clausel arrived from France to assume
the command of the forces, in the name of King Louis Philippe; on the
same day, Bourmont accompanied by his two sons and carrying with him
the embalmed heart of the third who had fallen in action, embarked on
board an Austrian trading vessel for Malaga. He has since been a
wanderer in exile; and except for a few weeks, during which he
endeavored unsuccessfully to retrieve the fortunes of a fiendish
despot, his active spirit has been unemployed. The Duke d'Escars and
some other officers whose attachment to the cause of the fallen
dynasty, was either too strong or had been too conspicuously
manifested, also retired from the army; the general popularity and
good management of Clausel however soon reconciled the majority of the
disaffected to the change of rulers, and restored the troops to
discipline.
The division of the fleet commanded by Admiral Rosamel, consisting of
two ships of the line, three frigates and four smaller vessels, which
quitted Algiers on the 26th of July, arrived before Bona on the 7th of
August. That town was instantly occupied by the troops under
Damremont, who endeavored to repair the fortifications and render them
tenable against the Bey of Constantina as it was expected that he
would soon attack them. The Kabyles however soon after appearing in
great numbers about the place, it was judged prudent by the French
Commander to withdraw with his troops to Algiers. The wretched
inhabitants, who relying upon the assurances of the conquerors had
quietly submitted to them, were thus left until the spring of 1832, to
maintain themselves as they could against the savage mountaineers.
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