Portrait Of Gen. Desaix

that Desaix is one of llie Generáis nained as pattern warriors in the letter of Gen. SootK just given to the puliliu, our ren derswill perhaps be gratificd if we pro duce Napoleon' estímate of that celubnted offioer. " Of all the Oenera's ï jver had unr'er me," said Napoleon to O'Meara at St. Helena, ' Desaix and Klebt'r pospessed the geat'et talents; especially Desaix, as Kleber only Icved glory, inasiimch as it was the ineans ot' procurincj Irm richcs and pleasures, wliereas Desiax loved glory for itgelf and ck'ipised everythintj else. Desaix was w'iolly wrapt up in w-ir and plory. To liim rielies and pleasuro were valueless, nor did lie give tficrn a moftíe'nt'á tbougbt He was a littlo, black looking man, about au inch stoïtar thaii I am, always badly dressed, ■ómetimea even rogged, and despising comfort or convenience. When in Eaypt, I inndo hiiu i present of a cojnplete field eqnpage suveral tíme3, but lio always lost. i!. Wrapt up in a cloak, ü 'saix throw himself under a gun und slept as contontedly as if be were in a p:iUce. - For him luxury had no charrna. Upright and honest n uil bis proceedings, Lo waa called by tlie Arab tho Just Sultan. - EJ ? was inteuded by nature for a great General." EP3 A lino in one of Moore's songs ■ead ihiiR : " Uur couch ahall be rostsbepanglei wkh dew." To which a sensible gii.l, acoording lo Lanilnr, replied. - 'I'wouM give me the rhe -matiz, so t'would you." 8S&. A nt'w infernal machine, claimed ,ú bo adequate for tho destruetion of i'onclad vessels, a undergoíng goveni' ment lests in the royal doekyard of Copenhagon. The apparatus. which is extreme!}- simple, and costs bnt üttle, consistu of a reservoir filled with powder, Hoathifl; at a certain tepth, wliero, bv very simple chemioal meaus, t produces an explosión. Ia the firat exporiine'it, wben loaded with a very sirmll charge, tie eect was amajing. The framcwork of the Lrucboat used vvas srínt eiod, and sumo of the planks were thrown to i heiglit oí' eighty or one hunred fcot - Om a suL'ond tiial tlio explosión tlnew up a column of water one buii(]rud feel l'igli) and the shock yaB feit a cousidoíxblo distance. An Incident. - Oae of the many cffi cicnt memburs of' the Boston pólice not only woars the fincst pair of black wliiskers to bu seen around tcwn but his ci'inphíxion is so djll'k tl;at he wouhl scurculy be safe south of jUajon and Dixon s line. Today, ha was standing on Trcmunt street, when a couple of eo'orod men halted beforo hiin, to'k a good look at hiin, and ono of litera ex claiineii : u God bless Abraham Lincoln; eolnred man on the pólice 60 soon ! 1 - Gazelte. íyp" An excellent griinmarian gives j it ívj u re;i3:jn why i b!iw loave a dIus i mark, that blow ia the past teaea is 1 blew.