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BoSArARTE'S GENERALS AT THE SoUTH.-A.
r. Meek, Esq. III an able address before the nj
versity of Alabama mcntons the interesting tact,
that after the Battle of Waterloo, and the down
fall of Napolcon several of his distinguished
Generals and companions came to America and
received from Congress, the 81 of Alrcl,
1917 grant of lands in Alabama, the conditions
of the grant being, that the cmigrlnts should cu-
,iyute the vine upon one acre III each quarter sec
ZION, and the olive upon another and at the end
of fourteen years should pay the General Govern
ment two dollars nn acre for a fee simple title to
the land Among the grantees was Marshal Grou-
chy, the hero of Linden, and the present Minister
of War for France; Gen. Lefebvre Desnouittrs,
Duke of Dantzic. and a Marshal and Peer of
France, who hnd distinguished himself i'll all the
great battles Of Napoleon: Gen. Count Causel
Gen. Count Real, and two Generals Allemand
and Generals Vandammc, Lakanal, Pennicls. and
GARNER de Suintes; with number Of subordinate
officers.


They settled upon the Tombecbee river, in what
is now Marengo county, the name which they gave
10 their colony in honor of the celebrated battle OF
Nlarcsgo.


'Do you know. sir, said citizen to gentle
man travelling through that section in 1919, which
,s between Arcola another celebrated battle namc)
and Eaglevi]le, ''do you know, sin, who is that
fine looking man who Just ferried you across the
creek? r. 'sNo--who is he?" was the reply
= That, sir, said the citizen, is the officer who
commanded Napoleon's advance guard when ne
returned from Elha "


