GENERAL BERTRAND
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The following little sketch, which We from the Madisonian, will be interesdDs our readers, as the venerable old wafns now in our country, with the intenticj visiting the several departments of our rel lican government, and also the great chic ofthe south, Gen. Jackson, the firm suppl of American democratic institutions.

 The following is from the Encyclop1 Americana. It is a very meagre outlin4 the principal events of General Bertra1 life; but it may gratify the curiosity of tb who are not acquainted with his history.

 Berrand.-Bertrand, Henry Gratien. Con General of Division, Aid-de-Camp of \ poleon, Grand Marshal of the Palace. X famous for his attachment to Napole, whom ne and his family voluntarily aece panied to St. Helena. He was born of rents in the middle ranks of life, entered military service, distinguished himself in Corps of Engineers, and rose to the pos General of Brigade. In tie camp at Bolo in 1894, Napoleon had occasion to bec acquainted with his worth. From that Bertrand was with him i'll all his campai signalizing himself everywhere, especial Austerlitz, where he was one of the En TOTS Aids-de-camp. In 1906 he took S dau, fortress about six or seven miles Berlin, after an attack of few days, an 1907 contributed to the victory over the sians at Friedland, and excited the adn ton of the enemy by his mastef1y condu building two bridges over the Danube, the battle of Aspern, in the war of

 against Austria He distinguised himself e ly in the campaigns of lSl2 and 1913, cularly at Lutzen and Bautzen. In Oct 1913, he defended several important against superior numbers, and after the l of Leipsic, in which he defended Lind against Giulay, conducted the retreat in order. After the battle of Hanau, he cov Mentz until the army had passed the R He took part in the campaign of 1874, b side of Napoleon, whom he accompani Elba, returned with him, and finally sl his residence in St. Helena. After Icons death, in 1921, he returned iron island to France.