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Mimister. He was unfortunately prosent o the first battle of Bull Run. Dr. Russel] Cav itas his opinion that McDowell, the cenieril commander of the IFederal troops, mav have tost that battle through cating too much water-melon. e was a confirmed vevcetarian, and ate too much of that fruit the morning ol the action. At all events. brave and capable as he was, MceDowell was benten, The Federals fled in disorder from the field, and Do Russell had to deseribe the fheht, which was to him personally a most dis- agrecable experience. The North, angry and frightened, could not forgive : and when

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his account of the battle which the leadime Journal of New York declared was awaited

with as much anxiety as o Presidential message - arrived, the vials of wrath were poured out upon him. Dr. Russell was not altogether popular in America. The man - who does not fear to speak and

write the trath s not alwavs a popular per- He o wrote facts, hard-hitting Taets,

S()”ilgk'. and the Press nicknamed him = Bull Run Rassell,” as if he caused the disaster. ow-

cver, newspaper abuse did not deprive him of the necessary breath to reach Fnuland.

In 1806 he joined the Austrian Army under Benedek, and again, at Noniguriit, had to {ly before avictorious enemy: bhut he visited Nuhn's headquarters, Custozza, cte, remaining ino Vienna some Gme after as e /imes correspondent.

Now comes o memorable vear, 1870, which

brought the declaration of war between France and Germany, He asked (o join the Irenceh headqguarters, but the l.mperor

happy to sce Mr.

nulhing

satd 1 should be Russcll at my headquarters, lLut

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Shallmduce e 1o reccive o correspondent of e paper which has shown itsell so hostile o me as the Zdwes.” The IFrench Government would not allow the presence ol any correspondents. Dr. Russell heaped coals of fire on their heads, so to speak, when, after the battle of Worth, a little later on-he assisted i securing the release of two correspondents of the Paris Press from capuvity, who had sought refuge in the clock tower of a church.

Dr. Russell procecded to Berlin and 1omed the staff of the Crown Prince. Colonel Pemberton, of the Grenadier Guards

a valued friend---bhurn- g with a desire to sce service, joined him, as did also Tord Ronald Gower, who when his mother was Mistress of the Robes -~ had been much with the Queen’s children, and who was sure of a warm welcome from the Crown Princess.

" Our reception,” said Dr. Russcll, “at the New Palace, Potsdam, was most gracious, but the Crown Princess was in tecars. She said: “ You have arrived at a dread-

ful moment., My hus- band and his father sttt dor the seene of carnage immedi-

atelv. You have traversed the Palatinate, and vou have scen the peaceful towns and vil- lages which will soon be heaps of ashes, and the harvest ripening in the fields will soon be soaked with blood : but 1 fecl assured we shall conquer in the end.’

“ I the midst of the preparations for war, [ was bidden to the christening of a little princess at the Palace. 1 was presented to the Lmperor by Lord Augustus Loftus, our ambassador on the occasion. His Majesty made a very kindly speech and said, * The "ress s anew power, and T aceept VOu as its ambassador.”?

“The day of my arrival at Berlin, Count Bismarck sent to say that he would like (o e e carly next morning (Aosgen 1k ) at the FForeign Office—what *carly” meant | knew not. 1 was in the Wilhelmstrasse before the doorkeeper was awake, Tt was long after cight o’clock before T was introduced to the Great Chaneellor, who offered me a cigar, and as soon as T was scated launched into serious business. 1 was much impressed with his