General Marceau.

The Gazette de Cologne publishes the following story, which was communicated to it by its correspondent in Coblenz and which is currently the subject of all conversations. The fact was reported by the Patrie of October 10, 1858. “It is known that below the Emperor Francis fort near the Cologne road, is found the monument of the French general Marceau, who fell at Altenkirchen and was buried in Coblenz, on Mount Saint-Pierre, where the main part of the Fort now stands. The general’s monument, which consists of a truncated pyramid, was later removed when the fortifications of Coblenz were begun. However, by express order of the late King Frederick III, it was rebuilt at the spot where it now stands. “Mr. de Stramberg, who in his Reinischen antiquarius — Google Books, gives a very detailed biography of Marceau, relates that two persons believed they had seen the general at night, on several occasions, mounted on a horse and wearing the white cloak of the French chasseurs. For some time it had already been said in Coblenz that Marceau left his tomb, and many persons assured that they had seen him.

A few days ago a soldier, while standing sentinel on Mount Saint-Pierre, in Petersburg, saw a white horseman appear coming toward him, mounted on a horse equally white. He shouted: who goes there? Having received no answer to three challenges, he fired at the stranger, who fell senseless.

Upon hearing the report, a patrol hurried to the spot and found the sentinel fainted. Taken to the hospital, where he became gravely ill, he was nevertheless able to relate what he had seen. Another version assures that the soldier died as a consequence of the adventure. Such is the anecdote, just as it can be verified throughout the whole city of Coblenz.”

Allan Kardec.

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