The New York Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1870, Page 4

4 THK EUROPEAN MA War Despatches to the 24th of July. Special Reports of the Action and Atti- tude of Prussia and France. German Opinion of the “Lying” Insolence of Napoleon. Gathering of the French Hosts at Metz. King William’s Addresses to the North Ger- man Parliament and Reichstag. FRANCE IN A FLAME. Prince Napoleon off the Const of Scotland. Queen Victoria’s Proclamation of Neutrality. BELGIUM GLOOMY AND ANXIOUS. Irish Demonstrations for France. » The Koropean mail at this port yesterday landed our specia! correspondence and newspaper reports, dated to the 24th of Joly. From both sources we have the following narrative in continuation of our history Of che war between France aod Prussia, FRANCE. From the Vicid—The Seat of War—-The Gath. ertag Hosts—The Pause Before the Bat- ue. me Metz, France, July 21, 1870. Many Americans who have travelled In Europe Mill be familiar with that portion of France which forms tts northeast shoulder and touches tae borders of Luxemburg, Prussia, Baden, Switzerland, &c., and will recollect 1s ordinary sedaie and peaceful eharacter. At the present moment a great change has come over this quiet territory, for tt uw here that the French army w rapidly coucenctating, and some ofthe stern reali- ties of war, if not its most deplorable aspects, are already before the eyes of the astoutsied people, For @ week past troops have arrived at Nancy, Metz and Strasburg by the thousand almost hourly, and there has been one continual inpourmg of artillery, ammunition and baggage wagons. Every available Dull@ing has been taken by the anthorities for the sccommouution of men and horses, the surrounding comntry hus been ransacked for fodder and proviy fons and all the well Known accompaniments | of Military occapation are begining to make themselves as familiar 10 ithe — residenta as were a few weeks ago the faces Of promising tourists. Ina few weeks—possibly in @ few Wnys more—the scene will be unpleasantiy | varia ¥y ‘ue arrival from the iront of ambulances crowded with wouncea men, maimed, disfigared and mangicd for the glory of France and the Napo- jeon dynasty. Having}siarted from Paris on a recounoitring ex- edition over the probable theatre of war before the great rush of troops was fairly uader way 1 expeir. enced no diMeuliy In reaching this point, which 1 felt conticent wonld form the principal base | of operations of the French army. Even a! week ago, however, the rouwds from every direction | were crowded with eager patriots, many of them j mere yourhs, and with jess willug or less entusias- > oa = ee Mi WS Véinleyiier, Who 1H:Me, meelves suddenly compelled to report themselvao at Tue headgusceem™ of the reserves at Chalons-sur-Marne. At te pre. | sent time passenger trafic has almost ceased on the direct lines, and the cross roads leading from Stras- burg and, extending along the base of operations have been taken wholly for military purposes. It 1s, therefore, no longer easy to move about on thé army ling, and the strict orders, already be- { gioning to be enforced against the presence of | nowspaper correspondents, renders tt almost danger- | ous to attempt to do so. Yesterday, indeed, an attaché o| a London paper, who made «n attempt to | squeeze information as to the contemplated move- ments of the french army out of a jovial soldier, not averse to a social glass, found himself suddenly tho inmate of the guard house, and was only released tn the morning with a significant cau- tion that be had better, in future, be less eager in the pursuit of knowledge. There ts a comical side to the afair,as there generally is to any- thing with which Frenchmen are concerned. ‘The correspondent, it appears, has shown, for the two or three days he bas been here, an over-zealous estimate of the vast tinportance of his position. He had approached several officers with questions en- tirely improper to be asked of a military man, and, when politely repnised, had hinted at the grave dis- pleasure of the important journal wish which he 1s associated, and liad even been heard to threaten the launching of the thunders of the London against the whole French army un respondents were supplied with full informatiou. The stdry having got abroad among the French, # soldier who is 8 most inveterate prac- tical joker took occasion, while withiu hearing of the Times “special” to rattle of a ioug string of stories relating to the great strategic movements contempiaved by General Lebovut, and hinted myste- riously of Intended visits to Bertin and of breakfasts to be eaten with Bismarck withia a couple of weeks, ‘This was of course safiicient to set the faithful and dliigent speciai on fire, and, watching his opportu- nity, he drew the communicative soldier away and led him to aneighboring café. Here, enlist ing tho «i of two English travellers, both oMfcers or ex-oMcers of the Briten army, he plied the French hero With wine, and ten arttully lea Dim to talk of the Frence 8 plans, by put- Ung leading questions to nin hulf-fledged lawyers. Now, being a i joker happened to be a good drinker, and heir ihe wine inthe Metz cafe would scarcely nave affec hiv brain, He therefore ‘feigned boozy” io hetter carry out his and then set to work & inlorm the mmadenut, in @ volee hwif confidential and mandiin, of a well concerted plen to make feint on one part of the enemy’s line fo dasit into the heart of Prussia by au tmexpecte route, to jotn the troops of Austria and ludy who ‘were botti in the plot, and to capture Berlin’ while she Prussian troops were all on the marca for the Bhine auc the Baltic coast. Our literary friend, | ured on fthe spot, took ont his votehook a eagerly joited down this grand avheme tor tn of Prassia, no donb’ with ihe desig is forward to-day, at any | to the leading journal of for the Frenchman's practical ¥ who happened to be in ihe cufe, observed The c questioning of the apparentiy tntoxtcated ‘Dy a suspicions looking Individual, and the Tesorts to the notebook, and when the Frenchiman stuggeren off they foliowed bis mestioners, observed Where they went und gave ine formation wt them as Prussian spies The ‘whole three were arrested—titat 1s, the two Boglish Officers and the correspondent—the hoax was ex- renew and the readers of the London Ties were ‘of the satisfaction of reading, direct from ‘8 full, trae and particular account of the con- advance of the French forces to Berlin. It is very little use to predict what will be the ac- tual movements of the French army, when so mach secrecy 18 observed and when a lew days will set ‘the question at rest. At present ali Unat 13 certainiy is that within two or three days the ‘ian been #0 far altered as to make Metz, Nancy Thlonville the great concentrating points, In- of Strasburg, 88 Ddefore indicated, ne parrigiic | declare it ! informed of all the details of | have shown themselves to be of opinion that the NEw YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUSY seoms to unpry @at tho principal advance Slong tbe tine. of, the ‘Movetio, “towards Cob: 101 feat ‘Those whose a aro aektt me consid that the main crogs the Munine below Gopionia. to tho sonth of that place; What a Will be made at tho Prussian communication with in, and that simultaneously good force will be thrown over into Baden to ocoupy the attoution of South Germany, and an ad- vance made from the shores of tic, It is sig- nificant that pais, 06 the and soldiors as sont spooting tue Neutrality of sud iS ipa sea ae oF ‘at fonce have Luxemburg. Indee: so general vroadoi for Luxemburg pent ee ee ad eter pola, The. talk about a ate ai the general romatie “an we Scan to cure it alt along the Rhino and on our own borders. No a Berlin.” 1 on just be left when we evacuate believe it to be a8 certain as war ie te Seed epee ek strat 6 Frei direst into Belgiuun’ and { bolievo the, necessity 3 will be made Lo arise very early in the cam) WL pe apg A force no’ l- jacent s\ ns, bul in foond parsders, it 1s expected on this vase. by Saturday next a pd on x amount of ustie and noise Freneh- id ver men are at work; but, porwisastand ing chis, the quickness regularity observable in the movements trangportatioa of troops lo. The raliroad aro admalranie, and tedte @ Sauce lest 3 lon than. it on when the amouat of business to ond rege yr that is soplied are con- 3 “are bell + for tho lay’ Sowa of “‘milliag vanes Roiwean, Strasburg y peavey 20 log me line pat.) Pees ue army less Lay may be found in Paris, Perhaps tho close proximity of tho enemy, and the awe which the rapidly proaching struggle must tend to make men more reflective and se! However thts may be, there is very litte bi here of a speedy victory, there cel appears to be a compensating earncstness to the hope of ulvnate triumph. Men believe the French ls going to win in the end, but thoy appreci- ate the fact Uiat many thousands of lives will be sacrificed ere the eud Js reached, Nolther is there altogether a f of satistaction with the war. Among the country “reserves” especially there is hatred enough of Prussia, but at the same time an inability to understand why the Biperor should have chosen to fight her at this time. The country has been exceptionally prosperous recently, and when men are doing well and making money they do not feel very enthusiastically disposed to take the fled. I have spoken with several intelligent Sonny: men, Wuo lave expressed @ hope that the war might close with the first great battle, but ihey have alt added with u sigh, “Ah, littte hope of (at with the Emperor |” Ail the pews that reaches us from the other side Inaicates (bat Prussia, i @ Uttie slower to wove than France, 13 steadily and vigorously pushing on her work ol defence; for it seems to be at present, at leas! her policy to act upon the defensive and to cas! upou the imperor the full odium of an aggressive a8 weil a5 Ol ap unprovoked war agalias the Father- land, Cobleutz has been put in 9 condition to stand asiege, and the rajiroad bridge at Kenl and other bridges in Baden have been destroyed, The Kehl bridge was a spiondid structure and was partially removed some days ago, Itis said that the strong abutment oa the Baden shore Will soon be blowa Up, 80 as to entirely destroy the communication, {tis uncertain when the grand movement of tne ‘my will begin, but the general impression is that no great engagement will take place untt! next month, As the Emperor is very theat his ideas he would probably like @ great engagement, and a victory, of course, on the 16th of August. By the way, the comments ‘of the real soldiers on the determination of Napoleon to bead the army, with his little boy as aid, are not marked by much re- spect for the august personages interested in the show. ‘Mon Dieu!” said so oMicer the other day, “4s the a to wait for the ambulance of the Emperor and the rooking-uorse of the little pi pl it does seem ridiculous for ao ol utleman, Who cannot sit upright, to aspire to be the counter, ofthe Little Corporal; and it is equally absurd to compel @ poor little ‘trembling child, thirteen years oid, to endure the terrible roar of artillery, even ut a respectable distance, iu order w_win for him a military reputation. Murechai Bazwine is here in command, and Gen- eral Douay 1s expected at Thionviile. ‘There is @ 1 belief that Bazaine’s division will make the rupture of the conferences (pouNparlers) which on our part had Peon most loyally conducted, Comte Benedetti, obeying his instructions, uttered not & single word calculated to wound the most susceptl- ble mind or the. most extreme patriotism iu Prussia. Evincing toward King William the most respectful consideration, ho restricted limself toa request, conveyed in the most moderate and courteous term: that that sovereign should be pleased to declare tha! if the crown were to be again offered to the Prince of Hohenzollern he would not authorize him to accept it. In what would such an assurance, which Would completely have disposed of this question, fone aaguty to Kine of Frama? “Ama yet that ofthe Prine “4 Tel to take oe OF orioally ‘that pe stating to our ambassador betug neither able nor wil to give such an undertak- as of all of oonsidert: ing, he must, in respect of such 6 rese! maelf the right a "olroutase Not. ‘content wi naive towards he 1008. consent to receive ' our serious af. . But even that was not sut- it was meceasary that the tic character—that the in- throughout Europe that a sovereign mig! oor agit on of tho} eased Napoleon From That moment the cantnet of Berlin addressed to its diplomauoc mats abroad telegrams identical in terms, ing the insutt to which France had been submitted, and at the same Prassia wi arming. The Duc de Grammont, in an eloquent out- burst, the expression of a French heart, which the 16 tif received with patriotic enthusiasm, “if, by any Lm) amber could submit to such an affron: not remain Minister of Foreign five Seog The Hoge Pog ore ken, ‘Trem! with pride nation, rance has ald hor hand on the hilt of her ord. The Senate has given the noble example of & great Assembly, all whose members, without ex- ception, obey sentil of the ppt and most patriotisin. Corps Législatif, with the exe} of a few isolated utterances, which only succeeded in making more remarkable the attitude of the immense majority, has been neither less ener- getic por less convinced than the Senate. As was well observed by the President of that Assembly, France bas now only © awalt from God aud her own courage the triumph of her cause, je event in my comnny..¢ A Naval Disaster. {from the Cork Herald, Jaly 23.) The Freuch navy have already suffered a disaster atsea. The steamer Hirondeile, while engaged in tracking German vessels siruck on the reels of the Isle of Viteland, off the Dutch coast. She has been cleared of her guns and other heavy equipments, on poy are some hopes that sie will be got oi the rocks, Premier Ollivier’s Opinions. free. (July 18) correspondence of London News.) to-day resumed my hunt for a safe conduct, and obtained an introduction to M. Ollivier. At eleven I managed to obtain access to a seoretary, who kindly joformed me that M. Ollivier was then at St. Cloud and would be at the Legislature at noon, but pos- sibly might be at home at one. At one I reiurned, and @ Little later M. Olivier recelved ine. 1 had ex- pected be would simply tnform me whether i could obtain the desired safe conduct or not, but when I found that he entered into more general subjects 1 asked whether I might convey to you his conversa- tion—a permission which he granted without re- serve. I will accordingly try to give the conversa- ton a8 1 heard his share of tt, well knowing tue t diMicuity of reducing such @ verbal communi- cation to writing. M. Ollivier Ls by telling mefthat the War Minis- ter, General Lebcoul, objected to all foreign corres- pondents, and also to French ones. He would pos- sitively have no writer with the French army, or, at Jeast, that such was the present determination, which might indeed be alterwards modified. He then expressed his extreme sorrow at the attitude of the English press,jwhich, he said, was based upon a com- a misapprehension of the true causes of the war. |. Ollivier seemed not 80 much vexed or annoyed as grieved at the commentsin our journals, He com- plained that the Emperor had always been more than friendly towards Kogiand, that he himself nad done everything to promote warm relations between the two countries, that especially he had studied the Engisli commercial interests, but that was acoused of breaking the peace of As to Germany, he had taken office on the condition that there should be no German war; the Emperor, too, was well aware of the respon- sibility involved, and most anxious not to destroy the state of peace, but it was impossible to permit ward movement, and probably bear the first shock of the war A deal of jealousy is evident among the marechals and generals, bot there will probably be faine enough for all to win before the country 1s again at peace, 1 have said that among the rank ana file of the army there 1s a foot feciing evident and a full confidence of victory, but should add that a great deal of this confidence is evidently due to the tremendons expectations that have been formed of the wonders of the mitrailleuse, ‘This terrible arin, Lt ts asserted, Will make havoc of the German forces, and, according to all accounis, it is to sweep away Whole battalions and to break ‘up the Prussian ine into detached patches. All this, however, remains to be proved, and there are those who belleve that this good gente of tne French army will fail them in the hour of trial. It 1s, they Say, a suMciently murderous weapon for a strect ‘¢meute, and tn case of # revolution in Paria wonid mow down the people as a scytfe mows down the grass. By they do not trast it in the fleid, in actual service, where heavy artillery of much longer Tange can be brought agatost it, and knock it into piece However, the rivai theories will soon be put to a fearful test. In the meantime, God have merey on the poor wretches who are fighting oul this wicked battle waged for the ambition of a single man, It is Irighttul, indeed, to see these tens of thousands of active, strong men, tn the prime of lu or in their early youth, and to think how man; ote x Bgon be hurried to eternity or left ing Ra a] anon the bloody cate sad Aly Lapy hones, ha ren- derea conc'e"*, Netw Iaany poor MOMEN ad HARTA will be heart stricken and bereit of thelr sole sup- port, how many souls will be wrang, how many bit- ter tears will be shed, before ‘this cruel war is over.”” The beavy sorrow has recently passed over our own hearts aud homes, aud we can leel deeply Tor those who will be doomed to bear tt here. Views of the War—Prussian Provo- cations. ! the Journal Ofticiel, of Paris, July 20.) ‘The intimate agreement that exists between the Emperor, the Chambers, the Ministry and the coat try manifests ttself with admirabie force and ener- gy. Never bas a nation evinced greater confidence in its sovereign and never has a sovereign touched the national itbre to better effect. France has tho 9s of her right, wnd intrusts with patrl- otic Joy her desitnies to the hands of her gatlant army. The declaration made to the Senate by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and to the Corps Legis- tif by the Minister of Justice at the memorable sit- lings of the 16tn July has produced # deep impres- sion. Public opinion has not hesitated fora single moment in recognizing the fact that the responsi- bility for the war belongs not to those who m defence of their dignity, to those whose — restless ambition in. is the agate A of another nation and causes disturbances in the general interests of gov: ernments and of nations, The King of Prussia him- self has admitted that he uuthorized the Prince of Hohenzoliern to accept a nomination for the Span- ish throne. He thus mysteriously favored a mo- narchical combination tnjarious to our prestige and com promising for our futare poy The Chambers, our diplomatic action, National bor negotiations have been carrid on with equal mode- ration and firmness, and that all our objections were iegitimate and well founded. Avoiding all recrimi- nations, we have not reproached Prussia with her conduct towards Denmark, which still asks in vain for the districts of Schleswig which were assured to her by the treaty of ge fae nor with the audacious innovations by means of which she has endeavored during the last four years to render purely nominal the Independent sovereignty of the South German States. Our conciliatory desires have induced us to abstaim from raising upon that question an irritating controversy, and, instead of appeal tothe letter and the ‘spirit of treaties and the essen- tial conditions of the general equilibrium as we had a right to do, we limited the question to the object which we had in view when we commeuced the discussion. Requir- ing néthing from Spain, whose susceptibilities we desire not to wound, nor her mdependence to ques- fiou, and only acting m re: t to the Prince of Ho- henzollern as we conside! him to be covered by the King of Prussia, it was to that sovereign our di- plomacy addressed a legitimate appeal. Our re- quirements were not excessive, We contented our- selves with asking for a guarantee to show that the renunciation of the Prince of Hohenzollern was de- finitive and that the tnetdent which had so justly excited us should not occur again at any moment. Political precedents warranted us in guarding against such an eventuality. What occurred in re- spect of the Danish Duchies cannot be forgotten. By a document signed at Frankfort on November 80, 186 the head of the family of Augustenbm “npon the honor and falth of a Prince,’’ renounces ail his pretensions vo the ‘Duchies im considera- tion of a sum of 1,500,000 double rix dollars, which were duly paid to nim by Denmark. Never- theless, some years afterwards the son of the Prince claimed th aston to the Duchies, but not offer- ing to return the amount that had been paid for the renunciation of those righta. But, in short, upon what does the present dispute turn’ A foreign Power, for the furtherance of {ts views of aggran- dizement and power, to the injury of our No.or and our interests, sought t disturb (ne balance of power in Murope, What have we asked? Only one thing—un assurance that a similar attempt shall not be repeated. A445 was remarked by the Marquis de Talhouet, the reporter of (ie Commission in the sitting of July 15, the Emperor's government, from the commence- ment of the question down to the latest moment, has pursued loyally the same object, without any extension or ivdificatiop. The first despateh. ad- | dressed to our ambassador, who had proceeded to Epw to communicate with the King of Prussia, concluded with this sentence:—‘in order that the renunciation may be effectual itis necessary that the King should jota in it, and should give you an assurance thut he will authorize no future renewal of the nomination.’’ Thus the queation which has proved to be the tarning point of the whole contro- versy wes atalcd ab the very outwet, What has voen the response 40 dur moderation’ A bauguty Prussia to drag them Eugoen the mud by an insult openly and publicly avowed. Indeed, in the legitt- mate interests of tie dynasty, M. Ollivier had veen poirot to entertain the idea of war. France could not brook an insult, or at least a deliberate one. Her rulers, under Louls Phillippe, had, itis true, once made her swallow one, but this was the cause of the downfall of the Orieanist family. Tne exact Sequence of events which c@used the war was as follow: © Prussian King bad at first made con- cessions, This had aroused against him @ war party; to couciliate this paity he had given France an insult, and published it—it was the publication upon which M. Olivier most dwelt. The Chassepot must now decide, but as France was united a man there was no doubt of the eventual result. I have tried to exactly report what M. Ollivier said, but I can couvey to you no idea of the power— the “‘verve’’ would, perhaps, be the best word—with which he spoke. Asto M. Ollivier’s manner, while it continued, the only faint idea that I can give of 1ts perfection is to say that all throu I had great difficulty in remembering the exalted position which he holds, so completely aid he put me at my ease and treat me on a footing of equality. As to the correspondent question, with ali my respect for General Leboouf as a proved organizer and ponent a high Class strategist, 1 think he is utterly wrong. Correspondents could do harm if they wereallowed to te i, ph what they chose; but this is easily pre- vented. The real reason that generals object to yriters in their camp 1s because they dislike and re- gent critietem, = ANiwtar ot to that ms tor hinted—I don't k he sald—that a victory would detoriniile Sxte- rior sympathies; a remark with a deal of truth, but which does not noeairise, the whole question, other point in M. Ollivier’s Conversation struck me. He incidentally saia the Chassepot must now resolve ‘we question; but he did not seem to take any inter- eat in the technical details of the subject. There ‘MM. Ollivier was right; probably he went on this all umportant fact being the opinion of others; but L have personally no doubt that the Chassepot will do a great deal for the French. As far ag breech action ts concerned, the ee reng a is only a trifle better than the needle gun; it is a shade quicker in loading and has ashade less “crachement,” or Spitting than the needle gun, and so disturbs less the aim of its firer, but in the barrel it 13 Lombard street to a China orange on the Chassepot. The needle gun hus a barrel designed long before 1860, The French barrel was blocked out with all the superior sctence of 1866. The needle gun has a poor trajectory at wnythmg like a decent range (600 yards), and wounds rather than kills; the Chassepot builet, driven by a huge relative charge of powder, has a magnificent flat trajectory, and, flattening out, makes a terrible hole, There are certainly some improved needle guns; but an arm wis be re- designed, not patched, to secure victory. The Freuch Army—Its Position. Awur correspondent of the London News weites from Paria, on the 16th of July, as follows: The army—for but @ singie army 1s talked of—into which the whole of the disciplined strength of France is to be thrown, is to consist of six Cone the first, Canrobert; second, Paitkao; third, Frois- sart; fourth, MacMahon; fifth, de Fatily; Imperial Guard and Reserve, Bazaine. Placards are posted over Paris calling out the Reserve, The Marine re- serves are to muster on the 19tb of this month, while the last men who should present themselves (those residing‘In Paris) are to attend muster on the 28d, It must be remembered that these reserves are men who have been allowed to return to their homes on very long furloughs—so long that, had there been no war, they need never have rejoined their colors. In addition, the Garde Mobile of the whole northeast, a totally separate force from the regular army, is called out. Thatof the west and south of France is still left to reap the harvest. The Garde Mobile of the Third oe of the northeast ure to form the greater pronoes on of the garrison of Metz and Strasburg, while the surplus is to learn its drill at Chaious. Byven the shade of Jomini could not re- proach Napoleon Ill, with a want of attention to the reserves. What is being done with the regular army’ ‘The Paris journals tell us that 20,000 a day are being carried eastward on the Strasburg line, while a near- ly equal amount 1s being brought up to the point of concentration from Lyons and the south. 1 can hardly myself believe that so many men can be transported along the line. It will be seon that very little 1s known of the exact point on which the French army is conceutratmg, although it is probably not far from Nancy. The pro- babilities of the cam) in the situation in which the rival armies find themselves placed, may, in its main features, be easily comprehended. ‘The French front, 28 opposed to the Prussians and South Ger- mans, may be considered to commence at Switser- Jand and to be formed by the Rhine to a Iittiebelow Strasburg; this constitutes the right, and is about sixty miulesiu length. ‘The centre of the front is the country (about seventy miles) between Strasburg and Metz; the left, that between Metz and Belgium (@ little over thirty miles) Metz and Strasburg ure first-class fortresses, but the French front is strengthened by many minor ones. Should the Prussians attack the right of this front they must operate from Bavaria, which would be far from their own strength and would leave their communica- tions. Lf they force the centre they leave a power- ti fortress on either flank. They might force the Commanders and right; but if they do not trespass on Belgian terri- tory they would have but thirty miles in breadth fer their zone of communications. For 300,000 men thirty miles is @ very Darrow strip; there is no more margin about it than Mr, Dewar, late of the New Royalty, considers there is about aixpence. On the other hand, the defensive strength of the Prussians consists in the command of the Middie Rhine, given by the possession of the fortresses of Mayence, Cob- lenta, Cologue and Wesel, Should the nCh ope- rate against the Prussian right they might drive their adversaries across the Rhine; but the command of these strong places would still give the Prussians an enormous advantage. Should the French cross the Rhine sbove Mayence they cut of and almost destroy vbis position and isolate Bavaria; but thea | Shey ieave the Cqyssiags uearer to Pars Chan thoy would be themselves, and (he gremien then arises 18 Parts able to take care of itsell. PRUSSIA. Tho Grim Reality of War—Trade and Indus ry Paralyzed—The American Embasy— Gloomy Progscstice—The Utmost Hostility— “Victory or Death”—Goneral Eathusiasw— Tho Impending Iseuc—Clesing Diplomatic Sceno—Tho Neutral Pewors—Goneral Iufer- ences as te the Hesult. . BERLIN, July 18, 1870, Telegraph wires, most wanted in these event(u and exciting times, are no longer to be relied upon, ‘The royal offices here announce by placard that they will neither guarantee time nor delivery of any mes- sages, The mails begin to come in irregularly, and passenger tragic by rail westward is sil but at a standstill, om account of the exigencies of the War Department. Business is now nearly suspended, Young men from all branches of trade and industry are drafted out and are allowed to depart without regret on the part of their employers, on account of general stugnation. Banks are fast raising their rates ofdiscount—the Bank of Prussia, for instance, to-day increased a8 Much as two per cent; stock exchanges rushing from panic to panf®, in one day quotations faliingas much as ten per cent; bills of exchange totally unnegotiable and specie beginning to com- mand a premium. You thus perceive that all the symptoms of impending war, which your country has ere this so fully experienced, are now she bitter lot of ‘the unfortunate German, While writing this we are Teminded that the official declaration of war on the part of France nas not yet been sent to this gov- ernment, though an extra number of the Bérsen Courter reports its having arrived this morning, At the French Embassy, which it has been founa necessary to protect night and aay by the police, preparations for departure are being rapidly made, A telegram just from Frankfort announces a threat- ening demand made by the enemy upon the South German governments to decide within twenty-four hours as to their neutrality. We might multiply atirring records of this kind hourly poyring in upon us, were tt not that they would reach you by wre. Our face has lately become quite tamiliar to all the | employés at the royal offices, and we venture to affirm that no American correspondent in this city could have been authorized to make so frequent use of the modern invention, AMERICANS. Americans sojourning tn this country or travelling are calling in great numbers at the embassy to solicit Mr, Banoroft’s advice and assistance in the event of any molestation likely to oocur with respect to claims for military duty or anticipated hindrances io their travels on account of blocksde, &c. No steps have hitherto been taken by England or Russia to protect their trade in the North and Baltio seas, though s protest from them ts expected against the blockade of the Gerinan ports as materially inter- fering with their internal commerce. That your Congress declined to act upon the suggestion of the President, a disappointing piece of intelligence which reached here only this morning, has causcd no little astonishment. The Germans feel as if French treachery durmg tho secession war and Prussian fidelity to the Union during tnat period Merited better treatment, WHAT I8 IN STORE no one can precisely predict, There are some who yet cling to the possibilty of a solution by means of a European Congress, while it is more likely that, ere this reaches you, the iron die of bloody war will be cast. An impression widely prevails here that the Frenoh, having seoretly armed for some time past are not unlike to gain an ad- vantage in a first encounter; bat then it is be- lieved thatin the long run Prussia, from the supe- rior stamina of her men, will finally obtain the victory. In these times, when, owing to the destrue- tive nature of the engines of war, battles are neces- sarily of but short duration, we forbear making any reflection here, a9, alas! the next fortnight might but too painfully tell what has been in store. GERMANY THOROUGHLY AROUSED. It may fairly be said that the usually apathetic Teuton ts now fully exasperated by this last crown- ing insult offered vo their aged monarch. From all sides, from old and newly annexed provinces, loyal addresses, large subscriptions, offers of volunteers and other patriotic demonstrations are daily re- corded, The enthusiasin, intense and sincere in its nature, 18 perpetually increasing. It extends throughout the length and breadth of the realm, and is participated in in no ordinary degree by the seaport towns In Hamburg a subscription list for the purposes of the war was Instantly headed ay afirm with 5,000 thalers; and a resolution, car- ried by acclamation, pledged the lives and goods of the Hamburg merchant princes for the honor of Ger- many. An oppovent, trying to disturb the unanim! ty of the meeting by voting *‘No,”’ was ignominiow ly ejected and narrowly escaped being lynched on the spot. It was not our purpose to single out Ham- burg, for no less patriouc ardor has been manifested at Bremen, Lubeck, Dantaic, Kiel, and, In fact, every town, hamlet and borough pf the entire country. s man TOUTES. q ung med are not lagging behind in these atderfad Yims They ie i ask to be formed into VOUTUTERE, iipvyauies. ue anpationse and eager- Mie cause does not fall sfiort or wnat history narrates of 1813-15, when the German people rose as one man to meet the Corsican adventurer. It was then when boys in their teens panted for the fray; when young and delicate maidens offered their golden tresses and young matrons their wedding rings to increase the means for carrying on the con- Nict for the defence of their beloved fatherland, Doubdtiess this enthusiasm, once more reawakened, will be duly apprectated and streugthen immensely the hands of government, SANITARY MEASURES. Walking through some of the principal streets this morning our attention was attracted by nu- merous depots already called Into activity, where refreshments, bandages und other requisites for the sick and wounded, the result of voluntary efforts, are deposited for future wants, Moreover, hospital trrangements on the largest scale are reported, and there 18 no doubt that in the Spas and {a hionable resorts on the Rhine the best buildings, churches, and, of course, the gawbiing houses, will be speedily cietred out aud devoted to the humane work. DIPLOMATIC DETAILS. Reports of what happened at Ems but tately are now published by the official State journal. We did uot give credence to the report so eagerly spread in some quarters that Benedetii actually forgot what was due to his Majesty King William and purposely jostled him in order to obtain an answer to the un- gracious and proposterous demand dictated from the Tulleries. The fact of his being not only a polished gentleman, but a friend of the” royal family, precludes the supposition, and it known that being present at the ye: his Majesty’s departure he took a friendly leave of him, We have now the tes. timony of Lieutenant Colonel und Aids-de-Camp Von Radziwill, which quite bears out our remarks. It now appears that Benedetti requested tu every in- stance private audieaces, which he obtained with the exception of the last, when the King sent nim word that he had no further communication to make. Count Benedetti having been assured that the arri- val of Count Bismarck at Kma on the following day ‘was by no means to be relied upon, the French Am- bassador stated his satisfaction with the declaration of nis Majesty. Indeed justice compels us to observe that his Ma- jesty was in the habit of sharing bis morning pro- menade with Baron V. Werther and Vount Bene- detti in confidential discourse; and it 1s no use to connect in any way a supposed breach of diplomatic etiquette with a foregone conclusion and sinister de- signs of Nep., Emperor of the French. THE INDISPUTABLE PROOY is contained in the instructions given as carly as toe 12th by the Duke of Grammont +o the French Am- bassador, to the effect that thc mere fact of the re- nunciation of Prince Leopold was unimportant, as France would m no case have suffered him to occupy the Spanish thrope. The vps object, ol 8 station was lo obiain an autograph letver apology from King Wiliam to the Emperor. Such letter, how- ever, being intended for publication, mnat not con- tain any allusion to the relatiouship of Prince Leopold Sigmaringen to the ruler of France. 'e noW see that a premeditated tnsult, previous to Benedettl’s savx pas, was all along intended, and it fally bears out the apprehension entertained when the Duke of Grammont entered office, that his known. hatred to Prussia would, ere long, conduce to o sanguinery war between the two nations. CANARDS. All sorts of lying rumorsand fond inventions find their way into the public prints,and still more incredi- bie and startling aupouncements agitate the minds of the thousands who gather in knots at street corners and squares, devouring greedily anything in the shape of news. At one time ihe King is reported to have gone to headquarters, where no headquarters as yet exist except in the fertile brain of the concoctor; now the Crown Prince has arrived ab Munich to command the Southern army, while, tm fact, he {s here, occupied tu the peaceful duty of christening his latest infant: and sdme go so far as to believe in the French having surprised and taken fortresses on the Rhine, whereas the better informed are fully aware that some time must elapse yet before large bodies of men can be concentrated on any one spot. T will not waste a single word on the frivolous pretext seized upon by the Emperor's government in precipitating two large nations into the miseries and horrors of an unnatural war. Were it not for the Monroe doctrine, the wisdom of which we dare not question, the aympathies of all upright Ameri- cans would be actively (lemoustrated tu favor of the German people. As to England—that nation of shopkeepers—ita neutrality t# fully understood. As regards Russia, however, Uke Lotter Luformed Geumans would will. 3, 1870:-TRLPLE SHEET, ingly see her romain aloof, for thoy well know that her participation would have the eifect of vringt ou @ general Continental war. oui Denmark and the Scandinavian countries will pre- servo a neutrat atutade. Belgium cannot do otherwise, ce is playing @ waltiag gamo, ooks to the withdrawal of Fronch from Ro! and no one knows how she decide. But two weeks attention was di- rected to Pius IX. and bis ay. orosoheta| Dow ered ts observable in the hortzen, end hor the of the world look with far greater ang intense perturbation. King William to the Reichstag. ‘The following ts @ report of thy speech delivered by his Majesty the King of Prussia tothe Reichstag, on the 16th of July, on the subject ot the war HoNORED GENTLEMEN OF THE beryrgeemnybgert I gratification ‘sincere aim to com| ith the wishes of the people and the requirements of clyili- sation, by whatsoever disturbance of the peace, had, witn 's assistance, not iscked suc- If, nousupennding, smensoo and danger of war have made it the duty of the united governmonts to aa we, will be convinced that the North, Gor. the power of the German people for the purpose ol pase en er uy wer Of the people for the tion of our inde jence, we do it in obedience only to the or and daty, The candidature of a the wo and withdrawal ernments had no concern, and which only interested the North German Con- government of o ect it with @ nope of country the gtaran- ® pretext to re sont vernmen| the Bmperor of the Frenoh to make it, in a man- along time unknown tn diplomatic inter- urse, @ case Of War, and to adhere to it even after i [ it salaries tee as Gaiters as people's rig! o! of which the ‘tbtory of former rulers ‘of France Tar. if dormany ; fe) a eas 9 ‘suffered such encroach- ments upon its rights honor in former centuries she suffered them because in her condition of ‘ist unton she knew not how strong she was. '. when the ties of spiritual and rightful ‘tatony At Jonger the better—con- el is; to-day, when Germany's armor offers no opening rs within herself the will and the power tw keep off reuewed deeds of French violence. it 18 no boast which makes me say this, The allied governments, ast [—we act with the full consciousness that victory or dofeat lie in tue hands of the Ruler of Battles. We have clearly weigled the responsibility, resting, before divine and huwan tribunals, upon Him who incites two large and prosperous nations i the heart of Kurope to wage a destructive war. ‘The Germans, as well as the French people, both equally enjoying and demanding the blessings of Oh: jan Culture and increasing prosperity, are des- {ined to@ more salutary strife than 4 bioody one with weapons. But those in power in France have understood to pervert the justifiable, but sensitive self-feeling of that great neighboring people by studiously inciung them to personal interests and passions, Couscious as the alued governments are of having done what- ever was allowed by honor and dignity w preserve to Karope the bi ings of peace; evident as it will be in the eyes of all that the sword has been forced into our hand: it is with still ater confidenc: ‘upon the unanimous wiil of the German gov- e South and North, that we appeal to the love of country and readiness of sacrifice of the German people, cailing upon it to aefend ita honor and independence. hopper in the case of our forefathers, will fight for our rey and for our rigbt st the aggression of foreign conquerors, aud in such 4 battle, and having no other aim than to secure permanent | pig God will be with us, a9 He was with our The North German Parliameut—Keply to the King’s Specch. The following is the address of the North German Parliament in reply to the speech from the tnrone, whioh appeared in the HaRALD yesterday :— The elevated im which your Majesty language addressed the North German Parliament has found a powerful coho in the German One single animates all German hearts. It was with and pride that the nation learned the earnestness dignity with which your Majesty repelied the unheard-of presumption of France. The German ple desires to live at peace with those nations which respect its independence, As at the time of the wars of lib eration, @ Napoleon forces us into @ sacred struggle. Now, a8 thea, calculations based upon the unfaathe fulness of the German States will be shattered by the Torce of the German people. The misguided French nation will recognize when it 1s too lite the bad seed 1t is sowing, now that the most reasonalfle portion of their fellow countrymen have failed to averta great national crime, A hard and violent struggle is before us. We rely upon the valor of our brothers in arms, who will not bend the knee before a foreign invader, We place our trust in our old and heroic King, to whom Providence lias granted that he should in the eve of life bring to a close the war in which he fought in his youth. We place our trust Hnally in God, who will surely punish ihe wicked andacity of the invader. The peo- ple has risen unanimously, ad public opinion ‘throughout the world recognizes the justice of our cause. Frien mations see tn our triumph @ prospect of deliverance from the Bona- partists’ lust for power, and the injustice to which they have been subjected. Tue German people will attain its unity on the fleld of battle, in which are aiso at stake the honor, freedom and peace of Europe and the welfare of peoples.’’ The address was adopted unanimously, and the deputies heard it read standing. Count Bismarck then laid on tho table the papers ing wo Tho wan hd sald that from the ich government he only possessed one docu- ment—namely, the declaration of war ef yoater- day's date, He produced the telegram published In the newspapers, which had been described as @ diplomatic note by the French government, the statement of the facts of the dispute recently pub- lished by the Prussian Official Gazete, and a edd dated the 12th inst. from Baron Werther, detailing ® conversation with the Duke de Grammont. Count Bismarck said he did not lay this last despatch before the King, as the demand therein made for aJetter of apology from his Majesty appeared to bim ridiculous, “The other documents presented were Engiand’s offer of mediation and its rejection by Prussia, the French declaration of war and the Prussian circular to the German governments rela- tive to the outbreak of war. The North German Parliament reassembled the same afternoon and Dr. Simpson, the President, an- nounced that the address had been presented to the King at noon. On receiving it his Majesty expressed his thanks and said:—*I look upon it as a pledge of success ip the tasks which lie before me, before us all; 1¢ affords me @ convincing assurance that we shi complisa these tasks which the nation will never cease to pursue with uuMinching persever- ance. The French Declaration of War—Prussiaa Opinion of the Pauper. {From the Provincial Correspondence of Bertin, July 20.) The paltry, lying reasons given for this act show the wilful arrogance and thoughtessness with which France bas determined upon war. ‘ihe great Pow- ers sought to restrain that country from its unjustl- Hable enterprise, while all foreign nations condemn the course she 1s pursuing. The Prussian and Ger- man armaments are being carried on calinly, but diligently, and the German armies will very shorty march out ready for defence. Although the arming of the French has been going on for a long time, this advautage, thanks to the splendid organization of the Prussian army, will soon be counterbalanced. It is possible that the Freuch will endeavor to secure a momentary triumph, but a first success wilt not decide the war. Germany may place full confidence in the leaderstip of her Oommander-in-Chief and lus advisers. We Intend to avoid all vainglorious- ness, but we have no cause to be desponaent. The French Biockude. (From the Cork Herald, July 21.J According to the Paris Constitutionnel, tho ports of Bremen, Hambarg, Lubeck, Dantzto, Svettin and AKonigaberg will be immediately blockaded. Already there are indications of this, as from different points on the North German seaboard we hear of the ap- pearance of French men-of-war. Two English ves sels, fying British colors, have been fred at of Bam- burg by men-of-war bearing no flag. Both belli- gerents are providgg a sufficient period for shi) belonging to the enemy Lying in or bound to hostile ports to discharge their cargoes aud depart with se- curity. Reports from Frankfort. {from ihe London Times (city article), July 21.) The advices from Frankfort join in the enthusiasm displaced by the entire population, and express ex- treme satisfaction that inthe South there is even et more ardor thanio Prussia proper. ‘*Travel- ers," it 18 said, “coming froin Munich and Stuttgart report a unaniinity of feeling common to all classes of che population. In the newly annexed provinces, too, Hanover and Hesse, as weilas at Frankiort, people are reauy for all sacrifices, and volunteers come forward from every side.” The uni- versities will close just) as in 181%. With regard to the influence of the war on the United States it is mentioned that they will sustain a loss of 200,000 emigrants per annum “coupled with a fall of fifteen per cent in their bonds, the impossi- binty of getting money for their railroads, the ex- tinction of their large tobacco trade with Bremen and their cotton trade with Hamburg, and the cessa- tion’ of all business between Germany and 7,000,000 of Germans in America.” ‘there is, It is added, nothing but misery to report from the Bourse. Dis- trust Is universal. In the offices there is a dead silence, as almost all the clerks, being young men, have veen called to military service. “We shill have bard times, at all events, until people have re- covered from the first shock and have settled the large Mabilities entered into when peace was relied upon,” German Emigrants Turnlug Home. To vax Kprron ov THK LONDON TrtKs:— Permis me Ww quote p pasenge (com wy cercespoud. ontin Havre, dated tho 18th of July, whien giver « tatimony of the mos! singular kiud to the patriotio fegling Wmuoh tho French stack on Prussi® has ‘aro i ‘Tho Cimbria, of the Hamburg Amertoun Company, arrived eiday with 00 amigrants for Now. York, who overy o leaat tho great number, returned to Hamburg on reco wa of the declaration of war. This ts these men could mot be forced to take this ne Goubt mount to emigeate for good and ull and nothing more to fear from tuclr goverament when once established in Amerion, Yours, respootfully, rs ‘LONDON, July 20. Liu German Reminiscences ef French Conquest Hidden Causes ef the International Strife. (Berlin (July 18) correspondence of Josten Doge No ons wi 6 renner Borin tats mon! tout ‘ears Ago CAN fall to notice the Limmense difference ween the state of public opinion them aad bo Jn 1806 there Was a general disincHnation, trot sentiment of relationship and old alliances, 60 g0 to ‘war with Austria; at pioorps scarce & perso. ts to be found who does not tong for tho commencement hostilities to avenge former {njuries and recent fronts, However little a German may know of the Glrcutmstanoes from witch Breson austere, of etre! 0 neh asce oirong “when int , 2 ascendancy many, 260 years ago, in the nary civil war recorded sin" history, rence noe in and preyed upon the nation divided aiself, When, listenting to the Popish Kaiser led his Italian, "tere garian and Slavonian ibjects against the Protestants in his German provinces and»in these of lus princely feudatories, France availed. herseig of the opportunity, and tore province after prowince from the body of the dilapidated realm. tegration of the German Empire consequent. internal conilict hus now lasted 200 years. Nom~ nally re-united at the close of the war Germany has remained a divided country ever since. Broken up tae ae of virtually crspnn per te os each strong enough to prevent joint action, y' few exceptions, eo weak to resist foreign by eg became # football for its neighbors. Some Driased portions of tts territory: others were contens ‘With the gratification of humiliasing so large yet 80 helpless 8 commonwealth. Once the most teva «4 ‘the most powertul State of the continent, tt, to have influence upon the course of events, & 7010 in the councy of nations. Inmpotent tn tne re of politics, it found great aay a in develop- mg trade and = obtaining merotal trea- es tom oo Pei nations; and such wad depéiidence on reign infinence im matters peculiarly domestic tlt on more occasions than one Austria was able to stay the progross of tte consiitutional Ife, while Russia, in a notorious in- stance, forbade all aticmpts at reunion, It ls trae Prussta, the largest of the German States, has been @ respectable Power for the last century; pil, she was too much hampered by the iv her petty allies to unprove this sorry siate of things. Hence the opposition, more or less Openly expressed, of the other Continental Powers, when, four years ago, Prussia af last undertvok to cut the Gordian knot, eject the all but foreign Austria, who had orig- inally caused the split, and, amid the applause of patriotic Germans, unite the dis/ecta membra of the nation into 4 compact whole. Hence, more partiou- larly, the resistance of Fronce, whose vanity was sorely wounded by a change which grievously Inter- féred with the delightful consclousness so long em joyed by her of belug stronger than any of the adja- cent nations, If France defeated divided Germany in the days ot Napoleon 1, was she now to pe: mil an innovation which would forever prevent a recurrence of that glorious success? If the Napoleonic campaigns never brought her any tangible advantage, and ultimately resulted in defeat for herself, did she not for awhile experience the intoxicating sensation of victory? And what matters a rout, if preceded by ever se shortlived an ascendancy? it 1s a remarkable faot, and one curiously filustrating the dominant tenden- cies of the French national character, that, although to reality France has of late derived small practioas advantage from the division of Germany, the mere idea that her reviving neighbor was no longer at her mercy so netted her as to render the present attack ossible. For four long years it has been the sub- ject of conversation among allranks of Parisian 80- Clety. But the lessons of past and contemporary history have not been thrown away upon the Ger- mans; they have realized the nature of thelr poat- tion and are yegrning for a change which shalt sean he iy Pe a a at taunting there has iy r a latent substratum of angér; by the even! last few weeks this underground volcano, for several years, but hitherto content with emit every now and then puis of smoke, has boon, si - denly setin motion. It is now Codie for 3 stream of liquid fire. If religion originally at the Germans patriotism bas reunited them; if Catho- hie Austria kept them asunder the sword of Protestant Prussia bas forced out the wedge: if the centralized power of other neighbors formerly an attempts to gather the scatiered forces of the coun- try under one head, a sufficient stride on the road te unity was accomplished in 1866 to give a fatr or ge ware the distance in the struggie before the door. This latter contingency will be materially pro- moted by the appointment of the Crown Prince of Prussia vo the command of the South German armies, It ts # high honor conferred upon the Southerners, and will rouse them to do their best; 1t is a poliue measure, which, by placing one so much superior in. rank above them, will remove the petty jealousies which usually divide the Southern generals; and It is a political move in the bighest sense of the tert as it naturally Figd the way for a closer reunion North and South, should the issue of the war admtt of it, BELGIUM. The War Cloud Shadow—Pablic Anxlety— Leoking to England for Support—Tho Army. [Brussels (June 19) correspondence of London Times,} A great cloud covers the whole of this hitherto prosperous aud happy country. Through no fault of its own Belgium already suffers severely, and the bilzhting eifects of war have completely paralyzed all trace and commerce. As most of your readers, are aware, the trade of Belgium ts largely depend- ent on its vast ironworks, one firm alone employiug upwards of 7,000 workpeople in this branch of ma@nu- facture. Only a few days ago you gave an inte! report of the visit of several English mining mechanical engineers to the coal and fron districts of Bolgun. Your readers will therefore not be igno- reut of fhe vast importance to Belgian industry of @ good and cueap supply of tron ore. Unfortu- nately, Belgian soil itself covers very Little of this important and necessary material. Nearly the whole of the rea ore is brought from beyond the frontiers of Belgium by the Great Locate 3 Ratlway. Indeed, so la ig the consumption iron ore that one-third of the traffic of that import- ant railway consists of that article alone, The trafic has been suddenly cut off, and many of the lergoet works are stopping for want of raw material. Added to this great calamity to its staple manufac- ture Belginm 18 in a yery crifical state, owing to 118 iar geographical position. Although the belligerents at present express their respect for the neutrality of Belgium, it is much feared that contingencies may soon arise that will nablify ald promises, and when once the torch of war is fully lighted no one can tell how, far its con- Hagrattons may extend. Hence, the Bourse of Brossels is a daily scene of intense excite- ment and dismay. The four-and-a-half per cents, which were a few days ago 104, yesterday had fallen to ninety-four, or ten per cent, and it is feared that they will still further recede, while many other usually securities cannot find purchasers atany price. The wildest alarm prevails in quar- ters least expected, and even the National Bank has taken the unusual, and one would suppose almost | unnecessary, precaution of carrying a large porvion e of its gold to Antwerp, 80 as to secure protec- ton, It Is alleged, of the fortifications of that place. Gold is at a premium already of four per cent., and many were yesterday astonished on changing 1,000f. notes at the Brussels banks at finding they were ronicted in 40f., or 32s, on ce40_for gold. Beiginm looks anxtously to England for aid ana countenance in the event of an invasion of her terrt- tory, and every line of the English press and every word uttered in the English Parliament ts carefully examined and rene . Meanwhile the military authorities are taking the most energetic steps to protect the neutrality of the country. The army has been put on a full war foot ing, all the reserves having been called Every bour men from all parta may be seen ing along the hot and dusty roads to thetr res] ive depots, and all those who had been sent to thetr homes after their customary periods of drill have been recalled. In addition to the citizen army of Gardes Civiques and volunteers Belginm 100,000 men under arms, ‘They are divided into two corps, the first being commanded by Lieutenant Generat Eerrens, with Colonel Brialmont a8 Major Genera. ‘The first co will guard the new and extensive fortification lines of Antwerp, and there are already 40,000 menon this duty. omeers and men are vigorously working night and day to place the defences in perfect condition. The wecond corps (darmée | @odseroation) 18 fa placed under the general command of Lie it General Baron Chazal, and comprises two divi- sions—one under the command of the Comte de Flandre (brother to the King), and the other under General Sapin. ‘These divisions will rd the French Prussian frontiers. The Comte do Flandre will establish his gene juarters at Lou- vain and General Chazal at Lidge. @ troops will leave Brussels to-morrow. The Gardes Ctviques will do duty at the garrisons of Brussels, Malines, Ghent, rages, &c. These ldiers are already under arms. The duty is hi In one small oMee, near where I write these } five young men are called from their desks. Miltary duty 1s also heavy im the adjoining country of. Holland. A gentlemaa who has just retaraed from there tells me that the poor | men who had just completed their usual three years’ service and should have been disbanded and sent to their several homes on Saturday, were suddenly re-. called while at the ratiway station in anticipation of a joyi.t reuntoo. They were sadly chopiatien, but ‘dutatuily r their steps to hn quarters. The various viaducts and bridges on the frontiers of France and Prussia have been undermived, and on Friday Ee Peer wore telegraphed to tue several oflicers in charge to blow them up on the appreach of any armed forces on eltner side. One imiortunate sub-officer, in tho al- sence of lis principal, misunderstood bis instrac- tions, and at once biew up the bridge near Blandata station, the frontier of France on tho Calais, Litle and Brussels Railway. The damage has been tem- vorarily repaired. ‘The tourist world isin a great nutter, and many who passed through Brussels for the Raine and the German watering places a jew days ago are ipi- lately returning, aud aumerous visitors to are hurrying away, alarmed at the ufilitary prepara- tions and the hundreds of rumors hourly m otreuly- ion. Hotel keepers look aghast, thongh if helgiuin Cau seouce tls noutraliny the capial may forum + 3