The New York Herald Newspaper, August 10, 1870, Page 4

July 28. War Despatches by Mail to Advance of the French and Ger- men Hosts to First Combat, The French Headquarters at Nancy and | Strasbourg Specially Reported. MacMahon’s Corps---Iis Force and Commands. Tho Prassian Advance Magazines, NAPOLEON AND HIS MYSTERY. Imperial f peror—In_ th Siotum ing the Birss Gy of Nye IMPERIAL VRENCH 2) Wul the pevor cor causes the auch alifeulty to deel i nor, y abou (often most p vince ourse quarters in of Logis XV. I overt this mory they have mninate. evidentiy to pr dust.” Uufortunately, t this moruing at an early or drums, which be Ourlag Metz, they rt at early daa. vill follow te-mor- struck The grene row. As you ms ports were rife, the Gent ! Lruste thelr tigeurs, ¢ marche There w od ouet entire of n the might, ops in »° the Seco: the Prenci iave ainnor under dy wome hy each other, and som we had a poup, bowil ts, melons, win followed by Palais, turn tion of thy when ue bul Porte de Lorraine to the cay: in the exis Meurthe is aio the gr a palac: vith © heavy lit tudded bank, ani the gently rij with wooded heights, a Jen Charles 1 ander th Beane o ides and come the most coq uniforms and roe tervals, thoir br Goli javed, bright coi apeak 1 ¢ light blue jackets of un ats prc red by ta difer- ent to Rei tw tow re serious reflections, t doors eu- gaged | ummis- takable the army. above, com From al! app< 1 first encounter wi! order to mask @ gran? move @armée wander Mac ) troops ire from Met and of dol the Garde Cuntons is vy railvoad to ciihier Canrobert leit L the reserves at Cl Moptle which wil t admirably s facility exists for the ariny of ry aT Sa Without doubt you will hay of the #rench fine that on Uy Tew shots cs Neither party anexchinge of civiitl Prussian customs oMict mfered any 3 betwee. 4, Who have inug@lin i tT have just heard tiat and being unrble to recog: nfortunate se e French ont- but the details are Paris last evening at ‘wagons, 1 belie’ Leia! was in the damaged, as tremendo: to gather aay infor: r ag the Em. Stil “a Man siuperor! “To \ nofty point that the | } | yol. | quered the exemsy yt | opposite y | battalions, 4,6 ‘The Prussians, naknow= | ledge of ihe Vrensh on the Vieran got iuto conver camp, Unfortu ory might proy he saw and h mem- ‘A captain of ura de Ja Garde became mneasy and. se: the faquisi- tive stranger, who tin i out to be o Prassian spy. Anotiiey. was made at Metz last weel but ott necessit, M. Jules Getldraa, the well known artis: who Ura for L’flusiration, while ene hing a ak ior that journal was sud cedupou. The Mistake was shor erecuined his liberty without a NAPOLBON AND HIt& SON. The Emporor’s p: motion, in French and Ger- Maa, is naely placaried twiromghoul the tow. ‘The oMfeers with who 1 in refer- ence to it express th J have conve selves With the exeoption of the ag take my son ‘with me in his yout; he knows the duty that he ne iposes on hia and be ts proud io si danger of those Who iignt for the Prince Im Daan: e the troops feel that hi upon thein with Which they we Willinely dispense, For my owu part l believe Wiat they make them- like the cou ain the | wiat | { you tii | Tuiva NEW YORK HERAL a solves uneasy Without canse, a5 every preewution will | be taken to keep Napoleon iV. out of hern’s way. gy kRBNCH WAR TRANSPORT OERVICR With regard to the manner in which the men have been transported from Paris it is beyond al praise. Within etgut days the company of tho Chemin de Fer de 1 Bst has conveyed 150,000 men, to say nothiys of bags provisions, aimmauiion, ariillery an iewses, IT bare ‘or seen troops conveyed with such regularity. Tram succeeded wain, with lutervals of fifty-five mutes, cach train containing 1,009 men, 1 uot heard of a single fatal nec dent, with the exception of a soldier of the Carabl- Miers de la Garde, who was thrown from his horse this moraing when leaving the station, and was car- ried to tho hospital mortally tamed; but uo blaze could be aitacked to the railway conrpany. / CAMP LIE, Tt was hot enough in Paris, but here we are fast ning emnders. There is but hitie excitement ia y. The troops have Made up theiraminds to be: he Prus , and no thong it of a reverse enters tietr head. Having convineed themacives that they will return to Paris witutn a short time as conquerors, the Linperor’s Guards eujoy theniselves uch ag poset fa thls yood and ancient town snoy, Which, if trath be told, is anything but. Vhave yust returned trom visiting two bails outskirts of the town. Adnitsston ten soi Zouaves, voltigeurs, chasse . gvenadiers, guid culrassiers, dragoons end ariiliery men axe trippin the light fantastic toe and ercaling sad haved among the hearts of their partners, Who are about as homely a lot ast: has ever heen my bad fortune to cast eyes on. They are bounding about like mad, totally anmindful that we aro within thirty miles of tho’ frontier, on the other side of which several huudred thousand meu are waiting to despatch them toa hoiter world. As to the bumpBins of the locality, they look ferociously jealous, and not without reason, for their sweel- ris evaiently approve Utelr Waists being el- viel by the arms of the sous of Mars, As for tho have never seen it danced so outrageou: One fair young Cangiiter of Eve manage: he skirt of her dress trodden on by some . who was dancing with jealous frenzy. Crack Went the dress at the waist, down came the but the young lady, who had gov well into did not stop, and danced herself clean out of a tine and threo or four petticoats. She then ht it ume to be annoved, boxed the ears of her pxtn lover, fainted aad was caried away by individual, who, m common justice it mut be that adnunied, appeared to be aceustomed to tie pro- ceedlag. + WAITING 113 -MAIRSTY, It 1a ROW past miduigit, but no news of His Impo- riai Majesty, nor of his bagvage, nor of his Cenis Cardes. Everything.is sterlous, If Napoleon ii, oes Ot give sigms of 1i{o betore three A.M. T shalt scour the country to discover, if possible, symptoms pot on which the Jmperial ‘orybody feels coafident that + Emperor will be signal for the es, Aud We Ave conse- ow the exact point where truck, AT STRASBOURG. « x / Army of the Rhino Marebal Covpa=Spactal News Wander cuiticg=Pruss'au Situation at } in the shade from Sauy figure yoa like Hpapgu, * STR the thermometer at eau A. M, to five P. M., nud ¢ @ to name in the sun; with all sorts and kinds of sad. p.clons attached to the very bame Of a free spoken nowspaper; with the telegrupl wires entirely in the } nunds of the authorities, and nothing like news al- lowed to be sent by that means; with daily instances of lotlers being opened ani deiained and read and Ly destroyed ta the Post OMce, a special cor- ondent does not live the happiest of lives im t tinea and in this land, Fowr times duriug Ure jast forty-eight hours havg, I endeavored to telegraph to your London ageat some petty de- respecting the Army of the Rhine and foar cS my message was refused. One 1 tried in ier, but that was returaed me without even ug at tt, for no messages in ‘cypher are allowed any conditions whatever. Once I neariy con- Tseut a message to my wife and it introduced your ageavs name, I knew she would at once send the telegram to hia and feit dd enable him to make o@ Was too many for me. ying that 1 merely of family detaiis whieh f had by post. Aud so I gave ap the job, aito- cast for the p ‘The folly of the gov- rent in attempting to keep people tn the dark re- look upon matters ting their movements is really too absurd. The authorities are simply playing into the ids of the stock jobve It news of kinls is suppress’ fulsehoods will be oved with even more readiaess than truths. ‘ cue wlil know What (o Credit: and what to reject, Js will be looked upon as gos- wever they cannot--I dey them— nn those Who ave de ined to get it. not rent you through yor aon legram, | will sead or direct, ais ¢ gentlemag.” And, as ee presently, all the powers ot the author- s cuunol prevent ine trom getting soouer or later he iruth. THE PRUSSIANS HAVE FALLEN BACK. nssian brigade that cecupied Kehl, on the de ofthe Rhine, have been retired alto- ether, atier having completed the piece of utter wanton wickedness of blowing up as much as they i ihe railway bridge on their side of the river, have now fallen back on Vaden, and have the ratis along the road hetween the Rhine t place. On tie French side of tne gs remain exactly 4 they were. on the Prussian side the by writing to the 8: The Pi ¢ Was no such ‘The follow- hie your 1 cay ists when the a a to keep e » trouble of consulting othe: ction has arrived :— ef of the First corps or Army MacMahon. neral Colson. Pox General Duerot commanding, is composer of the First brigade, commanded by Gen- de Portes—Thirteenth chasseurs & pled, Eight- ont of the ling, Ninety-sixth regiment of otal, seven bal 4,800 mien. rigade, comm oof the He, eventy-fourth, » Total of islou, 8,800 mon, commanded by General f Kirst brigade, commanaca —Sixtecnth chaasours, Fiitieth venty-eightit of the line. Total, seven 4,600, ade, commanded by General Pelli— f Zouaves, 2,000; First of African 02, 2,000, Total of Second division, manded by Gen Raoul, ie, ndea by General xth of the line, ven battailons, or uughth chasseur Lit of the line, Total, 4,70! second brigade, commanded by General Lefevre— .d regiment of Zovaves, cond regimeat of 1 vilemen or Tarcos, Total, six battalions, Wotal of Third diviston, 8,700 men, minded by General Lar- ieigade, commanded by oulei—First chasveurs, Fifty-sixth of gnty-seventh of the line. Total, seven ry brigade, comaianded by General Lacre- ‘hod regiment of Afriean “ix battaltons, or 4,000, nt —Third Zouave: piney following 18 2 Te ihe foree:— afen, First diviston. 8,800 Second divi divist Fourth division. Total infantry of Pir s COMMANDS, re § would remark, inorder to make your read- jerstaud all the easier the exact composition French arm, there are ii that service ‘auks of grades of General om- thet —pamely generals of division and .geaecrals of ade: and that in no tstanee does a general of Brivade ever couimand a division, nor a general of dtvision command & brigade, Then, again, When the figiting, or even the move- ments of troops begins, the divisions of infantry willbe cated the first, second or third divisions of | suck @ Corps @ Armee, bub the brigades are always | atisfed | the other corps of infantry, | culled by tae Rame of thetr respective commanders; » “he Brigate Fraboulei,” will be the name First brigade, Fourth division, of the Ariay of the Raine; and “the Brigade Lefepre,’? will ve (he name given to the Second brigade, Third divi- sion, seme army. i ain, the chasseura & pled, or rifemen, as we might cali them, are tu corps of one battalion each. ‘Tuove are ta the French army twenty of these bat- tate exch of which is commanded by a chef du batialion, or what we should amajor, They have no officer Ot bigher rank with them, As will be seen fio bie above list there is always one battaiion of These chasseurs in each division, Of their pecuits diiland training | wil speak presently. But uch 28 the diiverent reg ments of the line, the Zouaves, the African ridemen, or Tureos, a8 they ave called, ave each (each regi meat) composed of three battalions in the field and one battalion at the depot, the three battalions in the deld maxing a total of abont 2,000 mon for every such regiment. This will explain why each corps of cnasseurs 4 pled is called a battalion and each o1 the othercorps @ regiment. In (he Bngiish, ana, be- lieve, in the American army, each regiment of in- fantyy consists of bul ove battalloa; aad L have oitea ty numbers than en Engitsh te, THY APRIOAN WROOPS WI MACMAHON'S ARMY. D, WEDNESDAY, AUGU seen asinglo French line regiment that was stronger @ ia glace!” He drove a thriving trade, for it was abot night and tie soldiers were thirsty, the more so us since War has beon declared but few Avother fact | would call yoar attention to 1s that | have beem sober, Outside the gates was 2 crowd of a very Jarge portion of the force conststs of what the | the great uawashed, shouting, Gpaking, fraterniz- French call “African”? troops, that is troops who | ing and sereeching the *Marsettiaise,”” with several have jo and are quar there} soldiers who’had managed to escape being shut up, except when wanted for active service in Eurcne. |} like aheep in a until the train Teady to by “African” troops is not meant corps that are exclusively vecrutted to Africa, et one kind, which are called African riflemen, or Turcos, are 30 recruited, But in the above list you will notice that there are three regiments of Zouaves, cach 2,000 Strong, and three of Turcos, also each 2,009 strong, in al 12,000 inen, of the very pick of the French army, the most ufter dare devils that ever lived. I start, They were alt trying to get drunk steadily gud in the most rapid manner, To get drank 12 heavy marching order, with camp kettles, tent and other military-comforts on your back, Is easy enowsh, a8 We all know; but to Keep Jour legs altcrwards ts another affair, ‘The tieayy kit makes the disciple of Bacchus lurch feartwily, and he rolls like au uu- freighted coliier in a One son of Mais was: ST 10, 1870--TRIPLE SHEET, HT AOd Pas ade - - ww. wt moment may find vent in an expedition to Belgium, Astute in this, as in tae other ings, Mr, thi Disracti has selzed the earliest opportunlty of sounding tthe war tramp, correctly assuming that aponey. was to be gained rer aee: 3 oy. he has been questio he government as to ne progress: of the war, the extent to which Bug. land was mixed up with it and the steps which the Foreign Secretary had taken to avert that calamity, Dissatisded with the scantiness of the intormation whieh he received in ron and the cousequent darkheas in wick the public was Kept with re: mre to the peaneeconss he took the opportunity of de- elaring boldly, emphatically, and with that impi siveness of Which he 1s at times such « great master, that, come under what obligations ier Majesty's gov- gale. havi ein Aght in Algiers, to It in ally drunk, aud his love found much | crament might to the rulers oi France or Germany, ernie coe Man cutely aes thelr duel and dar- | diMeulty in keening iia perpend! Atlast he | the English people would abide by the treaties lug nothing ‘but stone walls can ston. God help the | pubhis ‘arms round her neck; she propped him up, | they sigued, and would never consent Prassians that bayeto meet these mea. Butin a cked in tight embrace they kissed each other in- | to allow igtum to be despolied, Any futuce letter Ishail speak more fully of the special santiy from hall-past eleven autil midnight, un | attempt to iuvyade the territory of King ties of each French arm-—of it3 virtties and its faults. | mindful of uisitive humanity around them, | Leopold, Mr, Disraeli foretold, would lead Great THE CAVALRY WITH THE CORPS. Indeed, pro! they Would hive continued naif] | Britain into the wer, and he warned the Cabinet at This force consisia of one division, commanded by Gencral Pirberiue, and composed of three brigages; ono of light cavalry, one of cavairy of the Ine, ove of heavy cayairy, First brigade-—Taird hussars, Eleventh chasseurs ‘& cheval, Ja all 4,000 light infantry, all mounted | | upon Arav stallions brougut trom Algeria, com- manded by Ge: de Sepreutl, becond Urigute Becond. aud Third lancers, in all 4,600 ouvalry of the Une, mounted upon tall bat saane oie horses, commanded by General de ‘asisouty. ‘Third brigade—Tighth and Ninth curassiers, in all 4,400 heavy cavalry, mounted upon very large, heavy horses, commanded by Geyeral Michael. The whole cavalry of the army thus amounting to 42,900 mon and horses. bs} THE ARTILLERY. This force consists of eight batteries of Mold guns and four of miirailieuse, the number of men boing about 4,000 Inall, ‘Thus the corps darcié actually under Marshal MacMahon consists of 84,700 infantry. 12,900 cavalry, 4,000 arullery, maktug a total of 51,600 men, To the above may be added the engineers, pon- tooncers, Working Corps, hospital corps, police of the army and other pon-combatant corps, making up the whole to at least 60,000 men. Al! these have been brought together at Strasbourg within the last ten days, from every pomt of the compass, and of now but that some compassionate soul 'n the crowd cried “Courage | courage !’ They unlocked, the vol- eur A red throngh the gate, and the poor 4 ries not even the wor Consvlation of pelng Ink, burst into a fi tears, A HLOOUP FOR BERLIN, More drums, listen ! ‘The sound of more drums and terrific shouts of encouragement. ey gone | they come ! the people cry, aud some dozen police agents clear @ passage. A /ampion, borne on high by a Paris Toater, surrounded by @ thousand ef hs fellows yelling “4 Ber-lin, & Berlin, & Ber-lin, ct Ber- Un,” vieir feet keeping time with each syliable, aa vancot with clamor, ‘The crowd became denser; fotaioys oF Nouses In goarse of epaln,, luau) posts, fuldipgs of houses in cor *» lamp pe street cabs, aud even those ill-odored carta ‘elon ing to tue Compagnie Richer were clambered by the excited populace. Every niche on wich humaniiy could perch itself was taken by storm. On, on, swept (he human tide. Mingied With the shouts, at last the sounds of atmilitary band exerting its ut- most strength on the “Chan du Depart” were heard, and then asfaras the eye could reach the street seemed. covered with unpenetrable darkness, re- liefed only by the occasional flushing of bright stoel. ‘The intensity of the darkhess made the street look as it covered with black velvet, The sombre bear skin head dresses of the greaadiers of the Guar tower- tug high above the mob had taken possession— course. require organization and putting together. | Napolcon’s Guards. were about to icave the capital The frat divislon moves out on to its hig jar en- | aud they received irom the Parisians @ perfect ova- campment to-morrow, and the ovhers will fullowin | tion, The regiment was in the highest spirits, from Q day or 11o; aud Vion, a8 1 have good reason to be- lieve, the operations will begin. THE PROPLY OF STRASTOURG, as indeed ‘the people throughout ihe province of Alsace, although a German speaking population, are most enthusiastic in favor of the French and agaiast the Lae yr Like every looker on throughout Europe, f do not—I cannot—ayprove of this war Bat the duty of a correspondent ts to record tacts, not 4, it! ib ox opinions; and the {rath compels fhé {6 state that high asd Jow, rich a and peasaut in tits part of Franc 6 Coming {ors ward not only to enlist a3 voluntecrs for the War, but to sauce large sums ro pre 4 ex! wars} ‘om flys oulock 2 When the terrible fii ot as aay ud eh beat { tever felt during ten years with the fnghsh army {a india) permis people to go out, nothing but “Le Chant du Depart’ and “ia Marseliiaige” ure io bg hea Ml poor, NEvIE First Operations OF the Prussisue-Powde Magazines and Govermnent Buildings Destroyed. Tleapgvarrers or Anion THE RULE, Juiy 26, 1870. Last night, about an hour after the post had lett, news was brought in that the Prussians had de- stroyed ther own powder magaziues on tue oppo- site bank of the river, by inundating it with water; and that having further destroyed all the govern- meant butidings at Etel, which is opposite Stras- bourg, they had retired altogether beyond Baden. T tried to remit a telegram with this news, bat the message was refused, on the plea that it contatned ews of the movements of troops, I remonstrated that the order against the transmission by telegram of military intelligence oniy applied to the move- menis of Frencu troops, not those of Prussians, more particularly when the news was in @ measure favorable to France, Bat a French oMcial is not easily moved once he has taken up a tine of con- duet, and I could make no impression upoa the ine diwidual, THR LIGHT CAVALRY BRIGADE of this army corps started last night for Bitehe, a frontier towa some sixty miles to the norti of tls, where troops are now beisg concentraied in greai Srrasndcne, numbers, and where MacMahon litends, so far as one can judge, to make adash on German territory. ‘ihe plan he tad ef cutting the Prussian army in two lias evidentiy been ebandoned, ‘The Prussians have withdrawn aliogetier from Baden territory and ave concentrated in the “ailey of the Moselic, with their right resting upoa Coblentz. MARSHAL MACMAHON HAS CHANGED HIS PLANS, ‘This ts evident. Hopeless of forcing the Prussians to fight on the lower Khine, where it would be #0 easy to cross Over oven a very large force, he Is now marching is army to the north, aud will at onee as- sume the offensive, All last night infantry was passing throrgh Strasbourg on their way to the north, and as I write the heavy cavalry of Mac- Mahou's corps, composed of two regiments of cur- rasters, each 1,600 strong, aud with their horses ta very od coudition, have marcied in the same dirdetion. IN PARIS. Whe Fmperial Guard on the Margh for the Frout—Nowsporper Writers Astonished—City Agitation and Paris Cries—Condition of the Army—Popularity of the Struggle= Morate of the TroopsToo Much Brandy. Pauts, July 3—a, M Vive lt Garde Imperiale! We stall soon get to work. My next letter will be dated froi the impe- rial headquarters. ‘The Guards are en route—a sure sign that the Emperor will shortly follow, It is time to start for the seat of war, Press correspondents ave, however, aghast, Per- mission to accompany the troops has been refused to all, rom the London thunderer to the Pentonville slugvard. I lope, however, to penetrate the lines. During the past few days the sounds of trumpets and drums heave been ince: nt Fronmdawn tl past midnight, from midnight until dawn, the strecis of Paris leading to the railway station have been alive with troops. Tho marchands de vin smile serenely; thelr wine shops have rut dry. No more beer is to be obtained for love or money. They have reaped a plentiful harvest. Ob, dear! Shonting as we have shouted 1s thirsty work. We have made ourselves hoarse a8 ravens with bawling “Vive la guerre!" “A bas la Prusse!” “A bas Besmarck 2 “Five Ta. France!) Our throats are dry; we want to drink, but cannot. ‘Yhe troops are in excellent condition and tn high spirits. They return the patriotic cries of the mirers wiih interest and pass merrily onward, sing- ing in chorns the “Chant du Depart’ and shouting, “Vive URmpéreur \ Oli men and young women and children leave shop and sciiool to see them pass, pocket handkerchiefs ave waved from the crowded widows, hats are raised on high, the notes of the national hymn are echoed and re-echoed by the exeited popalace. Imet a regiment this morn- ing accompanied by a splendid Newfoundland dog which appeared to labor under the warlike fever of his surrounding bipeds. He wagged his tail and varked merrily. A regiment of Zouaves passed yesterday with « parrot perched on one of the men’s kKnupsacks, aud the bird evidently knew to what pont he was bound, for he screamed incessantly with tremendous energy, “4 Berlin £ & Ber-rr- wr CAN'T MAKE PRACE. hout aieetion never was a war more popular. It won more than his crown 18 worth if Napo- icon il. attempted now to make peace. Whatever may have been the opinion of some classes vefore war was actually declared now every Frenchman feris that the honor of his country ts at stake and that every nerve mast be strained to sustain it. Notwithstanding the joyousness with which soldier and civiilan appear animated it mist not be sup- posed that they underrate the struggle In whieh they are about to engage. France will pat forth all her strength to insure success, and her soldiers declare that “ihey know two-thirds of their number will never return, but that the bonor of ta belle France will be saved"? WHAT THE SOLDIERS SA\Y—A REGIMENT ON MARCH For some days past 1 have been watching atten- tively the movement of troops, as 1 knew that until the Imperial Guard was en route no opinion as to the spot where his Majesty wonid first take np his quarters could be formed with correctness. Last nigit, when crossing the Place deia Con- corde, about ten o'clock, T fell in with a regiment en route, in heavy marching ord at shouting with entimsiasm, “Vive Cemperenry “Vive la Guerre!’ It was: @ regiment of Voltigeurs de ta Garde, which bad received orders buta few hours previously fo proceed to the front. Tne Volugeurs were on their way to La Villette, where the goods station of tie Bastern ratiway is situated, aud to which 1 eeded shortly afterwards. There T fonnd the von gates shut and a line of soldiers be- hind them, wiih thelr saces fixed against. the bars, iaking leave of their friends on the outaide. Thoir adieus were pleasingly varied with copions libations of iced coco, which in the vernacnlar we should simply style water colored with the faintest tinge of licorice root. The vender of coco rattled inees- svntly one of his incial gublets and shouted as he did, Cov, = CHL, tk A lace fe Srwiche! the giganiic drum major who appears to shake the earth with his ponderous tread to the surgeon's pack horse, which pranced and Kicked with delight. AT THE RAILROAD, When the grenadiera had entered the station, the crowd, still preceded by the lantern, retuned, to meet fresh regiments ani accompany th to the station. An ieident then occurred which might have been attended with fatal consequences, Two regpectably dressed wen accompanied by a womaa rere ina dogéurl; one of then shouted “Vive la PS AM and attes ging dots, so lash his haste to make iis escape. jo hundreds still wiihta hear. ing suddeniy became ferocious. ‘They showed, “arretez tet Arretez le and the ye ae @ pack of human, 43, dashed a] 9 gentiq: Tgp a Prussian ie a, Goan aia A at fe J} seconds he gained on his pursuers, but. having to pull up for 2 moment, as tho ecbnati OF the “eartlage in ell i wis (being Ghgaged by the hour), would not hurry bis pace, he lost so much geound that he hat soarcely pat ere Sfty pairs of arms had seized hold of the Lead of the dog cart; others held on by rt ga of the wheels, and others soreounded the néksé. ‘The woman in the cart fainted, Sue and one of her companions were bundled out; the driver attempted to lash his horse, but his walp was torn from him and brokea. 1 saw a cobbler carrying away the pleces in triumph and showing them to his friends, und announced that the owner would have shared the same fate but for the arrival of a dozen pevrs pompters, Who surrounded inaa, horse and trap and conducted them to the station. WALK WITH A ZOUAVE. On my way home I fell l th a stray zouave, who had evidently embraced the bottio with afec- tion. The op closed oor teliow had mistakea #& with iron shutters for lus barracks, and was endeay- oring to find the door. — “Sir,’? sald he, “1 am botticred; the barracks have no door to-night.” “Follow me,” Lreplied; I shali pass the barracks, which are close at hand, When do you leave Paris?” “at nine o'clock to-morrow morning. We were to haveiest this evening. but the lines are encum- bered, and our departure is fixed for to-morrow. We are delighted to ge. Vive ULmperet' 2° “There are the barracks, I wish you success,” I sald. “Good nighi.?” : “Pardon,” replied the zonave, “what o'clock is it, sry? “Past midnight.”” “7 thoaght it was only nine, Lshail not 0 in to- night, as they will put me in the clow. J?ai Chon neur de vous saluer.” Be tuned ou ots heel aud rolled off to make a night of it, Although he was as drunk as any properly con- ducted member of society could wish to be, he was suflicieatly sober to remember orders, “TURN OUT.” Hark! Nine o'clock A, M, ‘The zonave was right. ‘The regiment ts now leaving the barracks, the band, one of the finest in the service, playing the “Chant du Depart.” See how the people run, es- pecially the Inundresses and servant ; iris in the nelgaborhood, with whom the zouaves are prime favorites. “Vivela guerre! Vivela France! Tue zouaves have leit for the war. My poor giris, you inust console yourselves with haberdushers and bar- bers’ assistants. Bitter Feeliug Against England, Pauts, July 25, 1870, A very bitter feeling against England Is evidently growing up in France, owing to the way the English press denounces the war, and tries to prove that the Freach kave beea led into it ike so many children by the Emperor, Last night I was taking my after. dinner coffee and cigar at the Café Derume witha number of French officers, The crowd In the Place commenced the ‘Marseiliaise,” when they got to the third stanza, that -runs thus, #0 far as 1 can re- member, Qnot! des cohortes etrangeres, Feraient la los dans nos foyers ; Quoi! cea phalanges moréenaires, Terausseraint uo freres guerr ‘The verse which ends with the lines Dea vils despotes deviendauient. Les maities de nos cestiness. was called for again. With the politeness of their nation the French oMcers did not want me to know, or at least: not to understand, why 1t was en- cored, and I had really not the least idea of the meaning thereof, But lunderstoed afterwards that the reason was that the Queen of England had trted to interfere between France and Prussia, and that this interference was thus resented by the people at large, As to what is said of the English pross I would rather not repeatit. But I greatly fear, as I said in @ previous letter, that in our stapid meddling and muddling way We are sowing just such anomer batch of seed as we did in the Northern States dur- tng your American civil war, and that we shall reap jasi such another crop. ENGLAND. Lutense Excitement on the War Question The Cubinet Deeply Agitated—Disraeli Leads the War Party—Britain Ready to Join in Hostilities. Lonpon, Jus 28, 1870. Her Majesty’s ministers are kept in a state of great tribulation by the war. Home politics are en- tively in abeyance, and themes like education and Jiish land have faded out of sight as effectually as though they had never had an existence. Mr. Glad- stone and Earl Granvilie have all their time oceu- pied reading despatches from the Contineut and sending instructions to their ambassadors. Perhaps there never was a graver period m the history of Engilan polities, or one that made greater demands upon the tact, temper, discretion and diplomacy of her statesmen, The late Earl of Clarendon, though rather antiquated in his opinions and a little too conservative in character worthily to re prestRt the advanced opinion of Great Britain, was, at all cveuts, a man whose experiéncé and counsel would have peen of incaiculabie service during the present crisis, His knowledge of European courts, his personal ac- quaintance with the sovereigns, his long training in the Foreign Office, aud hia Ingh reputation abroad, which caused arty with it great tn- fluence, would Ha i wore than rubies to the Premier at a time when he is called upon to cope with the astutest intellects of Continental diplomacy, No wonder that Mr. Giad+tone looks worned and harassed, care-worn and ont of eaith; Do wonder that Earl Grinvfife”alniost Teelt his Durden to yp heavier than he can bear, and seeks frequeat tahige and assistance in the advice of his chief. Bismarck and Louts Napoleon are two wary spirits to dea! with, and he who attempts to sup with either must needs have a longspoon, Mr. Gladstone 1s paifally aware that great caution is necessary in dealing with either of these statesmen, and that a mistake or a wrobg movement must be purchased with heavy penalties. No people are more jealous, uneasy or irritable than are the English during a Continental embrotl- ment. Thetr honor they regard as a thing to be pre- served, even at the cost of a new national debt, and while they cail ont peace they, in their heart of hearts, sing war, They have not yet altogether got rid of the old, mistaken notion that one Bugiishman 1s worth five Frencamen, and no sooner is the roll of the Gallic drum heard upon the Rhine than they long to cast loose restraints and fing themselves into the sttuggle. Tits peculiarity was never more markediy manifesied than tt ts just now. Much popular excitement prevails, and both inside and outside of Pariiament there is springing up a grow. ng apuit af dedianoe and of kgt biged, Which at any their pert! not to adopt any course which would bo | contrary to the spirit of this contingency. Wh and tories alike cheered the sentiment, and the heartiness wiin which the echo was taken up oa both sides unmistakably proved that the majority In the House of Comsaons are prepared to go to War in behalf of Belgium. FOR War. Dir 1t ay one will, there ts dodenying the fact that such a war would be sxtremely popular among all Classes of the community. Not to speak of the ancient friendships that have existed between the two countries, the long and intimate connection be- tween the tivo courts, and the dangers which have io umes past been m common by the two nations, there remains the fact of the flela of Waterloo lying within the Belgian territory, a field that 13 sacred in the history of Great Britain. Frenchmen do not attempt to deny that Que reason why they are so covetous of Belgium ts on account of very strip of land, Waterloo isa name which is strongly in the nostrils of all fetting possession ‘of the Hine ‘kinguou ‘of King ie little on) Oo! Lcopoid 18 to pull down the nd m memorates the site of Wellli reat victory and blot out the humthations of joo by making it pert of a French province and sowing it with French What. Now, this is-pregisely what Englishmen will not for one moment submit to, aod img from the present temper of the eny ettempt on the pert of a rinister to forward such a design would Inevitably end 10 his boing drivea from power. Politicians are be- coming somewhat curious to learn What policy Mr. Giadstone 1s likely to pursue were such clroum- stances ty arise, Hverybody knows that he is a de- vout disciple of Cobden, one oi whose strongest and most dommant opinions was peace at any price. Everybody further knows that Mr. Bright, whose ta- fluence iu the Cabinet is second oul “9 that of Mr. Gladstone, 1s not only ® laember Of thi Friends, Rae heart and soul gyposed to pogiten is ference in foreign Wala, But | gm clget ta ore te Preier to aie, OME MN REA G an cowelther rragae oy fee to Wola’® tne Gorman. territory, widht “Taver hy he would “ he 1s with the people, be at once called upon to resign. Mr, Disracl!, whose quickuess in reading the popular will is emiarkabie, has, as I have said, been wise enough to ae the bars in mie the tide is setting, and has cast himself in with {1 pen has declared maclskel ably Pit Walls ihe Pan of sicher of te Continental belligerenis Lufringing auy exis ingtreaty. He so declared for war, and I may say ment which com- taht the yast malority of the people of the country are of his ay al tainting. Wore any attempt to be made on Belgium] am persuaded that the act would arouse as grcat au outburst of enthusiasm as was evoked py the Emperor Nicholas’ attack upon 'Tur- Key. War would be at once demanded, and ere ive days had passed the English troops would be in Brussels and her lron-clads sweeping tue Channel, THE SECRET TREATY. “bat this Js no imaginary picture is plain and palpable to all who bave been watciling the current of popular opinion, Much strength has been added to the feeling by the publication of the secret project of treaty between the Emperor of France and Pras. sla. Great indignation has becn created by that document, and paintul distrust alike of the ruicrs of Prussia aad Francé. protesting that they had but one desire, and that was to draw closer the bonds of unity and good will ting 10 se:ze Holland and Belgium, Had the piot been realized England would have found herseif forced io fight simgle-handed against tae combined forees of the two greatest military Powers in Europe, Providentially such a contingency has been avolied by a quarrel between the plotters; but it has le!t be- hind ft ‘eat uneasiness and indignation. Should England unhappily be dragzed into the contest— and she may be so at any moment—this projected treaty will have bad more to do with making her pert in tt bitter and implacable than any event which has happened since the collapse of the first empire, DISRAELI ON THE WAR. Speech of the Ex-Premier on the European CrisisThe Secret Treaty and Englands Duty. Jn the English Honse of Commons, July 25, Mr. GLADSTONE moved that on to-morrow and every succeeding Tucsday during the present session oiders of the day Jiave precedence of notices of mo- tion, government orders of the day having the priority. Mr. DISRARLI said:—Tam sorry to appear to op- pose this motion, but the House should recollect that the session is terminating under peculiar circum- ftances, and the effect of the motion of the right honorable gentleman is to give to the government a monopoly, We have not yet recelved the important papers respecting the breaking of the peace of Europe which we had a right to expect we should by this time have recetved. There should be an op- portunity after these papers are produced of bring- ing them under the consideration of tne House, There seemed to be an understanding with the nght honorabie gentieman that in consideration of our giving up Tuesday mornings an opportunity would be atforded for this discussion. Mr. GLADSTONE—Private members, as the right honorabie gentlemen is aware, will still retain Wednesday and Friday evenings. If it is desired there should be any discussion on the papers which will be nthe bonds of aieranars this evening, the government wil take care that a proper opportuni is afforded for ft. (Hear, hear.) Bee 54 ALLEGED PROPOSED TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND PRUSSIA. On the motion for going into Committee of Supply, Mr. DisRAELi said:—I thought it convenient, trom circumstances which it is wanecessary for me to dwell upon, not to confine myself strictly. within the Umits of a Parliamentary question in the matter wich I wish to bring before the House, {t 1s pro- bable that the document to whicit] shall have to call the attention of the House may be contained in those papers which are to be laid on the table, and that they may be accompanted by explanations, If the papers about to be distributed contain tne documents and 4 satisfactory explanation my ob- servations will be usclora, but Lam bound to say that if they do not contain that document and a satis- factory explanation they will merit the same epl- thet. [regret very much that those papers are not in our possession; no one feels justified under ordi- nary circumstances in hurrying the government in the production of diplomatic documents, nut I can’t understand, Speaking, of course, with the deep want of knowledge which those notin office must neces- sarily labor under—I cannot understand that the awful events that may have occurred, or are about. to oceur, could have been price by a voluminous correspondence on the part of our government with the belligerents or any other Power. If not offi- cially, we have a public deciaration by the Secretary jor Foreign Afairs that about the thue thus start- it intelligence alarmed Europe, he having just accepted the seals, and being about to as- sume the duties of Secretary for Foreign Affairs, he was informed by the highest authority ‘nat the diplomatic atmosphere was never. so se- rene and that he would have the advantage of enter- Ing office under circumstances which would probably give lum less anxiety than ever fell to the loot any foreign minister, One may be mistaken, but one fecls that the natural inference is that the corre- spondence that is to he laid on the table is noi of a very voluminous character. Then why has it not been produced? Weeks have elapsed, at least this is the third week since the announcement of tho present state of Europe was officially made, The government Were asked imimediately for papers, ant I must say 1 Was surprised that so great a delay has occurred in their, presentation, It appears to me it would have been natural and that it would have been. agreeable to the feelings of the Seuss in which the right honorable gentleman anc his colleagues In the ministry found themselves to have lost not a mo- ment in placing before Parilament the information which it was in their power to give us. However; the papers, after a ‘aby which to me is unaccount- a were laid on the hi le ou ers last, and ee ginly Was under the liopression oy F i mening they Vould be m the hii cH # eae So fay I know, it has been the custom | for all papers presented by the Foreign Onice to” be ed at the priva’e pre: prin’ t ihe oilice, ‘and I belleye are generally in th HY Stas they aré siteented do not kuow as the administration of the Foreign Office in regard to the prinung of papers of this Kind. If sg, we shall become acquainted with it in the course of this brief discussion, Perhaps there may have been, from motives of economy—(aughter)—which, under ordinary circumstances, might pe found to be a source of great public convenience, and some. se- curity for the faithfot administration of our most secret affairs; put if this be the case, the delay that has occurred is not accounted for, Decause (f we really lad to appeal to the promises of the private press of the country, Lown Lain dt a loss (0 con- cele what can orcaston this extraordinary deiuy that these papers presented on J'riday, and expectesL by some members of this House to bein their hands, so that, im the intervening hours between Divine service they might feel Jussited, in # crisis like the present, if they thought 18 necessary, to look at them—(laugbter, and hear, hear)—whereas they have now had to come cons od the House on Monday, having no papers in ely lands, It appears to me that, under pa cheat stances, considering (Me great and asa aieaed that are at stake, some explanation should bao ie 1 by the government on this head. _ nat being the case, Ihave to address the House with which must attend our not baying eny public docu. ment to appeal to. J have satd pefore, and most sincerely, a4 1 think { have always shown, that when @ question gf tris Ganactauce has beaa hatare us for ponte | @ Soclaty of | hile both the potentates | were professing the wimost esteem for Kagtand, | between the three nations, they were secretly plot | whether any change has taken place with respect to | the aimiculty | eration s7othing Will induces me to take ang nr Atep which woulo’ have for tus principal object to embarrass the government. Still, although we aro noi desirous of erobaessing the gover rather ously avelding i, members rn ‘sides of the House must recoUect that there ts a duty to perform to the Parilament ud the country, Woon the peace of Europe is broken I thik it 18 not un- reasonable to expect that the Parliament of this country should learn in due time and as g00n 88 pos- sibie, What 1s the cause of tiat calamity-—(hear, hear)—wnd if at all times that 1s an expectation in. which We are juatified iu indulging it has @ pecuitar force when the sesgion is about to terminate, when mnembers must soom disperse, when, under any olr- cumstances, Our sittings cannot be proionged, and when ander ordinary etreamstances we enaudt Fe- assemble for a very cousideral'e period of time. It scems to Mo extraordinary that the peace of Hurope shouldbe broken in a manner and on a scale $0 vast and threatening, and that Paritament should really have no conception of the vause of such a great even’, and that we shonid go to our constituents, and when they ask us any gnestions, as they always | do tn the course’of autumn, we ehouid be perieclly unacqduiuted with what has occurred, and unable | togitisfy their justilable and reasonable political curlosity. (Laughter) It isthe more d ‘wo should have some Clear conception of the preael state of alfans, because there ts no want of cause alleged and no want of sratements fle b! in authority, but unfortunately they tradictory Character. It is not for to lnipugn the accuracy of any statement madé by @ Minister of State in any country, or any de- claration made either by him or any individual in @ superior station, even to a Minister of State, [ take is for granted that such persons are gentiemen intlu- enced by a high spirit of honor, and acting witha due sense of the grave responsibility that attends ail their words aud all their acts. 1 attribute the discordant statements that are made to the rand and unperfect mote ef conmuntcation which the charactaristio of the seientifie age in whton we tive. (Laughter) But it is not a state of affairs Which any English Parliament can tuink very satts; factory to depead only upon broken telegrams oF ublic declarations made by persons, however grout y be thelr position an ‘authority in theirown country. What we want are docnments. Now, sir, j to-day a document has appeared, and it is with re- Shect to that document thet J wish to make Inquiry of the right honorable gentlemen. That document | appears ia the form of a projected treaty between Prussia and Franca. It tivolves considerable modi- | fications of the present settlement of Hurope, and among other provistons it contemplates the military | Occupation and, finally, the conquest of the king gom of belgium by the Emperor of the French, Now, str, 1 do not know what may be the date of that project of treaty; but it rofersto a siate of affairs which proves that {t cannot be a remote date. 1 shonid bke to inowif the tformation can be givon tons when this project was first proposed, ‘Whether ft Was at somo interval from the present date, and li it 43 in her Majesty’s knowledge who net has beer fpugrred. I aor bo be bp npon imporvuncs Uy ail Boek knowledge of the Tyeceto the Pariaraent .of Uilg cquniry. 2 Wisk, entirciy to avold ¢ into the merits of the bel- | Hgerents in the War, which now, I am sorry to say, Tay descrive as having already commenced. the House feels tt be its duty to come to some opinion upon it have mo doabt it will not shrink from the fuifiment of thar g Higar,) ont te will not attempt to exercise its Pfivildge Of 36 doing Without being th possession of “tiie best informanon it can obtain after having given that aformation its ration and thought, T hope Lmay be | permit that without reverting to the causes | or the merits or even the consequences of tie presen’ struggle, that { tank the policy which is indicated 1a the projcet of treaty is one that this country must heartily disapprove aud deprecate, (Cheers.) T should l00k sayseif upon the prospect of the ex- tinction of the kingdom of Belgium as a misfortune to urope and an injury to Kagland (loud cheers), and therefore trust that such an attempt will never be made; nor can J forget that if any such attempt should be made the engagements which the sove- reizn of this country las entered into m respect to | thatkingdom will démana the gravest consideration, not oniy of the government bat of the House and the country. (Queers Su, I will now take the liberty of asking the question of which i have given notice to the rigbt honorable gentioman, J wish to ask whether they can throw any light upon the project ot treaty which bas been. published this morning, whether they are in possession of any information | which may epable them to toferm Parliamons whethor it indicates a poiicy which, in thetr opinion, may still influence the belligerenis on cither side, and whether the government will give such informa- tion as 1s um their power with respect to a subject which, I think | may venture to say, has occasioned the greatest disquieiude in the pubilc ming, (Hear, ear.) : The House of Commons having then sat to threa o'clock in the moruiog Mr, Gladstone did not reply. The Cab net apsWer appears to have been given in the House of Lords Me next evening, On that day Lord Cairns said:—i understand that a statement has: been made elsewhere wpon the subject of the docu- ment wich has excited so much ptbile interest, and which was mentioned ip your lordships’ house last night, Lhave no right to ask a question, as I have given po notice of my intention to do so, buat if the noble Earl cpposite 18 in a position to communicate the information wich has been gtven eisewiliere L haveno doubt your lordships would be glad to re- celve the communicatio) Bari Granville said;—1 have received a message from Lord A. Loftus stang that it was the intention of Count Bismarck to publish in the official Pia 4 Bedi tis morning the coxt of the draft treaty which your lordships read in the Zines, and also adding that it was siatad that the draft treaty itself was in the handwriting of M. Benedetti, Within the last hour I have seen M. Lavalette, the French Ambassador. A conversation at once took place oa the subject of the projet de trait, of which conversation [ have taken notes. M. Lavaiette called upon me this afternoon, and what he stuted to me was this—that now that war was declared between France and Prussta there only remained two objects for France to attain in refer- ence to this country, pamely, to maintain iriendly relations between the two governments and to pre- serve the friendly relations which of late years have existed between the two countries, The plan con- tained in the draft treaty was one, he said, that Was originated by Count Bismarck, that it had beeu the subject of some conversation with M. Benedettl, but that it had never had any serious basis, and bad been rejected by both parties. M. Lavalette added that France had respected the neutrality of Belgium even when she had reason to complain of the con- duct of that country. He stated Zarther that during the lest month the Emperor had piedged himself tn” @ manner which was binding upon his honor to re- spect the neutrality Belgium, unless that neu- trality was first violated by another belligerent, and that this declaration had been communtcated by the Enoveror-to Lord Lyous. i GERMANY. Right of Navigation of Neutral Ships in Prue siau Waters. A despatch, of which the following is a copy, bas been addressed by Count Bismarck to Queen Vic- toria’s Ambassador at Berlin, Lord Loftns;— M, L’AMBASSADEUR—I hasten in auswer to the esteemed note which I had the honor to receive from ‘our Excellency jately to inform you that the laws eid dowu in the Paris declaration of 16th April, 1856, respecting the right of navigation iu time of war are legally valid throughout the whole of the States of the North German Confederation, and wilt certainly be respected by the North German Con- federation during the present war. I avail, &c., Bex, July 23, 1870. BISMARUK. Prassian Decree Respecting Seizure of French Merchant Vessels. The following local decree has been puilished at Berlin:— By Decree respecting the capture and seizure as prince of war of French merchant vessels, July 13, 1870— We, William, by the grace of God, of Prussia, &c., decree in the name of the North German Contedera- tion as follows:—French merchant vessels shill not be subject to capture, or seized as prizes of wai, by vessels of the Royal Navy of the Confederation. ‘This rale does not, of course, apply to those vessels which would be subject to capture or seizure if they were neutral vessels, WiLteLM, Berwry, July 18, 1 0. BUsMARCK. TURKEY. b ‘Vhe War News ia Ganstantinople—Panio and a Fail in Securities-Bourse Speculation French Reports and InterestwThe Great « Game of Austria and Russin—Persiun and Egyptian Policy. 3 ‘ CONSTANTINOPLE, July 17, 1870, Onlyra week has elapsed stnce my last, and tu tat interval what change in the aspect of affairs in Za- rope! and by the conte coup, what panic and coa- gternation in Constantinople ! ‘The fallin the prices of oll Turkish securities he- tween the Oth and te 13h cansed by the news of the outpreakof war botween France and Prassia was 60 sudden that all stock speculators, who base thelr. operations on the fluancial position of their own country, will hesitate to believe that. any scrip can fall twenty-tive, thirty and thirty- five per cent in o few hours through canses not immediately... asfectimg .the East or “the ‘Anancos of the country itself on which those se ties depend, and yet I do not exaggerate, for Tark- ish consols, quoted two weeks ago at 62 a 63, with | every tendency toirise, ave now at 42, With a likcit- hood of falling soon below 40, Roumelian railways, from 25, sleady premium, are now at 30 discount, nominal, as nobody will Lave them even at that price. Other securities, suchas Ottoman Bank, So- cléte Generale, Credit Ottoman, following suit, not in the same ratio, certainly, but stili heavily enough to make every one feel that private fortune in Turkey ig affected by the chances Of war on the Ruine. This position is anomalous, and we have only Sadyt Pach, the Finance Minister, to thank for it. Serions political complicationsin Europe must certainly in all cases affect Turkey more or less, bat should never suddenly and to the extent now wit nessed Uf is consolidated scrip Lad peea ~~