The New York Herald Newspaper, September 5, 1870, Page 3

NEW YORK ; —_— @f Norseville the French were flnng back Into tho fortress, i H E WAR. ‘The Prossian force in this battle was composed of ‘ Napoleon's Surrender Officially Announced to the French People. Cabinet Proclamation and Parliamen- tary Action in Paris. *Unanimous for Defence Un- til Death.” eee, ‘ ‘THE REVOLUTION LOOMING UP. ‘The Battle Before the Walls of Sedan. Splendid Field Scene at the Prus- sian Advance. » Freneh Resistance, Bravery .and Rout. Grand Charge and Crushing Defeat of the French Cuirassiers. Prussian Infantry in Actual Pursuit of Flying Cavalry. . German Rejoicings of the Victory. CARONGLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE TRE CRISIS IN PARIS, WAR. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Cabinet Proclamation to the French People— MacMahon’s Defeat and the Capitulation of the Army Apnounced—Napoleon’s Surrender Omcially Stated. Panis, Sept. 4, 1870, The Council of Ministers of France have issucad the following proclamation: To THE FRENCH PEOPL! A great misfortune has come upon the country, After three days of heroic struggies sustamed by he army of Marshal MacMahon against three hun- Gred thousand of the enemy, forty thousand men fave been made prisoners. General de Wimpffen, ‘who took command of the army in place of Marshal MacMahon, badly wounded, has signed a capitula- tion, ‘This cruel reverse will not shake our courage. Paris is to-day in a complete state of defence, ‘The tallitary forces of the country will be organized in a few days. ‘& new army will be under the walls of Paria, Another army is forming on the banks of the Lotre. Your patriotism, your union, your energy, will save Orance. ‘The Emperor bas been made a prisoner in the struggie. ‘The government, tn accord with the public powers, . Wit take all measures required by the gravity of events. OOUNT DE PALIKAOQ, H. OHEVREAU, RIGAULT DE GENOUILLY, JULES BRAME, DE LA TOUR D’AUVERGNE, GRANDEPERRET, CLEMENT DUVERNOIS, P. MAGNE, BUSSON BILLAULT, JEROME DAVID, Of the Council of Ministers, FRENCH PARLIAMENTARY ACTION, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Unanimous fer Defence Until Death”—The People er the Revolution? Paris, Sept. 4, 1870. In the French Senate yesterday the Minister of War spoke as follows:— ‘We have learned through various unofficial chan- Nels that Marshal Bazaine failed in his recent at- tempt to free himself from the hostile armies which held him shut up around Metz, His efforts were heroic, The King of Prussia could not help render- tng justice to the valor of our soldiers, Marsbal MacMahon, after endeavoring to reach @ hand to Marshal Bazairfe in the direction of the north, was obliged to retire. Inthe environs of Sedan there Were several days of fighting, with alternations of success and reverse. But we contended against an enemy numerically our superior, and in spite of the most energetic efforts the attempt seems to have terminated in an unfortunate manner for our arms. Other advices, of Prussian origin, are still more unfavorable, but do not appeir to us worthy of Credit in all cases, and the government is not willing ‘to give them the appearance of authenticity by com- municating them to the pubilc. Our reverses afMict us. Itis impossible for us to witness withont deep emotion so much courage and so much devotion rendered unavailing. But this spectacie, far from taking away our energy, augments and redoubles it. Since the present Cabinet came into power it das drawn from France all that her resources could yield, and they still remain so strong that with enerzy and the help of the nation we may yet have the last word. Let us hope that God wiil help us and drive the enemy from oup sou!. Jerome David added to the above by stating that the defences of the capital were in the best condl- tion, and, according to competent judges, were ca- pable of resisting all the exforts of the enemy. “Let. us defend Paris, be said on the walls and in the streets, and if it must be we will bury ourselves under its ruins.’? Inthe Corps Législatif a statement of the aitua- tion, similar to that made In the Senate, was given. Jules Favre declared:—“We are unanimous for defence until death. (Great applause.) It is time ‘that compiiances should cease if we wish to repair our disasters.” He concluded by attacking the imperial power, and proposing to place extraordinary power in the hands of General Trochu. ‘The Count de Palikav and the Chambers protested, TEE BATTLES AT METZ. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Bazaine’s Endeavors Against Prince Frede- rick Charlee—General Mantenfiel’s Action. MALINCouRT, Sept, 2—Night. Since last Wednesday morning Bazame constantly sought to get to the northward from Metz with bis army. The forces of Prince Frederick Charles and Gen- eral Manteuffel repelled all his efforts, and especially in the action that may be etyled the bate the First and Second corps and a portion of the Jandwehr, ‘The confMicts Geeurred for the most part around Berigny and Norseviile, THE SIKGE OF STRASBOURG. TELEGRAM TO THE WEW YORK HERALD. ‘dhe Artillery Due) with the Prassians—Sertic from the Fortress and a Sharp Action. LONDON, Sept. 3—Night. ‘The following is the oMcial Prassian report of the situation at Strasbourg and of the sortle from the garrison, which have been already specially tele- graphed for the use of the HERALD:— Eeiys BERLIN. Sept. 3, 1870, The following pews 1s official:— MUNDELSHELM, Sept. 2—11 A. M. At four o'clock this morning the French at Stras- bonrg opened a vidlent pat ineffectual fire along the entire line, A savage artillery duel ensucd. ‘The Prassian losses are unknown. When the tele- gram left they certaluly were unimportant, ‘The French madé a sortie againgt the Isle of Waaken and on the railway near the station. Colo- nel Renz, with a battalion of the Baden Grenadiers, repulsed them and drove them back into the city. One officer and four ohasseurs were taken prisoners. Lieutenant Colonel Weiden was wounded, The sec- ond paraiiel of the siege line 1s nearly finished. BRITISH REPORTS OF TBE EVENT. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. MacMabou’s “Initin?? Error—Ite Conee- quences in the Order of Progress. Lonpon, Sept. 3, 1870. The London Zimes this morning says that Mar- shal MacMahon, by a series of errors, aggravated an initial error and compromised the chance of re- trieving the fortunes of France. From a chaos of unintelligible and conflicting telegrams received here in London we gather that MacMahon was pro- ceeding to the relief of Metz when he was encoun- tered and driven back by the Germans, who pur sned him 60 closely and constantly that collisions were inevitable. Hence confiicts have been re- ported all the week. ‘There was serious work at Sedan on Tuesday when MacMahon reached the heights of Vaux, near Carignan. hither came the Emperor on Tueaday. On that day 30,000 of MacManon’s army was attacked between Mouzon ana Moulins, This was the first battle of Beaumont, reportea by King William to the Queen. The French were driven over the Meuse to Mouzon, The encounter on the other bank of the river be- came general. The French were expelled from Vaux, and only faced about on Weanesday between Douzy and Bazeliles with the Meuse and the Cher between them and the enemy, A severe engagement occurred. The Prussians turned the French right, necessitating a retirement on Sedan, before which they again renewed the fight on Thursday, when they were driven into that fortress. NAPOLEON?S SURRENDER. CABLE DESPATCH TO THE NEW YORK HEPALD, English Anxiety as to the Consequences, Lonpon, Sept. 3—Evening. ‘The news of the surrender of the Emperor Napo- leon and of MacMahon’s army as reported has cre- ated great excltepent. ‘The anxtety remains universal to tearm whether the surrender involves a cessation of hostilities and the unrestricted occupation of Paris, FRENCH REFUGSES BELGIUM, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. A General, Staff Officers and Seldiers Dis- armed. BRUSSELS, Sept. 2—Night. Additional bodies of French troops have passed the Belgian border, near Bouillon, promptly disarmed. In one body of 3,000 men were one general and several officers of the imperial staff, who gave up their swords, THE BATTLE OF SEDAN. They were Field Reports from King. William’s Headquar- ters—Prussian Forced March in Pursuit of MacMahon—Riding to the Battle Field—A Grand Panorama—Positions of the Ar- mies—French Blunder—The German Plan of Battle and the Forces Engaged — Fearful Struggle Under the Walls of Sedan— The French Retreat. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Sept. 8—Night. ‘The lollowing telegram report of the battle of Sedan, with the preliminary marches and positions of the French and Prussian armies, ts dated at the headquarters of the King of Prussia, distant abont eight miles from Sedan, on ‘Thursday night, September 1, and telegraphed by cable for the use of the New York HERaLD:— After their defeats on the 30th and 3ist ult. the French retreated en masse on Sedan and encamped around it. From what I learned from the French prisoners, it seems that they fully believed that the road to Mézieres would always be open to them, and that therefore, in case of another defeat before Sedan, their retreat would be easily accomplished, A FOROED MARCH, On the evening of Wednesday, from five to eight o’clock, I was at the Crown Prince’s quarters at Chemery, @ uillage some thirteen miles from Sedan , to the south-southwest, on the main road. At half-past five we saw that there was a great movement among the troops encamped all around us, and we thought at first that the King was riding through the bivowacs; but soon the Thirty-seventh regimeut came pouring through the village, their band playing “Dte Wacht am Rhein’ as they marched along with @ swinging stride. 1 saw at once by the men’s faces that something extraordinary was going on. It was soon Plam that the troops were in the lightest possible marching order. Ali their knapsacks were left behind, and they were carrying nothing but cloaks siung around their shoulders, except that one or two vou vivants had retained their camp- kettles, But if the camp-kettles were left behind the cartouche box was there—hanging in front of the men’s belts, unbalanced, as they ought to be, by the knapsacks. Soon I learned that the whole Prussian corps— those lent from Prince Frederick Charles’ army, the Second army and the Crown Prince’s—were making a forced march to the left, in the direction of Don- chery and Meziéres, in order to shut in MacMahot army in the west and so drive them against the Bel- gian frontier. I learned from the officers of the Crown Prince's staff that at the same time, while we were watching regiment after regiment pass through Chemery, the Saxons ana the Guards, 80,009 strong, on the Prussian right, under Prince Albert of Saxony, ‘Were also marching rapidly to close on the doomed French army on the right bank of the Meuse, which they had crossed at Remilly on Tuesday, the 30th, in the direction of La Onapeile, a smail village of 930 inhabitants on the road from Sedan to Bouillon in Belgium, and the ast village before crossing the Srontier. DETERMINATION, Anything more splendid than the men’s marehing Mt would be impossible to imagine. 1 saw men lame dn both feet hobbling along in the ranks, kind com- rades less footsore carrying their needie-guns, ‘Those who were actually incapable of putting one foot before another had pressed peasa nts’ wagons and every available conveyance into service, and were following in the rear so a8 to be Teady for the great battle, which all felt sure would come off OW he morroW, ‘The Bayargnry Who, it generally believed, do not march 60 Well as they fight, were in the centre, between us at Chemery and Sedan, encamped around the woods of La Marfee, famous for a great battle in 3641, during the wars of the League. When I had seen the last regiment dash through—for the pace at which they went can really not be called ‘“march- ng” in the ordinary sense—I rode off about a quar- ter past eight in the evening for Vendresse, where the King’s headquariers were, and where 1 hoped to find house room, DANGER. When I got within about a half a mile of Ven- dresse, going at a steady trot, asharp “Halt! rang ont through the clear air, 1 brought my horse to a stand-still, knowing that Prussian sentries are not to be trified with. As I pulled up twenty yards of 1 heard the clicks of their locks as they brought their weapons to fall cock and covered me. My reply being satisfactory I jogged on into Vendresse, and my mare and myself had soon forgotten senti- nels, forced marches and coming battles, START YOR THE BATTLE FIELD, At seven Thursday morning my servact came to wake me, saying that the King’s horses were har- nessing and that his Majesty would leave in half an hour for the battle field, andas a cannonade had already been heard near Sedan I jumped up, seized crusts of bread, wine, cigars, &c., and cram- med them into my holster, taking my breakfast on the way. Just as I got to my horse King Willlam drove out. Jn an open carriage with tour horses, for Uhevange, about three and a half miles south of Sedan. Much against my will 1 was compelled to allow tne King’s staff to precede me on the road to the scene of action, where I arrived myself soon after, nine o'clock, It was impossible to ride fast, all the roads being blocked with artillery, ammunition wagons, ambu- lances, &c, Aslrode onto the crest of the hill which rises sharply about #ix hundred or seven hundred feet above the Nitle hamlet of Chevange, nestled in a grove below, 4 GLORIOUS PANORAMA. ‘This burst on my view. In the lovely valley be- low us, from the knoli on which I stood with the King and Nis stat, we could see not only the whole valley of the Meuse (or Maas, asthe Germans love tocall the river that Louis XIV, stole. from them) but, also, beyond the great wood: of Bois de Loup and Francheval into Belgium, and as far as the hilly forest of Numo on the other side of the frontier. Right at eur feat lay the little town of Seaan, famous for its fortifications by Vauban and as the birthpiace of Turenne—the great Mar- shal. AS we were only about two and a quarter miles from the town we could easily distin- guish its principal edifices without the ald of our field-glasses. On the left was a pretty church, its Gothic spire of sandstone offering a conspicuous target for the Prussian guns had General Moltke thought ft to bombard the town. To the right, on the southeast of the church, was @ large barrack, with the fortifications of the citadel. Behind it and beyond this to the southeast again was the old chi- teau of Sedan, with picturesque, round-turreted towers of the sixteenth century, very useless even agajust fonr-pounder Krapp field-pleces. This buiiding, } be!ieve, is now an arsenal. Bevond this ‘was the citadel—the heart of Sedan—on a rising hill above the Mense to the southeast, but completely commanded by the hills on both sides the river whieh runs in front of the citadel. FRENCH BLUNDER, ‘The French had flooded the low meadows in the valley’ before coming, to the ratiway bridge at Bazeilie, in order to stop the Germans from ad- vancing ou the town in that direction. Win stupidity (for one can find no other word for it) the French bad failed to mine the bridge at Bazellle, and it was of immease service to the Prussians throughout the battle, The Prussians actually uirew up earthworks on the fron bridge itself to protect it from the Frenoh, who more than once attempted early in the day to storm the bridge in the hope of breaking the Bavarian communication between the right and left banks of the Meuse. This they were unable to do; ahd although their cannon shot has almost demolished the parapet, ihe bridge itself was never materially damaged, POSITION OF THE FORCES. On the projecting spurs of the hill, crowned hy the woods of La Marfee, of which I have aiready spoken, ihe Bavarians had posted two batterles of six- pounder rifled breech-loading steel Krupp guns, which kept up aduello till the veryend of the day with the siege guns of Sedan across the Meuse. Stiil farther to the right flank, or rather to the east (for our line was @ circular one—a crescent at first, with Sedan in the centre like the star on the Turkish standard) Was an undulating plain above the yil- lage of Bazeille. Terminating about a mile and a half from Sedan, atthe woods near Rubecourt, midway—that is to fay, inaline from Bazellle north—there is a ravine watered by a tiny brook, which was the scene of the most desperate struggle and of the mosttirightfui slaughter of the whole battie. This stream, whose name I have forgotton, if it ever had one, runs right behind the town of Seaan. From the woods of Fleigreuse on the north be- hind the town rises a hill dotted with cottages and frait-laden orchards, and crowned by the wood of La Garenne, which runs down to the valley of which I have just spoken. Between this wood and the town were several French camps, thetr white shelter tents standing out clear among the dark frult trees, In these camps one could see throughout the day huge masses of troops which were never used. Even during the height of the battle they stood Idle. We Imagined that they must have been undisciplined Gardes Mobiles whom the French generals dared not bring out against their enemy, To the Prussian left of these French camps, sepa- rated from them by a wooded ravine, was a long bare hill, something like one of the billson Long Island. This Lill, on which was some of the hardest fighting of the day, formed one of the keys of the position of the French army. When once tts crests were covered with Prussian artillery the whole town of Sedan was completely at the mercy of the German guns, as they were not only above the town, but the town was also within musket range of them. Still further tothe left lay the village of Ily, set on fire early in the day by the French shells. South of this the broken railway bridge, blown up by the French to protect their right, was @ conspicuous ob- Jeet. Right above the railway bridge on the line to Mézieres was the wooded hill crowned by the new chateau of Monsieur Pave. It was here the Crown Prince and his staff stood during the day, having a rather more extensive but less central view, and therefore less desirable than ours, Where stood the King, Count Bismarck, Von Roon the War Minister, General Moltke, and Gene- rals Sheridan and Forsyth. THE PRUSSIAN PLAN OF BATTLE. Having endeavored to give some faint idea of the scene of what is in all probability the decisive battle or the war, I will next give an account of the posi- tion of the different corps at the commencement of the action, premising that all the movements were of the simplest possible nature. ‘The object of the Prussian generals being merely to close the crescent of troops with which they began into @ circle, by effecting a junction between the Saxon corps on their right and the Prussian corps on their left. This junction took Place about noon, near the little village of Olley, on the Bazeilie ravine, behind Sedam of which I have already spoken. Once their terrible circle formed and well soldered together, it grew steadily smaller and smaller, until at last the fortifications at Sedan itself were entered, On whe extreme right .were the Saxons—one . “MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1870—TRIPLE SHUNT. Corps d’armée, with King William's Guards ; also, | Prussian mitrailieurs with their teasing fire could & coros d’armTe in reserve behind them. The Guards had suffered terribly at Graveloute, where they met the Imperial Guard; and te King would not allow them to be again so cruelly decimated. Justice compels me to state that this arrange- ment was very far indeed from being pleas- ing to the Guards themselves, who are ever anx- jous to be in the fronvof the baitle, ‘The Guards and Saxons, then avout 75,000 strong, were all day on the right bank of the Meuse, be- tween Rubecourt and La Chapelle, at which latter village Prince Albert of Saxony, who was in com- mand of the two corps which have been formed into 4 little extra urmy by themselves, passed the pignt of Thursday. * Me Broun from Rubecourt to the Meuse was oc- cupled by the First Bavarian corps. ‘The Second Ravarlan corps extended their front from mear the Bazeille Rallway bridge to a point on the high road from Donchery to Sedan, not far from the little village of Torey. Below the hill on which the Crown Prince was placed, the ground from Torey to Hy, through the large village of Floing, was held by the First and Third Frassian corps, belonging to Prince Frederick Charles and temporarily attached to the army of the Crown Prince. This was the position Of the troops about nine o'clock on Thursaay mornin g, September 1, and no great advance took place till later than that, for the artillery had at first all the work to do, Still further to the left, near Donchery, there were 20,000 Wurtemburgers ready to cgst off tue French from Mezii-res, 10 cage of thelr making a push for that fortress, THB FORCES ENGAGED, ‘The number of the Prussian troops engaged was estimated by (ieneral Moltke at 240,000, and that of the French at 120,000, We know that MacMahon had with him on Tues- day 120,000 men—that is, four corps; his own, that lately commanded by General de Pailly, now under General Le Bran; that of Felix Douay, brother of General Abel Douay, killed at Weiesenburg; and a fourth corps, principally composed of Garde Mo- bile, the name of whose commander bas escaped me. MacMahon, although wounded, commanded in chief on the French side. It Je almost needless to say that the real comman- der-in-entef of the Prussians was Vou Moitke, with the Crown Prince ana Prince Albert of Saxony im- mediately next in command. THR BATTLE—HOW THE PIGHT OPENED AND PRo- GRESSED. ‘There were a few stray cannon shot fred, merely sighting shots, however, as soon as the range was obtained, but the real battle did not commence until six o'clock, becoming a sharp artillery fight at oine, when the batteries had each got within easy range and the shel!s began to do serious mischief, At fifty-five minutes past eleven o’clock the mus- ketry fire in the valley in the rear of Sedan, which had opened about twenty five minutes past eleven o'clock, became exceedingly lively, being one con- tinuous rattie, only broken by the growling of the mitraiileurs, whitch played with deadly effect on the advancing Saxon and Bavarian columns, Major General Sheridan, United States Army, by whose side I was standing, told me that he did not remember ever to have heard such a well sustained fire of smaltarms, It made itself beard above the roar of the batteries at our feet, At twelve o'clock noon precisely the Prussian bat- tery of #1x guns on the slope above the broken rail- way bridge over the Meuse near La Villete had si- lenced two batterles of the French guns at tne foot of the bare hiils already mentioned near the village of Floing, At ten minutes past twelve o'clock the infantry, no longer supported by their artillery, were compelled to retire to Floing, and soon after- wards the junction between the Saxons and Prus- sians behind Sedan was announced to us by General Von Roon, who was eagerly peering through a large telescope, as being safely completed, THE FRENOH IN RETREAT—COMMENCEMENT OF THE ROUT AND COMING TO A CLOSE—THE PRUSSIAN PURSUIT AND FIRE. From this moment the resutt of the battle could no longer be doubtful. The French were completely surrounded and bronght to bay, At ungubesiive minutes past twelve we were all as- tonished to see clouds of retreating French infantry on the hill between Floing and Sedan, a Prussian baitery making good practice with percussion shells among the receding ranks. The whole hill for a quar- ter of an hour was literally covered with French- men running rapidly less than half an hour after. At ten minutes to one General Von Roon called at- tention to another French column in full retreat to the rigbt of Sedan, on the road leading from Ba- zeilles to La Gavenne wood. ‘They never halted till they got to a small red roofed house on the outskirts of Sedan ttseif, Almost at the same moment Major General Sheri- dan asked us to Jook at a third French column mov- img up a broad grass road through La Gavenne wood, immediately above Sedan, doubtless to sup- port the troops defending the important Bazeliles ravine to the northeast of the town. At one o'clock P. M. the French batteries on the edge of the wood, toward Toney and above it, opened a vigorous fireon the advancing Prussian columns of the Third corps, whose evident intention it was to storm the bill northwest of La Gavenne, and so gain the key of the position on that side. THE FINAL “RUSH.” At a quarter past one o’clock yet another French battery near the wood opened on the Prussian columns, which were compelled to keep shifting their ground till ready for their final rush at the hills, and in order to avoid offering so good a mark to the French shells. Shortly afierwara we saw the first Prussian skir- mishers on the crest of the La Gavenne hills above Toney. They did not seem in strength, and General Sheridan exclaimed, ‘An ! the beggars are too weuk; they can never hold that position against ali those French.” ‘The General’s prophecy soon proved correct, for the French advancing at least six to one, the Prus- slans were forced to retreat down the hill to seek re- inforcements from the columns which were hurry- ing to their support. In tive minutes they came back again, this time in greater force, but still terribly infertor to those huge French masses. ‘THE FRENCH CUIRASSIFRS, “Good heavens; the French cuirassiers are going w charge them!” cried Major General Sheridan; and sure enongh the regiment of cutrasslers, their hel- mets and breastpiates flashing in the September sun, form in sections of squadrons and dash down on the scattered Prussian skirmishers without deigning to form in line, Hollow squares are never used by the Prussians. The infantry received the culrassiers with a crushing, quick fire (schnelifeuer) at about 100 yards distance, loading and firtng with extreme rapidity and unfailing precision into the dense French squadrons, ‘The effect was startling Over went horses and men in numbers, in masses, in hundreds, and the regiment of proud French cutrassijers went hurriedly back in disorder—went back much faster than it came—went back scarcely @ regiment in strength, and not at all a regiment in form. Its comely array was suddenly changed into shapeless and nelpless crowds of flying men. UP AND AFTER THEM—INFANTRY CAVALRY. The moment the culrassiers turned back the Prus- sians actuaily dashed forward in hot pursuit at double quick—infantry plainly parsuing fying cav- alry. Such a thing has not often been recorded in the annals of war. I know not when an example to compare precisely with this has occurred. There was nO more striking episode in the battle, THE CHASSEPOT A¥YD NEEDLE GUN. When the French infantry saw their cavalry thus fleeing before the foot soldiers they in their turn came forward and attacked the Prussians. The Prussians waited quietly, patientiy enduring a rapid and telling] fire frum the Chassepots until their enemies had drawn so near ex to be within a hundred yards from them. Then they returned with the needle gun the rapid fire from the Chassepote, and the French infantry could no more endure the Prussian fire than the cavalry to whose rescue they had come. The infantry fied in its turn and followed the cavalry to the place from which they came, that is, behind a ridge some ive hundred yards on the way to Sedan, where the IN PURSUIT OF no longer reach them, ‘THE OBJRCT GAINuD, ‘The great object of the Prussians was gained, since they were not driven from the crest of the hill they fought to hola, holding it thas against the cavalry. The Prussians persuaded themeelves that it was Posaible to establish artillery on thie hill, (Here the report breaks off, the h Wires in New Branswick con! French and English cables broken. Repati are at work, and it is hoped communication wiil 00D be restored.) THE GERMAN TRIUMPH. Rejoicings Over the Prussian Victories in the City and Suburbs. Jubilation in Westchester, Brooklyn, Hoboken, and at Fort Lee and ollege Point~Meet- ings, Movements, Rencontres and Ar- rests on Account of Fatherland. Notwithstanding the great excitement consequent on the surrender of Napoleon, yesterdsy was com- paratively quict In the city. Flags were flying tn al! directions, and the broad, good humored faces of our German citizens wore an expression of intense de- Hight and satisfaction; but there was no erganiwzed demonstration within the mits of the city. TRis was caused as much by the respect of the Germans tor the American Sabbath, perhaps, as from the fact tbat the thousand and one societies of “fests” and “bunds” availed themselves of the Pleasant day to @? to the country, there to enjoy the pleasant refiec- ons which the startling news of Saturday occa- Sioned. ‘The following reports will show how United Germany spent the Sunday out of town. ‘THE DAY IN WESTCHESTER Contrary to general anticipation, and sadly in op- Dosition to the sanguine hopes of the genial keepers of the lager beer saloons, there was not much of a Tush yesterday of thirsty and enthualastic Teutons to the howling wildernesses of Westchester county. Indeed it was generally stated as a self-evident and incontrovertible fact that the stream of Germans that flows regularly each Sunday through the sim- mer across the Harlem river had shrunk to a third of its accustomea volume, and all who make a profit by ministering to their needs sent up a queru- lous and heartrending wail of disappoinmens. But, nevertheless, no inconsiderable portion of our Teuton population spent ther “DAY OF REST? in the various well known retreats in Morrisania, Mott Haven and High Bridge, where lager and Rhein wein can be quaffed in leafy glades, cool, shady, and traversed by the light breezes that sw ‘eep up from the river. Braving the terrors of the Third avenue cars, and successfully escaping from the Importunities of the pedlers who stand on the bridge and implore the passers-by to invest their money mm choice cigars, “four for ten cents,” they emerged upon the opposite shore, and were at once in realms Where they were [ree to give full play toa pardon- able passion for PATRIOTISM AND BEER, it {s true chey did not croas “the Harlém’? as their countrymen recently crossed the Rhine—in resist- less hordes; but they were like them in another respect, for they advanced witn steady tread. It Was easy to see that they were worthy members of the great Teutonic race; their faces displayed the same placid confidence and their forms were as Portly and stalwart as those of their victorious brethren who have just broken into disorganized fragments the armies of what used to be ca:led “the first military Power in Europe.” And as they quievy strolled up the transpontine portion of Third avenue, with their wives or sweet- ee and High Bridge 24 a consequence is quite an attrac. tion to the devotees of Gambrinus. Yesteroay there was a tremendous crowd at the gardens in its neighborhood, agd the Germans predominated more thanever, ‘There were Frenchmen there, too, and Irishmen, and a good many other kinds of men, who do sympathize with Prussia and the hard knocks *-Unzer Fritz’ gave Napoleon's armies before Louis came to captured grief, yet strange to say there was jg Ill f nifested on the part’ of any one o ae eeaaitigled Bentrede on account of their difference of nationality, Tne Germans, with their frows and little ones all bedecked in their Sunday best, sat at the same tables with the Irlsh- men and the Frenchmen and i mauy instances ‘treated’ one another liberally and TALKED OVER THE WAR with the utmost good humor. There were many Persons who came up {irom New York and Hariem on the boats in the morning with the tdea that they Would witness a jolly good row before nightiail be- tween the Germans and partics who don’t see Ger man glory in the same light as Germans do, out they went away dixappolited, A GERMAN'S PEACEFUL NOTIONS. “Lm dinks vot der vos goin to be leetie fitin "bout dat Brooshin vigdory,” remarked @ jolly Teuton to @ gentleman who sat near him at one of the tabies. “Well, I heard so this morning.”’ “Pat's blayed cout. I deil you dat we doant van! to make droubles wit anybodies. Dem peoples vat dinks ve vos vol ve Goant vos know nodings about: it.” “But you talk a good deal about Fritz’s vietories in the hearing of those who don’t like to hear about hem.?? t “Dat mid us makes no difference, If dey doans Mike to hear b en, vy dey needn’t come where we vos all Germans. “But there are a number of Frenchmen here, and Irishmen, too?” "80 #0, bat wedalk to bim like friends, you know. Té@eil you vat it ish, my fren, we feel tarn gout over dem Brooshin Soggnenien, but we doant hates de Frenchmen nor de Irishers, Vy so? Dey make mit us no harm. | vos trink dree, vour, yaas, dwelve klases ov bier mit dwo Irisuers vot I meets ‘dis morning, und we hed zum pig dalk *bout dat war Vat vos come (oan end already, all de while, und we deedn’t vite *bout it.” «That was strange." “Yaas, but Gey goodn’t trink lagers so much as de Germans, und dey vos go away after summeumes ‘bout as goot vrepds of ‘hia as never vos.”? A PAYING POLICY, ‘The fact of the matter was that the very best of feeling They apnea Gomae me oe was only one m the neighbor! whic! splayed German fag. ‘This may have been the result of policy on the part of the proprietor. If it was, 16 Was @ paying One, for it is pretty certain thata German flag over one of the saloon doors would have driven away a good many lager inbivers who were not Germans in war sympathy, A MYSTERIOUS PFLAG. At one time a little row was imminent on the river, A boat rowed by two men passed under the bridge with a fag that looked susp.cious!y like that of the North German Confederation displayed at the bow. Another boat wiih three ratier half scas-over fellows ran icross its bow, and one of them jumped into the boat, “What flag {s that’ he asked, threateningly. “That at the bow }"" “Yes.” “Why “Weil, that’s my bneineas."? “Ob! itis, eh! Well, We got it down town,” “What is [ty “Why, bless you, it i the flag of te Irish Directory.” ‘The tWo boats were seen soon after this little inei- dent approaching the shore together, and late in the evening they both took their departnre, side by , With both crews much the worse off for the wear and tear of mixed drinks, ln Morrisania all the lagertes did a thriviug business, and ne dis- turbanee of any kind occurred to break a singie tumbler over anybody's head, A good many Ger- man flags were fung to the breeze from many housetops m the town; but as @ general thing the lager gardens and saloons did not show their colors, if they had any to show. Jn one of the gardens a perty of jolly Teutons whited away the dull hours of the alternoon by singing patriotic songs, such as “What is the German's Ki theriand;? while at an adjoming table four Frenchmen were singing the Marseilles Hymn. Neither party interfered with the other, and the same Teutonic barmatd served them both and smiled on both, as though she knew in her heart and soul that the pint of lagcr was a thing far above such disturbing questions 28 the downfall of the French empire or the victory of Konig Wilhelm. The Ger- mans quaffed their beer in peace In Meirose and the other places in Westchester county, where the cur- yent of lager is undammed by policemen’s clas, ana hearts hangiog on their arms, and not un- seldom with troops of chubby children in their wake, they were certainly pleasant subjects for renection. One could scarcely help being gon- vinced that the country is safe while ita population is sodargely replenished, as.at present, with such a manly, peaceful, law-abiding element aw that°’of Which these happy, contented and “domestic” men were fair representatives. IN THE 84L00NS during the earlier part of the day the more youth- ful Teutons seemed to bear palpable traces of the Previous evening's exuberant festivity. Their nerves seemed scarcely in a state of normal calm, their eyes were dull and heavy, and their throats, if one might judge from the frequency with which they poured down huge draughts of refreshing lager, were exceedingly dry. And if one waited a little, Hstening to the conversation, it would not be long before the current of gossip would turn into some such channel as follows. the talk being, of course, favored with a marked German accent:— “Yes, sir, we did drink the goot lager last night; very much, too much, And Carl came in while we were at Fritz’s saloon and called for three bottles of the good Rhein wein. And then I called for three, and then Withelm called for three, and then Gustav called for three, and then we all did the same thing over again. Ah! but the good wine fowed like milk from the udder of a cow.” At the close of this speech there would be a gen- eral chorus of sympathy, whereupon each member would proceed to narrate some similar adventure. But these festive youths really seemed but slightty shaken by their exploits, and one can easily understand that what- ever Louis hs voles may think about it, no German could hesitate a moment in paying: that the recent glorious victories of the Prussian arms Sanden justified them in this particular jollifica- tion. And, after all, what is @ man worth whonever gets Gronk? In the opinion of by no means the most shallow Observers among us, very little, in- deed, if not absolutely novhing at all. It was quite evident, however, that among tne great wise of the Germans in Westchester yesterday the FIRST EXUBERANCE OF JOY and enthusiasm for the triumphs that had crowned the steady courage of their countrymen, which hi effervesced on Suturday night into the most ex! vagant demonstrations of rejoicing, had died away, and had given place to a feeling of calm satisfaction. periaps one ought rather to say of profonnd grati tude. ‘Talk to them for five minutes, however, and you would see that, quiet and silent as they seemed Inclined to be, iheir hearts were full to overflow- ing with an honest feeling of national pride, While that noble enthusiasm for what had for sO many years been merely a vain dream—the nity of the dear Fatherland— would ever and anon flash forth with the electrical energy into which the German nature, stolid and stupid as it is sueeringly termed by men who have never fatnomed its depths, knows so well to lift itself up, when the occasion i3 worthy of the effort. There was @ marked magnanimity, too, in the gene- ral conversational treatment of the fallen Emperor. Many ridiculed the theatrical attitudes he had struck and the theatrical speeches he had made since that memorable battle of Wessembourg, but there was an evident disposition to quietly consign him to the obscurity into whieh he now seems de- stined to sink. As the afternoon wore on the saloons began to LOW more and more lively, The principal one in Vestchester was a scene of quite remarkable ani- mation and festivity. ts proprietors have recently given it several features having reference to the war, which ts now probably almost ended, ana these received a merited share of attention. For instance, in ope corner of the garaen a little space has been devoted to the illustration of what the Ger- man army in the fleld actually looks like. In the background were 1s a rude hut of rough tim- bers, and disposed in various ‘icions are wunted figures of infantry, Hessians and Uhians, while a couple of wooden cannon posted in the front lend an additional air of reality to the general appearance of the tableau. Then the pictures in the stereoscopic gallery, which are gen- erally chiefly of that class which borders on the prurient and indecent, are replaced in several cases by views of Paris, Berlin and the seat of war. One of these was a photograph of Napoleon’s chair of state m the Tulleries, and @ spectator, having patd his five cents for the show, wok out his money's worth by a most lengthened and careful scrutiny of this particular scene. “Aah! cried he at last, “thank God ire will never sit ip that chair again.” Yn the front of the hotel, as perhaps some of the readers of the HERALD have noticed, there 18 a life size picture of an antique warrior, clad in a coat of mail and na- ture’s breeches, Kound ths, at one time, there was quite an interested crowd, and one of 118 members Having soggested that the figure was “King Wii- ham” as he appeared at the head of his forces, the rest of the peopie present seriously accepted the idea. In the various gardens on the river there was a fair attendance, but nothing approaching that of last Sunday, so at least the venders of lager discon- solately staicd, Everywhere, however, the day passed Off in the most orderly and quiet manner possible, High Bridge. The vicinity of High Bridge is a wonderful piace on Sundays for ait sorts of peop e, and the way Jager ia punished at the various saloons is a caution to temperance lecturers. Of course wherever lager 1s abundant the ‘Teutonic clemest is never wanting, no disturbance occarred during the day. TRE DAY WN BROOKLYN, Brooklyn was electrified on Saturday morning at the early apnonnesment by the Telegram extra of the surrender of Louis Napoleon and the army of MacMahon at Sedan. Work was almost instanta- neonsly suspended on all sides, and men of all nationalities and creeds proceeded to discuss with flushed or pallid countenances, as the news affected thetr feelings, the unlooked-for and starting an- nouncement. Ab! but has it been confirmed yet? May not this despatch be a canard, gotten up simply for stock jobbing effect’ and simuar queries were heard on the sids of the French and their sym- patnizers. The answer, confirmatory of the reli- ability of the early flush of the exciting news, was found in the later editions of the evening paver, and no longer doubt was expressed as to the correotness of the news of the downfall of the French empire. With the iriends of Prussia and the citizens of German origin the first despatch of victory for the followers of King Wilhelm over the gallant French Marshal MacMahon, and the overthrow of the Na- poleon dynasty, was taken for granted and implicitly believed as ‘good enough.” A hasty movement “dager-beer-saloon-ward’’ was made on every side, and deep, long draughts of the favorite beverage of the veteran Konge (and Gambrinus) weré quaffed in honor of the event. “Our Fritz,” a Teutonic honse- hold word suggestive of proud paternity, was kindly toasted for his vajor and success. While cheers and round after round of the reputed non-intoxicaung beverage were drunk to the health of the future Emperor of Germany, “King Wil helm of Prussia, tnat wily, Korat A great statesman of the period, Bismarck, was duly credited for his success in hoodwinking “Na- poleon” into putting his head into the lion’s mouth by rashing into a war with a Power so far superior to his own, a8 the result has shown. The Crown Prince aud Prince Frederic Charles were duly ac- credited witn being worthy acions of royaity, whether in gilded palace or tented fled. Steinmet7 and Von Moltke and the other great military men of the times were discusved from a martial standpoint, and came out with flyiag colors. So passed the day and night and far into the early bath morning in many places of German recreative resort. Yester- day was a gala day with the Germans in a tippling and chin music sense, They walked boldly in the side gdoorways of the beer gardens and saloons and drank all they wanted, making as much noise as suited thelr pecuiiar idea of proprieties of the occasion. Volicemen who called around came in for many 4 drink, and were, therefore, deaf to ail nolae and bind to any thing akin to a violation of the Sunday clause of the Excise law. The black, white and red tri-color of the Prussian was dis- played from several honses throughout Brooklyn, dnd was saluted by many excited admirers of the victorious cause which it sustained in the sanguinary flelds of poor la bette France. But there were, as ubove stated, very many per- sons, especially thoxe of French abd Celtic nation- ality, and hundreds of the more tntelligent and less prejudiced class of American birth, who felt sad au heart for the defeat of the les of France, and mong such bat little was said though their bearing betrayed their sympathies. One individual inquired of another the real cause of the great antipathy shown to the French by the Americans in this war. “Well, to be honest about ee was the reply, ‘they consider that the defeat of the French gives strength and vigor to the Protestant power.’’ “That 18 @ reason, certainly,” was the response, “which is at variance with the profession of relgious tolerance and the right of ail people to worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience (which is accorded by the constitution), and which is unbecoming for Americans, 3 @ strictly neutral Power,to express.”’ A strong advocate of the Prussian cause, learning of the surrender of Napoleon, exclaim “Well, now I am a friend of the neh. y have got fid of that old fraud and fogy ‘Nap,’ and I have no further interest in w eps | their enemies. I hope to see the invaders driven off the soll of France, Let them establish a republic now, and the Ameri Peet @re with them heart and hand hence- forth. “At all events,” exclaimed a neutral citiz news means the termination of the war. peace.” “Yes,” was the ready rejoinder of a bystander, ‘‘it means @ large plece of France.” “You don’t meet many Frenchmen about town to-day,” inquiringly remerked ao individual with @ contemptuous leer. “No,” was the rejoinder; ‘but t find a good mae French sympathizers who boast that it regui tnree Prussian soldiers to Sight one French soldier-’? ‘The shipping flying the of Prussia, Wurtem- per, Saxony, Bavaria, Hanover, Hesse-Cassel, Baden and other principalities of the German Con federation, were decorated from stem to stern with bunting yesteraay. There 1s much rejoicing among the merchant marine of these nations, attendant upon the speedy prospects of a return of these abing to the active walks of reopening commerce, The Germans of Brooklyn, in the midst of their rejoicings, have an eye to the main point of the intereste—the material interests—of Faderland in defraying the cost of the war. They arge that We CONTINUED ON SEVENTH PAGE m, ‘tinis It means