The New York Herald Newspaper, November 15, 1870, Page 4

NAPOLEON'S HISTORY OF THE WAR Mfho Franco-Prussian Campaign of 1870 by Bonaparte. HIS MAJESTY’S REVIEW OF EVENTS. ‘Gauses of the French Re- verses. HOPES OF THE FINAL RESULT. By the European mail at this pert and from the office o1 the French Figaro, in London, we are ena- bled to print the whole of the Emperor Napoleon's history of the campaign, literally translated from proof sheets of the drochure about to appear in Brussels under the title of “Campagne de 1870: des Causes qui ont amené la Capitulation de Sedan. Par un Officer attaché & VEtat Major Général.” ‘This statement has, we are informed, been dictated by tho Emperor during his retirement at Wilhelms- hohe. It reads:— a een sae war was declared, an e Lg Pe fe command in chef of the French armies, he frequently gave expression to the thought, reflec! in “his initial proclamation, that the campaign about to open would be surrounded by the greatest difficuities. In the the satisfaction occasioned by the enthusiasm which everywhere greeted his footsteps many ob- served the look of sadness with which he listened to houts of “Onward to Berlin ?’ uttered by the ex. ‘Cited multitade—vs if the enterprise were destined to be merely a military promenade, and a march for- ward weuild suffice to Vanquish the nation of Europe most thoroughly exercised in the profession of arms ‘and best prepared for war. The Emperor knew that Prussia was ready to call out in a short time 900, men, and, with the aid of the Southern States of Germany, could count upon 1,100,000 soldiers, France rwas only adie to mantles 120 oat ud, as the number of ttzhting mén is never more t ong-hait the actual eflective force, Germany was in a position to bring tuto the field 550,000 inén, while we had only ‘about 300,009 to Confront the enemy. To compen- sate for this numerical inferiority it was mecessary for us by a@ rapid moyement to scross «the Rhine, séparate athern Germi trom the North German Confederation, and. by the ¢clat of @ first success secure the alliance of ‘Austria and Ital, we were able to prevent the ‘arimios’ or otith in Yetnany from Toh iD Tete junction with those of the North the effective slrengthof the Prussians would be reduced 200,000 Juen, and the disproportion between tue number of ne thus much diminished. If Austria wad ‘aly made common cause wiiti pe then the su- perlority ef numvers Would be in oar favor. The “a pian of campaign—which he con- ‘fidea, at 8, 10 Marshals MacMahon and Lebouf aloue—was to mass 150,000 men at Metz, 100,000 at Strasbourg and 50,000 at the Camp of Chalons, The conceniration of the frst two armies, one on the Sarre and tne other on the Rhine, did not reveal his provects; for the enemy was left in uncertainty as Lo whether gue attack would be made against the Achenish provinces er upon the duchy of Baden. As soon as thet:oops should have been concen- trated at the points indicated {t was the Emperor’s eo to immediately unite the two armies of Metz and Strasbourg, und, at the head of 250,000 men, to cross the Rhine at Maxau, leaving at his Tight the tortress of Rastadt and at his lett that of Germersheim, Reaching the other side of tne Rhine he would have torced the States of the South to observe neutrality and would then have hurried on to encounter the Prussians. While this move- meut Was in course ef execution the 60,000 mea at Chalons, under the command of Marshal Canro- bert, were to proceed to Metz to protect the rear of the army and to guard the northeastern frontier. At the same time our fleet cruising in the Baltic ‘would have held stationary, in the north of Prussia, & part of the enemy’s forces, ooliged to defend the coasts threatened with invasion. ‘The sole chance of this pes succeeding was to furpass the enemydn rapidity of movement. To accompush this it Was necessary to muster in a very Tew days, at the points decided upon, not only the Dumber of men required, but also the essential ac- cessorics of the projected campaign, such as wagon equipages, ardllery parks pontoon train, gunboats to cover the passage of the Rhine, and, finally, the commissarial necessary to supply ® large army on the march. ‘the Emperor flattered himself with the hope of Attalning these results, and io thse he was de- celyed; as, in fact, everybody was led astray by the Supposiiion that, by means of the railways, men couid be concentrated and horses and matériet brought forward with the order and precision in- dispensable to success, Where preparauion had not becn made long in advance by a vigilant adm tration. : 4 + ibenecas The delays incurred arose, in & great measure, rom the defects of our midtary organization, as it the last iifty years, and which re- Yealed tnemseives from the very beginning. Tustead of having, as is Lhe case w.ta Prussia, army Corps aiWays ip an organized state, recruited in the Drovince itself, and possessing on the spot their ma- tériel and complete accessories, In France the troops composing an army are dispersed over the whole county, Whie the macérie: is stored in different cities, In crowded magazines. (Three years ago orders were given by tue Emperor to ascertain the time necessary io set up the wagons dismounted at Vernon, when it was proved that this simple opera- tien would require 81x months’ labor. These wagons re thereupon divided between Paris, Chaions and atory. The concentration still remained too great And has been fraught.with deplorable consequences.) 1a case itis dechied to form an active division upon aay given point of the frontier the artery wenerally comes from some distant piace and the Train equipage and ambulances from Paris and Ver- duu, Nearly all the munitions and p.ovisions are Drougit trom the capital; as for the soldiers of the reserve, they rejoin their regiments from alt parts of Fiance. ‘the consequence is that the ratiways are Ansulliclent for ihe transportation of the men, horses and marie; couiusion takes place everywhere, aud tbe railway stations are often encumbered with objects of which We nature and the destination are equally ignor « Jn 1500 the bmperor had resolved that the recruits of the second — ol the annual contingent should be ariied in the depots of their respeciive provinces, thence to be drafted, in time of war, into The regunents destined tor the campaign. This plan combined the advantages of tbe Prussian to those of the Freuch system. ‘Ihe men belonging to the re- serve being simply obliged to go from their piace of residence tv the principal town of the department, were there. assembied, speedily equipped and di- vided amoug the digde:ent regiments. Still, al- though rapidiy completed, the regiments were not, agin Prussia, made up srom the population of an entre province, Unfortunately, this plan was modified by the War Office in. 1868, and each solder, alter being mus- tered into the seivice, Was immediately assigned to a regiment. The result was that in 1870, when the reserve Was Called out, the men belonging to it, in order to rejoin their various regiments, were, in many mstances, obliged to follow a long and com- pleated route, Thus, for e. ample the men ayy Were at Strasbourg, and whos regiments r actually stationed in Alsace, instead of at Ohce join- ing the ranks at Strasbourg, were Séit to thel¥ re- spective regimental depots, which might be in the south of France, or eyef in Algiers, and were thence oviged te return again t» Strasbourg fer incorpora- tion. it may be easily conceived what delays in the tabling Of the troops weie caused by such ap ization a8 U3. Lhe same fact existed with respect to the camp- ing material, the ambalance wagons and the ofiicers’ transportauon, Instead of being distributed among Lae depuis ln the centre of each department of tue empire, thoy were ail Stored in @ limited number of Taililary warehouses, go that acre . belonging to the reserve were forced to join their corps only imperiect.y equipped, destitute of haversacks, tentes- abn, papnlkins, saucepans aud cainp kettles, all ob- Jec.s Of first necesstiy. + To these defects mast be added the limited power entrusted ty the generals in command of the depart- ments aud to the military commiesariat. ‘The most tiuing thing required a miai.,terial authorization. Jt_ Was, for lugtance, Linpossale to @istribute to officers Or meN the most Indispensable adjuncis— eveu the necessary arums—without an express order trom Paris. » This adrainistrative routine deprived the generals of the activity and foresight Which may solwelimes remedy defective orgauization, We hasten to add, however, that, to make up an army, less account must be taken of individual m- teligeuce than of & aubstautial organization, m by simple machiuery, and capable of working regu- larly ia time of war, because it has been haviluated to working regularly in Uline of peace. Yet, notwiiistanding ali the deceptions we en- countered, justice nist be rendered to the function- aries at the War Oilice, Who, at @ moment of pro- found tranquillity, were lntestedfwith the task ef setting 1g motion the entire military power of France, Taking {nto consideration the defective ¥rench administration, it was, in reality, @ tour de yorce to bring Into ine, fn so biiet @ period, armies jncompleiely formed, no previoua measure for the purpoge having been carried into effect, No doubt the objection will be made that some, at east, of the fauits heretofore mentioned ought to ave been remedied in advance. Lut the dimiculty pot conquering inveterate habits and prejudices most not be forgotven, The Chambers, too, persjstentiy tefused tue aid neces to accomplish the most important reforms. Who dges nat ember the ob- oo @ud protestations to which the bill provid- ing for ® new military organization gave rise? The pposition adhered tO their vain theory of levies en and the bill was everywhere badiy received. On he other hand, the Ewperor, confident in the mies Which had achieved such glorious successes In the’ Crimea and in Italy, was not indiaposed td eliev, t thelr irvesistibic rush (ian) would com- ensaly ft Many deficiencies and ig ace A aa de lusious were not of log ai ‘The Al mn lots, inatéa 150,000 men only ustered 160,000; that of Strasbouig biily 40,090, ine yore beg ail $k lg the Corps of Marshal Cauro- ert bag al 308. Vigiog at Paris and gnother at NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1870.—TRIPLK SHEET. Soissons. His artillery, as well aa his cavalry was not ready, Further, ho army corps was even yet completely furnished with the equipments neces- sary for taking the fleld. “rhe Emperor gave precise orders to the effect that the arrival of the missing reg ments should be ushed om, but he was obeyed slowly, excuses tine made that it was impossible to leave Algeria, Parts aud Lyons without garrisons. Nevertheless, the hope of carrying out the origi- nal plan of the campaign was not lost, It was thought that the enemy would not be ready bejore us, His movements were not known, nor in what quarter his forces were being massed; and it was with a view ofdetermining these things that, on the 2d of August, tentative steps were taken at Saar- bruck, on the 4th, the attack upon the Douay division at Weissembourg hy tinposin, forces, and, two days later, the glorious and fatal battle of kreischweiler, caused all uncertainty to pass away. On the same day, the 6th of August, the army corps of General Frossard had a hand to hand struggle with @ large body of the enemy upon the heights of Spiekeren, and, although the result of this oneaaemen may not have been favorable, it may be affirmed that if the two divisiens which were in @ position to support General Frossard had executed more Regen maly the orders which they had received from Marshal Bazaine we should upon that day have carried off the victory. However this may be, our position was critical. By the bold initiative of the German Pinas who ured in simultaneously by the Sarre and by the shine, we were spas in the very act of formation. The corps of Gy de Failly had not had time to reinforce that of Marshal iahon, aod found itsell cus off from the A) of Metz; the corps of General Douay, which was slowly mustering at Bel- fort, found itseif far distant from the theatre of military operations; and the army of Marshal Can- robert was not yet completcly formed gt the camp of Chatons, Under these circumstances, profoundly depressed at witnessing all his combinations destroyed, and driven in these few days to think no longer of any but a defensive position, the Emperor resolved im- mediately to lead back the army to the cal of Chaions, where 1t might have gathered toge! ee debris of Apeshel Wy aerore let A Failly’s corps ani '. Heng when Pommunteated to ‘paris was at first approved by the Council of Ministers; bab. ma faye ‘lerwards, a letter from M. E. Oliivier informed the Emperor that, upon mature consideration, the Council had decided that 1t had been too hasty in approving the retreat of the army upon Chalons, since the abandonment of Lorraine could only pro- duce a deploraole eifect on the public mind; iu con- sequence Of this he advised the Emperor to renounce as roject, For the moment, therefore, the Emperor yj ent to this counsel, fective force of the Army of Metz waa brought up to 140,900 by the arrival of Marshal Paurober, fee i an te OF oe the are serve, jt received orders around Metz, in the noe sae f fant te able to fali upon one of the Prussian armies before they had effected their junction. Unfortu. nately, as if in this campaign all the elements of success for us were to be Wanting pet guly ‘wos thé goncentyation of tae arhiy re joa by the Combat at plekeren and by the bad weather, but its action ‘Was paralyzed by tye absolute oe in which we always remained conco: ning the position and the strength of the hostiie armies, So well did the russe conceal their movements behind the cat lable ahaliae Be peers which ay Gevlored efdrs them in all directions tha! twitnstanding the le wéring ing aay 2 is ever reall. Kowa where He mass ¢ wets oops Was, nor, 1 Ohséquénce, eré Our chief sitorts should be directed. On the 14th of August, as alsd of the ick, no One imagined that the whole Prussian army had to be dealt with; no one doubted at Gravelotte that Verdun could easily be reached on the morrow. At Paris they were no better informed than we. These Melancholy openings of the campaign must, naturally enough, have affected Babiio opinion in @ painful manner. The Emperor felt that he was held responsible forthe wretched tion of the army, yale. that army was sate ing Marshal Leboeuf with the delaysand with the insufficiency of the organization, He decided, therefore, to give the command to Marshal Bazaine, whese ability was recognized on all sides, and to suppress the func- tons of the post of Majer General. While these events-were taking place several gen- erais implored tne Emperor to leave the army, point- ing out that 1t mighe bappen that communication with Paris would cut off, and that then, locked up m Metz and separated from the rest of France, ‘the head o1 tne State would be incapacitated for con- ducting the affairs of the Country or of giving them preper direction, and tha‘ revoiutionary agitatious Might arise from this situation. ‘hese considerations had an indisputable weight which did not escape the Emperor, who, however, did not wish to leave the army until it had recrossed tue Moselle on to the left bank. ‘This movement, of which Marshal Bazatne fully appreciated the importance, the Emperor burried on as much as possible; but the bad weather and the encumbrance of baggage delayed its prompt execution. Arrived at Gravelotte the Emperor, not foreseeing @ general batue, and only looking for partiai en- gagemenis, which might retard the march of the army, decided to precede it to Chaions. He left on the pe | of the 16th of August, and passed by Conflans and Etain without meeting a single epemy interrupted succession of disasters had roducea in Paris a strong impression, and the inisters, uneasy at this s.ate of affairs, had thought that up toacertain point they could free themselves from the constytutjonal aychorits "pel ng Dg a he Emperor only, sinee simply given fo the Kmipress regent restricted powers. They therefore Beet. An Chambers, Without even a reierence {6 the ror; and irom the time of their assembly itwas, as it always is in public calami- ties, the opposition which, saw its Influence increase, which paralyzed the patriotism of the majority and the progress of the government. From this period Ministers appeared afraid to pro- nounce the name of the Emperor; and he, who had quitted the army, and had only relinquished the command in order to resume the Eptns of govern- ment, soon discovered that it would be impossibie for him to play out the part which belonged to him. AS soon as he reached the camp of Chalons the Emperor found there the Duke of Magenta and General Irochu; the latter had been nominated by the Minister of War commander of the treops at the camp. These two general officers were sum- moned by the Emperor to @ council, at which there were present Piince Napoleon, General Schmitz, General Trochu’s chief staff oficer, and General Bertiaut, the commander of the National Garde Mobile. It was decided that the Emperor should nominate General Trocha to the command of the army in Paris: that the troops collected at Chalons should bedirected towards the capital under the orders of General MacMahon; that the National Garde Mobile should go to the camp of St. Maur, at Vincennes, and that the Emperor should go to Paris, where his duties calied him, When this decision was learned by the govern. ment it excited an animated opposition. Several objections were put forward. “Paris,’’ it was said, “is in a perfect state of defence; its garrison 1s pumerous. The army of Chalons ought to be em- ployed in breaking the blockade of Metz; the Na- ‘ional Garde Mobile would be a danger to the tran- quill ity of the§feapital; thé character of General rochu inspires no confidence; in fact, the return of the Emperor to Paris would be yery ill-inter- preted by pubiic opinion.” Nevertheless, wt was decided to carry out the orders of the Emperor, while pe prouriety of suc- coring Bavaine was still insist upon. But the Duke of Magenta informed the Minister of War that the march towards Metz would be one of the great- est imprudence, and pomted out all the dangers of such an operation. Practically, at this peflod, the Prussian armies occupied the two sides of a triangle, of which we had to traverse the third side. Prince Frederick Charles was blockading Metz with 210,000 men. The own Prince of Saxony, with 100,00 4 th Sande tayesh Re HA Heat ry ha he and joined on his right the.army of the Crown Prince of Prussia, who, at the head of 150,000 men, had established his headquarters at Bar-le-Duc, The Marsnal, therefore, declared that he was not wilitng to expose troops, still imperfectly organized, in making an extremely perilous flank march in the iace of an euemy very superior in point of num- bers; and hé announced that he was going te make his way towards Rheims, from whence he could roceed either to Soissons or to Paris. ‘It oniy,” said he, “under tne walls of the capi- tal that my army, when rested and reconati- tuted, will able to offer the enemy any serious rosistance.” In consequence of this, the army was led toward Rheims, on the 2ist, and took up its position behind that city. But the lan- uage of reason was not understood in Paris; it was Wished, at ail hazards, to give public opinion the im wd bope that Marshal Bazaine could still be suc~ coved, and the Duke of Magenta received from tho Council of Ministers, to which had beea joined the Privy Council and the Presidents of the two Cham- ber, @ mosi pressing injunction to march towards etZ, Marshal MacManon, a man, above all things, of duty, obeyed, and resolved to run the chance which Was placed before him. Anything which resembled 8 Sacrifice for the public good recommended itself to his noble soul, and he was flattered by the idea that, by attracting towards himself all the forces of the enemy, he was for the moment delivering the capital’ and giving it time to finish its Ineans of defence. As to the Emperor, he taade nO opposition. It could not enter into lis views to oppose the advice of the government and of txe Etwpress Regent, who had shewn so Much intelligence and energy in the midst of the greatest dificultes, although he perceived that his own lfiuence was being completely nullified, since he was acting neither ag head of the government nor as head of the army. He decided to tollow in Rensible, parson the movements of the army, full owever, that tf he met with success all the merit wonld in Justice be ascribed to the Commander-in- Chiet; and that, in case of a reverse, Its reaponsibil- ity would fall upon the heaa ofthe State, It will not be unprofitable here consider of what elements the Army of Chalons was composed. ‘Ihe First corps, formed principally out of regiments from Alnea, had given proeis at Freischweiler of & her ow ian 5 which only the crushing numert- cal superiority of the enemy had been able to con- tier. YVividly impressed by the uesent ite by the tremendous effects Fs the | in artillery, these troops came away from the field of batule with dis- sausfied and mutinous fee) which the retreat upon Chaions, lon ao ‘ustaiant marches, and z ysical privations, had still further ravated. arshal Ma on qd not jan his eyes to this fact, and considered that, before leading them again un- er fire, It Id pave been wise to give them re- 08 i age aero to strengthen themselves ‘Theso were tne oldest of our vet- erans. Covered with the renowa which rightfully belongs to the soldiers of Africa, they had amp; Justiugd ft, Tho spectacle of ther duspouragemen| after their defeat. seen by the rest of the army, was, therefore, doubly to be feared, ‘The Filth corps was already specially feeling its effect, hxhausted, like the other, by forced marches, which had taken tt from Bitche across the Vosges, by Neutchateau and Haute Marne to the sarap at ChAions, having lost without a fight a portion of its equipments and almost all its gage, the Fifth corps had an appearance of indifference and disor- ganization of a nature to inspire the most lively anxiety, The Neventn ec whose tardy organization was scarcely finished, had certainly not encountered the same trials as the two foregoln; 1n con- sequence of the long march had brought it from Belfort, through Paris, t camp of Chalons, it did not show such solidity as might have been desired, to the Twelfth corps, of very recent formation, it compri-ed elements of different degrees of value. ‘The First division was composed of new regiments, upon which we had reason to depend; the Second, et four marching regiments, formed out of four battalions, with incomplete stalt, and of soldiers who had never fired a gun; and, lastly, the Third di- vision was ors pose out of four regiments of ma rines, who bore themselves bravely at Sedan, but who, little accustomed to long marches, dotted the roads with stragglers. Such were the troops upon whom was tobe im- posed ®@ most dilliculs and most dangerous cam- aign. Bs e army, therefore, retraced its steps and left Rheims on the 23d; but scarcely hadit made a march towards establishing 1tself en the Suippe, at Bethnl- ville, when Commissariat diMoulties o| Marshal MacMahon to re-approach the line of the railway. He made # movement on bis left and reached Rethel on tie 24th, in order to obtain for hia troops several Gays’ subsistence. This distribution occupied the whole of the day of the 25th. From Kethel the head- quarters were transported to Tourteron, Imperial, despite msyouth, had always accompanica imperial, y 8 accompanie his tather, and, amid al) the incidents of the cam- paign, had sharea its fatigues, But, in view of the exceptional di rs which threatened the ua nce Im- shal insisted, with the Emperor, that the erial should be removed from’ the theatre of war, le therefore set out, to his father’s great regret, for Méziéres, and thence entered Belgium, where ho learaed the news of the capitulation of Sedan, On the 27th the army arrived at La Ohéae-Popu- leux, At this place the army of the Prince of Sax- ony had effected its junction with that of the Prince Royal of Prussia, and their vangoards had alread: seer to moa ed al Sie feetat De Fal and Douay. The obgerying that jhe ehem! ning upon Rings te onde to save r army Which France had at her disposition, to turn back in a westerly direction, le imme- diately gave orders to this effect; but during the Right he received by telegraph formal injunctions to geatinve his march toward Metz; unquestionably, the Emperor could have counternianded this gidér, pus he was resolved not to oppose the decision of he Regency, and had resigned himself to submit to the consequences of the fa'sity Which attached it- self to all the resoluttong of the government, AS or the Duke x Magenta, he again howed to the ‘ofsldu wade known from Paris, and once iors turned toward Meld, 5200.5) me sere These orders £20 counter-orders occasioned de- lays in the movements, Headquarters reached Shne on the 2th. Unfortunately, tho dierent corps Marmée, separated from each other, were unable to group themselves around this position, and those of De Failly and Douay were attacked néperately. y . ie intention of the Marshal was to reach Stenay, and trom thence Montmédy. But the enemy was alre: in strength in the first of these IW9 Ons fe russian army had made forced marches, while we, encumbered with baggage, had 8x days with fatigued troops in marching ‘e leagues. We were therefore obliged to 3 headquarters at Raucourt, in order to pass ohio “ ine’ ing of At it 80, ile, on the morning of August & portion of the army effected this movement, alregdy executed on the previous evening by General Lebrun, the corps of De Fallly and Douay, still on the left bank of the Meuse, became engaged near Beaumont with the vanguard 0. the main body of the Prussian army. De Failly’s corps, sharply pushed by the attacking troops, fought well for several hours, but it was On thrown back in disorder towards Mouzon, The brigade sent to support it was involved in the retreat. As for General Douay arriving at Remilly, he was obliged to cross the narrow passage of the Meuse, which offered the greatest diMculties, Con- _— shape lace ores rte his Bona Finally, e corps of Ducret acl Varignan after a lo! and painful march, ad For the third time Marshal MacMahon was com- Pelled to abandon th Project of going to the succor of Marshal Bazaine; and during the nightof the 80th, the events of the day having shown him the im) ibility of reaching Montmedy, he gaye the order to withdraw upon lan. This city, classed 88.8 fortress, 18 commanded on all sides and inca- pable of resisting the power pe new artillery, It ‘was, moreover, imperfectly arived and badly pro- vVisioned, possessed no exterior works and offered no shelter to an army in retreat. In tact, it had no im- Portes, except that it 1s joined 19 ézicres. and aris by the railway, wich, passing ry on, Was the means of reprevisioning the army, The troops, weakel yy continuons marches, af- fected by successive checks, fell back without much rary woken On we lnignt of Toes harassed and exhausted, on night of the 30 e morning of the 31st. % mg be The Emperor, who, on the evening of the s0th was cerigngn, aptens bests ~~ bg A where eadqua y shed, recelyed the sam ening pagel | of the ratalar oO reas, ant the es trom Nora Macitabop to take the raul- way to lan. Noth coul en easier for the Emperor than to go on to Mddldren ond ‘bias secure his personal safety, The proposition to do was made to him; but he rejected it, desirous no to separate from the army, and determined to share its fate, whatever it might be. On the ae of Re the By the following prociaynauion was issu the troops:— ~ r < Ne fost Soupinns!—The opening evenia of the war not having been fortunate, I determined to set aside all personal consid- erations and command of our armies tothe mar shals more particulariy indicated by public opinion. Up to the present time success has not crowned your efforts Ba. i nevertheless, | learn that the army of Mars! rt zaine has reformed under the walla of Mots, and that of jars} lacMahon met yea! only @ slight reverse. There 18, then, no reason to be anoourated, We have Vented the enemy from penetrating to the capital, and all France {s risiog to drive back her invaders, Under these serious circumstances—the Empress wortnily representin, mein Paris—I have preferred the rdleof soldier to that o soverelgn. No effort shall be spared by me to save our coun- try. It aifli contains, thank God! men of courage; and, if tere are cowards, the military law and public contempt will mete out justice to them. Soldiers, be worthy of your old reputation! God will not Li act ae tei) Sp enol duty. Given at the Impe eudquarters, at Sedan, August 81, 1870. NAPOLEON.” ‘y teh roca mao ry which A aT barely time to istribute, was the last appeal which the Empere addressed to his soldiers. Pee, While the French army took up its position around Sedan the Prussians, to the number of 230,000, con- tinued their march upon our track, and arrived at nearly the same moment as ourselves in sight of the town. 1t was too late to avoid the battle whieh they Offered, and which we were now obliged to accept, in the disadvantageous position where we had been ous c Marmé ur four armée were massed, not far from the city, the order assigned for the moye- ment of retreat. The Seventh corps, which formed the rear guard on the march towards Metz, was now at the head, across the departmental road from Mézieres to the west of Sedan, occupying the ground from Floing to Calvaire d'lily. The First corps extended from the Petite Moncelle to Givonnes and D’Aigny. The Fifth corps was posted partially in the town, partially on the heights which command on the southeast the gully of Givonnes, The Twelfth corps occupied La Moncell®, La Petite Moncelie and La Platinerte, near Bazeilles, The army was thus formed in a semicircle round {ee town, the tw wings {eaning on the Meuse, ever Wa8 an army placed in such an unfavorable situation. Generally, @ well-defined plan of opera- tion is followed, assiiring a line of retreat, on which are the reserves, the ambulances, &c. Here. on the contrary, our eg risked belng surrounded on all sides, without any line of retreat; and, if they had the misfortune to attempt to take refuge in the city, they could only precipitate themselves into an inex- tricable defile, through narrow gates and streets, encumbered with wagous and bagguge. Such was, nevertheless, the consequence of a plan of campaign imposed from Paris, and contrary to the most elementary principles of the art of war. On the morning of the 3ist the corps of General Lebrun had already been apeaed, and had sus- tained the atrogge with equal energy and courage, But the army of the enemy, relying upon the superi- ority of numbers, had divided its forces into two principal masses, which were to attack separately— the one by the right and the other by the left. His object was to turn the two wings of our army, and, by reuniting again upon the heights behind Sedan. to entirely surround it. A reserve corps, composed of infantry and a large body of cavalry, drawn up in the plain near Donchéry, was so apace as to pre veat any communication with Mézieres, and the opposite batteries upon the left bank of the Mense were bristling with @ numerous artillery, which flanked the fire of the right bank, Under these circumstances, it appeared to us that only one last resource remained by which the army could be saved, and that was to take up a line of retreat upon tile neutral territory of Belgium. It ‘Was too late to attempt to break through, either on the east, towards Carignan, or to the west, towards Mézieres, for in both directions the army would have found itself exposed to a cross fire, in the pre- sence of superior ferces.§ But to escape from an investment, and to effect a safe retreat, it was necessary to occupy in force the heights of Illy and Givonne; to abandon the town of Sedan to its own resources; to face about, aud to Toetire by the roads leading into Beigiun. By crowning With a numerous artillery the heights which have been mentioned, it was to be hoped that the enemy would have been held in check ana the retreat eificactously covered. Unfortunately, how- ever, the two generals who succeeded Mac Mahon, after he was wounded, in the command of the army, each proposed a different plan, and, as a conse- quence, the plateau of Illy, which was the most im- portant position, was but feebly occupied. Before five o’clock on the morning of September 1 a Bere So aiteone bh ie the east at aca and Givonne, and upon the hetgnts of Floing. tirade bic 4ave o’ologk Marshal MacMahon proceeded to vanced posts near Bazeilles, and sent to in- form the Emperor, who mounted his horse and has+ tened to tho fleld df battie. On lis way he met the Marshal, who was being carried back to Sedan, wounded by the splinter of a@ shell. This unfortu- nate event at the commencement of the action was an evil omen; the army had unbounded confidence in the bravery and skill of the Duke of Magenta, He haa eeaned his command to General Ducrot, who was fully informed of bis plan, Geygral Wha. fren, however, being the sentor oMcer, and produc- fog a letter of’authorization from the Miuster of War, demanded and obtained the supreme cou mand. This substitution was productive of grievous consequences; for it 1s frauzh! with danger to change arrangements previously made while a bat is being fought. Hee hans \y (wo hours the troops matotamned with vigor an unequal fight, But about this time the army of the Crown Prince of Prussia, comm from the west, effected a junction: upon the plateau of lily with the Crown Prince of Saxony’s men, who were marching from the east, and the French qruy Jonna itself entirely encompassed. From that ume the battie might be cousidered Jost and our army risoners; for, cut off from Mézicres, whence it drew tg supplies and ammunition, it could oniy reure be- hind the fortifications o! Sedan, where It would be- come a central point ex} to the lire of 500 can- non placed round its circumference, Moreover, nelther the efforts of the different commanders of corps d’armée and of the officers generally; netther the heroism of our artillery nor the britiant charges: of our cavalry—nothing, 12 act, could arrest the re- treat of our troops. ‘The Emperor was, from early morning, in front of the village of Balan, Where, ax has been sald, the Twelfth corps, commanded by General Lebrun, was heavily engaged with the enemy, and well main- tained its position; thence he ascended the slopes of Moncelle, rowned With batteries of arillery, from whence there Was a comprehensive view of most of the battle feld. He toen rode along by the bottom of Givonne, meeting @ great number of wounded, and among them the brave colonel of the Fifth line regiment stretched upon a litter. Seeing who was passing, he raised himself and cried repeatedly ‘Vive 'Empereur !'’—a touching testimony of the attachment which the ar: tare, Jor lis sovereign, Reascending the neights, the Emperor was rejoined for moment by General Wimpifen. at all these pointy the eur was fu) hed AR Oe &@ prodigious quantity of shells, falling from t right and leit, ng in thelr tire, anier bev remained exposed to this hail of pro- yectiles tor five hours the Emperor returned to sedan, in order to consult, if possible, with Mac- halon. He then intended to return to the flela of bate, but this he was not permitted to do, The streets, the squares, the gates were biocked up wiih all the ¢mpedimenia that an ai in precipitous re- treat collects in its train—vehicles of every descrip- tion, rubbisn of all sorts heaped up pell-mell. On the heighis at the gates of the Lown, however, the remainder of the army was still fighting; but the Corps, ae beiny bf to unite, could omer uo louger apy combs mN6e. wn erie vou hil an threé o'clock General Wimpffen sent an ofticer bo propose. tothe Emperor that he Should place himself la tho middie of @ column of men who ia endeavor to cut their way through the enemy in the direction of Carignan. Tne Em- esOTy who Tecogutzeg the possibility of leay- hi ie place on horseback, replied that he could ‘ot Fejoin the general —oue of the officers who cam, b offer to the Emperor te cut him a passage t!, vOug! the enemy was himself unabie to Fo oni Genefal Wimpiten|—that, moreover, he cGiud not consent to save himself by the sacriticg of a gi bis soldiers. 8" vav noe was determined to share ifie faté of ‘nis army. The proposition, of Gene Wampften, as events proved, had ne sigue chance of success. He wished, nevertheless, to make this desperate atiempt, but he could only as- bemble 2,000 men, and, after having advanced 300 paces, he etaeet recognized the futiaty of tus extort and was forced to retura into the town. ‘Then it was that the commanders of the corps Warne came aud announced to the Emperor that their troops, Siler having: sustained for nedrly twelve hours an unequal fight, weakened by fatigue and hunger, could no longcr offer aby Serious resistance, In fact, the soldiers, driven back against the was and thrown into the ditches, were decimaicd by the enemy’s artillery; aud Sedan itself, choked with Mn) débris of all the corps, Was being bombarded on sides, ‘rhe shells set the houses on fire and struck the wounded, who had been carried into them. ihe great barracks, converted into a Bospital, upon the lop of which floated the red cross flag, were not spared, and men and hoi huddied ‘up in the courtyard, were continually hit, Many of the onl- cers and men were killed in the streets swept by tue enemy’s fire; among them two generals. The Emperor then endeavored to make known to Gencral Wimpften the advisability of asking for aa armistice, since, every moment of deiay only in- Greased the number of victims. Net receiving any Nidings of the General, at the sight of so much use- i! shed biood, and in such a hopeless situation, the Emperor caused the white flag to be hoisted of Prassia sent an officer to Sedan to demand the surrender of the place, The Emperor, not being in command of the army, referred him to General Wimpffen. The lat- ter, looking at the gravity of the situation, and not wishing to take upon himself the initiative of the capitulation, sent in his resiguation, which was not accepted, ‘The Emperor, convinced, according to the assert tions of the press, thai the King had declared wai he made war not against France, but against ner sovereign, did not hesitate to constitute himself o prisoner, heping that, the object of the war being attained by the sacritice of his liberiy, tue coa- ueror would be less exacting towards France and the army. He addressed to the King, by one of his Otticers, the following levter:— 81m (my brother, Monsieur mon frere)—Not having been. abie to die in the midst of my troops, it only remains for me to place my sword in the hands of your Majesty. Tam of Sotr Majesty the good brother (bon frere. =NAPULLON, The King replied 9s follows;— Sine (My brother, Monsieur men froro)—Rogretting the circumstances under which we meet, I accept tue sword of our Majesty, and I pray you to name oneof your ollicers wided with full powers to treat for pituiation of the army, which has so bravely fought under your comman On my side, Ihave named General Moltke for this purpos Tam of vour Majesty the good brother, WILLA. BRYORE SEDAN, Sept, 1, 1870, eee General Wimpéen betook himself to the Prassian headquarters, in order there to discuss the terms of surrender. During the interview the French ieneral tried i obtain more favorable terms; at General Moltké replied:—‘Your army does not number at this moment more than 80,000 men; we have 230,000, who completely surround you. Our artillery 1s everywhere in position, and can destroy the place in two hours. Your indi) can only 8 out by the gates, and cannot possibly form before them. You-have provisions ter only one day, and scarcely any mere ammunition, In such a situation the prolongation of your defence would be only a useless massacre, the respunsibility of which must rest upon those WhO Will not prevent On his return to Sedan General Wimpffen_assem- bled a comauk of war, composed of about thirty-two eneral officers, and with but two dissentient voices it was decided that any fresh struggle would but en- tall the useless loss of thousands of men; and the capitulation was signed, ‘ne 2a of September was @ day the evil-omened ithe of which will never be effaced from our min : M. de Bismarck had sent word to the Emperor, the previous evening, that the King of Prussia Offered him an interview on the morrow. Conse- at number ox quently the Emperor left Scdan on the morntug of | the 2d, and sent to iniorm Count Bismarck ot his arrival, asking him where was the piace fixed upon for the interview. He waited for the Chancellor of the North German Confederation in a small house upon the road to Voncherry. Bismarck did net long delay in meeting him. In the conversation that en- 6 the Emperor hastened to declare that, as he had g.ven full powers to the Regency, with it alone could negotiations for peace be concluded; unt Le merely delivered his own person into the hands of the King, claiming nothing for himself, but appeal- ing to nis generosity tor the army and for France. He added that, the war having been unfortunate, he would not altogether throw otf the responsi- bility which lay upon him, but that, nevertheless, he was bound to state that he had only obeyea a violently excitea national feeling, The papers have made a crime of these words of the Emperor. However, both in his prociamation to the army on the eve of his departure from Paris aud in his an- ewer to the President of the Corps Légisiatif, re had expressed the same thought when he said—“we have done all in our power to avoid war, and I can say that it is the entire nation which has, in ite wre. sistible Cian, prompted our resolution.” This state- ment was indispensable, since every day the Emperor is still accused of having drawn the sword in &@ dynastic interest, The two sovereigns met in the Chateau of Belle Vue, in the outskirts of Sedan. At this conferenc@ the King showed the lofty iecl- ings which animated him by exhibiting to the Em- peror all the consideration which his misfortunes demanded, and the Emperor ie ‘eserved an attitude of the utmost dignity. General Wimpfien, who had toid the Emperor that the army counted npon his interveution with the King of Prussia for better conditions, Was informed of the truitiesspess of nis efforts. Such {is the recital of the military operations which terminated so unhappily in the surrender of the army at Sedan. So tremendous a disaster should not only wring from us our tears—it should also be pregnant with instrucuon aud should furnish | lessons never to be forgotte: The successes of Prusi ‘e due to the superiority of numbers, to the rigorous diseiplipe or her army and to the empire, exercised throughout Germany by the principle of authority. May our un- happy fellow convirymen who are prisoners atieast profit, during thelr sojourn in Prussia, by appreciating that which gives strength to a country—the powers that be respected, the law obeyed, the military and patriotic spirit domineung all {nterests and ali opinions, Certainly the struggle Was disproportionate, but it would have peen long r sustained and Jess disastrous for our arms if military operations had not been unceasingly subordinate to polittcal considerations. We should also have been better prepared if the Chambers had hot tucessantly heen desirous of reducing the war budget, and had they not always opposed any measure to iucrease the national forces, Fifteen days before the declara- tion of war the Commitice on the budget in the Corps Législatif expressed an intention to suppress the Imperial Guard and to reduce the effective strength of the army. ‘To these principal causes of our reverses we must add the lamentable habits introdaced into the army by the wars in Africa. Want of disclipine, want of cohesion, absence of order, exaggeration of the weight carried by the soldier und of the quantity of baggage of the omicers—these are the abuses which have been introduced into our armies. ‘The French foot soldier, formerly noted for the rapidity of his march, {8 become heavier than the German tu- fantryman. Carelessness of bearing affects military spirit; our officers and soldiers seen to be no longer roud to wear their uniforms and the medly of cos- umes painfully affects the eye. ‘I's abandon in de- portment 18 re! in everything else. One comes across No more of that regularity, that love of duty, that abnegation of self, which are tho first qualities both of those who command and those who obey. To sum up, the army always reflects the state of society in which it has been formed. So long as suruority ua France was stropg and respegted the constitution % army presented a remarkable rege but fo, on tne exoenios ae of ae Rap 16 press " entfeet Ly and to introduce ere a spirit of criticism and insubordinati ‘army felt the effects of it. God t that the terrible drama which is now being enactea may serve as a lesson for the future, ‘and that our country may rise ugain trophe which now overwhelins ber. RANDOM WEDLOCK. A Queer Case in tho Tombs—Jewish Bign- miste=—The Female Offender with an Ex. perience of Four Husbande—A Hebrew Crowd. THE BELT RA'LROAD STR'KE. The Cars Still Running, but Guarded by Polleo—The Strikers Firm and Indigaast. The strike on the part of the drivers on the cast. from the catus- | erndivision of the Belt Railroad was maintained yesterday witn great stubbornness, and with con« alderable inconvenience to the residents through Whose districts their cars run. Tho origin of the atrike, a8 reported in the Henaip of Saturday isst, was the discharging of eight men on the 6th inst. Who had been prominent leaders in the strike that Occurred on this line seven weeks ago. a Immediately it was made known among those who Yesterday forenoon and afternoon the examina | remained in the service of the company that these tion room of the Tombs Police Court was crowded | men had been discharged, a great Outery was raised ‘with a number of Hebrews, whose curiosity was ex- against Mr. Terry, Superintendent of the road, cited by a case of bigamy, In’ which two of their | gnd @ threat was conveyed to him to the religious persuasion were the principals. As ts usual effect tnat if he did not reinstate tna on occasions when a Hebrew is in the hands of jus | eight men by the 12th of November tne whole tice, the clattering of tongues and the whirling | of the men in tne employ of the company .would of chatrs created considerable annoyance, while | gtrike, No notice was taken of this announcement the airof the room was disagreeably redolent Of | py the president, and consequently on Sunday cigar smoke. The cause of all this hubbub was that On the 30th of October last a shoemaker named Isaac Rosenthal, at present residing at 35 Marion street, but by birth a native of Russian Poland, took into his heart to espouse @ fat Jewess named | gesist shortly after Philia Jacobs, in utter forgetfulness of tne fact that about ten years ago he had gone (irons i a Sate ceremony at a ory Pola ne lady in the latter eat fig a Bi how ghreterred as m a cha: 10, last, having veen aft Oy "EV Sedan abcloly, hrsivod in this city from England, bringing with her her two children, who yee esterday in court, The testimony taken in the caso Included a witness who ‘Was present at the marriage in Gabama, and Isaad Solomons, Who was present at the second marriage, which took place at 339 Pearl street, morning last forty-six of the drivers refused to re- sume their labors. A few, however, started as usual, but did not remain long at their posta, as whole force of the Drivers’ At ation Was to bear againstthem, and they were wo twelve o'clock, AG Yesterday morning a number of new hands were employed and arrived at the depot in Thirty-al: atreet at six o'clock to receive instructions, but nol for the presence of a large body of police 09 would have been eT drivers naving recelyed ai fntiasion, of the are vers hav! meni mbled}in force, and loaded the re ine ith ‘abuse to upset the an and threatened for them,” but the aotive measures on tl rt of th ted a disturbance, evel pal ie police ‘prevented a fen wio had " ened ‘out ech driver be ue pea on altace The second wife's name 13 Philia Jacobs, and this | COmpanted 4 two policemen, h en already thrice married | Side and it was so mi i sate 4 Worced Tatas abe ares Rosenthal Into | int on ha anewed to wide eats. “ on +6) ie pe} of het, charms, Rosenthal about {DEY | tSinperoa with, | Despite these Drecauilons 0 ver} i) yearn wite seoms to be ‘over forty—a fact which | CaF Was left by the driver pani a i lestroys much of the sensational nonsense pub: lished in the afvernoon papers of yesterd: nection with this cas, Mrs. Kosenthal Ww: the House of Detention, and 1saag Y' held i ball to appear Oe ac 8s <THE ELEVATED RALLWAY. “How the Old Thing Works”—The Boiler xr Found Linble to Burst. The opening of the elevated, rallrotd on the west y waa 2 d to take place yester- aide of the clly wad ann tne Place yeate day morning. A Herdtp reportér called at tne starting point of the road, ready to risk life and limb in order to test tte safety, but he found that “the old thing didn’; work” and was pre- vouted from tartyii# ui pazardous enter. prise into operation. He was, however, Informed by oue of the officials of the line that four round trips had been pened during the morning when the boiler of the engine was found to be in an unsatis- factory condition, and, to aber any accidents, travel was stopped in order to make the necessary repairs. Ie also explained that there are many siticaltien experienced in operating this new inode of transil, ag it is the first of its kind, but no further interraptions are apprehended, and tne line will run to-morrow morning. Four stations have been opened along the route, and the line has been subjected to a test of 80,794 pole which is considered a satisfactory proof of tts Fey Cars will leave Dey street at seven. A..M. to Twenty-ninth street, and run at hourly intervals from each end, the whole distance to be performed in twenty min- utes, Stopping at Hea laita Houston and Bethune streets. ‘Tho followli the list of officers:—Presi- deni, W. L.. Wallace; Vice President, C.J. Harvey; Secretary and Treasurer, H. W. ‘Tayior. THE BR'DGE DISASTER IN MSSOURI. A Span of the New Bridge at St. Oharles Gives Way and Precipitates Sixteen Men Into the River Below—Five Lives Known to be Lost—Others Injured or Missing. {From the St. Louts Republican, Nov. 12.) An appalling accident occarred at St. Charles, Mo., yesterday afternoon, al the new bridge now in course of construction across the Missouri river. The piers of the bridge are built and the superstructure is being placed in post- tion, and it was in connection with th work that the accident OW nh re chor Bi qhe springing from ft, Rint Gh course Of ere: 8 “ soy ‘and presénted a busy spectacle a moment before ( cident graurred, surrounded by its network of scaffolding, Among which a num- ber of workmen were actively ‘engaged. The Accident, in addition to resulting 1n serious loss of Ife, oc sroned lich damage to the works. The ait of the pric ‘hoes 46 occur tee hy frst and second] ers, ‘There we ah ih orion sixteen men at the time. There were near the first pier, two or three hundred feet from the St. perk ank of the river,an engine and sieam derrick, bein; prea to Dott tne yy —— Pee @ span, an iron yesing of tye tons weigh 18 had been elevated Pius Natt di 0 Buca & Hegel ff Was almost rea iy to be Placed in the desired spoy Wusu fhe wie obs of the derrick sustaining \t snapped wit great Weight and the ponderous iron mass fell on the false work beneath, and about 100 teet of the structure gave way. In & moment the scene enacted was of an appalling character, Amid the slirieks of the unhappy victims the engine and fitieen men went down with the broken mass Of the timbers, and Illeless and mangled bodies were goon floating in the river beneath. One man jumped from the engine on the pier when he saw what was going to happen, and In a few seconds found himself isolated, contemplating from his high and solitary position the shecking sight below. The drowned and killed were Captain Odell, Mr. Thompson, foreman, and James Fannin, of St. Louis; Daniel L. Carr, of Cleveland, Ohio, and two others, ‘the rest are reported to have been saved. The distance from the top of the works to the water was about eighty or ninety feet. One of the men who was killed bai Se out alive but had a leg broken, and had recetyed other injuries, He lived but a short time. Two men among the saved were rather badly injured, One of the others succeeded in pulling oif his coat while in the water, and swam ashore, drag- ging another man out who was unable toswim. one of the bodies were brought to St. Louis, A Poa who was present at the time of the accl- lent, and who arrived tn the city last night, statea that twenty-five persons went down with the timbers, and that twenty persons were killed or are missing, ifteen bodies not having been recovered, The disaster caused much consternation and excite- ment at St. Charles, and a large crowd collected in the vicinity. In this city during the evening it was dtiteult to obtain precise information of the disasters The officers of the North Misseurt Raliroad looked Teystertous and “knew nothing aboutit,” as 1s gene- aay a case with such officials im reference to accidents, : MAYOR HALL AND THE LOTUS EATERS, On Saturday evening last Mayor Hall inaugurated his presidency of this association by inviting his brother members to a petit sowper, through the happy medinm of Delmonico, at the club house, Irving place, and the result was @ numerous at- tendance and a brilliant evening. Mr. Arthur Mattnison, of the Fifth Avenue theatre, on behalf of the club, read a poetical address of welcome to Mayor Hall, one line of which neatly condenses the diverse elements of the Lotus—We, a rare salad of the law, the mart, stage, brush, musician’s literati.’’ Mr. Hall replied in an earnest and eloquent speech, predicting a great future for the club, and claiming for it @ speedy equality with the famous Garrick Club, of London; and he conducted the business—that 1s, the pleasure of the evening—as only an experienced, ready, witty diner out could. Among the toasts were “Ihe Stage,’ coupled with the naine of Mr, Augustin Daly; “Music,” Dr. Pech and Mr, S. B. Mills; “‘Art,’’ Mr. Rosenberg: “Com. merce,” Mr. Miner; “Journalism,” Mr, Roosevelt. Reciiations-and songs from Messrs. Walter Mont- goimery, Harkins, Matthison and Ko Coy TM gled pleasantly With the champagne /rappce, and mirth and good feliowship ruled the feast. MUADEROUS ASSAULT BY A NEGRO. Acolored man, Who gave nis name as Andrew at Yonkers, Westcnester county, yesterday morning, for having used @ razor with almost fatal effect on another dark skinned individual named William Johnson. It appears that both parties had becu employed at a hotel in the village named, and, after m an animated discussion on the subject of prize fighting. The debate having waxed too warm for theoretical demonstration, both men jumped from tier beds, wien, instead of aduering practically to the line of argument, Zeacon plunged @ razor into the neck of his antagonist, arely missing the jugular vein, and followed tpis up by lnilictug severe gashes on tho throat and face of Johnson, Having by @ desperate effort secured the weapon, the latter, while coveted with blood, siaggered into the street, where his cries attracted the notice of ofiicer Kiag, who subsequently arrested the would-be murderer, on whose person anotier razor was afterwards found. ‘The accused was com. itl Without bail to await the action of tae Grand Jury. ANOTHER ABORTION CASE. Eligabeth Wenderwal, of No. 11 Oliver street, yes- terday appeared in the Tombs Poljce Court ana com- plained thatin July last, being then enctenée, she availed herself of the services of @ Mra, Squatts, who lives at No. 100 Elizabeth street, for the purpose of having @ prematuré delivery caused, and that Mrs. Squatts gave her @ compound which almost emaciated her, and utterly «destroyed her health. Justice Hogan committey the agcused to auswely Zeadon, was arraigned before Police Justice Baird, | geiting into bed on Sunday night, became involved | Twenty-seventh street at ety! grep ‘by the man being that inst go mal a in Kole be on the O27 under the plroumptances, : afterwards %scertained that he been pI aes fen by two one ee ae strike to as ar in anger and at the place n; cg at the Hepoe was besieged Rhroug out [beer ry he old ha me in a state of Intoxt threatening vi ce and conte against rer Officers of the company, and stating ¢] ae ercty, ont of the new men would be remompered by yhom As, trying to defeat them gyq frustr: Nothing furt® a ar er 1 sane ROR stated 4 BUY Wore uous 1 i company sought to impose; U agreed to allow thom the additional twent hve wring on Sundays, but that aiter the frat wi follo’ fhis arrangement they sought to withdraw the coi jd put them on duties tavolvi cession By gnc, iN day. It was expected that ner Officers would be elected yesterday to manage the afiairs of the line, but it was not known at the de- pot if this hud been done. About twenty cars were running last ie at five o’clock, bat it was necessary to guard each one against any attempt that might be made by the old drivers. It is ex- Pected that the strike will continue for some days yet. THE ELECTION. RIOT IN BATON ROUGE. Attempted Seizure of the Ballot Boxes—The Military Called Out—Foar Men Killed and Over Twenty Wounded—Prompt and Efl- cient Action of the Nineteenth Infantry. (Baton Rouge correspondence (Noy, 8) New Orleans Republican. Abont nine o’clock on the evening of etection dag (Monday, November 7), 0 f the jost cold-blcoied jut lace Rougé that have been recorded for @ lon, oo bonds evening a band domocratd of came into town and marched the street shout! and hooting in a ily Way. The ay of its members and the rumors spread ut let every one know fet there was vility of trouble during the ejection, Ye (Monday) was a vi tall day; fact, too quiet to excite notice, ‘The merchants clogeg thelr shops, and all day the people of all parties voted in @ quiet, unexampled manner, The P agreéd upon by the ters Wad that, at a slg. nul given by ing the fire bas ® cer py pies tamnees they atta ould rush forth, armed, and the Court House, after the voting was over, destroy the ballot boxes and kill such republicans as might come in their way. Evorythin; h yer ie are de od Creed - ear the youre of the anee ai ickets My horn’ polats, oue he mb are 0 the Rite Seale la MD AM Ral BA | destructit heir the signal was given and the ommenced, A rush was made for the Court House just as She com isgioners of election were about ‘open the baliot-boxes and count the votes, the poll having been closed some time. The windows and doors were thrust open, volleys of pistol shota ‘were fired inte the court rooms, 0b) made i 9} oy were gblj; 0 Gould Hréceea.- An the Vhapman, Ommisgicner of election je his eset Re Hico Ly & side window witil one ps allot hox! Wi i Van Ornum, Ynited states omnis loner, quick; concealed two ballot boxes undef some gid "e00r and himself ina small closet, where ay ain undis¢overed, although his hiding piach was sever times approached. Two or three colored men hi themselves in the upper part of the building. Hen: Williams and Charles Morse, both colored, were una- ble to escape, and both were shot—Willlams through the head and killed, and Morse through the thigh, Fotled in not getting possession of the ba'lot boxes, they commenced smashing the furniture, tearing up papers, &c. They fortunately.overturned an ener+ mous table, which fell on the polling books, hiding them from view, and thus preventing their destruc- tion. The oe fixtures were torn down, the records of the court and all the documents in the Olerk’s room were scattered in every direction. the firing commenced in the streets a deputy United States marshal made his way to the barracks and calied upon the commanding officer for assistance, stating that the Marshal's house was surrounded by armed men. Captain E, 8. Meyer, commanding the post, quickly moved two. companies of the Nineteenth infantry to the scene of action, where he was soon joined by United States Deputy Marshal Shorten, who had forced his way ast his assailants through a shower of bullets, ear # ine market house avout thirty of the ringleaders, armed, ~ surprised and are rested. Many of the revolvers taken from the prisoners were already hot from having been fired, A line of rioters, armed with muskets and shot guns, formed across North Boulevard street, bul they quickly fled at sight of the scidiers. Color: men were shot down fn the street wherever found. The number of republicans mony, colored, shot during the rioting was avout twenty, besides four Killed outright. Among the wounded were —— Schoonmaker, deputy United States marshal, and Joseph L’Oniciel, the latter shot through the righ lung aud not expected to live. Only one democrat was injured. Had Not the military acted with great promptness every colored man in town would pro} bave been killed, and much property destroyed. As it was, the ricting for the time being was suppressed, but things still look threatening. Mayor Elam has, by his own desire, turned the city over to the milt- tary authorities, who will preserve the peace at alk costs. Not a single ballot box was lost or a seal broken, and the votes are being counted this betes Eoth the United States Commissioner and United States Marshal are busy this morning, and all the vieters arrested ore to ne wat tot to trial under the néw law, approved by the President May 31, 1870. REPORTER, Adespatch from the Deputy Uni States Mar- sha Baton Rouge to United States Marshal Packardon Tuesday reads thus: - Supervisor and counters of ballots attecked by an. armed mob; bal.ots saved. Four dead and about twenty wounded ; Marshal Sel ‘Ofliote k United States fe trouble anticipated, Soon after re More Arrested about thirty of the leaders. The Marshal telegraphed yesterday to know if More troops were required to keep the peace or mace wrests, to which the Deputy Marshal replied:— iu Meyer, commanding, states that he is able to pre- | e peace and MaKe wil arress, Under any and all cir 2, | ! Packard has given instructions for the 1 of the prisuuers fram Baion Aouge to a ploce of see My. LION: 19 dled from words received at Ue hands of the rioters, was a member elect of the House of BR ayes, aud a republican. FEAT 01 Ti = TROTTING TURF. Murphy drove Mr, Bonner’s horse Joe Ellote & nile and repeat yesterday afternoon ove? Prospect Park. The wind was cold and brisk, and the track out of coudition, Messrs. ganc Harv Hiivam Howe and John Drew Oiiciated as jndges, while several prominent turf- nen were prt t. First mile—Qnarter, 3744 seconds; hulf-male, 1:id; last hall mile in the wondertal time of 1:03, making the mile in Second mide—Quar- ter, 36 cond’; half mile, 1:124g; last halt mile in n 2:21, and came home without @ break in either mile. Daa Pfifer, who ts an acknowlerged judge of speed, pronounced it an un- precedented feat, when the lateness of the season Was taken into consideratio TRapR or New. ZEALAND.—The import trade of New Zealand for 1868 consisted of £313,890 10 trop hardware, cntlery, &0., £557,754 In drapery, £203,004 In raw and rotined sugar, £214,793 in tea, £118,461 brandy, £01,602 in tobacco, £87,207 in wine an other articles; the total value of which amounted to £4,986,748 sterling. ‘The colony exported in the eame year gold and gold dust to the value of £2,402, 721 sterling; gum, valued at £72,493; potatoes, to the vatue of £1,2573 timber of all kinds, to the value of £16,448, And 28,875,163 pounds of wool, Valued at $1,516,548; the Whole amounting lo £4,420,108, al Gompared With 44,644,678 Ju the preylous your.