The Sun. — London, England, 1870-09-09 00:00:00

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The prince was to have met the Emperor at Verviers, but dispatches received at the last moment altered the arrangements They were sent by the Emperor himself, and stated that General Boyer,commissioned to conduct the Prince to Cas sel, had intimated the impossibility of his Majesty meet ing his son just at present. The Governor of Namur was obliged to acquaint the Prince with the sad events which had occurred, the captivity of his father, the fall of the Empire, and the flight of the Empress. The young prince, pale and overcome, heard the news without saying a word. He remained for some time with his head bent down, and then exclaimed. " All - this matters little if France remains entire." The Prince then requested them to leive him alone. He buried his face in his hands, and the domestics of the place said afterwards that they heard him crying for some time afterwards. When the time for refreshments arrived the Prince was pale but calm. On the point of departure he asked the Governor of the Province how he could shew his sense of his kind. ness, to which the latter replied, " Give me two lines of 'your writing." The young Prince wrote down accordingly souvenir of affection and gratitude, Namur, September sth, 1870, Louis Napoleon. He was dressed in black, his appearance was interesting, but did not at all remind one of the Bonapartes. He looked very delicate and hardly seemed his age. The prince bowed to the crowd which had assembled and saluted him in silence. The Temps, of to-day, mentions that several papers announce, as a fact, the death of Marshal MacMahon, who was seriously wounded at Sedan. The catastrophe of the first of September has not yet been fully estimated. Louis Blanc has fulfilled his promise, and written another letter to the Temps. He declares that everyone must help the Government, and that the watch word of the present must be the remark of Marshal MacMahon when he asked Bazaine to take the chief command, "As for me, I know how to obey." Jeannerod contributes to the Temps another of his in teresting letters on the war. He writes as prisoner with the army and inhabitants of Sedan, but hopes to be re leased shortly and pass into Belgium. He says that the Prussian artillery is magnificent, and that nothing could stand against it. The military correspondent of the Figaro says that the defeat of the Ist of September was a literal rout. It was indeed a sauve qui peat. The troops, driven on by 400,000 Prussians, came back into Sedan, almost crushing each other. The next day, that evening indeed, the town was given up. The officers uttered one word, " Treason," and gave up their arms. The position of Italy and her relations with Prussia are engaging much attention. The Florence correspondei of the Temps, who was formerly editor of the Inde, pendance Italienne, mentions a rumour that Prussia offered Corsica and Nice to Italy as a bribe for neutrality. He believes that Italy avoided any such engagement, though she remained strictly neutral. We are more closely concerned at present in the fate two other French provinces more immediately endangered The Prussians are openly discussing their absorption into Germany, and the Independance Belge announces the re- ceipt by way of Mayence of the first number of the " Official News for the general government of Alsace," published at Haguenau in French and German, It contains a decree signed by King William, directing that the arrondissements of Sarrebourg, Chateau Salins, Sarreguemines, and Thionville shall b e se p ara t e d f rom . _ _ Lorraine and joined to Alsace. Other directions follow, proving that Prussia feels tolerably secure of her prize. THE TWO SOVEREIGNS. The Soir gives the following preposterous account of the meeting of the Emperor and King William. The article (which is at total variance with Dr. Russell's admirable description in the Times of the scene as it actually occurred) is headed " The End of an Emperor." The King having re ceived the letter which Napoleon sent him, and with which the public is well acquainted, said, "Let him come himself, and he will be treated as an ordinary soldier, though he does not deserve even that." Napoleon then went to the farm where the King had taken up his head-quarters. On descending from his carriage Napoleon lighted his cigarette, and entered alone into the low room where the King, in the uniform of a General, helmet in hand, 'walked up, and down hastily, having his hands crossed behind his back. The Crown Prince and the great officers were gathered in a group in a corner of the room. The Emperor was downcast, and with his hat in his hand he saluted the King, speaking in German. William replied not by a word or a gesture. He took a few steps, then he stepped up, upright and terrible, towards the Emperor, who stood with bent head. " Sire," said Napoleon, in German, " . I come to repeat rirct voce to your Atajesty, that which I, had the h onour of transmitting to ,you by writing yesterday evening." "It is well, Monsieur," said the King, whose face was M. Jules Favre's diplomatic circular is the chief topic of conversation to-day—that is to say, next to the pro gress of the advancing Prussian army, which is still the all-absorbing interest. The general verdict on this mani festo is favourable. The Siecle is enthusiastic, and de clares that the French Republic could not have spoken in more worthy, honourable, or resolute language. It espe cially applauds the declaration that France will not sur render an inch of her territory. The Liberte says that no other word than admirable will justly describe the circular, which of itself is worth an army. The Journal des Debats more Calmly approves the firm and moderate language of the Minister. The rise in the Bourse to-day seems to indicate that the commercial world at any rate finds the manifesto satisfactory. The Pat?* considers that the tone of the circular ought to have a sensible influence on foreign Powers. Lord Lyons, it was known, had a long interview with M. Favre a day or two since. Yesterday the rumour was current in Paris that Lord Lyons and M. Nigra, the Ambassadors of England and Italy, had left Paris for the head-quarters of the King of Prussia. The Patrie, in mentioning this report, says the Ambassadors have not actually left, but intend to do so immediately. M. de Metternich, the Austrian Ambassador, held instructions, it is said, in view of a possible change of Government in Paris. These instructions, according to diplomatic usage, authorise him to maintain his rela tions with the newly established Government. The general tone of the French press is very marked. They are desirous of peace, but on honourable terms, and the determination of the Government not to yield an inch of territory is unani mously applauded. The responsibility of the situation at this moment rests, it is asserted, with the King of Prus sia. He declared that he was only warring with Napoleon, not with the French nation. Let him now prove it. The rumours respecting possible peace negotiations are so numerous and conflicting that it is impossible even to enumerate them. One is that Lord Lyons and M. Nigra (who figure prominently in most of the stories) in conjunction with Mr. Washburn, the Xxinist er of the United States, are most sympathetically disposed towards France, and the the new Minister of Foreign Affairs entered into commu nication with them directly be entered office, in conse quence of which M. Tachard, formerly deputy for the Haut Rhin, has started for London on a confidential mission. The Government has authorised the city of Paris to raise an additional sum of five millions for war expenses, provisionments, &c. There have been some severe remarks made on the general desertion of the Empress by her former friends and ad herents. As an honourable exception to this ingratitude M. Leon Chevreau,the ex-generalsecretary of the Minister of the Interior, has written to one of his colleagues a letter from Brussels, in which he says that he and his brother are the courtiers of misfortune, and will not desert the Empress. They are no longer in France, but if the motive of their departure were known all would approve it. As they placed the Empress in the train, she said, "You will rejoin me, will you not ? When one is unfortunate one has not many friends." They have therefore fulfilled her wishes. Her hapless little son, whose introduction to war has indeed proved a baptism of fire and tears, has awakened much sympathy. 1 CIE SUN, LONDON FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 9, 1876 very red, and whose words stammered very much in his attempts to restrain himself. " I have decided that Spandau shall be assigned to you as a prison—l mean for a residence. You will wait there my further orders." " Sire, -- " "It is settled," said the King, striking his sabre upon the dusty floor of.. the room. "Au revoir then Monsieur, my brother," said the ex- Emperor, this time in French. He then saluted most courteously the different persons present, and left the room as calm as though he had just been presiding at the opening of the Legislative Chambers. Arrived outside he drew out a cigarette and lighted it from a cigar which a White Cuirassier was smoking, and he was preparing to re-enter his carriage, when a general officer came from the King, and asked him to go into a neighbouring court, where the King, who desired to speak with him at length, would go and find him. The ex-Emperor said not a word. Escorted by the , white cuirassier he passed into a court where, near a pond, was a little block of wood. He sat down on it quietly, continuing to smoke, and stopping only to look at the water of the pond and the staff offi cer, who stood watching each of his movements. After a quarter of an hour's waiting, the Ex-Emperor asked the officer in French to give him a glass of water. One of the Curiassiers brought it to him. He moistened his lips, then looking at the contents of the glass silently, and turning towards the officer, said : ' Nero, conquered, passed his last hour by the side of the lake of which he drank. lam more fortunate than he.' He drank off the water, and returning the glass, added. 'lt is true my reign does not resemble his.' And he began to smoke again. After a long half-hour a general officer came and asked Napoleon to enter the room where William was all alone. They remained an hour and a half, speaking in a low voice. What did they say? At the end of the interview the Ex-Emperor mounted a post chaise of the King's, and took the Luxemburg road." THE EMPEROR AND "L'INDEPENDANCE BELGE." The Echo du Luxembourg gives the following interesting account of the captive Emperor's passage through Libramont, from a correspondent at that place. " The Emperor seemed somewhat fatigued, but his countenance betrayed no emotion, and, generally speaking, he appeared less overwhelmed than was expected. The preparations for departure having gone on for some time he came out of the waiting room and walked about the station for a quarter of an hour. At that moment all the bystanders could look undisturbed upon the man who, during the first half of his reign, made Europe tremble, and who, during the second half, has only de stroyed the prestige which happy chances, rather than his own genius, had given him with the French nation. All eyes were turned towards him, and every one said— " What a fall ! What a catastrophe ! " The Emperor held in his hand a number of the Echo du Parlement, and a number of the Inde pendance Beige. At intervals he read the Bulletin Politique of the latter journal. I was near enough to bim to see that it was the number of the 4th of September, and I said to myself that he would find in it _some severe criticisms on his policy. I was not mistaken, for when I went went home I hastened to open the paper and find the passages which I had seen the Emperor reading. They began thus, " Unhappy France ! See the abyss into which the second empire fatally repeating the first, has conducted thee." Further on, " The empire exists no longer since no rational man can suppose that it could survive the disasters of the last few days, or the disgrace which falls upon it alone. Well then, the empire being at an end, who in France will have an interest in specu lating on falsehoods and erecting it into an official system ?" Such were the bitter, but just reflections which the Em peror moralised over before leaving Libramont. They were still preparing the train, but the quantity of luggage occasioned an unexpected delay. The Emperor, visibly impatient, returned abruptly to the waiting - room. I caught the words distinctly. " Since they are not ready to leave I shall go in !" Was it the perusal of the In dependance Belge that produced this effect or was it really the delay in his departure ? I know not. At this moment a shout of " Vive Empereur " was heard uttered ; I was told by a drunken man. Wherever it came from it was received with profound silence. Everyone was sensible that it was not a fitting time for a manifestation. We bend with respect before a tomb, we pity misfortune even when it is deserved, but we cannot protest against the events which Providence has ordered, and which are but the just punishment of faults committed ! While the preparations for departure were prolonged, I saw the Prince de Livange, who was noticeable from his gigantic height, come in to the station. He was said to be specially appointed to the Emperor's guard. Being accosted by a kind of intendant in civil uniform respect ing his occupation, I heard him answer " Ah, no ! I shall remain with the Emperor." Some- minutes after notice was given that the train was ready to leave. The Em peror, the Prussian, Belgian, and French generals took their seats in the same compartment,, and the train started off rapidly. FRANCE AND HER ALLIES. The Soir recalls the words of the King of Prussia when the war commenced. He said that he was not fighting against the trench nation, but against the Emperor and the army. He may not find it convenient to have these words repeated at the present juncture. He will not readily consent to recognise the Provisional Govern ment, 'but would prefer to treat with the representatives of the old regime. As for the Princes of Europe, the old allies of France, they may perhaps open their eyes to the truth when it will be too late. They will find that their interests are identical with those of France when it will no longer be possible for them to protect themselves by assisting France. In England the unhappy Whig Cabinet believed it was promoting the peace of the world and the interests of commence by abandoning us to the power of Prussia. Will they understand the results of their policy ? Belgian neutrality and Dutch independence are done for. Do they realise that the French disaster at Sedan will have the same effect on the English that the Austrian disaster at Sadowa had on the French in 1.866 ? Austria believed she was taking a prudent line in holding herself aloof, but if she did not like France, she should like her own interests and rule her conduct accordingly. Unfortunate Austria, all her German pr winces went on the battle fields of Forbach, Reichshoffen, and Sedan. Ten thousand Cisleithaus, who have not fought, are to day prisoners of war. Prussia will annex them to morrow if she thinks fit, and Count Beust will find out his mistake too late. As for Italy, that France loves so devotedly, despite her ingratitude, she has made A bad bargain in withhold ing her support. King William may bribe her with Savoy and the Maritime Alps, but the North Germans covet Italy as much as they do France. All the beauti ful provinces which are occupied by the Latin races will be invaded, one after another, by the rude posterity of the Goths. Alsace and Lorraine will fall into the hands of thq Visigoths, while trading for better spoils. The Ostrogoths will seize upon Lombardy and Venice as a first instalment. The Powers of Europe have not read the history of great invasions, and if they have they have been father behind hand in doing so. MAC MAHON'S LAST BATTLE. A French officer escaped to Belgium says :—" To relate what MacMahon did is impossible. Steel, fire, melted metal, explosive balls, and I don't know what other infer nal mixture the Prussians there made use of for the first time, appeared to stream off, or to rebound from him, like hail from a roof. He went to the front seeking death. Leave me, my friends,' he said to us all, who sought to prevent him from going forward. 'Let me shew those kings, those princes who hide behind their masses of men, that a Marshal of France knows how to fight, and, when beaten how to die." And he smiled upon us a sad smile, which made us weep and redoubled our rage. Ah, miserable ! we kill, we massacre, and the living ap pear to spring up from the dead which we heap around us. We climbed a little mountain of dead in order that we might reckon how long the butchery would last—my sabre, broken and reeking, fell from my hands, when I saw what masses we had still to deal with. The plain, the horizon, was black with dust. We were but ants in a huge ant-hilL Marshal,' I said, we have at least 200,000 men before us.' No,' he replied gently, `300,000.' At that moment a cloud passed before my eyes, and we went mad. We regained our senses only when we found ourselves beyond the hordes of Uhlans who attacked us. We had been fortunate enough to reach the Belgian frontier. We were safe, but at what a sacrifice." The writer in the Soir goes on to say he was assured by a Prussian statesman that if it had not been for the inter vention of the Crown Prince and Bismarck, the King would have had the Emperor shot, so great was his exasperUtion against him who had caused the death of so many brave men. The writer adds that it is impossible to imagine the exasperation which was felt by the French army against the Emperor. A French officer was venting his rage, and saying that the Emperor had not even shewn how to make Paris safe, when a Prussian officer replied, " We know better than you how to take Paris, and how to hold it when we get it." The writer in the Soir thus concludes, "Such, in a few words, we,s the political end of the man whose cousin (the same who prudently fled to Italy at the nommoneement of danger) said of him "He ha twice deceived the world; the first time, when he made himself pass for Brutus, the second time, when he endeavoured to make the world believe that he could be Cesar." THE BATTLE OF SEDAN. MacMahon went into action at Sedan with little more than 80,000 men. It is true that during the day a por tion of Vinoy's.division increased this number by nearly 10,000 of all arms ; but the Prince of Sax , my's army was also increased about midday by the arrival of the Prince Royal of Prussia, at the head of at least 80,000, and by a portion of the army of Prince Frederick Charles, bringing up the numbers of the united Prussian armies to 230,000 men, of whom 150,000 were perfectly fresh when they went into action about mid day, and against whom MacMahon could only oppose 90,000, who had been fighting since four a.m. Be it remarked that in the Prussian army, as I am happy to say in our own English army, 10,000 men means within a score or two of that number ; but in the French army--at least in these days—ten thou sand men means that there ought to be that number present, but that from them must be deducted what they call "les trainards," or the laggers—we have no word meaning the same thing in our English military vocabulary—and they may amount to any number you may please to name. And this brings me to the most important part of my letter, and gives the reason why the French were finally crushed at Sedan. The discipline of the French army has for some years past been getting worse and worse, At the com mencement of the present campaign it was bad enough, but latterly the men would only obey their officers, when and how it seemed to themselves good that they should do so. Seeing that he was outnumbored, and de termined not to be out-flanked, MacMahon gave orders to fall back upon Mezieres, intending to halt the army for the night about Sedan, or rather behind Sedan, towards Mezieres, where his communications with Paris would be open, and where he could the next day either await Vinoy, move again towards Bazaine, or fall back gradually upon Paris. But the fates were against him, or rather against General de Wimpffen, who had taken command early in the afternoon, when Mac- Mahon was wounded. No sooner did each regiment approach Sedan than the men made a rush for the gates of the town, and, in spite of all that their officers could say or do, into that fortress they would go, many of them even threatening the lives of the officers who tried to prevent their loing so. Sedan is a small fortified town, but without either provisions or ammunition to stand a siege. With 10,000 men well fur nished with all they could require, it might stand against even a large army for a couple of months. But, with 60,000 or 70,000 pouring into it,• and these in such utter confusion that they formed simply an armed rabble, the place was untenable for a single day. The Generals and other officers saw the terrible alternative that pre sented itself, and tried hard to get the men to form up and make a dash for IVl4zibres before it was too late, and before the Prussian army had completely surrounded the town. But what can be done with men who will not obey, or with an army in which the last traces of order and discipline are lost ? Two thousand men were got together, but they were driven back by the Prussians, and an hour later the whole of Sedan was completely surrounded by the united armies of the Prince Royal and Prince Frederick Charles.—Corre spondent of Telegraph. lIE REPUBLIC AT MARSEILLES. The news of the proclamation of the Republic caused the greatest excitement in Marseilles. A large and very heavy zinc statue of the Emperor offered an incentive to much angry feeling. A young man climbed up the pedestal and put a rope round the neck of the statue, and vainly endeavoured to pull it down amid ehouts of " A "Las la Statue I" At length a strong rope was brought, fastened round the base, and, after much exertion, the cause of this commotion fell to the ground. Then shouts of "A la riviere 1" were raised, and the figure was dragged through the streets ignominiously and broken in many pieces. The relics were taken to the middle of the bridge and cast into the Garonne amidgreat applause. The crowd then returned and erected a tricolour where the statue had stood. The removal of the eagles was next carried on vigorously throughout the city. The employs at the Post Office assisted in this work. Then the crowd directed its energies against the equestrian statue of the Emperor by Debay. It had engraved on the pedestal the famous words " l'Empire, c'est la paix," words cruelly false now. The Prefect implored the people to respect this "work of art," but the Garde Mobile warned the Prefect that if 'he would not raw down the indignation of the people upon himself he Rad better let them work their will on the statue. A little later a formal demand was addressed to the Prefect for authority to remove from the Bourse the marble slab which contained the above words. The Prefect evaded giving a reply, and so the people took the matter into their own hands, and threw down the unveracious motto. When the republic was officially proclaimed at the Hotel de - Ville 20,000 persons shouted " Vive la R6publique." Some attempt at dis turbance was made during the night, but was happily suppressed. THE FORTIFICATIONS OF PARIS. A German army arriving before Paris would, in the first instance, have to deal with the detached casemated forts which stand out in front of the bastioned wall which forms the continuous enclosure of the city. It is the business of the engineer to ascertain what are the weakest parts of the defence, and to direct the attack upon them The German staff officers are said to have made the forti. fications of Paris a study for many years ; still enough has been done within these. three weeks to make a fresh reconnaissance necessary. At Paris it is expected that the attack will be made between the Seine and Marne, that is to say, between Saint-Denis on the north-west, and Nogent on the south-east. This expectation of itself would be one reason why the attack should not be made there. The works the enemy would encounter would be, proceeding from his right to his left, the Fort de l'Est, near Saint-Denis, Fort d'Aubervilliers, Fort Romain ville, Fort Noisy-le-Sec, the redoubt of Loutencey, and Fort Nogent. These forts all occupy points of a crest which commands the surrounding country. If, desiring to avoid these works, he should pass round to the west, he might cross the Seine at Saint-Denis, and besiege Mont Valerien, possession of which would place Paris at his mercy. Much concern is often expressed at the bombardment of Paris, which is supposed to be approaching. It should be remarked, however, that her double line of defences place her beyond the range of heavy guns of an enemy who has not beaten at least one of them down. It is some times assumed that an army beyond the outer forts may not only breach the enceinte with his artillery fire, but also burn the town. This is a mistake. Fort de l'Est and that of Aubervilliers are at a distance of nearly a mile and three-quartersirom the enceinte, and more than two miles and a quarter from the octroi wall. But a 68-pounder of 112 cwt. does not carry 2,800 yards, and the range of a 13-inch mortar with a charge of 251bs, of powder is not above 4,700 yards. The other forts we have named are still further from the bastions of the enceinte ; those of Noisy and Romainville being 2 miles and 3 furlongs, and those of Rosny and Fontenoy three miles and a half from the same line. The forts are so placed that each one supports the fire of its neighbour, and is supported by it. That of l'Est is one mile and six furlongs from that of Aubervilliers, and the two would pour a cross fire upon any point of attack in front of them. Forts d'Aubervilliers and Romainville are placed at the same distance from each other. Forts Romain ville and Noisy are near to each other, and so are forts Noisy and Rosny, while forts, Rosny and Fontenoy have a mile and six furlongs between them.—Daily News. 1 of the vanquished, I almost with relief look at this little affair. A mile and a half separates me from the fortress and the enemy, and I am as com pletely my own master as possible. You will not easily understand why the Prussians are losing time in attack ing Montmedy. Very useless it would seem in the pre sent state of affairs, but when you know that within the walls are stored and assembled all the provisions, live stock, &c., sent lately in view of the arrival of MacMahon's army, you will see its importance ; it will be a precious capture for the Prussians in their needy condition, and no doubt they will go on till they have succeeded in cap turing the place. Pilsoners continue to arrive in the different Belgian towns—Zouaves, Turcos, chasseurs, cavaliers, artilleurs, linemen all in the most des. perate condition, their clothes torn up, their feet stained with blood, all harassed and weakened by fatigue ; many wounded, some can scarcely walk. The greatest part of them belong to De Failly's corps, which was partially annihilated on th Tuesday, and entirely cut off the main eft wing on th Ist of September. It is still asserted here that the soldiers, mad at the unfitness and neglect of their chief, in a moment of fury and indignation have shot him. A great many Prussian prisoners have also arrived in Belgium; all of them, French or German, are treated with the greatest kindness by the officers and s )Idiers of the Belgian army ; they are directed on th Namur, from there the Prussians are sent to Bruges, and the' French to the camp of Beverloo. Officers and soldiers are unamious in pitying their Emperor's fate. They blame the persons around him, the incapacity of his generals, to whom they fully attribute the real cause of the disasters which have befal len the French army. AFTER THE BATTLE. Shortly before we came into Douzy we saw a column of French prisoners passing across the village in front of us. They were infantry of the Lire, escorted by Dragoons. It appears that they are marched off by different routes, incolumns of two or three thousand at atime, for Germany. The distance between Douzy and Bazeilles (the burnt vil lage) is not more than a league. The road is singularly level, edged with the eternal poplar, and on either side the ground rises gently, but continuously. This (all along this Line) I supposed to have been the scene of one epi sode in the battle of Friday, and at first sight the im mense numbers of dead horses scattered about in the fields on either hand see med to justify the idea, but on going over part of the ground I could find no trace of shot or shell, not even one solitary burnt cartridge. These dead horses must, therefore, have been wounded further off and come over here in their flight from their terrars of the battle. The fight begun outside the town was, no doubt, desperately contested by the French, who must have retired through the belt of wood till they were forced back into tbe village streets. And it must have been at this crisis that there occurred one of the most deplorable incidents of modern warfare. I understand that the French tro ops, consisting principally of Marines and Gerdes Mobiles, in contesting the possession of the place, got into the houses as they retired, and fired upon the enemy from the windows, and the contest became one of almost un paralleled fury. The French, who are said on this oc casion to have surpassed their former deeds of valour, were evidently determined to do anything rather than surrender, and the German obstinacy and persever ance would appear to have been equally decided. When the contest was at its hottest, the town was suddenly and simultaneously fired in a hundred places. There can be no doubt that there will be bitter arguing and cross-swearing about this event for many a day to come. The German story is that the villagers fired upon the wounded and upon the surgeons who were tending them,, and that the order to burn the place was given as a just and obvious reprisal. The French people in the town appear to deny this with great indignation, and aver that neither by the troops nor by the villagers were the wounded or the surgeons fired upon. The appearance of the town—l have called it in differently town and village, for though it had only a population of little over 3,000, the stamp and substantially of many of the houses, as far as one could judge, were more that of a town than of a village ; the appearance of the place I cannot better describe than by saying that it looked as if one great thunderbolt had fallen upon and in one moment destroyed it utterly. The human bodies had by this time been removed from the street, but the charred remains of helmets and shakos, and the stocks of rifles, with every here and there swords and bayonets and every sort of weapon, showed that while the flames were raging all round them, and the helpless women and children were literally being roasted alive in the houses and in the streets, the maddened combatants did not cease from the battle, but died no doubt in numbers, hemmed in by the flames while they were fighting. It is almost impossible to realize that such things can have occurred in this age of civilization, and that humanity and civilization and Christianity should be disgraced by horrors that seem the very outcome of hell. It is like an evil dream ; but it is to be hoped these terrible events will leave the world wiser for the future. The completeness and suddenness of the destruction were evidenced numberless little circumstances—such as the but it re rn a of birds and animals one would hay( expecte" of all others to escape, dogs and pigeons, a n d v e n eats in large numbers. Hundreds of the people b e took themselves to the cellars, it is said, and, there perished suffo cation. Nowhere could there have appear e an asylum for the miserable people—raging flame s and suffocating smoke inside their houses, and )utside falling walls and roofs, and men like fiends incar nate fighting amid the flames and the blazing wreck. I walked about through the dreary streets Her and there wretched old men and women were hanging about the ruins of their homes in a sort of stupour appa rently. Some of them were weeping and sobbing— " I have lived 66 years in this town," one poon,,old fellow said to me. ."I was away from home when this occurred, and now I don't know whether any of my family are left to me or whether they are not all buried in there," pointing to the ruins of his )use. Every now and then, almOst, as it appeared, at liar intervals, there was the crashing sound of fa ling masonry. We kept as much as possible in the centre of the streets. For an hour or so we walked about ; the scenes were simply repeated in every h )use and in every street. The smell from the burning flesh of cattle, which we saw still on fire in the byres and stables, was offensive and overpowering, and we were not sorry to turn our backs on a scene of desolation and horror which must be almost without a parallel in history. —Times C o respondent. CONQUERORS AND CONQUERED. The correspondent of the Manchester Examiner tell a pleasant story of Prussian and French. He say—' I have seer much of the conquerors, and I consider that on the whole they behave wonderfully well to the conquered. They pay for all they get, though it is true they would get nothing, and would simply starve,, did they not force the inhabitants to bring out their goods, and part with them under compulsion ; but this is often done at a profit to the owner. Thus one landlord told me, very seriously, that he' had been ecorche of 7,000 francs worth of wine ; but by degrees I learned that he had been forced' to sell it for 2,000 thalers. On the morning of the 3rd a man begged me to grant him my escort out of Sedan to his house in Balan. I took him under my wing, and explained to him that he had nothing to fear. On our way out of the town we met one Prussian soldier, calmly smoking his pipe and leading a dog which he had found on the road, and named Sedan. He had put his arms aside, and purposed walking into the town by himself to buy tobacco, for he had only very little left. I pointed out to him that what he was doing was rather foolhardy, as the place had not ac tually surrendered, and was full of excited French soldiers ; that there were none of his comrades )within a quarter of a mile of him ; and that were I in his shoes I would not go in just yet, but wait until the Germans had occupied the fortress. Why,' he replied, ' you do not mean to say they would hurt me without any arms in my hand ? But I'll try it anyhow, as I want to be the first man inside. I was nearly there yesterday, but they pulled up the bridge too quickly.' While we were thus talking some French soldiers came out of the gate, and eyed him suspiciously; but, nothing daunted, he went up and asked them for some tabac. They failed to understand him, so I Acted as interpreter, and we were then told that the French had not 6,(1 had a smoke for three weeks, and that there was not a bit of tobacko in the lace. ' Oh, then,' says my German friend, I'm better off than you,' and pull ing out his pouch he divided the conte Its among his enemies. This little incident led to much e sticulation and hand shaking, and in the height of his delight one tall Frenchman took the little German's helmet and re placed it with his own casquette. After this merry change of head-gear, Teuton and Gaul marched arm in arm into the doomed fortress, the little dog Sddan meekly following in their wake." THE ATTACK ON MONDIEDY. The correspondent of the Standcod, writing from Grand Verneuil on the sth instant, says :—" The attack on Montmedy took place this morning. I have followed for several hours the movements of the besiegers, and after the great battles I have witnessed during the last few days this very secondary action looks to me as a play thing, or as a sham fight in ordinary volunteer exercise, not that the Prussian batteries storming the northern walls of the little fortress are to be despised —on the con trary, they are powerful, and seven in number, and I can perceiVe six more in the rear, with a body of about 6,000 men close by. The fire is well directed, but cautiously, the batteries being kept under cover by undu lating grounds, while the cannon of the fortress are answered gamely, and have at different intervals com pelled the enemy to alter their plan of attack. The Prussian shells are principally directed to the tops of the houses, with evident intention to set fire to the place. That object has already been partially obtained, but the Montmedians, commanced by an old captain and their sous-prefect, an ex-lieutenant of the Imperial navy, will not surrender. Baron Larry is also within the walls. It is now two o'clock ; the fire has ceased for the last half hour. The Prussian batteries having retreated out of reach of the fortress, the soldiers are taking comfortably some food and refreshments. To see the horses grazing A Belgian - journal states that the ex-Emperor himself quietly around the encampment, the officers go i ng about chose the Belgian route to Cassel, and himself addressed amongst the crowd of soldiers, is a picture just as at the following telegram to King Leopold Obliged to Wimbledon during the encampments. For me, with my traverse the Belgian territory,- ni going' as a prisoiier to mind full yet of the horrible carnage of the last week's Cassel, I beg your Majest3i to authorise me' to 'pass, battles, of the heroic struggles, of the Titanic efforts companied by a Prussian General officer. The Rappel states that M. Tachard, deputy of the Department of Bas-Rhin, has left Paris for London 01 13 special mission. A semi-official Berlin paper expresses the opinion that the change of Government in France has removed all ground for foreign intervention. It is expected that the mail train which left Paris on Thursday morning is the last which will be permitted to leave the city. The Figaro mentions a report that the Emperor in order to save his crown offered to surrender Alsace and Lorraine, half the fleet and four milliards. The Patrie estimates at between 80,000 and 90,000 the nuniber of killed, wounded, prisoners, and missing in the French army since the beginning of the war, not includ ing the number who capitulated at Sedan. The departure of the Princess Clotilda, (wife of Prince Napoleon, and daughter of Victor Emanuel) gave rise to a touching scene. Bet attendants were greatly moved. The princess was always verypopular. She went to Lyons en route for Italy. Vice-Admiral Fourichon, the new Minister of Marine, is the commander of the French squadron in the North Sea. The dispatch announcing his appointment to, the Provisional Government has been sent to him at Wil" helmshhfen (Jande), which he has been blockading. In the Prince Imperial's room at the Tuileries were a number of little mimic soldiers cast in lead, which could be manoeuvred by means of a winch or crank on a larg e flat surface, while General Frossard, the military tutor of the Child of France, taught him how fields were won—er lost. The story is that Frossard was trying one day to explain Waterho to his pupil, and, necessarily, towards the end of the lesson he had to make the Old Guard retreat. " Oh, no, no no !" cried the Prince, covering the little leaden soldiers with his hands. " You must not do that. French soldiers never retreat." The Constitutionnel says that no one must mistake the issue of the struggle that lies before the French ; it s is net only the national honour which is at stake, no r tile , grandeur of the c oun t r y which will suffer from the definitive triumphs of the Pr ussians ; all private interests are concerned in that of the public. The Prussians have openly proclaimed that they will not be satisfied with exacting a war contribution, however heavy ; they desire to destroy the greatness of France, they wish to weaken her to such a degree, by the dismemberment of her terri tory, that she may from henceforth remain at the mercY of their exigencies. Shame and disgrace on those who refuse to exert themselves to rescue their country from such a ruin. THE PRINCE IMPERIAL. A gentleman who crossed from Ostend in the steamer with the Prince Imperial writes . 39 follows to the M a n c h es t er E xam i ner :—Another IL cident of my conve rsa ti on w ith th e P r i n ce's suite I must not forget to mention. Several of the gen tlemen asked me `• Did I think the English would receive them well ?" " Though not an Englishman, I answered • proudly, (for I have lived sufficiently long among you that such 3, doubt would sting even me to the qu i c k) : " E n gland always has received, and al wa y s w ill rece i ve, the. stranger and the unhappy refu gee w ith sen ti men ts or kindness and respect, and you will find that, wherever he may go in these islands, your young charge will mee t with the treatment due to his unfortunate position." The sallow faces of the Frenchmen brightened, and they squeezed my hand for the comfort I had given them. will here observe that I was the only person on board, out of the suite, to whom the Prince was allowed to speak, probably on account of what I have already re ferred to, as to his ignorance of his father's fate. A London correspondent, writing on Tuesday night, says :—" The people who assembled at Charing Cross Station to see the Prince Imperial arrive, are naturallY much disappointed to hear he had stopped at Dover. ki e has since gone on to Hastings ; about the best place that could be chosen for him, considering the present state of his health. Three or four years ago he was in a ver y deli cate condition. A disease of the ankle bones, and °Wr rather alarming symptoms have appeared. I saw Into , almost daily at Bia rr it z a t thi s ti me , an d w h en he NY3' playing with young Conneau on the terrace of the chateau it was easy to see how he limped, and when be went out into the town he always rode in a carriage , even when the Emperor and Empress went on foot. The great physical fatigue and anxiety to which, the poor boy has of l a t e b een su bj ect h ave pro d uce d some indications of a recurr ence o f th e o ld di sor d er, a n hence the visit to Hastin gs . Alth oug h naturally mu ch agitated and oppressed by the recent catastrophe, he shews that he inherits much of his father's sanguine tempera" ment and regenerative power. He bears himself, I heal' with much confidence and dignity, and is tolerably candid in his commentaries on the war." The Birmingham Gazette says : —At the Marine Hotel, Hastings, there came on Tuesday evening a sickly boy of fourteen, who was only the other day the heir to an Imperial throne, the descendant of one who gave laws to the greater part of Europe, and the son of a ru ler believed to be the most powerful arbiter among the Continental nations. Even the bitterest enemies of the Napoleonic dynasty must feel some touch of compassion for this child of' a fallen empire, whose " baptism of fire " has been so soon obscured in blood and tears. We trust that no misconstruction will be put upon the earnest but unostentatious welcome with which he will everywhere be received. Trained as the successor to the purple, the little Prince may b e reserve d f or a happier though less brilliant fate, and those are not his true friends who would unduly exalt him either in prosperitY or adversity. SIR JOHN PAKINUTON ON THE WAR. Sir John Pakington, who presided at the harvest home festival at Rushock, Worcestershire, on Wednesday , made a speech in which, after referring to the e xcel lence of the crops, he remarked :—" But there 11 , 5 another blessing to which I c anno t h e lp al - lulling.. The treaty obligations of England made it but too probable that we should become, entangled in the war; and we c anno t b e t oo thankful that this has not been the case. After what has occurred within the last few ,days we may consider that Eng land is safe ; but there is another danger before us which we must not • disregard. There has been a Revolution in France, in that country, in which our relations have been so friendly and so intimate , and to which we are geographically so closely situated. Under these circumstances danger and disturbance maY arise in England. Let us bear in mind the lesson we have to learn. Let us recollect that it was but the other day , as we say, that Prussia engaged in a war with Austria; one of the greate s t m ilit ar y P owers i n E urope, an " yet in one short week that Power was defeated. Now we find that this same Prussia has in one brief month sub dued the armies, and overrun the kingdom of France; an Empire has been destroyed, and a Sovereign taken prisoner. These remarkable events teach us how soon a war may spring up, and how soon th a t war may b e se ttled. They ought to teach the statesmen of this country how necessary it is to shape their policy with a due regard to those events. Let us hope that as the armies of the King of Prussia have b een bl esse d w ith success — a rap idi ty or success unparalleled in the history of the world—he maY now feel that there is only one additional triumph he can gain —that is to chew a noble magnanimity tpwards the brave enemy whom he has defeated." A despatch from Marseilles announces with reserve that a rumour prevails in the Italian Colony to the effect that a Republic had been proclaimed in Italy, that the King had abdicated, and his son, Prince Humbert, been proclaimed President of the Republic. The private correspondence of the Emperor Napoleon with the official and confidential agents of the late Government have been sezied at Dieppe, from whence they,were to have been embarked for England. As this correspondence was connected with State secrets, it was under seal. Colonel Ryan, the Cuban leader, has, says the New York Times, been arrested on the Lon g Branch boat, on an old charge of having re si s t e d a deputy marshal when last in custody for .an alleged violation of the neutrality laws. He was brought before Commissioner Shields, by whom he was released on $15,000 bail. LADVERTISEMENT.]—VoIIoway's Pills an d Oi n t men t. -; " ow Spirits," or " Nerves," and the various mal a di e s of mind and temper that make many a torment to theta selves, and a burden to all connected with them, have their origin in. some unhealthy condition of the body most generally the stomach or live are the disordered organs. Nothing rectifies the digestion and congested liver with the speed, certainty, and safety that is fortu nately exercised by Holloway's preparations, whether externally applied over those parts, or internally ad ministered as medicine. Both Ointment and the Pills agree well, and wonderfully assist each other in repress ing disease and restoring health, energy, and happiness. With continued disorder of any function mankind can never live either healthily or happily. BIRTHS. On the 6th inst., at 32, Montagu-square, the wife of HenrY W. Willoughby, Esq., of a son. On the 6th inst., at Chessington House, Ewell, the wife of.R. D. Green Price, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. • On the 6th inst., p,t St. Stephen's, South Kensington, Augustus, second son of Join Churchill, Esq., of 9, Pembridge-square, Bayswater, to-Eleanor, fifth daugh ter of W. Hinkes Cox, Esq., of 33, Elvaston-place, Queen's-gate. On the 6th inst., at Fittleton, Wilts, Commander Lips comb, R.N., to Emma. only surviving da ug ht er o f the late Rev. William Pearse, formerly rector of Hanwell, Oxon. DEATIM. On the 4th September, at Hove, Brighton, Percival Wright, Esq., of Greystones, Reigate, aged 67. On the sth September, George Robin son , o f Th e Com mon, Stoke Newington, and Leadenhall street, City, aged 59. London : Printed by GIDEON ACLAND BOYCE, of No. 112„ Stiwid, Printer and Published by him at !ThE StIN Office, No. 112, Strand, in'the Precinct of he Savoy; ti the County ok Middlesek. Friday, §eptember 9, 1870