The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-22 00:00:00

HOSTILE FEELINGS BETWEEN THE TWO PEOPLE

The German war correspondents make further references
to the intensely hostile feeling of the French population.
lierr Wachenhusen, of the Colujite Ga,tte, says "that at
Nancy the billeting if the soldiers has been suspended, in
consequence of tow ders committed on them in their quarters.
There, as in every part of France occupied by invaders, the
hatred of the people is daily Increasing, and the foolish hope
of driving out the tinting by a national rising is fanned by
emissaries if the Republio. Mx thousand men are said to be
already under arms concealed lathe woods, and commanded
by a General. As yet there has beeu few outrages of this kind,
but &gendarme has been murdered at Nat cy, and postilions are
tired on. If tile guerillaw artiste, against which we tube how
to defend ourselves, really commences, it wall flame up in
terry corner." In tne vicinity of Metz, according to another
writer, soldiers have a second time been tired on at Marieuix,
and in au adjacent village the road was blocked up with
heavy stones. A fine was imposed, which had the next day
to be increased fivefold, as the stones were still not removed.
A change of the position of the troop& before Metz recently
gave the people the Impression that the Germans were re-
treating, and that Mac-Mahon was advancing from the Vosges
with 201.0,000 men. Nobody believed In the magnitude el the
French defeats, and though those who saw the lung trains of
prisoners pass by have misgivings, they are not without hope
of a turn of fortune. Metz, It is Misted, can hold out not
only montha but years, the provisions being on so large •
scale and the heroism of the army and townspeople being so
great. A few days ago a woman offered some brandy for
sale, attractlog • group of soldiers round her, but it was
found to be poisoned, and chic was arrested. The writer re-
gards the at Ando of the people us cogent reason against
111. annexation of Metz and its vicinity. Another corre-
spondent states that at Mulhausen, w here the railway sta-
tion is occupied by the Germans, they do not enter the town
notess armed to toe teeth. They have been !Iced on fre-
quently, but at present only me Chian has been killed. The
artisans are strongly inclined to Cumnniiiism, and before the
entry of the troops had demolished the Town-Mill. The rest
of the people, little as they like the Germans, are conse-
quently glad of their presence. An officer writes from
Champey —" We are no longer sure of our lives ; an army
gendarme has juet been shot before our door, and when an
officer hurried out to look for the criminal two bullets
whistled past his ear. The offenders unfortunately could not
be awavared."

TAKING A SANGUINE VIEW OF IT !

The Debats of the 10th inst., received by balloon post,
takes a hopeful view of the situation of Paris The activity
of the Government," it says. "is Incontestable. Every day
offensive operations harass the enemy, and the last racoon/si-
lences have obliged him to draw back hts lines. We aik.ki
for cannons; they are being made Silence is coming to our
help, and chassepots are being manufactured of aluminium,
In place of steel. If the enemy attacks us he will be dashed
to places agalrst our forts and ramparts, which have bec,me
formidable. If he persists, as seems likely, In wishing to
reduce us by famine, Paris, accuroiug to moderate calcula-
tions, has provision. for two months. During this time the
provinces will have time not only to rise bat to organise and
launch at our terrible adversary nut merely crowds but
armies. Let us, then, hope. Let everybody with arms, pen,
sword, or musket—above all, with heart—work at the
common task. God for our country, and for the Republic
also, for It will have no more adversaries it will be firmly
founded, 11 we rise from the abyss with It, united and
victorious."