The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-07-23 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OF PRUSSIANS 7R031 LONDON.

An exaortithary and exciting scene occurred on Saturday
evening at Charing.ci ma station on the departure of the mail
train 19r the Continent. About 39 Germ.' left for Berlin
ti joni Ihe army, and were accompanied to the station
nearly 10001 their countrj 'mu. Their leave-taking had to
he performed at the gate which leads to the den ature plat-
form, hat none of the young men's Glenne left the small
apace before the gee, where they presented a compact rii9es,
all determined to remain till the WA, :Letually d"p.tr.eC The
young warriors seated themselves quietly in the carriages.
and there wai scarcely • word exchanged between nay one of
them; it ,wemeil calmly resolute, like men prepared to per.
form a patriotic duty. Amongst them were tome men of
nearly 90, while there WaS one youth who could not have
been more than 17. The majority were between 29 and 30.
A few minutes before the time the train was appointed to
leaves cheer was raised by the deuce mass before the gate.
From each window in the train ais arm was held out and
waved towards agate, then a new cheer, loud and deep, fol-
lowed, As the train left the friends at the gate sung "Die
Wache am Rhein !" and the young men cried " ^
These men had not been recalled by their Government, lint
left of their own accord. The enthnsiesm which animated
those volunteers is a significant sign, nods strong proof that
on the Prussian side devotion and earnestness will not be
wanting.

THE EFFECT OF THE WAS AT SOUTHAMPTON.
SOUTTIAM ITON, July 17.
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Intelligence has been received here that a French frigate
is cruising between St Athens /lead and the Needles. The
Bremen steamer Leipasc, carrying the Prussian flag, which
left the docks here yesterday with passengers and cargo,
hound fir Baltimore, has been detained in Southampton
Water. It is expected that the passengers and cargo will be
re-landed, and forwarded to the Vetted States n.o Liverpool
In consequence of the declaration of war between Fr mce
and Prmsia The Union Company's steamer Dane has been
sinhlenly and secretly chartered, Mt she left this port yester-
day with sealed orders. Large imantities of preserved provi-
Mors for ships' stores are paining over the :Smith West-'.a
Railway on their way from this port to Cherbourg. Pre-
parat'on• are being made for the reception of a large f 1.12.
men ration of the passenger end cargo traffic to and from the
East Indies, China, West Indite and Braxil by the South-
ampton mail packets, in consequence of the sear, ate.; the
Jaeger of travelling Bed shii meat in the French mail
pack.e to and from thme ports No Prussian or Fri-sick
ship can be attacked or captured within three leagues of this
cotst, MA if Prussian and French shim of war enter South-
ampton Water, the ships of one nation can only leave after
an intemal of 24 hours has elapsed from the departure of the
ships of the other cation

HURRYING HOME
The announcement of a declaration of war was received
with the grta`kl9t concern and astonishment on Friday even-
ing, at Newport, Cardiff, and the other South Wales ports,
where there were a large number of French and Gm man
vessi.ls, of the form, fire particularly. The German Con-
suls end Vice-Consuls at the ports received telegrams
eirec,ing all G,mans to return home immediately, and, in
pursuance of this command, the masters and crews of many
of the ships immediately commenced their journey to Father-
land. Tneir vessels are left behind, ainl will no doubt
remain where they are until the war is over.

ENGLISH MEDIATIGN.

The Birmingham Post publighee the following speal
telegram :

At the Cabinet Cototed tar saturday, one last gleam of
hope remained. No official declaration of war had been re-
ceived from the French Government, and no declaration of
neutrality could be leaned by her Majesty's Government ;
the telrgrapd wee therefore Bet to work in the hope that by
joint re p-e,entetions to Paris and Berlin the last dread ar-
OltrameAot war might be averted. The queation put by
our Fcreign Office to Lord Lyons was, " Will the French
Goven-21m,at ku6want hoatilittee for a few hour,, until the
English Carinet can couthiunicate with Berlin?" Presuming
thee %heehaw°, would he in the affirmative, the English
sin-
busied, r was indnirted to iltilt.ta that a futiAfantory
explanation of the @trimmed insult to M. il,mdeditte mtwitt
formally be received from Berlm. file telegraph au simul-
taneously put in motion with Berlin. The question here riel,d
wee whether the Kira would ol,ject to aim mew dire the, he
hut nodesire to wound the funeeptibilityof the French nation
or to otter an insult to the Emperor in his interview with
Beneriefti. Our relit irks the Prossien It •cal Feinllt
are s. lotimate, that repre.entations,B tb unict aan not,
ofliol4l, my not , lose coold be empl yed. 11)
order that n. elf .rts nthau to left tudreo. U was idsi. di-
lated Itat Ms. Diarauiti suggemim irbuvid acted Wm.