The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-17 00:00:00

THE RED PRINCE'S PROCLAMATION.

Prince Frederick Charles has issued at Bliescastel a
Proclamation to his army. It begins thus :—" With refe.
recce to the affair at Wissembourg, we find that the Ist
Infantry Regiment and some cavalry regiments of the sth
COrps, on the French side, were engaged in it. The
Prench acted throughout on the defensive, except on one
occasion, when they made an aggressive movement in
order to secure a retreat. We were more numerous than
they were, and therefore cannot but admit that they
fought with great bravery, for they kept their position,
although eventually, a panic ensuing, they were
driven to retire. On the other hand, troops
Of the Corps M`Mahon, who had not been
~,ellgaged, threw down their arms without firing a shot.
The French infantry, numbering almost 800 men per bat-
talion, opened fire at 1,500 paces, with little or no precision
thus showing a great want of discipline. The cavalry
throughout refused to encounter our horsemen, although
We repeatedly gave them entry opportunity, but continued
to retire whenever we advanced. Our artillery was slow
but sure, and opened fire on the enemy with great preci-
81°n. One of the mitrailleuse batteries fired only three
shots at 1,800 paces, and with no result." Such is the kind
,of proclamation that the " Red Prince," as the men call
oh; issues to his men.

The Turcos, captured in large numbers, continue to
excite curiosity, followed by disgust. Wild stories of their
conduct are flying abou- the German papers. Their
habits are bestial, and the French prisoners shrink from
them, ashamed of their companionship. One Turco is
said to have been caught with a number of little fingers,
Which he had cut off to strip the rings from them; others
are charged with mutilating wounded Bavarians. A very
angry feeling pervades the German army at the employ-
rnent of such savages by the Emperor. •
No official account of the number of troops present has
been published on either side, and the most contradictory
versions appear in print. The losses of the French in
killed, wounded, prisoners, and cannon at Woerth exceed
their losses and gains at Solferino. Their killed and
Wounded are now computed at 12,000, prisoners 8,000.
The Grand Duke of Baden announced the news of the
victory of Woerth from the balcony of his Palace, and
When the cheers had subsided, asked the excited multitude
t°T. " Nun danket alle Gott"—the German "Te Deum
":,ildalnus." All present responded to his call, and the
,▪ _,,
night resounded with the solemn strains of the an-
cient hymn.
Two thousand two hundred and sixty-five French pri-
804ers, among them 144 officers, have already passed
omugh Berlin on their way to the Eastern fortresses.
tesides these some 200 have been lodged in Berlin hospi-
tal•
s, Where they are treated on an equal footing with the
'ruesians, and, being the more interesting of the two,
come in for even larger allotments of cigars and other little
donations on the part of visitors.
On Saturday last eight Prussian spies—real ones this
"tae---were brought into Metz. One of them is a Belgian
named Schulz, who had been sought for by the authorities
for some time past, and who is believed to be the chief
agent of the Prussian spy system in the Moselle district.
The other six are of various professions and were captured
near the French advanced posts at Thionville.
There is a strong anti-German feeling at Copenhagen.
if France were to gain anything like an advantage in the
field, it would be difficult for the Danish Government to
resist the demands of the people, who are loudly clamour-
ing for Participation in the war.