The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-22 00:00:00

THE GERMAN ARMY IN FRANCE.

A military contributor furnishes the Neue Freie Presse
of Vienna with an account of the strength of the German
army collected on French soil. The details given are very
precise. Beginning with a general view of the forma-
'me, of the Prussian army, the writer notes that
„Tftch corps of the North German army is com-
posed of two divisions, with twelve or thirteen
battalions of infantry, a cavalry regiment (consisting of
dragoons with some hussars), and two four-pound and two
six-pound field batteries. There is besides a reserve artil-
lery at horse and field batteries, and pioneer and train
battalions. The nominal strength of 'such a corps is 34,313
:mereall told, that is when inclUding every person, hospital
attendants, and the like, who are attached to the corps.
Its ' strength in fighting . combatants is 25,798
infantry ; 1,250 cavalry' and 'B4 pieCes of cannon. :The
twelfth, and the Guard Corps are exceptionally strong,
having each, in addition to the forces of the other corps,
a Fusilier regiment, and a cavalry division, that of the
12th Corps consisting of four, that of the Guards of six
regiments. With these additions, the 12th, or .King's
Saxon Corps, musters 40,406 men, or of fighting effectives,
29,918 infantry, 3,812 cavalry, and 90 pieces of cannon ;
and the Guard Corps numbers 42,828 men, or
of effective combatants, • 29,918, infantry, 5,067
cavalry, and 90. guns. Besides these there are six
cavalry divisions not attached to any corps, and consisting
each of 4,438 men, all told. The formation of the South
German forces is very little different from that of the
Prussian corps. The Bavarians have two army corps and
a cavalry reserve. These corps have each five battalions
of Jagers, whilst the North Germans only have one or
two. The Wurtemburgers form one division, or
half a corps, with three regiments of infantry,
anti a cavalry brigade ; and the Badeners are similarly
divided, though they are stronger in number, their
regimerAs being as large as those of North Germany,
whilst those of Wurtemburg number only two battalions.

At th'e binning of the war the First Army, under the
icommand of Iftfantry-General. Steinmetz, was made up of
44.97i2111t, LSavel4.l4/..a4d 'Eighth Army Corps, and of the
4F444 tliiiicayigaiyisions; the second army, under the
comma General Prince Frederick Charles
was compose of the Guard Corps, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 9th,
10th, and 12th Army COrps, and of the fifth and sixth
cavalry divisions : the third army, under the leadership
of Infantry General the CroWn Prince of Prussia, 'con-
sisted of the Fifth, Sixth, and Eleventh North German
Corps, the two Bavarian Corps, ,and the Wurtemburg
and Baden troop, with the second 'and fourth North
German and the Bavarian cavalry divisions. The whole
strength of these three hosts, then, stood thus : The First
Army had 75 battalions, 72 squadrons, and 282 guns—
total; 111,815• men, all told ; the Second Army had 184
battalions,-148 squadrons; • and 621 guns—total- 265;409
nien ;IthelPhird-Arm4had 166 battalions, 136 squadrons,
; and 546 gualg—totah /235,250,s • men. • The : entire
,force;: of the. , Germans ;in France,: when the three
armies had crossed the frontier, numl?ered then 612,474
men. Of this vast total the Baden division only was
told off to besiege StraShurg, and occupy Alsace ; all the
rest took part in the advanced operations. The writer cal-
'ciflatbs that the losses from the weapons of the French
could not have ~..exceaded 100,000 men. Those
-.Who,. through sue or other causes, have
become incapable of ,service, may, ,-be set down
.as • 90,000 more. But the Getman . system, as is
well known, provides what are called " Ersatztruppen,"
that is, reserves of men whose expreSs- duty it is to fill up
the vacancies that may be caused' in .the ranks of the
regular forces. These reserve battalions began" their
•march at the time of the battles about
Metz; . and they have now filled up at least
onei-half of the 190,000 voids made by wounds, disease,
and other causes: Thus, the force on French soil may
still be reckoned at 515,000 men, without counting the
-reserves pioperly so called-:-that is, not battalions de-
' signetto fill up.vacancie'4; but independent troops. Of
thialand there tur4 now coming up' about 100,000 .'men.
Still, BO I,rgez' is ths' forte required ;to. surround
Metz, , .:besiege the • .other :tovirns,"f ' and guard
mmaications, that .it isidoubtful whether,. -even withthis total; ..Germany oan p00,,000 men before 'the
walls of
_the gieneli capital.. It shpuld be added that the
Fourth Arfny; 'commanded •by di.own 'Prine6 of
Saxony, of whichBo.nauclx has been heard lately, is formed
from the First and Second Armies. " •

Marshal Vaillant has been released, though no one can
explain why he visited the fortifications.
A thousand stacks of corn have been burned round
Paris, in order that the Prussians might not seize them.
The other night in Turin a number of soldiers, who
were lately called to arms, ran through Milan proclaiming
the Republic, Mazzini, and his party.

A letter from Tulle expresses surprise , that the 1,200
men who garrison that town have not been turned to
account, as the National Guard are quite sufficient to
keep order. It is thought likely they will be sent to
Lyon; where an army is forming.
A telegram from Florence states that the Italian Cham-
bers will be speedily convoked to vote the Budget, take a
plebiscite of the Roman people, and sanction the transla-
tion of the capital to Rome. Another account says the
Italian Government intends, after occupying Rome, to
convoke an Italian Parliament, elected by universal
suffrage.

News from Strasburg says that, General Ulrich,
wounded in the shoulder and in the foot, has removed his
office to the cellars of the prefecture. He consulted the
population of Strasburg as to whether the resistance should
becontinued or ceasad. The majority which decided that
the struggle should be continued was larger than that by
which Strasburg rejected the Plebiscite in favour of the
Empire.

On the Paris ramparts—that is the wan which sur-
rounds the city behind the detached forts, there are
mounted 1,200 guns. On the forts themselves there are
1,000 guns ; and there is besides a large park of artillery
drawn up in the chief open places of the city. The forts
have an armament of between 40 and 70 guns ; one, Fort
de Mont Valtrien, has 80 guns.

In consequence of the siege of Paris the Volontaire, the
Histoire, the Public, and the Parlement have ceased to
appear. The Charivari, the Electenr Libre, the Liberte,
the Monde, and the Reveil have been reduced to half their
The Constitadiorinel, the Francais, the Gazette de
Prance, the Liberte, the Monde, \ ftnd the Siècle will
appear at Tours, and the France wig be printed at Blois.

It having been announced that the Prussians proposed
to make an attack on the French naval ports in order to
destroy the arsenals, and that they would begin on the
magnificent establishment of Cherbourg, the Government
of the National Defence has provided against the emer=
gency by adopting the most energetic measures. It is
considered
that these naval ports are impregnable, and the
enemy could only reduce them by accomplishing a
successful investment.

The oSiecle affirms on good authority that there has been
found in the Tuileries, in an iron case, a list of those who
for all kinds of service to the Empire were paid by secret
service money. At their head is the name of Auguste
Vitu, the chief editor of thePeuple Francais, the author
of numberless brochures, calumniating democracy for the
benefit of the Bonapartes. There were also the names of
many of the majority, of the optimists of the Centre, the
sages of the Right, and many official candidates. This
valuable document was ordered to be verified and pre-
served,

The Times Berlin correspondent write% a letter which
provesthat the en i tire cheine of defence planned by the

defenders of Paris, has been made known to the Fru?",
sians. He says :--To facilitate the defence an effort will
be probably made to disturb the iositions of the end.*
For this purpose General Vinoy, with the regiments el
the Line, is to be stationed near the north-western bend a
the river, with orders to cover the open space between
Argenteuil and Asnieres. General Mellinet, who has al°
some Regulars and a strong reinforcement of Mobiles, ha.s
an analogous task allotted him at Sceaux, due south of the.
city. Another corps is to keep guard between Noi9Y auct
Villiers, east of Vincennes, while, if the original plan is
carried out, a body of cavalry will await the Germans
the plain of Bourget, east of St. Denis.
The day of the surprise of General Failly's CorPs,
at
Mouzon, the accountants with the-army chest accoln•
panied by a feeble detachment, went on in front while the
soldiers made soup. They had reached a hollow road,
when a peasant told them that the Prussians were on the.
hills close to them. They did hot believe the tale WI
'went on, but later on they found out that the man 1,138
right, and that they had passed under the fire of the
e
enemy. The Prussians had thus allowed the rich Priz,
11, to escape them rather .than give the alarm to tLe corps. 0,!
General Failly. This is regarded as a proof of thehardigu
state of discipline, and the good organisation with re g
to details, which prevail among the Prussians.
French journal inquires if the Zouaves would have re"
sisted a similar temptation.
The Constitutionnel, which is now published at Tours,
and reaches us from that city, gives the result of its olr
nervations in the provinces. It notes a spirit of deter
If the
mined resistance equal to that shewn at Paris.
Germans capture Paris, it by no means follows that theY
will be able to give the law to the country. Whilst rrluac°,
has been under arms and absorbed in its warlike duties
a movement of decentralisation has taken place. Under
•he influence of our misfortunes each chief place of a cl:ai
partment and each town have become so many P°liti
tentres. We see in the streets armed men, soldiers,
to
Gardes Mobiles and National Guards, who are eager
march to the fight ; they come here from all the vill3ge
e
and the surrounding country animated by the ell.
thusiastic fervour, which is our only chance a sei„netY;
By joining them to the contingent, which the adic4,,7„:
departments will furnish, there will be a nucleus el
fenders compact enough to disturb the rear of the eneraY•

ENGLISH WORKMEN AND THE FRENCH

REPUBLIC.
Mr. George Odger has had an interview with g• d a
Favre, to present the addresses and resolutions as
upon by English working men at their recent raeetil4s.
In doing so, he said that the English W"lcin.
men were warmly •in favour of the restoratioa
ii°lo
the French Republic. At the beginning of °n
with
war the best wishei of the English people were, ,„0
Prussia, as they thought the German people had ";iie
provoked into a cruel; and unnecessary war, but when d
recent reverses had made the Emperor a prisoneF"
establised a Republican Government whose naission
declared to be peace, the English people considered the vll
should cease. They hoped the King of Prussia w°llld,'ll4l%
be so ill-advised as to attack Paris without first 1333,,,"
honourable proposals of peace. If he did, the f°6'
the
of -England would be entirely against him. It was t
wish of the English people that their Goveraal
should recognise the Republic as speedily as Passlbpra
eine,
bnt they hoped the French would not condemn. bmth
too hastily for delay. England had never been at war Wi„
Prussia, and it was therefore the first duty of her Gov er.i;
ment to use its legitimate influence to bring the war te3t..
honourable conclusion. The English people, said fort-
Odger in conclusion, thought the frontier ved
resses might-be advantageously' razed, but disaPPv„ch
of the suggestions for the annexation of existing
territory by Prussia. M. Favre, after warmly than;
Mr. 'Odger and the gentleman who accompanied biro the
their mission, said he would send a written answer
English working men. He could not give any °Pinle
about the fortifications without consulting his'ccildatV.
but there was one thing he wished to be clearly all file,
stood, not only by the English, but by the German P_l°,,rvar
that it was his most fervent wish that this dreadf'
should cease immediately, and the French and Grarrli-
peoples live in harmony for evermore.

The collection at St. Paul's Cathedral for the sick
and wounded on• Sunday afternoon, amounted to OIL
• A Prebendal .alt• in Limerick Cathedral) 11$9
Sti
become vacant:l)y the.death of the Rev. William •Are'h.r.
Mr. J. Crofts, a Leeds magistrate, was on TuesdoBll
fined £l5 for having a -hone, carriage, and • three '3l
servants in excess of his licence.' • • •
the
. A young nobleman ..who recently .::came °TI
Turf is likely, we understand, to quit it under
S circuity
stances involve Nine public notoriety. P —rtilig
44.4 at
An association of butchers has been forinotiA
Sheffield, in connection with ,the Lancashire and yor.k:
shire Butchers' Union,
AO endeavour to have the re s!rtied
tions upon the importation of cattle removed. It is 5'54.13
that meat is 15'per cent. cheaper in London than in
North. _
• -
JaMes Allsopp; the young man who shot )Jr.
.rxri,rleY
John Farnall, the superintendent engineer to the v' its
and Cannock Colliery Company on Friday evening,
on Tuesday committed for trial by the magistratesel':
charge of wilful murder. He has also been coramited for
the same offence on the coroner's warrant.
The fa!inolnqement that Mr. Applegarth has 'is-ire
appointed a member of the Royal Comthission to into
into the opgratioil of the law with Aspect to contag,i'-is.
disease§ is' necessarily premature, no gueltßoyal Ccfin;-,t
sion having.yet been issued. It is; hovever, the fact thetu
communications on the subject have passed between
Home Secretary orid,Mr, Applegarth.
FATAL APCIDENT TO; AN ESCAPED LUNATIC •-r;
The officials of the Great Noitherit Railway Company 5
Hitchin on Tuesday •night discovered the remains of
man, in a shockingly- utilated .co/Tdition, lying ti,P°,
m it
theline; From inquiries made in the neighbourhocriv,
transpired that th 3 deceased waa a lunatic" -w
had escaped from the Three Counties Asylum, 11-I.lej.
gv
The remains were removed to the Lamb Inn, to awa'":
inquest.
the
The Birmingham Post says :—‘i We have t
pleasure of stating that Mr. Bright, who still resides, id,
Llandudno, is steacrily gaining physical strength' 5110
what in his case is still more important, is now au le
bestow some. attention on matters that give tone
our
vigour to his mind. Even in the late rough weather
na
honourable member took his daily ride on horseback, _
this wholesome exercise, joined' to the long abstinen.u.as
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from intellectual strain, has althost restored huh to
wonted strengh and energy, both of mind and body.
MoIITg
ALARMING SPREAD OF FOOT AND
DISEASE AT IBLEWORTH.—The foot and mouth des
b;
which appears to be spreading to an alarming exteintthe
the south-western suburbs, has at length reacheo _
herds of his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, at Sic;
Park, Isleworth, where no less than thirty-four Anil'',
are said to be suffering fi om the contagion.
for some fifty years past, the pure breed of Aldliernthiesly._;Psll,9:
been kept up, and they have been, until now, the 5a11".- --1
tion of the neighbourhood.
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BIRTHS. '
of
On the 19th inst., at 95, Ladbroke-road, W., tbra wife
Louis A. Campbell, Esq., of a daughter. f f
On the 19th inst., at Wyke, near Weymouth , the e °
Frederick Austin, Esq., Of a daughter.

MARRIAGES. i
late Col.
On the 19th inst., at the, catholic.) Church, l.
Robert J. G. Simmonds, youngest. lion of the .,,,
J. H. Simmonds, of South Stoke- near Bath, to A-11,111,-,
fourth daughter of Henry 'Kniglai Esq., of Canning'?
,
Somersetshire.
On the 20th inst., at St. Ma4lebone, John W. Fl •g,
a,
Esq., Esq., of Stoneham-park, Paid Chilworth'Manor, t vB' n.'
the second daughter of the late Edward Weston, 1'

DEATHS.
On the 17th inst., at Withern, Lincolnshire, Wri
ace,
D. Chowne, Esq., ALD , of No. 17, Hyde-p
aged 79.
On the 20th inst., at 11, Garrick-street, Coventgardeilf
Captain Charles E. Synge, formerly 98th Regt.

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