New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-13
The German Armies.

The following letter from a private corresponds
cnt of the London Times gives a striking pie
ture Of the military and political aspect OF Ger
many
81 made an excursion up the Rhine, from which
| returned day. On board the steamer were
various struggling parties Ct Through men hast
eniug to JON their regiments on the hesslan iron-
tier. had some talk with two gong TO " ell
burg, in Nassau, where their regiment forms part
of the right wing of Count der Grlben force
the head quarters Of which at Wetzlar 1t
forms an independent army Of ITSELF with cavalry
ard artillery. The precise strength could not
learn for the PrussIans are doing their work with
less noise than the Bayarians; but from the num-
bers OF regiments said to have passed through Co
blentz within the last three weeks, re4nust be
a strong force collected on that point. This posi-
ton commands the high road leading from Frank
fort TO Cassel. Wetzlar lies about II miles from
the railroad now open from Frankfort to Glessen'
and, lying on the Lahn communicates by It's
means with Cobentz.
On the north the two other man roads lead
ing from Cassel to Prussian Mlnden on one slde
and to Halle and Thuringia on the other are
guarded by similar corps the junction between
them can be effected in a two days march upon
Cassel and when united they will not be less
than 81, coo in force. 1t is essential to remark
that. while the right flank communicates with
Coblentz by the Lain and the high roads that iol-
low it's valley, the great railroad from Cologne to
Erfurt runs entirely round its rear, atfordlng
means Of conveying supplies that have never yet
been used in military operations. A corps winch
would be isolated, were it not that the thine Is
at the command of the Prussian steamers, is con-
centrating in Baden; and, to facilitate this move
ment the towns of Baden are to be occupied by
the troops Of the Grand Duchy with the eXcep-
ton of Rastadt in which there is an Austrian
corys The Prussian corps in Baden Will hold the
passes Of the Black Forest, from the Hollenthal
celebrated from Moreau's retreat to the pass OF
the Neckar at Heidelberg.
Between the NeCkar and the Maine the Grand
Duchy OF Darmstadt the Government OF which
holds with Bavaria has from 10000 to $4,000 men,
and in the valley of the Maine, from WmzburS
TO the frontier of Hesse, the formidable Bayarlan
force composed of almost more troops than BaVa'
ria can we'll spare, estimated at about 32Oo0 are
taking up environments. II we add i2Uoo w ui-
temberg troops, together with the 1V9oo OF the
Grand Duchy of Hesse the force on the sac OF
South Germany is still equal IN NUMBER 10 tha1
opposed to it by Prussia But there Is no ralIpau
humanitarian available for this force nearer t'iA
Nuremberg. and the Maine, the only line oil sup
ply, is too shallow to float either men OF 6''ii'
through the rugged hills OF Lower 10 contandnr
"T6e main difference between the coH'tn" tt
o..;oo if natters come to conflict, Hes III VIC
foct that if the Bayarian and Wuftemout6 tnooPS
d. alia, hem nil to be stanch should suffer
delsat those Powers have nothing u IAN UacA
nnon the systhem of the Landwenf, oy "hlch
every man is kept IN some lnlltafy si@tt.n6 ~
vears after leaving the regular service, be-
NC 3eculiar to Prussia. Beside the disposaole
1oEcf Of Prussia is at all times more than 20O0 900
men. and suspect that if a conflict take place
there will be an effort made to annihilate any Ba-
yarian corps which should venture into the dehe
of Gelnhansen In that what the result
would be it is difficulty to tell.
,lIc NV nj nj maze up
fox the prolongation Of the war, by the support
promised by Austria but at present advantage
seems 10 be taken of some Warllke feelings At
Munich 70 push the gfoS OF the Bayarlan erny
into lhe first fire, the Austrlans keeping c@cH
until room be made Tor them. nc aug ~ tGn7
have formed Two movable canpsGn g "a J,5n,,r1Sr
hemian frontier destined It ls saio' 10 GSDoIc'el
bv the Pass OF Eyer, IN the direction Oh paIloel5
and the Maine; the second, IN Iyroi ana forari-
berg intended 10 replace the Bavarlan ana W uf-
repberg troous as they advance to tue North-a
measure OF indispensable precautlon, Tor po1n at
Munich and at Stuttgardt strong 1eeiihg against
Austria prevails.
the side Of the Powers most exposed 10 the ex-
tyer1;tv Of vsr | recUr 10 the causes OF the pres
ent quarrel of The diplomatic aspect OF which
NAV give version different from that usually at
tented. but one that prevails here In the best
informed circles, and apparently with good rea-
SON The Constitutional question IN Electoral
Hesse is not the stumbling block Of those who
wish Tor peace. Prussia is quite in accord with
Austria and Bavaria respecting the necessity OF
not allowing Minister TO depend for power upon
a Parliamentary vote and of repudiating all sane.
tioa of Parliamentary Withholding of supplies In
fact Germany is IN no fit state for discussing any
question Of Constitutional law. She has gone
back 10 tie middle ages, and the matter with
which the peopIeis occupied is the choice OF agood
Is7ile the IN power anX-
ious]y watching oIe another. Serious unbrage