The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-21
THE GERMAN QUESTION.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.


The Prussians Moving from Luxembourg and
Scenes Moving Day-The Situation In and
Around the FOrtress-JOy Of tho Inhabitants
Can the Works DO observation-disclosures Will
be Accomplished under the London Treaty.
who Will Have the Remninsf-Ths Social
Condition and Growing Feeling in France.
LUxENBuRG. June 81 1867.
81 parpa hc conponere magnis should say that Lux
emburg to-day resembles . tenant house in New York.
eat OF which the dodgers moving May day. The
'notice to qut which, at tho Instance Of France, the
London Conference gave to Prussia Is having s effect
and Prussia, like roor Joe, is obliged to ',uove onn
In normal times before this question OF tho right Of
cupancy raised, when tho Prgsslan garrison
firmly seated here undsurbed possession Luxembourg
about the dulcst town Of its in the whole Ger
manic Confederation Now 1t is exceedingly lively.
The evacuation and the dsmautement OF the fortress
commenced about two weeks ago. Out Of ave thousand
Prussan soldiers who then here two
gone. Another battalion leaves Tomorrow and the
necessary work in enectng the removal becomes less
company after company will leave; 20 that IL is
expected that in two months from not single one
Of the brass helmets the sight Of which the people 30
much hated, will be in the streets OF Luxembourg
Now they are filed with soldiers in their working garb
and teams Of horses and oxen dragging heavy guns and
mortars and loads Of shot and shell the railway
station Some Of guns an enormous size and
calibre and is said that there were in all about two
hundred mounted ready to be mounted on the
ramparts and in the fortress aud the heaps of shot
and shell piled up in all the barrack yards show
the extent OF the preparations which had been made
by Prussia for resisting attacks in this apparently
impregnabe fortress, and for pushing over If need be-
in OF war; into the rich vine lands of Champagne
It is said that during months before the meeting
Of the London Conference Prussia threw into this
fortress ammunition and provisions enough to serve
garrison Of forty thousand men, which would have been
poured into IL from Treves and other frontier towns
when had become evident that war must ensue. You
can well imagine that the removal Of all these stores Of
material and provisions is small Job The guns by
rail to Treves, and thence most OF them under
stand conveyed 10 Aayencc, which fortress Prussia
intends to make entirely impregnable.
These departing Prussans and i-natured
as bears with sore heads. they have stayed here
SO many months, without any shadow OF right
ana against the wishes OF the inhabitants, who
hated them most cordially, that they mad learned
that they obliged to leave feel huniated and dis
gusted, and IN anything but amiable humor What
ever may De Tue ieelng in Prussia towards France the
garrison OF Luxembourg, you may rest assured would
IKE nothing better than TO aid In lighting her to the
fhs London treaty required tina, the fortress OF Lux
emburg should be demolished. No one who has not
been here and seen from different points OF view
from which they are visible the wonderful works which
make this the strongest inland fertilization Europe or
the world, can form an idea what its demolition
means and what consequences 1t involves. The whole
Town situated on the Greet Of hill IN fertilization
From the sluggish Alzette, which winds through the
valley blum walls OF solid rock, natural and artificial
another valley nearly strongly fortified by nature
and by art, while at either end the entrances to the
10 the drawbrdgee covered ways csema,es and mos,s
standing upon tue glacs and looking upon the other
side OF the Alzeits and towards either end OF the
Icy one sees fortress rising above fortress escarpmen
piled upon escarpment, overtowerug and command.
ing the o,hera series Of bastions and walls until the
The moon Of this Osacs, ~ous Soss sDy,.
money. and II literally performed would involve the
demolition Of the town itself The cgsfsrrus Powers
IN Their great wisdom left open exceedingly vide loop
hole IN this connection. The 'sdemoltoa Ia matter
which Is LEFT TO the discretion OF the King OF Holland
carrying into 10 consult the Interests Of the
city Now the Interests OF the city, are certainly
cipste in the production o. anal, ssr,hc.t n
being blown up in the demolition, OF the fortress
the demolition will then be demolition at all, and
will be perfect farce.
THIS h what il will to- When the last OF the
The brsss-heimeted Prussans has marched through III
yates OF Luremburg the drswbridges which give en-
rance 10 them are TO be taken up; the porculs AZ
zach will be removed and the moa directly In front
,f the draw bridge DO filled up with ssrtn II Is
possible that some OF the unmporant outer forts may
Do taken down, but you may rest that nothing
will be done which viii prevent the fortress Of LuIsm-
BORG from being made in fortnight what 10 now is
he strongest inland fertilization in Europe
Nobody indeed will have any objection 10 make 10 this
hing Just as surS as that history runs 10 hra"Vb Ms
marked natural channels, that the Grand Duchv Of
Lu.empufg must sooner or later, all conferences
mo guarantees ~ neutrality to the con.
rav notwithstanding, form portion OF either
french or Prussian territory. France and Prussia
'ach want IT. and each need as the safeguard Of their
,wn and the key TO the others frontier France and
Prussia each hope 70 have IT, and both understand that
ne present pa,ched up peace Is not Of long duration
bot that the great problems the important questions
which lie far deeper even than Luxemburg must sooner
or later be solved oy the sword Each covetng Luxem
burgh each hopng TO possess g. neither party there
fore desires It's destruction and both vii, wlnt A. ~.
liberal construction which the King Grand Duke will
give his privilege OF consuitng the interests OF the
city, in the matter OF the demolition OF the fortress
You may depend upon u that you have not vet bv any
means heard the last OF the "Luxemburg Question.
but that this fortress and town yet destnedIo plav
most important part In tho struggle for
which yet must come between France and Prussia
The fin,eres OF the city" will require should sum-
pose some very active 10 enable the inhabitants
10 live They have Already lived upon the garrison
which occupied the town. The Prussians indeed since
their sole occupation are said TO have expended about
million Of dollars Q year here Nov upon their de.
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