The New York herald., 1867-11-10

Sccnos-The Mnrch of Troops md Naval
Prcpnrntions-A Herald Correspondents ut
Ucadquarters-Difculfy OF the General as
10 Newspaper Correspondents.
ToULos France, Oct :5-l0 r. M
Long before the receipt OF this letter the telegraph
will have apprised you Of the leading particulars shall
endeaYor to portray. No teegrams however, can give
you any idea OF the sudden change from calm 10 eK
citemont gone through in this little town this day.
quite despair OF doing H. All can hope do will DO
TO circumstances they and passed, and
leave your readers TO the consequences
the eyctsbe, fiery, quick brain of Frenchmen. "Du
4idT'-I find the FIRE, let readers supply the smoke.
Al ton A. NJ the fastest train in France safely de-
posted me- after purgatoria suferngs in this soldier
and sailor ridden, filth nbounding, streetsd,
crooked town. AT ten A. NJ all was auet-all tranquil.
soldiers lounged and sailors rolled after the customary
habits OF those Ubiquitous bipeds. Rumor itself
silent; there was report about. The few people
who learned tho purpose of visit quietly inferred
by emphatic shoulder shrugs upraised eyebrows and
s,gnncative gescuation, that ''un ,p,becte for
coming such errand. The expedition
given up troops had disembarksd The transports
had returned to port-the Affair Some oven
put II down az DE- gmerre to frighton Victor
Emanusl or Garibaldi: others as Napolsouc sop TO
his excited clergy. But any thoughts OF the expedition
cmbarking out Of the question, simply absurd
out OF all order.
Well things went on, and your correspondent
passed few hours reconnoitering the efforts made for
the last expedition the disposition made OF the troops,
the arrangements for their possible nDcdful concsn,ra
ton &c. A chat with few soldiers soon assured him
iha, the expedition not to their taste;
that, contrary to generally understood opinion,
tho army was not eager march to glory
aud the popss assistance as. in some places 80 firmly
believed that the soldiers like the Inhabitants II red
shirts not 30 entirely sntGaribaldan As IS usually
understood.
Ths expedition was not quite favoraby looked upon
here, the discmbarkment was popular Certainly oil
reioced that the simple weight OF French words and
known desires should have had such powerful influence
across the Alps and military rather prided taem
selves that their simple muster on foreign frontier
should have had tho effect OF dispclng difficulties they
were sent to quell-a coHps ds p0jnI
20 things went until twelve. two, three O'Clock, the
only problem Dopg the disposition OF tho troops and
the date of the squadrons return to m various ports
AZ four O'Clock however, somebody whispered and
smother repeated that important dispatches Paris
bad arrived. shortly after few mounted orderies
bearing and sar oiccvs in hurry put the pub
c the Qni rrv. Al aquarter past four the "rappe
assembly, was beaten in tho town. and In another
half hour generally known that fresh orders for
the immediate embarka,ion OF the expedition had ar
rived walk 20 the quay confirmed the news by tho
recsl pennant nyng every shiproi-wsrs masthead
The morning. quiet succeeded by inordinato er.
citemcni companies Of soldiers hurried through tho
20 their various headquarters. ordorlcs over
turned and osted each other in their hurry and mum
ber the Generals headquarters nssailed by Curl
Gus inanirers only kept bay by chain OF sentries
Rumor too was rife The .Garbadians had taken
Rome which FIRST spread, was succeeded by Carl.
baidi was "gong to take Rcmc;" then tho Pope had
fed had been wounded, on French frigstc, had
been fred upon, &c. This subsidized. Gsribaidi was
marching on Rome had made junction With his son
Meno Italian troops were descrting red shirts were
Docking to the leaders, standard &c.
Az all events, whatever was false and whatever true
lowed by the extraordinary activity displayed in the
little town.
soldiers left their "cats OF prediction, drums beat
ordcres all hsloSsned degree OF movement con.
rssng strangely TO the former nertmess About this
time your correspondent having satisfied himself or toe
genuinencss Of the move and actually some troops
hnrryng TO the quay to embark beiook himself 10 tho
headquarters OF The General commanding in chief De
Faily BY name With the Intention OF obtaining, n
possible tho permission 70 accompany and record the
doinrs of the expedition.
card and the request for admance brought out the
/ Geucrays chief aid de-camr.
polite request FOR permission 10 accompany the
\ petition produced succession Of shrugs emnsnty ex
pressivs Of the owners loosely formed organzation
but decidedly unpropitous or success; then docara
l ton that such demand could not for an instant be
thought o. and an inmaton that II excessively out
or rlscs Not satisfied with this requested to sec the
accensuasd Inc worthy man, gray haired and OF much
military experiences DOUBT simply remarked that ia
all bis military career he nad beard OF prepos
the Crmeaa war that in the Italian campaign or 1859
and more recently in tie tusrsnrrussisn business
respondents bad been willingly accredited BY each Of
The rival ccmmard.rsn-cLis, General Fsiliy merely
said that they managed things differently ln.France;
that could not bc that such thing. hsi never bseu
and finally wound up hy positively rsfusrg TO sccsds 10
the proposition on any serrns Or on any conditions
The answer vas irrsvocahe and si sadly Impressed
with the conveniently shor, memory this General ros
scsscf and with decided Dissemination 10 gss round
tho FrenchmAn "at any price
/ Later in the evening came the news that brigade
originally held in Ysadness at Iyous ts way by
spscia, us ns and would DO here tho course OF The
nlght 10 replace tne departing troops also learned
that twenty thousand Chassspot rites had arrived der.
l ins he morning and been Immediately dstribu ed
among the troops OF the expedition rssnent ~ Chas
| scurs de Nincsnnss alone retaining their old arms
through preference for them expressed ~ their or
cers The duty assigned 10 this particular regiment
rather an original ons-i q, they are 70 be divided iro
parties of hundred and City and placed each cs
the conveying vessels ~ the feet " serve ~ 'plckes
on' in OF meeting with hostile Hssl or to ssrvs
| ~ skrnisbs~ at tho landing.
IT must he remembered that the fcvms expedition
haa never besn counerpsnded- merely adjourned tn
general crists-.and tss tr~nos bieted Ia 1cuion m'