The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-01

pouches or wallets, and infinitely prefer them
to the old black bread of former wars. The
| milers and bakers of Berlin are among the
contractors for this sort of food for the army,
filled with these new rusk biscuits arc sent OF
from the railway station In different directions
ARMY WEDDINGS.
So many stories are told of the tatherly care
which Prussia takes Of Its subjects, that the
following may pass unquestioned, as perhaps
the ulterlor object of the action taken in the
premises may be to repeople Prussia should
the war draw too heavily on its male popula-
tion. The story goes there is now large mum.
ber of marriages taking place In the army, and
that on the 3lst ultimo, by express permission
of the King, many military weddings were
celebrated at Berlin, Altoona and other places
the standing order that the banns must be pub
lished three times being relaxed. Those who
believe in the fatherhood of the King say that
the object Is that husbands, though necessarily
separated from their wives. .t may be for
wears, and it may be forever" will have the
satisfaction of feeling that. should they fall In
battle, their widows will be adequately pro7id-
ed for by grateful country. Undoubtedly
there must now be great speculation for nus.
what win be the feelings of those women who
have thus taken to the market If their bus
bands should return alive and well They
will have had their labor for their palms ana
not sign of pension.
A CHEEKY CORRESPONDENT.
An IrishmaD, sent as correspondent ID
France of q London newspaper, and unable to
get pass to go to the front, made bold to Pc
ttion the French Prince Imperial. and did 1t
thus: "May it please your Imperial Highness,
am very impudent. 1t is the privilege OF
Irlshmen to be impudent. Into the bargain.
am correspondent of the only journal Of Lon
don which is friends with France. ] came to
Metz to follow the Quartier-General of the
French army. am not permitted to do 80.
When one Is thirsty, one seeks pure water.
Therefore, so seek your Imperial Highness
for permission to follow the ar1ny-becaIlse, at
the source the water is purest. Eecollect,
Highness, every war must have its historic
grapher. CHsar's exploits would not be so
well known had we not CGsar's Commentaries.
On three grounds base my request. Flrst, |
am an Irishman, my collntrymen have spilled
their blood under tho lilies and bees. There
was an Irish brigade at Fontenoy. There was
an Irish legion In lsl5-the only foreign corps
to which your lllustrious grand uncle gave the
eagles. Now, am representative OF the only
paper which Is just to France. And. lastly,
am hero worshpper, and you are Napo-
leon. Trusting you will pardon TINS unaccns-
self your Imperial Hghness' most devoted and
humble servant.
M'MAHoS'S FIGHTING.
Although the Prince Imperial has not been
sent to London, the Prince Achllle Murat has
lust been here, bringing his wife and children.
whom he left here, but returning himself with
ont delay to France. The Prince belongs to
Marshal McMahon's staff, and was with the
Marshal at the battle of Woerlh. The Prince,
during his very brief stay in London, related
to friend the incidents OF the battle. AT Its
close. Marshal Mcmahon, ordering his staff TO
remain where they were. threw himself at the
head OF the last charge. His staff, Of course.
disobeyed the order they hal received, and
rushed on with him. General Colson, M. de
Vogue, and many other officers were shot
down, but the Marshal, who has been so often
under the hottest fire, and WHO has never been
wounded, again escaped without scratch.
After this last effort he calmly lighted cigar
and personally superintendent the disastrous
retreat The story about his lalling faintinS
in ditch Is not true.
a Paris letterln the Cazett" Go Lausanne
says: ~ have seen m acconn: OF The battle
OF Reichshoflen, written by Marshal Mcmahon
to his wife. II is in the language OF hero
He relates the immense efforts Ee had to make
to maintain his position. the masses OF the
enemy which surrounded him. and the heroism
Of his soldiers. He says that: IN despair at
finding himself abandoned and without am.
m,lnltlon, he sought Tor death, but the bullets
would not touch him. lie estimates his loss
at 0,500 men killed. wounded or prisoners,
but believes that he put 2T.0O0 OF the Prussians
hors lie combat"
THE ROAD TO PARIS.
The knowledge Of the French districts
shown by the staff OF the German army Is con-
sidered wonderful. They not only know where
amount OF stabling to be found in 1t, whether
there is q large church or school-room in
which men or horses can be quartered. They
are we'll informed as to the accommodations
to be got In France, and the staff can say at
once how many horses can be stabbed in every
village from the frontier to Paris.
CAMPAIGNS on PAPER.
There is room In Hamburg where certain
privileged number of bankers and capitalists
meet daily and follow the movements of the
different Prusslan army corps with consldera-
BILE eXactness from information they receive
privately. They calculate the chances Of the
conflict with degree of confidence truly sur
prsing; while The funds and exchanges are
marvelously influenced by the problems which
are there presented and solved. series of
maps on very large scale are spread upon
tables, and the Ilrrent positions OF each corps
de army, marked By their respective flags, are
changed from time 10 time as adVices come to
hand.
THE RIVAL GUNS.
It seems to be generally supposed that the
battles already fought have demonstrated the
superiority VI lue Cii"eooPoI W enS nSeule- e-Sun
In range and destructive fires; and that the
successes OF the Prussians, while they may
owe something to the simpler construction. Of
their needle-gln, which is harder 10 disorder
and easier to restore, are chiefly due to the
personal qualities of their troops Their supe-
rior self-command, their orderly line of march,
their constant and faithful attention to COM
mands, and their heavy and unfllnching
charges with the bayonet, get the better very
often of the Impetuous but somewhat reckless
and disorderly bravery of the French.
NAPOLEON AND CHANGARNIER.
The Paris Journals give theatrical account
of the reception which General Changarnier
met with from the Emperor at Metz; how an
old man in shabby clothes presented himself
at headquarters, and was snubbed by ushers
and orderly officers, lill at last the Emperor
OF once admitted to the presence; and how,
after two hours audience, the Emperor cried