The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-08

tale. band or between 1000 and 5000 Fret Oh
troops OF all arms have reached the open ground on
the Mclisc, and hays passed up towards Paris. AT
lrst was under TIE impression that these must have
been Prisoner escaped from The Prussians out last
night picked up on the road near MonLon sword.
belt ana rife sing, both OF which were stamped
with the mark Of tho Imperial Guard and both u
which had been quite recently hung away NON, as
we all know the Imperial Guard i intact ut Metz,
or AT least has only lost men IN and aouul t.las l0r
treS5, AIN led 10 believe there must DC Win tnls
dying column some portIon OF Canrobert's corps. II
seems hat these Frcach troops now going nortawarl
march by night ana remain Ia tue wocds ~ Gay, ana
that they carry with them their arms anu ammunition
besides ratlons upon each mans back. Inc TACT OF
their being stiil armed proves thai they have not
they must sun be under some KIND OF discipline
They have no gun5--so tae peasants VINO nave seen
them repono caarJ anu aas p nsy ca on ~ r. ths
Belgian frontier, much In the same way tnat hunted
fox Will hug the edge OF tile gorse until ne
country. SO tar as eau discover only two men OF
this mysterious force nave Jagged bchind, at any
so'a Of sa sie . sStyseccna the other
corporal Of the Fifteenth chasscurs apled
Eoa q ess e ~ ans s s
Aynard the latter III the division Cnstagny ana the
brigade Cambrels, rus would Indicate that the
other hand, both the men say-s0 1t has been re-
pored to me, Tor have not been able to sce them
Trussans the slip. How then about their arms?
SEDAN IN STATE OF SIEGE.
1t seems that ON Thursday, the day sent you the
Story was fully believed Ia Sedan even by the Prus-
sian military authorities, and have good reason to
surlnise that they know now more than they care to
tell. Bat although the garrison did the pe0
pic out OF the town they placed " IN state Of siege,
rs the placards that saw on the walls yesterday
proclaimed in German and French. This put the in
habitants in fright and they NJ once ned beyond
the Belgian frontier taking with them all they could
carry IN the shane OF their household goods.
Another incident tended greatly to increase the panic
oil the pOpulace. The coinniaudaLt wan ell TO see
the mayor OF the place upon business The latter
mia IN der.
ed him 10 be sent Tor again. The ONO entrusted
with The duty very neediessly and very l0oilsniy
marched him through the town between two nies OF
soldiers Tue people, OF course, saw this, and with
ali the reverence krenchnen have Tor es dufoltes,
were horrlned. Tney It once concluded mat Their
Chief magistrate abOuy " be sh0l, and this
~ double reason why they should leave Sedan.
Their reasoning went Dofurther tnan 10 demonstrate
tat II the mayor OF tAe town Is marched through
the town prisoner 10 tic ONCE or the command
ant, the chances arc he Will be Shots and II he Is To
be shot, then the Inhabitants will be shot also.
Therefore II wasanat connecting this line OF reason
ing with TIE reported ADVANCE OF Bazaine from
Metz first one, then another, then d0zen followed
TO move or bag ana bag cage into Belgium. Nothing
Is more Catching han paiilc and hence IL was mat
the road from sedan to Boul0n was, on Thursday
aud Friday, covered for niles with Carts full OF peo-
pie nying TO Where they considered themselves safe.
HUMILIATION OF FRANCE.
The French have no douDt undergone a very great,
and even terrible national humiliation; but, set.
they have not learned TO '.iaAe Their punishment
ike men, They cannot understand AMI can hardly
believe, that they have been conquerea; ana even
now tneir pride lorDids them TO bow 10 the c0nquc
ror. THIS oil course greatly annoys the PrassIaas,
and makes them all the more determined To humtli-
ate their enemy 10 the ulter cad. on the other
hand, the Prlssians, too, are very much to blame.
Tney are bent upon crushing, not only the military,
but the civil life out 0! France. Tney are deter
mined not only 10 conquer tue legons Jlat Napoleon
took inio the Held, but also 10 stamp out Che trade,
the industry and the very life OF tnl5 people, We
are tod By Solomon that "a END word tIirneth away
wrath" but the Prussians seem determined to iU-
crease the wrath OF those they have conquered by
KUrryIQT them III every UOSSltD,1 Ia
In every quarrel, both SIDES are greatly In iault
but cannot help thinking that II the russians
would only 10 rs the iederas III America did alter
the great civil war, and forgive as well rs
forget the past. the difficulty would lar sooner
be brought to pcaceable solution. After all
1t is hard mat every trencnnaI should Ne
mnde to reel the horrors Or war which he
was not instrumental IN bringing about. The French
arc an easily veXed and an easily pleased people.
quite sure that II the PrussIans would but treat
them with little less arrogance we should so0a see
this at end. But IL Is utterly Impossible that
permanent peace can be insured II The French
have to give up A!sace and Lorraine. No oae VINO
has lived among them, aud WHO knows their national
spirit and great pride, for a moment think they
Will submit to such u humiliation. They may De
maze to do this; they may be forced TO agree to What
they are not ~ ~ r0sillon to dispute But 1t viii
only be under protest, and with the determination
10 reform their military system, ana recoaquer what
very name oil Prussia Is bated. BEFORE these PROV
Inces become peaceable subjects OF Prussia The
stamped out. Is Prussia don't mean the taking
Irothy politicians OF Berlin coffee houses, but tue real
sound thinking men OF tue German nation-prepared
10 thsY Ana II she is, VIII Europe stand by win
folded arms ana see these provinces turned INTO
another Polandy inc very aim and end OF the war
has changed. IL was commenced by Prussia against
Napoeon: il Is carried On-or viii be il the giving
up or these provinces IL Insisted uponby dospotic
government against republic.
When at Sedan yesterday happened TO call upon
n wounded Prussian ofiicer wnom ] mad known
some years ago IN London. While was there
French gentleman nom Epernay came ill.,. Tho con-
versation turned upon tne march OF tae Prince
Royal towards PARIS, and 10 Illustrate what ne told
US the Prussian oulcor took out case OF maps,
from which he selected one. These maps were OF
uniform SIZE, stiT as pastebuard, aud ail--there
were ABOUT two dozen OF taem-ated into case
which was perhaps INCHES by Ave. Each map
represented part-ony part--of French provnce
and drawn tie scale OF about three inches to
a leasEe-tlat IS thiee American miles. OF their
niuutencss AMI correctness you may orm sOuie
idea when 1 Inenlon that the gentleman from
Epcrnay found upon the map shown him the posi-
ton ana the names or even small farms tnat he
knew vel in his own district, marked and named
All these maps are drawn IN the Military Engineer
ing Department. at Berlin aud have been long ago
male out Tor every part OF France II Is to be Won
dereG II II an army thus prepared should gain che
day? SO far as iorethoughJ and care con-
ceraed. the French were no more 70 he compared
with The PrGsslGns than young children could be
with grown ~ men. Ihey now acknowledge this,
aud ii is Thousand piles that Prussia WIN not
behave more generously Than she seems inclined 10,
towards fallen ana huinlllagcu Toe
THE DEBRIS OF EAoAAHoN's ARMY.
French olicer who - staying here account OF
the very severe wounds ho received Al the battle OF
Sedan, Las just sent for me 10 go over and see him
where he is lodging. de has shown me letter
from his brother an artillery officer wnOse regiment
formed OF Lie unfortunate army uauer G.tc Ma
hon that surrendered on the "a OF TINS month. The
letter is dated rom Pars, on Wednesday last the
l4tD, and the writer Informs his broncr THAT ten
thousand men. with thirty pieces OF Cannon rom
the debris OF MaeAanon's corps have reached The
capital in safety They TOOK eleven Gays get over
about hundred and city American miles They
marched in the greatest confusion and saarnIed
over the country IN small parties OF two ana three
hundred edcn. Bat they held steadily IN view the
one only object OF Their march which WAS to reach
Talis--by any means anu by every means but 80 get
there somehow. How they were fed The road
seems 10 have been a miracle. They not com
fnandcd, Tor each man worked Tor himself Ihcy
were composed of all regiments and all arms; and
all were mixed together IN the most extraordinary
manner AT Solssons-so the letter says, Bat think
It must be mistake, for tlilt place
was In the hands OF the Prlissians on
the 9th of this month--they found thirty Thousand
rations OF bread and meat. Each TOOK three
days ration3, and on they starred again. They had
several detours 10 make in Ortier 10 AVOID the ennny
but they managed excepting the weak ana sticky
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