New-York tribune., 1870-09-07
WAR NEWS BY MAIL.


The special correspondent of The London
Times the Crown Princes Headquarters, writes from
Lunevie Aug 16 In every house the greater portion
Of the told off TO soldiers who must be fed every
day with much bread, sugar, meat, wine or beer,
coffee and five cigars equivalent in tobacco. These
soldiers may the best fellows In the world, but they
do they please ask for what they want In unknown
tongue and when they do not get raise their voices 40
pearance of violent and Inenacing Perhaps In
aghtroomed hose, two rooms will be left to the family
but the OF the better residences where the officers
are lodged everything goes we'll hear OF such phrases
as Better be shot down at than endure this And
are heavy, and there is a complaint that
when they have been complied with un, m
authorized demands come in 10 supplement them till
nothing is left. The bakers cannot keep loaf, all the
has been cleared off, and the butchers and wine
sellers obliged to surrender at discretion There IS
noise tumult in the streets riot, not drunken
man. hut the anger of the people s intense and Is kept
up by stories often apocypha OF acts OF severity else
where To the Prussans this state of feeling is almost
comical. They avow that they act on system which
declared war against them whom the fortune Of
has for the time delivered into their hands The French
reply that they prepared for all this, but that
they exposed to three distinct exaco4s and to the
evils Of Utter WANT OF order and OF discipline In the
by the direct demands OF the Intendanee for
supplies Szuf sSE ne of rotPs fSse IN supplies @ as they are
being brought into the town. and by their
individual exactons of the sodery who take what they
please and seize on the bread, meat and PROVISIONS
demands AS far see, the work is methodically
done First the military authorities make their wants
TO the Maire and that funetonary sends round
requson "a printed form), with the order attached.
Let us suppose 1t is for carriage;
propeare four vcure deuI ee'aur d
Sc %s ,p Gsi fSSS a '''' %'%' S %
Soia-I con.fquenc les pu, grave, rtaent Fun refus
made the property to-day by trooper, who carried
of carriage two horses and driver, for the service
OF the the OF the particular person on whom
the above has just been served This is OF course any
thing but REPRESENTATIONS an 10 frenGmah ma III rdry ns
ieaously elarded They are almost dazed by It, stupe
the effect produced by the Prussian occupation.
PUBLIC FEELING IN GERMANY.
The Berlin correspondent of The London
Times writes, Aug. %:
There is, witha certain peculiarity in the disposition
of the public mind which should like explain here,
as il Will have considerable influence politics
hereafter The engrossDg desife of all ia to
safe peace Every new victory is Ssgared not
"A cause OF qualification than proof that such war
must never lie permitted TO occur again. believe
within bounds when say that, steadfast and patriotic
az the people are they rejoice less the aures
than they lament having been compelled TO win them
that they lighting in sefdefense and in order 10 pro
ect the most ideal and the most wgrkaday interests of
their country. You have also learned from your
correspondents with the armies in the field how manuly
they acquit themselves Of the duty they have under
taken, how cheerfuy they encounter guns and mitrail
euses as though these among the ordinary ameni-
ties Of a civilians life. But while the army as behoyes
an army has but the object Of victory Ia yew those
who have remained a home begin TO lOathe and to
regard it as too much at variance with the civilization
and with the moral and industrial status Of this highly
developed country IL is for this reason that 10 guard
against future war is the cry of the day that TO dislike
ing sentiment of the hour.
THE SIEGE OF sTRAsBOURG.
Official news from the headquarters of the
BADEN division OF Lampertheim give the following
clear account of the siege of strasbourg;
The fortress OF strasbourg being completely in-
vested our main task besides the cutting off OF all COM
mncaon is TO disturb the present defensive abors OF
the adversary Within they are sedulousy at work to
arm he!wa level the gacs Darricade the accesses Sc
took P,e M h S5 tine 6
the enemy Some of our hrst-Iate shots having nestled
themselves near the glae1s and having materially inter-
fcring harm from the volleys Of artll-
lery fire that came down from tile ram
parts company OF the Grenader regiment advanced in
the direction 10 of the hostile sections OF in
iapngG om na the OF @ task the small
band pursued by furious fire OF shells and rifies
wounded Among the latter was lieutenant In
another direction two small deachments OF the regiment
i1cendary 10 the eI railway Son and there set
fire TO train Two lines OF infantry followed rapidly
trench disehsTSed heir rifles at the men Who had taken
their post the guns, and then withdrew quickly. The
enemy here opened q long and lnenectual nle ..
THE PRUssIANs IN ALsAcE.
The PrusSlan StddtSdhEeigef mas a snort nouce
Of Government regulations which will be put in force
the portions Of Asace and Lorraine occupied by the
German troops. In addition to the military Governors
General superior officer for the administration OF the
civil department will he appointed in each OF the oeeu
pied provinces who will be assisted by subordinate Off
cials conversant with the French language. The
necessary measures are sufficiently matured
as 20 put tile official business shortly into opera
ermany now To be introduced IN This French territory
postage stamps are being prepared, which are on lhe
same principle the ConfederaOna stamps, only that
the value eonspcuousy stated IN accordance with the
French currency Owing 10 the advance OF the troops
be established at Nancy by the German Central Com
mtee. An ice depot Is being formed at Wessenburg
tenant Count Won Bismarc & 0h!en--hithcrto Com
mander OF Berlin started for his new post Win suite Of
official dgnitaries no. 70