The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-10
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was glad to get away from
Psiea aSt yf of our disasters and lose thei: re-
menbrance 1n in a few hours oil aeep.
NAPOLEON PRISONER.
rno next aay we were told that the Emperor
had gone to the Kings headquarters 70 us%. o.,'
for surrender. At II his housenoio anu M oa 1.as
riages left the town, and we knew tna' IA shomt %
a nrtsoner and the Empire no more. os aoous
the same hour there was posted In tne s.rse.s .A
a proclamation from General De Mlmpnsn, @
saving that notwithstanding prodlgles ol Gou. '.o
zoe he army having no more ammunlttyu,
f6nnd itself unable to respond to the SUMMERS lou,
of Its chiefs and force its way u o%e tbe hest
That being surrounded, ne hao ab mabe as wonid
conditions he could-conditions sucn Us moulu ou,,
infict no humiliation on the army . s,Soio
iitiona nrove TO be the surrender OF the wnole
army. not less than 100000 men, as prisonels
OF war with all their arms sign 1o1ses an
enra"ement not to serve against Prussia dur
ins The war may return to their homes, the
Temaintlsr to be sent to German towns IN Ger
MANY. Many officers refuse to sign, preferring
to share the captivity of their men.
On Saturday the whole torce laid down thelr
arms Not q few soldiers in their rage broke
rather than give up their arms, and the streets
were Uttered with fragments OF al kinas oi
weapons broken; swords, rifles, pistols, IAN
GERS helmets. cuirasses, even mltrallieuis
covered the ground; and In one place WaeIe e
the Meuse runs through the town tne @ nesps esa ",
above the surface. The mud OF the streelS
was black with gunpowder. The horses mad
been tied to the houses and gun carriages, out
nobody remembered to feed and water tnem,
and, In the frenzy Of hunger and tniIs1. tney
broke loose and ran wild through the toWn'
Whoever liked might have horse-egea ON
GERS horses which were private property-iof
Hip tronble of catching them.
EMPTYING THE MONEY CHEST.
When the Prussians came into the town
they were very sore and angry at the sight OF
all this destruction and waste. what must
have pleased them still less, was the STATE ID
which they found the military chest. as soon
as the surrender was resolved on the rIencn
officers were told to make out the pest ac-
counts they could, present them. and receive
payment. Naturally, the statements thus
brought in soon proved sufficient to empty 1ne
treasury. I know OF officers VINO demanded
and received payment for horses tnat were no RoI
moralization Showed itself in every way. Even
the standards were burned or buried-an act
OF bad faith not to be palliated even by the
grief and rage Of beaten army.
80 -. GENERAL DE FArLLI.
Their rage ia greater against no one than
General De Failiy. He had room In the hotel
where was staying. On Friday, great mui-
tude gathered before as
General Hp Failly with such shouts and me-
naces thai ihe landlord thought it prudent to
hurry himout of back window. The soldiers,
could they have reached him, would have torn
him to pieces. Since then, have heard the
report that he was shot by one Of his own men;
but no such event had happened on saturday,
and could not well happen later.
1t was relief on saturday when the Prus-
slams came in and occupied the town, and re-
stored order When lett Sedan on Sunday
morning, things were 1apidl! getting in order;
men. The indescriba bable filth Of the town was
swept into the river. The shops were opening
again. Discipline had taken the place OF dis
order. saw enough Of Prussisn organization
and energy to change, If the grieVous defeat OF
a9obe had not already onangea 4Ss1 ne
mate victory for France was sure. 10
WHY THE FRENCH WERE so OFTEN Sur
fRIsED.
have followed Mcmahon from the day
when found him reorganizlng his army al
Chalons to the fatal day at Sed-l, when he
surrendered the last organized force IN France,
save the remnant Of that which Is shut up IN
Metz. Certainly, when was at the camp OF
Chalons, and then at Rheims, had observed
that the number OF stragglers was enormous,
and continually met soldiers who did not
know where their regiments we're. hove
seen men and officers disabled by wounds
which French soldiers Of other days Wonid
have despised; had remarked now unuay
and careless the men were allowed 10 70 oe
about their dress and equipments: These
things, sAght, bu. significant to military eye,
had caused me, no doubt, some misgivlngs
as to the rapidity OF the success we
had right to expect. saw also
how prone French officers were to aveid
the fatigges Of long marches and the discom-
fort OF bivouacs. ] remember how often
have traversed the French lines at dead or
7aiens and at, early dawn, and never heard "a
challenge, never came across q french !
syidette. never have fallen in with party of
scouts On ile oLnel ...-.., :. 80
GERS &c andSthe time that ought to have been
given 10 their men, in cafes or IN poor village
inns. Often even officers Of the stad seemed
10 neglect TIER duties for paltry amusements.
showing themselves ignorant sometimes even
-of the maine of the department In which they
we're: 40 that have known French genera
Shlieetf to ask his way from peasants at tne
NsstiIfr OF two roads, I struggled long against
All this kind OF evidence, but the end is only
too clear. Painful it Is to me, but am eonnd
to declare my belief that any further enoIt
France may make can only cause useless blood
shed. aad that means Of escape from her
peril must now be sought otherwise than by
force OF arms.