The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-29
MISCELLANEOUS VAR ITEMS.

Forty-Ave thousand Prrsslan wounded nave
| been sent to Germany.
Newspaper correspondents have been dis
missed irom the Prussian headquarters.
Emperor Napoleon has declined the services
of $500 Irish auxiliaries rendered by James
The latest story invented about the French
| IA. that the horses killed In battle are served
| to the French soldiers as meat rations.
The Pope repeats his denial Of the story that
he congratulated Prussia on her success IN tne
field.
| The Courier of New Russia reports that the
leaves to the Cossacks of the Don have been
suspended. They will be ordered to their re-
spective camps for exercise.
The French captured Prussian cannon at
Longtevllle and at Mars Ia Tour: The PTas-
SLAMS have taken no French guns since the bat
| lie OF Woerth.
At Saint Marie aux Cheves, Marshal Canro-
bert threw himself before his troops, and affer
a sharp sword combat with Prussian officer,
drove the enemy back.
| Michel Alois Ney, Duke OF Elchmgen, re-
ceived three sabre cuts across the face at the
battle OF Gravelotte. He was promoted 10
colonelcy on the field.
A Prussian colonel has written to Emile Gil
rardin, offering wager that he will be In
Paris on the 18th of September. Girardin pub
fishes the letter, and announces bis acceptance
Of the wager.
The French are about to try the plan OF hog
p,tal tents, which were so successful during
our civil war. The season is favorable ior the
experiment. and the wounded will be able 10
enjoy the luxury OF fresh air.
The English army Is being rapidly and large
IL recruited from unemployed laborers. Ihe
navy ia also having its force increased. more
by bows under sixteen years Of age than by
men, the object being to train up new crop
Of seamen.
uuence OF renewed rumors of Italian interTen-
t1on in favor Of France, the Prussian govern
ment had adopted precautionary measures.
Special couriers had left for Rome and Flor.
ence with dispatches.
Edmund About says that it is the habit Of the
Prussian soldiers on going Into battle to tear
| off their cumbrous helmet and fight barehead-
ed. The field OF Koniggrstz, after the battle,
was strewn with these helmets. The French
grenadiers have declined to wear their great
! beafskln hats Into battle.
The special correspondent Of the London
Times. speaking Of the battle Of Woerth, says:
''The Prussians. like generous enemies, admit
! the soldiers say that nothing In the hottest of
the fighting at Koniggratz could at all compare
with the fighting at Woerth.
/ At Weissenburg the Marquis d'Espinilles,
colonel Of cavalry. at the head OF the Third
Hussars, in order TO give the Douay Division
time, charged seventeen times on the Prpssian
columns. At the last charge the regiment
was reduced to fifty men: but the colonel,
covered with wounds, led his men again.
| The American Register. at Paris, announces
thar ..ssveral of the largest firms in France
have given splendid proofs Of patriotism and
| large heartedness in assuring, some OF them,
| full pay during the war, and some Of them hall
pay 10 those Of their employees who nave join-
ed the army
An increasing anti-German agitation per
vades Russia. The leaders OF the Maseov!te
party openly camor for war, and they protest
that Prussia detains two and hall millions
of Poles from their proper allegiance Ihere
are reports to-day Of q terment among tns
| Germans Of Esthonia and Courland should
these be true, Russia will strike at once ana
| heavily.
! There is new current of feeling In England
| in the belief that France tends to republic;
| and that Bismarck wishes 10 annex Aisace and
| Lorraine 10 Germany, which make English
men favor France. The absence Of the Queen,
| too, is attributed to her Prussian svmpathies,
and it is arousing bad feeling. A leading
nobleman said yesterday. in q political club,
that the Queen and King William are doing
more Tor Napoleon than be is doing for him.
self
1t has been reported that the cholera has
broken ont in the Prussian army around Metz,
and there is no improbability IN the report.
nounced that the disease had made its appear
ance at several Of the Baltic ports, and as
/ pestilenee Is always sure 10 follow the track oi
great armies, IL would not be surprising to
| learn that, anon, it was working as much
havoc In the opposing camps as those terrible
landmarks Of death, the lnitrailleur and the
needle gun.