New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-31
TRIBUNE WAR LETTERS.
THE LAST DAYS OF THE EMPEROR.

HIS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OPPORTUNITY FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
IPRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
PARIS, Aug. 19.-The end of the Imperial
game has commenced The Emperor is at hei,hS "a
arriving at the camp of Chaons he was Kissed q, "
hooted down by the soldiery The big piuines an"
broidered coats Of the staff exci'eu in~e e,r the
Feather-bed officers are at q dscoun. , rmv
practical military, and the reVerses =, The En-
through the inaptitude OF the gentlemen tho hearts
peror's own Upper Ten, have sunk ueop 70 nav the
OF those whose lives are hkey Tnown
80, Tho s,mple fact alone -
Care will be taken 10 Prev" ,on huyzed
becoming bruited-tO contraulc' -, -, :,
.s ,, Tho fact exists. The booHeS hi'o" It,
ABROAD pu' Wy, a, and they have written to
, oI Emperor a etc shle hue, en- arrNaht
~ - A general sentiment prevails that we are
non the eve of an abdication 1t WILL OF course, DC III
tavor Of our son Lous-poOr little fellOw-ahu lnc En-
ross will be appointed Regent Then the crisis VIII
on,e No one believes In the dynasty but everybody
4, convinced that Louis Napoleon will cling desperately
IN the "four pieces OF wood, gilt and covered with vel
vet~ AT the Tuileries, as long he possibly can
strong feeling exists among the bo'r0eoiS'e or upper
middleclass In favor OF the Orleans family but De
Ieye the democratic element very much stronger ana
more general. II the Republican leaders are only wise
in their generation ultimate success cannot be snached
from them
GEN Trochu-appointed to the command of Paris, vice
the venerable Marshal paraguay dHieIs, has issued
raj attention IL simple but earnest IL places III the
fest rank the imminent peril the country is ill., and ap
pca to all classes and 10 all PARTIES, TO aid him IN in
filling his task. Trochu is Breton. and with the pro
verbal rankness Of his fellowproyncals, says not
word much leaves one unsaid that Is necessary
He ams his belief in the final success OF the arms OF
France that public order is essential to 1t; where
fore he calls upon the body OF citizens to put down all
perturOa0rs and adds that his Office once become I'M
necessary he will retire into the obscurty OF private HE
There is clear republican ring in this language
thrOughy cheering We are no longer reminded OF a
dynasty The country the nation is before everything
1t strikes every forcibly that in appealing to
men of all parties TO forward lin defense
of the country he declared himself as belonging to none
month ago. nay, fortnight, such an avowal burst not
have been made by any public funchonary, still less
10y any military man high low in command Mark the
fact 1t is the feather blown in the current ana ndl
eating whence the breeze comes. The omission, how
ever in so important document, of all auson ethr to
the Emperor the Empress or the Prince Imperial, was
too remarkable circumstance to pass unnoticed so
thought NJ. Picard exMnister of the Interior, who ar
rived yesterday at the Chamber, ready charged and
prmed to fire off question directed toward the Cabinet,
on the subject Of the Generals proclamation. He was
ssuaded from the rash act by several Of his colleagues
and withdrew his notice Of Interpolation after also hear
ing the Count de Palkao explanations of the Incident
What they has not transprcd but the incident is
the subject Of much speculative comment
the Of SC individuals of whom 10 have been
set at liberty. The remaining have been removed to
the military prison. after thorough investigation by
the civil authorities of the charges against them No ad
vantage of the state of siege has been taken against
them Their examination has proceeded according to
due form of law and it will be for the military tribunal
TO pronounce whether their oense within those
punishable by the military code. The tribunal is to
meet this evening. The majority of the accused are
Germans. especially BadOis. The remainder French
No doubt exists Of an extensive secret organization Of
which these criminals constitute only small section.
They were armed only with long barTeled
revOlyers, but with daggers made out of long files
the blunt end OF which fit into a heavy
Clumsiy fashioned handle loaded with lead at the butt
The weapon is most formidable. The blade being tran
gular, internal hemorrhage is induced, and wound
made with is almost certainly fatal The police have
discovered numerous deposits Of revOlvers and dagge
of this kind and upward Of twenty individuals not con
nected with the La Vilete tragedy, have been appre
hended upon whom weapons identical with these were
found II asserted proofs exist of direct connivance
of the culprits with agents of NJ de Bismarck, who is
accused of seeking TO create riot and confusion in Paris
with view to discourage the army on the frontier
Certain ii is, this city swarms with Prussian
spies. The Prussian residents in it estimated at
1900 and il is urged with considerable show Of reason,
that among them must be many who would not scrupe
TO help cOuntrymen either by sending information
Of what going by facilitating its entrance should
the Prussian army sit down before Paris. Measures
mans resident in this city. They are provided with
passes into Belgium and in many instanceswth money.
In the Of any Prussan consular ether dpo
matte official duty of delivering these passes
devOves upon the United States legation the doors OF
which are literally beseged by crowds Of applicants The
Rue Chalot is impossible in part because Of
the throng and literally to fight ones way through
it, even to the door Of the Minister'S Offices That
strong antGerman anti Prussian feeling should exist
is not extraordinary seeing how imprudent many resi-
dent TeutOns have been in their exuberant joy at the
military successes Of Our Fritz; and that very
siderable number have been taken in the act of too
curiously noting down the plans Of the new works
for the defense Of Paris Only the day before yes
terday, man was apprehended, who was employed as
common aborer wheeling earth TO and fro in barrow
10 form the revetment OF the newyconstruced wall OF
crcumvaation. stupidity enough, he had not observed
the precauton Of soing his boots with mud, Of which
there was no lack, had avoided the puddles Some
thing In his directed attention to him he
leaving his work. He was followed and Intercepted
He turned pale threw down his shovel and attempted to
run away His late comrades OF the barrow at once laid
hold Of him. and conveyed him to the nearest police post
Here an examination Of the few papers found upon his
person led to his Identification as Prussian subject
He was with great difficulty saved from the
fury of the labOrers he was being conveyed
10 safe keeping in the neighboring barracks. One
is TEMPTED inquire why these risks are run by men
who must know what fate awaits them II convicted as
spies in city under martial law But 1t Is unqueston
able that spies this class there here In considerable
force No German can now remain in Paris unless he
have reported himself to the COmmssary OF Police OF his
immediate district and received permission OF resi-
dence The cry Prussansm is TO bring the object
of into immediate trouble Some overcute folks are OF
opinion that should republcanism manifest itself too
openly. the police would subdue 1t by raising
the bugbear Of Prussanism. For my own part,
believe all quiet, orderly welldisposed Germans, who
are only commonly prudent are likely to be modest