The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-24
NAPOLEON'S HEADQUAR TIERS.

Searching for the Imperial Eusign-An Round
and Mt Nancy ARnin-Chnn2e or Position Of
the Army-Saarbruck and FOrbach-Can.
nOnuding and Narrow Escnpes-Disaster to
the French-The Wounded, the Dead and the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pull of Disabled NIcn--
Napoleon in Council OF War-Nac NNahon's
Defeat Announced tho TrOops-John Bull
In Trouble in Camp-Ihe Democracy Still
More Fierce.
NANCY, August O. 1870
Imperial headquarters not to be found. l am in
search OF them. The imperial carriages despatched
by train in one direction, his imperial Majesty In
another, and your correspondent back at Nancy.
Discretion, they say, Is the better part Of valor.
felt convinced that the cloud of foreign correspond
ents would be kicked out Of Metz as their brigade
was evidently sort Of nightmare to the military
staff therefore took time by the forelock and thus
escaped the imperial boot. But few hours elapsed
after my departure before that PEDAL adornment
was morally applied to the persons OF my conJreres.
They have still the mark and are, tOo suffering to
return, which l, the other hand intend 10 do as
soon as the authorities have recovered their senses.
POSITION OF TIE ARMY.
Before referring more particularly to the day on
which journalism went its way from Metz vowinR
vengeance and blue murder, will tell you, for the
sake OF history the changes Of position effected in
the French army since my last SO that your readers
may follow the campaign on the map. told you
that the advance OF Prince Frederick Charles from
Metz on Sierk had been The cause OF much move
ment among the troops, which had again returned
towards their previous positions. Without doubt,
however, 1t was considered that the valley of the
Moselle was sufficiently covered by Ladmlrault's
corps d'armee, and the Old plan again resorteu
to- of concentrating the army between FOIbach and
Sarreguemnes, and to occupy Birche in force so as
IN nd ha on naS hp wnen tho
or de Faily and MaoMahOn, which occupy, the former
the part Of Lorraine and the latter the north
ern part OF Aisace. The third corps under Bazaine,
OF which the headquarters were at Boulay, moved to
the right, to be echeloned between st. Avoid and
Sarregueinines, behind the second corps d'armee,
under FrOssard and the Fifth, under de Failly.
Marshal Bazalne installed himself at ST. Avoid,
the Garde kept It's station at BOuay, and
the corps under Ladmiraut took up position
towards Sicrk and Thionville The evident object
OF the French army, as before told you, being to
march on Neukirchen and Homberg seizlng the
railways for Mayence by Bngenbruck and for Man.
helm by Landstahl and Neustadt. ST. Avoid be-
came the left OF Bazaines corps.
The events Of the last few days have, however de-
stroyed the plan of campaign proposed by the
French The PTussans have, as yet, carried every
thing before them. The reverses suffered by Mar.
shall MacMahon have made Marshal Bazaine the GEN.
tire Of attraction and should disaster attend him the
blow will be indeed crushing to the hopes of the ma
ton. In all wars generals have ever risen equal to
the emergency, and the question which now occupies
pubic attention is, viii Marshal Bazalne prove him.
self equal to the tasK2 The people have not how
ever, entire confidence that he is the "risng' man.
and should ne be able to withstand the tide OF i'll
luck, which appears to have set in against the
French arms, it will be considered a miracle, aud
lie will be considered the savior Of hts country.
GLOOMY. 'x.s&
1t is really painful to observe the universal gloom
which now overspreads the countenance Of the
lively people OF la belle France. Go where you viii
you hear the sad expression, "None paupre
Frdnce"-you have been betrayed to escape NAL
treatment al the hands OF an infurlated popuace.
Yesterday the press correspondents ''skedadded'
from Metz.
My last letter contained the OF so far
as we were permitted to know them up to five p. NJ.
on the 9th inst With the exception OF a shade OF
gloom on the countenances OF the superior star,
everything appeared unchanged. There was cou-
frmatlon OF the reported success OF Marshal Mac
Mallvn nor OF the rumors which foretold disaster.
There Ia raised terrace before the windows OF the
safe nanger W the cogrt yard Of We Grand Hotel