The New York herald., 1870-08-10
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FfrctTahoa's Corps-SpeciM News Under
Some BiascIt;es~-Fruss Situation at
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HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF THE RitrNE,(
| Hi+s STRAsB0UAG, July %, 1879.
Win the thermometer at e5 in the shade from
eight \. II. to I'VE r. H., aud at any ngure yoa like
70 name in the sun; with all sorts and kinds OF sIs
poions attached to the very name OF a tree spoken
| newspaper; with the telegraph wires entirely in the
hands Of the authorities, and nothing ike news al
lowed TO be sent by thai means with daily instances
OF letters being opened ami detained and read and
partially destroyed In the Post once, special
respondent does not live the happiest OF lives in
these rimes and in thi, land. Four times during
! the last fcrty-eight hours have endeavored
TO telegraph to your London agent some petty de-
| taIls respecting the Army Of the Rhine and four
! tiales my message was refused. One l tried in
cypher, but tnat was returned me Without even
looking at II, for no messages In cypner allowed
upon any conditions whatever. Once nearly con-
quered the enemy, sent message to my wife and
IN 1t introduced your agents name. knew she
would at once send the telegram hin and felt
certain his mother wit wold enable him to make
out my meaning. But the zoe was too many for me.
lie gave back the message saying that IL merely
contained matters OF family details which 1 had
teiter SEND by post And 50 gave up the Job, alto.
ernnent IN attempting to keep people In the dark
! spectng their movements is really too absurd. The
/ authorities are simply playing into the
bands or the stock iobDera. II news OF
! all E.n1s is suppressed falsehoods WIN be
| believed with even more readiness than truths.
No one viii know what TO Credit and what to reject.
ana The wdes. canarls win be looked upon gos-
rel truths However they cannOt-I deIy them
keep news rom those who are determined TO get it.
sg-t I
agcntby telegram, VIII senu or direct, COthls
letter. by writing to the same gentleman And as
you ll presently. all the powers OF the author
tiles cannot prevent from getting sooner or later
at The ruth.
THE eRussIANs HAVE FALLEN BACK.
The Prussian brigade that occupied KehI, ON the
opposite side OF the Rhine have been retired alto
getner alter having completed the piece OF utter
wanton wickedness of blowing up as much as they
could of the railway bridge their side OF the river
| 'fhey have now fallen back on naden, and have
taNen up the rails along the ioad between the Rhine
ana mat place ra 0n e rTe1cn sas v of dl the
And, indeed, on the russian side the people seem
! determined not to move for the present. don't
! know whether they are marrying and being given ia
marriage; but they are certainty taking their baths
IN the thine and frequentng the beer gardens on
tie borders OF the river. as If there was no such
! thing in the world as an enemy.
/ THE FRENCH ARMY OF THE RHINE.
| THIS force has almost all assembled. The follow
ing an official list OF its composition, which your
readers win 40 well keep by them, as le VIII save
them the troabe OF consulting other lists when The
| time for action has arrived:
| Oommander-in-Chef OF the First corps or Army
OF the Rhine, Marshal MacMahon.
! Chief OF Staa, General Colson.
| FusJ division General Ducrot commanding is
composed OF the First brigaae commanded by Gen
eenh regiment OF the line, Ninetyslxth regiment OF
the llne. Total, sevea battalions or 4,soo men.
peT@Fortyifin Fl Of the line, 2,ooo seveny.fonrth
Of the lne 1000 Total OF First division $500 men:
| Sec1Ydd division, commanded by General
Douay is composed of First brigade commanded
by General Montnarie-Sixeenth chasseurs, Fiftieh
OF the ne seventy-eghth Of tile line. Total, seven
second brigade, commanded by General Pell-
First regiment Of Eouaves, 1000; First OF African
rnemen or Turcos, 1000. Total OF Second division,
| $780,
| Thrd diyiaion, commanded by General Raoul,
| composed OF First brigade, commanded by General
SierlleEighth chas,eurs, TbirtyslXth OF the line,
Forty eighth OF the line. Total seven battaiOns, or
! second brigade commanded by General lefevre--
Second regiment oi Zouayes Second regiment OF
African rinemen or Tarcos Total IS SIX battalions,
| Fourth division, commanded by General Lar
tique, composed Of First brigade, commanded BY
! the line Eighty-seventh OF The line Total, seven
! battaIions, 1000
| telle--Third zouaves ih''d regiment of African
riaemen or Turcos. Toin, siN pat,sltops, or 1900
| Total Of fourth divis,ou 40 ileli
The following Is q Resume oi The torce:-
| First division. $500
| Second division. 5000
! Inlr0 UlVislOn 6tCO
Fourth DIVISION. 49,. .......... 5000
Total infantry OF First Coros GArn,ee. 81 700
COMMANDS.
! Here would remark, IN order TO make your read
understand all the easier the exact composition
OF the French army, that there are IN that service
| two and only two, ranks OF grades OF General OFF,
| cers-uaney generals OF division ana generalS Of
! brigade: and that in no instance does general Of
| BRIGADE ever command division, nor general Of
division command % brigade.
| Then, again, when the lighting or even the move
! ments OF troops begins, the divisions OF Infantry
viii De called the lrst second or third divisions OF
SUCH q corps d'A,9nee but the brigades are always
called bv the name OF their respective commanders;
! thus, "the Brigade Fraboulet,r will be the name
| given to the First brigade, Fourth division OF the
be The given to the second brigade, Third divi
sion, same army.
Agan; the chasseurs 4 pied, or riHemen as we
might cali them, are III corps OF one battalion each.
There are In the French army twenty Of these bat
taitons, each OF which Is commanded ny chef du
battalion, or what we should major They have no
officer OF higher rank with them. As will be seen
from the above LIST there is always one battalion OF
these chdsseurs in each division. or their peculiar
diil and training VIII speak presently. But all
the other corps OF infantry, such as the derent regi
mems OF the line, the T0uaves the African r0emen,
or Tlrcos, as they are called are each leach regl-
menO composed of three battalions In the field ana
the deld making total OF about 900 men for every
such regiment This will explain why each corps OF
Cnasseurs pied Is called Il battalion ana each OF the
| other corps O regiment In the English, ana, be-
lieve, ia the American army, each regiment OF in
inrg consists Of bu Que battalion; and haye oteu