The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-18
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The Imperial Guard Marches from the Fort
ress-NapOIeon snid to Be sick-News from
the FrOnt-Napoleon Points the First NTitrail.
leusc-How ssSpecials'' Get Along With the
Police-Ihe Prince Imperial and a Cannon
Bail-Fever for War and victory-WOundcd
Men from the Front.
METZ, August 4, 1870
When the Inhabitants Of this fair city opened their
eyes this morning they stared OF each other with
astonshment. More than half Of the Imperial Guard
had stolen away during the night and early morn.
Before the Messlns had extricated themselves from
the arms Of Morpheus the troops were far advanced
on their road to Boulay. Metz has now the appear
ance Of deserted city, and dark, dismal, leaden
toned sky adds to the general gloom.
Around the Prefecture considerable crowd had
collected at an early hour In expectation OF the EN-
perors departure, but his Majesty has not left and
lie will not do so to-day report is current that he
is unwe, but trust sincerely that such is not the
case; anything calculated to damp the ardor Of this
troops, who are eager for the fray. would be most
lamentable at the present moment
sAARBRUCK.
The Saarbruck affair was not OF any serious con-
sequence, and cannot be taken as any test OF the
respective merits Of the rival armies. The French
in number were about 60 0Oo the Prussans according
20 Frenchman tan eye witness), about 10000 He
and that the Prussan loss must have been very con.
siderable. The most important result Of the engage.
ment is that the mraillcuses were tried for the first
time In real warfare. Eighteen rounds were fired
with terrific result They did their work splendIdly.
AS destroyer Of human life they deserve to be deco
rated. The Prussians were the heights above the
town. The heights were carried ana some forty
houses in the town were burned. The action was
commenced about ten O'Clock and terminated about
one O'Clock, the Prussians still holding the railway
station.
The Emperor pointed the Grst mitrailleuse that
opened fire. The Queen Of England fired the first
shot at Wimbledon when the National Rifle Asso-
citation held its first meeting, some ten years since
1t is strange that in civilized age-the nineteenth
century-two Of the most powerful sovereigns in the
world should have encouraged their people with
their own hand to take good aim for the destruction
OF human life. But must not moralIze; am out
on the warpath. "AY1la Utiunl1ne C0nO."
LIFE OF THE SPECIALS"
We are called vicious here-awfuly pugnacious-
with the exception OF newspaper correspondents
who have become wonderfully mild since the chasse
aar Tedactears during the past fortnight. Last
night there were eight correspondents sitting In cart
drowning their griefs with n,aza0rans and kfrsc1-
acdsser. Six Of them had already gone through the
baptism Of arrest. A correspondent of one OF the
English illustrated papers Is in despair. he at
tempted to sketch an old woman and was immedt-
ately surrounded by gendarmes. Another who had
made sketch OF some dirty boys fishing at the
mouth OF q dirter drain, asked gendarme on the
following morning, where he could find Monsieur le
Commissare de Police. What do you want him forS
asked the gendarme. "a wish TO tell him that am
an artist, and desire to make some sketches In the
town." "Why, you are the man who was sketch
fnn tn lvain Wa
had our eyes on you already,n exclaimed
big boots, the brstles OF his cropped head standing
on end, his eyes starting from their sockets, and
the long waxed points Of his musacheN nourishing
themselves about frantlcally as he spoke. The
artist suddenly discovered that he was the possessor
Of seven-leagued boots, and bolted. He is ''still
running You see we are pretty narrowly watched
THE IMPERIAL BAPTISM BY FIRE.
II we have gone through the ceremony of "baptsm
OF arrest, the Prince Imperial has done that OF fire.
BE was present at the engagement and displayed
much GOODNESS. There plenty Of stories al at
about his Imperial Highness. Among others that,
seeing cannon bali coming towards him, he took
of his hat and bowed. The ball must have been an
i-conditioned sort OF body, for 1t does not appear
to have stopped to thank the youthful imperial war
rior and bow.
WAR FEVER. '
We are all more or less bften with the war fever.
came across an old gardener a few days since J.,
seventy-two years OF age In straw hat, shirt, one
brace and pair Of cotton uowsers. WHICH the