The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-30
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, DEUEMBER 80, 1870.

skil IN . very gratifying manner. Some q IL
Mobiles have now LEFT Hayre fSr Harneur and Mon
cellent spirits, singing as they went Captain Mon
chez IL particularly popular with the sentenen-
naval than military commander. He Ii wonder
%aO SsqS ~ sa saS
Of places at once.n Happen to take stroll at ssme
early Or Late sae inc arc
ON horseback or In carriage He does not ride at
ali O. one expects IroA sailor. VINO 10 1sually
fespect Captain Monchez rides In the rather quaint
attitude peculiar 10 Frenchman outside horse.
but IL not at all bad cavalier.
Ibeisve in all French towns where the Prussians
spp little spyieysr Is to be sexRc y s We
have had some slight traces OF It. inc other day. as
/ was prowling about towards evening, ! was
which French CROWD excels; /! was inclined 70
make a bolt for the spot whence the row came bnt
found the s WAS
LITTLE man, heavlng IKE hunted hare. his long
locks streaming behind him, his mouth wide open,
terror. Behind him resounded the infuriated yelis
Almost at one bound he was across the road and
bolted down small street opposite leading towards
yelling crowd close behind. In such mad haste splash
Ing through the mud that the humble indlvidual
now addressing you was almost trampled down
among them. Down went several ofthem-up again,
muddlcr than words. would say: shouting,
HJruR4NuR, klCkluG, Ou IucI Iusucus uAo bAiC pOOE
little victim, taking the way to tho sea. remained
behind somewhat Disguised and o good deal
eplashed, but / afterwards heard that the hunted
man had been dsliyerea by some Mobiles and had
turned out TO be highly respectable character with
an impeachment IN his speech, which had been con-
strued into German accent by his eXcitable conf
patriots.
THE SOUS rREfEr AND THE HAvRArs
The spirited proclamation OF NJ Ranel, the sons
prefet, has been received with great favor here.
That he has sworn 10 the government that the
Havrais will be victorious may appear to some
minds like probable perjury, but II gratihes the
Havras themselves. The Idea OF Prussian occa-
patton here makes them scream. The tales OF Prus-
sian crueltes are or enormous magnitude but
nothing has impressed them SO much aS
THE MONEY CONTRIBUTION LEVIED ON ROUEN.
IL is monstrous unheard of, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
teen millions OF francs NJ. Ramel suggested that
they should give them seventeen million bullets In
stead, which sentiment has become very popular In
the town and Is IN eyerybody's mouth or all the In
d1gnatiOns had seen knocking about In France
during the present crisis l never saw anything
shriller, more demonstrative or more intense than
the rage here about those seventeen millions. eve
VIII not be occupied will not give to these blood.
thirsty invaders. ROuen has betrayed, but We VIII
stand hrm." This Is what one hears everywhere.
Meanwhile the enemy Is very near. Itmaybe tnat
our Sunday hymn Will be the roaring OF the cannon,
the shouting OF the battle The question ie viii the
Germans perform their usual version OF Vent, rial,
ptct-I came l cannonaded, / occupicd-in these
parts? For my part cannot think what they want
Havre for particularly; but suppose they do, ana
II they do cannot help thinking they Will take II.