The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-18


they devastated the country and abused the women
He was an old soldier, and would go again to ilgh
u tnat would secure the punishment OF the Prus
Se w Wis w,e poo Venerable good 9d SOUL
patriotism; but cannot dlvest my mind OF the ides
that the toothless old gentleman II he went with thu
Prusslans at the beginning or this century-at leas
30 iar as loOtlng and raping concerned. we are
ready to take the led. The parks OF artillery are
complete, the ambulances are ready, the commits
sariat department is In state OF efficiency. As the
OF the troops augments. The spirit OF the army Is
excellent Throughout the land there is but one
been hred between the Outposls have given fresh
courage to the French who pat their Chassepots
with delight That rlne has already proved its
POSITIONS BY ORDER-FoR THE MosELLn
Now that the French army - on the point OF
taking the ned Will give you the present positions
OF the corps d'ar7iee. BY comparison with my
former letter you Will understand the changes In
posion wnicn nave been erected during the past
Marschal Mac Mahon himself is Installed in the
bourg and Wlsselnbourg; tho ieft at Niederbroun,
the right nc Strasbourg. Th.s corps darnlde, the
first, IS composed OF troops fresh from Africa Of
men but recently returned. The celebrated Third
regiment OF Zouayes and the three regiments OF
Turcos are with him. as are also the Chasseurs
The second corps, under General Frossard, is at
saa ,t r.a N Prussia, since Tuesday.
me rhird corps, under Marecnal Bazaine Is on the
river Med, near SarrIouls.
The Fourth corps under General Ladmiraut the
extreme ielt has advanced from Thonviie TO Sleek,
on the railway from Thionyille TO Treves
The Fifth corps, under General de Fallly, Is OF
Sarreguemines
Tne sixth corps, under Marshal CanrObcrt Is st Ill
at Chaions Sur Marine.
The seventh corps, under General Douay, is be-
tween StrasOourS and COmar.
Tue entire Garde lmperlale commences q forward
movement from Metz this morning-lth August.
The parks OF artillery aud the engineers are con-
centrating at Luneviiie and Nancy
In rear OF the army. The Fourth bataions OF in-
1antry and Gardes Mobiles are also forming in the
rear.
From the above changes in position I should
imagine that the French Intend to mask Saaarl0uis
back on the right acrosss the Palatlnat lBayiere-
Nnenaue), TO carry the important positions or Pr.
masren, HomDurg and Kaysersoulern, supported
ny the railways leading from Saabrdck and from
Aaguenau 90 Mannheim the probably proposed
While the corps under Ladmlrault, Frossard, b.
zane and Du Failly execute this movement, MacMa-
non anu Douay VIII, without doubt, cross the Rhine
in the envrons Of Mannheim on the LETT bank of the
river at the confluence OF the Necker. From thence
the Prussians VIII be forced back Mayence. mask
ing the towns OF Germershcim and Landau on the
lett bank and Rastat on The right bank.
Once arrived ar this point, the Rhine VIII offer
every facility Tor victqalng the army.
FILLING.
AS the combatants push forward to the front Metz
becomes repeoplcd with the nOn-combatants OF the
army. Generals and colonies give place TO intend
ants, captains and subaltern5 to paymasters post
Office and commlssariat employees IN uniforms, the
number OF which Is SUFFICIENT to convince me that
profound study would be necessary before shall be
quaned 70 distinguish the various shades Of mill
tary tailoring.
Napoleon Ill. Is fond OF the army, and does every
thing to save The troops from suffering He has
given orders that bearsxlns and shakOs shall laid
ASIDE. The storehouses are already packed with
them and many other articles Of military display
which during campaign are most irksome TO the
satisfaction to the troops who have already suffered
much during the recent extraordinary heat from
being forced to wear such cOiGu,es btzdrreS.
Tne day before yesterday column OF the reserve
on the march to join the corps d'arnaee under Ba-
zaine, were punished severely, and there were
many stragglerS In consequence. Tie weather was
overpoweringy hot, and the whole column was
gradually getting Into disorder. Among the men
was not against him, would assuredy have made
its pOssessor an Operatlc star instead or food for
powder Suddenly he commenced singing the 'Mar-
seillaise, with such soul-silring effect that the
were electrified. Joining In the chorus their suffer.
ings were soon forgotten, and after three hours
singing the column marched Into B0ulay IN first rate
order.
ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED.
During the past night two trains OF wounded have
arrived. These are the first instruments Of the
crippled and manned who viii occupy the forty
thousand BEDS ordered TO be prepared in this city
have been brought on here. have just seen the
arrival OF fresh batch OF Prussian prisoners Men,
see them pass. There were some cries OF q 6as la
Plusse, but as al body the prlsoners-s0me twenty.
TWO In numOer-Wer0 not fnSulted.
One prisoner was struck by ru1ian, but that
dastardly act found no favor in the eyes or the
people. "iou have struck a prisoner said q
gendarme, who arrested him. "you must come along
with the res.n This man was forced to fall In and
was marched through the streets with the prisoners
of war. The French are chivalrous people, and
any act OF o C0Wardly nature is secuted by them.
A CHAPLAIN EN- ROUTE
1t was amusing to see an army chaplain start for
consisted OF c0urers sack OF dimensions but little
larger than portemonnale and paper parcel
order In his hand he held riding whip suficlenr
to cut the life out the most refractory horse alive
horse was sadded but the priest found the saddle
too hard and insisted on Its being removed. Then O
rug was folded and placed on the horses back Sc
cured by grths to which the stirrup feathers were
attached. Monsieur lie Cure, having tucked up tine
tails Of his soutane, attempted to mount; but his
weight, when he placed his foot in the strrup,
brought the rug round with o run and the back 0f
his reverence kissed mother EARTH He picked him.
sell up and by the assistance Of several Of the arde
Mobile who held the stlrrup on the opposite side
chaplain and then lifted he at last bestrode bis
charger and started for the war.
CONNECTION.
From an early hour yesterday the streets near 10
the Hotel de PEur0pe, Major General LebHufs head
quarters, were crowded. The Messns and their
Messlnes were in expectation Of having their eyes
vloas day. Hope maketh the heart Sick Sick
several hours patient Watching In the
afternoon. however, report that the Prussian
pTIsOueIs dTTlVcu Cue SlSuC-ScerH
again to the 'front.' This time their curiosity was re.
warded by the appearance OF fifteen prisoners OF
as they passed through the streets unaer escort.
They were all In Uniform, two Of them still wearing
the spiked helmet The poor fellows evidently felt
their position keenly; but they bore themselves
proudly, and it was the subject Of general remark
that they appeared to be men Of superior class.
The correspondents OF the foreign papers have kept
themselves remarkably quiet during the past forty
eight hours, and are not to be seen In every nook
and corner OF the town and outskirts heretofore.
They feel convinced that any repetition OF the indls
cretions recently committed Will ensure their being
bodily elected from the neighborhOod.
FREE FROM JAIL.
Tuesday evening, to my surprise saw the CORES
pondent who had been In prison since Friday enter
the sale d n,an0er Of the hotel He had just been
liberated. Application had been made to the British
Ambassador and to every other recognized channel
Of COMMUNICATION for his release, and when the case
was brought under the notice OF his Majesty
the order for his liberation was at once
given and the infringer Of military discipline again
breathed the fresh air of heaven. According to his
account he visited one Of the camps about ten
O'CLOCK on Friday night, and was accosted by q
soldier, who asked him II he wished to the camp.
sCan do so ~ fnnOcentlV reDlied Kitty. The Qen.