The New York herald., 1870-08-13
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Prussian Retaliation on Non.Combatants.
LONDON, August IL, 1870.
royal proclamation has been matured by the
Prussian Cabinet to-day. and Is Just forthcoming
which declares that 1t - the determination OF Prus-
sa to burn one French village for each place, small
or large on the Prusian coast. which may be des-
troyed by a French naval bombardmcnt Of any Of
the German ports.
The French Situation In Strasbcar@- POsi,i ons
at the Front-Dla cNIahou's Retreat--foss
of Lille at WOerth The Bonapnrte Fa n,iIy-
NapOleon's Power-Territorial Adjustment
on the Continent-The Reply 20 Austria.
LONDON, August l2-6 2. NJ
From the best Information that can be camel it
appears that the garrison of straspourg consists Of
only one regiment OF foot and small iorce OF the
National Guard The supplies IN ths place are In
proportion to the garrison. siege Is therefore I'm.
possible, and the capture OF the place VIII probably
be an easy matter
The First Prussian corps d'ar,nso is at Philips
burg.
War reports are obscure and unsatisfactory.
The German forces between Rastadt and Cologne
are said to number in the aggregate 10000 men.
According 10 the Paris Steele $50 900 German SOL
dfers are now In Lorraine.
Marshal MacManon marched ont OF Saverne Sun.
day night on one side OF the just az tue Prus.
slams were marching In on the other.
The investment OF Strasburg by the German troops
Is confirmed.
The presence of Napoleon at the battle OF oerth IA
positively reaffrmed.
II is said that the Prussans have largely outnum-
bered the French In every engagement The French
Claim that at WissembOurg 1000 checked 80 600
Germans with 12o guns lor four hours the former
losing 1000 men, while the enemy lost TO- 0OO They
also as ert that MacMahon ut FrOschweler mad only
10000 men against 10000 Germans. yet the French
only yielded when 1Oo,0 more Germans were
hurled upon them.
The Crown Prince Of Prussia promises to release
all newspaper correspondents taken prisoners on
the field.
The Duke of Chartres has asked permission to
take service In the French army He claims the
privilege as Frenchman, who 'has learned some.
thing OF tire art Of war In America and Italy,"
The London Tele1raph is authorized to contradict
formally the report that the Prince Imperial is in
London.
1t Is reported that the Prince de Ia Tour
d'Auvergne viii decline the portfolio Of Foreign
Affairs IN the new French Cabinet, because OF III
health.
Al Brussels last night there was an enthusiastic
popular demonstration before the palace and tho
British Legation.
could parable! tho destruction OF life q: Woerth.
The same accounts say 1t is believed Napoleon was
on the fed with MacMahOn.
Mr.. Russell writes TO the London Times that
French headquarters were wholly ignorant of the
details OF the bate at Woerth, but were Impressed
with the belief that it was decisive and Important
In Its resultS'
The nieces Of the Empress Eugenie have left
Paris.
Tie Echo asserts, without qualification, that the
Empress Eugenle and Prince Imperial are IN lod9.
ings at st. Johns Wood. The Weekly Register has
the same report, which, however, it gives with a
caution to its readers mot to place too much con.
fdence la liz cOrrectness.r
The London Examiner this week says;-
Napoleon adopts the course most worthy of his
name and Of the gravity OF the situation. Reused
from indolent indecslon by stunning Dlow he
attnins to the greatness OF tha situation. In the
and the proud nation which 50 lately reinvested nun
with klngy power, laying aside conyenionalitles
he tells Ffarce her danger, and exhOrts her TO the
rescue, not for his sake, but for her own
The London Times this morning SAWS
The pride OF France is wounded and her prestige
dlmmed VINO brought this on her must suffer for
Ii. Victorious or diScrUwned, Is NapOleons alter
native on tie next hattie field.
Experiments at Shocburyness with mitrailleuscs
are said TO have been splendidly successful The
press gives glowing account Of the range and accu
racy ollie weapon.
The Berlin correspondent OF the London Times
writes that England has declined TO loin with Ans
tria in the league proposed by Won Beust for guar
anteeng the belllgerents against loss OF territory
Encland's reason for declining Is 'that the league
could not save the North German Confederacy in
case Prussia should be defeated"
Rumors prevalent in this city last night from st.
Avoid report that the French army had been
evacuatinS Metz for The past twenty four hours
with the intention of falling back the main line to
await reinlorcenents before engaging IN general
BATTLE
The Bank Of France suspended specie payments
to-day.
Decentralization In the French Camp at Cha.
lons-IIow the New Lev,es are Drilled.
LONDON, August 12-P. M.
One Of two special correspondents who left Lon.
don on Monday sends from ChaoDs on Wednesday
an account Of the disorder and decentralization In
the French army. He says
As we entered ChaiOns it was dark and the rain
was falling. The note OF the drum was heard ac-
SCRIPTS. everything was in confusion. Alter grop
Ing about In the mud found an omnibus ana ia it
two gentlemen Just returned from the camp. They
say the road Is lined with stragglers and drunken
soldiers bel.ng ng TO the Garde Mobile.
Tue latter are being drilled with the greatest des
Patch. Only small portion are armed. The re.
mainder are exercised with sticks. The camp is
iul of wounded from the front.
IL Il believed Il re nat Prussia has offered peace
No news Ia allowed to reach here from the 'front.'
aud constant suspicious are expressed. The wounds
made by the PruSsan guns are not severe, but the
effects Of the mira euses are iearfu. Numbers or
men had 10 h legs shot OF ana sill live.
Now That every ono Is called 10 arms II appears
there are arIls to give them and 1t is actlaliy
contemplated issuing to part VI the Garde Mobile