The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-13


quarter, as we'll as students IN other (
branches of science. have formed |
quite a formidable legion and rome
down under flaming tricolor. Dur
ing all the departures of troops for
the past three evening large bodies
composed of the scum of Paris have
accompanied them to the station. sing
ing national songs, trolling out the far
famed marselllaise," and bestowipg
presents literally to the departing he
roes. The Empress with considera-
Bile womaniy tact has placed herself at
the head OF the French Sanitary
Commission, and has " scraping
linen meetings every other
day., The Americans are also
busily engaged in forming a sanitary
commission, In aid of which DR.. Ev-
ans, the celebrated dentist and person
al friend of the Emperor, has given
his magnificent collection, made from
the American war sources, aud also
10000 traocs. The Emperor's hero
ism In going to the front is rather
laughabIe, because he is known to
have turned pea.green at the battle of
Solferlno. The story that he takes
the young Prince with him is true,
and the little fellow has been practi-
cling With his court mattrass in the
gardens of st. Cloud for some time.
DE considers it rather funny Napo-
leon has proceeded with all his perso-
nal movements with the utmost eau
ton, aud is enrsged against English
papers because of the over jealous
ness OF their correspondents. To
this may be due the amiable
regulation Of the War Office, that
neither French, ENGLISH or American
correspondents shall be allowed at
the front, except at their own risk
and peril, and that they shall In no
case be given Official Information To-
asmuch as correspondents were shot
like black birds IN the Italian cam
paigD, we have g risk and unpleas-
ant task before Us. Even that re-
nOwned bufoor, George Augustus
Sala, has been refused special favors,
although the London Telegraph,
which be represents, is 40 imperial
organ, heavily subsidized. Bull Run
Russell of the Times cannot get to the
front, and is CRASHING his teeth at the
Grand Hotel. The war il not only
against Prussia, it is war to the knife
against all men Of letters. But we
shall see what American tact can &C.
complish against French Stiffness and
stupidity. ltE
The French army will be CON posed
throughout the campaign of eight
corps The first is commanded by
| Marshal McMahon, who won the bat
tie of Magenta and was made a Duke
| for it, and will comprise four divi-
sions. The second is under the charge
of General Frossard, tutor to the
Prince Imperial, and a very gallant
gentleman and noble officer. The
| third corps, commanded By General
Ladmirault, will consist Of three di-
visions. The fourth is commanded
| by Marshal Bezaine, who made the
| famous failure in Mexico. The 9Th
| by General de FailIy. The sixth by
Marshal Danrobert, who was going to
blow up Paris during the recent riots.
The seventh by General Douai. and
Abe eighth By General Bourbaki. In
| this is comprised the Imperial Guard
of the Reserve. The Count of Pali-
kao will have his special command.
Marshal Canrobert's corps will re-
main at the left wing of the army to
watch over Belgian neutrality The
headquarters Of the Emperor will be
at Nancy, from where he will sally
forth to any point on the frontier or
in PrussIan land.
The whole railway system of Franco
has been planned In Wow to the
quickest transportation of troops to
that portion OF the frontier which
stands the most exposed. A ftwOrk
of railway lines put Lille, u-eZiers,
Metz and Strasburg in direct commu.
nication with Paris, with Lyons and
the Mediterranean, and all this &C
tive Paris army can Ia passing through
Paris be carried in very few days to
the key points along the Rhine. At
the outbreak of hostilities between
France end Prussia, the troops occu-
pying the seventeen strong places
which the Prussians would Ike to
take away from France, were as fol-
lows: At Dunkerque the 9Sth line.
at Lille the 10Th and 91st line, at
Conde the 54th, at Valenciennes the
Goth. at Donia the 10th battalion of
Chasseurs a pied, and the 10Th regi-
ment of mounted artillery; of Meziers
the 9th of the line; at Thionville, the
I'D of the line and the llth brlgadei
at Metz, the 44tb. t80sh and Sjth of
the line and the 18th battalion Of
chasseurs pied, the LIST and 18th OF
mounted artillery; at Phalsburg. the
84:h of the line; atIStrasburg, the 10Th
of the line, the 18th battslion Of chas-
seurs a pied, a regiment OF bridge
builders and the 10th regiment of fly
ing artillery; at Schlestadt, the 9th
1ancers, Colmar neuf Brisach, and
Bellefort, the 10th of the line and the
Oh Curassiers. In other stations, 10
widely separated departments, north
and east of France, there were thir.
teen infantry regiments, and several
regiments of cavalry. The great camp
of Chalons, on the high road to Stras-
bourg, is formed of three divisions OF
infantry, one cavalry, 10 batteries OF
artillery and an engineering COM
pany. The army of Paris con
sisted of three divisions of infantry
and one OF cavalry, each division
containing four regiments OF the line
and one battalion of chasseurs pied.
At the Castle OF Vincennes. one OF
the important suburbs and fortI-
fications of Paris, two regiments OF
artillery were stationed. The army
of Lyons was composed exactly
like that of Paris, the Imperial
Guard comprehending then, as now,
two divisions of infantry, a division OF
cavalry and two regiments OF artillery;
All these troops are now stationed
at the above mentioned IL strong
points. | have given with this NIL
nutentss the roaltion OF the FREEZER
army, as it exists at present, as It may
aid largely in understanding the
movements and battles sure to ensue.
The Algerian forces. comprising an
army of $4,000 men, is now on the