New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-22
THE ARMY OF THE LOIRE.

WANT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE FRENCH ARMY
A CHATEAU LODGES THE oFFICERs-MILITAIY
ExECUTIoNs-A TYRANNICAL PROVOST.
B1,o1s. Nov. al left Tours yesterday morn
g to Join the transport corps OF the Sixteenth Army
Corps with which am going TO march. The hesdquar
ters Sixteenth Army Corps are at Marchenor and
the headquarters OF the Army Of the Loire were yeser
DAY At Mer To-day there has been retrOgrade move
sent Of the general headquarters from Mer TO village
about leagues this point the road from Or
leans About Prusssns from the army before
E,l are reported have arrived 10 strengthen the Prus
Isn army Of the Loire. Whether this be so or not can
not gay movement Of tho general headquarters
know.
Tie army OF Ktratry in the West, Is increasing rap
idly 10 numbers and ts matters Is more calculated To
inspire confidence than that of the army here. There
10 @ complete want OF confidence, and would
gay g complete indifference among the officers
here, as far / observe. / heard a
colonel speaking this morning ia most despondng way,
and saying what can men hope 10 do when they are
matched hye TO one Z" think colonel, II he thought
that ought 10 have kept 1t to himself Since l left
T,urs Yesterday have been good deal into rural dis
scs here in the neighbOrhOod looking out for horses
and carts S., and I have been able 10 convince
myself more clearly how completely unpopular the Re
yubIhan Government is with the country folk There
may be few exceptions TO this rule, but as whole the
rural districts have not got word 10 say In favor OF H.
Tie working classes just the reverse, and are as
bpdy and unreasousby averse to anything bearing the
name Of sovereign Between the two extremes would lie
hsppness for this country II IL would but allow itself to
~ made happy and know when II Is hSPpy' lie only
Government fit for France would be Government
equally removed from the regime du SABRE and the false
glitter Of The Empire and from the feverish but vain and
empty deelamature Of the present Government There
Is one thing certain ind that is, that whatever be the
form 81 government which is born out OF the horrible
oyertuung this country is suffering II will not have
bacu dearly bought by the lives OF 100000 men, IL
brings with il emil nnent for the bemghted classes OF
ts country and reodelng Of the armies, so as 10 10
away with that and that source OF decentralization
the ,Onscr iptOn.
W have lust heard lv proclamation from that foun
tan o proclamation, NJ Gambetta that there have been
troubles Pdfis which. he says have been iDstgated
by the Prussisns! l. IL then necessary for every Gov
10 this country 10 he insinoere and trade upon
70. suihni;y Of tz people who pride themselves upon
being sharpi The other day told Metz had not
eopitulaed after all and oil OF ruinOrs crcu
lated by the people al the head ~ snsirs
Nov. I've dd not go to-day "a NarclenOir, a. we
anticipated. told you m my last that the general
headquarters Of the army had fallen hack; ts headquar
tT- today al POntiou. II is probable that a day
or tSO the headquarters Oi the Artoy of the Loire viii
be here went the chateau morning; 81 has
been turned into an ambulance. II il curious
10 zee those magnificent halls and rooms which
have been restored, aud ARE Adorable models OF
the gildiug, modelling. AMI cooring OF the re-
naissance filed with OF beds from the military
stores. The besutifu; mosaic payements have been
boarded over aud the walls and weinsooaing and nil
lar have been clothed ny 10 certain hight with
boards. From the outer gallery, which along
the magnificent facade Of Francis l., the upper story
the fat country D. visible Immense distance had
here another instance OF the cement rather
might say the ind ference which roigns among the on
ceTs OF the regular army, and much more
among tie A. standing looking ~
the d-tant horizon, which could command
three sd@s OF who showing over the
place said pointing toward The lett bank Of the river in
the direction OF BeangeDey. II the come
they will in that direction. " III they come
interrupted young officer Of LzDeers who had ridden
over from PeDtVoa, They'll sure ar 1ste T!