The New York herald., 1870-08-02
King William Mt Erus.
[Gotha July 1s correspondence OF Manchester

[Gotba July 1s correspondence OF Manchester
Guardian.J
As you have heard ere this King william who has
been enjoying his annual holiday and blinking the wa
twhere month ago he was ENJOYING the company Of
his relative, the Clar had decided TO return to his
capital happened 10 be at the Ems railway sta
tion when arrived On Thursday evening, alter his
farewell visit TO COolentz. Under ordinary circun-
stances he would have been allowed to drive on
with marks OF silent respect but the occasion was
by no ordinary. Tue partct lars Of the scene
with the French Ambassador were generally known.
ane onnrsS Dee hH ma "hecfs
William is one OF The most beloved OF
European sovsregns ,,,anS and ms present poll;
OF the nation. 1t may be truly said that
the heart of Prussia at this crisis beats not respon
svely merely to the government but In unison with
1t. No wonder, then, that crowd Immediately col
lected ms Majesty entered his carriage simple
open oarouche. He was gratiGed by the heartiness
OF his reception, and the expression on his lace
showed that he understood 1t perfectly He ap-
peared to be In excei!ent health, and might wen be
supposed ten years younger than he really Is. In
bearing and quiet dignity OF demeanor he is every
| inch king" and no admirer Of Carlyle would be
disappointed with the appearance OF this descend
ant Of the chieitans and kings Of whom that histo
rian has written VIII h such pass Onate admiration.
trIy is O true son OF Friedrich Wilhelm who sleeps
with the primeval sons OF Thor" and whose tomb
tourts see side by de- with that OF his famous
son In the garrison church ut Potsdam.
The Seat of Wharf.-The Valley OF the Mos.Ilc.
wherever, says Manchester Journal OF the 10Th
OF July the first blow may be struck III the lInpend-
ing conflict 1t Is certain that the valley OF the
Moselle VIII once more assume prominence in the
therefore, OF the chief places and Of interest
along It's banks may be Of service TO our readers.
| We naturally select as the starting point Saar-
| bruckep, the Prussian town the French frontier,
known TO travellers by ITS strict custom house regu-
lations Ii has palace, where TIL 1873, lived the
| princes OF Nassau-Saa brucken and pa ace
! church containing monuments OF the family. The
Saar here becomes navigable and the scenery along
| the route to Saarlouls is very picturesque There
arc two historical Incidents which will serve TO pre-
| serve the memory OF Saarl0us, II nothing hereafter
render it famous. II was the birthplace OF Marshal
Ney and here, too is the fortress built bI Vauban
within year In consequence Of wager with Louis
few miles higher up is Mettlach, where the saar
! makes a considerable circuit, but railway tunnel
enables the traveller to take Straight tne and catch
the river again alter com llativey short interval
In this locality Is building founded In the seventh
| century Benedctine abbey, but now transform
| ed INTO extensive stOneware factory.
| some our i've niles to the northwest, on q
narrow strip Of land between the two arms OF the
Saar IS the ruined castle OF Montcair destroyed in
| 1850 by Elector BALDWIN OF Ireves; and within a
short distance On boid rock hanging ne river,
isa chapel. restored by the late Aihg Frederick
| William iv. brother of the present King OF Prussia)
aud where he caused the bones OF his ancestor the
bind King John OF bohemia, who iell at Greasy
| Q340). to be deposited.
situated basin formed by the surrounding hills
and Is commanded by the extensive ruins or castle
follow the Saar few miles lower down. that what
may be strictly termed the valley OF the Moselle i5
entered IneTc once was utlurp over tHe river aJ
| CONF, which Is mentioned by Roman poet o. the
fourth century, but IL destroyed by the French
under Marshal Crequi, on tner retreat, August IL,
| 1916, when defeated by Ihe confedel rates under
| George William Of BrunswlcS. The railway crosses
the M0see by massive stone b idge, on the left
bank OF which the line 70 rreves diverges. Treves
IS deemed the oldest town In Germany, and is
said to have been the capital OF the Trevri,
| a tribe OF Beige Cauls, WHO were con-
| nneSed by Julius Caesar IN the year So Il. @. OF
! ,ts greatness as q Roman colony. anu OF its
| won1e,Ar Roman relics, we must not here speak.
ia Grst n nishop was elected IN 32S aud for nearly
Itteen centies it continued TO be the re idenoe OF
ecc esastlcel ,gDisarles and Electors until Clemens
Weucelas the 81 Eiect0r, transferred MS residence
| TO Cobleptz IN t7gO. On August 10, 1874. tue town
| was taken by the F,,'ncb. who eXacted contribu-
ton OF l5OoOOO frapcs. and followed up tns siep IN
loO2 by ''abolshng all TIE religious establishments"
1t was maze to prusssa III lsl6 JUS popnat on
| numbers 2lSig. including T. aio soauefs auu ony
| 1880 returned Protesta ut- me lowh IL suE.
rounded by red sandstone walls r'heveu oy numerous
towers, aud the surrounding scene. - r.cu ahu va
| regaied. Luxembourg, though not IA asIra'ghl i,ne
with the Mosele, IA only few miles y Tue wess M y.
Treves or Its former importance a5 ioIuheu
| town 1t Is, perhaps unnecessary TO say my tnihg
since, in 1887, IL placed under the waA' Oh the
| great Powers and dismautled.
| The Intermediate places between Treves aln
CobentZ, while rich In materials for the antiquary,
may be SAID generally 60 possess only secondary his
t0rical interest. Berncastei has ruined fortress,
sad IN IT. ycRiv are traces Of extensive intrencn-