New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-16
THE NEWS IN THIS CITY.
FRENCH AND GERMAN VIEWS.

Yesterday afternoon as the Atlantic Cable
flashed the the Of the declaration OF war
by French Corps Legsatf the excitement amongthe
German and French population became intense fren-
crowd of foreigners Immediately besieged the Du
letin at newspaper Offices and watched eagerly
telegram after telegram it was posted, developing
each progressive step toward the coming contest
In the evening the Prussan sympathizers and cham
pon France called at their usual place OF resort ana
discussed the question in all its bearings and probable
resuts-the German with calm and dignfed assur-
ance aided by his frothy stein Of lager having before
his mind the memory OF the recent gores Of Bismarck
and the needles gun; the Frenchman In his naturally
yvacious esprit du corps and conscious OF MS ancient
prestige.
The Germans are very much pleased with President
Grant for his pronptness in taking action tOr the
protection Of the Bremen mails, and thereby inslng
The subject uppermost in the minds of those OF ma
pursuits the effect Of the the commerce Of this
country This they think must materially suffer- a. tho
French Government will blockade the ports OF the Baltic
Americana houses will also suffer for the imOor
tation OF the many articles OF German nanuiac1re,
country but they generally believe and nope mat owing
to the extraordnary destuetVG system 81 modern ed c war
mcrce will not be interfered with long; o
community { the determination to fight the last for
Fadcrland, and Of great wrath against the demands
made by the French ambassador They esteem tue CON
duct of their resoute King and evnce an inclination 10
support him to the utternost Ihousands as, ana tnon
sa Haeb % ~ e he success Of Prussia
ON the other the mind OF the excited frencn-
coming contest il received with an enthusiastic
wecone Their country has received an INSULT ana tney
declare that PrIssau pride must he lowered, IN no way
doubling that their magnificent army, headed Ny MA
poleon and supplied with ChassepOt VIII not only nam
lain it's ancient glory but show to all nations tD IL mas
kept pace with the progress made IN tie machines Oh
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match I'm the hands OF their cOuntrymen for the more
clumsy weapon Of Prussia. The Rhensh provinces must
and encroaching power which has OF late 80 NEIL
acingly sprung up upon their frontier They regard inc
coming struggle which would be sure TO come III
postpOned at this time, and accept 1t IA necessity
Thus sober reflections that might arise from tne
destructive consequences to commerce are drowned III
the induced by the contents OF the extaOr
binary edition OF The Constitutional, as teegraphed
vcsier,lay What need OF further pretended Prissah
ACKNOWLEDGMENT by placing on the throne OF spain Ger
man Prnce-a direct relative or the NOrth-Gerinmn
Kine-for signal OF wari Such the feelings or the
German and French residents OF New-fork ana bOth
await an Yiousy the developments OF the future eacn
firmly believing in the success OF their respective
armies. -, ,,. o 4. ,,-o,uo T,
MIGHT he mistaken by newlyarrived German for some
citS i'm the fatherland, thicky inhabited is by his
own couutrymen. Nearly every other house Is lager
beer saloon These last night, filed to OVERLOOKING
by An excited crowd, who claimed to represent nearly
every city in Prussia and TO shout for success
and German unity. The talk Of all was the declaration
on war These men, many OF whom had f0ugh Ill thelr
native country expressed opinion that Louis Napoleon
would not have easy time OF 1t in fact that the
prssian troops would destroy the French army
Fven the women talked enthusiastically.