The New York herald., 1870-08-03

ientz Those whose Judgments arc entitled
some say that the main ain ARMY nntn w ~
that place; that dash Will be made a. the Prussian
| communication with Berlin. and that simultaneously
| good force Will be thrown over INTO Baden 70
occupy the attention OF South Germany, and an ad
vance made from the shores or tho Baltic. IL II sg
we'll as among @ the citizens, tho talk from Paris
about respecting the neutrality OF Belgium laughed
a and openly declared that n1 french I'm must ana
! so general among 0roxdcl0th uniforms and blouses
Tor Luxemburg THAT It forces upon one,s mind the
ass9 c a Tss
e saisis is the general remark land we mean to So.
cure II ali along the Rhine aud on our own borders
No ,Iuxemburgs jmust be left when we eyacuatc
Berlin.n / believe It 70 he as certain as war
| that tho moment 1t becomes desirable. from .
strategic point OF view the French army Will march
! viii he made 70 ARISE very carly In the campaign
| It ls almost impossible to state accurately the
acent stations but in round numbers, s expected
that army 900 to 900 strong win be resting
TINS base Dy SATURDAY next Says, MneTs srSSpo S5oS.
men are at work; but, Notwithstanding this.
the qulckness and regularity observable In
| and stores remarkable. The railroad regulations
admirable and thore s much less confusion than
be done aud the pressure that y applied are con-
sdered Besides the regular lines Of rail- arrange
q are maey Gsas ns and
Thionviile and following the line Of the advance.
ae sss S.e ss a. sy BE- na
In Paris. Perhaps tho close proximity OF tho
enemy, and she awe which the rapidly ap-
prOaohing struggle must necessarily inspire,
Tend to make men more reflective and serious.
However this may be- there Is very little Dragging
appears to be compensating earnestness 10 the
hope OF ultimate triumph. Men believe the French
% the eu, Of y %
SACRIFICED ere the end is reached. Neither IL there
altogether feeling OF satisfaction with the war
hatred enough OF Prussia but at the same time an
| inability to understand why the Emperor should
has been exceptionally prosperous recently, and
| when men are doing well and making money they
do not feel very enthusiastically disposed to take the
| field. have spoken with several intelligent country
men. VITO nave expressed hope that the war might
close with the first great battle, bnt they have all
added with sigh, "Ah, little nope OF mat with inc
/ Emperor !"
| All the news that reaches us from the other side
indicates that Prussia, II little slower to move than
France, Is steadily end vigorously pushing on her
work OF defence for seems 10 be At present. at least
her policy to act upon the defensive and to cast
as well OF an unpr0voked war against the Father
land. Cobentz has been put in condition to stand
| SIEGE and the railroad bridge al Kenl and other
| bridges In Baden have been destroyed. The Kehl
bridge was splendid structure ana was partially
removed some days ago. 1t is said that the strong
abutment on the Baden shore VIII soon be blown
up, so as to entirely destroy the communication.
| II Is unceria in when the grand movement Of the
no great engagement will take place until next
| month. AS the Emperor Is very theatrical In his
and victory Of course, on the 18th OF August. BY
the way, the comments OF the real soldiers on the
his little boy as aid, are not marked by much re-
spect for the august personages interested In tho
show "Aon Dteur said an onioer the other day,
''ls the army 70 wait for the ambulance Of the
Emperor and the rooking-borse OF the little
Princer 1t does seem ridiculous for an
old gentleman. who cannot st upright, to aspire to
be the counterpart OF the Little Corporal and it is
equally absurd to compel poor little trembling
Of srtIsrV even at respectaps distance in order
to win for MIN military reputation.
MarechaI Bazaine is here In command, and Gem
eral D0uay Is expected at ThiOnviile. There Is o
general belief that Bazaines division will make the
first onward movement, ana probably bear the first
is evident among the marechals aud generals
but there will probably be fame enough for all to win
as sS IS sS again s at ase sa
good feeling evident and full confidence OF victory,
but should add that great deal OF this confidence
Is evidently du" 10 the tremendous expectations that
nave been formed the wonders OF the mitraieuse.
This terrible arm 1t Is asserted, Will make havoc of
! Is 70 sweep away whole batlallons and to break
up the Prussian line into detached patches.
| All this however, remains to be proved, ana there
are those who believe that this good genie OF the
French army will fail them in the hour OF trial. IL
Is they say u sufficiently murtlerous weapon for a
| street eDe,ste, and In case OF revolution In Paris
! would NOW down the people as scythe mOws down
the grass Bp they 90 no! trust It 81 in the eid In
/
/ range can be brought against IT, and knock II into
pieces However, the rival theories Will soon be put
! TO a fearful test In the meantime, God have
! mercy on the poor wretches who are fighting
| out this wicked battle waged for the ambition OF q
Of Thousands Of active. strong men, In the prime OF
ile or In their early youth, and 10 think how many
u them YIN soon be hurried to eternity or left
wrllhing In agony upon the bloody Held IL Is SAD
10 picture hdR Yany 6an6, cs"lds will be rem
oerea ..-c:.. many yJ Door woiSsn and Children
VIII be heart stricken and beret of their sole sup
port how many souls wiz DC wrang, how own many pit :.
Over.r The neavy sorrow has recently passed over
our own hearts and homes, and we can leel deeply
| for those who will be doomed to bear ie mere.
! National views Of tho War-Prussian Provo.
! cations.
! From The Journal Onciel, OF Paris July 2o.l
! The intimate agreement that exists between the
Emperor, the Chambers, the Ministry and the c0an-
try nanlfests itself with admirable force ana ener-
! gy. Never has nation evlnced greater confidence
IN its sovereign and never has sovereign touched
the national fibre TO better effect. France has the
consciousness OF her right, and ntrusts with patrl-
otc Joy her desinies TO the hands OF her gallant
army. The declaration made to the Senate BY the
Minister Of Foreign A1ars and to the Corps Iegis
tif by the Minister OF Justice at the memorable Sit
tings OF the 18TH July has produced deep impress
moment in recognizing the fact that the responsi-
! bity for the war belongs not to those who
Sef'ars Sei to those whose restless % ambition my
| perils the security of another nation and
disturbances In the general interests or gov
| ernments and Of nations. The King of Prussia him
! self has admitted that he authorized the Prince OF
| Hohenzoliern 10 accept nomination for the Span
| ish throne. lie thus mysteriOusly favored mo-
narchcal combination Injurious to our prestige and
compromising for our future policy. The Chambers,
informed OF all the details OF our diplomatic action
| have shown themselves to he Of opinion that the
negotiations have been carrid on with equal mode
ration and frmness and that all our objections were
| legitimate and well founded. Avoiding all recrimi-
nations we have nor reprOached Prus STA with her
conduct towards Denmark whIch still asks in vain
FOR the districts of schleswg which were assured TO
her by the treaty Of Prague nor with the audaci0us
innovations by means Of which she has endeav0red
during the last four to render purely nominal
the Independent sovereignty Of the South German
States Our concliatory desires have induced US to
abstain from raising upon that question an irritating
controversy and, instead OF appealing to the letter
| anu the spirit Of treaties and to the essen
| tial conditions of the general equilibrium as
we had right to do, we limited the
| question 10 the object which We had in