, 1870-09-29
The Ex-EEnpcrur Deserted BIZ His
Fficnds-AccusnlaonD OF lreAchcFy.

It is ssd commentary on the instatiityaof
royal greatness that Napoleon, in his cap
tivlty, Ia deehrted even by the Loado,, pQiiv
Tele grGph. 4 correspondent Of that cole
brated organ Of the Imperial back. stair y sends
from Paris the following ruuors and suspi-
cians
There is but too much reason toapprehend
that the almost universal belief entertained
By FEenchmer that treacheEy and treason hare
been rampant. not only among French ciyil-
'ians, but also in the ranks Of the French
army, is founded upon fact haye talked
with several French soldiers Who escaped
from the wreck Of Do Fail1s's division.
and who have made their WAY b1ck to
Pa11s. They are unanimous In their asaer-
tion that this traitor, Is they ali regard him,
60 handled his troops as to deliver them over
to hc ho1plcssly tn.ssacred by their enemy-
But regret to add that. although Do FallT
= even more e1ecrated to-day in France than
Leb0uf. there is still mightief pame on
every lip, againet which the strangest inuen-
does are whispered. The letter from the pen
OF u. Poeenn, late Prefect Of the Depart
meat Of L. aluesthe, which appeared in list
nisbt'a Soir, has produced prodigious et{bct.
Il will be remembered that II. de Podeyin' was
violently animadversed upon byptblic opinion
for hasing surrendered Sancy, the Chief town Of
bis sdepartment, without I truggle, and for hav-
ine adVlseo hla feilow-tox xnanen not to resist
the enemy. The peccaut prefet was destitue
and disgraced by u Che yreau, late Minister
OF the Interior. He now defends himself en-
etgetically against the ca1umnles Of II. Chev-
reau, says that his repeated appaals for arms
wers disres arded. and that not grain Of
powder wxs supplied to him wherewith 10
blow up the bridges over the Mue1tto, He
adds that On the morning Of August II he
vas again ordered to blow up the bridges, but
that, after having in rain applied for powder
from the Engineer Department, he shortly
after reeei!ed une depecae caipdtre de En.pe-
~ m"F r, =, s7'otgnanf de ne go' les fa,,s sau-
perez, fotbidding mo 10 blow them
up."i These words are printed in italics in
H. PodeSias letter, and hare here aroused In
tense surprise and indignation. A story is to
night banded about shat Marshal Bazaine has
oscrtures TO him, his most distinguished Gem
eral, Of traitozous character. "Traitoz,r
bandit. "robbcr these are the mlldest
words which ay to-nigh; from lip to Ip-aod
lg1ieEa to add that they ere applied to no less
eonse III Il s nnhiRp re, F@Deo, a sse Of
only too eager: in the present condition Of
dismal revezses OF the French army.
But loE as IL tie estimAts every
where formed Of the military
peror, it see1ns inconceivable to Freseh,nen,
except on the supposition Of tteachery, that
be could hare courted this wsr unless he eaw
that it would enable him to escape from q
position which hs hsd riotously enjoyed for
IS years, and which he felt to be no longer
teuatle. 4 mot ia attributed to the En-
peEn1 most trusted favoEite, who exclaimed
when the crisis GANG, - 'Du nsoins nous nous
so1nn1es dtoblenent amuses depuis dirauu ans
q :ears Jrdisr' E"At any rate. we have
amused ourselves devilish veil at their az
pence during these 10 <ears"] You are told
that the Emperor, having hid 1t his disposl
i sutu of 80 fino D01 franeS annus11r ~, ;n a.
!.stit Of nerer spending 1eas than i00, ,0oo, 900.
The state accounts we're so s.cooke3r
and junahled up with each other
in ine1tricabla confusion that any suditorship
or supervision wss impossible. Il Wa, IN
deed, never attempted. m not ,repestipr
to 5ou any mere idle aud windy rumors. For
several days these damaging impotstions have
been The staple OF conversation at four ont Of
I've dinues-tab1es in Paris. The letter from
H. Poder7n has undoubtedly given them in-
creased weight and circulation. Nor should
be doing my lutY as \ chronicle1 Of daily
eyents in Par1s il omitted to mention that.
whether juatlr or unjustly, the cry Of treason
Is rife tonight in this city, and that neither
the Emperor himself nor tho Ministers Who
commenced the war, and who, by quitting
France. are likewise giving color to the
charges, hare escaped Whit cannot but hope
Ii alandetoua accusation.