New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-29
AFFAIRS UPON THE LOIRE.

APPEARANCE OF NEW RECRUITs-wILL THEY
BECOME BRIGANDs WHEN MUSTERED oUTf-
FRENCH FEELINGS TOWARD PRUSSANS-THE
LAB0RS OF GOVERNMENT.
[PROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
TOURS Oct. 10.-I learned this afternoon
from private and trustworthy source, that dispatches
had been received by Government stating that the
enemy had returned in force upon Tour where the last
fight was, and that battle be fought there tomor
IT, indeed 1t has not begun. SO shall 90 to- Orleans,
and thence TO Tourry by first train tomorrow morning.
could not telegraph. Nothing concerning movements
Of troops, unless 1t has been published officially IL
allowed TO be telegraphed They take the message and
money but do not send the dispatch There have been
movements Of troops here to-day than usual Ar
tlery has arrived here from the South This morniDga
finely organized body OF volunteers arrived from
Bordeaux" Francs tireurs Girondins." They are
all men OF wealth and standing.
The commercial and shopkeeping town Of Bordeaux,
SO fond OF money making. and which was called the
cockney town Of France has turned out the finest bat
TALON OF all the free corps ask what VIII all these
men do this Winter, supposing peace TO be made In
month or twoi Some Of them, like those saw this
morning are men who have homes and families and
means the bulk OF the free corps consists OF men OF
doubtful character After they have lived few months
the wild life they living they will become dam
gerous TO let all France. They will be with
out any occupation and without taste for any and
expect to see France overrun by bands of moIs-
troopers as in old times, three four hundred
years ago. They look like brgands already,
and after the peace we shall see them keeping up the
character Moreover Garibald won't be satisfied till he
has ught into France 10000 italian and Spanish cut
threats that the altogether isolated French Villages
will not be pleasant places to live in for time to
come. know that great number OF Frenchmen are
sending ther,wives and children TO England feeling GER
tain that there security to be had for them In
France for long time. Large towns will be dangerous
because OF the erceness Of political dissensions and vii
lagos will be dangerous because Of maraudng bands
was sitting at dinner next to gentleman who owned
some manufactures in France He told me one OF his
workmen said to him. Wait till certain events take place
and shall battle in your blood" Jeme odignerdi dds
rotre sang That the real feeling Of the lower casses
Tie same thing. am afraid, exists in the army among
the prvates toward their officers What is TO be the end
Of all this As for peace people believe here that there
win he Continental war before II is over am not sure
that the time which has been fixed for the election will
pass by without trouble. There is great deal OF iee
ing by people who ought TO know that the only
chance for France must be in perfect union.
I was told by the gentleman saw this evening that
Garbadi to into the Vosges and conduct the
rlla warfare there. This war WILL am afraid. become
series Of atrocities both Sides such animosyis spring
ing up During Italian campaign the Austrian prison.
ers who were brought into French towns were
whelmed with kindness People We'd with each other to
offer them hospitality Now, how different. This morn
ing party OF about 60 prisoners were marched into this
town They were received with indifferent looks by the
population and the boys and low people after
them calling out bds Bismarck " Soon prisoners will
not be safe An absurd story is current that somewhere
An the Vosges wounded Prussan officer taken into
cottage and the peasants put out his eyes, presently
Uhgans came up and kledhe perpetrators Of this act
and with their tore and hacked them to pieces
BY the side Of this hatred which some Of the
French people feel there is among other Frenchmen
complete indifference and utter want Of patriotism. An
iphatant OF this town, lawyer and very rich man,
was saying the other day " II the Prussans come,
will give them 100000 francs or even 100000 francs,
they require IT, so long they let me aone Thousands
Of young men getting exemption from military
service on the plea OF trng incapacities 1t
than time that Gambetta should come here and counter
balance the impotence OF Cremieux and Glaz BizOn.
The latter are both who mean well, and, doubt,
Are very clever men but they have the misfortune Of
being too old Anybody might have foreseen that when
the Government was formed. i remember when was
riding from Chaops to the camp, long before the revou
ton was seriously thought OF by the public at any
rate spoken OF. Arsene Houssaye, who connected
with the Provisional Government of ls4s, sitting
with me In the cars and thinking the few
prominent men in France it TO form Government. He
went their his fingers but those who
are now at the helm Of affairs struck him being 1T TO take
hold OF the tler In the crisis things were In then In
fact we could see no IN France that In every
popt the man Of the moment Aud yet at the time this
took place. things had not to the pass
they were In ut the accession Of the present Gotenment
France had lost two battles is true but she had all
her generals most Of whom she believed In still she
had hundreds Of thousands Of soldiers abundance Of
syps and ammunition When this Government took up
the direction of affairs France was lower than she had
ever been; for Sedan had been lost II 1t brings the
ntry out Of the strait IT II In. II will certainly
worked a miracle Of which few.Pcope TO think IL
il capable n has done great deal but the task 1t has
is apparently above the strength Of gaus
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