The New York herald., 1870-09-01


ing prevented the campaign OF sadowa Esery-
body though the prince OF mischief makers was
utterly ruined for having been guilty OF such want
OF pluck ana patriotism; bnt as soon as the war be-
can TO 90 the wrong way and II was seen that suf-
hcicnt preparation had not been made 20 meet the
immense masses that Prussia had cunningly accu-
mulated up jumps the indelatgable Thiers ami.
with leer In his eye, II not with his finger 90 his
nose, cried out Il told you So" and the panic
stricken Assembly were forced to admit It. THIS,
however, Ii not his only triumph
THE UHLAEs.
All Paris Is rejoicing just now at the comfortable
thought that those audaci0us uhanH or Prussia can
not play tho same pranks here that they have done
the town and ordering their dinner st the best res.
taurants, after requesting the Bank OF France TO
eaa more % o. less o. nsr S0ss
stumbling block TO any such gay enterprises this;
but who butt the fortlacationss .'Why, did,J
In the year Of happy memory, 1872" This Is so but
remember that at the time these fortacatlons,
sres as
edual TO the new Court House In New York, or tho
new Post once, as 1t win likely turnout People
laughed at the idea OF protecting Paris with forth
fcations at an enormous outlay, as II any enemy
would ever invade France again, or reach Paris
come 20 Dunslnane," ana the extravagant
folly OF Thlers IN i84a has been converted
Little ala M Thie ever dream no would i've to see
the egions OF Germany baltering In vain ct the gates
he had constructed around PARIS, nor foresee In his
widest imagfntngs that the costly contracts he be-
slowed on his Iavortes nearly thirty years ago
would DO pronounced one day the most patriotic and
q singular concentration OF events and In one snort
month"; Risen from the gutter OF contempt, where
Thsrs is camy seated on tss Sae
he built to himself an object OF mingled wonder aud
admiration.
The best Joke still remains; for after all the fuss
about the forhcations, there Ia little probability
from the rst, but the late news from the front i-
creases the tmprobability. The Prussian army has
met a check In its onward flight and the chances
are daily growing tnat 1t will have TO content itself
with what it has already seen OF td-beue France
Bazaine has fallen back, as you know already
to concentrate on Chalons and there no viii
dispose OF force fully adequate TO meet any num-
Der that can be thrown against him. The London
1s~sr very aps MeSe a. @ u%n 81
and what not that congregated there to confront
che disciplined hosts OF victorious Germany but
yOu may depend on 1t there Will be such battle at
ChaiOns "a will fully vindcate the damaged prestige
OF the French and induce King William to reflect
whether he has not ''caught Tartar after all II
Prussia can march on Paris after that ngnt l think
the French ought to give them the champion belt
and treat them to picnic under Thiers' foriiaca
tons instead OF cannOnade. our Ctr1u yeTTd.
HAPOLE0Es ESCAPE FROM METZ
One Of the singular Incidents Of the late retreat
from Metz is reported to-day and to the erect that
the Emperor and his son had q very narrow escape
from being taken prisoners. They passed along
road on their way from Metz TO verdun which only
Few minutes later was occupied by the advance
guard OF General Steinmetz The imperial escort
was much TOO small 10 resist and they would have
tben has not entirely deserted him. as we see from
this. When he got To Verdun he decided 10 push
to Chalons; but there was only third class wagon
good enough for me-" SAID Napoleon with smile.
ana IN ne popped, with his lively young heir behind
HIM, and after quaffing glass Of wine which
railway 0ficial offered him, away they dashed for
Chalons. and arrived In safety. to the music OF
uDceasing cannonade all around them. Napoleon is
calm but sad enough. His enemies at home and
abroad are chuckling over his mlsiortunes and
predict II is all up with him. The London Times
tsx ~ fbA Ofln .rin
.loonng ia the distance" For one don't give up
the Emperor, aud don't believe France viii. which
Is rather more important to hiu Nous CeY9O7lS. as
Father iitchie used 10 say.
Public Tsciins Towards Ensiand-The Lon.
don Times.
A war correspondent or the irish ay,oes writing
on August a. supplies the following interesting
revelation. lie s8ys:--
The position OF tue excessively few English speak
Ing people still hanging on the skirts or the army ~
rendered ali the worse by The writings or the Lon
don Times. What has that Journal (which is now
putting England and France by the ears as IL puc
England and America and England and Ireland by
the ears 9lreadyi been recently uOugY 1 have not
seen copy OF the paper for weeks. do NOT think,
indeed, IL woud be let up here. But orilcers, stan
and regimental. last night grinding their teeth
with rage, anu saying tnat the ltnaes was presummg
TO suggest peace France II not TO force 10 upon
her All can say Is that unless the feeling be very
different Ia Paris 10 what 1t is here no insult TO
France is considered deadly as 10 even speak of
peace at the present moment. Unfortunately, | do
not really know whether truly not the great Lon
don journal IL supposed to represent the feeling
the Lbnkfng classes In England. Therefore the
usual torrent of abuse against that country is
poured out here again. what - they say, fhat
England OF which our Emperor has been rather the
slave than the ally, for whose interests IN the East
We spent our blood and treasure, ana served on the
shores oi the Black Sea In the moment OF ner mill
tary imbecnity. That England, for whose gains in
the infamous opium trade we lent our sword to cut
way iato the heart Of CHINA. That England
we enriched by our commercial treaty she
now in the moment OF our agony abont TO put her
foot our throat and threaten us, atler eXtOrting
a treaty from our weakness that she will force a
dlshonorable peace down throat? Does she
DESIRE before we have even little month to rise
10 our old height again. 10 send the Germans across
the Rhine rejoicing and with full money bags ana
us back TO Paris broken and vanqushsd TO Re ctid-
geiled with broomsticAs for our cowardice Dy che
very wor1enf'
Then comes equal indignation at some scandalous
suggestions which they say have come across the
channel for the dethTOnement OF fhe Emperor. /
can only say that II any newspaper has made so In.
famous and dshonorabe = suggestion ut the present
cruel Aoment, II win turn out 10 be Inc very best
friend the Emperor mas In the account which the
French people have by-aDd-by to settle with the
authors OF this illadylscd war (uness a brilliant
success give amnesty to aln. they will certainly
be tkely 10 take hints from foreign sources, but
rather 10 retort on such insulting advice by follow
Ing the very opposite course