New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-31
NOTES ON THE WAR.

Napoleon III. is said TO have replied in isss.
when Austria asked for aid that he could ally
self with corpse"
Gen. MOltke is reported 10 have said "H
the Emperor Napoleon not the Rhine on the 2Ist Of
July, he will never see it," It is needless to add be
was not
Count GAquila, Madame Trery, DR.. Thomas
W. Evans. and several other persons residing on the
Avenue de lmperatrce, Paris, have offered their
dences or parts thereof. to the American international
wounded should il become NECESSARY no. i1erea.c M,
hospital accommodation 81 Paris.
The Paris american Register contains no
tce signed by Dr. Thomas W. Evans. Chairman and Ed
ward A. Crane, Secretary that all persons interested
in the humane work Of providing help FOR the wounded
should Immediately send In their subscriptions in money
in kind THESE subscriptions may he addressed 10 thu
American International Sanitary Committee Once 49,
Rue de la PAX, Paris"
Arrangements have been made in England
for sending out supplies OF money to provide New Tesla
ments and tracts for the soldiers OF the cOntendns
armies in the existing The promoters Of the move
ment indicated urge that the experience Of the Christian
COmmis sion during the American war proved the rear
ness with which soldiers welcome religious instruction
and consolation in such circumstance
The Figaro gives the following episode OF
the battle Of Reichshofren Two Turcos carrying
to the ambulance shutter, Of their comrades,
old whiteh haired man, mortally wounded In the chest
1t was doubtless Marabout, for, feeling ms cnd az
while he gave them his benedictiOn. On this the
kissed his hands and feet with sobs and gToan and then
proceeded with their burden in the midst VI hail u
balls and shower OF grape
Wefind the following in the Franco imericdin:
When in 1872 william OF Prussia entered Frankfort he
French renader who fought alone on the bridge Of the
city against large number Of Prussian soldiers.
Der of corpses atesed the vgor OF his Defense but
cred by wounds he ON the point Of falling when the
King ordered him 10 he taken alive The Prussian,
obeyed WIN grtae ucy anu tooH Iiin Deiofs anen
matters anamel lam Frenchman." "You are a hero
have saved your fe and now give you your Liberty
unconditionally L only regret that man Ike you
should serve such a bad cause "Citizen William"
politics; would agree" so saying. the soldier gave
the military salute turned on his heels and covered with
blood went back to his regiment singing the harseaise
The remarks of Count Bismarck to the
correspondent of London journal in September, 1867
possess considerable interest at present Being asked
what view he took of the meeting Of the French and
Austrian Emperors at Sazburg, and whether the infer
ences and inventions OF excited journalism had had
any effect upon him. "None whatever" the Count
swered 'what have thought and think Of the salzbmg
affair is embodied in my circular OF the 18th and neither
nor any other reasonable believed In the feasb
y OF an Austro-French alliance, or feared It's eons
quences, IL effected, TO Prussia. 4ESfrid cGnOfb me
dHyof France against Gerpany it is the German ELF
in her that Is the good cement binding the Dcksd
her house together We wish well 10 Austria,
and hope 10 her reconstruct her might and an in
tellgent, free German nucleus for my part desire
for Prussia nothing better than firm alliance with
constitutional King OF Hungary, who. as Emperor OF
Austria, allows the German element in his other prov
inces full play. If SaZburg had been French failure,
illnatured people chose To say 1t was it could
not alarm us; being what IL was We at
tached no political significance to II whatever"
Touching upon the chances OF proximate war IN the
East Count Bismarck thus expressed himself regarding
Russia: do not believe In It.. People do not know
what Russia's real condition is. do Russia has Fast
ern prOcyltes, and would like perhaps, 10 assert hen
but she can only do so in grand style Her position
precues her from half measures and she Is really NOS
able To commence "a long and costly Russia has
great future before her. she has elements OF strength far
surprising those of any other empire Kingdom. she
almost unassailable but she IL like and healthy
man attacked by indisposon. II he will only lay up
for three days and keep quiet the native ygor Of hs
constitution will triumph his Illness, and he Will
rise AS strong But IL he VIII insist upon going
out, walking about, and transactng business abroad u
as IL he were we his malady will PROBABLY lay hrner
hold upon him, and bring him 10 serious straits Twoo
three days in the life OF man mean ten, twenty, OF
thirty years the life of a nation"