The New York herald., 1870-08-16

looked after as we would call looking
after them aud the are certainly the reverse OF
clean. But they all seem In good condition and are
looking forward with eagerness to brush with the
PrussIans.
The heavy cavalry have not at present much TO
do. but the light brigade is busy patrolling the line
from BrumOt TO Neurembourg and Wissembourg,
where the position Is completely open TO the Ba-
varian troops, and into which their pickets make
almost daily forays. In FACT all along the line or
which I speak there are villages and small towns
which hardly know whether they are French or
German. They are situated upon the French side OF
the frontier, but their language, habits and manners
are decidedly German, although don't think their
sympathies are with Prussia. But to return TO
the French cavalry. How the 1000 cuirassIers wear
Ing metal helmets and culrasses are 70 live, move
and have their being with the thermometer at So
ana OF what use they would be u they could move
about. 1t Is impossible to say. The light cavalry
brigade are all mounted upon barbs horses brought
from Algeria. and very picture ito look at. They
will keep their condition and their courage upon
almost any conditions whatever. The orlcers too,
OF these two corps the Third Hussars and Eleventh
Cnasseurs Cheva are all young men, and many
OF them belong TO the very first families In France
They are very full Of what should Call dash,n and
most anxious TO measure swords with the enemy.
In the ranks OF these regiments also (partlcuariy
the Eleventh Chasseurs, that came from Paris where
number o young men OF good family who have
joined as volunteers since the war commenced.
friend OF mine told me that Ia one squadron OF the
regiment there we-o serving as private soldiers or
as non-comml lssioned officers no fewer than seven
young men OF TITLE and some OF whom very rich,
indeed One OF them, whose family is and has been
Orleanist for centuries, was asked the other day
how he could make uD his mind TO serve "Celui-ci,"
rs the Emperor is always called In certain circles.
~ dOuItO the raDlV. al don't (,olui-cif i
serve no man In France. 1 serve France, 'Ma
Pduie.'"
Ivlsled TO-DAY the immense body OF artillery, con-
sisting OF eight batteries or Held guns. now en-.
two miles outside stasDourg. or the guns them.
selves 1t would, perhaps be lmpertinent for me to
give an opinion about. for | am not well versed IN
say-vll., That they looked Old and battered, more
as II they were coming out OF than going into
opinion. and tnat is they utterly unit for their
work. They are small, weak, ana without either
weight to pun well or speed TO get quickly INTO posi-
ton. Man for man. gun for gun, and team Tor team.
would back any one Of our Woolwich batteries TO
walk round and round them. And when we re-
member that the Prussian artillery is perhaps the
arm upon which that army prides itself more than
any other, DO not wonder that French artillery
officers speak with caution and reticence when
talking over the Chances OF the war.
GENERAL F0RGEOr.
rue general VINO commands the artillery or this
army corps Is man OF great skill and great
ton. IL Is he who has brought the famous weapon
called
THE MITRAILLEusH
Or his Internal machine there are four batteries
with MacMahons corps darmee. l have tried hard
but nave not been able 10 get sight Of OF them.
Even the officers attached them are made to promise
ttat they VIII not say word to any one concerning
them. But / have been able to pick up u few de.
tails, all OF which tend completely to confirm the
opinion formed respecting them by 30 many persons.
At 800 yards the aim OF one OF these weapons
De made as certain as That OF a revolver at six
PAGES in the hands OF O first rate shot. The motion
OF this gun Qf gun IL can be called partakes some
what OF the nature of the revolver as to its loading
save that It has side movement right and len. and
Keeps ON dischargng to the 'front.' and to both banks
perfect shower OF projectles, that themselves
bolts more than balls and at 500 yards can be sent
through iour-inch board. My inIornanJ had
seen some OF the nrst experiments OF
was brought TOTS present perfection, and he de-
clares that nothing In the shape OF man or horse
could stand against It, and that brigade OF Infantry
attempting to storm battery OF mitraileuses must
be utterly destroyed in very few minutes. This of
course Is one OF those fearful problems which have
to be solved during the war now about to begin
Another Is that OF the future
USE OF CAVALRY IN WAR.
Many persons are OF opinion that In all future
wars now that infantry are armed with arms or
precision mat carry long way, cavalry will be OF
no use Others, again, say that In future campaigns
Many more, again, insist that now artillery Is being
brought to such perfection, there Will DC hardly any
use for either cavalry or infantry. Should the
French stand by the arm for which they are most
and declare that all future battles Will
be battles OF infantry of which the better armed Will
gain ana the worse armed VIII lose the DAY for GER
tainty.
THE PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN.
AL plans OF future movements are kept profoundly
secret, SO much so that doubt very much whether
any one IN this corps d armee except Marshal Mac
Mahon himself and General Couson, the chief or his
TO be done. But still adhere to the opinion have
aready.gven more than once-namely, that Mac
Mahon, having tailed III his attempt 10 induce the
Prusslans to give battle opposite Strasbourg, has
charged his front and Will now cross into Germany
az the Bayarian frontier. somewhere about Wlssem
bourg or rnlonvile.
NEWS FROM DEsERTER.
Hanoverlan deserter from one OF the Baden
regiments was brought iii here yesterday. l had
lCDg talk with him. he says that he only left home
q week ago, and that all the old kingdom OF Hanover
are antI-PrussIan IN tneir sympathies and would be
delighted to hear or France gaining a victory II t
was likely TO restore them TO their old independence
He tells me that excepting the valley OF the Mosee
and immedlatey about Berlin, the war is very un-
popular indeed, and manifested the utmost surprise
at the unwatltke appearance OF this the most
frontier town In France.
suspect there Is good deal OF truth in what he
says. Throughout Prussia the people are forced to
give up their horses carriages, CARTS corn bulIocks
sheep &C.. Tor the war. Here there Is nothing what
ever OF The kind Whatever the government want
is PAID for at the market rate and value. In Berlin
Itself bankers letter OF credit is OF no what
ever, as bills on London Still less on Paris, cannot
be cashed Here went TWO days to Mr.. Klosc. the
banker. with an American gentleman who wanted
$4,000. he had letter OF credit from the
American banker Monroe on Paris. He got the money
In nard Napoleons IN about five minutes. And indeed
business or all Kinds goes on here exactly the same as
people are married and given III marriage and they
jabber their curious Alsatan paois and they drink
their books Of Strasbourg beer, and smoke their
pipes and pass hours upon hours at the cafes reading
lie Courier duBdS hhtn from It's title TO Its printers
name, and then dG cdpO as If nothing had hap
pened, was happening, or was likely to happen
MARSHAL MACMAHON
This of1icer Is very little seem He has so much TO
do that he can hardly afford to spend much time In
amusements. He is short soldierike man, with
unnlisakabe evidence In his features Of his Irish
origin. He rises at i've O'Clock A. NJ, generally
hears mass In the cathedral which Is close by the
old palace be is living In. At seven O'Clock A. NJ.
he receives his generals and chief staff officers and
works until eleven O'Clock A. M. when he comes TO
the hotel am living IN (the Mason Rouge capital
house, to breakfast Az twelve O'CLOCK he goes oack.
works all the afternoon with his secretaries or stan
officers, takes q gallop with single aide-de-camp
when 1t gets well towards evening, and returns 10
dinner at seven O'Clock at the hotel.
MacMahon Is q great admirer of the American
nation, and talks with wonder Of the manner In
which your great civil war was carried out. He has
frank, pleasing manner, is very easily approached
and never forgets person he has once seen. With