New-York tribune., 1870-09-06

| THE RATTLE OF FORBACII-HAS THERE BEEN
| TREACHERYP-THE COURAGE OF THE FRENCH
ARMY-THE TRANQUIL INFANT CRYING FOR
| HIS PAPA-THE BATTLE OF MARs-LA-ToUR-
POOR FRENCH OFFICER - IMAGINATION .
GENERALSIIIP
| [FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
CAMP OF CHALONs, Aug. 19-4 p. nj went
this morning toithe Imperial quarters to find out the
whereabouts Marshal Canrobert and also to look up
some officers whom know. could not find out whether
! Marshal Canrobert was in camp but shall know to-
morrow through the Provost of the Palace whom SHAH
| see.
When Napoleon started from Paris three trains were
hardly sufficient to carry his carriages furniture, and
equpages of all sorts Even his generals and aidsde-
camp took with them their plate and lnenand every pos
sible comfort. They imagined they were going to war
like Saraps GcneraiFrossard at the battle of Forbach
remained at table having his dinner till O'Clock, while
his division being 10 pieces, and when his aids
decamp in to tell him things going wrong. he
answered them smoking his cigar, that it would be all
right, for he had taken all his measures! such things
most incredible but when they told 10y eyew wit
nesses who have been the sufferers of all that abOmna-
BILE system Of fayortism and who still suffer, and are
ready to suffer again. and die without complaint, one
must believe them.
never admired the French army-I mean the French
soldiers and officers Of regments-so much as do now
that see them under which certainly have not
been their fault In OF my former letters when first
tine WORD tfcacnefy was pronounced, observed
whenever the French had been wOrsted they had said
they betrayed, q. Waterloo. In these disasters,
however, If there has not been treachcry there have
been such singular things that the army is war
ranted in believing in the reachery Of Of its chiefs
What do You say to general sending out battery and
placing il at COO yards from the enemy, and leaving it
there when its effect would have been just good at
2OG0 where the enemy could not have picked OF all the
men with their rifles That has been done. battery
sometimes put forward in that way to draw out the
enemy and tempt him to attack IT, In that the men
know very well what awaits Them and that they sac
rifced for purpose But do this out OF sheer igno
rance or careessness and not once but often has
| been known before OF any general
When Marshal LebGuf gave out TO the country that
| the army was ready and on footing when regi-
ments Of 5000 numbered only 1900 when, knowing all
this, he and his accompces allowed the campaign to
open rather than throw light upon their mayersations
think they may be said to have been traitors. Well
notwithstanding all this soldiers and officers are ready
st as cheerfuy as ever to go TO be butehered, in
| those campaigns when To up with the enemy was
| To overthrow him. They admirable in their calm
courage and patriotism these reverses will not have
been without fruit for the French nation; Il will have
Dee severe, but useful lesson Aiterward there will
be heavy day of reckoning DOUBT for the men who
have brought France to the brink of the abyss and for
| the man who leant upon such men,
| The Emperor whom caught sight of this morning ia
| " =.
He Old looking but besides being aged he looks botchy
ana puty, ana withal quite impOtent and helpless. A
gentleman who was with me- to whom tod the change
noticed, answered by sentence that struck me- II
edpouri, ct Sd pomTiture a anens eelle de PEmpire"
As Tor the Prince Imperial all he can do TO call out for
his papa He came up to officer ~ the Gares with
whom was talking, and asked us II we had seen his
papa am told he asks for his papa he ssght
| him for ten minutes.
| The Mobiles are all leaving and the place il much
more orderly aud less noisy without them II was the
Mobiles who kept up all the singing and roaring and filed
| the cafes ana beerhouses TO suffocation The poor
soldiers VINO are now the only inhabitants OF this camp
do not sing and drnk all day, although their morale is
| wonderfully good.
AUG Al told you by telegraph how the shells falling
III theH tents had reused the Imperial camp from sleep
early on Monday morning, aud made them retreat with
the greatest possible haste. was mistaken in saving
that the Emperor drove In carriage from Longeyile
ne ana MS son rode on believe, as far as hill called
| foihtuhJVur' where halt was made and where the
carriages came up II at Grayeotte they slept that
hgh'. Nobody excepting perhaps. the immediate I'm
| perial party had anything to eat the next morning
The horses were not fed. but managed crop little
grass IN the helds My friend officer OF the Cent Gardes
got piece OF dry bread from n Of the Emperora
Others "s1s 1ol lucky. On they rode again. their long