New-York tribune., 1870-08-04
FOREIGN NEWSPAPER REPORTS.
THE RHEN1sH PEAsANTRY UNANIMOUS FOR PRr

THE RHENIsH PEAsANTRY UNANIMOUS FOR PRUs-
sA-THE FRENCH PEAsANTRY OPPOSE THE
WAR.
The special correspondent of The London
Daily Ne,cs has been travelling through the Rhenish
provinces which are he the seat Of war if Prussia
maintains defensive attitude. He notes that the peas
antry Of country unanimous in their devotion to
Prussia. He wrote, July 49,
have now passed through the Rhine Provinces OF
Germany, and have had exceptional oppornmlies ~, Sl
peasant whose daily toll scanty feeds lnself ana MS
family to the landowner who Is far removed RON pv p
parimony Of the Fatherland is expressed with unan
parts regard the welfare Of their country far more TO
be desired than personal gain personal success Inc
peasant who drags precarous andnnserabe exist
ence on rye bread ardent enemy Of France as
the wealth TO whom this world Is paradise one
which would be alike shameful and uncomfortable,
eron be deemed too great and no success TOO praise
worthy.
On the other hand it is the peasants who form the
Peace party in France their demonstrations clearly
show "a French Correspondent" writing to The Lon
don Times, ntmaes that the peace lovers IN France
are more numerous than AT first sight appears. Pa
risian" writes to The PaH Mai GaseHe duly 20 tlat
there Is party whose voice cannot make itself heard
now, composed Of steadfast and determined LeraS Nh"
are deserving Of sympathy, and might add, Oi pity
They the helpless witnesses and the unwilling ahet
tors OF national sin 0uT peasants are landowners ana
land workers. they are held down to the soil they love
and dcbarred from heroic flights by their wooden shoes
and still more heavy minds They know nothing OF the
Rhine have they the least notion OF what NAV be
They have heard OF the Prsslas because Their fathers
have told them that half century ago PrussiaIs en-
tered France and laid waste fields and farms on their
passage They consider that very good reason for dry
ing out the Prussans they invaded France once more
but also still better reason for not provoking then
| AUSTRIAN POPULAR FEELING FAVORABLE TO
PRUSSIA.
The impression prevails that Austria has not
forgotten sadowa and ympathizes with the French in
men teegraphed on the authority of The Eastern Budget
Count Beust's English organ, TO the following effect:
In nd hail has. haRn
thes in Austria with Germany, there is trace Of them
not in the German Provinces where the recollec
on of the eyents of 1866 IL still fresh Az tO the Poles in
Austria, they would have difficulty in choosing be-
tween Prussia aud France and even the Czeehs as ap
from the famous memorandum OF their leader, Dr.
Reger, quite determined not to lend themselves
to any Pruss0-Russian designs against the French ma
There not less trustworthy Indications that the pop
ular feeling in Austria is with the German people. The
Vienna correspondent of The London Times on July "a
says:
II any one could still have doubted that all feelings OF
revenge and anmoslty against Prussia have completely
disappeared in Austria he has only to follow the mani
festatons which have been exhibited since the differ
ences between France and Prussia have arisen.
But two days later he has occasion to write in still
stronger terms, as follows:
Even il there he people here who would not be dis
tessed TO see PRUSSIA IN stress the general feeling OF
the country IN favor Of the srctest nonnteryentOn is
strong that no Government were IL ever powerful
could Dlave IL without exposing ilsei 10 destruction
long the struggle is confined ~ France and Germany
Austria VIII not Duy one horse call In
As for popular feeling here, it begins and moro
to lean toward Germany. II there in the beginning
some ilhumOr against Prussia for furnishing a preext
the disturbance OF and loss of all the sd
vantages which were in store for by the chances OF
considerable exports, 1t has completely vanished and
Vienna feels German at this moment as any town on
the Spree the Rhine Hastily did all those calc-
late who expected that this people would harbOr feel
ing of revenge for the humiliation In 1866 and OF
leading papers well expresses the feeling when says:
They have excluded us from the German Empire
but they will exclude us from the German peo.
pie"
BELGIAN PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENSE.
A correspondent of The London Times writes
from Brussels on July 49,
Tho military authorities are taking the most ener-
getc steps to protect the neutrality OF the country
The army has been put on full war footing,
all the reserves having been called up. Every
hour from all parts may he tOiling along
hot dusty roads 10 their respective depOts and all
who had sent their homes after their Gus
tomary periods Of drill have been recalled. In addition
10 the citizen army of Gardes Civques and Vonnteers
Belgium has now 10000 men under arms. They
are divided into two corps, the first being com
Brialmont as MajOr-General The frat corps will
guard the and extensive fertilization lines
OF Antwerp, and there are already 10000
on this duty. Both officers and men are vigorously
working night and day 10 place the defenses In perfect
condition The Second Corps (ddrr6e dobserrdlion) s
placed under the general command Of LieutGen Baron
Chazai, and COMPRISES two diyisions-one under tbe
command 0f the Comte de Fandre troher TO the King
and tbe other under Gen. sapln These divisions viii
guard the French and Prssan frOnters The C0mte de
Fandre Will establish his general quarters at LOuvain
and Gen. Chaza Liege The troops will leave Brussels
Tomorrow The Gardes Cyiques VIII do duty at the
garrsOns Of Brussels Maines Ghen Bruges &c. These
civic soldiers are already under arms The duty Is
heavy In small office, near where l write these
lines five young men are called from their desks.
WILL PRUSSIA STRIKE FRANCE THROUGH BEL
GIUMf
The Paris correspondent of The London
Daily Neps writes, ON July l6
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