The New York herald., 1870-07-28

weapon, the Chassepot whi~N worked MIRACLES ou
the pisins Of Mentsna 10 begin ths war Francs
troops In ihe 6elI, having another large force to
fall back upon In case OF necessity; five batrahons
Of the Inc. twenty T Of cavalry, and hundreI ded
batteries The French have at present. In what may
pc called an advanced position, one regiment OF in-
lantry 1t Dunkerqe two at Lille one az Oond6 ono
AZ ValencenneS, one ut Mezeres, one at Phasbourg,
a regiment OF ancers at Schlestadt; st Consr
battalion Of cnasseurs ana battery oi mounted
arisry; ra at Thionvc, regiment OF dragons and
as FIRST Saey Of mounted
ssffrsry sh and Seventeenth horse artillery .and at
TWO regiments Of the line, battalion q
prs pCnsoSSas Sas,. To the rear Of those places
dan, each with battalion Of REGIMENT.
Wnile at Lnnevilie s division OF cavalry consisting
Then at ChAlons placed the centre and TO the rear
OF most OF these garr sons, s General Frossard with
terles Of arnlery anu company Of snsaeess sHn er
There was some talk OF corps OF observation at the
hardly considered worth mentioning When yIu. AZ.
cussing the chances of the campaign which was TO
have opened yest srday At Baden, as one may we'll
imagine, the greatest cOnsternaa0n has reened-
Prussian troops concentrating IN neigh1oring val
ley, without any respect for trents et qtarase aud
the little ball. and the French on the other side OF
Keni bridge, perhaps gr1nning over the thought ct
having grab az the sta1es."
The London Standard says:-Assume France and
Prussia alone 40 enter into the contest and neutral
hSswa france 'pep'ep Or Prussia be- drss ' 70 asOS %
assallant and INVADER and then comes the question
VIII she march straight the Prussian fortress as
upon the Rhinei II She do So. VIII sSs direct ser
course to her enemys stronghold OF Mayence or Will
below at Bngen Or again. will she 6trec ct her course
across the khine near StrasDurg, baden pass
the ,ha sacs rSes nG
wards. ward. TO- TO-, the Maias' Has France AZ q:
from Rome, conditionally lsallan alliance2 TO
Italy might be conded the task of holding So1thern
struggle with Prussia is there not strong tepta.
ton 10 France to invade Southern Germany, in the
hopes mat were sne once established there Austria
would lend her hand ana that together they might
advance with overwhelming force northwardsS :
Austria being once engaged In the quarrel, will not
the problem be stiil further involved by Russia
Coveting tacia covetng Turkey, would not this be
her opportunity TO seize and hold the mouths Of the
Danube, and to thrust the SICK man from his name
devastated cty2 II Russia strike at Constan-
tinope, how could England hold a0otY Can
Egypt between ourselves and our Eastern empire
Nor Is tnis the only possible cause which may drag
us into the quarrel, The neutrality OF Belgium IS
holland are neutral. SO long Is the French frontier
protected from the Moselle to the sea. But could
Prussia seize Belgium she can draw her armies near
to Paris, and could we stand by and see the nation
which we madea kingdom, the neutrality W which
o "a as naads ;h OF te spoes was
holding The Belgian army till the English should
come to Its adf Might We not thus be forced into y
war with Prussia.
WILL ENGLAND JOIN IN THE CONFLICTs
The London Broad A'T0lo suggests the pertlnent
tnent lind US prepared for emergenctesf 1t may be
that the struggle viii be short, sharp and decsve
like the war or 1866; 1t may also be far otherwise.
Gcfpats pfotracSed c5nhici, and confiadaiy en- e
larging theatre Of war. AS to how far England Is
prepared to meet the emergency we shall Of course.
take no part in the war unless compelled; but how
soon may We be compelled by sense OF honor and
the binding force OF treaties to stand on guard :
Already We hear that 10000 men will be sent mme-
diately to the Mediterranean garrisons and
that camp equpage Is being prepared In
case the necessity should arise Tor other
troops to take the field. SO far, no
dlatorness has been shown by the authorities; and,
though We have all along strenuOusiy objected to the
Withdrawal OF troops from the colonies, IL may be
hoped that good Will come out OF evil in this direc-
tlOn and that the troops which have been brought
home will compensate for the men that have Ueea
discharged from the ranks Of the army. We still
feel very strongly that England, with her honorable
desire Tor peace and good will among nations. and
the coincidence OF this desire with the necessities Of
an ecOnOmlzng government, Is in the position OF q
man who has been led almost bllndly 70 the edge Of
precipice by one OF those fabulous monsters which
first begulie VITA sweet looks ana hatterng words,
and then devour their victim. One thing Is certain.
whatever be our present preparedness or unpre-
paredness for the event OF war; there must be TIL
ning with the security or the honor Of the country.