The New York herald., 1870-08-20

chose ,s going to take place here, know was IA,
| Rhine by bridge OF boats now being prepared
OF that there can hardly be doubt. But who is e
Again, even Since wrote the last sentence OF this
letter. officer or Turcos tells me that hts regimen
only to march At noon~bat wheref The last train
| for Haguenau leaves at quarler past we've, anu
mnos n4w e1eVen IKE the a. has need II 1
share OF brains II he expects or hopes TO DO justice
| to his work.
commanding the Fourth division. has not left Stras-
| bourg. but was also countermanded at daybreak
lie says he is going 10 leave at three p. ~ but he Il
| an enemy OF special correspondents and would
| gladly misead us all. Well, something must turn
up somewhere ere the world + many hours older.
be there; Onlv pray don't be surprised il this letter
stops short In the midst OF sentence, or q para
| graph or even OF word
THE OFFICIALS AGAIN
When q man cannot make up his own mind what
An imperial and Daternal government has just per.
formed this kindly act FOR me- ON gong to the sta
ton just now to inquire about the trains to Hague
nau found that 80 much military element had 20
be moved towards the frontier that civilians will
be allowed 10 book themselves by this line until late
minutes past seven A. NJ to- morrow there win be q
train for any one that likes TO 60 by IT, and shall vt
se OF Of
Paris paper, goes with me. and have but lLtle
doubt but that between this and Sunday, unless M:
we are turned out OF camp by the provost, shall
see some hard knocks dealt on either slde-
MARSHAL AACMAHON.
The General went on by special train at eleven
A. NJ, but his personal sta hts horses, escort and
TO a. n g
late. This shows me plainly that the Marshal
does not himself expect anything 70 happen to day
the Marshafs departure was fastened for the pur-
pose OF attending council OF war which is to be
held to-day near Btche, and that his special train
takes him right on to that place this forenoon. and
Is to bring him back to haguenau In the evening.
srRAsB0URG.
This place presents very different appearance to-
day to what 1t did Two days ago. There is not
sol0er TO be seen IN or about the town, only one
look after stores &C. and even this corps leaves for
the seat Of war In few days
THE GUARD MOBILE.
The levy OF the department OF the Bas-Rhin has
been called out and Is being rapidly organized. and
has already taken the duty at several OF the gates or
the town. 1t Is very soldleri1ke looking body OF
men; many of them have seen service IN the regular
army. and all above the rank OF lieutenant are
obliged to have been at least three years soldiers
THE EFFECT OF THE MITRAuLEUsE.
This power the other day at the little aratr at
saarbruck was. as learn from an cmpIoye on the
railway who happened to be present at the light,
tremendous The Prussians were literally moved
down like grass, at distance OF 1900 metres. or
world could stand against it. He also tells US that
whereas the French soldiers who were wounded
were oil hit on the foot Showing that the needle gun
does not carry as far as II Is reqnred the Prussans
hit were wounded above the waist. This confirms
what said In recent letter that the Chassepot car
res ut least 400 yards further than the needle gun
POST OFFICE FOB THE FIELD
have often had occasion to notice, in the course
Of my letters the completeness OF French arrange
ments in various matters. An instance Of this Is
before my eyes as write this letter. Every division
Of the army has been provided with large sort of
omnibus upon four wheels and drawn by four
horses which inside Is completely arranged for re-
ceiving and distributing letters-a small post oflce
In fact, with regular staff, for each division There
four before the hotel door, all about to start
for the front. Each one Is marked with the name
and number OF the corps d'armee to which 1t
ANYTHING more Thoroughly useful or more likely TO
give satisfaction 70 the troops.
SPECIAL WRITER'S IN THE FIELD.
There Is have been told to-day, some hopes that
the absurd rules respecting special correspondents
being allowed TO follow The troops into The Held
ents here OF the Paris GauSots, Figaro and MQa,ter
The PreSse had q correspondent present On Mon
day last. at the affair At Saarbruck where the
Emperor and Marshal Leboeuf both were. The latter
Is supposed to be the greatest enemy in France Of
special correspondents Of the press and thinks they
ought TO be excluded from the camp entreiy. But
the Emperor mas modified his views, least SO IL Is
said, and an order to that eiIect Is expected daily
from Paris However. We shall all know more In
day or two. French officials are certainly on some
matters hundred years or more behind the rest or
the civilized world. They really seem TO think tina,
rests Of the public. The younger military men have
than their seniors, and the utter
written respecting military movements. For ins
stance even in the little AFFAIR al Saarbruck which
has opened the campaign would II not have been
better to have let the account OF the Prince mpe-
RAILS conduct to some honest, impartial writer than
to have issued that most ABSURD report In
which 1t Is stated that ''some OF the soldiers
shed tears on observing the coolness OF the Prince
under 1rer' Fancy French soldier shedding tears
@ sny ng IS S ms 60 sys s
reasonable man with official reports, and make him
distrust them for the rect OF his natural life.
SAILORS FOR STRAsBOURG.
This Is indeed day OF surprises l have written
this letter very much in the same way that London
i could and when could. My duty to-day has been
carried IN the way remember an Italian priest,
who once travelled with me all the way from Trieste
to Vienna, saying his brevary We on this old route
had duty to do, and he did 1t, but only as he
could, five or six minutes here and there, to get
over his work. | commenced this letter IN INV bed.
room; continued it in the coffee room; then remov-
ed to the public courtyard OF the hotel, where was
determined to see one OF the stas he passed on.
From that took the material with Ine 10 cafe
where most Of the special correspondents meet
every forenoon for their after breakfast coree and
cigars. Then moved TO cooler spot outside the
gates and did good deal In the tent Of officer
OF TurcOs. Since then have successvely been In
booksellers shop, saddler's, the stable where my
quarters restaurant intelligence office, the post
office, the railway station, aud so back to my own
room, where thought should finish II In peace.
But the sight OF company Qn France everything IL
military OF sailors, in full French meiOdramatic
imperial naval uniform, headed by a naval lieu
tenant, has knocked all my ideas that remained
clear out Of my head. II Is very certain now that
we are to have operations by water as well as by
lanu, anu tnaG tue HuRe carefully cOVereu goods
that have lately been landed from the railway are
connected with these works
Sailors, real live sailors are, TO the good people Of
StrasbOurr, new wonder OF the world. 1hey fol-
low them about as II they had come from the North
Pole. In town so many hundred miles from any
possible seaport our friends here may be excused
If they Go evinee some little astonishment at these
SONS OF Neptune. But their presence here-hey only
arrived an hour ag0-lulIy explains many things
which could not before understand, tut which must
go into future letter. for the post hour ana the
have both come, and, believe, the French postal
authorities already view my having letters with
siderable suspicion Enough be 1t for to say that
feet Of small BOATS each carrying one heavy gun,
Is now being prepared here, and will serve TO help
the troops by land very much.
THE PRUSSlAN ARMY.