The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-04


would overthrow him the very next day." This old
gentleman was resident OF Compegne.
FRENCH WOUNDED AT CoMpIEGNE.
The resident ambulance committee or this place
has Just returned, bringing number OF Frenchmen
who were wounded at Sedan. Some very badly
hurt have been put IN beds In wing OF Napoeons
palace; others are allowed to walk the streets and
show their bandaged limbs and the war rents In
their garments. They are received MS heroes by the
villagers, every soldier having dozens Of men, wo-
men ana children following his footsteps.
WHAT THE SOLDIERS THINK.
Heard some Of the soldiers tell the history OF the
sharp and shorG campaign in which the bad gene
rasbip OF their leaders had caused them to bc
roughly handled. They were all indignant at the
manner in which they had been sacrificed and sub
jected to literal burchery. Many appear weary of
the soldiers profession, ami assert decided pre-
ference to take the field hereafter with the peasants
as tiers OF the SOIL Let us hope that the republic
will soon be able TO satisfy this laudable desire.
IMPERIAL LACkEys GRIEvING.
The people OF Compiegnc are grievtng over the
missing season and deserted hannts OF imperialism.
Leaving them | drove through three league OF
forest filled with untouched and unirighte ned
pheasants and cartridges. which have accumulated
since the eSsoverelgn chased and hunted here with
a brother monarch. One could not help thinking
some Of their fellow citizens III more immediate
| proximity TO the capital. passed batch OF once
gaudily attred iackeys OF the imperial palace oung-
| ing ut the glded gates, dressed in ordinary black
clothes. Their Judgment Of their noble master was
summed up In these few WORDS "Oh, sir we don't
| care whether the Emperor comes back not We
are for anybody who gives our daily bread; for,
whatever the priests may say 10 The contrary the
1 Lord does not do that"
| NAroLEoNs LIFE AT CoMPEIGNE.
These lckeys SAID that when at Compegnc the
Emperor was very quiet and almost all the time III
his cabinet working and did give the servants
any trouble or late years had been
apng and ala not hunt much. lie used
| often TO take walks, leaning upon the
arm OF on alac-de-camp. He much liked by the
| citizens who were happy whenever he arrived, as
the court was very gay aad attracted visitors,
thereby causing commerce to thrive. The Empress
| always had great many ladies with her. At times
the palace packed with guests tina, it became
necessary to lodge some OF the arrivals in
| houses near by the palace.
| The two huge wooden boxes which yon see at the
gateway used by cavalry sentinels, who sat
there upon their horses from eight O'Clock in the
morning until midnight, while the foot sentne!s
| manned guard all the lime.
AFFAnrs AT CREEPY KIN vAIoIs.
! Being bound for Meaux my first stage route was
through Creepy en- vaiois. The Prrssians having
! passed force OF cavalry, artillery ana infantry
| through the place It became question OF impor-
ancc 70 know whether they had left anything 10 eat,
| even. .n town Of 800 inhabitants there VIII
always be something for Breakfast was the en-
| couragng reply which the nnkeepcr made when T
| aighied and put the question. lie had made good
| profit out OF The enemy, selling them u
| good deal or nav and other things. lie
| was good natured, fat, and laxative TO sucn
| a degree as | had never previously met, except IN
the OF two gay young men who had just escaped
to their homes from Paris and had entered the inn
| to take coffee. They thought We were Russians,
but chlmed in with the talk Of mine host, assuring
| him OF their dcnperate opinion that had he been al
Sedan he would not have done better than The Em
| peror Napoleon and Marshal MacMahon.
INCIDENTS OF THE INVASION.
Az all the villages the uhlans had dropped in s,tt
erU their CARTS rs Lincoln said the monitors liza,
left their tracks. Al Gilc0urt-So related some .o
| tine people--the mayor was taken 0us By tha Prus
| sian infantry from his own mouse. The soldier
placed that o1:lai before squad Of Their number
who leyeiled thcr muskets ut his person IN q way
according To the villagers, anything but pleasant
They confessed. however, that Their action was
merely humorous trlck. performed for the purpose
Of having little nun, rather than ACT or murder
! Gus Intention.
PLUGKY MAYOR.
| At BetancOur, two or three hundred cards rnr-
thcr on, The Mayor told that he cOul,i nor com
plain OF the treatment which tne people had received
| from the enemy. There was but little cxaetipg at
first lie, fortunately, knew now to deal with them.
| He remained firm. and firmness was the secret Of
| his success against the Prtssans From one soldier
he rorciby s.latched away number OF cabbages
and half ofa sheep, assuring the German that not
half grammc Of meat more than the Official requi
sit1on would be allowed. "Had he" added the
Mayor, .'aticDprcd to lake the food away h. would
| have had 10 first take my skim
| GERMAN FORAGING.
In all the village shops not cigar or Tit Of TO
| bacco Is to seen. The first requision was midi
| yldually made The German soldiers pounccd upor
all the tobacco cigars they could find requisitior
no rcguisition. mayor or no mayor. But the shop
| keepers were always paid for their goods Never
perhaps, did any European army pay for what the,
| took like these Germans. The inhabitants cry ou.
some extent, tnaI they are piifcrers but am con
fdent that the cry is due 10 excited national Feelings
| aud TO exaggerated rnmors. Never before have sol
| sers behaved so We'll on this side or the Atlantic.
OPINIONS OF THE PErssIAN SOLDIERS.
| At J3aiX fell IN with the vanguard OF some cav
airy going from SCISSORS to the rOn. Some Of tic
| officers aghtcd from hired cabrloets and over
| heard them making inquiries whether there was /.
| chance TO get something 10 and drink Thai
| was the great question some Of The German sol
| dIers talked French 1uently as 10 most OF the ON
| GERS. Many OF the soldiers declared tina, they be-
| leved. beyond doubt they vonld soon parade the
| Boulevard des Italians rncy secuted The famous
projcc, OF NJ. Theirs for restoration Of peace with
any ccsslon OF French territory, asserting that
\ it nfalllbly fOiabe ddi,s nedu
THE LIRE rIIE GERMAN MARCH
| ON The various routes where the German armies
| convcrged upon Paris nowhere did the country ap-
pear damaged. Traces OF the camps we're visible on
the roaas but 1T times these sllgh. that one
almost asked where all the tents were gomez where
| The 800 600 men Of the Crown Princes army In
! the same way the country which The army Of
Prince FREDERICK Charles iraversed before the
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