The New York herald., 1870-08-28

SAINT with wagoo in which he had been conveying
hay TO The troops IN town.
jumped In and began ''nterylc wing" him, but 1t
was as hard work AZ II he had been Jesuit priest
Az the cnu or series OF bootloss questions re-
seNeu r %a =, iepy 70 a my blandsnments
want TO know anything. Ali know or care Is to be
lei alone ia peace and quiet. and that don't have
any quiet any more, and don't care whether people
Call me French or German long as they let me
alone Don't ask me anything. don't know any
expressed my entire assent to the last remark OF
the gentleman from Alsace. The only tune pro-
duced sensation was when told him that was q
born American. He asked me If that was really
true, looked at my head to see II there was glory
round IT. and, perceivlng none. glanced at my foot
he relapsed Into his ordinary Intelligent contempa
tIon.
Leaving this good man, whose relative never
met in Germany. at the end OF his journey, walked
q mile or two ~ the house or a burg0master. The
magistrate was not at home. but 50 far as could
likewise OF utter Indifference to the results tut
Intense annoyance at the existence of the war. This
tort certainly gives but low idea OF the Intelligence
OF the inhabitants. Doubtless 1t il to be found IN
other places besides Alsace but 1t has been nv
good fortune never TO meet 1t elsewhere nor is 1t
universal here. hope mad an exceptional expe-
rlence. wagon full OF Bavarlan soldiers who had
been ieit behind footsore, came along and joined
them.
Tue guns OF the battle Of woertn were audible,
and we could see the smoke whenever the wagon
reached the top OF an elevation.
lett my Bavarian comrades at ASbach where the
headquarters Of the division OF Baden had been in
the morning. These poor villagers really require
good deal Of nerve. They have had u test OF the
Emperor's Moors and zouaves as friends and draw
from this experience their ideas of the Germans az
foes. Not only here, but at all the other villages
into which this division has marched, the people
amazed aud pleased 10 ind that not only
are their habitations not sacked, but every
thing that Is taken Is paid Tor, except in case
when some rascal iinds himself separated from oil
officers and takes French leave with Oaf OF bread
or piece OF cheese. Damages, too, are paid when
a bivouac is made In field, and indeed could not
help noticing in the scores OF bvOuacs which Isaw
on my way, nov carefully any unnecessary injury
to the crops was avoided. or course on the spot
where the bivOuac stood the destruction was un-
avoidabIe; but the roads which led TO 1t through the
nelds were always just broad enough for one wagon
and il was rarely that single n00l or loOtmark was
TO he seen outside OF these necessary limits. Such
conduct on the part OF an hara5scd, tired and hun.
CRY army on hostlie srounu seems 10 me WORTHY OF
favor OF the Gernans-at least so they told me. 1
could get nothng to eat but "a piece OF bread and
glass Of milk, the soldiers having devOured every
thug. But / had an interesting conversation with
the most oil the inn, who was strongly in favor OF
Germany Notwithstanding that through them what
ne considered misfortune and dshOnor had be-
fallen him. or course did not take the army long
10 eat up his stores ani When they were all gone
tue Grand Dnke bade him take down his sign. He
took it as punishment for not having more TO eat.
81 mad enough said he, In his miserable patois,
''fOr q month OF ordinary trade, and nov, ON my
God what has life left Tor me ~
IOok pains to inquire about 1t when l got 10 the
headquarters and found that the Duke had meant 10
purely as kindness TO the most, because 80 long
ms sign was out the soldiers naturally crowded in
and demanded food l WISH 1 could clear the poor
man's mind on the subject. No one knew where the
headquarters had gone, but an Old peasant guided
me across The hills on tue road they had taken and
trudged along.
PUBLIC EGELING-A PLEASANT aEUSION
AT m, where got glass OF milk the SYM
pahy for Germany was sti strong, as well rs the
deight an1 amaIelnent at their civilized behavior
MOI Iong afterwards met Prussian lancer, whom
mentioned IN my last, not from The field ana wild
wit delight at the success OF our arms. Immed-
atcly afterwards | came across an ambulance In
charge or surgeon whom recognized as having
been fellow studcnt with ne AT Heidelberg IN days
gone by. The meeting OF an acquant tance however
slightly Known under circumstances SO novel, is no
stnail pleasure. 4 mounted the wagon with him
ana mad long and pleasant drive by moonlight.
the landscape dancing with bIvouac fires aud ring
ing with the creJ or the soldiers busy over their
camp dulles No one knew where the headquarters
OF the army were so / ended my days travel by
rolling myself III my cloak and falling asleep on the
straw for which many poor fellow was waiting
win stinening wounds on The field OF battle. The
consciousness OF the fact dd not help us unfortu-
narely to find our way to the scene lor which
preparations were destined. Four O'Clock saw me
searching for the camp of the Sanitary Commission.
was M last successful. The camp Just breaking
up. When my mission was known was very cOrli-
ally received All the hospitality they could o1er
but II was heartily rendered ami gratefully ac-
cepted rne aplam gave me seat in ms travel
Hug carr age and we moved toward Woerth.
PRISONERS.
We had not got fan when trains OF prisoners in
gauny Erencn uniforms began TO meet as, IA well as
ndhS hd fonhe e nde e b & Ma w Germns o,
we reached GunSettniscraDle harOal Gus. fOOdless
waierless hoyei-the very name Of 1t il an execrl-
iiol Tue news has just come that the same even
ing, after the army mad left, the peasants secreted
themselves by The hospital, and, watching their op-
poituniy. iired voliey through the windows at the
wounded Gcrlnaiis in their beds ! IL would nave
been apbiIanthropc deed II the whole population had
been hung 10 the raiters OF their huts.
] have Just learned IRON star officer that the
number OF PRISONERS has now reached ii 500. The
IL b.sld
mitrailleses The Stras50urgers have sent for
French wounded 10 be nllrsed there. We sent them
the negrucs and MOors.
CUTTING THE TELEGRAPH.
laeuictan' Wlnsloc, OF English blood, but born In
bauen, whose brother has already fallen, made g
rad a'yund StraSboufg last night and DESTROYED
the telegraph and railroad on the other side.
TOWARDS METZ.
Tue nam army or tue Crown Prince Is marching |
towark MeiZ. II Is already beyond Saarbrnn.
TruO,- are masalig here TO q consilerahl Bile aytent
appateitiy to take Strasbourg.