New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-23

|. astonisbment of O sentry. The garrison
amounts to I4,OO0 men, and has been hither
to under The command of GOverner Prend
zynski, wko belongs to the EigMh Army
Corps, conmanded by General htrwari u
whose headquarters are In C0nientz, on .ne
npposite side of the river. The troops ars
! firnished with water by an artesian vel ,ano
he fortress contains a steam COOKING
apparatus Of unexampled magnituG. ITO.
visions for three years are contlnuany KEPT
in store, and the greatest precautlhs are
taken to prevent knowledge OF the iortl-
fcations falliag into the hands OF strangers
Ehrenbreitstein has been besieged many
times by the French, and was taken only on
one occasion, in 1899, when the garrison was
forced to surrender from lack of supplies.
The chief damage now is from the hills in
the rear. which command the lower ranges
of Qualification, from the increased power OF
modern projectiles, but though much OF the
citadel might be laid in ruins it would seem
impossible to take it by regular assault or
by comp de main. Ehrenbreitstein is
mounted with 600 pieces OF artillery, ana
it's lines cost 1875 900. COblentz may be
considered under the same head: 1t IL SIT,
uated on the confluence Of the Moselle and
the Rhine, and it's Notifications were built
by the famous Vauban, being improved al
terward by Montatembeek. Its garrison is
very large, and is chiefly from the Eighth
corps. In time of war COblentz and Ehren-
breitstein will accommodate 100 900 men.
Coblentz was taken by the French DirectO-
nv in 1894, after very fierce struggle. The
French built a stone bridge over the MOselle
here, and fortified it with a tete du p0nl
bristling with cannon.
Cologne is on the left bank Of the Rhine,
forty-fiye miles above COblentz. 1t is built
close upon the river, in the form Of a cres-
cent, and is connected with the town of
Deutz, on the other side, by a handsome
double bridge, erected in 1860. 1t is sur
rounded by walls of very ancient date,
which form circuit Of several miles. Out
side these, which are not considered of any
strength, are houses and gardens, and
considerable suburb But there are strong
Notifications in the river in front of the
bridges, and there is fortified camp, gar
risoned by 1000 men of the Eighth Army
CORPS, under Lieutenant General Franken-
berg, and this nucleus of an army will
probably be increased very considerably,
for Cologne is strategic point OF import
ance, since it commands the approaches into
Hesse- Cassel and Hanover. 1t will prOba-
bly, be the station of corps darme
PRUssIAN PORT AND INTERIOR FORTREssEs.
Besides these fortresses on the Rhine and
the fortified towns of the Baltic, there are
many others Of secondary importance. We
give q partial list of the most important:
Colberg, Colonel La Chevallere, second;
Erfurt, Major. General Michaelis (6O00),
fourth; Glatz, Colonel Kritter (200O), Sixth;
Glogan, Colonel Lieblherr (4500l, Fifth;
Granderz, Colonel Krinhelm 10000. first;
Minden, Major General Zeigler $4,000,
seventh; Misse, Colonel Neumann, sixth; Pol
Ian, Colonel OrlOvius, first: P0sen, Major
General Tiedemann (S333), fifth; Rendsberg,
Major General Buche (73,OOO), ninth: Saar-
louis, Colonel Zimmerman (2OO0), Eighth;
Spandau, Major General STREET., third;
Veal, Colonel V. Heineman, seventh;
Thorn, Colonel Reichenoach 10000, first;
Torgan, Major General Blankensee, fourth;
Wittenberg, Colonel Zedtwig, fourth: KIM
stein, Major General Romscheit, Saxon
Corps.
ON the Baltic Sea Prussia has the fortified
ports of Wilhelmshafen, Kiel, Dantzic, Sun
dewitt and Alsen. The last named is per-
haps, next to Ehrenbreitstein, the strongest
position which Prussia has. The forts and
batteries of HGrup Haaf, at Alsen, are pro-
digiOus. These works comprise three star
shaped forts, with double tiers Of guns, and
fine coast batteries commanding the passage
of the Little Belt. All these are faced with
chilled iron, from the Krupp Iron Works of
Essex, and armed with the heaviest ord
nance. 1neV cOulludHO lHc SlIdlts, anu
also protect the canal of Alsensund and its
communication with the port, and with the
fortified camp of Sonderberg on the same
island. Doppel, the scene of the conflict
with the Danes in 1863 is close to Sender
berg, and both are garrisoned by the Ninth
Corps d'Arme.
Stettin is garrisoned by troops from the
Second Corps, and is governed by Lieuten-
ant General Freyhold.
Dantzic is garrisoned from the First
Corps, and commanded by General Won
Brooke.
Stralsund and Swinemunde are both
small cities of more historical than real
Importance.
kiel, which is on the mainland of the pro-
vince of Schleswig, is most strongly fOrti-
fed, is heavily garrisoned with troops from
the Ninth Corps, and is commanded by
General Won Plarz, an artillery officer OF
great skill and experience.
Memel has only a small garrison.
Konigsberg is very important city, and
has a large garrison. 1t is under the COM
mand Of General Won Herwarth, of the