The New York herald., 1870-08-20
Our Special War Dispatches by Mail.

Our Special War Dispatches by Mail.
To-day, again, our special correspondents
at the seat Of war in Europe and at points
outside the range of actual conflict come in
excellent and accurate narrative of the history
Of events incident to the deadly struggle be-
tween France and Prussia. Our special
writers date at Strasbourg MacMahon's head
quarters at the time at Lobau with the Prus-
sian army; at Romanshorn, among the Swiss;
IN London and in Dublin, Ireland. 1t will be
seen that the powers which control the great
armies OF France and Germany were at the
very outset jealous, If not afraid Of the public
press. Ihey wished to live and to rule by the
sword and by the sword alone. There was,
consequently the greatest difficulty in obtaining
reliable information In the camps-a fact which
will serve to enlighten our readers still further
as to the exact value of a great bulk Of
the matter which has been already published
on this side of the Atlantic outside the paces
Of the HERALD. Our writer's explain TODAY
the facilities which were afforded to them in
most instances by the army officers on both
sides, 80 that it Is made again evident that
they speak intelligently and truthfulIy In the
premises. MacMahon's march to the front
from Strasbourg was gloomy affair from the
first, being conducted during severe rain
storm and frequently in the gloom Of the
night. The Germans were equally as strict as
the French with respect to newspaper sspe-
clals." One Of our writers rode in military
train from Gorletz to Lobau, notwithstanding,
arriving subsequently in Prague. From the
proud" city he speaks of the feeling of the
Bohemians in the quarrel aud of the universality
of the German national sentiment. At Romans
horn, Lake Constance, the HERALD writer
found the Swiss full of patriotism, as usual,
anxious for their neutrality but armed for
defence against invasion from any quarter.
Switzerland has in former years accomplished
much for Napoleon personally, and remembers
him with Understanding more. England
was still deeply agitated and Ireland in open
and plain-spoken sympathy with France.
British democracy was looming up hopefully
in the crisis. Premier Gladstone found his
health considerably impaired by the sudden
additions which were made to his Cabinet
work in consequence of the war. He was
very likely to ''break down" physically.
A London special writer draws attention to the
facts that in such an event Mr.. Disraeli will
most likely have the political lead to power in
his own hands, that he may accept the respon-
sibility and eventually lead the democracy Of
the United Kingdom in the safe and marrow
way" to complete enfranchisement.
The War-Decrense Of Immigration to the
United States.
| The immediate effect of the Franco
| Prussian war has been marked decrease
| of immigration to the United States. At
| the meeting Of the Commissioners of Emil
| grafton on Thursday report was handed in
showing that the number of alien passengers
who arrived at the port of New York this year
upto August IS is 157, 080-nearly twenty thou
sand less than the number which arrived dur
ing a corresponding period last year. The
proximate causes of this decrease will neces-
sarily be mulNlied the longer the war shall
continue. Moreover, the fact that most of the
applicants at the Department of State in
Washington for passports are Germans who
propose returning to Prussia to enter the
army attest the double loss inflicted on us
by the war. We are losing not few of our
best German citizens, whose Glove of father
land" carries them back, and we are losing the
vast numbers of German immigrants who
might be expected to arrive if peace still
reigned. Let us hope that the war may
| hA tod of
peace will doubtless be followed by an unpre-
cedented increase of immigration to the
United States. Hundreds of thousands from
every European country will then hasten to
our aid in developing the resources of Ameri-
can wealth, prosperity and power.
JOSIAH TURNER, Jr., of North Carolina, who
dared Governor Holden to arrest him, and
who was arrested, has finally been released on
a writ of habeas corpus, and is going home
to grand reception that awaits him, and will
probably be run for Governor at the next
election. Turner wrote note to the Cover
nor before his arrest SO strongly insulting and
abusive that similar one written by any gen.
tleman in New York State to the Governor
| would have caused his arrest on the spot and
long Incarceration besides, and he would
never have been run for Governor either.
| The PRESIDENTS VACATIoN.-The Presi-
dent, with his family, continues to enjoy in
quiet way the summer pleasures Of Long
Branch. Next week he goes on a social visit
to Glenclyfe, opposite West Point on the
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