New-York tribune., 1870-11-16
WAR MISCELLANY.
METZ-THE COURSE OF BAZAINE.
A LETTER FROM THE MARSHAL.
Marshal Bazaine has written a letter to

Marshal Bazaine has written letter to the
Nord bearing date the I'd inst. He says:
have read your political bulletin Of the 1st Of No
vember in which you refer TO NJ. Gambetas proclama-
ton You are right; the Army OF the Rhine would not
! have obeyed traitor The only reply l shall make TO
| (already published which was addressed 70 the army
| October NJ. Gambetta does not seem to be aware OF
what he is saying or OF the position In wcn te army
Metz was placed Tn e S,ec me 0ab aSsn as ne s se
double those at his disposal and whose elective stfength
yam 5e GsPs T at Tours
the efforts made 10 place ourselves In relations The
and a. $50 struck by the enemys fire, and It made
itself respected in every fight in which it engaged Such
Famine and disOrganization alone caused the arms TO
fall from the hands of the 5000 real combatants who re-
NAMED The artillery and cavalry were without horses
IL having been necessary to XII them " alleviate the
privatons Of the army Had the latter not displayed
such energy and patriotism il would have had 10 sue
cumb in the first fortnight in October when the rations
already reduced 10 800 gammes and later on to ESQ
fact OF there being sick and wounded with their
rd bS On Se o on the ~ tosa ans France has
always been deceived ae to our position know not Why
but the truth will day prevail We are conscious Of
having done our duty.
BAZAINE'S FAREWELL ADDRESS.
The following address was issued to the
French forces on the surrender of Metz.
GENERAL ORDER No. 12.-To he Army Of the Rhine !:
vanqushed by famine, we are constrained to submit TO
casions in military history our troops, commanded
by Massena, Kleber and G0uyron st. CYL underwent %
the ordeal which In no way sued military honor,
when, like yon they have gloriousy done their duty
to the extremity of human endurance All that it
was possible honorably TO do has been done 70
avoid this result, but without success AS TO
making ms s 10 ee eTek tnnoIsh SIavsPs ps
the sacrifice OF thousands OF lives that may still 10
artillery overwhelming forces which guard and sup
port these lines disaster would have been the result
able terms When have been stipulated Il we desire to
be respected according to our merits Let us especially
indscpne as the destruction of and materiel as
according to military usages, forts and their arnaInents
In commsnd feel bound to express to
the generals officers, ana soldiers my gratefuness Tor
THEN faithful cooperation their brilliant courage in battle,
heartbroken. BAzAISH,
Marshal of France. Commanderin-Ch chief.
CRITICISMS OF THE TIE FRENCH PRESS
The Tours special correspondent of The
London Daily Staadnd gives the tone of the French
papers, Nov l. after the reception Of the of the
surrender of Metz
The newspapers, am glad to say, without single
exception blame the proclamation Of the Government
HON. is it possible to snppose that he cond deSer our
first citadel and the last Of our armies that is say all
a supreme council Of war, where such Chan
GARNER. Canr9bert Lidmiraut and other generals
journal argues that all these traitors
The ConStitHtiOHnet takes the same view,
and says that this condemnation, without "a
trial, is altogether Unprecedented. Marshal Ney, al
though his guilt manifest was tried by court-mar
al before he condemned; should less Justice be
given to the whom not long Jules Favre called
4" Our Glorious Bazaner Disgust and indignation are,
In fact general Upon the other hand there abate
ment whatever of the public spirit and Of determine
ton for resistance to the last. From every part OF
France addresses arrive by telegraph declaring that the
population ready 10 die rather than surrender and
assuring the Government Of their support To the
Iemiy and Of their determination ~ refuse 10 accCVt
dishonorabe peace.
FOOD IN METZ BEFORE THE CAPIrrLiTION.
The correspondent Of The London Daily Times
writes. Oct. 20:
& there was much misery from wan. of.ood It
% rom inpr0Per distribution than from the
sehce 5t IT. The officers had as much 10 eat as
tney y, WINE the mon, In instances actually
eu % " Si ana observed soldier who was Ut
G eiaS St,s t tsneeton, and whom 1t would have paid
themselves heard from ths tpnsiy, VI te oHcers
% nc ssni nSS tsy spent
dsracefui under the peculiar circ ,n., a, au uoupy
how they used to come in from Bazanc. " anu, ,no oaoo
sQuanaef 'ne suDoSs oi 'he town. never restraining