The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-25

driven back, and the imperial carriages,
surrounded by 4 strong escort, made their
way through Grayelottc towards Conflaus ;
thence next morning from Conflaus to Yer
dun. The escort was without food, except
what they could CLEAN by the way, from
Metz until Eerdun was reached. J. ;.ss. .....G
Now comes the most curious part Of the
account of this retreatao or 6ightsof the EN-
peror, which was made through the very
midst Of the Prussian army then lying about
Mars Ia Tour, where the next battle was to
occur. The Emperor nor his escort had no
notion what peril they run until afterwards,
but they had actually passed during the
night through just the edge of the Prussian
ines.-I776une Special.
THE ORLEANS PRINCES.
A special correspondent from Brussels
on Saturday says: learn from Trustworthy
sources that General Trochu intends shortly
to invite the Orleans princes to share in the
defence of their country. .,- .,ar>"9
REACTION IN GERMANY.
The appalling Prussian losses have sent a
thrill Of horror throughout Germany, and
recruits are only to be had from among
country people. and workingmen, nearly
all of whom are raw. BaZaine processes to
be master of the situation. Paris telegram,
we supposed
THE DEMANDS OF PRUSSIA. a
The following statement, from semi.
official source, foreshadows the demands
likely to be made by Prussia in case Of q
successful termination of the war
"The time has arrived when Germany
must be free from French interference and
menaces, and have long period of unbro.
ken peace. A mere change of dynasty in
France would not be sufficient to insure this,
for the next sovereign would seek as soon as
possible to recover the lost military pres.
tige of France, and the burthens of armed
peace would be perpetuated. Suppose
France issues from the struggle with
strength unimpaired, and with her strong.
holds (whence she menaces the valley of the
Rhine and the Palatinate) intact, the war
from which the incapacity OF the, French
generals and the bravery Of the German
army have delivered will be renewed
There can be no trustworthy peace. Not
thus must this costly struggle terminate
We will only resign our arms when we have
guaranteed security against fresh contest
whenever it may suit the political lecessi
ties of a French ruler to renew it, ,.-
DIFFERENTIATION OF THE GERMAN FORCES.
BERLIN, August 23.-The German force:
in France have undergone partial re0rgani
zation, and, as reinforced and re-distribu
ted, will 60 into battle in the following or
der :: # .---. - --- 4
First army, under General Steinmetz, /:
composed of the First, Seventh, Eighth
and Ninth Prussian army corps, amounting
in all to 100, 200 infantry and $4,000 cavalry
The second army, under Prince Frede
rick Charles, is composed of the Second
Third, Fourth, Tenth, and Twelfth Prus
sian army corps; corps of Prussian Guard;
Royal, Saxon corps, and division of tbs
Grand Duchv of Hesse. This is the strong
est of the three armies. 1t contains forty
eight regiments of infantry with three bat
teries of artillery each, and four regiments
OF infantry with two batteries each, anG
thirty-four regiments, two batteries each
and thirty-four regiments of cavalry. Ag
gregate in round numbers, 100000 men anC
600 guns. .....
The third army corps, commanded by
the Crown Prince, is composed of two Ba
varian army corps under Generals Taur
and Hartman, containing each eight regi
ments of infantry, five battalions of rifle.
men, and five regiments of cavalry, ono
mixed corps of Baden and Wurtemburs
troops, commanded by General Won Wer'
der, and consisting of eight regiments o.
infantry, two battalions of riflemen, foul
regiments of cavalry, and nine batteries o.
artillery belonging to Wurtemburg, and six
regiments of infantry, three OF cavalry, anG
eight batteries of artillery belonging to
Baden also the fifth and eleventh Prus
sian army corps, containing sixteen in
fantry and sixteen cavalry regiments, anC
thirty batteries of artillery. Total of Ger
nun forces in France, 520, 900 men, divided
into sixteen army corps.
.~ THE LANDwEHR.
Up to this time 100000 landWehr have en-
tered Al>ace and Lorraine to invest and oc.
cupv places in the rear and relieve regular
soldiers Of those duties, so that they may
ioin their own regiments in front. Orders
have been issued to disband the veteran re-
serves, which were called out at the com
menccment of the war.
HoHENzoLLERN AGAIN.
MADRID, August 23.-The successes o
the Prussian armies have caused reViya
of the question of the HohenZollern candi
dature. There are rumors that Genera
prim is in favor of submitting the subject tC
the people by means of plebiscitum.
WHO ARE FIGHTING IN THE PRUssIAN ARMY
The demands Of the war on the German
population are thus stated by a correspond
ent: ...
cone requires to be in Germany to have
brought home to one the tull practical
working of system that so sharply, with.
out distinction Of persons, gathers In all
alike to compulsory service. The result Is
that at present in Prussia all men between
twenty and thirty, not disabled or for spe-
cial reasons otherwise employed, are in the
field. 1t is painfully impressive to see the
deserted aspect of German cities. Who
does not remember the busy crowds in the
narrow streets of Cologne? Now they are
dead and noiseless, with none but boys and
old men to share their space with women.
What / saw in Cologne ] also saw in
other towns. Everywhere the thews and
sinews of the male population are gone to
the war, and everywhere l found they did
SO with admirable readiness. OF course
such wholesale summoning to arms strikes
heavily, not merely individual existences,
but also the country, through the incalcu.
liable disturbance it creates in industrial
] have one instance to hand
which is well calculated to eXempllfy this
nublic loss. 1t lis known to every one what
al, enormous FOUNDRY Is that Of 81. Krupp,
at Essen. in Rhenish Prussia. Nearly s, ,00(
worknen are employed in it, and / am in.
formed on Unexceptionable authority that
OF these no fewer than ], ,48S have had to
iointheir colors, to the indescribable loss o!
the foundry. as these men comprised the
skilled and absolutely indispensable arti,
sans and yet there is no murmurlng and
no repining among the Prussian. popula.
tions at what is being imposed On them."
Our own decided and unshakable con.
yiction is, and has been for some time, that
Louis Napoleon will ultimately prove the
he don't, get. beaten, which now
seems exceedingly probable Charlottess'
ostle Intelhgencer.