The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-27
MISCeLL ANEOUS WAR ITEMS
Facts. Incident. md perso,

Facts. Incidents md Personnlia.
Many heavy guns OF the Prusslan navy have been
sent to Paris.
Tne Notifications OF Strasbourg are being ran
idly repaired. All the masons, carpenters ana labor.
ers OF the town impressed at high wages.
The prisoners taken at Marshal Bazaines last
great sortie, says Berlin telegram, declare that his
soldiers forced him 10 choose between another
attempt to escape or to surrender.
The Pau MdU Gazette learns from an authoritative
source that the camp OF French prisoners ut Beyer
100 was broken up In consequence or the discovery
OF q conspiracy TO dtsarm and murder the Belgian
Guards. a3b
Baden, wurtemberg and Southern Hesse have.
according to the Berlin correspondent OF the London
German Confedcracy and ratffy It's constitution win
some slight notifications. Tue King OF Bavaria
still holds back.
to produce Its authority for the alleged manifesto OF
the Emperor, and to request received from Ger
many to furnish the name Of tho person who fur
nshcd the manifesto, replies that II has offered TO
the Emperor to give him full ana entire satisfaction
1t win return to the subject when 1t has learned the
intentions Of Napoleon Ill.
in the PrussIan army the soldier is supplied with
only one meal day, but this is substantial one. He
receives daily tnree-quarters OF pound OF meat
beef IL the only flesh meat supplied--half pound OF
speck VERY fat bacon and pork two or three times
o week, threequarters OF pound or bread every
day, lilo pound OF rice and similar quantity or
coffee daily, with plentiful allowance or sugar.
The Journal de Rouen gives the following account
Of the sacking Of st. DiZer-Irhe PrussiaIs made a
requison Tor 500 0o0f. and took as hostages Bar
le-Duc five OF the town councillors. The following
day a delay OF two hours was granted for the pay
ment OF the money, the alternative being the de-
struction OF the principal houses or the town. The
money not being forthcoming the pllage OF the town
commenced, and was continued for an hour and ~
hall, when tender OF $50, Ooof. was made and re-
fused.n
The London Times says that should this unhappy
continue the British government and people will
be urged from more than one quarter to consider
closely the duties of neutrality The renewal or the
discussion on c0ntraband OF war by.tne publication
OF Count Bernstorfrs reolnder to Lord Granville
comedies with the embarcatlon OF the Irish ambu-
lance and the probable foundation OF another diplo.
matte grievance. Count Bernstorn's reply to Lord
Granville is able and makes some points which may
have their force as relating TO the particular form
which these negotiations took.
The London Standard contends that the sympathlz-
ers with the French republic lii England are doing
their best to make their cause ridiculous We have, Ii
says, every KIND OF good wishes Tor France. We
willing 10 recognize any form OF government which
nelghb0fS may, after due deliberatiOn, prefer;
but for the republic, apart from France, have no
particular feeling TO ask England to prevent the
bombardment OF Paris, even If she'coud do So only
because Paris Is the seat OF republic and was the
home OF Augustus COmte, is 70 degrade what Is an
international question into one OF the narr owest
politics and u crazy philosophy
After King William, OF Prussia, made HIS entry into
Versailles Count Bismarck came into the Hotel des
Resery Ors al haf-past six o'clock dusty and hun
gry with few officers OF the royal STAIR and ordered
dinner IN the sale a nidnge,,, winch was crowded
with the hdbftteS OF the place. RECOGNIZING General
Burnside, who was seated at table with General
Sheridan, General Forsyth and Mr.. Forbes, he took
q chair beside them and spoke for some time In the
easiest and pleasantest way possible with the former
respecting his visit TO Paris over his mead OH the
wall there map, and once he raised his eyes TO
1t and said "Ah a map OF Gerinany--as IL was.r
In fact II was y carte GApeWd0'e.