New-York tribune., 1870-11-03

TOURS
THE GARDE MoBILE-THE REDs-sPIRIT OF THE
PEOPLE.
TOURS.
IFRoN OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE

PEOPLE.
IPR0N OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Tours, Oct 14.-This morning arrived very
strong battalion OF Mobiles from Marseiles Like oil the
Mobiles have seen they looked uncommony well, and
am much mistaken If the Mobiles do not prove the sal
walton Of France; they altogether better set o
men physically than the line (why it is so. cannot toD
but there the fact which anybody with half an eye or
military appearances, must notice Physically theh
the Mobiles are admirable men for infantry Mor""1
they have oil the qualities the lack OF when mas '
the French infantry useless in this war; ana they
not t vces Hundreds of thousands of Mobiles have D!
this time three months unromitng drill ana 'nS " O
who are animated with good WILL Is more Una" o,
TO make them well up in all they require 10 NC eou
fantrymen OF course steadness under nio iogu 90
aprreutieeshp that they are gotting 1aSt enous' f
aII ,bso h PARIS and 1t has been seen at Orleans as
-. :. oro,tin that they arc becoming aceus
,r,od IN tho sound When well armed, which great
Number already arc cannot see why they shouia hot
be a most redOubtable infantry-in fact, mouei
infantry one Of the things which lost the frehch
infantry was that loose drill and loose formations "ch
s dvocates said gave Quckness TO its movements Ihs
in the French army crept into by degrees and
becamea habit; but nothing In the Ecoe du fdnfassin
"Feole de pclooa" or "EcOIe de batdon" enjoins or
advises H. II was Africa that began to produce It, The
Mobiles will not inherit this fatal habit. AS 10 ther
discipline is easy by observation TO see that there
good entente between the and their officers. The
officers The officers were chosen among the upper
classes with small sprnEling OF professional officers
Military have sc0ed at the ohicorng OF the Mobile
forces but the scors themselves have since shown that
they shamefuily ignorant Of their duties. The
Mobiles have everything requisite to make, with little
time, most remarkable Infantry and, with the work
they have TO do now, short time goes long way.
hope the new decrees of the Republic will not spoil this
capital rising army; what has been done for the
Lyons Mobiles for misunderstanding officers by election,
etc. ETC. If this prevails, goodbye prestige OF officers
over men. and hence goodbye discipline!
Tie news from the south is bad You have seen that
they set themselves up la Lgue du midi, including
Algeria It would seem the edicts Of this assemble
sourraine sic) will issue from Marsees. It's functions
according to its manifesto will be to Crush eUeryhng
that may be obstacle to the repoOn" One OF It's first
is 10 make requisitOn upon all private capt.
ta amounting at least 10 100000 francs. No more loans
The sovereign people giving their lives, are to bear no
other mposts. Well pity the gentlemen who have on
their hands the responsibility OF the national defense
for the repression Of similar disorders must certainly be-
come part OF their task which cannot be overlooked
The emancipation" Of Toulouse one Of the organs OF
this Igue or has its official organ like any other Gov
ernment, says with evident delight, in its slang way;
The Marseaise Of 1870 decidedly going IL cet out
ben) and the worthy descendants Of those OF 1892
On tho other hand, the old fogies Of the chate0"'
around here have not good word TO ior the pres
ont Government; and hearing them converse IN
and pondercusy grand "eerele" or club here
will see that tho old prejudces and ideas arc still well
represented in France and there lie large cless Of peo
pie who think would be very happy for France we
could again powder and pigtais. One good thing
however, is that whatever the political disunion, all
agree in sending TO the front The teree en- nasS
thing is feasible in day, is going on
south is pouring In its Francs-tireurs ana Gafde MO
gentleman arriving this morning from Brest
sthe railroads covered with trains fun to over
7ing with gardes and volunteers going TO be armed
yfl the wagons, crowd the roofs of the carriages,
actually hang the steps, holding by the doors OF
increases considerably. Last night chosen
Francs-tireurs-G GIOndns-were making
street singing patriotic song composed
allied la BOrdelaiSe The voices were
Outh abOunds in them. At one of the
oain clothes treated US to patriotic
~ earnest, and not without eloquence.
intended to rouse the lukewarm by a
the miseries France is suffering now at
ne invaders. However, a. he was rather
,,.,ss,.soaevs Sa>s H1 OIfeI Uas, sF'V eetrt
oraietr," or sit down.