New-York tribune., 1870-08-24
THE TRIALS OF OUR CORRESPONDENTS.


| TIVE TRIALS OF OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
r,,v CONSERVATIVES OF THE TRIBUNE SENT
III" OUT OF FRANCE.
| fFRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
| Dillon. Aug. 6.-I am sure you will be very
much asonished receiving this letter Of mine from
Don When wrote my last letter from Metz, thought
that all my troubles were end but sorry to say
they had only Just commenced. At o'clock the omni-
bus came to the Hotel de Europe 1t WAS pouring cats
and dogs" and was the only one starting We had just
left the hotel when gentleman ran after the omnibus,
and put himself the STEP recognized him for one
who had been sitting at the table dh6te just opposite to
me- and whom believed TO have been some French cor
respondent He kept looking at me very feroeiousy,
and throwing the smoke of his pipe in my face. AS
thought the thing very dsagreeable removed to the
further end Of the carriage But doing so he called
me by name, and asked why was leaving Metz :" For
q very simple reason" said I because they have
ordered me to do So" "And where are you goingf"
" To Nancy" or sudden he began talking German,
and, could not make out word OF what he said
told him was an Engishman, and thought 1t
very unjust to be vexing me continually, when
everything had already been most satisfactorily cleared
up He never spoke till got to the railway station,
when he gave orders that should not be allowed to STIR
and my papers taken from me. The coachnan who
sitting there asked me to get down. mo- cried
one OF the men who had charge of me- "he is spy"
Upon which crowd began to assemble before the omni-
bus and cries of " bas la Prusse" rung from every
part waited there about half hour till the same
msniwho had taken my papers returned with them He
said that they not satisfactory, for letter sent
from Florence and written in Italian had been found In
my possession "But" said he, the French are not like
the Prussans and to prove you this shall let you go
Off thanked him and went into the station. Just as
going take my ticket the same man came up to
me, together with police officer. and was informed
that special orders had been given that should not go
to Nancy but that the police would escort me either to
BoulOgne the italian frontier!
said that had not been in bed for three consecutive
nights and that IL to take ticket direct for
either Italy Boulogne without resting atte on the
way it would have me out completely. After much
conversation between them the police officers said that
might stop at Dion night and start the day after
that harm would be done me. and that the French
were not like the Prussans, who by that time would
already have eaten There was no help Tor IL;
took my ticket and while waiting for the train 10
leave beseged by lot Of people, who kept con-
tnuOusly addressing me in German When was just on
the point of taking my seat in the carriage the gentle
who had escorted from the hotel to the station
made great speech, saying that j might thank
God if l got off all safe, for in Prussia, If the mob
had not massacred me- the police agents and
the officers Themselves would have done Here
now waiting the next train to Italy. The people at
the hotel knew already everything about what had hap
pened to The head of the police here last night
ana asked whether was all si1e: ana was
not from the hotel because they would not be
responsible for my personal safety. very pleasant
of things indeed The hotel ia crowded with people
running away from every quarter The CONSERVATION Is
something dreadful. What difference from few days
sgo Then hope and JOY frightened every now des
pair and humtion depicted in everybodys face and
strange strange words of recollection of revenge and Of
treason are utterd by men OF all classes and ages
THE NEWS IN METz-DIssATIsFACTION WITH
THE OFFICERS.
lPR0M OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
METZ, Aug. I'll a. M arrived at Metz
this morning at O'Clock from Nancy. On my alightng
the Hotel dc rEurope immediately perceived that
something going wrong. / asked for q bedroom,
and landlsdy said they had not at the moment
but they might have had later IT, appeared
the officers belonging Emperors staff should leave
the place. Meanwhile the at the hotel presented
most exciting aspect. The wagons OF the Etat Major
which for several days had been filling up the whole
court yard. getting ready to leave The officers
were packing up their things in great haste Some OF
them seemed very busy giving orders others were tax
ing breakfast in the table dh6te others, again,
seemed ready to start and were discussing with great
passion the of late events Though was aboutth
only bourgeois there and that the officers looked at
me in very suspicious sort Of way did not stir from
my place. had not been sitting hour at the cafe
before the hotel when up veterinary officer whom
had known not long ago. and who belonged TO Gen.
Iadmiraus Corps The he me sufficient to
Justify the terror and panic read In every face nerce
battle going since Thursday The rest OF
the army completely dsheartened, and, notwith-
standing the valor showed by the troops it seemed i'm
possible arrest the progress of the Prussians The
10th and nth Regiments of the Line had kept for four
hours their position against something like $4,000 men.
One regiment Of chasseurs and another OF curaers had
been completely destroyed One battalion OF the 40th
strong had retired with los men, OF the three other
batalions II that it with the greatest diff
hiatt fuyoc be w
company As to the feelings in the whole army against
MacMahOn and the leading officers, 1t Is something
tremendous. What your plant they keep
asking. Why weaken forces by occupying
such a long line, when the enemy was only
few miles distant, and it would be impos-
sible for us concentrate at given point when the
enemy might be upon at every moment' Why march
against Saarbrck when the whole army not yet In
position TO engage in various battesf Not half OF the
African corps had arrived Thousands Of men had not
yet joined their regiments and as TO speaking OF the
COmmssariat Department it has proved truly inefh-
cient II is not question OF time-it is question OF
military organization The Prussian system is so easy
and 80 simple that army, however numerous 1t may
be- to experience no such nconvenences as nave
been manifested on this occasion by the French. What
moral influence General such as MacMahon nave
in his army when the men, the most uninelgent
with their eyes the mismanagemen OF the whole
undertakingf What can men think OF their Generals,
and with what heart they combat to invade hos
tile country when food and straw and hay and all that
requisite for army wanting In their own country
1T possible that the general officers Immediately
the commanders OF this miserable execute
whzea and with punctusity the orders they receive,
when General like MacMahon will be heard to say
after having fought many hours that he must stop
because they have ammunition! The fact that
the discipline OF the whole army has greatly suffered
When the field of battle, soldiers will never lament
much at seeing regiment returning from the fight re-
duced TO half quarter ts number, long they
are assured that good has out OF It, And
when they perceive that vsor and Elan useless be-