The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-08-11
The situation.

"Thc situation in France .nvs the
Dag 1 Tuesday, appears 90 be- en-
1rcnely critical and the greatest anxiety
prevails throughout tho empire, but
more particularly in Paris, where pre-
p,rltiuns are being made to resist The
threatened invasion of the Pruss ian
hosts. The effect Of Saturdays dis,s
ferrous defeat, like ours at the fist B1ll
run, seems to have fred the people
with the fullest determination To drive
the invaders from the slil Of France
10 turn the tide Of victory nglins,
Prussia, and TO finally achieve great
triumph. But that there will be
Loo ~ work for them To do. ere this
can lie accomplished, the late battles
and tho present position and pro-
claimed purposc OF tho rrussians,
plainly indicate.
lit is stated in cable dispatch that,
Prince Frederick William j. rapidly
advancing into the very heart of
France. and on u bee line for Paris. >
While he is doing this with n large
portion Of the Pru.sinn army. other
portions of II are watching the French
ut Metz, which pace the prince, il
would seem, iutenls 10 leave on his
right, preventing MacMahon, who j.
ou his left, from joining or communica-
ting with the French Emperor and
that portion of the French army sta,
toned at and near Metz. divide and
Conquer appears to be tho motto of
the Pru'sians. Frossard is sail to be-
falling back from the Saar with Mae
Mahon towards Nancy. and if the
PruSsans can prevent both from COM
municatiDg with the emperor. 50 much
the worse for the French. The inli-
cations are that the French will be
compelled 10 evacuate Metz and hasten
10 the defense Of Paris. Napoleon has
already shifted his headquarters to
Chalons, halfway between Metz and
Paris. This would FREQ large portion
OF the German army and to allow it to
move on Paris in conjunction with
Frederick William, and would transfer
the grand theatre of the war to the
very gates Of that gay capital. This
would seem to be apprchendcd by the
French who are making every pre-
para,ion to defend Paris.
IL is due to the Prussans TO say,
that thus far they have shown ccnsun-
mate gcncralship and the highest sol
dierly qualities. they have brains at
work in somebody's head and brave
soldiers to accomplish their plans -
The dash Of the German soldiers in this
aud other recent wars, Is the subject
of general remark. The PrusSiao zen
erals seem to have adopted the tactics
of the first Napoleon and the German
soldiers to have exchanged their ira
ditionol phlegn for the elan Of the
French.
"We leave it fr military straicsist-
whether or not tho rush of tho Prus.
slams into tho heart OF France anl 'on
TO Paris il rash aud dangerous
movement. That this movement will
unite all France 10 a deadly dctermi-
nation to defeat Prussia appears Ger.
tain. and that il may get the latter into
serious trouble seems, to a mere locker
ON, quite probable. 1t is not impossi-
bic that tho intoXication Of the frat
victory may lead to folly, as another
sort OF inloxication generally does.
The reported force Of tho Prussians
actually in the iicld-cight hundred
thousand-is immense, far exceeding
TINT of France, according to any figures
we have seen. Such force, properly
handled, must prove highly dangerous
to France, uhless Napoleon can meet
it with an equal number Of well trained
aud well-arned mon.
THAT another great battle will oc-
cur soon is generally believed and
seems inevitable from tho situation OF
the armies, and, especially, the move,
ment OF the Prussians, who seem re
solved TO vigorously follow up their
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