New-York tribune., 1870-08-22
THE FRENCH FLEET.
IRA ,pppb,cH TO OuAMBURG-ARRESr OF FRENC
SPIES.
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tppow ORR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
u.,,,,,nc Aup. 6.-The French fleet in the
"a coming into uncomfortable proximity, as 1t yes
erdav passed through the Great Belt, and was yeter
dav afternoon of II consisted Of ten SAILS large
and small and they were steering I'll southerly drec
ton so that 1t impossible TO surmise what course
they would take when fairly out OF the Bet but then
eymust make up their minds to one OF the three alter
natiyes an attack 3Onderburg and attempt 10 take
Kiel by coup dc nGin or else to proceed up the Baltic
and try their luck at stettin, Dantsic, or Kongsberg
With regard to sonderburg and Aen they have been so
strongly fortified since they fell into the hands Of Prussia
In the last Danish war that there Is fear OF any dan
ger from q French naval attack; and the garrl-
son has been so reinforced by troops from the
south some OF which were the regiments that
lately passed through this city, that the place swarms
with soldiers many as 20 and even 80 being quar-
tered in each house. Ithey do go to Kel they will find
similar preparations for warm reception; in the nrst
place the entrance to the harbor blocked up so that
hostile vessels cannot get in and the outer r0adtead Is
well guarded by series OF strong forts, armed with
heavy guns all along the nights that Crown the ap-
proaches from Bellevue TO the fortress OF Fredericksfor
The only possible danger that could arise would be from
landing large bodies VI troops and after performing
a long detour, making an attack on the land side
But on the other hand, it Is well known
that this advanced part Of the squadron mas
no landing troops with them, aud even Ii
they had the commander, whatever amount OF pluck ne
may have would deserve to be csshered for
such foolhardy movement without artillery ana am
muniton wagons-so say nothing oi rations for his men
nor the means Of obtaining any; and he may De per
fecty sure that the and peasantry ordered TO
furnish them would thousand times prefer burning
every wagon shooting every horse in their possession
TO placing them the disposal OF the common enemy 10
be used aeains. the Fatherand and thirdly should the
feet be induced by the present fine weather 10 taze
And uuhQ QrQ
coast batteries ready to receive them Therefore there
IA no immediate fear to be spprehended from what
can only he either feint or reconnoiterin5
cruise for preliminary observations And as she French
are so fond Of surprises, they may perhaps be surprised
themselves by testing the inyuDerabity or he IRON
cads and their power to Withstand the explosion OF sub
marine torpedoes, which, witheut revealing German
secrets may ada have been placed along the coast at
different POINTS, and are served by new arm Of the
service called the Seawehrin anfthesis TO tue Land
wehr of the armyately organized ~ that indefsgaDe
genius Gen. Vogel Won Falkenstein and consisting OF
the sailors OF German merchant vessels now out of en-
poyment who have enrolled themselves in this youn-
teer corps fer the defense Of the coast ne and more
especially this oew torpedo service
Five French spies and political prisoners, inclRng
Herr Kryger the notorious member OF he Reichstsg
German Federal Parliament, who is the representative
OF West schleswg inhabited partly by Danes, have Just
been brought under military escort and will be sent
ON Berlin by the nghtrain for further examination
and Punishment The others mostly ftors of news
papers hitherto published in the Danish language and OF
ia the ntere of Denmark AS we are now under
martial the papers themselves have beon suppressed
but the editors are thereby not deferred fcm continuing
their agtations and endesRors to stir uI their fellow
eountrymen rebellion against the powers that be.
We are passing through the dogdays, and The
hsat is n,ost appalgy oppressive, which must try he
msle Of the soldiers In their hot uniforms Butoned up
to the chin. Yesterday morning the troops in canton
men in this neighb0rhOod ordered to march cut
for field exercise in heavy marehng order The sun
shining with uncoudsd brightness and regret TO stan
than 40 of the poor fellows struck down
by the heat and coup dc soei and carried away nsen
bie the hospital, where than half OF them dsd
during the night, while the remainder, hear
TO recovery. t the soldiers have 20 undergo
spch when exercising, how much serious
must be in the face OF the enemy and with hard fight
ing going