The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-07
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War Corresuuudcnce aud Its Value So Far
The National Policy in the StrusgIe--Eorcign
COssspiicn tIons Pr0bable-Preparati0ns for a
Serious teuscrgcncy-C Con tincntal Diplomacy
aad Iis Conseqwences--PopuIar Anxiety and
Alarws-.ausc aud ETects-Navul Move-
ssesss and Fleet Organizations.
LONDON, July 2s 1870.
] still write from London. as there are obstacles
the presence OF correspondents IN the French or
Prussan camps. One French general has intimated
his intention OF shooting any of the tribe who may
be found IN his jurisdiction. and al Paris re-
preventative OF the London Times has been imprison-
ed and two ex-onlcers OF the English army have
been forcibly deportcd from France the bare sup
position that their purpose 10 observe and write
upon military movements gong on under their eyes
and which could not be concealed strategically and
technically, and with that power of drawing infer
ences IN which men who have seen service are ne
cessarily superior To civilians Tho SO called news
OF the war which we get here Is vague and unsatls-
factory and 20 repeat any Of 1t to you in q letter
would be worse Than useless especially considering
that the best OF II Is reegraDhed back across the At
antic after having FIRST appeared in your columns.
Leading articles on probable or possible compiled.
tons TO arise, anS spccula,ions the plans Of the
belligerents, are about all we get.
The news Of actual hostties having taken place
though on very small scale--at Forbachy was pub
lished here Ia an uncertain shape a day after You
were fully aud correctly advised OF the event. The
possible occupation OF the Chablas by Switzerland
came to us by letter. have doubt, il there Is any
truth In 1t, you have had 1t by shorter and quicker
means. II appears that Switzerland has The right,
under the treaties OF 1916, to occupy district OF
Savoy called the Chabas In the event Of the break
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raj. Savoy then belonged to Piedmont; 1t is now
French territory aud although 1t has changed hands
switzerland CLAIMS it is with Its obligation attached
70 It, II Switzerland persists in this project it viii
be, Of course, taken as cdsus beltt by France,
which will thus be compelled to detach q very con.
siderable portion OF her army to watch or actively
to combat Switzerland which, though small coun.
try, Is no contemplate adversary with her almost
inaccessible territory and her army OF 100 men.
1t Is true by Withdrawing from the occupation OF
Rome France may bride Italy to Undertake that
duty In that case the Pope may find the publica-
ton OF the dogma OF his lnfa bity conemporaneous
with the loss OF his local habltatlon when nothing
Will remain to him but his name and his ecclesias
tical power. The ultramontane party III the
Roman Church are said to be getting alarmed
about the temporal power or the Pope, and be
30 anxious for the humiliation OF Protestant Prussia
as they werc
THE SITUATION AT HOME.
The English people are still feverishly anxious
about the part they may have to play. The desire
TO keep out Of the mbr0gllo Is unanimous; but the
tone OF the press Is not prudenily neutral as it
ought TO be, and its structures upon the conduct of
France very unfavorably received in that coun-
try ana the irritation thus aroused may didl-
cult 10 aay.
We are hourly startled by rumors of Russia taxing
the side OF Prussia. In that case England mag Im-
medlately be Obliged to take part with France, when
you will see the English press with that happy
facility for change OF tone which has already been
shown since the beginning of this struggle, grad
ually gliding into the publication OF neat and well
turned articles audatory or the august ally Of their
country his Imperial Majesty Napoleon LII. Eng
lands first step then would probably be an
immediate occupation of Belgium and con-
centratlon OF ali her Indian forces on the
the northern and western frontiers of Hindostan.
Forced on the other side by any complication her
flrst step would perhaps be an imme late attack IN
Egypt for the possession OF NJ de Lesseps great Gu
gineerng work, the Suez Canal. Russia, Also on the
side of Prussia might find In the possession of Con-
siantlnople ample compensation for the delayed
realization OF her dream OF conquest in the far East
Should England and Russia thus, In the course OF
events, both drift to the assistance OF Prussia, a
united Germany Will be the result OF the light
ustria, pOweress TO prevent H. VIII become SIMPLY
and solely Hungary and France wilbe allowed 10 con-
tnue territOraiy what she now u.s. but with pres
fire as the arblter OF Eurone lost for generation
by the lapse OF which time, let us hope, some other
means of settling the uuarrels or nations will be
vented To rake tie place OF the resort to the ,s,,O
,atiO of tine sword Az for the Scandinavian
Powers. thew with the Iberian peninsula, can only
be mere uunpets in the hand, OF the rest OF Europe
Denmark ami Spain thirstinR the one Tor ce
upon Prussia the other upon France, VIII be com
peled to be unet or the reverse as it may suit the
principal parties to the fight or they may be forced
60 take a Side other than that dictated byther real
or fancied grevances
AS TO the other Powers of Germany which have
ESCAPED mediation or conquest they will become
COMPONENT parts of a great German Confederation
the power OF which Will be welded by the King Of
Prussia either under that name or under che
mghtier title OF Emperor Of Germany, unless in
Europe may dispense altogether with emlerors,
kings and grand dukes, and become an az yregate
OF rcpubcS-a result Dy no means Impossible WITH