New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-09-17

PIGHT-RECEPTION OF KING WILLIAM BIZ
THE ARMY OF THE CROWN PRINCE.
lPROh OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
HEADQUARTERS OF THE Crown PRINCE,
LIesY, LA MEusE, Aug. A-This Is a great day In the
campaign of the Third Army Of Germany His
Majesty, the King of Prussia, has arrived at
headquarters, attended by Gen. Won Moltke, and
the streets Of Lgny have been ohoked with
Bavarian troops from morning until late in the
afternoon The columns have gone by in ceaseess
stream with loud trumpet notes and with constant roll
OF drums. Regiment after regiment OF infantry has
ramped past my window battery after battery OF ned
guns has rumbled slowly along, and the slrl cavalry
trumpets have filed the town with their ciainor.
The scene in the public square has been one OF
the most crowded and warlike that you can wei
imagine. Oxen brought for food, horses ana wagons
have jumbled together in apparently hopeless con
fusion The brass bands have heard at the end OF
the street. have come and nearer and have gone
proudly by with swelling strains OF triumph. NOW We
have cattle led behind the regiments now gonpsoi
men with htters the wounded, wagonoads OF cart
ridges for the breeehosders Even a. write the move
meD still continues There is murmur Of voices ike
mighty stream and clater Of hoos like the same stream
foamng rocks More wagons They are actually at
trot and yet the road ia not cleared II this be single
corps darm6e what must be that whole district alive
with soldiers which represents the invasion OF France
in 1901 well understand the expression OF an old
general In the Prussian service who said not long
into the field, Thirty thousand morei why we should
not have room for them to maneuver" The Germans
have made such effort and put large force, fact
that they are not an army, but nation under arms
The Bayarian troops are in excellent condition They
have been coming through Lgny at steady pace, and
their horses show sign Of exhaustion, despite the
rough usage Of the last few weeks The artillery In par
ticular are smart and sOdierly We have seen to-day
specimen Of every branch of their service-the infantry
steady and solid the artillery very well furnished and
the cavalry though not mounted well as the Prls-
sians with soldierly air about them, winch PROMISES
great things the rough service OF the outposs THESE
Bayarlans are contemplate allies for Prussia Here
is the Crown Prince leading army Of them TO ChsonS
perhaps TO Paris itself. Here their skyblue UNI
forms pressing forward into the heart of France They
carry but the famous needlegun, and
they have proved what they do in the way OF hghng
at Wessenburg and WOerth. The enemies OF Prussia
in 1866 have become good and helpful friends to the COM
mon cause in 1870
Where the large standard hangs out in the narrow
street. and the sentres always on guard are the
quarters of the Crown Prince of Prussia the Commander
In Chief of the Third German army. You might have
seen the whole staff Of His Royal Hghness before the
door at about two O'Clock to-day, and you would have
gathered from the excitement OF the officers VINO Kept
the road clear that event OF Importance was ex-
peced Bullocks hastily driven 10 side, wagons
were ordered of measured terms everything spoke
busy preparation for the Kings arrival way was
made through the throng vehicles and the movement
Of the Bavarian columns was checked for while. NOW
there appeared escort OF cavalry at full trot'
Nov an open carriage behind them. That General with
the fat undress cap and musache leaning back IN
the carriage was the chief Of all Germany King
William of Prussia himself lie passed quickly to his
sons quarters and aghted amid the cheers of his sol
diery Napoleon could only have captured the house
group the pavement before IT, III only, put
there is much virtue in the If. Yonder small,
n.xls xnffh fha Thar
the bright, penetrating eyes, and aquiline nose is
Won Moltke who has out maneuvered every opponent
Near him stands another man IN uniform, a clVlhan
rather sodier-f all Prussians were not rated as
soldiers-Count Otto Bismarck the Chancellor OF
the North German Bund. He is tall, and his firm re-
markabe face is too well known TO need word OF COM
ment Every knows, by photographs and pictures,
the face of Count Bismarck Well may the good folks OF
Lgny at these arrivals. They are the movers
of the great machine which has overthrow the French
scheme Of conquest and invasion.
AUG. 25-Today being the birthday Of King Louis
of Bavaria there a small review or rather parade,
of Bavarian infantry in field the town. His Royal
Highness, the COnmanderin Chief Of the Third Army,
wac present foot and very heartily greeted by
the soldiers Cheers given for the King OF Bavaria
the King Of Prussia and the Prince himself, and the
French peasants, who stood watching the scene,
must have been struck by certain air OF
being quite at home which their cOnquerors
uniforms was drawn up composedy in the middle Of
the field as though it mad been parade ground in
Munich and the Crown Prince stopped for moment to
speak good naturally to the people by the roadside as
though he had often them before. There was no
guard escort Of any Sort though for that matter the
troops under inspection formed escort enough and when
the valley rang German cheers, il difficult to real
ze how complete an innovation were these sky blue uni
forms amid the poplar tree avenues and bright green
vineyards of belle mentioned that the Prince
spoke 10 the people as he passed. 1t is fair
to them 10 add, that they behaved with a politeness
worthy their unwelcOme but courteous guest. Those
who stood nearest to the Prince slightly raised their
cans and while there sound OF greeting neither
was there any gesture of disrespect. 1 have noticed
more than during this campaign that the conquered
French seem TO accept position which the fortune Of
war has forced upon them with logical tranquility that
does credit TO their good sense. "a Ia 0erTe
Ia ouerre is the reflection on every ones lips morning,
noon. and night You may hear fierce wish now and
then from the younger men that they had had land
vehr and had been armed before 1t too late But
whole the conduct of the people has nothing Of impo
tent erceness about it, They are simply very sad woe
fully dspirted, and gloomy
LIFE In CAMP.
BEFORE METZ-How THE SOLDIERS LIYE-PRE-
PAIRING A MEAL.
A correspondent of The London Daily Tele-
oqph writes from the camp before Metz The principal
occupation or rather the business Of the day in
CAMP is the preparation for meal Of SORT Directly
YOU wake, human nature at requires some susie
nance you crave for good hot cup of tea especially IT,
as last night you find yourself exposed TO what Virgil