New-York tribune., 1870-11-16
TRIBUNE WAR LETTERS.
RUSSIA.


ruv Nrws FROM METz-DISs ABSTRACTION WITH
THE GOVERNMENT POLICY - THE AR Ny
NEWLY UNIFORMED.
tFROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Sr. PrrERsBURG. Oct. 31.-There is but one
,opio of conversation here now-the capitulaton OF
Metz Itis difficult TO imagine the astonishment anc
disgust with which the has been received. " II
there any use wishing well to people like that
Has France indeed fallen so low that army Of 15Ooo
will Isnrrender without q last desperate effort z
such ARE the questions and accamations hears al
sides The surrender Of Metz is thought infinitely worse
than the capitulaon at Sedan That after severe
fight with enemy three four times greater III
numbers and against the wish Of the commanuiuN
General This was to almost equal numbers Snaine'
ful, shameful" talked yesterday with an Acauoi"
who in Paris a scientific mission ior o a, tho
after the beginning Of the war. Though no Hiei 49,,
Germans, he said he could not hep cp conp e..;ArI
French dsadvantageously TO then' 'ne' W. e.. ,h.,,
in everything, and so wrapt up IN thei" -, ,,ov
took no note of what was going on arOuhu 'ne' - -
,.'s ~ a., ,hoso sciences for which France was
- .s we're NOT ND to the level OF ssvants III o'he'
Countries and we're ignorant OF the uisoo'oi.' '"D
there In his opinion, France neeoeu INC iooSV.
,houch IL was hard one to learn-'o respeo' "'i
neighbors. -, ..,, .or,,,, q,
-, e,crv do, that the Government here has adopted
. mistaken policv 1--WE might have kept neutral our
seIves they saw "and want var but why shouid
ue keep Denmark OF Austria from joining I'M IheV
uas our mistake We have let Prussia have her hands
free and the Emperor has made no secret OF MS perSon
svmpathics and the result will he that we shall be
cheated in the end. When ask for our rights Ill .e
Black Sea Bismarck will find some way OF putting us Oh
Every one believes the surrender of Metz Is the price
of an armistce which people who ought TO kho" say Is
as good as signed But at the same time no teegra"
announces it, and minds ferment. Gen. AnenKon OF 'ne
Emperors suite left yesterday for Versailles Win speca
dispatches.
The Russian army has just received new UNIFORM
similar in emf and pattern 10 the naval uniform OF other
patons The color remains dark green, ana the epau
lets and gold lace unchanged 1t has much heaer
appearance than the old army uniform and one can now
tell naval officer by something else than his drk out IL
is rather hard the poor underaid officers 10 sho" 80
much clean linen.
The Emperor has conferred the Order OF ST. George OF
The Third Glass on the Duke Of Neutrality-suspicious.,
with whom he has ties Of family alliance. 1t may inter-
est Won TO know something about this Order which mas
lately been distributed literally among the German
Princes. The military Order OF ST. George was founded
in 1869 by Catherine H. and is only given for real ds
tinguished military service in which respect II Is ike
the order OF Maria Theresa Of Austria 1t is, therefore,
the only Order in Russia which is always worn, ana
where one sees the small white cross and the bit OF
black and orange ribbon may be sure that Its wearer
has history OF the several grades which are worn IN
different ways-On the breast the swordhilt around
the neck-One is only given for the capture or a
cannon, or for being the first TO mount breach
and to get the first the candidate must have defeated
an army OF least $1,000 men, Last year there was not
single officer Of the first grade and only two OF the sec
oud Two or three Of the grand dukes have the third and
fourth On the occasion of the Tooth anniversary OF the
order last year. the Emperor in accordance with the
rules of order put the grand cross up to this
time he had worn only the third degree) and sent one to
the King ct Prussia for the battle OF the Sadowa The
1aenr Cd of
sprng the first class was also bestowed the Austrian
Arldukc Albert for the battle Of Custozza There Is one
lady among the foreign lnightsthe late Queen OF Ma
pcs-decoI..tcd for her defense of Gaea.