The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-16

the men Of the intendance, and here we notice
q fact which makes one question whether Francs
is the warlike nation 1t has got credit for. The
duties OF the soldiers OF the attendance are cer-
ties, Without the excitement and poetry OF bear
ing arms and fighting; for the men ofthe commits.
sariat, or vis.paln-del, as they ore nlck-1amed,
never have to fight. We'll, since the DEGREES calling
to arms men from twenty.fve'to thirty.ave, &C.,
It Is wonderful how young men have flocked into
the ranks Of the commissariat; for by anticipate
Ing the call they have the privilege OF choosing
their corps. An officer dintenddnce, who was
man cooking our breakfast; he is young I 5arrIss r
ter. That one there cleaning those pans Is
bankers clerk. AS for'that one helping to skin
that OK IN yonaer field he was lawyer, ssf was
purchase an etude practtce.) Certainly It Is very
unpleasant 70 be taken and forced to become
private; but since they had TO dn Ii, 1t Is wonder
lul that young men should be found who prefer
Of the drudgery, In order tolbe non.combatants.
In contrast to these are the men who 90 az
Francs-ti -tireurs; but with all that movement OF
Francs-ttreurs there are not, hear, more than
30 600 OF them under arms In France up to the
It is probable this week will not pass without
the long;expected battle taking pa96. God grant
got into the habit Of giving way, as the French
Infantry has, can scarcely have confidence incul.
Gated into them, unless they obtain o few easy
successes to encourage them. Now It is more
than probable we shall encounter the Prusslans,
scarcely equal to them in numbers, IL not even,
we fear; inferior. We shah come up with troops
who have been beaten In every encounter, or who
have not yet seen fire at all and who, one and all
are betrayed, ~ whenever they cqt and run. Ia
order to put the blame on other shoulders, hat
whenever an unexpected fire is opened upon item
In battle they say they are ''betray ed:" They
expect their officers to tell them "these squads
are 1000 men, we are 2o00 we must fire at thclnp
but if.fn the meanwhile q battery opens upon
them, or concealed battalion opens fire from
behind q hedge, they cry 'Treason, y and rnn
away No doubt tney nave sVe,t peen oIea ana
was the light cavalry at Balaklava. but
they went on and on, and never said
they were betrayed. was talklng yesterday
to cavalry officer who vast Sedan, and was
with the few squadrons who cut their way
through, or rather rushed of under heavy dre
into Belgium, when the Germans curled round
the French through the village which Is near the
Belgian frontier. on the road to Bouill0n Id
Chapelle,n think 1t Is called. He was at the bas-
tie or Artheuay and gave me some interesting
and some ludicrous details on the cavalry E1sir
which took place there. Tnere were nine nN-
menrs OF cavalry there, under the command or
brave but stupid old general OF the name ofM-.
he took care to have them well massed together,
so as to o1er an easy mark TO artillery, and then
regiment In column Of squadrons. 1t Is, well
q proportIonate amount OF artillery The conse-
qaence was that they had not advanced .lany
yards beforc-whir, and Q. shell passes In the
midst Of them, followed rapidly by Others AN I'M
mediate retreat Is OF course necessary, which they
executed slowly, but under fire OF the artillery.
Now, II that large force OF cavalry had been
While the Prussian guns had comparatively little
effect, the result might have been very good.
The cavalry, which was less numerous, might.
have been enveloped and Its guns taken. The,
oof1o Nld mo N
soon as they hear the cannonade are remarka.
BILE study, and when they see the men about
them carried of they cease to know where they
are or what they are about. II You wanta man
single message, or for any reason whatever, 1t 10
only by sheer menace yon can induce him TO
ride of. In fact they are terror stricken, and
yet the cavalry Is better than the infantry. How
different from the soldiers OF the Crimea and Of
Itaiy In the Crimea, soldiers sometimes played
at toss-penny In the trenches.
Yesterday, In camp, was talking about draWa
ings with an officer, and he remarked what dif-
ference there was in the "typen OF the French SOL
tiers. He was quite right. The French soldier
presents now none Of the characteristics which
made him q fine study for the painter and
draughtsman OF military scenes. Where are the
fine faces, aquillne noses, good moustaches and
which we see In the paintings Of Horace Vernet,
in the remnants Of the Imperial Guard, and In the
| baboon-faced or chubby faced men could not be
| found am very mnch afraid nothing will be
done with them, and tremble for the Issue Of the
hattie which seems impending and for Its results.
badly beaten onthe Loire AS IeXpected, all the
Republicans won't hear OF peace. The govern
menJ knows very well that II they make peace
under blow, those who have put them up Will
knock them down again without any scruple.
Yet it Is difficult to see what they really expect to
do. live win the next battle-nOthing is lmpos-
slbe@all may 60 well, for the French troops will
thus take q little courage. But we have yet to
more probable hypothesis that we lose 1t. That
battle then being lost and the troops scattered in
the way they were at Reichofien, what will be-
come OF the government We shall Immediately
took place after Sedan for the Imperial Govern
ment will, perhaps, take place for this But this
government willt no doubt, dispute the seat to
those who will attempt to put it out Of It, At the
France worse than they are now. AS yet 1t Ia
only one-third Of France which is ruined and out
Of that third most OF the rich people have ned,
taking their money with them, which they are
country. In the invaded parts there's misery, no
money but paper money localbanks have stopped
payment, everything Is at q standstll and ruined;
but here there Is nothing OF the sort. Eere, and
abundance OF food, tradespeople are coming
money; that Is why they DO not realize what win
probably come to them ere long. Here, think.
| everybody who pursues anything would be quite
are further on from the immediate peril they are
perhaps more for war; but on the whole, all think
ing, all substantial people, are for peace. It is
| the Republicans who swear they will not make
peace;it Ia the Republicans who, In word, only
| exist hy this war, who declare "Not an inch Of
ground or stone Of the fortresses shall be- sur.
rendered. AS for the army, I tell you It sighs
| for peace at any price. We are yeraing toward
possible to form any idea Of what this country Is
| to become. think the government are In ter.
rible fright about the army OF the Loire. They
have propped up the hopes OF their party 50 much
| L. ro foil ho