The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-09-07
War Notes.

war, it may be mentioned that La Repue ct
Gazette DIES Theatres, a very respectable the
atrical paper of more than forty years stand
ing, which was regularly published twice a
week, has announced that for some time to
come it will appear once week only. The
change is attributed to the want of theatre
cal news caused by the gravity of political
events. Such notification, thinks the
Times would be of small significance in
England; but when the important part
taken by the theatre in Partisan life is con-
sidered, may be regarded sign of the times.
The Queen of Prussia had sent the follow
ing telegram to Gen. Herwarth de Bitten.
field. In the joyful and grateful emotion I
feel at the victories of our armies, send
you to-day two gold medals, one for the
author and one for the composer of the song.
"Die Yacht am Rhein," in which the pas
sionate patriotism of our citizens and SOL
diers has so admirably found expression, and
which has become a real national song of
Germany" On the face of the medal is the
bust of the King, and on the reverse the
figures 1870, surrounded by laurel.
Some days ago, says the London Echo,
Marshal Bazaine had gathered together at
his dinner table at Metz the members of his
family, of whom several are in the army
They were waited upon by servant of re-
markably good appearance and manner; so
good, indeed, that the Marshal's wife was
struck with it, and expressed her astonish-
ment on leaving the table The Marshal at
first laughed at his wife's remarks, assuring
her that the servant was not grand signeur
in disguise, but yalet de chanabre. Never
theless, the Marshals wife insisted so strong
ly that the handsome-looking servant was
arrested. He turned out to be Prussian
officer. tsf H'a
The Journal des De6ats of Aug. II, sum-
marizes, without attaching much Importance
to it, communication from the Havas News
Agency respecting a journal which NJ.
d'Arnim, Prussian diplomatist, has just
made to Rome. King William is said to
cherish the design of getting himself crown
ed Emperor of Germany after the war, and
| as Germany, more especially the Southern
Provinces, contains considerable number
OF Catholics, he is supposed to desire the
Pope's conservation. He has offered to his
Holiness, it is said, an asylum in Prussia, in
case he should lie compelled to quit Rome.
This scheme of the future Emperor of Ger
many is no doubt ingenious enough as a
means of gaining the good graces of the
German Catholics, but what will the Protes.
tants say to it? 1t is added that the Pope
is much irritated with the Catholic States
France especially, for recalling her troops
from Rome, and that he does not conceal his
friendly feeling toward Prussia.
A correspondent at Christiana Norway
says, writing on the Sth inst: The great
majority of the population here sympathize
! warmly with France, and all the papers
with the single exception of the Commercial
and Shipping Gazette of Gotheborg, which
has always been an advocate of Prussia,
write in the same sense The Attonbladet
of Stockholm, repeatedly urges the Govern
ment to arm so as to be prepared for Il
contingencies, and the Stockholm Post de
clares that even if it should turn out not t.
! be necessary to go to war no one at leas
will be able to blame US for having done gu
duty in providing for the security of tn
country" There is sum of about $4,000
at the disposal of the Government for nava
services, and this will probably be used il
arming the fleet The monitors Thorde
and TirJfng are already officially declared t
De ready LOT sea.
A Paris journal publishes speech ad
dressed by Marshal Bazaine to about 10
troopers when he went to inspect the car
tonments. He said "My children hav
but one fault to reproach you withLyo
fire too fast. At Wissembourg, where you
ammunition failed, you had what woul
u have lasted the Prussians three days. LIZ
|
Full on our line of defense From Thor
> vile to Metz, and from Metz to Nancy W
= hold the ground. Beyond this line whs
- have We? Another line, that of the Meus
y Behind the Meuse what have we? TIL
e Champagne, battlefield that we know
do we not2 After the Champagne whs
y have we9 The Argonne. Do you remen
: Der the Argonne? Do you remember ii
. Valmy? The Prussians remember it, an
4 that is all need tell you. And after til
& Argonne what do we fnd2 The network
rivers rendered illustrious by the campaig
= OF 1854, all the country intersected by th
i Aisne, the Marine, the Aube, the Seine, an
even the Yonne and the Armencon. Wei
y this is not all, for behind Metz, behind th
Is Meuse, behind the Argonne, behind th
! Champagne, behind our valleys of ii
8 Marine there is Paris, and behind Par
" France. France, that is to say, four mi
lions armed citizens, patriot heart
every breast, and thousand millions
le the treasury. Sanableu it seems hardly n
y cessary to put on so many thicknesses {
= stuff. Let us advance gaily, without hu
: rying ourselves; we have plenty of time
If The following letter from the Duke
l. Schleswig-Holstein appeared in the Hi
), journals: 'My dear Colonel During yol
a stay here we frequently discussed the three
e tening danger of war, and the positio
y which Schleswig Holstein should take wit
+ regard to coming events. According to IN
), conviction it cannot be doubtful what is th
S duty of every German in the present wa
e France has declared war, and the whole
t Germany has accepted the challenge 1t wi
S fight in order to maintain its integrit
e against the foreign foe At such a momel
It all internal questions which are still distru
= ing Germany must be thrown aside. v
: Scheleswig g. Holsteiners need not yield o.
j. rights, and will not do so. But in the pr
y sent war we have but the one duty with q
If our might to stand up for Germany, and
re strive with all the means at our disposal
E, secure the victory for German right. tt
t. more we Schleswig- Holsteiners regret tn
e, in the year 1864 we could take no acti
:; part in freeing the Duchies from the DAM
y yoke, the more joyfully shall we now join
E. defend the German soil against France.
Of With the help of God this war will, if ev
through bitter trials, conduce to the we
d being and blessing of Germany Erie
e, RICH, Duke of Schleswig- Holstein."