The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-19
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correspondent at st. Marie aux Cheues gives
the following graphic account Of scenes recently
witnessed at that place. ALMOST every house in
this village is hospital and walls, DOORS aud win
dows are pierced with shot. Prussians aud French
lie side by side, and almost at the moment l was
ofTering cigar at bedside the soul Of Its occu
pant departed. In the gardens stln aud ghastly
bodies lie waiting for seputure and their nation
aty could only be guessed by the great coat thrown
over them. After about an hour and nall we
on 10 S pva 'he spo5 were and ng oses
are nearly all destroyed.
"Picture TO yourself vast plain, terminating To-
wards the horizon in verdant woods and luxuriant
and undulating pasture. In the mitlst, heap OF
blackened ruins q farm hut, the insignihcance OF
which has saved IL from total destruction. Gardens
trodden down. trees torn with shot, all around burst
ing graves rudely-coDstructed crosses, remains OF
bivouacs, dead horses, broken tumbrils arms, sha-
koes, uniforms, ammunition barrels, in front OF
crumbling walls which few days since enclosed
contented homes, sitting on bare stones in mute
agony OF deep despair poor women, to whom nothing
is left but the memory of past. May God
in company with Mr.. Herbert, visited ali the
wounded, and to every one gave cigar and lump
of chocolate. This last was greatly appreciated,
of the happest moments have ever experienced.
In one place were lying crowded together number
OF men, not one of whom but had lost arm or u
leg, in many both ! must protest to you, and
shall not cease to do it as long remain the
day made TO the effect that personal assistance is
not required is false; and will treat in the same
manner the statement that the French wounded
treated with the same consideration as the Prus-
sians."
THE EMPERoR's "FIxED IDEAS"
The Berlin correspondent Of the Cologne Gazette,
commenting on the Emperor Napoleons propensity
for "BXed IDEAS which lead him into fatal mis-
takes, says
ain the Mexican expedition he was influenced not
only by the known desire of playing part as head
of the Latin the 9th ar side OF the Att 4ntc,
and at the same time of weakening the United
States but by another notion In the obstinate be-
lief that in one way or another he should become
master of Belgium, he wished the childess Maxi
man to adopt the Belgian royal family, which,
strange as it sounds, was to be transported to
Mexico That the Belgian railway affair, subse-
quently, was more serious than many people
at the time believed the recent
official revelations of Prussia have shown.
! 1t is certainly known, moreover, that while
that dispute was pending at the beginning OF last
year there was serious talk in French official circles
| Of the occupation Of Belgium. The War Minister
Marshal Mel, even repaired to Maubeuge in order
to inspect the Belgian frontier. The thing then
! abandoned, or rather postponed, partly because
England and Prussia dlstrusted, partly because
! France was still less ready for war than a few
months ago. Rouher and Mel were not quite sc
ghthearted the Parliamentary Ministry OF the I'd
Of January All this comes from good source
and it should be pondered especially at Brussels
! The Belgian press should at length learn to under
stand that Belgiums neutrality is infinitely bette
insured by asstrong Germany than.bypaper treaties