The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-10

sharpshooters which has not at least two IN
its ranks. The Prussan arsenals are gorSed
The French arsenals are full to oVerhoWlng.
Since the campaign of 1866, Prussia mas spent
ITO, 100000 In renewing and modernizing its
war material, much of Il, however, being used
in the war crowned by Sadowa. France has
spent PIC, 1000, 900 on her military stores-camp-
ing equipments, provisions, drugs, am0ulan-
ces, In q word, all the accessories of the grand
theatre of war have been stored in the
Invalides and the Ecole MIlitaire. The mitrail-
leurs themselves are not the latest thing out
and the supreme refinement Of The destroying
art. the mitrailleurs only are known to the
public, but 1t appears that we have better than
this, although the public may not be aware Of
it, Two months ago, about, people began to
talk of engines Of war not yet named Of the
Commander c. NJ. These, If we are to
cent experiments with them, constitute some
thing miraculous in destructive inventions.
Their extreme range is 5000 yards only, which
is the mean range of the mitraillcurs, their
elder sisters, but these new and formidable
inventions snrpass themin massacreing power
as much as the mitrailleurs themselves sur
passed everything which had preceded them.
At $500 yards, the effect OF these engines,
which have been temporarily baptized Lies
Files du Commandant G. NJ" is 80 terri
BILE, so certain, that single regiment, we
are told. could force Its way with them
from the frontier to Berlin, sowing death
aud terror before. This arm was Invented
two years ago, and experiments with the nrst
model were made with the greatest secrecy al
vlncennes and Mendon. To prevent spies OBJ
tanning information or getting glimpse of the
gun, or ralher mitrailleurs, a Gordon Of troops
surrounded the place where the experiments
were being carried on, out Of view OF the in-
yenLor anu the gentlemen forming the COM
mission appointed BY the Emperor to test the
merits OF the arm, with orders to allow no one
TO pass The arm when approved was manu-
factured In the Vosges, the same surveillance
and caution being observed. AS soon US the
guns were ready they were packed IN boxes,
which were sealed anu sent to the various ar
spnals. No instructions were given In It's use
I'LL three weeks ago. when four men In each
rerim ent were conducted secretly to conVe-
nient spot und taught how to manelvre II.
The French Prince Imperial.
| Gaiissauis Messenger has the following in
terest.ng item about the "boy soldier" OF
France: f-
His Majesty gave grand dinner the evening
before last, at The Palace of st. Cloud. to the
officers quartered there In garrison -Lancers
OF The Guard, Yoltigeurs, and Cent.Gardes.
The guests, to the number of eighty, dined Mt
| table In the form of horseshoe. His MAJ
esty entered the noom at f.5o. amidst enthu-
s.astic cries OF "Vlve rEmpereur u "Vlye
l'Imperatrice !" "yive rPrince Imperial =
s'Yiva la France !" and the repast at once be-
gan, The dinner was calm, cordial, and par
iiculariy noticeable for the absence Of all cere-
mon;. AT the dessert, suddenly, without any
order having been given. the band struck up
s'Tae Marselllaise." and the effect vas electri-
cal. At the first notes the officers looked at
each other in amazement, unable to under
stand the audacity of n. ScAenck, tne oand-
master. The Emperor was eridently, much
pleased. and the enthusiasm became beyond
description, and 1t woa.l have needed but
very little for lie guests TO have Joined with
their voices in the famous chaunt.
The Emperor then rose and went to compll-
meut The musicians, and afterwards the party
repaired 10 the garden, where coffee was
served. The Emperor and Empress mixed
with the different groups coneersinS wilh ane
officers. all at once the young Prince was
looked tor, and search was about TO be made
for him, when he was seen coming In, drag
s;ng something after him, and which was at
last found 10 De Ills campaign bed. He set II
ou. PIT his things In order, and lay down Oh
ii, 10 the great amusement OF the military
men. present. Oue OF them, however, re-
marked to his Imperial Highness, that, for a
sub-lleutenant. his baggage took mp too much
room, but the Prince excited much laughter by
replying that it was not ut all the same thing for
him, as he belonged to the statf. He was also
glad TO prove that he spoke German well, and
entered into discussion in that language with
an officer from .lilsace, as to the usefulness oil
the lance. Meanwhile, the Empress presented
to Captain Marty, Of the Second Yoltigeurs,
two or her proteges-the son Of Baron Lam
bert and the brother Of her reader, both just
engaged as volunteers in that officers COM
pany. Questioned as to his departure. the
Emperor gave no decided reply, but the Prince,
less circumspect, said that 1t would be per-.
haps in about five or six days. This news was
somewhat disappointing "Why, 1t will be all
over,n exclaimed one officer. "Do not be un.
easy" said his Majesty. ''you will still find
plenty to do" About lot the company retired.