The New York herald., 1870-09-23
NAPOLEON At HIS PRISON.

German correspondent OF the London Times,
who writes from wahleshausen, near Wilhcmshohe,
at ten O'Clock the morning Of the 9th Of Septem-
ber says
The great moment OF the day Is past. II was ex-
acty thirty-hve minutes past nine O'Clock In the
evening when the imperial train arrived at the
Wilhelmsh0he station. Assembled there were tho
staa omcers oi t1e troops garrisoned here VINO had
reserve. Foremost OF them ranks General Won Plon-
SKI, formerly General commanding the Eleventh
army CORPS but now In consequence OF his Ill health
succeeded by General Won Bose. wounded at oertn.
There was also the Chief President Of the province
ana doing all the honors 10 the imperial prisoner
whom they had To receive. 1t was a solemn moment
indeed when the drums struck up the .zapfen-
which Indicates the days work done.
When the tram stopped the Emperor aghted and
while he uncovered his head ami went to General
Pienskrs carriage, which conveyed him to Wilnelms-
earnest, but not broken down, as far as NAV
ludge-I was standing i've PAGES rom his carriage
MS countenance was quite different from that given
travagant embonpoint, nor OF that tllness which he
is said to be suffering FROM am glad to connrm
fellow cOuntrymen; when the imperial carriage
drove or there was no sound to be heard-dead
silence rcigned about.
Dating at Cassel on the 9th OF September he
says:-
hasten to send you some additional information
TO my last nights letter. which have gathered this
morning. The Ninth company OF the Eighty-nfth
regiment, under the command OF Hauptmann Won
Nordeck and Lieutenant Frankfurth, had Deen sent
from Oassel to the Wilhemsh8he railway station.
About sixty OF them were required to surround the
station; the rest numbering eighty, were drawn up
In line In front OF the station when the train arrived
When the Emperor alighted the drummers and
1fers played tune known to o. the great gap
Jenstreich." but which, a. am now informed by an
omcer, - usually played on the reception Of some
high parsonage.
Napoleon wore the uniform Of general In rett.
| erna0ntel, something similar to the Garibaldian
| capos On leaving the carriage the Emperor went
| up to the right wing OF the company, whlch pre-
.ented arms, and passed in 'front.' several times TAX.
| ing OF his cap, salut1ng them,
At three PAGES distant followed him Generals Won
PlOnskl and Graf M0nts, Governor Of the city Of
Casse There were also present the Chief President
Won MOller and large host OF railway Ocials. The
dcmeanor and behavior Of the people present were
beyond oil praise. When the Emperor came IN sight
! there wos not heard Q single SOUND. You might
almost have heard the leaf falling down from the
tree. a. German adage says aud In the same
silence regning everywhere he left the station.
As far as Cologne, have been told, the Emperor
had travelled, accompanied only by two Pruasian
| star officers. There the cO,t6ge was Joined by
about sixteen unter onacers belonging to every kind
OF arm. There was one OF the y-third one OF
siers Unans artillery and even pioneers the Land-
wehr not excluded.
| l think the news which reached Cassel yesterday
afternoon during my absence, respecting the deca-
ration or the French republic and demonstrating the
headless rule OF France In the present moment may
not have been gratifying 70 the Emperor. still, his
opinion. believe ID the same AZ that of the people
| here-that the Germans entering Paris win bring
order In the machinery Of State, now at stand.
| still.