The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-30
The Pruse,nns erer Mnc,lahon.


The reports which have reached us for s,v.
pral days pas, that the main body OF the
prussians vas exclusively engaged in march.
ing upon Paris paying no attention to MAC.
MAuoS with lis lines spread along the Bel
gan frontier between MtNSrcs and Mont
mcly, are decidedly coutrGdictsl Ivy the
despatch Of THE suns correspondent at
Arlou, which we publ sh this morning &c
coriing to this telegram, the Prussians are
moving against MAcMAnoS's flank, as before
the catastrophe of Metz they moved ag'ins;
that of BA2AryE. Their purpose and their
strategy are the same now as then.
The armies of the Crowl Prince, who's,
columns have hitherto extended rr III Troycs
on the lett to Stenay on the right, have
changed tholr direction. Instead Of march
ing toward thu west, they are now facing TO
the north Tho army from Mulhous, and
Bcslncon, the head Of whose advance lad
reached Troyes on Sun lay, was yesterday
headed for Romilly. The troops around
Gibbons have been turned backward to
Suippes, while these WHO wer, between
Stenay and Varennes are marching to the
northwest upon Rethel by way Of Grandprt
and Vouziers. Meanwhile strong Prussian
force remains posted at Dun watching the
left of MAcMAnoS's army, and powerful
columns are advancing from Luntville and
Joinvillc to st. Dizicr.
OF all these movements, only that of the
Anew army, which has entered France from
the east, and has not yet becn engaged any.
where, and whose advance from Troyos 10
Romilly is now first reported, still seems to
be looking toward Paris. Nevertheless by
this march 10 Rom lly, it is brought nearer
to the former forces of the Crowl Prince
than it was at TT, yes, ard can more
promptly be used TO support the op ratious
of that general, should /, become necessary.
These varied operations show that notw tn
standing the previous Indications OF an i'm.
mediate march upon the French capital
the Prussian Commander in Chief, Gen. voS
MOLTKE, les deemed it more prudent To
crush IMAGINATION first, and attend to Par 5
aftcrward
The forces row conccrtra;inE against the
unlucky Marshal so fer exceed his own In
numbers while they equal them in every
military quality, that it will only be ~
miracle that he can escape the iGt1 against
which his superior officer, BAzNINE, seems
10 have ccas, d TO struggle. Involved among
the hills which skirt the Belgian frontier
between Mtlieres and Moutmydy he will
soon be cut Of and compelled t. ;ieh; against
overwhelming strcgg,h and under circuL..
stances every way most GisadvantGgcous
Tho rumors Of fighting between him and tie
Prussians which have prevailed for tn last
few days have evidently related TO uajAug
OF more Importance than outpos, sk.r.A.s,.cs ;
but great LATHE cannot much loagar b,
avoided, Its result we shall not undertake
10 predict lut all the chances arc IN fnvo.
of the Prussaus, And surprising Tia; th,y
succeed, and that IMAGINATION is either
forced TO surrender the relics OF his command
or that they arc dispersed, driven ID Jis :.
gan zation across the Belgian fro.tjcr AID
in great part captured while attcmi, ding 70
cs ape, there will tAen remain no formidable
army 70 defend France or cave her n ..royo.
liz from the ca!aiAiiy OF a foreign occGp--
ton.
OF course new lcvics will constantly ha
raised BY the French rul rs, and the pa,.o,-
ism Of the people viii b. nrian', unl their
devotion perfect. But tls vii not avail
against the fate which l.r beca ,c.@-h:
upon them. Without head political or
military; without GoN,ramout in i:.cr
with the men IN authority divided aga. +,
each other, ;he only ll-cu,.y v. tie coaqu,s
or viii lie to find any representative Of The
nation with whom 10 Lcsot.Atc. So doplor.-
bic COLLAPSE Of a great powcr w.s never
before witnessed. NhG; impartial spectator
would wish TO suppress the natur,i mruise
Of sympathy for a nozzle nation reduced 80
lowf The only consolation which we can
find in the midst Of this punishment Of q
wicked ambition il, that oven foreign @ n.
quest effected throug q series # defeats, re-
lievod Indeed by Individual bravery, but ia
tensided aud darkcncd by the absence Of MI
military talent, s css shameful, less ham!!,.
atng than that c,rrup, iiauoacs;, and &C.
moral.%IuG N 10 which f5r li-l,.oen yea,.
the French people have pati,..tly Submitted