New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-04
NEW YORK.

Governor Hoffman Indorsed by the Young
Democracy-Two Years Penitentiary
Tor fraudulent observation-disclosures
Brought for Collection Arrival of
Steamships-Armistice the Chief Topic
OF C0nversatiOn-Decline Of Gold and
Bonds-Advance in General Stocks.
New YORK, November 3-The Young
Democracy of New York endorse Goyernor
Hoffman. This action indicates heal Of
the Democratic splits.
Terence Quinn has been sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary for fraudulent
registration, by the United States Circuit
Court. Judges Woodruff and Blotchford
presiding.
A sneak thief stole 100000 of United
States registered bOn5s from the safe of j.
II. Hoppin, Pine street lawyer, this morn
Ing. There is no clue to the thief.
Arrived: Scotia and Kensington. Ar
rived out: Britannia, India and France
The chief topic in money circles to-day,
was the armist;ce rumors, and the improve
ment in London stock exchange, causing
the decline of gold. Bonds also declined in
sympathy with gold. General stocks favor
ably affected and advanced. Money closed
very easy.
The steamship Scotia brings $2,OOO,OOO
coupons for collection; they are sixty skies.
The Tines tomorrow will contain the
ItPOTt vi dH lulcfSlcW Wltu LII. SlIuS, laL6
surgeOn-in chief of the Anglo-American
ambulances, which has done such good
service in France.
DIR. Sims witnessed the burning Of Ba-
zeilles, battle of Sedan, and surrender of the
Emperor; also accompanied Marshal
McMahOn after the latter was wounded
He describes the equipment Of the French
troops as wretched; he saw whole parks of
artillery brought from the field of Sedan
vny,Iin hot la hnn fy,nra
was no ammunition.
The conduct of the French army in the
earlier battles, he describes as heroic, but
states they soon began to lose all confidence
in their generals, and that, combined with
the want of food, spread decentralization
among them. France, he considers, has no
general capable of commanding 10000 men
He states that from the very outset the
commissariat was miserably inadequate.
He saw French troops skinning horses and
eating raw flesh.
The equipment of the Prussian army and
all its appurtenanees he describes as per-
feet, and speaks in high terms of the
ability of Prussian officers.
He says the French loss in killed and
wounded at Sedan was l5,0O0. In that
battle the Bavarian contingent alone which
went into the fight $4,000 strong, lost one
fourth killed and wounded. He is con-
yinced that Prussian accounts conceal the
actual loss of the Germans.
He confirms the terrible cruelty of the
Bavarians in burning Bazeilles to the
men, women, and
children, and shooting those who attempted
to escape. He also states that the rumors
for a year before, during and since the war,
about the ill-health of Napoleon, and the
sickly nature of the Prince Imperial, are ut
terly false.
He hoped to win the first great battle and
secure the alliance Of Austria and Italy with
France in imposing neutrality on Bavaria
Baden and Wurtemburg Defect in the
French military system and the delay in
bringing up the men and material, defeated
this plan.
enumerates the difficulties encountered.
but acquits the war Office of any blame, the
Germans having had ample time to bring
their forces into the field.
The French were Outnumberad and put
on the defensive. A new plan was neces-
sary, involving the retreat ON Chalons
This the regency disapproyed as discourag
ing to the public, and the Emperor was
urged to resume the offensive. Yielding his
conviction, McMahOns advice and plans
were adopted. He alludes to the situation
after he had given up the command Of the
army and when his name and authority
were ignored at Paris, as exceedingly pain
full.
He acouiesced in the march for the relief
of Metz. though conscious of the danger OF =
the enterprise He describes the opera
tons and analyses the battles which pre-
ceded the surrender at Sedan, and gives an
account of his interview with Bismarck and
the King of Prussia. The pamphlet closes
with the declaration that the German sue
cesses are due to the superiority of num-
bers, improved artillery, rigorous discip-
line, respect for authority, and the military
and patriotic spirit of the people, which
absorbs all other interests and opinion.
1t censures the loose habits introduced by
the African wars into which the French
regular troops have been engaged. The
efficiency of the army was weakened by the
excesses of the opposition, Corps Legislatif,
and of the Republican press, introducing
into it a spirit OF criticism and insubordina-
ton.
He continues, France is in ruins because
her army of braves were led by the stupid
ity of tyrants, but the nation is there; it has
risen as one man, and will make the old
autocrat of Prussia worse reputation for
inhnman butchery. The order closes with
an appeal to the soldiers, declaring their
courage is un9uestionable, but they want
the camness and discipline so indispensable
in war.
Bonds of 1862, l0Sas: of 1864. lO73s: of
1865. 1073s; new, 10934; of 1867, lO9a,; of
1868, 40: l0-40s, 10612 Tennessees, 81;
new, 60: Nirginias, 67; new 63; Louisianas,
10; new, sc: levees. 73; eights, SO; Ala
bamas, 100; fives, 20; Georgia skies. 80;
sevens. 81 North Carolinas. 4S; new, q;
South Carolinas, 80; new, 66.