The New York herald., 1870-08-16
PRUSSIA

Fron Berlin 10 COiOsne-Tho Army M0ve-
mcnt to the Front-Sevcn Hundred Thou-
sand Men Ready for the Fight with Nap0-
Ieon-A ssSpcciaI'' and BisniarciS.
COLOGNE, August 2, 1870.
After continual detonrs and sroppages the way
side through Germany finally reached Berlin six
days since, and Immediately informed you by tele.
gram and letter OF what had seen and learned
during the trip northward Nothing is certain or
sure one minute now In this warmaking land
Amid all this din, uproar, transportation soldering
ordering and counterordering, specials seeing
lively time and II they do not get into prison as
spies it is almost impossible for them to keep their
communicating lines in the rear OPEN SO you must
not expect either celebrity or regularity. have de-
termned start out and get as near as will be pos
sbly allowed TO seat OF operations in order to
and hear what It is something for me to
have been able 20 post myself thoroughly IN re.
gard to the various peoples sentiments, armies
and positions as passed, aud now proceed on to
hear the action, knowing well the two parties about
whom am to tre cat
But to resume quickly as possible what saw
and did III Berlin, In order to catch the mall will
have to write rs quickly as pen can run Berlin,
very dull generally at this season. found all alive
| with hustle. excitement, and, above all, with the
movement OF troops; "the military" were the order
OF the day IN the streets and when not drilling and
!
| from the depot in fact for the last three weeks
| have been witnessing Prussias marshalling OF her
million OF armed men towards the Rhine where
they are now, or, to the best accounts, at least
| 100000 ready for the fight. The people in
| the capital seemed anxious, but conf
| dent OF success. The troops i met were
| quiet. but hardy and. determined looking;
they were not certainly gay, and seemed to OBJ
| serve the laws OF discipline pretty freely. On
| arriving at the council held among your war cor
| respondents on The PrVssan side. found that
| application had been made through regular Clan
| nels to Count Bismarck for permission to accom-
| pany the army. on the next day refusal was sent
in from M de Thile Vice Chancellor OF the Con-
| federation. The Foreign ONCE refused curtly At
second meeting it was decided that your specials
the Prussian side should have to shift for them
| selves, and consequently each man took with him.
! self, not an army follow at headquarters, but a
| county to observe.
determined TO strike for the centre and proceed
as near to the operations as could get. Some said
| they would and did, leave at once for the Baltic,
some for South Germany, some for the Russian from.
tier and some for centre Germany. On consulting
further about negotiations at Berlin with your spe.
| cial stationed In that city, be said, Bismarck
whom he knew WELL had refused to see anybody
replied that TO get the news was for me as ar
|
be to larger man, and hence proposed
TO see NJ. Bismarck Immediately, and get yes
or no, time was pressing; that, although were
expecting the battle to have begun, l could not
start without seeking once more and, backed by
| strong influence was, 10 obtain the immense
| advantage OF going with the Prussian army to de-
scribe Its accomplished facts and Deeds rather than
| TO move on the outskirts OF the same.
I Immediately made written application to the
Count. with my recommendations, and. TO avoid
waiting for reply, which might never have come,
carried 1t myself to the Foreign ONCE. There OBJ
| tanned access TO the pussant. seigneur who directs
the destnies Of millions. The Count was In the
midst OF hurrying up his preparations to leave the
| city with the KING and STAFF that same day, at six
p. NJ. He had barely time to say to me that my ap.
| plcation had been received, but that he could not
make exception for any one; 'ft Is not possible. -
! Those were the words he used; and, although was
treated politely there seemed to be not the slightest
| regret that newspaper writer could not
proceed TO the war; He and all the Prussian people
are down free press just at this uncture; they
all seem to have an instructive dread OF writer or
| paper for fear those terrible, bloody French tmay
exc out crumb OF comfort from tndlscreet tattllng.
II has been NJ use 10 put 1t on tue ground Of Qu)Y