The New York herald., 1870-12-17
WAR NOTES..

A good fat cat in Paris now November 25 costs
ten francs.
Up to fortnight since the total of the North Ger
man and Baden army losses was as follows:-
The Strasbsurg Notifications haze been repaired
and are now placed in complete state OF defence
The German merchants are calling Count Bis.
marck's attention to the dsslrabniEy OF possessing
the french East indian colony OF Saigon as a naval
station.
Contrary to the Geneva Convention the Ninth and
Eleventh BavariNn field hospitals have been plum
a.a dered by the the French lat at and near Orleans The
and the attendants sent TO Geneva whence they re-
turned to Munich.
This 'cruel war" has not spared the fine arts.
There will be few pictures painted in France in 1870
few contributions added to the musical compost,
tons, few books written the studio OF the sculptor
will be closed the schools of design neglected the
postlcal, the Imaginative, forgotten.
- ]. Oficers-dead, Sd so2; wounded, 242e; missing
A.total, 3,252 q Sodiers-dead 1o,499; wounded,
not fcund), 7.s72-tota $500. Grand total Of All
losses, 71,872. To this figure must be added the
Bavarian losses oicially reported up to the battle
OF Orleans, with 901 dead and 46l4 wounded. The
Wurtemberg lssses remain to be accounted for as
also those by sickness In the whole army we
been no exception to the old rule OF disease being
more deadly enemy than powder and shot.
TheMtlitdtr Woctenblan, OF Berlin, publishes a
regiment OF the former regular army Of France
The whole OF the Guard, eight infantry regiments
OF three battallons each with one battalion Of Chas
seurs, are prisoners or the hundred infantry reg-
ments all are prisoners but SIX four of these last
which were formerly in Algeria being now with the
Army OF the Loire. and TIVE, which were at Rome,
being in Paris. The whole OF the Zouaves three
regiments OF three battaions each, are captves SO
are the twenty battaions of Chasseurs of the Line
and the three regiments or Turcos q body formerly
OF the same strength as the Zonaves. The only
other troops unaccsunted for are three single bat
talions OF light infantry specially raised for Algerian
SERVICE and supposed to oe still In the colony and
the Foreign Legion Termed for the same purpose,
and said also to be there at last accounts.
A comparison between the French and Prussian
field artillery, from tne pen OF Chef d'Escadron in
the former service has lately appeared in Belgian
newspaper, and been translated in German mil
itary journal. The writer admits that the Prussian
guns surpass the French in range and accuracy but
as the latter shoot aao well up 70 $500 yards and will
unmportant. He estimates that none OF the Bate
ries at Sedan fired at greater distance than 400
French side is he considers. the almost universal
use Of time uzes, which Will not burn long enough
irregular in their action from the eject Of atmos-
pheric conditions, imperfect manufacture and de.
terioration by transport. The Prussans. by using
percussion fuZes, derive two great advantages-the
proportion OF shells that burst effectively SO as to
cause casualties or create unsteadiness in the ene-
my's ranks, is much larger; and, whether the
shells nnict injury or not, the smoke OF
the explosion is o very valuable aid IN Judg-
ax MssIhT The the range has Desn properly
fuzes, ne states, included with their equiptment
and are furnished with Instructions on the mode OF
find 1t an impracticable arrangement He considers
i better to have percussion fuses which burst the
shell with certainty at the first graZe than time
fuses which burst them IN the air, but without
tainty; and he sums up by asserting emphatcally
that the great superiority OF the Prussian artillery
other points OF advantage having been compare
lively unlmpOrtant. We may add that the sswfld
indlscrminate bursting" OF the French shells was
especially remarked In the sOrte from Paris on the
21st ult.
A Paris letter or November 20 In the London Times
supplies the following amusing report Of the mede
OF boarding In the restaurants OF tae city,
The writer says:--I do not know what fs going to
happen to Paris. suppose 1t must fall in the end,
II the neutral Powers DO not interfere But pray do
not run away with the idea that 1t will fall soon. It
Is question Of the belly, nothing more. Our beef
and mutton viii be exhausted In q fortnight, per-
haps sooner. win Paris feed on horse, OF which
who, like myself never to touch horse will live
on vegetables. For me-. l am Shadrach.
You remember the story OF the three children
who would not In captivity eat the flesh offered
to idols and fed on pulse. At the end OF forty days
they were very fat. think could get up In Paris
the siege Of Paris is over you will see fat as
pigs on our diet Of pulse, peas, beans and entis.
Ialkng OF pigs, let me end this letter with an
anecdote. took friend to breakfast with me yes.
terday morning at Brabant's. On the bill OF fare I
found cochOn de ldit. Now, l have many weak
my weakness for sucking pig. l at once said, .By
all means, we shall have sucking pig" But called
back the walter and asked HIM II 1t real suck
Ing pig. He said, Truly" Then said, IA little
pigr' He replied, "Surely." Again said, "a
young r' But this question noOred him, and he
Pig cochin a'Inde." Now. ask you. are You equal
TO guinea ptgf