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tho special reporter OF leading London paper
went down 70 Sedan yesterday. He took with him
carriage and horses he had hired here. On getting
into the town he stopped at two or three shops and
laid oroSs su0n By o
rather Bavarian soldiers and three times he had to
60 TO the commandment OF the town to have 1t
Another gentleman, who owns wool factory at
Mouzon took into his house as guests four Prussan
%s Be- aa s
sent his best carriage and horses. But In return for
the Kindness he has shown these Prussian officers
riding horse, cow and all his poultry have been
stolen by Prussian soldiers and he can get no re-
Mense VIII AZ s ne S' on ae valley OF the
corn or last harvest-evsn their seed corn-has all
been ruthessy taken. Their winter stores OF potatoes
stolen Their ploughs have been broken up, their
cattle and horses stolen, and what little ready money
they had has been taken nom them: Nothing short
year for the people have not the wherewith to till
BARBARITIEs OF THE PRUssIAN SOLDIERS
But the most extraordinary thing connected with
their system OF plumber and occasional murder seems
TO be the theory which the Prussian officers hold TO
regarding the conduct Of their men. They seem 20
think that 1t IL necessary to strike terror into the
people, and are not ashamed to avow ana defend
this abomnable scheme OF rule. Goodness knows that
more unwarlike creature than your genuine
French peasant Is not TO be found In the world.
But the Prusslans seem to think that ne Is some
thing IKE red INDIAN ana Is only TO be ruled by
fear. And, from wat can make out, they seem
really to think that their mission is to override and
rule over the whole OF Europe, as they have done
and are doing over France.
THE TAKING OF PARIS
they regard as certainty, and OF their intention
doubt. The question s-WhO can prevent them do.
ing as they lkeY With enough troops before Metz
to Keep Bazalne and $4,000 prisonersi with Asace,
Lorraine aud great part OF Champagne IN
their hands, they have sti as 1 telegraphed
to You. this morning a fresh army OF
OF the Mouse on its way TO Paris. Ten thousand
men have passed the frontiers every day for the
five days, and more were on their way from Sllesa
and the distant provinces OF Prussia. This new
army Is composed OF fine, stout men, who have not
been under fire this campaign, but are chiefly old,
seasoned soldiers, and many or them wear the
Sadowa medal. They have with them large and
heavy siege train, with very numerous pOntO0n
train, and everything that possibly be wanted In
the trenches OF q besieged town.
WHAT PRUssIAN OFFICER HAD TO SAY.
had long conversation yesterday at Sedan with
Prussian colonel of engineers, who Is hurrying up
called q boastful man. He spoke Of the siege OF
Paris as an event much to be deplOred for IL would
cause much misery; but he seemed to think that
three or four weeks at the very outside would be
enough to take couple or the forts, and once these
were taken, the rest OF Paris would be at the mercy
OF the invaders; ana we are to Judge OF the future
siege OF PARIS by the circumstances OF the Campaign
now nearly, II not quite over, we only suppose
that the Prussians have weighed and measured the
to believe that they are as ully prepared for the
siege OF Paris they for the crossing OF the
frontier into France. l confess that the sight OF
10000 men passing through Mouzon yesterday
caused me many grave doubts as TO whether the
French confidence In the Notifications OF Paris Is
well founded.
THE MORTALITY
at the field hospitals established In different villages
over the country continues to be very large indeed.
At GtvOne, village near Sedan, one hundred French
men and fifty Germans were buried last week. The
ambulances sent out BY the International Society
for Helping the Wounded don't seem to do much
good. They are worked with the best Intentions,
but without very much Judgment, and with
less administrative knowledge. The ladies who
came out from England to assist In the work
would do much better il they remained at
home. They are utterly ignorant OF what they have
to do. and are In everyb0dy's way. And very much
the same may be said OF the amateur gentlemen who
flock In scores to this country, under the CONVECTION
apparently, that II they only wear the white armlet
and the red cross they have done what could be ex
pected OF them. The medical men work hard, but
they cannot do everything. What becomes OF all
the money that has been subscribed Is q wonder.
The two hundred and more wounded men at GlvOne
are still laying upon straw, without BEDS and hear
that there are other hospitals still worse or
learn as am about 70 close this. that the inquiry
which General Chazal, the commander in-chief OF
the Belgian army, came here to institute finished
and that the conclusion Is that the complaints maze
were frivolous The Prussans won't accept the YER
dict, am sure and all the more because the Gen.
eral. although naturalIzed Belgian, Is Frenchman
by birth.