New-York tribune., 1870-11-05


great deal OF restoration. and good restoration too'
ba already been put upon Btrasbourg Cathedral which,
as eyerybody knows has suffered thousand times moro
from the French I'm the old Revolution than ever IL did
from the Prussans from lightning. Tho rum the
French wrought as ruD for they destroy ed INC ooau
fuI statues of the porcbes by hundrods ana "atoo "
desrov the spre itself Baodeker 1t was only pre-
served by somebody putting II Phrygan cap made OF
tin Every gothic building that has groined roor has
a. Won know timber outside TO shed tho rain ana
proeot the interior mason work. for oil these groneh
roofs are made Of comparatively small stones is ony
tbis fa roof that Ia burned OF In Strasbourg and
only Job for the city carpenters 10 repo" :"
and this Winter. every job will be q godsend'
It was remarkable how little was known IN strasoous
about the capitulaton have heard from many sources
that tbere Ia widespread belief there was no need OF
the cspuation and that Cen Uhrich onght 10 be court
martisled for making IL. But the frehch nave poeh
making the charge Of treason 80 lightly OF late against
every one that we must listen 20 this new cnarse VIII"
caution. have been talking tonight WIN asuaS-
bourger who nearly cbokod TO death several tmes a
with his mouth full OF outlet, he burst into invect'e'
against Ubrich that eanai that ache, who never ms
been heard OF since he was colonel and then he was
bad colonel According 10 this gentleman, Uhrch was
member the clique about the Emperor, ana was put
into srasbourg by the Empress, who had no IDEA the
city in danger and wanted place for fa'orite'
II was hoped that when NJ valentin, the new Prefect
he who entered strssbourg by swimming The moa,-
renched his post he had brought with him an order
relieving Uhrich and the anger of the common people
WAS very great when they found ne was retainer III
command. When the capitulation was made, the sol
ders acting under the advice OF their Officers broke
their chassep6t to the great rage OF Gen werther who
had been promised 1900 guns, and got none They
threw the Fragments the ground and nSuted ohrioh
with cries, and shouts, and ugly epithets Ths s one
story: another from the officers and soldiers IN
Base. where hnshng this letter. who all declare
that they do under the surrender that they
had ammunition for month longer; that they
their General-he an old man who loved hls ease
and for some reason other, forbade their
firing on the Prussians. who, AZ everybody
knew were pushing their mines close mp TO the walls
NV first said that the common people OF stra-
bourg behaved wel but that half the bourgeois ran
away and the rest in favor Of the Prtssans ana
were for annexation. The common people cried, In
srasbourg "Why do surrender before we have been
half besiegedlv ~ And all about the city, the procla
nation OF Uhrch posted, like every official announce
ment in strasbourg French and German. scratched
all over with vindctive knives and nails reminding one
OF the pictures in Catholic Churches OF the Jews perse
cutting Christ, who often have their eyes unmercliuy
scratched out by claws Of uncharitabe old Christian
women These are the stories about Uhrch, and there
is one more to the effect that when the Prnssians en-
tered the two lunette they found them deserted but
give none Of these stories for than hearsay-Truth
in these days remaining resolutely a the bottom Of her
well
The people leaving srasbourg in swarms, Ike bees
and indeed they must for there are not houses enough
to hold them. And people pouring into 1t In sWars
too dlers men, say, and gentlemen and
Ladies' I'm search OF "A new sensation left yesterday
and as walked back TO Keh the road so incumbered
two days before entirely cleared, not single tree
obsructing the way. The old boat bridge Is retstab
llshed and Panursss occupation gone, and II the Ger
man army want to retreat they have good road behind
them to fee by. &C
HOW THE CAPITULATION WAS BROUGHT ABOUT
GIN. UHRICH-THE INADEQUATE DEFENSE OF
THE CITY-INDIGNATION OF THE PEOPLE,
EUROPEAN APPRECIATION OF The TRIBUNEs
ENTERPRIsE-NICE.
lPROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT
LAUSANNE. Oct Sit must be a long time be-
fore the with regard Ia the capituaton oi Sra~
bourg are fully From all able 10 learn, IN
going to strasbOurg aud in returning, and during my
three days stay the city, the population divided
into two strong parties-that OF the weEtO-o upper
class boureeoisie, and the party of the poor the
working class 1t the former of these that brought
about the surrender; the people, properly speakng'
ready TO hold out and wished to hold out, uDtH
victorious assault the part of the enemy should havo
made holding out longer impossible and all the
for the surrender made not merely without
consulting them, but without their having suspicion
that surrender contemplated. sm giving You now
the statement of the weaker party, very angry very dis
COnteHttu ana tnufouSHll fonNit''l lhdl
ing il not treachery, at the bottom Of the
der What / an saying Is the giSt Of conycrsa
tions in the with French officers. and
civilians natives of Strasbourg, with civilians in
strasbOurg, and particularly with one most deeply
moved French-speaking citizen with whom talked long
at Base and who has written out Tor at length his
views on the subject with at least curous incident
OF considerable Importance, think, and which is not
likely 10 be generally known will note, briefly, the
points which this gentleman makes In his memoir; yOu
may lind something useful in helping you to form
Judgment Cen Ubrich Is Gs years old. and during the
la, three years has been retired from active service. He
had any reputation General, aud was sent to
take command at stTa>bouTe. not because he IN
officer whose energy and know ledge the country
could rely but because the post had the double advsn
of being good pay and being near To Germany he
being German in heart well by birth. II have been
told by another that Uhrich Is n Breton by birth
He stands high in German society, and is said to be
very near relation of Gen. Werler, the commander OF
the sic ege OF strasbourg. This would to be con
hrmed 10y the fact that meeting after the siege the
two Generals embraced one another. Uhrich's young
wife j. German and has great influence over him. He
has a brother who is intendant general. who stood
high In the Court with the Empress and known Ia be
strongly affiliated with the Congregation of the Je>ut
1t these influences that Uhrlch owed his advance
mcnt.
While in strasbourg Uhrich Instantly at the dis
position Of the Imperial Prefect. Nile baron Prom and
OF the Municipal Commission, whose members were all
appointed by the Prefect, and all belonged like him TO
the grand "Party Of Order. At the beginning of the
SIEGE Gen Uhrch egccted to make any preparatory
disposition whateyer-eyen the most simple. No house
or tree i'll proximity to the city destroyed. The
Prusslsns were allowed Ia draw their first parallel
without being disturbed not single French
noiter was made. when the Generals attention was
called To what doing Well a. what not doing
he only answered Oh Ills all right s all right" II
not until the second parallel begun that Il few
Nnd1 he est