The New York herald., 1870-09-12


infantry, and General Amel, commanding division
Of cavalry. The generals OF infantry prigades are
Nlcolai, Aaire, Galomar, de Ia Bastide Border and
Carrtvol de Precharsunt. Those Of cavalry brgades
are Cambrlel and Ducolombler
The regiments composing this corps d'armee are
all fresh troops none OF which have yet been under
nre during the present campaign. Tney are the
Third, Fifth, Twenty-frst Forty-seventh, Fify-sec-
0nd, Nfty-third, Seventy-ninIh Eighty second,
ana Eighty ninth Of the line each reg-
ment being about 900 strong and the Sixth Datta-
lion Of Chasseurs- Pied, about 1000 strong The
cavalry consists OF the Fourth hussars, Sixth hus-
sars Fourth Chasseurs d'Afriqle, FIRST Six til and
Ninth Dragons First, Second Third, Fourth, Sew.
enth ana Tenth Curassers. All these troops are
now safe at ChalOns anu help not little TO increase
tne Immense army waiting there to give the Prus-
Yesterday and to-day the old soldiers. as they are
called-tnat Is. the men who having served three
years In the ranks have been allowed to return home
and 60 back to their former tradesare Joining the
army and are fockng by the thousands to join their
As came up yesterday in the train from Basle TO
TINS place seemed as II the clock OF time had heen
put PACK ana was again on my way to Strasbourg.
ana tnat the French were once more cheering on an
army that expected to the Rhine and march to
Berlin. confess to have been fairly astounded. If
mination to try again and tight through to the bit
ter Ditter end-is OF any avail the French ought to
WIN sne Day During the two previous days to leav.
Ing Basic, saw In that place many Frenchmen OF
all classes. Yesterday travelled through Alsace.
Lorraine, Franche- Comte, and Champagne with
men of all classes came through purpOsely on a
slow train that might hear all the people OF the
country themselves mad to say. And from first TO
grsat ass u was se same m Great hope the future
never TO listen TO any terms OF peace until Prus-
SLAMS are driven out of France. Nothing could be
inner than the spirit displayed by man, woman and
child. IL reminds me very much of what was SAID
and written IN the Northern States Of America when
your star seemed obscured forever.
FIRST MURMURs OF THE sURGING DEMOCRACY.
But tnere Is another sound. another cry from end
to end In TINS 1air land 1t Is not frantic a
noisy cry but Is the determined expression OF
VINO barely speak now, but will act when the time
comes. 1t prevails in the army. the civil admins
| tratiOns. and, indeed from end to end or France
and-you may trust me, have known this country
now Tor twenty five years-iS the universal voice OF
this great people,. Without exception they are de-
termlned when the proper time comes, to get rid OF
the Emperor and Of his dynasty. They say tnat the
first thing 10 be done Is to rout the Prussians the
second to have peace proclaimed the third to send
Napoleon I'LL about his business.
lam glad to see ana record very great change
1or the better In Frenchmen upon dinicuy Of thl,
matter.
Revolutions and barrlcades are no longer talked
about; The people have full confidence In the
from the inbucus OF the empire. 1 have heard ex
| acty the same expressions ana opinions used by
colones In the army, high civil employees wealthy
traders, small shopkeepers, country peasants and
| private soldiers. During the twenty-fouI
hours since 1 crossed the frontier, and dur
never heard word raised in defence OF the En-
peror. fortnight ago. before the defeat OF Mac
Mahon at Woerth never heard word said of him
save In praise. Yesterday, on the train that brought
me here, there were the usual shouting singing and
drinking among the soldiers on their way to the seat
| OF war; but never once heard the words, ''vive
| l'Empereur;" the universal cry was .s3ive Ia
France" And, what is not the least curious part OF
the allar, Is the TACT that the peOplehigh and low
rich and poor, civil ana military officers ana men
have one and all formed the same opinion and have
| arrived at the same verdict. ''He went into this
| be deceived. and he has thus deceived us and hu
inflated France He must not reign any longer
Let us have no revolutions, more bloodshed but
slams we must set him aside"
Such Is the deep-rooed determination OF thl.
whole nation.
SOLDIERS ON ALL SIDES.
AT Chalons (Which hoped to have reached this
morning, but am prevented from doing by the Prus
slams having cut the railroad blocked up the car
riage road at Blesmes, Vitry lie Francois and st. Dl
| Zer) an immense army Is now assembled by the
French. From what can make out there cannot
| be less than 250 600 actually under arms.
leave at three r. NJ. Tor Troyes, where hope tc
be able TO hire carriage and go across by Arcy and
Sommesous to Epernay and thence to Chalons.
1t Is terrible route but correspondent In these
| days may propose, the Prussans dispose. My In
tention Is TO get to some small town between
! Rheims aud ChalOns, somewhere about st. Hllalrt
or Sery, so as to he able to visit the camp all day
and every day, but IN the event OF the French being
think that the great nght-that Armageddon OF tn
present present gsnneration, cratic % on on which SO much mus
The Prussqn forces nave been enormous ever IS sine &c
| on the Prussian stan, whom met YESTERDAY q
10000 men, including Killed, wounded, prisoner
| anu missing. could hardly Deheve the statement
aa made @aae MIN b repeat It. He ala 49, referring
credible, and would hesitate to give the numbers
mad l not got them from most unquestionabe au
| .thoritv.
PRUssIAN DETERMINATION.
The Prussians seem to show as bold front as
ever. The corps d'armees Of the Crown Prince and
OF Prince Frederick Charles have united at st.
Mehiel, and occupy the line from Verdun, where
their right is to Bar-eDuc which their left rests
glance at the map will show y0u that thus all com
municati0n between Marshal BaZaines cOrps al
Metz and the rest or the army at ChalOns cut or
This. In fact Is admitted by the French authorities;
for an official bulletin, stuck up before the Pre-
lecture OF TINS town to-day. announces that div
sion under MacMahon, has left Chaons TO cOmmu
officer WHO is on his way to BerOrt from Chalons.
and who confirms this news. Ana more than this
All direct communication between this part OF
France ana the capital Is cut of. The Eastern Rail
way OF France, from the Vitry junction on the north
right away to StrasbOurg, Is entirely In the hands o
the enemy, as is also the important branch from
Nancy to Metz and from Metz round the frontier &c
HagueDau and Strasbourg. glance at the mar
Will show you how very important these situations
slams of all the roads leading to The south OF France
THE RAILROADS.
There is, in fact no railway communication now
between tins place and Chalons, unless through
Troyes. to Paris, and back again by Rheims to
Chalons. Should find any difficulty in getting from
TrOyes 10 Epernay this afternoon think shall 90
on to Paris and leave again. by the Rheims railway,
tomorrow for Chalons. Fhe troops from BelfOrt
have been obliged to take that road to-day.
LESSONS FROM THE CRIMEA
Such Engllshmen as are old enough to remember
the Crinean war must recOllect how the indiQna
ton OF the whole British people was aroused when
it was discovered that the English army, instead OF
being able to take the field, was IN most inefficient
state. There was, in those days, question asked
which afterwards became byword in England
'Who shall we hang2" The time Will come, and
that before very long, when that same equeston will
be asked in France, but with more serious results
From what Is daily brought to light the robbery thai
has been gong on In every department OF the army
for the last ten years must have been enormous
You viii hardly believe that, although II post
lively affirmed IN the Chamber OF Deputies when the
war broke out that there were 240o,0 00C ciassepots
in depot there turns out TO be but little over half
| million. There are at Belfort, and In every
fortress anu large provincial town, thousands
OF young men ready for the Garde Mobile
but utterly Without arms, or, at least barely
enough muskets OF any pattern whatever to arm
more than ten per cent of the men now called OUT
for the defence OF their homes. Such robbery was
never heard or. Where are the arms-wh0 has
'eaten" the money! Surely the French VIII have
some right TO ask who shall we hang? ?'' The over
wheming numbers Of the Prusslans, their splendid
discipline, the Algerian military notions OF the
French cniefs-all these have largely contributed