New-York tribune., 1870-08-22
TREMENDOUS vICToRYi
25,O00 PRUssIAN PRISONERS "!
90 OOO PRUssIASa UORs DE COMBAT n!

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6O,OO0 PRUssIASs HoRs DE COMBATN!
Prince Charles, ne Heir 10 the Cr0pn, and all his sta
taken Prisoners!
Landau in our HdidsU
The walk have taken was long One as the man VIII
busted my shoes at the end OF it said in admirng won
der, ""MOnsieur. you have walked two leagues' Du
there was not foot o. the first half OF the way ina
was not pushed through crowds almost frantic WIN To
ioicing But little by little. there was thrust in an ln
pertinent doubt and the first ones bold enough 10 NM
that the story untrue were roughly handied. Sd"
| two men Of 80, weldresed men, pass rapidly rom
words to blows, and end by banging one another
! hats most desperately and conyncngly over their
| mutual heads because the believed and the
other didn't An old man. with load on his back and
pipe his mouth, listening with delighted counte
| nance to a policeman who was detailing the glorious
news. twenty-five thousand prlsonersW said the
policeman. "Mon Dieu!" said the old fellow. "Prnce
Charles the heir to the Crown, with all his staff" said
police, with all policeman's contempt for accuracy
"sacre nom de Deu" said the porter. "And how will
they ever get naturalzed" group was listening to
two men, one of whom detailing the splendid story
to the other who seemed increduous. "You don't be-
Heve it," "No." "You don't want TO believe It, dare
sayi" ono, 1 don't" "You Prussian, you are
a traitor, you spyl" The crowd be-
gan TO put up its name, and growl. "Wel," said
the doubting Thomas, moving off, 81 am not French-
man, and when hear you rejoicing over your bloody
victory think Of hearts know that are perhaps torn
with anguish" Ana he disappeared in the crowd.
"Where did the come fromp at is posted up at
the Bourse" "It isn't, for have just come from the
Bourse" at aman who took telegram oat OF his
pocket and read It TO his neighbOr; that Is ALL" "Is IL
ofciaf Is 1t Z" "Yes ts Official; no doubt about
I'll" "No IL isn't; the Master OF the Bourse says there
Ia truth in It," And the debate went on, and little
by little the angry crowd tethe cad conviction that
there was no foundation for their JOY Then to see the
flags taken quietly In, and the groups dissolve, and new
feeling mixed Of shame and rage take possession OF the
street. AS neared the Rue de Richelseuy saw an inn
mense crowd gather; the omnibuses were stopped and
the cabs drawn along the curbs one and In the mid
die of the street open voure, in which was seated
lady, while three gentlemen were standing up, and
one Of them holding large flag, with bouquets Of roses
addressed the crowd, who impatienly demanded the
Mlrseae and at last the lady, no other than Marie
sae herself out for afternoon drive was obliged to
yield and three times in succession to chant the noble
strain the open air. the crowd packed ose som house
to house joining with will in the chorus Then, from
an omnibus top Mr.. Coppet-the author OF the Strike OF
the BlacksIahs-had TO sing the Marselaise to the
crowd that couldn't hear Marie Sass and on all this
tumult and feastDo excitement came eopng drop by
drop, the miserable news that we had hat victory
and that the rather bad news than good Mean
while the Rue de Rchelieu and the Rue Vvonne leading
TO the Beurse were filed with the angry mob, who
surrounded the building and hearing down all opposition
made their way in, and attacked the moneychangers,
clappng and cawng giving sticufs and kicks and end
ing with grand smashup, sort Of baisSe entirely un
looked fort As l made my way toward the river
down the Rue dc la Paix which, true to its
name, was the first quiet place had been
in for two hours-I that the people
were crowdng the Place vend6me and arriving there
found that group of five or six hundred people
gathered under Oliviers window, with hundred cot
lures encircng the crowd, and Olivier with as
many of his clerks and people abOut him could squeeze
into the windows, making trying to make aspeeeh-
The great cry was, "a tss la Course !" "Fermez Ia
Bourse % "A tbas les Volsarsf To which Olivier re-
piled that they asked for grave measure, but that
sure such scandaous zet as they had just been wit
ness Of was repeated he would close the BOurse. This
from him very wisely omitted from all the copies OF his
speech have in Irint. There were angry people
there, however, who had account to settle with Oh
liver, and who would not let him go till I've promised
them news and promised 1t as soon as he got IT, This Oh
liver could not do or thought he couldn't but finally
seeing that storm brewing, he promised it, "upon
his honorp / was nst present at a later row m the
afternoon, when much larger and angrier crowd, who
by that had hsard the real news-the retreat Of
MaeMahon the success Of tho Prussans who have cap
tured six Of the famous mraAeuses and taken prisoners
and Standards ancare now ~ the French say with the
most deporabe ffaes"chez rous On territory not
we on theirs This had reused the peopleto ter
rble rage An eyewitness cells that the cries against
olivier were very threatening that they shouted for him
10 resign, and refused to hear him speak, and that
finally he had 10 give up and go In shutting the window
behind him. when a in blouse sprung up on vol
ture and cried Meseurs do you know who started
the report the Boursef He now behind thatwndow
and his name is Emile oivieri"
The news that about In Paris all Saturday night,
and that kept the city in state Of excitement that made
the calling out OF tho military necessary did not reach
the country till the next afternoons the 6oois was
seized printing the news and none Of the other morn
ing Journals were willing to print anything unofficial for
fear OF being fooled again. When the did come as
trayeled by word OF mouth II In the worst possible
form and the CONSERVATION very great. We were
told that MacMahon was cut to pieces that Frossard
was in full retreat that the Prussian army lay between
the remains Of the French army and the Cspta that
Paris was declared in state of sege that the Emperor
had made proclamation saying all must be ready
now for one decisive battle and that the thought must
be- not how 70 conquer Prussia but how TO save France
Women were I'm state Of feverish excement-aughing
crying embracing could not speak, but retired 70
their homes OF paced alone and greeted silently Such
sights are sad 10 see and who tell how much saddei
ones are In reseryef
Talking much TO the people, or rather hearing
them talk and mnglng with the excited crowds, mud
state Of feeling most dangerous for the Governments
This know that IL this state OF doubt and uncertainty
continues long, this defeat Is not soon MADE gooo py
decided victory, have seen Louis Napoleon IN far'
for the last time. The people demand arms hey demand
TO be allowed to protect their homes-their demahd
hafreusedifit be not granted there will be revolu
ton here and already there is deep excterncnt that
bodies III for the Empire It said that train OF carr
has been sent expressly for the Prince Imperial Ht
must come alone then will MS iather DO III
lowed TO come home with him at this uncture Sapoeo
III has got the people this terrible ouole anh ,heS
mean he shall be In at the settling Of It, and share AL h'
danger. Perhaps, that condition thef VIA ~ AAp