The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-09-01
JAMES D. TRADEWELL.

QlSNou.
JAMES D. TRADEWELL.
interviewing the Crown Prince-French
Newspaper Correspondents at their
Work-The Prince on the Battle or
Worth.
Among the French who fell into the
hands of the Prussians after the battle of
Worth were two correspondents of tie
Paris press, NJ. Henri Chabrillnrt, of the
Figaro, and NJ. Carbon, of the Goulois.
Each of these gentlemen has published
an account of his adventures. At Souiz,
they were brought into the presence of
the Crown Prince, and the interview is
thus described by M. Chabrillart:
L confess am very much embarrassed
II L draw hattering portrait of the
Prince, it will be said that 1 am sold to
the Prussians; if draw an unfavorabic
picture Of him, to crafty any malevolent
passion, shall be guilty of injustice and
falsehocd. L am reporter, which
means kind of photographer. shall,
therefore, simply and truly state what I
saw, and what was said Those who
may DC dissatisfied with nv account,
must deal with the Prince themselves.
It is not my fault that lie is human.
Would to Heaven that all Germans were
like him; but, unfortunately, it is not so.
Prince Frederick William, heir to the
Grown of Prussia, is man Of tall
stature, thin, with q calm and placid
countenance; but in tho curve of his
aqneline pose and dilating nostrils there
are no evidences Of energy, while the
rapidity of his glances convinces you Of
his decision. a full, fair beard softens
the somewhat stern expression Of his
features. He has great simplicity of
manner, and affects rather kind of
bourgeois style Of speaking, thinking and
general behavior. He was dressed in n
black tunic, with red collar and facings,
without any embroidery or gold braid,
upon the shoulder small epanlet to in
dicate his rank, but no other distinguish
ing ornament. He wore n small black
cap bordered with red, and the whole
uniform was severely simple. He speaks
French with great purity, without
foreign accent, beyond slight German
intonation aud occasional hesitation mt
certain words. ''Do you speak German,
sir?" said he to me.
'No, Prince, not sufficiently"
II am sorry for it, as otherwise you
would have heard in what manner our
troops speak Of yours, and in what
esteem they hold them"
II thank you very much for that OPT
nion."
"Oh, it is quite deserved. We have
| all admired the tenacity and the courage
which have been ovinced by even the
humblest of your soldiers"
| Then, with much delicate considera-
tion, and almost making excuses for
mentioning the facts to us, he told US
that they had taken between 5000 and
1000 prisoners, thirty guns, six mitrail-
leuscs, and two eagles.
among tho prisoners" said he, sis
General Raoult. 1 went this morning
to see him Mt Reichshofen, where lie lies
wounded, his hip and thigh being bro
ken; 1 fear that he is now dying. He is
a bravo officer, and he has given mo
some addresses in Paris to Which he
wishes letters to be sent"
But, Prince" L observed, "the
other prisoners also have families"
{" have thought of that. have had
them supplied with writing materials;
the letters will DO sent unsealed to our
consul at Geneva, who will forward thcm
to France"
f" Prince, we thank you on behalf of
tho mothers whose grief you are about
to assunge."
I" do not iiko war, gentlemen. If I
should reign I would never mako it..
Now, despite my love of peace, this is
the third campaign that I have been
compelled to make. went over the
battlefield yesterday. It was frightful.
If 1 only depended upon myself this
war would end here. It is your Minis
ters and tho Emperor who would have
it, it was not we who wanted it. And
yet the Emperor has been very good to
me and very kind to my wife. Tho last
time that | saw him was at the Tuillerics
ON the 18th of January, when he said to
me, You know that have found new