New-York tribune., 1870-12-06
WAR NOTES.

WAR NOTES.
Somebody has been keeping record OF tfh
French official reports Of the German losses from ths
beginning of the war up to late date, ana nnuS thA
they amount to more tnan tW0 nilons OF meat
The French prisoners ut Brcmcnhaycn ara
in the preJicamen those az Dlntzg. They VIII
not believe that Bremen and Hamburg stil flourish
They say that ~ a general review day MaeMahOn
took ont of his pocket and read 70 the assembled Irmy
"A telegram announcing the total destruction OF Dobn
those cities by tho french neet
The German papers contradict the statement
that the Francs-tircurs made prisoners by them ara
shot On the contrary, they put to worA IN making
roads. The soldiers Of the regular army who are cap
behave themselves They are distributed the
try, working at their various trades At hNed prcea
camps used ~ military prisons.
The following il a sample of the only kind
OF dispatches from the interior which Gambctta eYea
allowed 10 De published
"MoSrAKon-- Ig,O-Pineen minutes After O'Clock, p
tn, Sous Prsrs-i to ne JHaisl>r Of the InbTtor
reliable person. sbo arrived this morning fo Mnn infous
place BY lhe P.ns bu hs g,ng'a
T ne, scec % 70 i have S." & r Of s PIa0 soldiers s 6sio
Number, Of march With them spirit Of Aope~"s-
seems 70 pos'ess them
During late sOrtie of the French from
Paris irumpeter OF the Trn.h battalion OF BlyarisH
Jagers managed TO cross unobseryed into covered
arbor on the tank Of the advancing columns OF ths
French and Of the first check which their onset re-
ceiyed from the Germans he boldly sounded the French
signal retreat, oud and long, which being taken az
hasty retrograde moyeentOf the French toward Parla
The stan rumpetcr Of the Bavarians had picked un
during a previous battle. one Of he aigual-DOoks usrd
bv French rumpecrs and had taught bis subOrdinaret
this useful little air, To De used in eInergen ncies
Some German papers having pointed Oat that
Heligonnd belongs rightfully TO Germany me London
Standard says in reply 'To give up Heleo'and would
cost great deal more affection 10 the Iicgolanierx
than it would to the people OF Great Britain II the con-
sent Of the former however be obtained by egit-
the transfer there can he TO objection 70
Germany being permitted 10 add this 10 the other TO
sources OF the Fatherland. TO yield Hehgoand though
It even bare rock upon compusion. H. noYcy,r.
take by force, unless she is also able TO mascn bngand
by sea- and at present We 'oNtuG d & 20 S oeysr S'
ought the English people 10 take to heart me noiens
mensoes which some Germans have permitted them
10 level at under hr uuaccuStomed tXctemens
OF victory"
Despite the preoccupation of the war, Ger
many is deyotng considerable attention to increasing
her foreign commerce. Tie irt Oi line ~ ST. 1ns
ers for the West Indian trade lately made he trial trip
This vessel the K0nig wilhelm L. which built tho
Clyde measures $50 tuhs and IL fitted up for 0 ilTs
class passengers, 20 second and 800 1ird she ~ carry
from lSOO 1000 tuns Of dead weight nel and cargo
her draft being ABOUT % feet when 20 loaded
The viii first sail from Brenen call 81 south
amptOn and proceed thence direct 70 Colon, Sayahila
Porto CabcllO uayTa aud then back TO sayania and
beein and only be interrupted los calling at 81. Tiomas
the next ports being ChelbOurg, southampton, and
Bremen Two other steamers, the Kohn and Graf Bis
marck intended for this line. nearly completed.
These steamers are built and fitted With special adapta
on for the passenger and cargo rac Of the station ga
which they are to be placed
Gen. Changarnier, writes "A correspondent az
Brussels is here in peculiar position. TIE u not
prisoner Of After the surrender OF Metz, Prince
Frederick Charles expressed 10 him desire that hs
should not remain In France ThereIpon the general
lectod Brussels his residence. As matter of course
he feels himself bound not to return France during
t1ta Mo- he ii.
very lively and M the eJOymrut OF good heaith soma
days ago he sent 10 the IndePeaddnee B1ge letter In
publications short time after. Hls opinion OF Bnzane a
fat the latter's ipc1paciy was even greater an his
after the cluuatiOn Of Paris, which ne thought WOuh
take place . long time before the surrender OF Mctz
would become Decessary. Gen. Chaugarier encFtnlns
the opinion tat no French army Mond eve aehn Giey
a BOnaparte and tat therefore, an Imperial gtetof tiOn
is altogether impossible.
Don Angelo de Miranda, the editor OF ths
Paris GGuois who arrested at Versailles ior hagiug
presented himself TO Count Bismarck under his Christian
name only. and ord, rcd 10 Maycnce suspected spy,
has made his escape. he CAV his parole 10 proceed 10
Mayence voluntarily. but mme iiatcly shsconted In
letter to Brussels paper he says: II authorized by
the Crown Prince to pass through inc PrsSnn nes nn
prOdur Ou of FORMAL rdfe conduct, which contained my
real name and actual ofci character president of iha
Spanish Financial Commission ia Londonl. I then
arrested undrr the pruteN of having published anti
but nothing suspicious being found In them. they we're
returned, with the exception Of he safe conduct Aitor
asbcd my word ~ honor not 10 escape gave it,
and have. nevertheless, escaped, because I regarded
myren sequcstTated and not prisoner. These
the facts public opinion will decide on thtm."
The OSt DcuiScte ZcityRg gives the following
episode "rhe King in company with the Crown Irncs
aud several Generals. lately visited the wounded IN tho
Palace or Versailles, and asked them in his ablo man
what their wounds He stepped up u See bed
OF silesian oyioDsng 20 the ih Regiment whose CHA
lex had been ampuated and who had also been shot
the right shoulder on the King asking tn brave sol-
der where be WAS wounded, lie replied n his Siesian
dalecG Your Majesty have LOST NY right leg. and
that puts ne out for cannot march mo Paris and
the rOges have shot here inthe shoulder into ths
bargain All smiled, while tho Crown Prince said
We'll. my son. you shall have an artificial leg Lnd all
vance Into Paris with MS Notwithstanding The frank
HiIesiau rejOined Yes, your Royal Highness, believe
that, but can longer merit the iron Gross Tho
hysandcrs laughed hui she Crown Prince put his hand
on the brave fellows head and said That TOO my son.
YOU shall have and the King nodded apprOyingy and
walked on I believe a tesr stood IN hls eye Two hours
atterSsrd an Adjut4nt came and presented brave
Silesian With the Iron Cross