The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-10-31

Discipline i'm the German Army.
Translated for the Chronicle by G.. WI


We read in the Volk$tre1ud, of Octo-
Der 20, an example of unequalled brav-
cry and execution Of a given military
order.
AS a consequence of the capitulation
of Strasburg, it was agreed upon that
on Wednesday, September %, early, at
s o'clock, certain gates should be occu-
pied by several companies of German
troops, and specially appointed regi-
ments were ordered TO take their po-
sition at the same time.
An officer of the Queen Augusta Reg
iment, from the Coblenz Garde Land
wehr Battalion, was ordered to report
at s o'clock in the morning in Stras-
burg to the newly nominated German
commander, General Won Mertens.
This latter order was, by some not yet
explained mistake, incorrect.
The French garrison was at the APP
pointed time not ready to defile, and
our regiments which were ordered to
enter the fortress awaited before the
gates the lowering of the bridges
Our staff officer of the "Garde Land
wehr Battalion Cobleuz" arrives before
the gates of the fortress in due time, in
order to report in the city. But he
finds the gates closed, and the bridges
drawn up.
As his order was, however, to report
within the walls of the city at s o'clock
A. NJ, he took with him an escort of
four musketeers, and, using scaling
ladder, climbs up the gate, and now in
tends taking his way through the
citadel. lie then hits upon body of
1900 French soldiers, who were order
ell to evacuate the city, and was on
several occasions threatened to be shot,
bat ultimately succeeds in arriving at
his scope, having encountered many
perils OF life. We quote the following
to prove his perils:
A French soldier aims at this "brav-
est of the brave" and, cursing at HIM,
threatens to shoot him; but this hero
quietly remarked: "No brave soldier
who has bravely fought will, assassin
like. murder foe who has fought as
bravelv as he himself" The French
soldier who had uttered this threat
lowers his gun, which example was fol-
lowed up by hundreds Of his comrades,
who despairinglv break their muskets,
The renowned officer, with his four men,
continues his promenade across a heap
of broken guns, and arrives at the
citadel, and, occupying the gate, asks
for the General, and is introduced to
General Uhrich. General Uhrich, hav-
ing heard the details Of our heroic
Majors appearance within the walls of
a city vet commanded by him, con-
graduated the Major on the fact that
he had arrived alive at his head
quarters.
The General continued: at is q
consolation to me to witness such an
example of heroism of my foes on one
of the most eventful and most sorrow
ful DAYS of my life. With such officers
and such men, the impossibility becomes
possible"
General Uhrich retains the German
Major, and we see at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
the comlcal intermezzo," that the
Generals and officers of the staff, order
ed to appear before their commanding
General, cannot enter because the four
German musketeers had received orders
from their Major to allow nobody to
pass without his special permission,
and this critical order was executed ito
the point" y#
In the course of conversation, Gene
raj Uhrich made the following remark |:
II was of the opinion that France had
an excellent artillery, but with yours,
sill, our own cannot compete. Look at
our works and silenced batteries; your
artillery has destroyed everything"
After having seen the ruined works,
and closely inspecting the breaches or
gaps which now appeared before our
eyes inItheir real size, and larger than
we could observe from our batteries, we
cannot help coinciding with the views
of the above-named General.
The effect of our cannons dehes de
scription, land unless Strasbourg had ca
pitulated, this stronghold could have
only held out few days longer.