The New York herald., 1870-08-02
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY AUGUST l87o-TRlrLE SHEET

England, IT the Congress, OF Vienna qua
ranreed to Prussia her Saxon acquisitions
Such guarantee, n still held good, would
involve England In the present quarrel. He wanted
TO know what grounds nal been taken by the gov
ernment He urged that the army be kept up TO It's
greatest strength, and closed with declaration that
England, while she observed treaties, wo lid main
tain the rights and Independence Of others.
Mr. Gladstone took exceptions to the historical
statements OF the right honorable gentleman and
gave his version OF events down to the present day.
He said the policy Of tho government was not one
OF armed neutrality but OF friendship TO both COM
bataDts. lie declared that the obligations OF the
Vienna treaty ended with the German empire. The
government was now doing everything TO enforce
the observance OF neutrality. but British power was
restricted TO British waters All legal restraints had
been imposed on the sale OF coal.
A running debate followed between lesser men,
bers on the state OF the army and navy which last
cd until q late hour. No facts OF importance were
brought out.
The SlSirmishing at Sanrbruclk-- VI erits Of
the rrussinn and French Small Arms.
LONDON, August I, 1870.
correspondent writes from Saarbruck, on Thurs.
day.
A company of infantry and party of Uhlaners
infantry have gone out TO reoonnoltre.
The report tha, thirty or forty infantry from Saar
louis had discomdt,d squadron OF cavalry and
three companies OF infantry Ii confirmed.
The owner Of the mill near Ludenelden where the
skrmish took place, came into the town this morn
ing with the intelligence that six French pieces OF
artillery had appeared on the top OF nelghboring
hill This Is the drst artillery that has been
Prince Frederick Karl Is expected at Kreuznach
Kaiserslantern.
From the top OF the hill behind Saarbrucken,
where the Prussian picket Is, we hear tho French
baud playing. The French shoot at any Pruslans who
walk along the Forbach roal half q mile out Of
town. anu one has to look out Ir the shooting OF
the last few days anv indication OF the general
character OF French and Prussian shooting, ex-
pect to hear that the French, with plenty of time to
aim, make very lair shooting up to a surprisingly
great distance, but tnat in sharpshooling they are
very wild.
The Prussians on the other hand win not even
, attempt shooting at long ranges, but, at range
suited 10 their small arm, under five hundred yards
are steady and certain marksmen. The artillery
firing OF the French to-day was very good.
The same correspondent, writing Friday
says:-Large French forces are SAID TO be getting
Immediately behind the hiils but deserters say they
|
! port They are half starved and woebegone.
Some infantry entered PruJsian territory at three
O'Clock this morning to dig pstatoes. Tney were
| driven of without any, aud with the loss OF two
men. Potato digging is attempted at Intervals al
| along the fronter.
The common be.lef as TO tn plan OF the campaign
Is that the three armies will form at points from
Saarbruckcn southwards; the soutnernmost to ad-
vance on Straasburg, the next on Nancy and the
third to march on Metz. co operating with the Sec
ond. The French can hardly have been acquainted
with the weakness Of the Prussian force in Saar.
brucken during the last few days. The Prussian pa
troll are very active and penetrate to the extreme
! right and left OF the valley.
The badness OF the enemy's sharpshootng encour.
| ages them to go within unnecessarily short dis.
| ances OF the French outpOs,s. party advanced
and began shooting. Our party rode Off as hard as
they could, the FrenchmeD firing at them from oe-
hind This is the worst exhibition yet OF
French unsteadness and want OF selEre-
! straint II the chasseurs could have re-
mained quiet minute two longer
they might have destroyed made prisoners OF the
! whole party; and even when they had nothing to dc
but take good aim at the dying horsemen from nty
yards aud upwards they did not succeed In hitting
| their bodies. Three shots We're received in different
parts of the mems equipments Bodies Of Infantry
| are continually going out TO reconnoitre.
The same correspondent writes on SATURDAY.
Our patrols In the night suffered more severely
than usual One was surprised by the French con.
| ceaied IN wood who suddenly fired upon them
and wounded an uhlaner and fusileer or the
| Second battalion OF the Fortieth regiment. Two
| other men were wounded I'm different patrols
The French are making bridge over the Saar,
between Grossblittersdorf ana Hacweiler. near
| Saargguemines. The work done yesterday on the
top of hill turned out to be a protected battery.
Two cannon have appeared there. Fighting Is ex.
pected in the course Of day or two
correspondent at Copenhagen writes, on Tues
day. that Denmark's neutrality Is believed to be TEN.
| poraray. The mannuvres are finished at Camp Hald
yet there Is no indication OF the camp being broken
| up, or the troops returning TO cantonments,
though orders understood to have been issued
| fortnight since. The FtezTelandet Journal says the
| general feeling is decidedly warlikc Tho moment
has arrived for Denmark to throw or the mask aud
! openly side with France The government Ia
steadily for neutrality. The Cabinet viii resign II
| the war party gets the upper hand.
correspondent at Fr nkfort writes on Friday,
repeating that II is fully believed that II Is the pur-
pose OF the Prussians to enter France Many Amer
lean families Ia Frankfort and vicinity are trying TO
| get away. Hamburg Is filed with Americans.
The latest London opinion Is tnat the French mean
something at Strasbourg, and that there will either
| be double movement against Paatnate and Baden
or tnat the massng OF troops at Metz Is to some ex
| tent q feint.
| Three members OF Parliament, Sir G. W. Deke,
Mr. Winterbotham and Edgerton Herbert leave on
Thursday for the Prussian army.
BELGIUM.
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