The New York herald., 1870-11-14

tne wnole or France now Stand 40 not mean 10 hay
but what there Is good deal OF hustle and activity
going on-bodies or Franos-tireurs and Gardes
Mobiles daily march files on to their different
destinations, anu the drilling OF recruits proceeds
unnaggingly-but at the same time there seems to
be no real earnesrness among the citizens as
body. You meet groups OF them singing Tor should
rather say. howing) the "Marsellaise" and similar
patriotic songs about the streets and In the cafes.
They c0ngregate together, quaf their abslnthe or
petit verre and discuss the state OF things In general
and the war In particular, Just as II France were
not SO to speak, lying PROSTATE and bleeding and
victorious Prussan army few miles from the gates
Of their town.
Any rumor Of success, however vague and In
definite appears to be received with blind and un-
thinking creduty which any one with ordinary
reasoning powers would have imagined the expe-
rlcnce OF the last two months should have taught
them to restrain. In fact, ike the Bourbons, tney
seem ITO have learned nothing and to nave Iorgol-
ten nothing.''
This morning, however, the Mayor gave them re-
mnder OF how things actually stood Dy issuing
proclamation 10 the effect that all public exnlolLloRs
and singing In the cafes aud streets are entirely out
Of keeping with the present misfortunes OF France;
that while the country Is in danger the sole wish auu
thought or tho citizens ought to be to deiend u anu
to expe the INVADER in fact that thing approach
Ing 10 amusement Ia almost an insult TO the pupllc
mlsfortunes. Such being the case he has ordered
That there shall be no singing in the public streets or
cafes tnat no proprietor Of any cafe or caparet sna
supply anything to persons not actually inside anu
that all cafes shall be punctualy closed at eeVen
O'Clock. The Commissioners OF Police nave received
instructions to see these orders rgidly enforced:
To endeavor At the same time 10 instr BE etM1k
like discipline and order into the troCcs n Gam
beta has published the following prco.csasfion =
"In virtue OF the powers delegated 70 me Dy the
government by decree dated at Paris, the Isl Octo
Der, lS70:-
MILITARY LIFE.
Considering how Important IL Is to accuStom tne
soldier the 1dCgueS OF campaign, ana 10 no
away with the disorders which result from their So
Journ IN cltes on every occasion when the eneclve
troops whether regular or lrreguarl III town
shall exceed IN number 2,000, all tnat pOrtlon OF
those troops which shall not be necessary Tor the
maintenance order and tranquility shall De
massed together in q camp situated three kilometres
or less from town; that the situation or the camp
shall be- chosen IN sucn away as 10 oner me ~ oest
once protected with earthworks and fortilcatons;
that the troops in every case shall be occupied IN
the formation or the aforesaid works; thai all COM
munlcatlOn between The camp and the town shall
be prohibited. except for the immediate exigencie5
OF the service or Dy leave OF absence IN writing
that the officers shall stay in the camp and live the
kind OF life as the soldiers; that each day q
fourth part OF the troops thus encampcd shall exc
cute marches, varying rom twenty to thirty kIlo-
metres; that the camp shall be organzeu and
guarded as If the enemy were close ut hand and
| 81 OF May, 1882. shall be exactly carried QUIZ
This proclamation has not come before II was
needed. ! do not mean to say tnat the
In fact considering the large body OF men who are
stationed IN THIS town, with arms III their hands for
the first time and unaccusCmed to habits 0l disci
pine, their conduct has been exceptionally good but
did look out OF keeping to see gangs OF them oa.-
ing about from morning 20 night III and out OF caiGS
and cabarets when Lnere was lighting going on
within u few leagues oil them, and eacn hour might
bring tidngs that they must march out TO repel the
advance OF The Toe.
..MARCuING ALONG"
About two O'Clock a large body OF Francs-treurs
OF Mayence, passed through the rue Royaie but heir
destination could not ascertain, ana later IN The
day portion Of the Garde Rationale arrived with a
new rife the Remingtonl and attracted great deal
OF attention. About hour alterward the seemed
to be alive with rumors the rue Royale was densely
crowded and The excitement very great. This was
partly OWING TO the advent 0I small bodies OF francs
tlreurs from Chateaudun, who were suri Ounded by
groups eagerly listening to their accounts OF the
tie al that place. In which 1t seems they had taken
prominent and Dy no means undistnguished part.
40 not make this statement on the strength any
thing heard from the comDatapts question, be-
cause ION Their own merits modest men are Tor
ought 10 be) dumbn but from all the Intelligence
which can CLEAN from other tolerably reliable
sources the irregular troops appear this Occa-
sion to have made a better and III determined
stand than they have hitherto DONE
Accordingly the provisional government have
''has deserved well or It's country tnat credit
100 900 francs has been opened by the Minister o
the Interior to assist the population OF Clateaunn
| to repair the losses they have aimed in conse
| the PrussianS on the 18th uay OF October, 1870.
| EXCITED AND HoMEwARD
| About nine o'clock In the evening the eXcitemen
| became greater than ever, and all kinds OF rumor
were anoat-taat ROuen and Metz had iallen; that
battle was imminent ar SOlOgne, within twelve
leagues OF Tours and that the Ministers going
to take their immediate departure FOR Bordeaux x
This state OF things went on more or less Until
eleven O'Clock, when, the cafes being closed the
streets gradually thtnned and the crowd retired TO
their respective homes