The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-12
WAR MISCELLANY.
Napoleon Foredoomed to Defeat,

Napoleon Foredoomed to Defeat.
The London Spectator of July 80 says
AS yet the auguries are with the Teuton. The
Emperor of the French, whether pressed by
some unexplained necessity or intent on some
over subtle combination, or, as we believe, de-
ceived by his hopes from some subterranean
intrigue, has allowed his great adversary, whose
fearful strength no one in his empire but him
self thoroughly comprehends to secure the Ia
days which was all he needed for preparation.
War was declared on the 18th, no advance was
made till the Goth, and within those fourteen
days Germany, from Posen to the Lake of Con-
stance, has rolled itself together in arms to bar
Napoleon's road France will not be defeated
by any momentary muddle. The solitary cf-
cumstance against her other than her cause, and
her deficiency, as we believe, in numbers is that
she is led by Napoleon-that is, by man who
makes war as he makes coupS detdt, like con-
spirator; who fights in order to obtain grand
scenic effects who, If he finds genius in his
army must think before he uses him whether
genius is compatible with implicit devotion to
Caesar; and who, unless we wholly misread his
manifestoes in this war, deeply mistrusts his
fate. There is detection in his bearing, deec-
tion as of man who feels a self-imposed task
too heavy for endurance.
Napoleon's Body Guard.
The following is the official list of the persons
to the army headquarters de Beville,
de la Moskowa, Castelnau, de Waubert de
Genlis, Reille, Fave, Pajol, and Canu, as Aides
de-Camp; General Courson de la Villeneuve,
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d'Hendecourt, Dreysse, de Morcourt and de
Trecesson orderly officers; Viscount Lepic,
Marechal des Logis of the Palace; Colonel de
Toscher la Pagerie, Marechal des Logis; Count
Davillers de Saint-Jean dAngely, First Equerry;
NM. Raimbeaux, Suarez dAutan and de Massa,
Equerries; Doctors Conneau, Corvisart, and
Larrey; NJ. Pietri, Private Secretary, and Wis
count Pierre Daru, Cabinet Courier, and NM. de
Tascher la Pagerie
Euxenie's Toast to Theirs.
1t is related of the Empress Eugene, that on
her return from Cherbourg, at dinner at st.
Cloud, she surprised all present by proposing
toast The fortunate mortal thus honored was
no other than NJ. Theirs. The assembled guests
could not believe their ears. Her Majesty con-
descended to explain:-'To M. Thiers to whom
we are indebted for the Notifications OF Paris,h
| work which now enables us to send to the from
tier 100 600 men who otherwise could not have
been spared"
Paris the Weak Point of France.
The Paris correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial writes:-
The weak point of France, / expect, is this
bloated pampered, passionate, needless, head
| long Paris. / do not believe in the great depth
or enduring qualities of the war sentiment dis
| played here for a few nights after the declara-
| tion of the war. There was fury in it, and fever
! ish excitement, but not evidence of tenacity
capacity to suffer and grow strong in suffering.
| The professions, bearing tri-colors and torches,
| looked little as If they were esteemed
| as fine spreeS, rather than as demonstrations of
| an ardor quenchable only by death. Like a
| good many of our torch-bearers in political
campaigns, the mass OF the actors were boys.
There were blouses marching with the rest, but
| the workingmen were not, l am convinced, out
in force. The constituents of Rochefort have
not been converted into admirers of the En-
| peror. Upon the whole, the Emperor would do
well to keep a few reliable regiments within
easy reach of Paris. There are persons here,
and great many of them, who have far
! greater natred of him than of the Prussians, and
| who would be willing to see France humiliated
for the sake OF the destruction OF his dynasty.
The Position of Austria.
The Berlin correspondent of the New York
Eoening Post, writing on July ~, =" There
has been a very natural anxiety to know what
position Austria will take in the coming conflict,
and though we have nothing official at present,
there is but little doubt but that she will keep
strict neutrality, unless, indeed, Russia allies
herself to Prussia, as 1t has been rumored she
threatened. 1t would have surprised no one to
have seen Austria at once declare for France.
The Weir CMilitary) Zeit,eng, indeed, has had ?
series of articles urging an offensive allia11
papers, among them the Grdtzer Tdge6ent
have demanded that the Austrian Goyegrman
should formally disayow these anti atbv of
articles in the Weir Ze1tung. The Shared for
the Austrian Germans is strongly Gonor ha II
the Prussian cause; for, to Austria raSical con.
said, her recognition of her Gery dntv and her
nection and the foresight of bTh war n seen
own &c recas vdt of No lies countries
@The Poles in austria the present eonnics fCr
giye tneir syinpySTr rhS y. Magyar journals express
OPsy for anstns srs Ous ss for the
nresent ~ To,< The racial hatred OF the Magyars
pIe and GerSans probably impels great amount a1I,
of hitsf feeling. AT present she VIII go with
A. 9nst.k, and preserve neutrality, unless driven
froS this position by an alliance of Russia with
Pussia.
Thiers on Prussiau Ambition.
NJ. Theirs, writing to friend In England,
4 saws he has always been of opinion that the
time would come when the ambitisn OF Prussia
would have to be resisted by France. Bat ne
| always supposed the time would only De wnen
lust occasion arose, and when all the nations OF
Europe should France 70 ee an
for the PRODUCTION of the dispatches, could
have obtained twentyfour hours respite sS ,or
reelection. would perhaps, have pronounced Tor
peace. did not succeed, and now, al Away, "; I,
for her success, while earnestly desiring that 4
| NAV be at the least possible cost TO huOenltyl
! and that il may bring about a lasting peace