, 1870-12-22
l0!ND0N.
The War Correspondent of the
Daily News.
His Theory OF Isrussian succcss'
The Ex.Empcror's Diplomatic
Dentfnt. .,
,tnoa orR ows ooagEepoxnExr.l

Forbes. who represented the Daily Netrs b.
fore Metz, and Who now corresponds With that
jnurnM from before Psrs. Mr. Forbes vas
ouee in the British army. and fought sgsinst
The sepote in 1nd:s and sgsinst the Russians
III tbs CHnea- He has. therefore, special
Advantages in his military knowlcdge and e1-
pet1ence. 1i,~ra Arc oilicc:B enough who will
volunteer 10 write; hut not one in twenty
succeeds in rendcriug Lis narrative interest
Ing. When the war broke out, posse Of ntfi-
-cers on leave communicated with the neweps-
per Offices here and attempted 10 form en-
gaGeuents which wonid have been Of eoukid-
erlhte service to thtm in ,tLeir profession.
Very abruptly were these Arrangements
broken mr.. The irish Government Hudden-
zly passed tuls forbiadipg eff :ers to be pres
CIT with either beIligesent- Tremendous
ef1orfs were made to ietcind this rule. or,
1t least, to allow Of m exception
or two, but without ay4it The otiioera
whn were out we're summoned homo,
uLder the tbfeAt OF I cou:f.martial. Mt.
Forbes. Aayitg q',itted the army, could do II
LIE liked, He .Ha-sesse. indnn1tabte energy,
exposes himstll. when in Eealch Of jnforana-
fious to pnnerous dangers, and writes the
be-t style OF anJ CORRESPONDENT know. DR..
Russell bad 4 heap Of advantages 1T yera altes.
In tho course OF nis career. WHOM the Times
was poEer, h. made valuable acquaintance
slllps. He barks in the favor Of the Prince OF
Wales. and, through bin, Of the Grown Prince
OF Fru+tia- Hlthou, coi 4 to much trouble.
he has arrived NJ Information Of special
KIND, and special facilities hare been allow ed
BIN in the way Of tee Transmission OF news
. but In tbs work Of the cam oxisu, Hh.n fight
Ing has l'een gcing on. End tho neHepapcrs Ill
agog for ipformat.oo. Isuzsa1l III behind.
POrb<a beats him over and over Ac1in. An
lntA'ilb!e proof ls the preference Of tbs pub
lithers. Al tht. moment, Forbes IL 1t the
bright of their favor, and can ask Whit terms
he pleaser, while 1lnssell is peassd BY.
Just before Metz ran taken, Mr. Forbes,
who II tali, saldierlr looking u.o, vas shot
through b. til legs wi,ilH witnessing 4 sortle.
Like = real helo, he did not csen then Give up
his work, hut in the next engagement ni-ed !
stout Prunsian to csrEs him, u niok-..naek. "
Hcnd to one OF she magazines = paper OF ten
r1Fee, Eiring EiB eA-1auztion Of the eau, u,ea to
which the successes Of the Ptussians are at
tritutAtIe- AZ I attach Importance to his
Observation-Disclosures it to be second to uone
IN Earopf,-I shiuk it 4 good use Of your
space 70 put sou IN rosseseioa Of tho sub
stance Of Lis c0uclhslen-
WHY THE PnCssIAS3 WE'VE v1cTuayoCs-
Mr. Fotbes spec fi,s variety OF csnses
utdez Elk heada: Tho Pfuseian military eys-
The marching poEe1s Of the psu.sian
troops; the ASAtiug powers Of the
pissed Sy the rrnss,sn conmsnl:
etr: tho inferin1it,-s Of the French troops, and
the deficiencies Of the French military sys.em.
OF tho two first causea We nave heard enough;
surely, sluce the btElnrirg OF tho WEI: W.
know the rlusrlu military System by heart,
and the intelligence Of the rice il constantly
thrown in onr lace. Their marching powrrt
aro e1sracrdinarJ. Mr. Forbes has knosr
them march thirty English miles day for
threo consecutive ds3a. doing their fire-l:ght
ing Ard c.cking ,saen this p,Arct w4s o7er
and almost iuy.rial1 his oucktLg ic the orsu
TleJ cA1yh, avs burdens, to@, on their NJ ,Fch
bur, owing perhsl'. 10 sh.ir almost invA1isIls
msrrlang occur. So steady and
unduetuAtinE arc t'se marching phcl
md endurance OF The Frlseian troops
that it mnst ha 4 niscaIculAtion on his owl
part II leader l. out iu u reckoning h.rinl
theee conditions fer it, basie, Az to tue fight
which ara ch.rac:eH-tsc OF fts Frensh troop
IN action arc exactly those most calcu,ated I,
frustrato tie cu:comn of the national nailitar'
idioeync1asy OF The French, whose leadini
ehazacte,istics in the fell are fn.y, impetuos
ity, and sudden, ni1n.le dash. The rru5siAn
have boen cls,ingui-hed III every battle b.
stesdibets, seIf-csntrul, and an ab.olu:
bllndnsss OF perception III to when they ar
heaten. Only personal aequ.iot.nce witl
tho prnssiaIs in tllls var, sass Nr. Forbes
est, undieguised dread winch tue ChAesepot IN
spif4d! You u It'll ut / ind msn who will rzfus,
10 own, Will atmost = shudaer, the vast supe
notity OF the Chs.Aepot- ~ Bot, ;" he adds, -.
know no better ILLUSTRATION Of the diatinntts
aghtiuG attributes OF the rival force
than this. that the frusaAu sntldo&
to tho ChaseePot has bceu invariably t
push on u within two hundred yards 6
the men iu rcd b1eecbes who piled tho pal
DEATH Al this ai-14uce tbs pruseiAn nere
SEA rtfr. af rf,o thN0S SArSn
Steadily and pre- cisciy th- men in htass-spike
helmets fred FINN Tic shoulder, marking the
enemies at every rick Of the needle; whil
tho Frenchmtn, OF actually IN funk. hu
eimplx in ! condition os apa -modic excatemen
blsxe1 iuto space WITH ths wespon 1t tho tligl
Drained only with ; w,ldness that rnade It
alternative lt.1tc mole damaging
The Ieputcd military supremacy OF Il
French has betn 4 my'h for years. Eve
village and town has been fall Of stron
ney-cosner, While ali the bone and sino
bo;h of tuwn aud country. In the Faiths
lkrd, il 1ound the colosa Of ths arm
The. army WAS largely, tainted with
antinons rn5. H. FLoos taoT n,3so fso
ers % The island in the aeuse," says ii
Forbes, "ulAt whole regiments constituted
eeerpt society, having for liz watchwo.
Tire Ia kePu1zigue!s" Drunkenness, to
under The Second Empire, his increas
throughout France in Aratio, and to An eIter
OF which fou have Any conception, and In T
vice the army n tar IN advance Of the civil
population. Tho rf1icers 1ra too often ign
rant, reckless, lu-iGoI, and votar7as Of 1bsint
- SPECIES nf helt.de ,oc'sou which takes &
mental and bodily pi I, ont Of nun fAstt
eave OPIUM. Dduk invariably ruins die
paino- - Aid fear, eaEs Mr. Forbes, . I'll
In tho Ftencl, ARMY puotf,er element has Be
1t work in this direction. refer to the It
for personal popularity with the rank and Fl
wlleh, from all I cln tea.n. has been too CO
Few men c1n be, like the tfrst Napoleon,
once cxactlrE aud Gi-ci otnAIiRu.'
THE rnMnATASTs AND TIE con1EsrnSnEs
One fact ou. OF lie sight OF people he
int which mA.eti .ily affects tho option fos
cd Of tho combalab's. IL the subaerv1euc~
corTerps deute 10 the Comm1ndere-lp-Chi
The French ma3e ::EievJus mistake, ~ I
leve, ui,, n thee It TIT ali correspondents ~
from their b. adln.Hert- At tho beginning
the va, the i,f- Of a gentleman de-n1tcl
to The FIcEc1, ida v1s one OF torment.
uae in. ulied or sIIcsied every day, Ana II
~. was driven home vi h cunsumely. Dr. Il
cell wss trea'cd like tho reas. Tharo was
partially, fer tLst m-tt't- Every ono c
nsesea ~ ,''h n;,,t te~sesper ,,s1s WIS reS:r
change Of quarters. and :l,e Gcru
armicr, acting, no doubt. cautiously and '
circumsuecli0'.. received ths beat OF tbs
tected 1onrralirt.. Int The point want
explain IL thts: Evcry correspondent VII
With 1hichever Of tho atmtrs, is there on
condition that he sbatl praise up ov
thing German be seef. Wete he to dep
reyefte, describe IN scs Of brutality. ques
decree, of he would 20. Dr.. h1s.e.L
Skinner, AIs Fu1ber. M1. Auetin,-all Of |
understand tbat ,here must he no critic
only com e1tments. Away. take OF 80
cent Of thtit culosi.s, fnt know thHt on
two Of them write uuier 4 seryitudr.
would write very differently il shsy VITO
thtr thuugLt
AiArd critic OF the French natiou,
eAye many tEaEFs which arn cruelty up
has tho ground TO hrnr-lf VII IN he shows
tho prospects OF France arc undacirh
bio in the e1srem.. Tne e1isting Minis
after VIA. sctms inevitable, ~,il rrobabt
too 6iscredi,ed by their defeats to re-.
yettiec OF power. and no rival is u hxn
snatch tbe Ieinr. fai;fy y-electe1 Nat
Assembly might rolye tbs problem il it sat
powerful in the adhesion Of all ths infue
clxrsts, as we'll as OF tbs numerical
ioritv st1or enough, therefore, 10 cur
turbulent and Visions elem snta OF the ?
Iaiiou. and. with liz strength uuimpAired b
1ncu1kble rara9ss'. ever sIps.ng % ~ nsa 80
gin, and Knupt, therefore, lean on violen
guilty snrtzumepts for It's maintenance
iien, l1o xeyer, this rule, would ind ,. th'
putect terrible Obstacle to deal With u
return home Of m ntnnoken standing
as, 600 sirong, un,aught by captivity
feat. full Of the old bad impensl traditions
the old lad Ak rian habi'e-the men
aordinate. tho cfsice1s luxurious and ign'
haiiug 1epuhiicanA, desmsing clsitsas-
Ee'hsr an tsil, no1ious, corrupt.nc, III
agablo Thing"
DENTIST POLITICIAN.
II hta long beeo common remark