New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-26

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Hon SIG. BOngAL " To keep our powder dry"
ORIGIN OF THE FRANCo-GER1I WAR.
INTERESTING STATEMENTS BY THE FRENCH
AMBASSADOR AT BERLIN-BTTs OF SECRET
HISTORY. .,.,, % %. rI.
Count Benedict, who for several years pre-
cednG the declaration Of against Germany in 1870
was the French Ambassador at Berlin, has published
volume of $50 pages entitled My Mission in Prussia"
giving his version Of the origin Of the war In his pre-
face he says that he 10 not chRrgeable with the dipo-
matte oenSe Of letting the French Government remain
ignorant Of what going on in Germany before July
1870 On the contrary. he announced the HohenEoern
canddature early the month Of March, 1885, Sew
era preliminary chapters devoted TO describing the
relations between France and Germany. from the battle
of K6niggrStI the Spanish daculty. Bat tho most
important part of the volume refers to the DeEotat0ns
AcooTding to NJ Benedott It es IL O'Clock Of the
afternoon of the lh that he left that Watering place,
and in that brief interval the Two G1yeEnmen were
at Wildbad when he received orders from Paris 70 60 OF
Ss. to %aeT cnsd S hs DUO dc he
here RTn at length Prince Le0POd Sad e RnS
altogether di1erent to he isCt In that case" said
to interfere not by order q least ~ SOqnses 70
prevent the further progress OF the design" In pr
You must really get q downright answer from the
King, and this u what alone will sstsfy The Kings
ned by Prncs leopold and order. him to withdraw it
given without tho the kinss 2eE%isOn% Thus esr,y ne
case OF nonsatSfactory reply next Saturday move;
ments must begin TO enable the army to take the field
sion, and 1t will he immense service not, 1t will be
war But no ambgulties, no delays" On the DAY after
dined with him. In long conversation the King SAID
daTe SG only nS as head Of the family not Sow
eregn and his Government had had nothing to say in
confined to the Spanish Government and the Prince. NJ
Benede urged that the public would never be brought
much consider the Of public feeling In France
and the with which he might render priceless
ble staining that the Princes resolution In wise
affected the honor Of France At last however, he said
and had asked him whether his had considered the
adding that he expected to hear from him on the SUBJECT
NJ Benedet easily obtained the promise that as soon as
him again In the Of the conversation the King
spoke warmly respecting the language held by the Due
in hostile attitude We should moreover take courage
de GramOnt in the Assembly, which be said was very
On TIE 10th M Benedett did notse the King until late
in the evening, bat on that day M. de Gramont tee-
graphed We cannot want; we must have an answer be-
fore the day is Our preparations must begin. We
cannot let Prussia get first Later in the same day he
to the Chamber Tell Us that the King knew Of and
authorized the Princes acceptance, and that he now
known his further resolutions" NJ Benedctti sent of
that caution 10 Paris; lie sa1d would be-
come inevitable II military preparations were com
menced with OstentatiOn. III the evening he saw the
King aud told him that the French Government could
possibly put off its xpanatons in the Assembly. The
King said he had not heard from Prince Leopold but
the Due de Gralnont wrote to NJ private letter.
in which he said, 1--WE really cannot allow adver
in 1866. Beside, tell you frankly, public opinion is
vehemently excited aud threatens to take the control Of
wait longer than until the arrival of dispatch TO
tn Ia me
Ii the King will not counsel the Prince of Hohenzoern
to give wayweu there nothing for 1t but war, and in
a few days shall be on the Rhine" On the 1lth M.
Benedetti obtained another audience OF the King,
French Minister to telegraph to Paris, aud say
that he expected answer from Prince Leopold
Immediately upon its arrival In the Of the
versaon the King said, am not SO ignorant as you
may suppose of the preparations people making
in Paris and tell you frankly that on my SID! side . am
be If at Paris they would only wait the short time that
reS% De eSPaned his
the Kings anxiety seemed to be that he should not stand
matter 3 Fringe IsoPslS ssnSassts: but should let
On the iItS NJ de Gfamont autographed to NJ Benedict
Il that the latter was not speaking with sufficient firm.
taken. by the Emperors Government. The Kings dis
tincton between himself and his GQyeFpment must be
persist canddatuge aud either silence q spbgi
You'd be sIHs s fS a sa 6a
he consented to wait day for the Kings answer In the
Soy ali your skin to be able to inform us that the
remuneration of the Prince has been announced, COM
m b OF This IL matter Of the highest i'm
Dortance The participation Of the King must come out
eSepHG Of the 18th it Was known at Paris that Prince
had Withdrawn his candidature, and on the 18TH Nd.
has received the response Of the Prince of HohenzOern
who that his son withdraws from ms candida
Of this resolution" NJ Benedict says considers that
the object contemplated in his instructions was thus
oaina nd ~
required But he points to the language OF the Pars
as a ridiculous triumph; and the pressure Of public
opinion he traces the necessity under which the Empe
in SemlVes Excessive demands But it appears from
dispatch Of the Due de Gramont OF July IL that as soon
withdrawn it ordered NJ Benedict not only to require
tn s7e till hsH undertaking not to sanction
his candidature at any future time.
the new demand according to his Instructions but the
King firmly refused TO comply with It, He neither could
he was with the King the Due de GTaSont was indng
another and more urgent Telegram to the eheet that
the SI King had done Al his last audience, Benedet
led by the King TO expect that he would see him
Radziwl and learned from him that the King con-
nicated to the Ministers. M. Benedict attributes
the Kings refusal 30 him to wounded feelings he
had in the interval received from his Minister at Paris
Baron Werther an account 0f his interview with the
represented as making demands upon the King, which
the latter considered derogstory But in any case NJ
either side " Benedeti according to orders returned
to Paris and the King vent to Berlin with what result
that he faithfully executed his instructions, and is less
E@peSOps e government BY the Assembly the news.
papers, and the population OF ParG
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