New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-09
WAR NOTES.

ale il a Gramont! All! they initiate us in
everything H. the latest French mot on the conduct OF
Prince GOrtschakOh.
The British Government is negotiating for
the right to manufacture Calling at EswicE The
small Calling at shoeburyness made so hits In f~o
minutes
Up to a recent date nearly $4,000 had been
taken in admission the citadel OF strasbourg. and
This amount Is 10 be converted into fund for the benefit
Of the suffering inhabitants.
Young Wolfgang, son of the poet Freiligrath,
belongs to the Sanitary Corps OF the Bonn University
lie at first offered his services volunteer but was re-
fused because lac is an English SUBJECT
For many years Gen. Won Moltke was in
the habit Of dining Hotel de Petersburg, whenever
he happened to be in Berlin. Since he has been ut the
front his usual place table dhote has been scrpu
lousy reserved. His chair Is always decorated with
laurel wreath, and one il allowed 10 occupy II and his
cover always laid just If the General might at any
moment step in to dinner.
A robust young girl, wounded on the plain
of ST. Denis outside Paris, recently brought into
the hospital Dubois Amputation was Judged neces-
sary. "My poor child" said the surgeon, "you see
what the laundering after few francs has brought you
to-" few francs" answered the patient, I'd freely
to part with another limb on the same terls
Pressed To explain, the grl admitted tat she hau peeh
in the habit OF taking copies o the steele and the IdHee
regularly TO the Prus'an outposts Tor "hich Sho got
three red NapOcOns down IN ready CON-
The numbers of unwOunded French prisoners
in Germany up to the fall Of Thionyile amounted TO
lOO67 officers and So}s2 Prussia, including the
Federal fortress Of Maycnce has 36 officers and 2l7sos
men I'm ortresse officers and - 57 men in open
towns This includes the fortress Of Mayence, which
has llC officers and 2ls39 There l207 officers
and Il pa men in the other states Of the North German
Bind zoo officers and 1880 men in WUrtemherg 20j
officers and 2Ol12 men in Bavaria, and sg2 men III the
~outh German fortress OF RJstudt These returns are
exclusive OF 152j officers who residing IN France or
neutral States on parole.
The German losses in the engagements
round Orleans are thus stated for first time pre-
c,cly. by Herr wickele OF tho Cologne Ga-ette He
says: These victories have, 1t is true, cost many
sacrifices on our side Gen. Won der Tanns BavaTan
corps has lost in killed. wounded, and prisoners, l23
officers and nearly 1000 men. The 18th Infantry
Division which dashed forward at Orleans, and
again M Bcaugcucy, with such Irresistible force has
lost IN klled and wounded 1900 The ODD Division,
the cavalry and Prince Frederick Charlcss Ilauoycran
Army Corps have likewise had serious losses.
Altogether, may reckon TIE losses IN the month OF
December which II has cost Us 10 drive the French out
Of Orleans and reoccupy IT, nt least 5000 or 1000 men
i'm killed. wounded, and prisoners. We have, indeed,
m the same time taken from the enemy ls0U prisoners,
90 guus and our good aud heavy-arlned gunbuat. on
the Loire az Orleans, while he has had 1t least 1000
| 500 men Killed aud wounded
The Archdukc Albert of Austria is the latest
titled writer military subjects In "a pamphlet
Gently published the Austrian army hc urges the
organization and strengthening Of the military power
essential 10 the very existence OF Austria. He gives
tstcs showing that while Germany bring q to 81
per cent Of its population Of 3sJooOOO into the Gd
from $500 10 $4,000 men, Austria in the spring OF
could only muster ellc00 Germany bring into
the field $4,000 infantry against $4,000 Austrian bay
Onets 7435 cavalry against 1890 AustIans, and 1924
guns against 1913 Austrian cannOus While moreover,
Germany in time OF peace has 600 horses, Austria has
2G5. that the outbreak of 2010 have 10
be procured. The writer proposes that the Austrian in
fanry should be raised to 170pO the cavalry 10 coco,
and the guns 70 l56 mat the Ems line should he Tor
tined, OlmutZ aud C0moTn strengthened, Pcsth and
the Carpathian passes fortified, and Bohemia made
secure The expense OF these works to be deray by