The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-18
NOTES OF THE KaR.
Extraordinary Marching of-fhe Ger
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Extraordinary Marching of,-she Ger
mans. -
The London Times correspondent, with
Prince Frederick Charles, writes:
Not only in the grand operations. but even In
such details as riding and carrying messages anu
endurance Of fatigue. the Prussians are accust0m'
ed TO do hard work well and cheerlully. me
Ninth Corps made march last month, which is
certainly one OF the greatest II not the greatest,
achievement Of the kind In history. IL mas been
reiterated from 80 many quarters that IL W0u!d
be absurd not to believe 1t. During tWenty.four
hours OF the 10th aud 18th OF December this corps
marched twelve Prusslan miles, or about fl y-four
English. Twenty-Five miles day 1or Whole
cOrps-inlantry, cavalry and arti,lery-have been
frequently marched, and there Is not the slightest
sign Of wearing out In the army. repeat that
men and horses are In nrst.rate condition. They
are 30 we'll fed that they would be positively fat
but for the daily exercise. No doubt many weak
ones have been Killed Oh, bus that docs not alter
the fact that there exists German army which
can undergo all these faiigues and remain
stronger than ever; that 1t s In the highest posi-
bic state OF discipline, and is led by men OF good
family, yet not generally rlch enough TO make
any other career than that OF arms.
The Weakness OF the New French
Troops.
The London Tines correspondent with the
Duke of Mecklelburg's army, after describing q
passage OF Its march, continues:
Tne position In the hands Of o few resolute men
would nave been almost -impre2nable; the thick
underwood was traversed by deep narrow lanes,
afording admirable cover ior men, Wnne steep
concealment and surprise. Since have been
campaigning with the German armies have not
seen any more conclusive evidence OF tue utter
iucapacity orthe French levles for partisan war
fare, or, Indeed, any other Kind Of warfare, than
this scene presented; that an Inferior force
should have driven them out OF the woods rs II
they had been sheep, and should now be aole
to advance with impunity aong tne narro%
traversng the dricult country, has struck
their enehies with astonishment. There can be
no doub: that had these forests been filled With
red Indians or New Zealanders the German loss
yeould have been much heavier. IL is painful to
write thus Of people whose bravery has become
o prOverb In Europe, aud who have male the pur.
suit Of military glory their successful occupation;
but there can be no advantage, either to. them or
TO those whose fortunes are In any way connect
ed with them, 10 perpetuate delusion which has
already been so fruitful IN disaster Whatever
NAV be said OF the Imperial armies, or those nrst
Republican troops wno as me SoSs o1se ,,ng sprea
made it plain to us that the last raw leyles are
utterly contemplate from military point or
view, and are far inferior to anything processing
to be an organized army Win WHICH the aernalls
have yet come into collision.
Paris Under Fire-Fearful Scenes in the
Streets.
The special correspondent Of the London Daily
News in Paris, In letter OF the Sth, says:
The bombardment still goes on, but with an el-
feet, moral and physical, so small tnat any de'
scrlptlon Of 1t would sound almost IKE oraVaao.
That there nave been deaths, aud that there has
been destruction, 1t is impossible to deny; and
death and destruction are always terrible to Wit
ness, But for the object Whlcn tne russians
have In yiew the prodiglous cannonade with
which Paris has been visited might as well nave
heen sslyo of champagne bottles. Tie only
practical result OF the bonioardment which can
fnd is one lest the more for the little ooys OF
Paris When they see man or woman pa[tlc
that arpue an extraordinary care Of his person
they cry out "dat, nat shell, Shell, plat
ventre Down on your faces" Ine man, gorge
ous in iur, falls nat on the groundI-perhaps IN
the gutter-and the Partisan G5ca.a 0 IejocSs nC;s
have burst upon the gardens OF the Luxembourg,
upon the Invaldes, upon the observatory, upon
the boulevard and street WHICH lake Glef nahe
from the hottest OF al not h0usraaa
upon the Pantheon, for it appears that the Prus.
SLAMS have an idea chat here Is powder maga-
zine. There ls not grain OF powder IN tne ran.
theon-ony HUNDREDS o. aua ol
though the blessed virgin Of Nanterre seems to
hear them not. This quarter OF the town begins to
be deserted for lG is dangerous. cantonlere is
In her bed sound asleep, anu 9lSapins uouot!ess
Of her gallant regiment; shell Kills her IN her
sleep. a dozen people are drinking al ca9aret;
a shell comes to scatter them. A mother is sitting
at her table with her two daughters; q shell
smashes into the room, but does Them no harm.
In house hard by 1t bursts on TWO oaoies In their
cradles; the mother rushes IN terreIssLIlcRen, anu
hurt % In or one e. Of the houses some soldiers are
cooking their dinner, shell comes Stumbling into
the pot. aud the dinner Is dlssipated but the SOL
dters are untouched In another house celehra-
ted painter is working at his easel; q shell plum.
ges into his study, destroys his pictures but does
him no bodily harm A cab jogs along the streets
in the law fashion peculiar to French cabs, II