The New York herald., 1871-03-20
PARIS EVACUATED.
The Retirement Of the German Troops
After Occupying the Capital.
View of the Retiring Troops from the 2ridge o.
surenes : Appearance OF the Troops III,
Emperor-King : Bismarck - Moltke Tie
Crown Prince = Homeward Bound.
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was 100 late for the departure, az have already
told you but determined to have last LOOK at the
enemy after he had gone outside, and took a cab
and drove rapidly down to tue Porte Ma,llot. The
drawbrldge was raised. No thoroughfare. on the
ramparts groups were stationed looking eagerly
towards the Bois do Boulo.ns, where The Teutoa
bayones were still Co be discovered glntlng In tho
sunshine ] turned TO the let by the cRensas du
rond till reached the gate which leads out from the
Ternes district, which found open, ana dsmissng
the vehicle | crossed on loot ana took breather
through The wood ana by the borders OF the Seine
Till reached the suspension bridge OF surenes
The platform Of the bridge had been blown up al
the commencement OF the siege, and has noe
SINCE been repalied-lJ lmpracticaDle but q
capital pontoon bridge had been thrown over
the river, and by this | learnd q portion
OF the German army was about TO pass, after an
inspection by Its royal and imperial master
the background Of Longchalnps. / had the good
luck TO be In time for the deHe. The side ropes OF
the pontoon were decorated with laurels and on
the Surenes side two tall poes were erected on
either nand from which foated the flags OF Prussia
and OF the North German Confeleration--the for
mer at higher point than the latter. Prussia IN
the heraldic, wen In the diplomatic poitical
and all other senses, being so mnch higher than
sencnns rom ane rees afy cas iops Sp vw a
headed by parallel lines OF Bavarians Prussians
marching IN columns OF lours 1t may be pre- sumo.
that this equable relation OF the North and South
German contngents was meant 10 repair any
offence which the Bevarians might have taken at
seeing their new national banner subortltnated to
that of the House or HoIenzollern. After long
train OF Infantry, marching with that marvellous
noticed by me, came the Emperor and his crowned
vassas The troops mats and helmets decorated
with sprlgs OF myrtle and evergreens lit was thus
thai the men who mad bolne the toll and the heat of
the day were content to be slgnaiized--put their
onicers' breasts were literally ablaze with medals
clasps ana ribbons oil all orders all grades from
the Polar Bear OF Russia TO the Pink.eyed Rabbit OF
Monaco. Encirced by stan as tortuous as the
serpent and ~ g1ttering IN curve and scale. drove
up the Emperof-klng. His Majesty has obviously
no notion Of the picturesque. He arrived the
ground In neat but unpretcndng brolgham,
drawn by two horses, wnicn, 10 all appearance.
mad made no acquaintance with Paris during
the siege. On his right hand sat the Crown
Prince, looking the lood-natured man ne is.
In a second vehicle sat the brain of GERMANY,
skull. To the Chancelior's right was General Blu.
menthal doing his savage best reduce 10 subor-
dinau0n reDeious cigarette. Next appeared tne
handspring Of the gigantic war machine, von Moltke
himself. Bismarck ookel stern but Moitke was as
neekly meditatlve as Mr. CClcraff. waiting, IN tho
case o possible client. the verdict gui ty ac-
quilted Won hotke was alone. la long convoy
whose names was not privileged 20 learn, bus
winch, dare say, you wi nnd stated IN all Their
over the pages OF the Almanach de Gotha. 4
couple OF hundred soldiers. infantry were stationed
ot,, % inc " western nank 81 the pontoon ana We're
their mouths OF their pipes ana shouted HoGh as the
Emperor.King passed by. Inc Emyeror-King re-
moved his ptcktehduber, and smiled Deni9nantly.
The act OF condescension was equivalent in tho
troops eyes, to the issue OF extra ration OF beer
cavalry which had done such magnifcenc service
throughout the war. They passed by, ami
when The last charger sunk INTO the middle
distance OF houses, ana streets, aud scanty
multitudes IN sombre uniform, the air the place
seemed robbed or a wondrous radiance. Wheeling
back by the Hippodrome rather tired and confused,
confess, by the long spectacle, my mind reverted
to others OF the same kind. but under different
plces, held on the spot where | found myself. I
could not help thinking OF that gallant array | mad
seen marching past another Emperor. now dethroncd
and captive, for the good pleasure OF him whom
have just seen passing victor over the POns
de Surenes That magnIncenily uniformed
mass OF men had melted iEtO nothngness
few short weeks before the might OF the citizen
army OF Prussia ana her allies TEe hosts or France
had perised not because they were destitute OF the
highest qualities Of bravery and endurance buc
they lacked that seusbility discipline winch
formed the backbone OF their antagonists. fer
venty hope that the moral OF the enormous contrast
will not be lost upon other Powers, especially those
whose national lie Is menaced by q combination OF
what Mr. Carlyle would call vrallies. and for which
we can find no worse name than "psiitlcal trades
unlons.D