The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-05
I9PICS OF THE VAR.

Reanforcements for and Condition OF
the Pra.sian Army.
Even the oldest landwehr-men have now
says the Berlin correspondent OF the Daily
News, been called out-those who entered the
armyiu 1863. Some OF them, who were theE
twenty.three years old, having availed them
selves, and having been permitted to DO so, o.
the extreme term accorded by the law, have
reached the maximum of forty years of age.
=. This extraordinary levy, which permits the
formation of four more divisions Of landwehr,
be the future garrison Of Paris. partly, too, oi
Metz and of Strasbourg, where they will take
the place of the present garrisons. BY this
means two more army corps will be set Tree,
after the surrender Of Paris, for further opera
tons that might become necessary. 1t is, how
ever, presumed that these operations Will NOT
extend beyond what is necessary to complete
the occupation of France as far as The Loire, the
Saone and the Rhone, and to clear that part OF
the country from every vesuge OF French forces.
Nothing Is lacking tor the outfit OF the new arm
aments, neither muskets, guns nor swords,
which will partly be provided out OF the enor-
nous booty OF French arms. Toward the middle
OF January the newly drilled recruits Will pro-
ceed to France, to take the place OF such OF
in the standing army and may now return With
leave for some time, atterward to pass over 10
the landwehr, garrlsoning the fortresses OF
home and watching the French prisoners. The
numerous cartdrivers which the counties
(Kreise) have had to furnish to the army. will
likewise be supplanted by new SET. Yolun-
teer drivers are also engaged. They Will re-
ceive while In Germany sixteen shilhnss
day, without lodging and food, and when In
France fourteen shillings, with lodging and
food. .Yhe Royal Saxon Artillery, which hith-
erto has been left at home alone, Is now like
wise making of to France.
New Rumors Regarding the Chances OF
Hombarlment.
The correspondent Of the Daily News, at the
headquarters of the Crown Prince of Saxony,
writes from Margency on the llth Of Decem-
Der:
Will there be, after all, any necessity for o
bombardment? Paris may not be utterly mad
not maniacal enough to cling TO hopeless
resistance, afler the dissipation OF expectations
which must have been formed in very SAN
suIne spirit. II Paris will tardy listen to
reason. now that the armies Of the Loire. Of
the West, and OF the North, are practically an
initiated, 1t is possible that an opportunity
win offer for termination OF the siege on
terms TO which she may Without derogauon
submit. She has made her effort, anu failed
That that effort has been worthy OF her, nobody
acquainted with the circumstances will deny.
Will she now be still more worthy OF herself.
and bow with grace to The inevitable! II 80.
there is reason 10 hope that, as regards this
vicinity at least, the war may speedily termln-
ate. Il is reported that Count Bismarck Is
prepared TO transmit, if, indeed he has not al
ready transmitted, an ultlmatum to the authori-
ties in Paris, offering terms for acceptance
within week. These terms, II their nature
is correctly stated, are such as Paris need not
be ashamed to accept Her citlzens afe,t oe
spared renuisitions: No troops will be 6luetcd
upon them. The thousand and one oo]ects OF
fine art In the Queen Of Cities will be scrnpu-
lously respected. The officers OF the army
will De treated with the fullest consideration.
There are other items in the proposed ultima
tum or q decidedly tempting character, accord
Ing to the riimor have heard, which. In the
absence. OF confirmation as 10 its authenticity,
need not 6e further alluded to. IL may, how-
ever, be assumed that the rejection OF such an
Il Iendered, will be followed, when
events shall have taken their natural course,
aud Paris shall have beeI forced 10 capitula-
tion, by the rigorous enforcement OF those ex-
actions from which a present cessidn would
give immunity.
vnlue of Versailles News.
the Pail Mall Gazette, on December 10th,
says that 1t has more than once had to caution
its readers that the English correspondents at
Versailles represent, as o rule, an exclusively
German view of affairs.