The New York herald., 1871-01-04

during dinner and after 1t a conversation ensued.
from which we give the following extracts:-
APPEARANCE OF BISMARCK.
found 1t diliicut to believe that the TALL large
blum man, In cOloneis unliOrm. on my lelt-not
over hIty. certainly. perhaps nearer lortydve well
mustag ned. but considerably bald; with nose
stral ght and rather Short with countenance little
expressive In repose Tut frightening quickly IN
conversation; with complexion sort OF pale norid;
On-hand and easy: whom should never have taken
for any hing else OF more than roguish colonel or
cavairy. a ha ridine trenchant sa6seur the point
sharper man OF pen or t0ngue-WaS Bismarck, the
subtle anu profound dtpomatlst. whose name at
this day awaKeDs the very loudest echo OF all In
AN noSoaABLE AND DURABLE PEACE.
Imme Lately alter dinner the guest had an orpor-
tunlty OF conversng with the Iron Count upol the
subject OF letter addressed some time since 10
Count de- fright nand intimate or Bsmarck).
1ls letter. says the writer, embodied what thought
o strong line OF argument III lav0r OF settlement or
the pending issue between France and Germany,
with view to reconciliation and a peace really
durable, on terms recipr0cally honorable, but very
inherent from the present Prussian conditions. 1
we'll knew mat my lavorte solution stood chance
OF acceptance ut their hands at this moment though
not sure that The day might not soon come when lt
might possibly De otherwise. IL was not for me to
1t IS Iii arguing with Caesar al The head OF hs leglons
The conversation later IN the evening turned on
THE REvIurUALLING OF PARIS.
"How was 1t possible for MS 10 allow the revictual.
ling Of Paris during the armisticeS How limit the
quantlIy.n
Of meat and other things admitted through your
lines according to The known existing rates OF con-
sumptlOnY Now this table is much more
abundant one tnan what l have been iately &C.
customed 10 IN Paris No one WAS allowed to buy
from the butchers more than sixty grammes tone-
eighth OF poInd) per mead according to the mum.
Der OF mouths in his family. IL does not seem dtf.
cult " calculate fairly Tor TWO millions OF population
make the equivalent Of the daily consumption, SO
that at the end Of the armistice they would be at
the same point OF appros'stonnsmem as that at
which II began"
..but they would not be In the same position
We nave to feed ourselves at great expense. Our
for three or four weeks IN all their operations Tne
French, both IN and out OF Paris would have had all
Inat time TO collect and organize their new levics
1hey say they are going to bring up 800 ooo men
againsI u.s. and TO get supplies Of arms both by
manufacture and BY importation. How could we
be expected TO allow the revictnaling of Paris be-
sidesS Aud they say Paris can hold out for three
months longer Would 1t not be so much
suspended Tor three or four weeks, and their
ioolsn waste OF their powder here from their
onered every facility for that And l think that
lheAr electons held In the depart ments we Occupy
he'd in France for q long timen
could not but think that NJ de Bismarck's arsu.
mant on this point was unanswerable. only re-
marked that was sorry that the negotiations had
broken down; had hoped that they would have
led to an armistice. asked whether 1t was settled
tnat the
REICHsTAG WAS TO MEET AT VERSAILLES
had been told on good authority tnat it Was
and, possibly. In The Church OF Notre Dame, as the
1--WE had thou2nt Of it," he said, .becausc IL was
very desirable that his Majesty should meet the
Parliament, and IL was important for the public
business that should attend It's meeting Tnere
are AMI there are liable to arise, too many diplO-
matte matters to make It proper for me to alb
sent myself from his Majesty. But there are q
great many difficulties. The distance Is so great
and the travel SO Iatgning for many deputies
and some OF the q don't like the idea and at least
ten days, important for business, appropriations,
&c, would be wasted"
said, II take it Tor granted that Louis XIV. can
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gnOst still naunts Versailles IL would have been \
cruel addition to his pangs to your German Par
llanlelt as well as yOdr armies, assembled here
BIsMARCK's HEALTH.
To some observation made upon his apparent
robust health, notwithstanding the unfayorable
reports winch had existed about 1t, NJ. de Bismarck
said that he needed great deal oi active exercise
wncn IT was often Impossible for him TO get, as it
certainly was at this lime, and that he suffered
from q sedentary life.
REGRET FOR THE WAR;
''Few people, he said, know how much have
regretted this war. For the past four years have
been laboring hard to prevent it. But they would
ne It. @ean sp aaaer @
tor II when 1t should come as we could and our mill
iary system Is such as 10 make all the nation at all
times more or less ready when Germany Is forced
INTO the ded.n Now IN 1t, we must 90 throuon
with IT, and protect ourselves against future re-
newal OF II by making II difficult Tor them to attack
US again.
NAPOLEON AND THE UNrFIcAros or GERMANY.
"Wel," observed, "the Emperor has at least
done yod one great service for the consummatlon OF
your great idea ol the unidcatIoD OF Germany by
bringing the Southern States INTO the Confed Grafton
lnucn sooner tnan could otherwise have been the
Case"
certainly. The French never do understand
Germany, and they little expected 10 find such a
degree OF unannity among u.s."
'sYeS, answered 'ihe Emperor with the Duko
de Gramont aud the rest OF mis- war advisers, went
into II under the ilpslon that the South German
States would not sta by Prussia heartily in It: tnat
the same would be the case with Hanover aud some
OF the northern duchess and tnat Austria would at
least place large army on her frontiers, even II
she dld NOT go further Tor revenge for Sadowa.
icy iancled they would have to hight abou. hall
by the necessity or keeping the rest or Germany
IN order, besides that or guarding your coast and
Berlin"
To all this ne assented, ana repeated that the
French never have understood Germany and the
German people. Perhaps they might now begin to
DO So little.
THE GERMAN PROVINCES or AUSTRIA.
"And take It for granted ventured to remark.
German provinces Of Austria from graviatng into
the great & consolidated body Of Pan-Germany?s
do not know what time may hereafter bring forth.
but we certainly shall not do anything 10 promote
UNITED GERMANY-cENrRAL EUROPE.
'Of course not, +" said, but the orce OF gravita-
ton mu sooner or later ork it out In its own
way, and one united GERMANY covering Central
Europe, will then give great deal OF assurance OF
peace, as she Will be too strong to be attacked and
too pacific In her temper and ways OF lie for Won 10
become an aggressive nation against your neigh
bors Of other language and nationality"
.Vertalniy,' was nus reply to this rather euphe-
been.
BALLOONS AND BALLooNEas
"And how t0tOrgcoy0,tty these French are,n he
went on TO say LOOK at their balloons, so charac-
terstic OF them, which they send on without seem
Ing 10 take into account how many of them may fan
into our hands.,'
"YOu have captured two, | unders,and.n
ayes; and another to-day.r
"The depOuuie6teW OF all the correspondence
must be sometimes rather amusing to you" "a
smile, and something which do not feel at liberty
TO Tepeat.l ''Some people are found compr0-
There was one day gentleman named Miranda who
called on me here, connected In some way with the
spanish Legation. As WAS gong to dinner asked
HIM to stay which he DID. Wcli he was little
surprised to lind himself the next morning on his
way To Germany as a prisoner
ventured to put In word for the poor aeronauts
captured with the balloons, saying that mad been
told they neld In the light OF spies, but that
hoped IL would not be
why, certainly they are splesn he answered
quickly, ''under all military law. Persons gong
through beeaRuering lines to bear Intelligence TO he