The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-03
War Notes.

The German soldiers call the French
guuboats in the Seine "Bullfrogs" They
are painted dark green.
Six French officers, prisoners at Oppeln,
Prussia, having decamped, the other prs-
oners there were removed to Dantzle and
Stralsund.
II is stated that about go per cent of the
whole number of the German wounded
have rejoined their regiments in the field
or have been assigned to the reserve bat
talions.
A package marked Clothing" directed
to a French captain, a prisoner at Cob
lentz, was so heavy as to excite suspicion.
On being opened, six revolvers and dirk
were found wrapped up in some shirts.
Agnassi Boachi of Batavia, a negro
prince, son of an African grandee, was
student of the school of Mines at Freiburg,
thirty years ago. He now sends 1000
forms to the German widows and orphans
of the war.
On the 9th of December, General Trochu
sent four German officers out OF Paris, be-
cause the populace, infurated by recent
defeats, were 50 violent that he could no
longer protect these prisoners of war from
outrage.
The French government having accepted
the offer of the Poles, a Polish legion has
been formed at Lyons, consisting of 500
infantry and squadron of cavalry. They
were to be Incorporated with Garibaldi's
Free Corps.
The entire Bavarian army is supplied
with the Werder breech-loading rife,
which the Prussians consider superior to
the needle-gun. The Bavarians also have
in use a mitrailleuse which is more effect
i've than the French one.
The African Zouaves at Konigsberg,
who never before saw snow or ice, are in
chronic wonder at the scene presented on
the Court Lake, now frozen over, where by
day and by night troops of gaily-dressed
men and women go gliding over the ice.
Prussia has more cavalry than she needs,
but not so much infantry. Therefore
some of the squadrons belonging TO the
Landwehr cavalry regiments are drilling
as infantry, to replace the regiments in
garrison, now ordered to reinforce the army
in France.
A new corps of Francs-tireurs having
been formed with the ferocious appellation
of Wild Bears of the Ardennes, the title
was at once transmitted by the enemy into
Scfwein-igels" of the Ardennes, which in
German means both hog and nasty fell
| low.
Carl Brendel, at the beginning of the
war, was a student at Leipsic. He en-
listed and passed through seven battles
| and numerous skirmishes without scratch
Recently he was writing to his sister that
be had just returned unhurt from the re-
pulse of sortie made by the Parsians,
when the gun which comrade who was
standing near him cleaning, went off acci-
IDENTITY, and the bullet striking him in the
breast, killed him.
Sometimes when the French villages are
invested by the Prussians. inscriptions il
| German script, the work of previous Teu-
tonic dodgers, are found chalked upon the
| outside of some of the houses. The follow.
ing were found in house lately occupied
"These are good people living here j or
another, "Respect this house; !" again, "Be
kind to these people. What they had they
gave willingly" Further on, Good man
but scolding woman !" "Bad provisions
but good wine here" Over one door, il
large letters, was read : "Caution Dom
forage here, for these people were very
| kind to us"