The New York herald., 1873-10-24

French government in blowing up the bridges--a
measure which mad nor arrested the progress OF
posed 20 repair TO Metz and Strasbourg and to ar.
range tnat II those places yielded they should
bodies were then to be called together, and the
ultimate government should be decided by
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style as to inspire implicit confidence in the cor
rectness OF Regniers report:-
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right WIN You leave me this drst number Of la saa-
Your readers may remember that this was an
tmperialist journal, published In London in Sep
tember 1870 After telling US how he slept in q
gives copy OF a letter which he wrote to Bismarck
during that night He explains that on quitting
conceal his face with plaid and to Keep the car
riage until his return in the evening. II Bazaine
falls IN with his proposition, either Canrobert or
B0urbaki shall leave Metz clothed in Regnier's
with his passport. For everybody in the world,
except for the Empress, the person leaving Metz is
TO pe M. Regner:-
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everything under the seal Of secrecy and she viii come
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in France II all had acted like REGNfER.
The droll ausion to his family concerns in con-
nection with the welfare OF his country is eminently
characteristic OF the writer; but paragraph in
the postscript has still more comical effect.
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To give your readers any complete idea OF the
extraordinarily bold and wild conceptions Of
this amateur envoy, it will be necessary to
this would involve too great encroacnment on
your space. But the above short extracts may
suffice to excite your wonder that such man
could have secured the confidence OF Bismarck
and Bazaine. Regniers notes OF his first visit to
the Marshal are still more extraordinary, for here
this novice in diplomacy makes use OF an expe-
dient that would have done honor to a disciple OF
Machiavelli. In his report OF Bazanes converse
uOu ne WTlLe5:-
He Bazainel talks to me Of his brilliant situation. of
himself as the palladium Of the Empire. He boasts Of
own appearance which Is hourishing. he Is not wrong
Of all the successful sores which he has made and of
wishes
But, IN note, Regnier explains that. lest his
papers should be read while passing through the
Prussian lines, he wrote down the very contrary
or the language held by Bazaine. The TACT was
Bazaine told him that. even by eating the Ofcers'
horses, he could only hold out with great difii-
Guilty until the 18th OF October. How eagerly
Bazaine fell into Regnier's proposition to keep
together the Army OF Metz as nucleus for bring
ing about The reestablishment OF the Empire under
the protection OF the Germans, is already well
known, and the facts will be more thoroughly sifted
before the conclusion OF the present trial. My only
sonaty Of Regnier. This comes out very strongly
In his complaint that, although Bourbakt was well
posted up in his duties, he lost his head from the
moment that he crossed the lines, regretted bitterly
ever having LETT his post, and when he arrived at
Hastings could do nothing but express his dis.
other mans scheme. 1t Is remarkable what won
derfu play Regnier made with couple OF photo
graphs. BY the aid OF one he obtained immediate
access to Bismarck and through him to Bazaine.
Prince Imperials name, he presented to the Mar
shall, with request that he would add to IL his
own autograph, as proof that he gave the bearer
2leinS pOltUOfrS to act for him. The bOnhOmie with
which Regnier tells this story is amusing enough,
but 1t Is capped by the ingenuousness Of q note
wherein the author cooly expresses his regret
that he did not obtain fuller powers to act. Here
are his very w0rds:-
First fault on my part / ought to have made him hin
Reener IS to treat IN NV for the
render OF the Army Of Metz, with all the honors OF
war"