Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-19


aun"umrc the virt ~ to The king. Tho nit
ra. eus., nave II .deniably destrUctiV effect
within the narrow limit Of the area of shot
The cooperation of southern Germans has
been the cement of the different troops; con-
sequences will have an extraordinary bear
ing, if we only cherish the earnest desire not
to let such a moment pass without utiliz-
ing 1t.
Aug. Rest. At Koniggratz the fire
was by no means as heavy and as lasting,
The zouaves shoot well, the others fire too
early and too high. Our helmet has rem
dered good service. There is great indigna-
ton against MacMahon. The emperor is
called vielle femme MacMahon's papers
captured. The correspondents of The Gaulois
and Figaro, who were made prisoners on top
of the steeple of Worth, mention that they
are opponents Of OLIVIER Among the
wounded French there reigns starvation.
Fourteen days will have to elapse before the
commissariat department is ready. During
the battle railway trains containing from
sixty to a hundred men, who were sent
into the fight without any special guidance,
were continually running to Worth.
FRENCH AND GERMANS.
Aug. S-Advance upon the Vosges;
French cuirassiers have shot their officers
who led them into the vineyards; the material
of the breast plates is splendid an officer Of
the zouaves who does not know how to write.
Aug. 0.-Quite German impressions: the
inhabitants resemble those of the Black
Forest; understand no French, which has
only been taught there during the last
twenty years. The difference of creeds be-
comes noticeable. 1t is very noteworthy that
the Catholics III Alsace have been saying for
a long time that war would break out this
very year, and that after the defeat of Ger
many it would be directed against the Pro-
testants There remarks are met with daily
everywhere
Aug 10-12.-Petersbach. The Vosges here
resemble the Thuringian forest. The in
habitants are throughout German, strictly
Protestant Everywhere we found pictures
of the reformers. The disorder Of the French
is great. Fugitives say they never met such
soldiers before. The Importance Of our vic
tories becomes prominent. Our officers are
modest. Freytag is admirable, being salts
fed with everything; dlhgent, observing.
Aug. 13.-Sarrebourg. Here the German
language abruptly ceases
Aug 14-Blamont The people recover
from their flight The peasants say that
they were cheated during the plebiscte.
Aug. 17-1S.-In Nancy. Fighting round
Metz Feverish excitement. The inhab-
itants are Orleanists
Aug. 2O.-Meeting with the king at Pont-a-
Mousson. He is broken down by our losses.
Council of war. Moltke as of old-clear, de-
cided. Advance upon Paris Bismarck
moderate, not at all sanguine Our con-
ditions are Alsace and the cost Of the war
NEARING SEDAN.
Aug. 21.-Vaucouleurs The castle of
Baudricourt ruin; the chapel wine cellar.
- 49, A.
march of the Germans through the place in
1914 interest was created for the birthplace OF
the Maid of Orleans.
Aug. 23.-Steinmetz seems to wish to play
York, without any cause Met the king
again, who is firmer now. push through
with difficulty that the iron cross is also to
be given to non-Prussans. Varying news
about the march of the enemy Moltke
thinks he will get them into a mousetrap(0
Galliffet writes that abdication is unavoid
able, the republic probable. Benedetti's pro
ject hurts us in England. Without Bis
marci's encoura cement he would not have
ventured upon such language.
SEDAN.
Sept. 1.-Sedan. Count Bothmer bring.
the news that Napoleon is said to be in Sedan
The king, who does not credit it, says, "Wha
should We do with Ma, leon if he was mad,
prisonerf' The white flag is hoisted at Sc
, dan; Napoleon is there; Bronsart has spoke,
to him, to whom he said he would send Gen
Reille. Unsuccessful cheering; it did no
correspond to the greatness Of the moment
perhaps they were not certain whether 1
was good fortune after all. An officer from
the enemy arrives; the princes present, will
/ Bismarck, Moltke and Room, form a circl
around the king; approach his majesty
Reille appears, bent, but not without dignity
r and brings to the king the following letter:
; "MoNsIEUR Mon FRERE-Nayant pas p,
t MOURN au milieu de mes troupes, il ne m
, reste qua remettre mon epee entire les main
] de Votre Majestic. Je suis de Votre Majest
lie bon frere, NAPOLEON"
r 'Sedan, Septembre, 1870"
A After conversation with Bismarck
4 Moltke and myself, the king dictates to HAITI
t feldt the draft OF q reply which is afterwar,
q written down by himself Difficulty in find
= ing writing materials; my writing pape
o with the stamp of the eagle out of my saddl
pouch. The Grand Duke Of Weimar give
t ink and pen; two cane chairs form the tabl