Year: 1872







BERLIN, June 10, 1872.


General Sherman has Just left here, In company
with Lieutenant Grant and Colonel Audenried, for
Vienna after stay OF four days. The General, it
would appear, was not very favorably impressed by
the Germans, whose arrogance and assumption Of
superiority did not go down with him in the least
and he has, understand, expressed himself dis
gusted, not only with his reception here, but with
German manners generally. Their manner
towards him was OF GOODNESS bor-
dering upon insolence, and while acknowledging
their great military prowess and admiring, with
soldiers eye, their splendid military organization
and fully comprehending its strength, he says that
Of all the people he has yet seen-Spaniards
Italians, Greeks, Egyptians, Turks and Russians
recommend them.


BANCROFT's DINNER TO SHERMAN.


Mr.. Bancroft gave him dinner, at which Won
MoltKe and two or three star officers were
present. but owing to the apparent assump-
ti0n Of superiority on one side and the con-
sequent disgust, resulting from such preten-
sOns on the other, the two great generals
who, one would have thought, would have been
delighted at an opportunity Of exchanging ideas
and conversing with each other, did scarcely any
thing more than exchange salutations.


TECUMsEHs MEETING WITH THE RED PRINCE.


HIS meeting with Prince Frederick Charles passed
on In about the same way. 1t was at dinner given
by the German Ambassador at Rome some time
age, and although General Sherman tried hard to
engage Frederick Charles in conversation
he found 1t impossible, as the latter satisfied
himself by replying with cool yes or no to
any remark the General addressed to him;
30 that, finding himself reduced to the necessity
of carrying on the conversation himself or not
conversing at all, he chose the latter alternative,
considerably disgusted with the whole affair. He
further remarked after dinner, when they had re.
tired to the drawing room, that although Frederick
Charles had two pipes in his hand, one OF which he
was smoking, while the General was making these
abortive attempts at conversation, pipe was
never offered him, because, as he supposed, 1t was
contrary to German etiquette lor pebean to smoke
pipe In the presence of q German Prince, and he
was therefore left without anything to smoke until
Lieutenant Grant offered him cigar He declares,
however, that although he rarely smokes pipe, II
he could by any possibility have laid hands
without asking forit he certainly would have
smoked 1t, in spite Of German proprietes He ac-
knowledges Frederick Charles military talent. and
says his reputation as great general ia undoubt-
edly well founded; but, from social point Of view
he considers him an unmitigated snob.


GERMAN TREATMENT OF THE OLD SOLDIER


Here the GOODNESS Of German officials confirmed
the unfavorable impression made by Frederick
Charles, and he at present detests the Germans
socially as much as he admires them from military
point OF view. At every other capital Of Europe In
which he has been the Minister OF War always
detached an aidc-de-camp to accompany him, show
him everything, and see that nothing should be
wanting to make his stay profitable anC pleasant
Here they did nothing OF the kind. They went to
wa ref m IN ha por
because the Emperor was entertaining some royal
guests. Bismarck was in the country, 30 that they
did not meet hm-a circumstance which is to be
regretted as he Is much more aable and less AFRO.
CANT than the military autocrats, and General
Sherman would probably have found him much
more socially disposed.


PAYING BACK IN THEIR OWN COIN.


All Of these little things combined have led
General Sherman to the opinion that any attempts
at getting upon easy and friendly terms with them
would only be labor lost and, not feeling inclined
to support their airs anv longer he determined to
pay them In their own coin, and snub the first man
OF them that would give him the opportunity. The
occasion not long in presenting itself, and, as
1t happened, it was the Emperor himself who be-
came the unconscious victim The day before they
his admiration for the German Kaiser, might
one would think, have insured the party OF
DISTINGUISHED Americans cans more cordial recep,
Foreign Affairs, saying that the Emperor would
review few regiments OF troops the next day, and
that II General Sherman wished to be presented he
should be on the ground at an hour indicated As
they sent no aide-de camp to accompany him. but
lett him to find the way himself and run the risk OF
finding the right persons at the right moment and
as the invitation did not extend to Lieutenant
Grant, who had reoined him after his visit to Co.
penhagen, he declined, In polite but peremptory
language. am very much afraid that the Germans
will be thrown into state Of horror and indigna-
tiOn at such audacity, and there will probably be
howl In tile German papers when 1t becomes known.


TO DECLINE THE HONOR


OF presentation to the mighty Kaiser Wilhelm,
and In way that almost amounts to disrespect, is
no small sin In German theology, and they will, no
doubt, denounce 1t in the way 1t deserves. fur
ther understand that General Sherman, comparing
the cordial reception extended him and the kind
ness shown him all over Russia, with the stir and
formal severely polite manner In which he was re.
ceved by the Germans, and with fear of the con-
sequences before his eyes, and not caring pinch OF
snu he tersely expresses It, for the German vote
upon the White House, went SO far as to say that
In case Of war between Germany and Rnssia,
be entirely on the side Of Russia and that he might
even be disposed to do more than sympathize In
case the occasion offered.


GERMAN PRIDE AND ARROGANCE.


1t is most curious to notice the revulson OF feel
ing that has been going on In Europe since the
Franco-Prussian war, with regard to Germany, and
how German arrogance and pride have alienated
the sympathies they had acquired in the beginning
by acting upon the defensive. After all they have
only shown themselves servile imitators OF the
French instead of rising superior to Them as we
had hoped, even copying and exaggeratng the
Weakness anu ldults we nau JnOuRnJ peculiar tO
the French character-that presumption and inso-
lence which rendered the latter so hateful to the
whole Of Europe before the war.


CURIOUS STORY OF THE AUsTRIAN-PRCssTAN WAR.


heard q curious story the other day which, while
showing how great were the fears In Berlin for the
results OF the war " 1855, at the same time
TO measure the extraordinary growth OF German
pride and arrogance since then. The story, which
| have nom unquestonable authority, is to the
effect that after war was declared between Austria
and Germany, In ls66, the Crown Princess came TO
Lord LOTUS, who was then the English Ambassador
at Berlin, and wished him to take charge OF her
jewels, feeling sure that the Austrans would come
to the capital. Lotus dissuaded her nom
such step, telling her that it could not be done