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VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 1360. CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES. IS PARIS SAFE ? I TSE SPIRIT AND THE PEET AS A : TIO^S WITH IX THE WALLS. THE FALL OF THE CITY DECLARED IMPOSSIBLE. i;VA- ". . .rrj A WA? ?JP E?TEKMIVATIO.V _; THKEATE.VEL?. LAfESTFBOM BAZAINE AND MoMAEO? .{'?'.?. -."??S3>" '..' .. \- ?'.> WHAT THE-PRU S S IANS SAYV ? .<< ? T: ._: ? - i : -:? :> i JV! 2i Lal?it French Reports. '-' PAR?S; August 30. Preparations have been made to promptly destroy tbe bridges rand railways f around Park The diplomat* will go to Tours, ! which city will be considered neutral. Tte committee of defence of Metz are dally expected, wi .?. <.?-. ..?? Palikao will announce this week that prepa? rations for tire'elege are completed. There is ec-thing from the front but rtimora. Officersatd othersTrorn the front Insist that a great ba^-wa>fongbt on the ?tb, Bazaine and McMahon gaining gr>at ??v?ntages. NeAf .- the krtttcr expected to .meet the Crowe .Prince, * who rs receiving reinforcenwnrs, andi gre?; t battle may occur immediately. The CondRJet? o? the French troops is "excellent. McMahon has'rvceived reinforcencents, and Bazaine thas iabtindaut provisions and muni tiens. - 'Paris lawfully prepared to resist attack, and ?the capture of the city is considered imV (possible. ;- '".*' ; The Opinion Nationale demands that-as the Prussians shot the country people,-France - should teach the Prussians ?tat, if the practice continues, she will'take no ?risonera. and. the war will become-one of extermination. ' Gold is again circulating here. Another ambulance train, with ladlee, has gone to the front. Britanny will-soon send an Immense'* D tup ber of volante e rs to the army. A legion of foreigners is .organizing here. Th 1 rty tho w sand persons 'have, entered Paris from the neighboring country. The police bave been organized inst) regiments. Uteilt Prmiian Reports. ; . Loxn?N, August 3e. Dispatches from the Prussian headquarter?, at Sundale, noon, declare -that Bazaine's oom-: m u ol cati ens are completely cut, and that the j telegrams 'published from him' In Paris are manufactured there. A correspondent-writes from the headquar t?rs ol_the Grown Prince, at Llgny, the^!4th : ''This te a-great.day in the campaign of the 5 third ?r my. -The-Klug, Aloltke and Bismarck .arrived. Ofce-street ^was choked wtthBava -riaa troop? from morning till night. The word is, Forward to Parl3 ! -'Everything moves care? fully lor ward. The troops are In excellent coalition. Uttlt Tribune Account*. NBW'YORK, Angftst 30. Ilw Tribune^s- special from London Bays: No news at Verdun of a great battle reported' 1 ought Sunday. There'.are many Prussians around ' Moci?n, Dun and Steaay. Cannon and -musketry were heard on Monday in that direction, and an engagement ia -believed to have-taken place near Bouzaney. ! 'Five", 'hundred' Prussians', attacked fifty French at Cha?venc?. The fight lasted from four to-seven. Ten killed and five mounded. The Prussians took twenty-eight prisoners and bruited the station. The Tribune correspondent writes from Me= zeires Sunday: "I left Bethel yesterday morn? ing, and was one day on the road. I found no troops beside the garrison here. The Prince Im? perial arrived during the day with aa escort ol Cent Garde. ; The Prince left this morning fora secret deetlna?on, supposed to be Sedan; provlded-the Prussians have ribt'as reported; ? ut the railroad between Me zi eres, ami Sedan, Tne Prince goes by road, but would not be sent forward ll the enemy was in the neighborhood It is certain that McMahon don't mean to fight for some days. The National Guard are here, und rilled, .but ready to fight,. The .Mobiles have no uniforms, but look soldierly. The persecution ol correspondents continues, they feave all been expelled from Bethel." " GOLD AND STOCK". NEW YORK, August 30. Gold opened weak, on account of the ad? vance in bonds and the regular morning re? port of Prussian victories. It ranged from 16. to i?j, and closed dull at 16jaie\\ Govern? ments opened quiet and dull, but during the afternoon closed very dull? Sixty-twos 12f. Teaneesees 61 j ; sew 60. Virgl nias 66; new 65. Louisianas TO;' new 64; levee sixes 735 ; eights sc. Alabama Bixee 99; $ Yes TO. Georgia six.ee _j 82i; sevens 90. North Carolinas 52j;' new 32^] South Carolinas 8ft; new 70. Freights on dour by steam ls. Gd. to ls. TA cl; on wheat 6$d; by saif-Wd. ; Nsw ORLBASS, August 30. Sterling29a29i. Sights premium. Gold 16. A HOWL FROX HOLDEN. . HALEIGH, August 30. Holden'a.Standard thia morning pitches into the New York.Times and Tribune, for accusing Holden of garbling Judge Tourgees'e letter, concerning outrages, as follows': ' *jWe have a few words tb say tb yon, gentlemen of the TAmps'and Tribune, and they aie these-Shaf you deem these Southern Governors officions, but they are not more so than you are your? selves;, so-much so;tbat we are forced., to ad? mit that Pomeroy'B Democrat contains more truth than clutter you or all your Ilk papers combined:1. Weare pleased to place you on the sideofiherebelllbn, Ku-K?tixlBm and trea son.?wllMng subjects of the- loBf cause, and un? willing servants and slaves of the theories of Jefferson DavJ?:H g .. ; g? '. m. <*? . -\ The order of General Trochu expelling from naris all who have not sufficient means of sub .atoence, and might therefore become a bur. den on the public stores,, ls one: of the ex tre?rest? measures ol martial law. In a city of a muUfon and ?hali of tnaabitants the number jofsuch ? fic?ple rnust be" 'enormous, and noth-' lng moca-' appalling can be imagined than'the sufifcrlnx which must result from driving them onTjnto the fields, without provisions or shel? ter. If this order Is enforced to the letter, it will prove that fans ls to be defended to the last extremity. ~A TALK WITH THE CROWN PRIS CE. French Newspaper Correspondents mt their Work-The Prince on the Battle of Woerth. i Among the French who fell into the hands lot the Pruseians arter the battle of Woerth were two correspondente of the Paria prese, ai. Henri Chabriliart, o, the Figaro, and M. Car don, of the Gaulois. Each ol th?se gentlemen ibas published an acoouat of his adventurer. At 8ou)z they were brought into the. presence of the Crown Prince, *qr| the intervieiT is thus described by M. Cnabrillart : I confess rim Very Tarah embarrassed. ; If I draw a flattering portrait of ?ie Prince; it will be said that I am sold ta the Prussians; if I ?ra? W unfavorable pintare ot him, to gratify any malevolent p^sion^I^U: be guilty of in? justice and falsehood. I am a .reporter, which means a toca of photographer. 1 shall there? fore simply and, truly state what I Baw, and what was said.' 'Those who may be dissatisfied with my account, most deal-: with the Prince themselves. It is not my f mit that he is ba? ma a e. Would to heaven that ali German? were' like" him; W? unfortunately "ir la not so. Prince Frederic William, heir tb the Crown* of Prussia, is a man of tall stature, thin, wit h a calm and placid conntenantic;v. bnt in: tho carve of his aquiline nose and dilating noa? trils there are evrdsnries^f ?iieriry/ w?aile the rapidity-ol his glance convinces-'yon of hi? de? cision. ? AfuHj fair- -beard-softer*: the some? what stern expression of bis features. He bas ?Teat simplicity of maimer, and affect? rather a kind of bourgeois style of speaking, tin oking, abd gener?! Deb avior. He waa dressed ina black tunic wtt*rre*'c?IUr' ahd-frcuigB, with? out any embroidery or gold braid,-. upon the shoulder a small epauleMo.-indicate his rink, but no other dreUncruisbmg ornament. He wore a small black cap "bordered with red, and the whole ufiiferm wae sev?rely ^ixupK He speaks Freneh with , great, purity,, without foreign accent, beyond ? alight Gannan int ? uition and ?ocasional hesitation, at certain rds. "La you speak Gannan, air.tL* said he me. ?' ".-.i. (0 ". I uNb, PrSaee.-aot .mfnciently?,, . - ; "I am serr y for it, as ot ber wise voa would have heard ni what m inner. our troops speak i of yours, and io whit esteem they.bold them.'*' i > "I thenk you ve rv much for that opinion." < ? "Ob it is quite deserved. We have all ad? mired toe tenacity and the courage wfeica'hafvs been evinced by even the humblest of your fiOldi*9a*8 Then, with much delicate consideration, and ?lmcst nuki ag excus?e for meotiomce the facft to us, he told us that tbey had taken be? tween 3000 and 4000 prisoner?, thmy gans, six mitrailleurs, and two eagle?.. - "Among th? prisoners;" said be,'*^ General Eaoalt. 1 went this morning ta see him at Bdicbshofen, where he lie? wounded, hes bip ind thigh being broken; I fear that he is now ?ymg. He is a brave ?(Beer, and be has given .tie some addressee in Paris (0 which hs wishes Setters tb be sent." i "But, Prince," I observed, "the other priso? ners aho have families,''... ? "I have thought of tbat. leave had them Supplied with writing materials; the letters will be sent unsealed to our ooo sui at Geneva, who I will forward them to Iraoce." ! ''Prince, we thank yon on -behalf of the mothers whose grief you are about to assuage."* "I di not like war, gentlemen. -If I sb on id reien I would never make it. Now, despite my love of peace, this is the third campaign that I have been compelled to make'. 1 went over the bittle-field yesterday. -It was friihtftil. If it only depended upon myself thia wax wjuld end here. It m your ministers and the Em? peror who would hewe it, it was not we who wanted it. And yet the Emperor has been?very good to me and very kind to my wife. The last time that I sa w .him was at the Tuileries on the i?th of January, when be Bald to rn?. 'Yon know that I have J .run i a nsw Mmtoter.* That waa this M. O.lrvicr, wbo now make? this war against us." . "It is terrible, .jnfleed^and-I't?lDl? yottr ar? tillery is very f >wnidabkv\ , '.?Ob slr,' it is not superior to yours, bat we make different cse of it 'from whit, you do. placing it mere -freely with the advanced posts. Your aim is-very .good-too good, in? deed, for we haw lost, I think, more men than yon have. I ba-vo .regiments which have lost twenty-nina or thirty officer?. But we have taken prisoners, and that restores our ad?ou? tage." "An enormous .advantage, for you know well what you bad before you yesterday." "Nearly forty thousand, men, the corps of Marshal McMahon and a division of the Seventh Corps. 1 did not intend to attack, wishing only tomato a recormoissano in force, bnt one is not always able to put an end to a fight when once it bas begun, lt waa fortu? nate for us, on the whole, as be would doubt leas baue received. reinforcements, and we should have had still harder work next day." . -Prince, it seems to me that you ara very well informed concerning our army." ' "One must be so," said be, smiling. "But," said L wilfully committing an error, "it wa? your entire army which was engaged, .250,000 men at least." , "Not so many-180,000 m?n. They all fought well; but if the Bavaria os bad marohed as well as our men; we, should have had it all over by noon instead ol fighting until 6 o'clock. I should not give battle to your army unies * I was superior in number-other wise "I would prefer to retire." "Ton have one great advantage, Prince, in the precision ol the movement of your troops. From the tower of Woerth we admired, though with the ?nef caused by witnessing your suc? cess, the two flanking movements which you effected upon our position." ."The hills of Froschweiller ax? real fortifi cat-.oas, and I did not care to attack them di? rect! v. By turning them I lost fewer men." "We are" very xan?b obliged, Prince, for t he few minutes you have beeo pleas3d to devote . to us, but we'do not see with you tbe.Dake of Coburg, whom we desire to thank,.for it was he who saved us yesterday, and, notwithstand? ing bis many anxieties, .he has not 'forgotten the promise which he made to speak to you about us." -"1 will perform your commission:0 "We now ask that we may be taken- back to the advanced posts.** , "I see no. objection," and then, having cour? teously ?sloted us. be withdrew. WAR ROTES. From our exchanges and the letters of . cor? respondents we gather the following Interest? ing notes and jottings of the war in Europe : rOUSH LEGION" IX FRANCE. For some time the French Government has been hesitating about enlisting Poles in its army, but have now concluded to do it, as ap? pears by a letter received In Washington from | Paris by a government official, which-says that - In the ten days previous to the writing thereof ( there had been enrolled and organized a Pol- | 5sh legion of forty thousand men. Most of , them have seen hard service In the Polish ? contests against Bnssian and Prussian tyranny, j and'in soldierly qualities are exceeded by no , body of men in Europe. THE UHLANS. The German cavalry are composed ot cuiras? siers, dragoons, hussars and Uhlans. The last 1 named, who seem to alarm the French so .1 much, 'are lancers." They'are a part o't-the ?1 regular cavalry force, lightly armed, well mounted, and are probably tb make raids in ' in the country In advance of the German line ol march'.- Therefore-,; they naturally exofte unusual and widespread terror. But, they are 1 july German cavalry. The Germans Beemed : to have learned from our success in making "raids'' during the last war, how easyand how j effective it ?B to harass, with competent cav- ] airy, the enemy's country. - . ; ; 1 : AID FOR FRENCH SICK AND WOUNDED.. The French and Irish residents of New York I are to have a festival at Jones's Woods or Elm J Park this week, the proceeds or which are to ! be devoted to ib^fund for t he relief of the sick i and-.wounded iii the Erbach armies and hos- :c pita's. Many speakers have promised to be f present. An invitation has been extended lo jj ihe Mayor and the Governor of New York. n THE EVE OF BATTLE. THE PRUSSIANS GORE AFTER M'MAHON. MCMAHON MARCHING TO METZ. RUMORS OP MORE FIGHTING. THE ! PARIS JOURNALS DEFIANT AND CONFIDENT. TBS FRENCH MINISTRY RETIRES TO TOURS. "THEREABOUTS . OF THE EMPEROR AND HIS SON. . War News via London, LONDON, August 30. Tile papera are befogged regarding the posi? tion of the armies. The latest telegrams make confusion worse confounded.. Advices- from. Sedan to-lday report fighting along the railroad between the advance ol the German and French armies. On the 28th the Saxons held Stenay and Mouzon. A corres? pondent cays : "Not only has McMahon failed to join Bazaine, but the Prussians are wedged between them. McMahon is separated from Bazaine by two powerful armies." j A regiment of Chasseurs dAfriqe routed two regiments of Saxon dragoons near Mouzon. It is believed here that McMahon will perse? vere in the effort to reach Mete, in spite of the" obstacles in the way. ' The Prince Imperial wasat Sedan on Sun? day night, where the Emperor was expected. Uhlans ai the time were only nine miles south. Every German arrested in Paris appeals to American Minister Wsshburne for examina-: tioa. No American has yet been arrested as a Prussian spy. Ten out of every dozen English men have been arrested. ' The Prussians entered Vouziers on the heels of tfce retreating French. King William's route to Fails i6 by the upper Marne and Monz. A French frlgate that repaired her engines at Leswlck, Scotland, has been notified by the government to leave. The Parisians of all ranks have been enrolled for the defence -cf Paris. The Times says Ave German detachments ol cavalry are .near Boagany. They belong to the Fourth Army Corps, which ls now scouring the eastern departments to prevent communi? cation between McMahon and Bazaine. Mc? Mahon, with 160,000 men, ls stealing a march on the Prince Royal, who is two days-ahead of Frederick Charles. It ls hoped the latter can? not come up In time. Fifty thousand troops left Paris for Bethel on Monday. It-Is said the Prussian force is 200,000. McMahcn's head? quarters are at Sedan. . SFrench War New?. PARIS, August 30-(Official.) The Prussians continue to move toward Rethel and Vouzieree. Twenty thousand ??valry passed" Chalons "for Epernuy. Stras? bourg and Pfaleburg still hold out. The ministry are on the eve of departing for Tours. The Emperor, on being invited to ac? company them, responds that his. place is now with the army In the neighborhood of Verdun, where a great battle is imminent. A series of bloody engagements have taken place in the woody regions, between Vervlns and Stenay, but nothing decisive is yet known, The workshops of Paris closed yesterday. The following lrom the French War Office ls Just received : "Nearly 900.000 men are now in the triangle formed by Rheims, Rethel and Vouzleres. Bazaine is not shut up. He has 120,000 men." LATER.-There is much confusion caused bf the departure of a large number of Germans. The Journals say that the police is to rid Paris of many enemies. La Liberte says: '-The hour of the great bat? tle has arrived. The battle must occur in the valley of Argenne, perhaps from there to Metz. We have reason to believe that the battle is raging now. Il the Prussians are repulsed they must retire behind the Moselle. France every moment grows more formidable. Even now new regiments are ready to take the field; defeat cannot subdue us." The Opinion Nationale says: "War to the last, let not one German recross the Rhine. For centuries let Germany remember that an enemy may enter France, but cannot leave it " -The Patre says that military events of the utmost importance are preparing. Whatever: be the result at Paris, prance must redouble her energy, create a third and fourth army. The Germans are active. We must use all our efforts. The news from McMahon's army con? tinues excellent. McMahon has never lor a moment been deceived about the Prlnca Royal's movements. He understood that the Prince intended to overreach his army. He, therefore,, kept in advance. The Parisians must not, however, cease preparing to re? pulse the enemy. The Prince Imperial has gone to Mezleres, where he will remain until further orders. Mezleres is considered impregnable, and con? tains a strong garrison and ample supplies. A Bishop on Bombshells. - . ._ CARLSRUHE, August 30. The bishop of the city, on the plea that the bombardment of Strasbourg Is contrary to the laws of humanity and modern warfare, obtain? ed twenty-four hours' cessation of the bom? bardment; in the meantime non-combatants will leave the city. On returning, the bishop's [lag was riddled with balls, and the bombard? ment was resumed. Surrender is a mere ques :lon of time. Belgium Neutrality. BRUSSELS, August 30.1 The Belgians are hastening to the frontier [rom all quarters. A great battle is apparent? ly imminent. Tue presence of the Belgians is accessary to prote:t neutrality. ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES. We take the following from the Northern papers : ENCOURAGEMENT FROM M'MAHON'S CORPS. PARIS. August 28. A special to the New York Times says : I lave Just seen a private letter from Robert Mitchell, late editor of the Constitutionnel, to lis father, dated at the headquarters of Mar? inai McMahon, at. Rhetel, on Thursday. He lays : '-You know I was downhearted when I eft>3>a'ri8 at the -progress of the .Prussians. ??Ince 7-have been with our army my mind has >een completely changed. I am now certain >f"our- ultimate1 success. Since our first de-, eats on the Rhine our army never came in ?olllslon with the Prussians without maintain-,, ng tbelr'posltlon and inflicting heavy loss on he enemy. I saw and conversed willi the Jmperor yesterday. He ls in excellent health ,ud spirits. It is impossible lo describe the enthusiasm of the army. We leave this ?. M., ; taking the direction of Metz, but that is ho in? dication of our real ronte. Rest assured In a few days you will receive news that will sur? prise you." THE AMERICAN SANITART COMMISSION. To-day a train of American ambulances., under the direction of Dr. Marion Sims, Jefl; this city for Metz. Dr. Pratt and many others ot the United States sanitary commission, ac? companied the train in uniform. The daught? ers of Dr. Sims marched nt the head ol the procession. Great sensation was created among the spectators as the train moved through the streets; crowds cheered and gave liberally"to those collecting lor the wounded: The ambulance services will bc strictly impar '-tlal in its ministrations, treating the French and Prussian wounded alike. KING WILLIAM'S OBSTINACY. Le Presse says that the O??clal announce? ment m the Chambers that the Prussians ar? marching on Paris causes neither astonishment nor fear in the capital. The Prussians restive it with great resolution. Kl Dg Willam |8 ied to this inspite of the serious strategic reasonB which Bhould turn him from it. If lt is donsi deredthat the obstinate old man has raised a million ol men whom he will never takejback across the Rhine, it will be- easy tor him to. risk abloody battle. There is not one German in all Prussia. Ba? varia, Wurtemburg or Baden who would not scorn and curse the King should he not make .an effort to come here and dictate peafca in Paris. How could he return to Germany in the midst of the desolation of families, anjjf the misery and the depopulation of the city and country 7 Shonrd ne not win abloody success his defeat would be complete. This ls toe de? cisive reason, more .political than military which brings the old King, under our walla^ - THE LANDWHER IN TUB FIELD. X:*^ r", L'Opinion Nationale says German Journals, and those -of Belgium have asserted this tin: troops of the Landwehr are not jet In the field, ? with the exception of the artillery. Nothing, can be more false than this statement. Every one acquainted with the organization of the Prussian forces ls aware that the flrst han of Landwehr, consisting men from 25 to 31ryearB of age, have formed the greater part of the. Prussian forces. Not only did that portion off] them enter the field as soon as the mobiliza? tion of the army was ordered, but regiments, brigades and divisions of the second ban of I Landwehr in provincesJaeareBt to Fraace have reinforced the armies of Frederick Charles and Steinmetz. The-factel the second section ol Landwehr being called on for service outside the Prussian territory has not occurred since the campaigns of li if. Prussia, therefore, says ] tibe Opinion Nationale, ls in ak m g her final effort. a?v--> CBUSXiTiSS OF TSE E?VADER?. NEW TOBE.'August 2&. The Conrnerdas Etats Unis has tb? follow? ing special from ^ris last nigbt: In spite of tbe orders Riven by the conuoinders c f th e enemy's armies, the Prussian invadion OJ 1870 eurp asses 'in horror recollections o; tqa: of 1814. At the War Department accounts are received from all sides of pillage, devas arion and of summary executione,*: tined by tat re? sistance o? peasants to th? invasion ofltbeir bornes. Tbe Prussians concede to the ? nc ngbt of def ance. Tue Uutens above aire?se, mit depredation* only worthy the Cossac Irs of other days. Little is said ^bout the Emperor I and with goad reason. Daede, not recri nina HODS, are aecssary. lt -viii ba time ei ocgh hereafter to demand eu account from bini who was the origin of onr first disasters. Xbe Empress shows a most noble devotion t > the wounded. livery day ee-c vinita the mi itary hospital?, and extends care and consolata m lo tbe victime of tbe war. All ladies of rani and m bisk tfociil portion imitate her exa aple There are, unfortunately, ooma exceptio is to this Dobie oondnct. Tu?.- system of Prussian espionage hat even stolen into s o me of the church? and sacred places, where it wau-'fl scarcely be poseibl? to diaoover or prevent it. One or two examples have been made, which will probably put an end to this secret conni vance <witn the enemy. In answer to the dispatch which .you addressed to me, 1 reply that it id untrue thal all Germane" V ave ' bec n expelled from Par:?. A great numbsr left voluntarily before the opening ot hostilities The Germans who bava beeu suspected ot conveying intelligoi.ee to the enemy have been expelled-that is all. THE ?ABPE MOBILD AND DEFESCES OF fABIS. Onr-Garde nobile are going to perform prodigies nt Toni and P.'aleburg. They bold a superior force of the enemy in cneck at Strasbourg, and they have made a number of successful Borlies. Thiers, to whose foresight we are indebted for the fortifications of Paris, refuses obstinately to act on the committee of defence. Count Daru ibis morning accepted this difficult offi ce. A prospect of a stage and perhaps ot a bombardment has taught the government u-.e'ul measures. List evening the rem-val to a safe place of thc- master? pieces of the Louvre was begnn. The prf cau? tion ie timely. Are not invasions of the bar? barous always fatal to the art? and t?eir most beantifu' productions ? Gallairdet also reviews the military situation, which be'represents snbstantlally as already given. WAn NEWS VIA LONDON. LOUDON. Anaue:2d. Public fee?n? in Pmt is very hooeful, and a French FiCtory is cmfidently expected. Ex-Qitea Isabella, Of opaiu, bas giv?n her palace m Paris for the use of the wounded. One hu'jd.e? and seventv thousand of the Prussian army have baea killed and wounded during the war. Ten thousand pe-sons are attached lo the headquarters of tbe King of Prus-ia, including eighty Bervants. According to French report 15.05?, and ac? cording to Prussian report 20 OOO French sol? diers ar- disabled by hospital and typhus lever. Ibe Times ibis morning says in a review of tbe resource-; ol Prussia that three armies of reserves have been forme! ta await events in France-one on the Bbine, under the Duke of MeckleLbnrg Schwerin; one at Berlm, under Gaaer&l Coastair, and one ia Silesia, under General Torrentzoig. Telegrams from B:-rIin say-tho Prussians have 800.000 men &long the line of the railway ready to move across the Bbine to reinforce either of the armies in case of defeat. Prussia cannot move these troops to the front yet, owing to the difficulty of feeding such reserves. To-day there are great rejoicings at Berlin. A public procession, carrying four mitrailleurs, twenty-three cannon and one eagle,.captured from the French, pausad through thc streets. Ibe Queen came out on the balcony ot the pal? ace and received the congratulations of tbepeo ple. The wea'her was fiiie an j tbs excitement great. _ _ REVIEW OF THE WAR. Miscalculations at the Outset-The Ac tual Strength of the Opposing Forces -From Saarbracken to Chalons and Metz. [Correspon-lenee of the New York World.] LONDON, August 13 A careful and impartial review of the war from its opening up to the present 6tage can? not fall to be useful and interesting, and I have had the good fortune to obtain the means for .making up such a review with a degree of accuracy which could not be expected In the letters ol correspondents written in haste and on the spur of the moment. It has been too hastily assumed that the Em? peror Napoleon expected to be able to carry the war at once Into the enemy's countrv, and to successfully act upon the offensive from the beginning to the end o? the campaign. It Is tolerably plain that every one else in France but the Emperor did cherish these expecta? tions, and it is equally clear that he alone did not cherish them. For it was his voice alone that uttered a note of warning, and from his lips alone came words of sober caution. He most probably, saw more clearly than any other man in France the difficulties in the path on which he had entered. And it will not be amiss to remember that if the Emperor is to be believed, it was not he that led France into the war, but it was France that dragged him Info it. "The country ls slipping out of my hands," said he to an Englishman a day or two before war was declared. *'I could not con? trol it if I should refuse to go to war." : The popular expectation In France was that upon the declaration of war tbe North Ger? man Conf?d?ration would be easily isolated (rom the Southern States, and that the newly annexed Prussian provinces would manifest a willingness to co-operate with the French And Hie popular idea of the opening campaign ' I was a dash on the Rhine with a column of, perhaps, 100,000 or 126,000 men, a passage of the river somewhere near Majence, and an advance In the direction Of Frankfort. Thus the French would become masters of .the com? munications between North and South Ger? many; Prussia would have to hurry down 16 the Main all her available troops, and the French could beat them, as they arrived, in detail. This plan, the success Of which depended on German dissension as much as on French ac? tivity, was knocked in the head by the sudden declaration of all the States whose disaffection bad been: counted on. that they would stand br fall, sink or swim, live or die, with Prussia. If anv one wishes to believe that Louis Napo? leon is so Illy served that he was taken by sur? prise at tills manifestation.of. German feeling, ne ls at liberty to indulge his credulity. But it certainly ls more probable that he anticipa? ted Just what happened,' and tbat ph? BOI?E:; words of warning as tri tgg sature and dangers Of the War had Just this meaning to them. It soon became evident, then, that the popu? lar anticipation of a short and dashing cam? paign was not to be realized, and that, in its place, the country must prepare Itself for a long and arduous war. The work of calling the army into the field began, on each side, and it was prosecuted under the following con? ditions: The Infantry of the line in France consists of 300 battalions, with a nominal full strength ol' 960 men each; and besides these, there are 38 battalions of the Imperial Guards, 20 of chas? seurs, and 18 of Zouaves and Turcos-all In ?antr;. The system ls for these battalions, when called to the field, to leave two compa? nies behind as a depot, and to march to the field with the other six. It ls said none of the companies, as a rule, were full, and that the full strength of the 376 battalions, on the day orders to move were received, was only 225,600 men. The "Army of the Rhine" com? prised seven"'corps Tann?e, 'with- an eighth corps, consisting of the Imperial; Guar dB, as .a reserve: The seven corps contained 340 bat? talions ol Infantry, numbering?'"214,000 men; the Imperial Guards were -25,OOO strong, and the artillery. Zouaves, Turcos and cavalry numbered 50.000 men. This gives a total of 289.000 as the total available military strength which France could put into the field up to the beginning of September, when her first re? serve would begin to be ready. Tte North German army, on the other hand, consists of thirteen corps, each havlne twenty eight battalions of 1000 men each. When the order tor moblizatlon was received, which was on the 16th of July, a few officers were told off from each three battalions to superintend the formation of the extra fourth battalion; the re? serve men-those who have served three years, and are liable to be called out until they have passed their twenty-seventh year were called In; the battalions were filled up, and She Landwehr regln; crts were formed out of:tke men between 28 and 36 years old. On the 29th ot July the mobilization was accom? plished, and North Germany had in the field ?e? battalions ot the line, numbering J 000 men each, and in garrison 19$ battalions ol the Landwehr; while the machinery was set in operation, which, by the end of August, would give hera further force of 114 battalions of the line and 93 bat? talions of the Landwher. Then are to be counted the troops of Baden, Bavaria, Heese Darmsladt and Wurtemberg, In all about 10Q battalions. To oppose the French army of the Rhine, which, as we have seen, could not number more than 269,000 men, the Germans moved forward toward the frontier twelve ot their thirteen army corps, numbering 336,000 men, while the South Germans added their contribution of 70 battalions, making a force of 406.000 trained soldiers, backed up by a re? serve, available within a month of an addi? tional 150,000 men. Thus it was plain that the war was commenced under conditions very unfavorable to the French, who were outnum? bered by more than one-third, axd who, woree than all, were placed under the disadvantage of divided command. When the war was proclaimed the French army was thus situated: The Third, Fourth and Fifth Corps were at Thlonville, St. Avoid and Bltsche; the First and Second Corps were at Strasbourg and Metz; the Sixth Corps and the Guards wert! at L'Uttiunsmna the Seventh Corps was at Belfort. By the 29th of"Jnij-tne First and Second Corps were moved forward towards Metz, and, in effect, the whole army formed a line reaching from Huonville to Bltsche; and at the same date the whole Ger? man army had concentrated between the Vos? ges and the Moselle. The Emperor.reached|Metz on the 28th of July, and the next day assumed the command of the Army of the Rhine, which, however, Jn point of fact, still consisted of seven separate armies, each commanded by a marshal with Independent ideas of bis own. On the 30th, a reconnolssance made by the French, In the direction of Saarbr?cken, was repulsed. On the second of August the Second Division of the Second Corps took the high ground south of Saarbr?cken, and shelled the Prussians out ol the town, who, however, retained a hill on the other Bide of the town, and thus prevent? ed the French from entering the village. News from the French lines at about this date con? tained hints that the commissariat and supply service had broken down, and tbat had every? thing else been ready for an advance this would have prevented lt. Then, on the 6th of August, came the fatal affairs ol Weissenburg unc? Forbach, or. (as all battles have more than one name,) of Woerth and Saarbr?cken. The German troops engag? ed in the Weissenburg affair were the Filth and Eleventh Prussian and the Second Bava? rian corps-in all there must have been 80,000 German soldiers. If not actually In the fight, ready to be brought Into it at a moment's no? tice. And to this great force was opposed, at first, only Douay's division of McMahon's corps, and at the last only the whole ol' this corps. The affair could have had but one conclusion: the superiority ol numbers assured the victorv to the Germans. The same was tme^f the affair of Forbach or Saarbr?cken. Froissard's three divisions and a single regiment of Ba zaine's corps, in all about 25,000 men. were at? tacked and defeated by 37,000 Westphalians and Rhenish troops. The gallantry of the French soldiers, and the bravery and skill of their officers In both these affairs, were great; the lOBS they inflicted on the Prussians was heavy; and they did not yield the ground un? til to hold lt longer became a mathematical impossibility : but the overpowering weight of numbers decided the issue against them. On tue 7th of August the.situation was thus: Four ol the eight corps of the French army had been attacked and beaten in detail; com? munications between headquarters and some ol the beaten corps was cut off; the numerical superiority of the Germans was evident, and lt was plain also that they were acting under the inspiration of one mind; aud hesitation, in? decision and vacillation prevailed In the French councils. The Emperor was Implored to retire to Paris, first placing the supreme command of the army In the hands of Marshal Bazaine. He replied by saying that be should enter Paris either "dead or victorious," and that he should retain the supreme command of the army In his own hands. A movement of retreat and concentration was commenced, and Is now still going" on. Li Meuse contains the following proclama? tion to the army, signed by Napoleon, on the 13th instant : Soldiers-To-morrow will be the ]4th of Au? gust, that anniversary of your triumDhant re? turn to Paris after that clorions campaign which decidid the destiny of Austrian domina? tion in Italy. Ou that day, as after your Crimean victories, all France welcomed "you with enthusiasm, aud Europe, dazzled, saluted you as worthy sons cf the grand armies of the Brat empire. ?o-day, however, Prussia dares to invade the sacred soil of the country. She launches against you a toirent of men. who iave frurpneed your valor, and for the mom*nt iriumphed over your indomitable courage. Let ua mirch azain lo encounter them. Sel? liers 01 Jena, against these same Prussians, 10 arrogant to-dty, your fathers fought as one :o three; again, ct Moutmirail, one to tix. is my one among you icfiimed by that exciting nemory. let him *et an example to all Freccli nen. The Saxons, the Wnrtemnurgers, the iol lie rs of the Rhenish ex confederation groan it bainer compelled to land their arms to the ?auee of Prussia. They know what little re ipect that power has for the rights of peoples, i it er absorbing mi lh ene of Hanoverians. Danes .nd Germans, she will not hesitate to a bsoi b be remains of Southern Germany. Ioeen at<!8, a moment of prosperity b!ra*da them. L'be oppression or humiliation of Frenchmen lelonee not to them. May they have entered france only to find their graves. Soldiers, we hail have to deliver fierce and bloody battles; mt with energy and patriotism the country's lODor will be safe. For every Frenchman with heart the moment has arrived to conquer or 0 die. NAPOLEON. THE STATE DEBT. A REVIEW OF ME. CHAMBERLAIN'S DEFENCE OF THE SCOTT AD? MINISTRATION. Tue Story of the Bank of the State Billa. I - TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. - Mr. Chamberlain ls a man of education; he writes well, and his arguments are plausible and specious; the more BO, because put forth with an appearance of candor weil calculated to deceive the unwary. We propose, as brief-' ly as'we can, to review his Chester speech, and expose the fallacy of his defence of the Whltte more-Scott administration. He has erected a lofty pyramid of figures, and inscribed upon lt the motto', "Wisdom, Honesty and Economy." To.thishe proudly points, and, with an air of triumph, asks his Tiearers to respond, "Well done, good and faithful, servants, you have b?en.f?lthful over a few things; we will' make you rulers over many things." We shall show that this pyramid is erected upon a foundation so rotten, that, its covering once withdrawn, the . whole fabric must crum? ble to pieces ! Mr. C. boastfully exclaims, "Whenever the Reform leaders make good one single charge,' dr fasten one single fraud on our history for the past two years, let us descend to merited Infamy.". ' The writer,. Messrs. Editors, is not one of the "Reform leaders.'' He is an humble citi? zen, .who. neither holds nor seeks; to hold a public office. He ls, however, a "native and to the manner born," and not the less deeply Interested In the honor and wellare of his State because he takes no active part In her government. He accepts, therefore, the chal? lenge thus boldly proclaimed by the champion of the -Scott administration," and will "make good'' what he says. Mr. Chamberlain Informs his hearers that "charges of Increased expenditure, ol waste? ful extravagance, of absolute robbery, of the public funds pour forth from the mouths of our Reform friends," and he proceeds to re? fute these charges. With an affectation ol candor he asks bis hearers to "look-wlth him at the tacts," "every one of which I draw from ojSciai sources which I hold In my hand;" and adds, "mark me, fellow-cltlzens, I am speak? ing from the unimpeached record." If. there? fore, the * record" from which he speaks is not "unimpeached," if the "official sources" from which he draws his figures are corrupt, his ar? gument rests upon -a rotten foundation, the ???pyramid" crumbles away, and its delusive motto becomes an airy nothing. ' What ls this "unimpeached record" from which he speaks * Who are Its authors ? Does not Mr. C. know that the very men whom we charge with corruption are they who framed this "record;" that they are the "official sor-ree*" from which he draws his facts ? Can that which ls drawn from corruption be pure ? Is It not begging the question to ask us to accept as correct the "record" made up by the administration, and then to say, because that record is correct, those who made lt are pure ? Let him first prove that his record is true. Then, and not UH then, may he draw from its figures, to prove that there have been "no in? creased expenditures, wasteful extravagance, and absolute robbery." "Until be does this, his figure? prove no more than that he bas not forgotten bis school day lessons In arithmetic. We pass over the sophism by which he at? tempts to demonstrate that while formerly it took "12 02 to govern a South Carolina gentle? man." it now takes but "89 cents to govern ? hjH slave .lust-set free," as not likely to deceive even the"most-ignorant, lit. Chamberlain, perhaps, has read an ingenious essay, wherein the writer proposes to prove, by argument, that no such man as Napoleon I ever lived. Mr. C.'s argument on this point reminds us of that essay, and the conclusion arrived at "that not only was South Carolina never so well governed, but never so cheaply and econ? omically governed as In the last year ol Grace. 18G9," is equally satisfactory. That portion of bis speech may serve as a college prize essay; perhaps some sophomore may answer it-we will not attempt the useless task. Passing over this portion of his "defence," therefore, we proceed with him "to examine the condition of our public debt." Here he asserts "that only $700,000 have been added to the State debt since the Inauguration of the administration of Governor Scott." And in proof of this he asks us to "examine the fig? ures." It is said, as we are aware, that "figures do not ile." True ! but not so those who make the figures. Now. who made the figures which Mr. C. asks us to "examine f Does he not take them from the "official record?" Did not Scott. Neagie 4 Co. make that record ? Must he not prove them honest before he asks us to believe their figures. Do the figures ?rove that Scott. Neagie & Co. are honest ? hese ligures represent coupon bonds to a large extent. Mr. C. shows us the figures alone-can he show us the bonds they pr?tend to represent t Let us examine Mr. C's argument, and ap? ply these questions to the case made. He says : "The public funded debt of the State is put down *( by the comptroller-general In his report) at 16,183,349 17," and be claims that from this Bum the following items must be I deducted, because they but "change the form" pf debts existing when the Scott administra? tion came into power, and that, having de? ducted them, it will appear that but $700,000 has been ad?ed.?o the debt. The items to be deducted are : L The $1,269,000 of bonds issued to fund the old bills of the Bank of the State. 2. The bonds issued to pay accmed interest on the State debt, of which, he says, $650,000 have been Issued thus far. Z. The bonds issued to redeem the "bills re? ceivable" of the State, ol' which, he sayB, $350,000 have been needed to retire the entire circulation; and, 4. The bonds issued for the "relief of the treasury-$1,000,000." We shall examine each of these items, and see whether Mr; Chamberlain's argument proves that the State debt has not been in? creased by the Issues of bonds referred to. First. As to the $1,250,000 of bonds issued to fund the old bills of the Bank of the State. The history of these oonds is this: In September, 1865, the Legislature passed an act. which, among other things, provided, "That all bills issued by said corporation prior to the 20th day of December, 1860, be funded; and on the surrender and delivery of the saw, bills to the treasurer of the State, bonds of the State, payaole, ?c., shall be issued to the owner of said, bills, 4c; provided that said bills shall be presented to the treasurer before January 1, 1869. And the Governor of the State is hereby authorized ami required to ex? ecute and deliver said bonds to be signed by him and countersigned by the treasurer." Upon the passage of the act the bank bills rose rapidly in value, and continued to rise for some time, when it was rumored that Gov? ernor Scott refused to "execute and deliver" the bonds, as by the act he was "authorized and rtquired to do." The 1st of January passed, and the bonds were not Issued. The. bills, ol course, rapidly declined in value, and contin? ued to fall In price for some weeks, when Gov? ernor Scott, for some perhaps satisfactory rea? son, consented to "execute and deliver" the bonds. The bills again rapidly rose in value, and in March or April, we think, the owners received their bonds. Rumor said that Gov? ernor Scot: reaped a handsome profit from the fluctuations thus occasioned in the value of the bills. He had the opportunity for doing so; perhaps he used lt, perhaps he did not. Per? haps he only bought the bills at a low figure, and sold them when they doubled in value, because he was endeavoring to "Improve the credit" o? his "beloved State." It matters not to us whether he speculated in bank bills or not, further than that his con? duct at that time tends to cast at least some S'.tspicion upon oneofthe "official sources" from which Mr. C. drawe his information-upon one at least of the authors of the "unimpeached record" he asks us to "examine." This much for the manner In which the Governor per? formed the part he was "authorized and re? quired" to perform by the act. How did thc State Treasurer discharge the Important trust imposed upon him ? Did he follow the terms of the act, and do his duty without respect to persons ? Did he use due diligence to protect the State -from fraud or loss? TM ne fan* the bonds only "on the surrender and dellverv of the bills," as required by the act' We answer, no !. ? We .assert that he e? hlblted gross negligence, and In proof thereof we cite the following facts. Let Mr. Chamber? lain deny them. 1i he can. He knows that they are ashere stated : We charge, then, that Mr. Parker did deliver upwards of $300,000 of the bonds to Mr. Parsons, of New. York, without first requiring of Mr. Parsons" the "surrender and delivery of the bills? but merely upon the surrender and deliver}- ot a certificate held by Mr. P. from .the master in equity, that said bills were in the?rostody of Mr.-T. R ^arinsr in Charleston. We charge further,' v?dt Mr? Parker did permit said bills to remain for a long time in the custody of Mr. Waring, after lie had issued to ]H~r. Parsons the bonds intend? ed to redeem them. We-oharge further, that when Mr. Parker's, agent got said bills from Mr. Waring, he'shlpped them to Mr.. Parker by express,- as'oniirwry,/reti??, -in; a common wooden box, not under se?l. And we charge further, that said agentreceived the bills with? out counting them, and that the package sent to Mr. Parker was not a "sealed package." This single instance, we think, is sufficient to prove that Mr. Parker did not use due diligence to protect the State from loss. He had already issued $300,000 of bonds, without first requiring the "surrender and delivery ot the bills," and then he had the bills sent to htm In a wooden box as ordinary freight. Had the box been stolen, both bonds and bills would have existed as a debt of the State. So much for Mr. Parker, by whom $1,250,000 ot bank bills were redeemed. These bills remain? ed'with him until the Legislature appointed a committee, consisting of Comptroller-General Neagle,-JosCrews and Dr. Bosemon, (colored,) who were charged, with the. duty ot counting and burning the $1.260,000 of bills for which Mr. P. had Issued'ne same amount of bonds Charged with this important trrst, it seems to us that the first Impulse of a man whose reputation was dear to him would have been so to perform this duty assigned him; that the - breath of' slander could not harm him. How did th 1B committee act under the circumstan? ces? Weare Informed that they did their work In this wise: Joe CrewB and Dr. Bosemon would proceed to connt - the bills in a room, without witnesses: after they had been at work long enough to have earned thejr per diem, ? Bosemon would go to inform Neagle that they were ready to burn the bills counted. Crews, remaining alone in the room with the bills. Cpon the arrival of Neagle and Bosemon, Crews would hold up a package "Bald to con? tain" so many hundred thousand dollars, which they would cast into the fire, whereupon they . would make up the day's "record." This farce-^ was gone through with from day to day, until at last all the bills had been disposed of, and then the committee reported to the Legisla? ture that one million two hundred ano fifty thousand dollars of bank bills had been consum? ed by fire, and that the same amount In bonds had been issued tn their stead; and these facts are put down In the "official record." Mr. C. now holds up thlB "record," and asks us to believe that the State debt remains the same that its lorm only bas been changed. Does Mr. C. know of his own knowledge whether the $1,250,000 of bank bills have, in fact, been de? stroyed, and thatthev lorm no part of the bills ?. of the Bank of the State now afloat in the. State ? Does not the whole "record" depend" on the honesty of Neagle, Crews and Bose? mon, or rather on the nonesty of Joe Crews : alone ? *Can he use this record to- prove that they are honest t Have we no reason to doubt. the accuracy of the "official sources" from which he draws his figures ? We have said that honest men placed In th? position of this committee would have sought to guard against the attacks of a harsh, slan? derous and suspicious world. Were these mern of such spotless reputation that they need take no such precautions? Neagle, who had been charged in the public prints with stealing ; from his lellow-Btudents In early life; Crews,, who has been in notoriously bad repute from" his youth upward; and Bosemon, of whom we ? know little good or bad-are these the men to defy publ'c opinion, and to count and burn $1,250,000 lo secret, with no witness but their own consciences ? Does not their conduct, at '. least, excite susincion ? When we find that one of them, who but two years ago had only a moderate salary- to support bim, U lookea upon-oe .-- -j< . ?? 'itij-mTfl of the state; and that another, wno not - many years ago made a precarious liveli? hood by buying and selling runaway negroes and distilling whiskey without a license, ls now a big man In railroad rings, speculates on joint account with the Governor of the State, dresses in black broadcloth, and fares sump? tuously every day. and that his only visible met ns ot support during the period In which this chance in his fortunes has come about, bas beer, his per diem es a member of the - Legislature. When we see and reflect on these things, ls Mr. C. surprised that our suspicions Kow stronger, and that we are Inclined, at ist, to question the purity of the "official sources" lrom which he would have us drink as from the fountain of truth ? Until Mr. Chamberlain can prove that the $1,250,000 of bank bills have, lu fact, been destroyed, and we require more satisfactory proof than the "report of the committee," he falls to prove that the $1,250,000 ol bonds issued in their stead ''have not added one dollar to the public debt." 8o much for Mr. Chamberlain's first proposi? tion. We propose, Mr. suitor, at a future day to answer the others; I tu this article ls already too long, and we do not wish to trespass upon your space, or to weary your readers with more this time. Mr. C. shall, however, hear, again from JUNTOS.. TBE GERMAN NEWS. [From the New York German Dally News.] The intelligence of the German population ?f the United States, and the facility with, which they enter into tbe spirit of our best in? stitutions, are well illustrated in the generous support given to newspapers published m their own language. Of the several German journals published in this city, there ara none that have not accomplished a consideraos suc? cess, and more than one may be counted among the most profitable similar establish? ments in the country. In proportion to numbers, the patronage bestowed upon jour? nalism by Germans on tbis side of the Atlantio ie of a far more liberal character than that of the same people in their own land. Tbis ia ' probablv owing to the fact that those who leave the Fatherland to seek the opportunities of remunerative toil in the New World, are gene? rally of the most intelligent of the middle clas? ses, and very soon become indoctrinated with > toe utilitarian and progressive ideas of the American people. Another reason may be stated in the circumstance that the journals themselves, patterned upon American princi? pies, are more readable and useful than the. old-fashioned sheets of Europe. But, with all the evidence before us of a de? sire on the part of our German citizens to en? courage newspapers in their language, the extraordinary success of the German Nows re? mains still a wonder. To say that we did not look forward to it would be to deny the im? pressions that induced us to start the enter? prise; but, though sanguine of the ultimate achievement of our purpose, we did not an? ticipate such an immediate conquest of popu? larity; we did not look for such a whirlwind of success as that which has Bwept our newly hunched bark into the smooth waters of its. prosperity.. A f?w weeks ago, in alluding to the rapid' progress of the German News, we stated that its circulation was greater than that of any German paper in the country, with one excep? tion. But, at the pace at which this little Teutonic traveller advances, a few weeks makes a great deal of difference in the condition of affairs. We must now withdraw the exception, for the circulation of the Oerman Hews bavin* gone consideiably beyond the figure of fifty thousand copies per day, we are justified m* claimtng for it the first place, and in stating that the German News has no.v the largest circulation of any German daily paper issued in this conntrv. Indeed, although not pre pared statistically for the daliberate assertion,. we are convinced that not even in Germany u there to be found a ds?y J?ar^ wuba circu? lation equal to tba? which the German News ; has accomplished within the first four months of its career. UPHAM'S ANTIDOTE FOB STRONG DRINK. A SURE CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS. One Dollar a Bottle. Sent by mail, postage paid, on receipt of.price. The Antidote ls the best remedy that can >e < administered In tfania-a-Potu, and also for aD., nervous affections For Bale by Dr. H. BAER. No. 131 Meeting street, oe tc Agent for South Carolina*. ?.