The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-23 00:00:00

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LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1870.

AUTHENTICATED news maybe difficult to obtain
in regard to the progress of the war, but purely
imaginary incidents are occurring around us in an
abundance, and of a variety, absolutely bewildering.
The air is so thick with rumours that, to "shoot
folly as it flies," you have but to fire hap-hazard and
you are sure to bring down a canard. Take a few
of them by way of example, very recently
baggel. M. EMILE OLLIVIER, the ex-Premier, has
fled from Paris with his young wife, pursued,
on the road to Italy, wherever they are recognized,
by the execrations and hootings of the population !
Nothing of the sort—M. EMILE OLLIVIER is all the
while comfortably located, still, in Paris, and in point
of fact a day or two ago is quietly breakfasting there,
in company with one of our correspondents. He
may no longer have a " light heart "—probably has
by this time a very heavy one—but, at any rate,
there he still continues to live at Paris
instead of being hooted out of France
by the infuriated populace. Again, the
Empress EUGENIE (so probable, this !) had
despatched, secretly, to the care of the Countess
MONTIJO at Madrid, enormous crates and ponderous
boxes laden with treasures, thus put out of harm's
way, providently and betimes. A statement altoge-
ther untrue—the EMPRESS REGENT having some-
thing else to think of besides looking after swag like
a burglar, or loot like a marauder. At any rate,
Mr. SMITH has contrived to make off
cleverly with the plate chests and the jewel
boxes from St. Cloud and the Tuileries, and
to deposit them safely and securely, here, in London,
where they are beyond the reach alike of Prussian
invaders and Parisian revolutionists. Altogether, an
absurdity—the last historical Mr. SMITH heard of
as hurriedly coming hither from beyond channel,
being one who landed as long ago as on the 3rd of
March, 1841, at Newhaven, and whose Christian
name was Louis PHILIPPE—not the alter ego
of Louis NAPOLEON. The PRINCE IMPE-
RIAL, however—there could be no doubt about
this, whatever might have become of the spoons and
forks—the Child of France, the future NAPOLEON
IV., was safe and sound, here, in the English metro-
polis. Some favoured the notion, it is true, that he
was back again with his mother at the Tuileries.
But there were those who were better informed, who
knew all about it, who had actually seen him with their
own eyes, here in London, at the French Ambassa-
dor's. Several days flit by, when, lo! and behold, his
Imperial Highness is found to be all the while with
the EMPEROR; arrives at Verdun the other morning
with his Majesty in a travelling carriage; enters a
third-class carriage on the railway, making a primi-
tive toilette, there, poor child, with a tumbler of
cold water and the corner of a pocket-handkerchief.
However all this may be, the fact is certain, we are
next told that, down at Walmer Castle, both Earl
GRANVILLE and Mr. GLADSTONE have had interviews
with Prince ACHILLE MURAT and M. BENEDETTI!
Nothing whatever of the kind having occurred ! Most
wonderful, however, of all these rumours, have been
the distinct statements set forth in regard to the
EMPEROR NAPOLEON 111. Whatever might be said
as to the other rumours, there was no room left for
doubt as to the authenticity of those statements !
The EMPEROR was suffering from febrile monomania
the fits coming upon him in paroxysms. His MAJESTY,
we were next informed, in one of these outbursts of
delirium, at Rheims, had destroyed himself. Finally,
being conveniently brought to life again for the pur-
pose, the EMPEROR, it was announced, in a sensational
placard of the Observer of Sunday last, had taken
his flight from France! And, on looking to the
Observer, we there learnt that it was currently
reported that he was momentarily expected to
arrive at Dover. The telegrams received yes-
terday morning, direct from Chalons, in-
forming us, on the contrary, that instead
of being delirious, instead of having committed
suicide, instead of taking flight for Dover, the
EMPEROR, as calm and impassive as ever, had passed
to and fro on horseback through the camp at
Chalons, had there reviewed the troops, had there
been surrounded by the soldiery clamouring to be
led against the Prussian invaders. Yet—having
"brought down" these outrageous canards one after
another—we may be perfectly sure that others,
possibly yet wilder, will be just as strong upon the
wing to-morrow and the day afterwards.

AT length the French Ministry, through the
official organ of the Government, have uttered the
words which might advantageously to the interests
of France and of truth, have been spoken two or
three days ago. The Journal Official acknowledges
the danger of the situation. In a brief note yester-
day. morning it says that no news having been received
by the Government for two days from the
army of the Rhine, in consequence of the
interruption of telegraphic communications,
it is thought that the plan resolved upon by Marshal
BAZAINE has not yet succeeded. In other words the
Germans have interposed between the chief French
army and the capital, and BAZAINE, shut up in a
fortress which contains no sufficient supply of food,
must cut his way through the German hosts or
surrender. That this was the state of affairs, was
apparent from the first. Without the aid of the
German accounts, BAZAINE'S own telegram
was quite enough. He had announced
his intention to retreat. He commenced to
retreat on Sunday. For a week he has been fight-
ing continual battles without claiming to have made
any progress with that retreat which was openly
proclaimed to be the best resource for the French
arms. The Germans have attempted to stop him.
They have succeeded. Under the circumstances it
becomes of less moment to inquire into the