, 1869-04-24
PRUSSIA vs.. FRANCE.
Wnrllke Movement In Euror

Tnrlike Movement In Euronc.
The Psr1s journals remark that the northern and
with military men, who are hnrEJing TO joia taeir
teNimenta-
Prussia Ia concentrating considerable forces On
the western frontiers. and orders have been given
bidding the men TO toln their regiments two
months earlier than uauai.
The Gsrmanid mentions that the following gen.
eral order was issued on the 3lat ultmo at MQnder
In Hanover: By superior orders received At Ber-
lin all the men belonging to the reserve Of the
Tenth Amy Corps ns . The sSs 81 hro
ianks Au the men belonging to the landwehr,
up 70 forty 5eafs OF ass aze to be Kept tn ms7ch-
Z letter fron Munich, Published in the Ger7nani.,
contains the following extract: lively exchange
Of messages has been carried On during tue last
few days between this citJ. Vienna "a aad Berlin. ,
and mobilization Il expected within three weeks
It Is rumozed that Prussia intends provoking
France before the election takss ptsse, ~, ,.,, ,
plies or war material have been sent recently to
Lille, Metz and 6tEasburg, and that the tortinea-
Marshal Nes silence IN fsce Of these preparations
Ia looked upon with great suspicion, because
whenever nets silent i Is sure sign Of his having
much to think about Of 4 eerlou8 nature.
A Pruss1an military commander recently ad-
dressed his r1oops At q review held at Muuder as
follows: "Eey probably Jonr services Will soou
be required BIZ Jour King aud country, and you
may 6e shortly called upon to take the deld against
the old hereditary enemy against whom Four au-
eessors fought under Wellngton-in 1aet, against
FYance.'' The oflcer had barely terminated Wheu
the men, much to his dlsmay, burst into loud
cheering, crying ont: "Lons nse France" ''Lons
~ Nspoleon ill.," "Long I've the Emperor:
The total amount OF the Confederate German
forces now forms effective force Of o0 COM
batanls, without Including the hadEehr: thus
for saxons, one for Baden, one for Wustenberg,
The raris tAprl p correspondence Of tnc Lon
The one lact which to-day aroras most all.
ment to the uneasy feeling which prevails Is the
treaty or aliaec, offensive a,i defensive With tne
| Southern States Ut Germany. There are two yer.
stons Of the story. The onttntst one is that Of
about the violation Of the 1Fesfy Of Prague in:
| ynlyed IN the solidarlzatlon Of all Germany NJ
nssTaIk; ont Of Difference 10 the " susceptiott
ties" Of France, and In the Interest OF the genera
peace, han thought It polite 10 take the initiative
ol measure which natioual pride would not hay.
allow ed him 10 take nj the dictatton Of France.
tho news is, that ". Blsmark, having no doun
TINT the French Emperor viii SHORTY
has lons BEEN ssh oanas Iii tsinss
e1red!ent to concentrate his means OF deienc
and ouer = less extensive surface 70 the enem.
would neutraltzc half Germany. and make 1t yer
ditncult for Austria TO act as the nll5 Of France
On the Rhsnc, md III i,elGtnm, A. h'slnaIs fec
against The Chasserot. While these connlctiu
statemcnts are N circulation, there comes th
evening telegram from Munich 'ienFnE th1
! there Is any truth tn the reported intention {
Prussia to aunnl the treaty. The Phare g "a Lot'
reports that MI or!cr hus been received At Chel
oo1r arm a he snRs before fore 4s
IS to be carried on night and day, have bee
lodged. .....
Trieste, from whence It Is forwarded to 1,almat!
The Austrian Government Is actively forttf5ing Il
northern frontier towns