The New York herald., 1870-08-09
A Levy En- Masse of the French
Nation Probable.
General Won GOebeM's Victory
Over FrOssard.
ENGLISH HOPE OF A SUDDEN PEACE.
FRANCE.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD.


SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD.
Paris Universally Agitated-"ro Arms, the
Popular Cry-Eugcnie's Adminlstration-No
Action RepOrted-Prepara:tons In tho Field
and the Cities-Rapid Advance of the Crown
Prince of Prussin-Desperate Measure Of De.
fence BY uunLation-NIacMahon In Full
Retreat.
LONDON, August sap. M.
The kilograms from Paris, dated there this morn
ing, report that great agitation still prevails IN the
French capital. TherJ Is universal cry OF .To
arms |" so as to avenge the honor and sustain the
military glory Of the nation.
The Empress Eugenie remains at the Tuilerles
The Deputies to the Legislative Body Will assemble
there to meet her Majesty in deberation tonight.
The Prince Imperial remains In Paris since his re-
turn from the army.
There has been no fighting, so far as Is known at
present, between the armies to-day.
The whole Of the French army Is concentrating
1t is Supposed for general action.
A battle is expected to take place hourly; In fact
al any moment.
The Legislative Chambers will assemble imme.
diarely.
The Garde Mobile will Join the regular army OF
France.
The Notifications Of Paris are armed, and Will be
defended by 10000 men. The National Guard Is to
be raised to 100000 mon. subject to immediate Or
ders for duty.
The territory Of the departments of the vosges
and M0selle is to be inundated by order OF the gov
ernment
Italy will send 10000 troops to the aid of france.
A levy en- n,aSSe of the entire French nation IS
expected.
The Cabinet Ministers are assembled in permanent
session.
Great applause Is given to the proclamation OF the
Empress.
Most vigorous measures Of war and defence Will
probably be announced tomorrow.
The bulletins from the front received In Paris this
morning are of an exciting character.
MacMahon's corps Is In full retreat on Nancy.
General Frossard's corps has been almost annihi.
lated by the Prussians.
Metz IS being placed In a state of defence hurried.
ly. General Butlnere Is to have command OF the
defenCes
The Emperor's headquarters has fallen back to
ChalOns. sur-Marne.
The Crown Prince Of Prussia Is advancing rapidly.
Aforward movement OF the whole Pru: sian reserve
was commenced yesterday Sunday.
Battle Said to be Raging at Metz.
LONDON, August S-P. NJ.
French dispatches to-day represent that actual
hostilites are mOmentarily suspended; but rumor
prevails that the Prussian armies have concentrated
and battle Is raging before Metz.
English dispatches from the Continent say that
q general battle In front Of Metz Is considered
probable tomorrow.
The Prusslans are moving In that direction by
forced marches.
The defenceS OF Paris are officially reported as
nearly ready TO resist the heaviest assault and 1t
said that 160 900 men are ready to ill up the ranks
Of the army In the field
The remainder OF the Garde Nationale is to be in.
corporated with tho Garde Mobile. The two corps
will be organized In single body at once.
Onacial Despatches-MncMahon,s Defeat and
Its consequences.
PARIS, August s-Evening.
The Journal OUciel contains the following de.
spatches:-
METZ, August 1880 A. M.
In the battle OF Saturday, near Reischof7en, Mac.
Mahon's Chief OF Staff General Colson was shot by
the Marshals side General Raourt is among the
missing. Our artillery suffered heavily. Marshal
MacMahon Is now In communication with General
Metz Is preparing for vigorous defence The
general commanding the fortress has ordered Ger
mans and strangers to provide themselves with q
permission OF residence.
OMc;al War News-The Foreign Rotations
and Defence Of the Cupta1-Keports from
the Field.
PARIS, August 8, 1870.
The Journal says the relations Of the government
Of the Emperor with foreign Powers continue to be
everywhere satisfactory and it believes that late
events, far from preiudcing this state Of affairs,
render more significant the fact that what the gov
ernments desire in common with Franco Is the main
| tenance Of the European equilibrium.
The Imperial decree mas appeared convoking the
Senate and Corps Legslatif tomorrow.
report Of the Minister Of War, approved by the
| Empress Is published In the official journal. The
| Minister says
| Existing circumstances oblige US to provide for
the defence Of the capital and to garrison 1t with
fresh troops allowing all those which the Emperor
keeps under his orders to contend In the open coun
| try against an enemy emboldened by his first
success to the point OF marching on Paris
| But Paris Will not be taken unawares
The exterior forts received their armaments some
time ago, and already we have commenced to arm
the walls around the city. state Of siege has beer
declared to facilitate execution Of certain works
| which Will be commenced tomorrow. Thus the ex
terror forts arc In Q condition to sustain
regular siege, and In few days the entir'
circuit OF the walls will be found In q similar con
dition Neither the strong arms nor the devotion o
| the inhabitants will be wanting for this task TIL
National Guard is to defend the ramparts which I
wM have helped to render unasss!lable, Fort