The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-12

1t is reported that Admiral lie Noury will
take command of the defences of Paris and
that 5000 cannoniers have been placed under
his orders TO man the guns Of the forts.
1t is insisted that the Prince Imperial is still
at Metz with his papa, and will not come back
to Paris unless the Chambers desire it.
For two days Marseilles has been greatly
agitated by the demonstrations Of the people
Great crowds assemble and demand arms On
Wednesday evening groups of radicals SEEM
ingly without evil intent, entered the City
Hall and endeavored to overthrow the munich
pal government. Troops quickly arrived with
stringent orders to arrest the rioters, and the
arrests continued Thursday, there being about
forty persons now under guard for participating
in the disturbances. The city is now perfectly
Tranquil.
1t is reported that public opinion in Russia
is against Prussia and in favor Of neutrality.
IF the government shall engage in the waf on
the side of Prussia, such wal would be very
unpopular. In Italy the reverse is true; public
opinion sides with Prussia, while the govern
ment is supposed to be favorable to France. 1t
is the same in Austria.
1t was predicted that Napoleon would be in
Berlin in thirty days. If he makes the visit
within the time specified, it will be under the
escort of "Our Fritz
Metz is fnlly 200 miles aud Nancy 900 miles
from Paris.
The price of substitutes in the French army
has recently risen from $500 to $1,000.
The latest official dispatch from Metz, dated
Tuesday evening, says that Napoleon went
that morning to the headquarters of Marshal
Bazane, and resumed command of the troops
concentrated at Metz. This ia an indirect way
of contradicting the rumor that Marshal Ba-
zaine was to be made generalssimO of the
whole army of the Rhine. The Emperor is
blind to his own incOmpetency, and disregard
cling to the command in chief, till another de.
feat exhausts national patience.
A London dispatch of Wednesday afternoon
intimates that the Plussian forces supposed to
ba those under Gen. Won Steipmetz, are in the
immediate proximity to the French defences
at Metz. The Prussian outposts have been es-
tablished at distance of two German miles L.
or 10 English miles] from Metz.
Advices from the Prussan front up to 10
o'clock on Wednesday night, state that the
French army WAS falling back to the line of the
Mosele. They we're harrassed by the Prussian
cavalry, which had already passed Saarbruck,
Falquemout and discharges Stores Of all
kinds and railway train had fallen into the
hands of the Prussians. They bad also taken
the small fortress of Hutzelstein in the Vosges
which the French had evacuated, leaving their
gans and provisions.
The details of the battle OF Trsschweiler
(near Haguenan) are still meaere. Mcmahon
bad his horse killed under him. A brigade Of
cavalry of the reserve corps and one division q
the corps of Gen. Failly arrived in the field at
TIE close Of the day and covered tho retreat.
The pursuit Of the enemy was vigorous at first
but soon became mere Reconnaissance. Nc.
Mahon, alter being twenty-fiv hours in the
saddle, passed the day, Sunday, at st. Averne,
which has since been abandoned and occupied
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