Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-16
ENGLAND.

French.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, August 15.-The French
administration has given notice that
the transmission of all private tele-
grams, both from and through France,
IS now suspended. Messages for
Spain and Portugal may be transmit
ted outside of France by way of Fal-
mouth and Gibraltar.
| LONDON, August 1j.-Ten days and
not fifteen, as at first reported, have
been accorded to the neutral ships to
quit the German blockade ports.
| LONDON, August f5.-It is said the
reason of the Empress Charlotte is
reawakened by events now transpir-
ing on the Continent is that she man
ifests the deepest interest in the war.
| LoNroN, August 14.-Our special
correspondent at Luxembourg, writes
August 18th, 4:30 pm, of the intelli-
gence Just received. Three Prussian ar
mics are concentrating rapidly in the
neighborhOod of Nancy. The Kings
army is said to be at Pont a Mousson
and Steinmetz at BrUrand, which is on
ly a few miles from Nancy, while the
Crown Prince is but a day from Stras-
/ bourg and Metz.
If this be true they must have
passed to the right, as our special
correspondent writes from Saaregue-
mines on Tuesday that the troops are
to be at Strasbourg on Monday, with
King William.
The 18th army corps (all SaXOns),
the Kings body guard and life guards,
went to the front on Sunday.
| The King wanted to 60 but
was restrained by the troops and he
| left Tuesday for Saarbruck with Bis
| marck and Moltke. Our correspond
| ent at Saarbruck writes that the King
has gone to FOrbach.
Bismarck is here.
1t is reported that Napoleon asked
for an armistice, but that it was re-
| fused.
Our special writes from Metz Thurs
day: On my arrival from Nancy the
| Prussians were everywhere recOnno1-
tering and overrunning the country,
| without hindrance.. The peasants
are Obliged to bring in provisions and
supplies.
a French division, sent yesterday
on a reconnaissance, returned-having
effected nothing. The French lines
extend about six miles beyond Metz,
and three Prussian armies are concen-
trating on their front.
Our special writes from Berlin under
date of Tuesday, that seven thousand
French are on their way hlther,
and will go hence to the fortresses,
4rl~ nj
Woerth were not wounded.
The Prussian soldiers say that the
hardest fighting OF all was at Weissen-
berg but the French, though brave,
did not know how to use the bayOnet,
and no Prussian received a bayonet
wound.
The Prefect of the Department pub
fishes a notice that no stranger will
be allowed to remain in Metz with
out forty days provisions.
The Prussians' advance guard, forty
thousand strong, is approaching.
Our special correspondent writes
from Paris, Saturday, that the East
ern Railway Company has removed
all its rolling stock and a portion of
the track from StrasbOUrg. The ad-
ministrators are all in wOeful cOnfu-
sion and disorganiZation. Cash pay
ments are virtually stopped. People
surround the Bank of France, failing
to obtain specie.
Our special correspondent writes
from Hamburg, Thursday, that the
French fleet is unlikely to affect any
thing there. The irOn-clads draw too
much water to approach the coast.
LONDON, August lj.-Great events
are expected at Kiel Immediately.
LONDON, August 15.-The steam
ship Pennsylvania was destroyed by
fire here late Saturday evening.
LONDON, August -, p.m.-A Sec
Ond pitched battle is reported as hav-
ing occurred near Metz this morning,
in which the Prussians were victori-
Gus.
LONDON, August 15.-Revolution-
ary movements of formidable char
acter have recently occurred in Italy,
as well as in Spain.
Proclamations establishing Repub-
lies in both countries are hourly ex-
pected.
BERLIN, August 15.-The Queen Of
Prussia to-day receivsd the following
dispatch, dated in the vicinity ofMetz,
Sunday evening:
"a victorious combat occurred near
Metz to-day, the first and second corps
participating. hasten to the scene
of conflict. WILLIAM"
BERLIN, August 15.-Hundreds of
German families have been expelled
from Paris. Many have just reached
Cologne. Subscriptions have been
opened for their relief in different
parts of Germany.
VIENNA, August 15.-The Austrian
government denies having moved
their troops to the Transsylvanian
frontier as was recently reported.
The Times thus states the situation:
The French are dependent on their
armies. See its foremost corps,
through blundering, driven back on
the reserves, though only the first line
of Germans has been engaged. The
French show desire to depend upon
cavalry in modern warfare.
DIR. Russell describes the charge OF
the Eighth Cuiraseurs on the Eighth
Prussian Infantry. When the French
were at a distance of one hundred
wards, they were eeXterminated by the
Prussian fire.
Thirty German ships has taken
refuge at Falmouth and had process
sion around the harbor Saturday, to
the music of bands and with general
display of flags.
The Scotsman affirmS that the Prince
Imperial was in London.
Tom Taylor writes to the Manches-
ter Guardian from the Continent, that
England may renew her offer of med.
| a. e,l of
A private letter from Paris, de-
scribes the Empress as sadly changed
and worn, by the heavy days and
sleepless nights.
The French correspondents have re-
turned to Paris, no opportunity being
offered them of observing the opera
tions in the field.
A letter from the seat Of war notices
that is practice of the Prusslans in
an engagement to station sharpshoot-
on the right of each platoon to pick
off French officers.
Prince -Murat, who, with McMahon
in the battle at Woerth, has brought
his family to England and returned
to the front.
The Orleanist Princes are still in
England.
The French admit that the Prus-
slams pay the country people for all
their supplies.
Pere Hyacinthe volunteered as q
private in regiment for the defense
Of Paris.
The sale and circulation of English
and Belgian journals is now prohibited
| in Paris.
The Prussian Generals headquar-
tiers last night was at Henry, on the
Metz and Saarbruck Railroad.
The Prince Royal of Prussia for his
victory at Weissenbourg, has received
an order from the Iron Crown.
A despatch from Cologne states that
the Germans have been compelled To