The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-08-18
lfrom the Philadel phia Press !
WAR SUMMARY,
WEDNESDAY AuuUsT 10.

tbNhspAf AUGUST ~,
Marshal McAlahon, though closol,
persucd by the Crown Prince. ha.
succeeded in mrking connection with
Tho main French army, which C230,-
100 s,rong) now forms line Of de.
fence extending from Metz TO Nancy
The Prussian right wing has advanced
hon Trcvcs, and the forces Of King
William are reported 10 the immediate
front Of Metz. Strasburg is surround
cd by 10000 German troops, and. be-
ing sarrisoucd by ouly 1000, It's carly
suricu lcr is inevitable. Til. grea,
French expedition to the Unitic has
been abandoned.
Paris has calmcd little. but is vet
greatly excited, The Notifications
ct the city are buibg put in good con-
ditiop by n force Of $4,000 workmcu
fnli'tiug Is going on with great Ia
n'i't. The Corps Lcgislatif, met
yesterday. and an order was passed
iu dircet opposition to the Ministry.
which is considered ominious for the
empire. English comment on the sit.
uaiion is exceedingly uniavorablo for
Napoleon. The London IaH .Nuil
Gds'Hc announces tue receipt of pri-
vate news from Paris indicating nd
carly collapse of the imperial govern
men.
The general impression in Liverpool
is that the German Victories augur Il
speedy rest oration Of peace. The
l'russlan loss in he baltic of Wocrth
Is reported at $500 dead wouudoI.
aud missing, and the French loss a,
ll,0cU.
r THURSDAY, AuGUsr II.
fhe military situation remains ap.
paranily unchangod. Marshal McMa-
hon, with the French right, is a, Sa-
verne, cntrcnching Marshal Canro-
bert, In the ccuirc at Nancy Marshal
Bazaine, on the left, at Metz The
iruss'an troops are reported with gun
shot OF the French lines, but not even
rumor had reached Paris or London
OF any engagement up to late hour last
night. The Freuch feet in the Med
itcrrancan, il is said has left lis s,a-
ton, destination unknown.
The centre ofinterest 10 Paris Yes
ttrday was the Corps Lcgislatf. An
exciting debate took place, aud an or
der fcr the national defence was adopt
ed unanimously. Count pa,ikao, an
peared and announced the new Min
i,tery rs follows: Connt Palikao.
Minister of War; De Ia Tour DAN
vcrgne, Foreign Affairs; Henri Che
verap, Interior; Grand Perret. Jus.
tice; De GenouilIy, Marine; Pierre
Maene, Finance; Jerome David.
Works Jules Brame, Instruction &.
Duvernois, Commerce Busson BIN
nnlt, Presi lent of The Council of
State.
A hilh hly important desratch'by the
way Of J on3on, announces that the
emperor Napoleon has been invited
10 reform 10 Paris 10 avail, the reor.
ranizl'ioh Of che government, but thnt
ms refusal to DO SO is conIdered Ger.
tam aud that dictatorship is antici
pated, with General Trochu as su.
preme head. Should this idea be
carried out Napoleon will undoubtedly
immediaely thereafter be heard FROM
a. Occupying "the centre Of the po-
sition ut Lo 'd'n, in company with
lie raIisnt in amt, Louis who is al
ready there, aud the Empress Eugeuie
who has taken :he preac ution to send
her Jewelry aiN vaiuabes across the
Channel.
FRIDAY, AUGUST y.
Later particulars of tho battles ot
Woertb and Haganau show that the
obstruction Of that portion Of the
fyech army engaged therein was
only prevented by the retreae Of Me
Mahon, who steadily refuses to asai,
IlSk M enga cement with the Crown
i,fince, continuing bis retreat towards
Nancy, closely followed BY the Prus.
sian army. No Sighting is reported
from any part Of the line.
The French feet moved sonib from
copenhagen on "Wednesday, aud the
bombartlnent Of Kiel aud Siralsuud is
hourly expected, the hart ors Of which
are otstructcd by chains, sunlsen ves-
seis, aud torpedOes A Prussiau feet
is at Wilhelmshavcn.
The new French Minister'S took
ne oath of Office yesterday, and en-
cred upon their duties, with the ex.
oep'ioo OF the Prince De Ia Tour
a AuvsrgHs whoi is temporarily abeot.
The Aieisters of War and Interior
nave taken energetic measures to iu-
sure the ehectivpess of their respec-
nye departments. The Orleans prin.
ees, It is said, have asked permission
to enter tho army. Napoleon remains
at the front. The rumoryd arrival OF
the Prince Imperial in Londos is con
hrned upon { he authority Of the Pail
sal Gozehe. The work upon the
Of Paris continues, and
Kroat military enthusiasm 10 reported
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