The New York herald., 1870-07-30
FRANCE.

NapOlcSn's Address to the ARMY in ,b.
Fieid-COmmanting in Person-News from
the Froat-The King of Prussia and His
ahrOne-M- Thiers nnd the Empreyy-stute
Of Siege i'm the Departsnents- rhe Grent
Fortresses sArmcd--Conslision Of the Bank.
PARIS, July 29-6P. N.
The following is the address o. the Emperor TO the
army on assuming command In person.
SoIDiERS-l come TO take my place at your head
10 defend the DoE0r OF te soil Oh cOuntly, You
go 10 combat against one OF ile best arncd OF Euro.
peln peoples Tut other countrlcs as valiant US iii 8
nave not been able - IcsisG your vaor
10 VIII be the anne Today.
Tie war whicA now conm noes will he long and
haid contested. for its tIeLGe viii be places
hedge Ill by obstacles and bris ing vi ortrsss 8:
bu 10 hing is Leyon the rerseverlng clIorts OF the
soldiers OF Africa, Italy and Mexco.
f0u VIII p0ye once more What tho French army
is abe 10 accomplish, ami mated 10y sent rne { OF
ou,y main aned by discip ine, Influenced o. or
Whatever road We may take across our frontiers
we wii 1nd upon II glorious traces OF or ia.hers
aHd we will SHOW ourselves wot,hy OF hem
All France follows you with ardent prayers, and
the eyes Of tne uoiyerse are upon you. Upon our
success depend the fate OF iOcrIy and civil zalon
SOLDIERS, let e .cu one do his duty I'd the God OF
Battles VIII be W,tn us. NAPOLEON
ar TIE GENERAL HEADQUARTERS Ar MES Ju,v
2S 1870
The following oilcal reports from the army ore
published
The Prlssan troops are making Onerous requisi-
tions 90 the country they oc1upJ. Iley take Tie
horses OF nc farmers, Cut down trees ana tranple
the SANDING crops.
during a thu der storm the headquarters Of the
division or General j.orelcel was struck DJ light
ming, and three officers were injured
Al The prisoners 80 far taSen have been sent to
Oreans where ACCOMMODATIONS have been pro-
vIueI
despatch from Metz states that hcra are no signs
OF The eneI,y Ia 'front.' Ia any considerable force.
ihc lmperors trip to Metz Was Continual ova.
tion.
Tho cary abdlcat;on of the King OF Prussia is
ran,ored here.
IL is said that the Empress. On returning 10 ST.
CLOUD, toasted NJ. 1hiers, under whose admnistra-
ton the fort fcations OF Iaiis were constructed,
whereby France Is today elab ed to send one hun
dred thousand more 10 tic fed than she other.
wise colid.
The proclamation declaring the departments of
Moseile Hsut Rhln aud Bas Rhin In state OF
siege IS olca!ly promulgated this morning.
the following fortressl have been placed In
thorough state CT readiness for offence ana delence:
Metz. Thionvil!e, Longwy Marsai. Phalsburg,
Schlettstadt New Brelsach Beliort Dicatemocrg,
L. Petite Pierre, Montmcdy, yerdun and the entire
fordlcaions Of StrasDug.
The French. papers are furious at the restrictions
placed on tie war news by the government.
Food and forage are said TO oe scarce in Germany.
TIE French army lays, and win pay, gold whlle
In the euemy's country.
Prussia has suppressed very many newspapers.
New York lady OF fortune has volunteered to
nurse wounded French soldiers
Immense sums CT money are being subscribed to
the French way fund.
The Journal ONc,e, says:-"ETorts have been
made to create the impression that u schene has
been broached for the issue Of PAGER money by the
Bank OF France, aud that The bank is Inclined 10
favor it.r The Journal declares that nothing can
be further from the truth TIE bank having q large
amour OF specie on nand, ard possessing the con-
fieuce q the commercial ami industrious classes.
would net accept SUCH proposition II it was made.
The bank Is perfectly abie TO meet all demands.
Two persons have been arrested at Besa neon for
exporting colo to Prussia. One had forty thousand
francs IN gol1 which he proiessed to be taxing to
banker in Basle
H. Klacyko, Director o. me Den artmen6 OF Foregn
Affairs at Vienna an ayowed adversary OF Prussia,
has arrived IA Paris.
a council OF Ministers was held at ST. Cloud to-
day The Empress presided.
General Duuieu, Lieutenant Governor OF Algeria,
pas Issued proclamation to The people recommend.
ing the Ila,Dtenance Of order and rubllc security
adI ing the militia to organize and drill urging
perfect accord among all classes ma expressing con-
daeuce in the PATRIOTISM OF the Agerlans.