The Portland daily press., 1870-10-04
War Notes.

Later advices from the Prussian headquar-
ters around Paris show that the army is quiet
ly closing in around the city. They have made
no effort thus far to bcmbard. Gen. Won Ter
ten has been appointed Governor of Stras-
bourg, the garrison of which consists Of 10000
men. Capt. johnson, the Queens messenger,
with dispatches to the English government
He left Paris on the 18th but was stopped by
the Prussians. After long detention the
Prussian commander suffered him to proceed
with the warning that similar messengers
would hereafter be detained.
The Canal de Louricy has been drained by
the Prussiuns to deprive the Parisians of water.
Arrangements are making for the Prussian
batteries at Vile Juif Gunnevilliers and St.
Cloud to lombard the city.
We have news that the National Guards of
the army of Rouen had their first brush with
the enemy Saturday near Bonnieres, about 40
miles from Paris, in the forest of Rosny. The
National Guard behaved very gallantly and for
two hours had the advantage, driving the Ger
mans through Monies where many we're killed
in the desperate conflict on the bridge over the
Seine and nearly to Mezy, where reinforce
ments of artillery and cavalry came up to the
Germans from Wenheim, and these in their
turn assuming the offensive drove the French
back in considerable disorder and with heavy
loss. At the latest advices the Germans occu-
py the Monies bridge Of the Seine the Maguiy
road and the Forbach of Limay. Communica-
tion is re-openod however by Ameins with
Rouen.
From Tours comes a silly rumor that the
command of the army of the Loire has been Of
fered to Gen. Beauregard.
The young Prince of Mecklenburg Schwerin
was wounded at the Laon explosion and is be-
lieved to have since died.
Many of the French troops at Strasboury, on
seeing the white flag hoisted, refused to sur
render their arms and threw them in the moat.
The people maintain sullen and silent atti-
tude. Ten thousand German troops have been
left as garrison, and they are busy repairing
the citadel and public works. Forty thousand
of the troops have been dispatched to the army
before Paris. The hooks, missals and manu-
scripts of the public library are reported to be
preserved in the cellar of house near the new
temple.
A great sermon was preached Sunday in the
cathedrai OF Westminster, by Archbishop Man.
ming, on the aspect Of the Roman question He
declared that Rome was to day in the hands of
mob. He upbraided England for her indiffer-
ence to the tate of Rome, which was the fate of
christianity ana civil order, and praised the
steadlastness of prosecuted Ireland The Ro-
man question had not ended, only begun. The
revolutionary feeling was spreading over all
Europe. The world might seem for time to
overcome the Church, but direful day of reck-
oning would surely and terribly come.
The Turkish government has been aroused
by the gigantic war preparations made by Rus
sia. Orders have been issued by the Sultan
for an immediate inspection of all Turkish for
tresses upon the frontier contiguous to Russia
and the arming and preparation OF munitions
of war on large scale as the limited facilities
of the government will admit. No unusual
excitement or uneasiness is as yet manifested.