The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-20
FIFTH EDITION
THE LATEST NEWS.
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR
More Terrific Fighting.
Affairs at ChaIOns.
Canrobert and MacMahon.
Prussians Everywhere Victorious.
The Emperor's Movements.
Work on the Paris Defenses.
Work on the Paris Defenses.
FROM EUROPE.
Newspaper 1 orrespondonts.

Newspaper orresD0ndcnts.
PARIS, Aug. 20.-The Figaro of this morning
quoting the superb tribute in the Moniteur Uni
uersel to the courage, enterprise, aud self-devo-
ton of newspaper correspondents, says:-The
public keeps an account of the administrative
insults and outrages to which they have been
subjected
Irish sympathy for France.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-The Dublin Nation accuses
the British Ministry and the press of hostility
to France. The Irishmon says, "If ever the sun
of victory should shine again on the droo2ing
standards of the Emperor after this storm of
war he will be bound by every sacred tie to
pay England for her litter abuse and malgnity
for which he is her debtor now"
Rumors sof Another Battle.
PARIS. Aug 20-Noon, Nothing has yet been
received from the front. There are rumors of
an engagement between Marshal Canrobert and
Prince Frederick Charles; also that the Prince
Royal has penetrated France as far as vitry lie
Francais, nineteen miles southeast of Chalons,
and had an engagement with the forces under
Marshal MacMahon.
Condition of Affairs at Chaions.
Advices from Chalons are encouraging and
show the presence there of q large and we'll
appointed force, which, combining with that of
Marshal Bazane, must effect much Marshal
Bazaine, whose retreat the Prussians say they
have stopped is, on the contrary, in position
enabling him to support the French either at
Metz or Verdun, according to circumstances.
He still keeps his plans and movements pro-
foundly secret.
The Reanisitions the French People
The "Gdulois" publishes letter from Lune-
Vile to-day relating to excessive acquisitions on
the French by the army of the Prince Royal.
Demands beyond the power of the inhabitants to
meet are harshly insisted upon. and many need
less acts are committed, such as the people will
take deadly revenge for should the Prussians be
forced to retreat.
The Forests of BouIcsne and vIncennes
1t is now assured that the forests of Bou-
logne and Vincennes will only be cut down in
ease of the loss of battle in Champagne (near
Chalons), which will render the march on Paris
possible by the enemy.
Movements of the Emperor.
PARIS, Aug. 20.-The PreSSe to-day has the
following relative to the movements of the En-
peror:-Since the Emperor left Metz on the
14th he and his suite have traversed all the vii.
lapes where combats have taken place since the
battles around Metz began. He was at Tongue
Vile on the 14th and Gravelotte on the 18th
In the latter neighborhood the Prussians were
hidden at several points, and the Emperor had
barely passed through when sharp fighting
commenced. Several French regiments had to
be detailed to protect him on his way.
The next day we passed through Conhans,
breakfasted at Etain, and slept at Verdun. Only
few moments after he left Etain the Prussian
etat-maior breakfasted at the same place On
his way from Verdun to Chalons the Emperor
passed in plain view of the enemy's pickets. To-
day he is at Rheims.
Tho Beis do Beulogne.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-The news of the destruc-
ton of the Bois de Boulogne and Vincennes is
confirmed The people protested, but it was
declared military necessity for the defense of
the city, and to afford clean sweep and view
Count de Palikao decided on this in the Council
of Ministers to-day.
Paris journals notice as
Significant
! that whereas Berlin was Illuminated for what
King William called the victories of the I4th
and 10TH the Bourse at Berlin fell 2f.
Prince Napoleon
arrived here yesterday.
Firing Upon Surgeons.
There is bitter comment here upon the action
! of the Prussians in continuing to fire upon sur
geons in the field who are helping the wounded.
The Prussians have also captured and sent away
! French sanitary ambulances.
| Employed on the FortifcatiOns.
Fifteen hundred horses belonging to the Paris
Omnibus Company have been seized, and are
now being employed upon the fortihcations of
Paris.
! PruasiRn Organization.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-Clergymen are attached to
all Prussian divisions, an instance of the per-
feet organization and preparation of the Prus-
sian army.
Photographic In the Army.
1t is stated that Prussian regiment recently
captured some Turcos, when almost instantly a
perfect sketch of group was executed by pho
Biography and copy handed to the soldiers to
identify in case of the prisoners escaping.
THE Gable of 1886
LONDON, Aug. 2o.-The cable OF 1866, which
was broken some months ago, was repaired yes
tsrday afternoon Signals are perfect and
messages are now passing freely both ways.