Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-26
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| upon whom rests to-day all hopes tor the
country. Silence is both my security aud duty.
but can say that have these hopes and that
believe that he conquered ut Wncrth will
gain brilliant revenge. A great battle is i'm
mlnent, not because We seek to deliver it. but
btciuse the enemy is in condition which
makes it absolutely necessary for his SUCCESS
to move with rapidity. Delays will turn against
him. Won Mollke knows that Germany with lis
system Of recruiting. must conquer prompt,
or will be the victim of the campaign. Fifteen
days of inac;ion on his part. will give US time
to form two new armies and to reinforce those
which to day resist invasion. There is then,
necessarily, immediate project OF a serious con-
hict. There is some talk of peace at the Min
istry OF Foreign Affairs, but consider it for
certaio that, except under crushing defeat,
| we will hear nothing OF ii 50 long Prusslan
soldier remains on the soil of France. D'Au.
verne has said this and the entire press unani
mousy approves it. The headquarters of King
William are at Bar 10 Due. One corps OF the
Prussian army which t ok part in the BATHS
| of Woerth occupies the Department of Aube.
| The u,arch OF the enemy upon Paris continues
| but With evident hesitation. This iA the news
| at the Ministry of the Interior up TO noon.
There was another stormy session OF the Corps
| Legisatii upon the errors Of the committee of
defence. As usual there was much noise for
| nothing.
LONDON, August Fisherman uhans are
objects of prodgious terror at Paris. Their
| arrival there is mOmentarily expected. Pa
| trolls are stationed everywhere in the vicinity
to announce the event.
LONDON. Aug. 26.-Thc Times this a. m,
| has the following resume of the situation:
king William, leaving sufficient force before
| Metz. where seigc works rise like exhaations,
! joined the Crown Prince who was pushing on
Paris.
The movements OF McMahon begin now TO
be INELIGIBLE, A fugitive from .Wocrtk,
avoiding Metz he passed through VoSgcs to
Moselle, to Nancy and to Chalons, where ne
was reinforced ty the Galdc Mobile and vol
unteers. His obvious aim has been to bar the
passages and prevent the advance of the
Crown Prince on Paris. Affecting to.disregard
him the Crown Prince moved on his flank, past
the camp at Chalons, offering McNlahon bat.
tie, which the later declined rctreatng on
Rheims, leaving the Chaons Camp all to the
PrusSlsns. Since that time RHEIMS itself has
been abandoned. The obvious motive
throughout on the part of the French has been
to avoid fight The PrusSians are DOW within
short march OF Paris, whero prehaps some
slight additional resistance may he met
BERLIN, Aug. 26.-One corps Of the First
aud Second armies still confront Bazaine, while
the remainder of the Prussians have marched
on Paris.
PARIS, Aug. 26.-The env;rons of Metz
have been inundated ty order Of the Frerch
authorities. At council Of the Ministers YES
terday favorable news was communicated from
both of the French armies. 1t is now certain
ported in the Figaro last evening.
Tbn i,tor
that the PruSsians arc no longer at Gibbons.
The army of the Prince Royal has retrngra-
Orders have been given TO the mounted gems
d'armea to resist the ra ds Of the uhians.
La Liberte says AT Toul yesterday the
Garde Mobile made a sortic, defeating and
killing the greater part of two Prussian regi-
ments
CARLsRUHE, Aug. 26.-There was a severe
artillery battle at Kch and StrasbourgW ednes
day night. lasting until Thursday morning at
O'clock
A large part Of the citide and arss nal in
Strasbourg were destroyed.
Many fires have occurred in that city on &C.
count of a vigorous bombar0ment
A French battery located at Ma1yen was
captured without loss to the Prussians.
The French fire has destroyed about twenty
houses in kehl.
BERLIN, Aug 26.-French stories that the
Prussiaus we're checked yesterday between
Cbalops and Verdun are false.
PARIS, Aug. 25.-General Trochu, Governor
of Paris, has decreed that all individuals devoid
of means of subsistence and whose presence con-
tributes to the danger Of public order and to
the security Of person or property, or whose
acts tend to impede the measures OF the au'
thorties for defence and general safety, are to
be expelled from Paris. All intractloDs OF tho
above order must be defended before military
tribunal
PARIS, Aug. 2G.-Nany arrests were made
last night, Over twelve hundred were coca
stoned by order of General Trochu. Two
hundred persons were arrested in Faubourg
Montmarte.
LONDON Aug. 2G-ll a. m.-The London
Times this morning contains a dispatch from
Florence stating that Prince NapoIcon's de-
mand for assistance was declined by Italy
A special Paris dispatch says There arc RI
mors of fighting, but nothing authentic.
McMahon will undoubtedly be in battle to-
day, and there arc Tears that he vii be defeated
Official circles ere very silent. more 50 than
at any former time this week. The enemy
marches slowly but surely on the city. This Is
undeniable.
NEW York, Aug &c. The Tribune has
the following special ,u
LONDON, Aug. 25-Evenins. The arrival
of the King at Bar Ie Due is the best comment
on the French stories assidous'y spread in
Paris that the Prussians were caught in a trap
at Metz. Mchlahons movements are known
to the Prussians, and they do not think them
of enough consequence to delay the advance OF
the Crown Prince or prevent detachme9ts. OF
parts OF Steimmetz. and of Prince Frederick
Charles and OF the forces TO strengthen the
column moving on Paris. The Prussian front
now stretches thirty or forty ues. The main
column is apparently moving by bar-le, tuc,
and Vitry while Tue lett wing has cnveloped
Chaumont and Bryenne, from twenty five 10
forty miles southwark of the line of march ct
the column. The War Office privately assert.
nevertheless, that McNlahon and B,zainc arc
in full communication and arc pursuing the
Prussians, Which anybody may believe who
likes.