New-York tribune., 1870-08-18
NOTES ON THE EUROPEAN VAR.

Cen Garibaldi has telegraphed in reply to an
inquiry about an advance on Rome "The day that
there will chance of you will receive
orders"
The Elbing Steamship Company have handed
their whole fleet of steamers to the naval authorities
at Dantzc. Five OF their ships have been found service
able for purposes of war.
The trains passing from Belgium into Prus-
sia unoaded at the frontier. the lines are
mined on Belgian side and feared that violent
shock might cause an explosion.
The Soir tells a story of conscript who, the
other day. asked his sergeant how far it to Berlin
Berlin, eonscript, is $4,000 Prussans off, THIS mode
OF measurement was not foreseen IN the metrical system
A Paris bookseller, having applied to a Ber-
lin publisher of hographic prints for great number OF
copies OF the portraits the ilustrious Prussian
generals received the reply: There copies left
send you the originals
The French war Administration has con-
tracted at Toulon for the supply OF million htres Of
for the troops One house at Bezers and another
at Narbonne are deliver, within fortnight, 100000
litres at Cherbourg and 100000 AT Brest
1t is said that Gen. Won FalkenStoin has
arranged an elaborate system Of elegraphc communca
tion with all the stations along the Prussan coast A
portion OF the French feet having appeared of Sagen
Friday, the General nformed of the circumstance
from various quarters within a few seconds.
German navigation to England and America
having been interrupted by the war; the Austrian Gov
Trieste London Liverpool and Southampton. The Aus
tran Consus Germany have been instructed 10 direct
the attention OF the mercantile classes 10 the facilities
offered by this route.
Among the distinguished Germans who have
been summoned to take up on behalf Of their co
try Prince PeSs the purchaser OF the horse Blue
Gown, and NJ Andre, who sometime bought the
Colonel NJ Andre has, with praiseworthy PATRIOTISM
made present OF the Colonel to the King Ot Prussia
with the hope that he become His Mpjestys iavoit
charger.
The Empress telegraphed TO the Emperor,
saying that she desired TO go him. em-
brace her son. aud To show herself TO the army, and
endeavor to increase the enthusiasm for the war; il
Is apt 10 DO increased in such eases by "a wOmans
presence The Emperor replied, thanking her for her
carry these out he soud have left Metz before she
could arrive there and he was unable 10 tell her whore
she could find him. H 2 .a.i .r.ffI sf..I.. .lf
According TO circular of Messrs. Aries,
Dufour Co. OF Lyons, the outbreak of war, as lament
able unexpected" has nearly stopped ali transactions
In the silk markets at that city, Large orders goods
for Germany and Paris wcte withdrawn but, the
other hand In consequence OF The suspension OF
the silk fnanuactores of Rhensh Prussia many
districts O switzerland, some important purchases have
been made for English aud Russian tnnsanIptlon at
ductona not exceeding 10 to 10 per cent. btf as .
A sineuIsr Aargument for allowing corres-s
pondcns ai headquarters used in the interview OF
the Paris journalists with NJ Oisier the oX-premier:
NJ. Tcxier who went through the Italian campaign -
CORRESPONDENT lot the Si.ee reated w'th gemsrAabe