The Evansville journal., 1870-08-02
SLIGHT Loss ON BOTH
SIDES.
Miscellaneous foreign Items

AONOO4Sa OAg - "A
dispatch from Paris, states that the
Emperor's headquarters to night are
at st. Avolt, near the frontier. This
indicates that general engagement
is close at hand.
The lower chamber of the Hanga-
rian Diet has voted a supplementary
credit of $5.000.000 fer defense, and
has authorized the calling out of
next years contingent whenever nec-
essary.
BERLIN, August king William
left tor the front at 8 o'clock last
evening. The Queen attended him to
the railroad station. Multitudes of
enthusiastic people collected there,
and flags and flowers were without
end.
PARIS, August 1.-The French
Mediterranean feet has arrived at
Brest. Ii will 6 North and join the
Baltic feet.
BERLIN, August 1.-Fifteen ships,
laden with stone, have moved In the
Elbe, below Ham mburg. and are ready
70 be sunk on the approach of the
French feet.
LONDON, August 1T is certain
that England wall take action to de-
fend Belgium.
The Times says that Gladstone's
speech at the Monsen House meeting
Saturday evening. proves that he re-
cognizes war, and is ready to meet it.
Tie French squadron is still cruis.
ing near Thursa, Scotland.
PARIS, August 1.-The Journal
O6iciel this morning says the govern
ment has decided that during the
war no person of whatever nationality
sill be permitted TO enter or leave
France without passport. This,
however, is not applicable tc subjects
of those states actually at war with
France. They can only travel in the
interior with the special permission
of the Minister of the Interior.
The Journal OficieL also says the
French citizens who were expelled
from Baden. were subjected to out
rageous treatment. They were con-
Quoted to the frontiers in chains, and
made to pay for the places wherein
they were locked, to escape the vic
lence Of the people.
The Duke of Cador, now in Stock
holm on a mission from the French
government. will go to Copenhagen
on similar business.
The La Liberte opposes the oecu-
pancy of Belgium by Great Britai0,
and claims that it would diEquiet
Belgium, wound France and bring
Russia and Austria instantly into the
war.
The Belgian army of observation
occupies a line between Tiege and
AK La Chapelle.
ROME, August His Holiness,
Yesterday, received General Dumont,
commander Of the French troops.
Another detachment of the French
army left Civitta Vecehia for Mar
settles on Sunday.
BERLIN, August 1.-The hesitation
about opening hostilities, and the de-
Law in the Imperial declaration of war
here. is ascribed to the consciousness
on the part of Napoleon that the war
would be long and painful, owing TO
the superiority of the needle gun over
the Chassepot, as already demonstrGt-
ed in the encounters between skir-
mishers.
LONDON, August 1.-The report
that the British troops now occupy
Antwerp is untrue.
PARIS, August 1.-The Gau1ois
saws that it is proposed to form
new corps of volunteer artillerymen in
Paris, under the command of a form
er pupil of the Polytechnic School.
The corps is designed as special de-
fense of Paris in case of need.
No news of serious engagement
between the armies yet-3 P.M.-re-
ceived.
LONDON, August Ia 30 P.M.-No
news of a battle. The streets are
| full of rumors as usual. One is that
the French feet had arrived before
Hamburg and attacked her defenses.
Il is not, however, generally credited.
The decree prohibiting expectation.
recently issued By Prussia, is ascribed
simply to the probable existence Of a
blockade.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE. July 81, via Par.
is, August 1.-The Vieeroy of Egypt
embarks to day on his return to Al
exandria.