The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-05
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
The Pr1ssian Official Account Of Scar
bTuck-The Prisoners Captured by the
French Further Developments about the
Secret 1reaty-Aid for the Pope-Runsor
of q mem King for Spain-Austria to be
Neutral, etc., etc.
PRUSSIA.


LONDON, August 4.-It is rnmorcd that
the Bavarians are averse to fighting with the
PrlIssians.
Prince Frederick Charles is sick ut Oden-
burg.
BERLIN, August 4.-Oficers in this city
have accepted heavy wager offered by
Thomas, of Paris, that the French troops
will be in Berlin by August Is.
One hundred thousand reserves have
been ordered from Berlin.
Forage is scarce on the Rhine, and the
Prussian horses are suffering.
BERLIN, August 4.-The Prussian Gov
eminent furnishes the following details of
the affair at Saarbruck:
A feeble garrison held Saarbruck. The
French advanced i'll three columns, and the
PrusSianS retired to q position north Of
SSaarbruck to observe their movements. In
spite of the use of the nictrailleuSe and
chassepot our loss was only two officers and
seventy men. The French loss appeared
more serious. Our troops were admirably
cool.
The Chambers meet OH the Sth of Au-
gust.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, August 1.-THE Bank of Eng
land has advanced its rate of interest to six
per cent.
The bullion in the Bank of England has
decreased nearly 100000.
A population from Newfoundland asking
that troops be allowed to remain there as i
defence against Fenian raids was informed
that the colonies must depend on them
selves.
AUSTRIA.
PEsTH, August 1.-THE Hungarian Dict
has declared i'll favor of neutrality.
ROME.
LONDON, August 4.-Thc Papal commit
tees in France, Ireland, Holland, and Bel
GUM, are raising recruits for the protection
Of the Pope.
FRANCE.
METZ, August 3.-The nictrailleuse ope-
rated successfully OH the PrUssians ut Saar-
bruck, doing fatal execution at sixteen hum
dred yards.
The Duke de Grammont has issued an
other circular, re;iffirming that the aggreS-
sive proposition in the secret treaty origi-
mated in Berlin. France made none, but,
on the contrary, commenced diSarming.
Count Won Bismarck based his proposals on
his anxiety about the plans of Russia, and
gave details which the Duke temporarily
withholdS. The Duke concludes that owing
| to the falsehoods Bismarck has already Ut
tered through fear, he has lost all claims to
| be believed hereafter.
METZ, August 4.-Fourteen Prllssian sol
| ders taken prisoners at Saarbruck passed
| through here late yesterday afternoon. A
part went to Belmont and the others to
Thionvilc, where they will be imprisoned.
The PrusSIan wounded have been cared for
| the same as the French.
The heights taken by the French at Saar-
bruck form the key to the railway APP
proaches to Treves, and hence the import
! ance of their capture.
Duke de Grammont concludes thus
eff Europe remains armed, if a million
of men arc on the eve of battle, it cannot
| be denied that the responsibility is Prus-
sia's, rs she repulsed all ideas of disarma.
ment when we caused the proposal to be
| made. Her conduct is explained by the
fact that ut the hour when France conf
IDENTITY reduced her military contingent the
Cabinet at Berlin was secretly organizing
| the candidatllre of 4 Prllssian Prince for
the throne of Spain so provocative Of mis-.
| chief. Whatever calumnies the Federal
chancellor may invent, we fear not. He has
| lost the right to be believed. European
history will say that Prussia sought this war
| by iniicting upon France, prc0ccupled
with the development Of her political lnstl.
tutions, an outrage no nation could accept
without mourning contempt"
! Meetings for the abolition OF slavery LII
the colonies have been resumed.
| BELGIUM.
| ANTWERP, August 4.-Belgium is nc@otl
ating for Il new line Of steamers to take the
place of the German Lloyd's and Hamburg
lines.
| PORTUGAL.
LISBON, August 1.-THE decree of Portll-
gals neutrality is published
1t is reported that Dom Fernando has ac-
copied the protlcr Of the crown OF Spain.
| ENGLAND.
LONDON. August 4.-The ports of Eng
land are rapidly filling with North German
| vessels anxious to escape from the French
cruisers.
| SPAIN.
| MADRID, August IA circular has lately
appeared from Senior Logosta defending
Spain rs the innocent cause of the war be-
tween France and Prussia. 1t is well rc-
ccived.
Temperance Ticket in MichiEan.