New-York tribune., 1870-09-08

representing the national representation ara as r
deaton of principle therefore conciat'ry 'op' 'u'
unaucstionably only Of problematcai utii'y ~
ative practical addition 10 the Oohi"i''oo' 49, ""
do the Left the Injustice TO assert 'hat i'S So'9 "
mtting their notions IL to embarrass tne '"oe' an "
hi aho, another Ministerial crisis. believe IL TOO
ortc 20 entertain such design, but this Is aid 10 is
,o and onpearances tend to give II an air OF truth
,so nohody believes In the patriotism OF the party
and the Government has far too serious reasons Tor not
allowing the calumny TO make its way It's very certain
that any dssen1n i'm the Chamber reacts unfaVoraby
upon the army and strengthens the hands OF the Pu
slams who have looked forward to riot and revolution In
paris IN helm them forward. Riot and revolution
only too kelyto overtae u.s. in good time, but venture
TO predict that time will only when the Prussians
have been expelled. II they are not driven from the
country riot and revolution will only come ali the
News from the seat OF war reaches you via Belgium
more RAPIDLY than we get it, especially ours is filtered
through the official sieve We know MacMahon has
Quilted ChAons with the whole Of the army under MS
command there and has gone northward, establishing
new base Of operations between Mezeres and Montmedy
II stated that this movement is in harmony WIN pa"
of Bzanes but TO the unnatedit bears the sembance
Of retreat in that direction. Before the camp at
Chalons was raised it fired, either with inc Wow o
preventing the Prussians from occupying it, OF for the
purpose of destroying quantity OF timber, straw ana
hay which owing TO the suddenness and the rapidly OF
the departure and the want Of means Of transport It
was found impossible to remove. On the previous even
ing formal orders had been given to the telegraph clerks
and other official employees to remove their effects as
speedily as possible prevent them from being burned
so that it would appear certain the destruction OF the
camp was merely the carrying out of predetermined
intention. Before MacMahon quilted the encampment,
his assassination attempted by Prussan spy who,
seeing General pass mstOOk him for the Marshal, and
discharged at him two barrels Of revolver The Gene
raj was not hit but soldier in his rear received one OF
bullets in his head The poor fellow at once con-
veyed the ambulance and the woudbe assassin was
Immediately arrested.
The bombardment Of strasbourg respecting which we
have scarcely any facts is said not TO have inflicted much
damage. The spirit of the population is said TO he I'M
dauned The guns OF the place have nearly destroyed
Kehl. On the other hand the Prussians are bringing
from Rastadt Landau, and Mayence all the heavy siege
artillery which he spared from these orresses The
direction of the siege operations has changed hands
Gen. Won Boyer being laid by with gout has resigned the
command TO LeutenantGen. Won Werder.
rumor is current Of battle the 2lst resulting in
the defeat of the Prussans The armies Of the King and
of Prince Charles combined The intelligence is not
official. Had important an event occurred we should
have known it soon enough. The latest news from the
theater Of military operations received through private
sources from competent authorities, confirm Count dc
PakaOs statement in the Chamber that MacMahon and
Bazane are acting in concert and hold the best possible
TO be widely scattering themselves the country.
hot skrmsh between strong force of uhlans and the
sharpshOoters ranc treur OF the Haute Marne, took
place at Chaumont into which town the Prussans came
and attempted to tax the inhabitants They were at
tackled by the sharpshoOters who killed several OF the
uhlans and wounded many Others and drove the rest
out.
The statement is made that the Prussans openly
violating the neutrality Of Belgium and Luxemburg by
transporting their wounded these States This Is
done leave the chiefs Of the army free to employ the
railways Of the interior for the conveyance of provisions
and reenforcements.
We don't know whether these are ednards, but 1t Is
said that Tuesday last the porter duty at the
fort OF vncennes got out Of the way expressly to
prevent him from recognizing a lady who was taken
there and who is prisoner. Another foreigner
closely connected with the most exalted parsonage
in the country, and who has Inhabited Paris for
many years has also been arrested. Both are accused
OF having spies Prussia For time past
gossip has made very free with these ladies' without
mentioning their names and the press has urged their
arrest evidence existed Of the delinquency they are
accused Of Now the press demands that their names be
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