Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-26
ISGladStoneAfraid OfPruSSia?
Famine Prices on the Rhine
French Feelings ON the War--OPin-
ion of an Observer.

French Feelings on the War--OPtn-
ion of an Observer.
New YoBK, Aug. pa competent OBJ
server, who arrived in the Persia, from
Paris. on Monday, describes the state of
feeling in that city regarding the war:
was a witness of much that occurred after
the defeat of McMahon and the ret eat of
Frossard. The French believe that the
Prussians deliberately, wantonly and faith
lessly insulted France, and they want to
fight, and mean to as long as physical
power remains In all the gatherings l
saw Inever heard once: "a bas Napoleon"
or 'Le Empereur. often heard ''Vive La
Rmpereur.f lie Empire, apresent cest la
France" That the French looked upon
the quarrel as a family Prussian quarrel,
and not German quarrel, and we're sur
prised at the North German Confederation
making the war a German war.
1t is well understood in France that the
war is not a Bonaparte war; that the Empe-
ror's personal wishes we're for an European
agreement to reduce the war establishment
of the different powers. The French are
surprised at the Prussian proclivities
of English public opinion, as the alliance
with England has always been most honest
use of it have been keenly felt by the Em-
peror, and its cordiality is to a great ex-
t1nt his personal work. ALI shades of pub.
lie opinion in France regard Prussia, in
the wordsof Theirs, "a bird of prey"
The Old Legitimists, Socialists, etc
This is the first war of the Empire to
which the Faubourg st. Germaine, the
old leoitimists, have sent their SONS. The
Orleans Princes were denied service, even
as volunteers. The Socialist party may see
in the defeat of France, a means of realiz-
ing a solidarity of humanity. If tumults
occur or conspiracies exist, the work is
theirs. The excitement in Paris on the
news of the defeats was largely due to the
reaction from the JOY excited by the hoax
of an immense success, but the crowds
were not combative, and we're very easily
dispersed. Public opinion had also con-
demned Ollivier's ministry as incapable.
Upon its evacuation, excitement in great
measure ceased.
A Review of the Past Three Weeks.
New YoKK, Aug. 25.-The Courier des
Etats Unis' Paris special telegssphs that
decided change is apparent in our military
situation within the last forty-eight hours.
We 10 )k back upon ourselves, after three
weeks of disappointment and defeat, and
Tomorrow, perhaps, we shall take the Of
fensiye. At the War Department, at least,
such is the opinion which prevails, and also
throughout official circles, This is intelli-
gence which 1 have obtained. After the
defeat of Frachweiler, the debris Of the corps
engaged, retreated in pretty good order
upon Saverne and Nancy, whence they
were transported to Chalons by the Stras-
burg railway as rapidly as the disorganized
service of that line would permit. On the
other hand, part Of he troops encamped
in the center and south of Alsace, as well
as the large garrison of Belfort, we're sent
forward to Chalons by the Paris and Null
hansen railroad.
At the same time an expeditionary force
was concentrated at Cherbourg in order to
operate on the shores of the Baltic, and
nearly &C, 600 troops of the line we're also
dispatched to Ohalons, where they all ar
rived in five days. These forces added to
Is, 900 regulars from Paris and the frontier
towns of Belgium, made up an effective
army of one hundred thousand men, and
the Gardes Mobile are also added to them,
under the able direction of Gen Trochu.
These forces which have lately entered the
district have not been slow to consolidate
into an army, homogeneous and not unused
to war, and provided with all the necessary
material for the campaign. After COM
pleting the formation of this army, Gen.
Trochu went to Paris to organize and
c-eate another new army. After having raj
lied, with considerable loss, lost detach-
ments of the corps beaten in the battle of
the 9th of August, Mcmahon arrived at
Chalons, and has been placed at the head
of the army raised by Trochu.
Prussian Prisoners from GraVeIOtte.
His first care was to secure his commu-
nication with Bazaine, who had been al
most hemmed in at Metz by the Prussians.
He succeeded, am assured, and his ad-
vanced posts extended as far as Melers
and Montemedy, and cover the Arden rail
road and the line parallel with the frontier,
after which it proves that the communics-
tions with Metz are intact, as there arrived
yesterday great number at Scissors,
of Prussians, made prisoners at GraVelotte,
another convoy being also on its way. This