The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-28
THE WAR.
PYussian Concentration
at Mayence.
King William With the German
Army.
Reports from the Front but
No Battle.
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French Call for Ninety Thousand Add
tional Troops. ba
r'IT Is TOO LATE" FOR PEACE
The Empress Eugene Regent
Of France.
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Napoleon, Bismarck and the Sc
cret Treaty.
French Call for Ninety Thousand Add
tional Troops. bm
FIT Is TOO LATE" FOR PEACE
The Empress Eugene Regent
Of France.
Napoleon, Bismarck and the Sc
cret Treaty.
FRANCE.

SDewaiches from the Field-The KinR Of
Prussia with the Army at Mayence-Call
for Reinforcements-A Movement to Lux.
emburG-Thc Empress Head Of the
state-The Bourso Firmer-The "Secret
CHARACTERIZATION and Prayer.
PARIS, July 27-5 P. NJ.
La LtbertS has the following information from
the scone OF war;
1.-THE Prussians have evacuated wasserbillig, and
at Treves they have only two squadrons of cavalry
They are concentrating at Mayence, where King
william arrived last nightn
, There Is a rumor Of an engagement yesterday In
which thirty Germans were Killed and eighty were
made prisoners. without loss to the French.
No details OF the fight or confirmation Of the re-
Port have yet been received.
The Departments Of Mosele, Haut Rhin and Bas
Rhin have been declared in q state of siege.
The Journal Od!ciel publishes decree calling out
for active duty 900 of the contingent OF 1862
The French yesterday violated the neutrality OF
Luxembourg party numbering 100 men from
Sierck crossed to Schlenge singing the 'Marseii-
Iaise.n
The 6a,ilots repeats the rumor that an American
legion Of 500 men Is organizing here under the CON-
mand Of French officer. The report is still re-
garded as doubtful
The Bourse grows stronger. Rentes 65f. csc. at
3:3oPM.
The city evening journals report that Prus.
Sian Major was arrested In Metz and released on
10 600 francs bail.
(. The J0urnee- O1Ictel OF to-day says:-"We have
Intelligence that rumor has been circulated on the
other side Of the Rhine that the Emperor hos given
orders that prisoners Of will be treated with the
utmost rigor, and placed outside the protection OF
the law OF nations This report is absurd. So far Is
II from being true that the contrary the Emperor
desires to treat prisoners with the greatest hui
mainly"
The Journal OOactel this morning publishes de.
cree conferrlng the title Of Regent the Empress,
with authority to exercise the functions OF that ONCE
during the EmperOrs absence from the capital. The
administration will be guided In Its policy by nstruc
lions and orders prepared by the Emperor, and to
be inscribed in tue book Of State and made known
In general orders of the service The Ministry will
have cognizance Of the Emperors wishes and In.
structions beyond which the Empress will not De
authorized to proceed In any in her capacity OF
Regent,
The Empress will preside at the Ministerial Coun-
ellis. but Will not have power to propulgate any
other laws than those pending before the Legis.
1ative Chambers.
Another decree names commission, under the
presidency OF the Empress to distribute to the army
the gifts in furtherance OF the war rendered by pa.
triotc persons.
[ circular from N. Olivier, citing discussion of
the war question in the Corps Legislatf says:"The
Journals arc only forbidden to mention movements
OF troops preparations for active operations They
have the right to speak Of events OF the war in the
light OF accomplished facts.n The Journal adds, as
matter OF duty, reminder to oil persons that shy
The terms Of article seventyseven Of the penal code
any person giving intelligence to the enemy OF
menis OF the army, or giving aid In money to hos
tile forces. will be punishable with death.n
The Journal also reminds nOn-political newspapers
that they not entitled to PRINT anything relative
to the war.
Another circular from the Prime Minister calls
upon the bishops TO offer public prayers, to place
France, her chief and the noble infant who goes to
battle at such tender age, under the protection Of
Him who holds In his hands the fate of battles and
the desnies OF peoples. At the time when our heroic
army s on the march let us ask God to bless our
arms and to grant that glorious and durable peace
may quickly follow the Griefs and sacrifices OF war.
All the French newspaper organs represent that
the secret treaty was not seriously proposed by
France, but rather as attempt to test Bismarck.
The Journal 06Ictel has article this morning on
the pretended treaty." recently published In the
London Times, having for It's object the acquisition
of Luxembourg and Belgium by France, on the con.
ditton Of France not opposing the union Of the
States OF the South with the North German Confed-
Grafton At the treaty OF Prague In 1855 several
ferences were held at Berlin between Count Won
Bismarck and the French Ambassador on
the subjeos OF a project OF alliance. Some
OF the ideas set forth in the Times
were then advanced; but the French govern.
nent never had any knowledge Of the project de.
scribed, and, as far as the propositions which were
discussed at the interviews mentioned the Emperor
rejected them. 1t can escape no "that the pub.
ucation the part Of the London Times is designed
merely to influence public opinion In England
French military correspondent writes that the
famous citadel Of Antwerp Is uninhabltaple and In.
defensible.
The Emperor, on his departure for the frontier,
win Issue proclamation exhorting Frenchmen to
maintain union. order and tranquility during the
war.