Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-27

cess for our arms. Its result was to render
it impossible for all King Williams army
to join that of the Grown Prince. Only a
small portion of the Kings troops went
from Pont-s-Mouesson to Bar lie Due to
take part in the movement on Paris.
Can't Go il Alone.
VIENNA, Aug. 26.-Austria has asked
other great powers to give notice of any
individual attempt at mediation between
France and Prussia, and promises herself
to act in accordance with this suggestion.
The Crown Prince still Moving on
Paris. En-
PARIS, Aug. 26.-In the Corps Legislatif
to-day NJ. Cheareau, Minister of the Interi-
or, said that the army of the Grown Prince
seemed yesterday to have arrested its on
ward way and course, but they commenced
advancing again to-day.
PaIikaO Loses Patience.
PARIS, Aug. 26.-Palikao was in Cham
Der yesterday, when he broke out into a
bitter denunciation of Prussian spies-said
that they abounded in Paris. He pointed
to the recent judgments of the Council of
War as proof. He said he had further evil
dence which he could show the membe rs
How Belgian Neutrality has been
EVaded. @
The Patrie semi-offcially states it has
information concerning the violation ofthe
territory of Belgium That the Prussian
wounded at Sarbuck and Sarlouis we're so
numerous, and so disastrous was the stu
alton, that the Prussian authorities we're
forced to send them to Cologne and Dus-
seldorf but owing to the fact that the
armies needed the railway clear for rein
forcements and provisions, the wounded
were carried through Belgium and Lux
emburg without notifying these Govern
ments until the wounded were under way;
they could not then be sent back.
Count Bismarck, when questioned on
the subject acknowledged the infraction
of neutrality, but said he WIS forced 90 10
act
France, says the Patrie, accepts the ex-
plantations of Belgium, but denounces to
the world the action'of Bismarck, who re-
spects no treaties or diplomatic conven-
tons.
German Retaliation.
BERLIN, Aug 26-The effect of the re-
fusal of the French to permit the wounded
to pass over neutral territory will be that
the French wounded in our hospitals must
wait until the Germans are treated.
German Unity COmented i'm Blood
The Prussian Moniteur referring to the
slaughter of Prussians, Bavarians, Wur-
temburgers and Badeners, sees the unity
OF Germany cemented by the blood Of her
heroes
PARIS, Aug. 26'-The Journal Oficiel
publishes Admiral Guillamez's declaration
of the blockade of the Baltic coast of Ger
many.
The. ."ReIiabIe Gentleman, Turns
Up.
NEW YORK, Aug. ga cable special to
the Sun from Arbon, the 25th, via Brussels,
the 26th, says the railroad from Montmedy
to Sedan has been destroyed at Neargut
near the Belgian boundary. The Prussians
are at Languan.
A reliable gentleman coming from Metz
SAYS the Prussians attacked Fort st. Julien
in the afternoon of the oath. He saw Ba-
zaine's army after the battle of the 18th in a
frightful condition.
The Evacuation of IRheims.
LONDON, Aug. ga Tribune special
correspondent writing from Rheims, Aug.
"a, says: This morning as we were at
breakfast, an officer in attendance in
formed us we must start instantly for
Recthill. The Prussians are marching on
Rheims and expected here this evening.
True or not, this intelligence hastens
movements of the army, and makes it
look more like retreat than ever.
The Country Eaten Out-Prussians
on Short RatiOns.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-The Tribune's CORE
spondent writing from the headquarters of
King William at Gravelotte says the French
columns we're seen by Prussian videttes
the day after the battle on the road to
Thionville. 1t is supposed they were en-
deavoring to escape, but nevertheless they
were cut off from McMahon.
We are all ON short rations, the first
Prussian army having occupied the same
region for some days, and the country all
about being eaten out, but supplies are
hourly expected. The men are cheerful.
The Prussian situation at Metz.
/ have Just returned from the out-posts
of the army, which are under the guns of
Fort st Quinten and Carrienes, and look
down on the valley in which Metz lies. A
large French camp may be seen between
Yesterday and to-day Prussian pioneers
are throwing up earthworks for defense
against sallies from Metz but believe the
whole plateau is within easy range of the
great guns in the fort, and that a lombard
ment would follow an attempt to establish
the army in that position
The same correspondent writes on the
18th that Prince Frederick has got between
a part of Bazaine's column and was pierced
there. THERE'S nothing to show positively
whether they succeeded in getting back to
Metz or away from it, but all this testi-
mony points to a possible junction of a
portion of Bszaine's forces by VOnziers
with Mcmahon.
A spy Condemned 10 Death.
PARIS, Aug. 26.-The Council of Minis
tiers upon revision rejected the appeal of
Prussia in the case of Hirat, sentenced as
a spy and condemned to be executed i'm
mediately.
Mime. CanrOberI
The English journals having announced
the arrival in England of the wife and
family of Marshal Canrobert, Madam @.
writes to the Paris journals Indignantly
DENYING the statement, and asserting that
she has not been an hour out of the city of
Paris.
The Courier de Bayonne says that J. J