The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-23
LATEST WAR NEWS.
Movements Of MacMahon.
His Junction with Bazaine.
The Threatened Siege of Paris.
The French Corps LegislatiE
A Stormy Scene Yesterday.
FROM EUROPE.
rIaoNInhon,s Movements.

army has taken the direction of Thionville in q
desperate effort to effect q junction with Ba-
zaine. Escaping the Crown Prime and passing
the main German army to the north of Verduu,
MacSiahon is driven to the choice of two evils,
either 10 leave the road to Paris open to the
Crown Prince, or, by holding it, to sacrifice
Bazaine's army.
Tho Diplomatic Corps.
PARIS, Aug. 2S.-Meetings of the Diplomatic
Corps are held daily at the British Embassy,
but no decisive action has yet been taken by
them.
The French Government is buying horses in
Italy for the army.
Preparing for Siege.
The city of Paris is provisioned for two full
months, with wine for six months.
Five millions of francs have been distributed
in Paris among the families of soldiers
Portions of the Bois de Boulogne had been
laid waste, and the whole will be sacrificed if
necessary for the defense of the city.
New Patriotic Loan
OF seven hundred and fifty millions of francs
will be opened tomorrow.
Dysentery Prevails
to large extent in the Prussian army.
Ten thousand of Prussian wounded have been
sent to Berlin.
Debate in the Corps LesislatE.
PARIs, Aug 23.-ln the Corps Legislatif yes
terday, when Count de Palikao announced the
receipt Of despatch giving reassuring news,
Deputy Keratry demanded the date and also
whether the despatch was from Bazaine. Count
de Palikao in reply said the despatch was dated
on the 10th, but the uproar of the deputies was
SO great as to drown the answer touching the
authorship of the message. Deputy Keratry
then proposed that nine members of the Cham
bers be chosen to form part OF the Committee of
Defense. Members of the Party of the Left i'm
mediately gave signs of approval, but the majo-
rity hesitated Keratry claimed that the state
of affairs urgently demanded 1t. Some of the
members of the ma ority rose approving,
and several more members of the Left, which
was accepted as establishing the urgency of the
case. After the tumult had subsidized, Count
de Palikao said the Committee of Defense was
numerous enough as at present constituted. In
the name of the whole Cabinet, he repelled the
proposal which had just been made.
The question of confidence was thus esta-
blished and the deputies retired to debate the
matter. The affair has created sensation, as
it is considered an attempt TO interfere with the
administration. The matter will be decided
tomorrow
In the Senate yesterday proposal was made
to meet every time the Corps Legislatif met, but
this was defeated. The President will call
necessary.
Rouher and the Emperor.
It is reported that Rouher went to Chaions to
confer with the Emperor, and accompanied him
to Rheims.
Tho Despatch to Count Paiikao.
The Sotr says the despatch above alluded to
was from Bazaine, and was brought to Count de
Palikao by messenger.
It is understood the message contained much
withheld from the public
The Soir says further that Palikao is certain
he will be sustained by the Corps Legslatif
else he would not have been so decided at the
meeting yesterday.
encouragement of Gniiantry,
PARIS Aug. 23.-Many prizes have been
arranged by the French Navy Department, in
order to encourage gallantry. Some of them
are said to be extremely valuable.
The Paris journals blame
Prince Napoleon
| for leaving France. On his return here it was
| supposed lie had been on a mission to King
Victor Emmanuel, but report to that effect,
made public few days ago, is now officially
denied.
The Archbishop of Paris
has directed the clergy to contradict the report
that the Pope has felicitated the King of
| Prussia. A number of Prussian spies were ar
| rested here to-day.
| Accounts of Prussinn Violence EXAGGERATED.
| LONDON, Aug. 23.-Captain Jeannerod writes
communication to the Paris Temps admitting
| that the accounts of Prussian violence are ex-
aggerated but in a few isolated instances only.
| The ''Times" on the Defense of Paris.
The Times, to-day, exhorts the French people
| to consider what the attempt to defend Paris
must cost and urges them to consider aim )st
any alternative. The defense of Paris cannot
seriously defer its capture. Toe Notifications
! of Luxembourg have been raZed.
The 75O,OOU.OOO Franc Loan.
PARIS, Aug. 23.-The Steele, to-day, says the
! 750 000 900 franc loan has already been more
than taken by anticipation.
| Foreign Intervention.
It seems certain that project has been
brought before the great powers of Europe hay
ing for its object the prevention of the dismem-
berment of Franco.
Assurances have been sent from the French
government to his Holiness, that Italy has nc
intention of attacking Rome. The Papal troops
had been withdrawn from the Campasgra TO de-
fend the city Many arrests had beea made.