, 1870-07-28

under MacIIahou, the Duke Of Magenta,
and virtual Commander in Chief, will cross
to the German side Of the Rhine. As il
would be wholly at variance with modern
ideas Of concentration to invade sitnulta-
ueoasly at two points too distant from each
other for mutual support, We gather from
the statement that the three army corps,
now urar StrasbourG. under MacAIahon, arc
to cross to the right bank of the Rhine,
Us the vanguard of the army of
invasion thai, at present. the Emperor
commands the reserves; and thai, when the
remainder Of the French army enters Prus-
sia, il will follow the lead Of A1ac31ahon.:
Napoleon would thereby avoid the blum
der of destroying the country be desires to
possess.
Crossing al st.asbourg, the French, at q
few miles from the Rhine, enter OF pass
along the borders OF the :. Black Forest" Of
Baden. A distance Of about SIXTY miles
lies between them aud Frankfort In this
intermediate sixty miles the first heavy bat
tie or battles ,uay probably be fought, It
il filed with names of localities mora
or les. obscure, hut soon to be famous in
history-hehl, Appouweier. Achern, Baden,
FreuJeustadt, Ras,adt, Nau Bulach,
Stuttgart pforzheim, Carlsruhe, Bret
ten, Druchsal, Heidelberg, tHann-
htim, weinheim, Bensheim, Germ
Aheim, Oppcnheim, Laugen, FnAsE-
FORT. The line Of advance lies down tie
right, or east, bank Of the Rhine, and
mainly through Il level country, OCCASION
ally broken by spurs OF hills from the
eastward. A contrary despatch, of later
datc, states that General Bazaine, in Conn.,
,unnd of $4,000 men, force barely large
enough for diversion, is about to Cross
from, Metz. into kheuish Prussia, and that
u great battle is expected on the AIoselle.
Ii is also state1 I'm, the army OF Africa il
arriving at Metz, aud that Strasl'ourg was
nearly deserted. Doubtless the move
ment of Bazaine into Khen~
ish Prussia would lead to
IN engagement Of some kind, but We are
not prepared 10 believe that the plan an
nounced only twelve houra previous, OF a
Leayy invasion of the right bank Of the
Rhine, near Strasbourg, under MacMahon,
has been abandoned for n mere recon-
noissance in force aloug the Mose1le, under
Bazaine. The latter Is more probably the
| adjunct or feint, the former the main
movement. We are confirmed in this view
by the fact that eyon the latter report
states that s'The Prussians seem to be
falling buck behind the Rhine,T i. C.,
tho night OF eastern bank thereof. They
would not do so unless they anticipated,
and indeed knew, that Napoleon's line Of
ing the Rhine at Strasbourg and striking
toward Frankfort. They evidently regard
Bezaine's movement down the Moselle as G
feint. Whichever may he the actual linz
Of invasion, there can be no doubt that the
entire French army is Row moving, o.
ready to move; that the Emperor is by thi:
time On the ground; and that the news OF {
bloody conflict is almost certain to reacl
Us within fow days.
THE IRISH AND THE WAR III EUROPE
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| Is only less crime than 10 he Catholic; 10 b
either Is equivalent IL being rehta and to oppos
thu war IN Europe, 70 1nug as there are Gernla
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Tint is the mode OF argument bs VINO
J the late champion of rebellion in America
, and the present defender Of the most atrc
| cious war Of the century, seeks to direct ri
} tention from the real issue. The noiv
5 which induces few Izish-Ame.icans t
favor the French in tho present wal, is tn
> impression that, eventually England mn
. become involved, and then, regardless {