The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-18
THE WAR.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.

LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
PARIS AND CHALoNs-NAvAL MOVEMENTS
FRENCH BLOCKADE OF THE PRUssIAN SEA-
BoARD-GENERAL LIE BGUF-GENERAL sHERI-
DAN AND THE GERMAN ARMY.
Special to the NJ y. Tribune
LONDON, Aug. IA respondent writes
from Berlin on Sunday that the attempt to
raise national loan of 120, 200, 900 thalers
has broken down.
Up to yesterday the subscription reached
100000 only, but this loan did not pre-
tend to offer a chance of favorable invest
ment. AS yet there is no prospect of Prussia
initiating the example of France, and stop
ping the conversion of notes of the Bank of
Prussia. There is no run on the Bank but
what the actual shortness of the money mar
ket has produced Of want of confidence
there are nowhere any symptoms
special correspondent writes from Cha
Ions on Sunday, that ten thousand wounded
are being brought into camp. The town and
camp present scenes of disorder and dissipa-
ton. The soldiers are shouting, and the
drinking cafes and streets are filled with
prostitutes, and there is no restraint of order
| or decency among the officers or soldiers. If
another battle is lost it will be massacre.
| Disturbances in Paris have unsettled the
Garde Mobile, half of whom would break
| away and return in case of revolution. The
regular army is still true to the Emperor, but
nobody else. The advance of the Prussians
beyond Metz is known, but great force will
| remain there.
| The same correspondent writes that the
| Pont- -Mousson affair was serious
| Six or seven trains were started from Cha
Ions for Metz in rapid succession, carrying
| out 1000 soldiers near Pont- Mousson. They
| found the railway cut, and the Prussian ar
tillery opened on the trains, which moved
back as rapidly as possible, but a panic
began, and though only two men were killed,
many jumped from the trains while moving
rapidly. The trains finally got away without
| much loss.
LONDON, Aug. 17.-Despatches received to-
day at the Prussian embassy here confirm the
Prussian successes on Sunday, but do not
| throw much light on subsequent events.
Our special correspondent writes from Ham,
| burg on Sunday that the second division of
the French feet was seen twenty miles west
southwest of Heligoland, steering east.
The German feet at Cuxhaven and Will
helmshaven put to sea, and cannonading has
since been heard. French delays are unac-
eountable. They might have taken Cuxha-
ven, completely commanding the entrance to
| the Elbe, but 1t is now we'll fortified
PRUSSIA.
| BERLIN, Aug. 17.-Another Prussian note
| divulging certain negotiations of France is
| published to-day. Its contents are similar to
those of the documents already made public.
SAARBRUoK, Aug. liking William has
appointed General Bouin governor-g general of
Lorraine, and General Bismarck Bohlen COVER
nor-general of Alsace.
FRANKFORT, Aug. 17.-General Sheridan,
with Consul General Webster, has, through
the good offices of Minister Bancroft, been
cheerfully accorded permission by the mill
tary authorities to follow the campaign with
the headquarters of the King.
PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE Journal O6icieI pub
fishes this morning the following notification
of the blockade of the coast of Germany and
| Prussian States:-
The undersigned, Vice-Admiral commander-in-
chief OF the naval forces OF the Emperor OF the
war between France and Prussia, as we'll as States
OF the North German Confederation, in virtue OF the
power in us vested, declare that from and after the
18TH day OF August 1870 the coasts OF Prussia aud
the North German Confederation extending, from
the island OF Borkum to the north OF Elder WIN al M
effective blockade by the naval forces placed in our
command and that friendly or neutral vessels
and quit blockaded ports. Proceedings will DE in
stituted against all vessels which shall try to break
through said blockade according to international
laws and treaties now in force with neutral powers
Given on board the French Emperors iroD-clad
Mapnanime stationed between the English island
Of Heligoland and the Prussian coast the 18th day
of August 1870. FoURICHoR,
Yice-Admiral, Commanderin-ChLef.
PARIS, Aug 17.-Gossip has it that LIZ
Beufs wife is a Prussian, and that the
General is confined in the prison of Vim
cennes.
The following official despatch is just made
public:-
METZ, Aug 17-3 p. M.-We had serious
engagement yesterday, the 10th, near Grave
lotte. We gained an advantage, but los
heavily.
[Note.-Gravelotte is a small village sil
miles southwest of Metz and tive miles ives
of the Moselle