The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-20
ESTABLISHED, 1881.


sleep at Confaus, passed over th
road going In the direction of Yer
dun; and at Conhaus, several Uhlan
had suddenly shot over the roa
like a fash of lightning.
Oar cannon thu0dered all evenini
10 the direction Of Etain, and tn
roar of the cannonade was still heard
at . O'Clock In the forenoon. About Z
O'Clock, thirty five Uhlaus passed thl
camp and disappeared in the woods
all traces of them being lost.
On Tuesday the Emperor arrived
at Ferdun at noon, and left in q
train at half past two.
Two regiments of chasseurs had
been ordered from Chalons to watch
the woods and guard the road and
track.
The person who communicates these
details belonged to this detachment.
They met the train belonging to the
Emperor at st. Menehauld. With the
Emperor were NJ. Pittrie and Prince
Murat. 1t was reported that the
Prince Imperial and Prince Napoleon
also accompanied him. The train
consisted of only two third class cars
for passengers, two for horses and
three baggage cars. 1t reached
Rheims in the evening.
At Verdun we could hear the sound
OF cannonadlng coming from the di-
rection Of So. Michael.
At st. Menehauld il was reported
that Bas-le.Duc had been occupied By
the Prusslans since 3 PM.
LONDON, August 19.-The follow
ing IS the letter of the Pope to the
King of Prussia:
YOUR MAJESTY: lin Lhe present grave
circumstances, II may appear unusual TO
recelve letter from me; bat, As the Vicar
on earth or God and peace 1 cannot do
less Inan oner my mediation. 1t is my de-
sire 10 witness the cessation OF warlike
preparations, and 10 stop the evil their
lneVltaOie consequences My mediation Is
That OF Sovereign whose small dominion
eXcltes no jealousy, who inspire confidence
by the moral and religious influences he
personihes. May God lend an ear to my
Wlsnes' ana listen also TO those form for
your Majesty 10 whom would be united
In the bonds Of charity,
fS5lYe1a fS5Insa At the Vatican. July %, 1870.
.The PosJscripts add, "I have writtea
identicaliy to the Emperor"
The Kings reply is as follows:
I" Mosr AUGUST PoNT1F-I am not sur.
PhAScdp Jul AnH profoundly moved at the
They cause the voics of GOD ana psna peaee
70 be heard. Hcw could my heart refuse
70 listen to so powerful an appeal2 God
witnesses that neither / nor nv peOpIe
deserved or provoked the war Obevfnn
the sacred duties which God im-
lake up the sword and defend the In
dependence and honor OF our country
ready TO lay IL down the moment those
measures are secure. II your Holiness
could offer me from him who so unex-
pectedly declared war, assurances OF sim
cerlty and pacific disposition and Quaran.
tees against q similar attempt uIon fi1a
peace and tranquility OF Europe ID will
not pc that refuse to accept them from
your venerable hands, united as I am
with you in Christian charity and friend,
ship. (sIgned) WILLIAM
PARIS, August 19.-The LIE Pdrle-
naent asserts that the seigc or Stras-
bourg. was abandoned, but the state
ment is not confirmed.
Baron BrunnoW is expected here
to day at the Russian Embassy.
The Edtrle noticing the rumors of
the InsufhcIency OF cartridges and
munitions of all kinds here, says the
supply is enormous and daily in
creasing.
The journals say that the French
prisoners complain that the German
post authorities refuse to transmit
money orders to them.
PARIS. August 19.-The Liberte
publishes a leader urging reprisals,
and says the Prussians, without pity,
shoot the peasants and tax heavily
the population. They war like saw
ages. Without initiating them let us
do what the law of war permits:
Tax the population Of the Prus.
sian coast; let our ships at Bremen,
Hamburg, Lubec, Danfzic, Koeneigs-
burg, and along the whole coast,
make acquisitions of all kinds. and
let no time be lost. We must treat
the enemy as we are treated"
The Gaulois says the most impor-
tant members of the left held a
meeting, and decided that the Gov
ernment be advised il must make no
mention OF peace SO long as q single
Prussian is on French territory, and
not even then can the war cease at
once. The Prussians driven away
from France must combine with Eu-
rope to obtain such guarantees as will
insure the future.
The Liberte announces that the
Prussians at Lyons and Bordeaux are
at last expelled. They have" it
says, {. '.merited nothing better, owing
to their hostile attitude"
The Paris journals are bitterly
hostile to the London Tinlcs.
New YoRK, August 19.-GailIard-
et telegraphs the following from |
Paris to the Courier Des EtaLs Uais. /
Of this morning:
In an interview with M. Chever- |
eaux, Minister of the Interior, he COM
plains that the dispatches, which By |
special favor i have been permitted 1
10 send TO New York, have been
transmitted back to Prussia, to the
letriment Of our operations. He
urther assured me that the chief Of
he Berlin police had perfected ar
for receiving, the mo-
neht they we're published. the dis
patches sent from France TO
luxembourg, Belgium, Switzerland
ind America, which dispatches will
30 Immediately Forwarded to Prus-
ian headquarters. These dispatches
lave made the enemy acquainted with
he projected movements on our part,
.ud informed them as regards the
strength of our forces at certain
points.
1t consequently follows that Ba-
saine feels compelled to interdict
all army news, except such
Is emanates from his headquarters.
He, as the Minister of the Interior,
will furnish such dispatches as are
"Meuester added that Bazsine had
aid that he feared the telegraphic
ndiscretions which made known
lis strategical movements to the
enemy less than the demoralizing ef-
ect produced upon the people By the
making known TO their families the
lames of the killed in battles.