Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-02
Franco Refuses Her Assent to the 0eenpa.
iiOn Of Belgium by British Troops.
Rome E,elSg Evacuated-The French Troops
Called Name ZRevOlution Comes Next.
Contrast Between the Treatment Of TIL
French ahd Prussiaa Subjects DE
ROdss Wants Mere Troops to Sab
iuqate the cubsns.
The PrussiaHs lntrsnehed In The Triangle
Formed by Cologne, cObientz and
Treves.

IreHes.
Etc. Fte., Etc.
ENGLA AND.
| LONDON, August IA special cor
respondent writes from Saarbruc ken,
on Wednesday, that the French and
Prussians are in sight of each other,
and that, on passing through Grew
Dnaich, he found that the English res
idents had fed from the place from
fear of the French-the British Gov
ernmeut refusing them protection.
The French are not ready. Hostili-
ties having commenced on the 2lst OF
July, a fusileer named krouS shot the
first Frenchman killed ia the war.
Continued skirmishing has been
going on since Saturday. A Prussian
patrol went some distance beyond the
border, finding no enemy. On the
/ some day some French cavalry
were repulsed, losing an officer
and thirteen men. The destruction
of the French railway at Bislache was
complete, and the Yiaduct was blown
up. The Prussian forces are partly
armed with new and lighter guns,
| with shorter barrel and smaller butt,
and with same needle arrangement.
The Bavarians tried the Chassepots
two years ago, but preferred the
| needle gun. During the recent skir-
mishes the PrUssians were able to fire
quicker than the French. The cavalry
are splendidIy mounted.
The same correspondent writes that
the railway destruction at Betsch was
extremely important. The order to
destroy was given ON the 18th to pre-
vent sudden concentration of the
French from the South. Accordingly
a small number of picked men started
under the command of Lieutenant
Won Voight for Saarbrucken, the near
est German town to the French. The
viaduct at SaaTbrucken was destroyed,
and the engineer, with the miners
and workmen, awaited the cavalry.
On Tuesday they sent off seventeen OF
the thirty cavalry men, with mines
and carts carrying the necessary ma
terials, but on this night and on the
/ following one the French outpOsts
were active, and they had to retire
q unsuccessful.
|
| from Paris states that the EmperOr's
headquarters last night were at st.
Await, near the frontier. This indi-
Gates general engagement close at
/ hand.
LONDON, August LIT is certain
that England will take action TO de-
fend Belgium. The Times says Glad
stones speech at the Mansion House
meeting Saturday evening proves that
he recognizes war and is ready to
meet it. The French squadron is
still cruising off Sherness, Scotland.
The Paris Journal Oficiei of this
morning says that the government
has decided that during the war no
person OF whatever nationality would
be permitted to enter or land in
France without a passport. This
however is not applicable to subjects
of those States already at war with
France. They can only travel in the
interior at the special permission of
the Minister of the Interior. The
Journal Oficiel also says the French
citizens expelled from Baden were
subjected TO outrageous treatment.
They were conducted to the from
tier in chains; made TO pay
for places wherein they were
locked up to escape the violence of the
people.
The Duke of CadOre is now in
Stockholm on a mission from the
French Government. He will 90 to
| Copenhagen on similar business.
La Li6erie opposes the suggestion as
to the occupancy of Belgium by Great
Britain, and claims that it would dis
quiet Belgium, wound France, and
bring Russia and Austria instantly
into the war.
The advance corps of the Belgian
army of observation occupy the line
between Ting and AK La Chapelle.
81 LONDON, August 1, 4:30 p.m.--NO
news Of a battle. The streets are full
of rumors, as usual. One is that the
French fleet arrived before Hamburg
and attacked the defenses. 1t is not,
however, generally credited.
The decree prohibiting expectations
recently issued by Prussia is ascribed
simply TO the probable existence Of
the blockade.
The OSIstittltiOnnelas assures the world
that, however brutal may be the treat
ment of the French in Germany,
Germans here will receive noting but
kindness.
The Chancellor of the French Lega-
ton at Berlin, who remained there af-
/ ter the declaration OF war, has been
requested by the Prussian authorities
to give his parole; if not, 10 leave the
city.
The Journal DuPuepIe, of Mar
seilles. was fined five thousand francs
for an offense against the authority Of
the Empress, and its chief editor con-
demned to fifteen days Imprisonment
with fine of two thousand francs for
writing an article tending to excite
insubOrdinatiOn among the troops.
The GduIOS states that Henri
Rochefort has been officially nc
tilted that he wall not be re-
leased from confinement until he
has served out the terms OF several
sentences pronounced against him.
He will consequently remain in prison
four months longer.
LONDON, August duke August
is serving as General in the Bayarian
army, and the Duke of Nassau has
accepted a position on the staff of the
Crown Prince of Pru;sia.
LONDON, August 1.-The report that
British troops now occupy Antwerp
Is untrue.
LONDON, August Preparations
for war on the part of Prussia are
being carried on with great activity.
| Trenches are being opened two leagues
from Cologne. An entrenched camp
has been established in a triangular
| shape, formed by Cologne, COblentz
and Treves. The fine park at Cologne
and the magnificent chateau Of Banke
Oppenheim have been raZed. Ma
yenee is in state OF seige, and occu-
pied by ., ,O00. soldiers. Trenches are
being opened Ia front of the city, and
all persous not able 10 provide them
selves with six weeks provisions have
been notified to depart. A large force
Is In camp on the heights of St HUI
bert overlooking the valley of the
Maize, which will protect the
important groups OF coal mines al
that place, and command junction OF
the railroads from Binge Bauck TO
LOudOn.
Large RATS are descending the
Rhine at all hours, with provisions
and military munitions between
Mayenee and sCoblentz, and form
idable amount of war material and
immense bodies OF troops have been
collected.
CAssAWA, &C. E., August 1.-Two
outward bound PrussiOn merchant
ships anchored here to-day. They are
afraid TO leave on account of French
cruisers and vessels Of that eharacteI