The Portland daily press., 1870-09-01

A Washington despatch to the Boston Id
uertiser says: Gentlemen who have Just arriv-
ed from Paris by way of London express the
greatest establishment at the enterprise dis
played by the principal American newspapers
| in publishing war news. They say one of our
| prominent journals prints more actual news
concerning the movements of the armies than
| all the papers either in Paris or London to-
| gether. 1t is known to our officials here that
the Consul Generals of several of the leading
| foreign powers telegraph the leading points OF
all the cable dispatches to the New York pa
pers each day to their respective governments.
L. Gallairdets' despatch from Paris Tuesday
| night night has little news additional to that
already published. He says that Marshal Nc
Mahon has an effective force probably of 2OO,-
900 men, the elite of France, and that every.
thing is now in suspense. We are waiting the
issue of battle which must soon be fought in
Ardennes or along the Meuse. Paris is fully
prepared. She is calm and filed with patriot
ism. All her men and youths are ready to
take up arms at once. The Prussan army is
advancing on Paris by the valleys of Aube aud
Seine. The Prince Royals troops have turned
to the north to meet Marshal Mcmahon. M.
Gallairdet says that the peasants along the
line are seriously annoying the invaders.
The following official news has been promul-
gated by the French minister of the INTERIOR
The march of the Ptussians on Paris seems to
be arrested. Marshal Mcmahon continues his
movements. There has been no serious en-
gagement yet. Chalons has been evacuated
entirely by the Prussians Railroad trains go
freely now as far as Rheims.
A person who left Strasbourg on Friday last
says that one part of the town has suffered
much but the garrison is supplied with plenty
OF provisions and munitions of war and the cit
lzens are determined to resist to the last. A
frussian vessel has just been captured and
brought into Dunkirk.
A Berlin despatch says the Prussians are
sending street locomotives to aid in placing
guns before Strasbourg.
A Paris letter dated August 10Th from a
source not heretofore favorable to Prussia says
'hat owing to the disastrous results in the late
engagements, discord reigns in the Prussian
camps. The Prince Royal of Prussia, "Fritz,'
mentioned ia King Williams despatch, is at
open war with Prince Frederick Charles. his
OF birth than by conquests and is ACCOMPANIED
during the campaign by military mentor
whose duty it is to prevent fatal Mistakes
This prevention has proved insufficient
Fritz is endowed with large share of yanitv
and is very headstrong, SO that all remonstran-
ces of his advisers could not prevent him from
taking upon himself the initiative in the late
onward movement of the army. Prince Fred
erick Charles is, on the contrary, distinguish
ed commander and veritable strategist of the
first ORDER He therefore complained bitterly
Of the ill-advised attempt of the Prince Royal
to change his positions and accuses him of
having compromised the success of the whole
by his absurd desire of reserving for
himself alone the glory of having beaten the
French army. King William is very much
disturbed by these dissentions and finds it diff
ficult to decide between his son and his cousin.
The quarrel is likely to result in one or the
other of the parties resgning the command of
his corps of the army.
The Paris Moniteur says that persons who
have arrived from Mezeres affirm that battle
occurred on Saturday Our informants saw
The Russians retreat;ng There were great
"|A VI SeAdSSlcI lucTc mas DcCn no Off |
clai announcement of this affair yet by the |
Minister OF War or the Interior. The Public
says that Marshal McMahon is entirely free in |
his movements. He is in perfect communica-
lion with Marshal Bazaine and to-day both
must be lighting the enemy. The forced
marches Of the Prince Royal have used up
many OF his men who are footsore and have to
De transported in carts. Thousands have been
eft behind.
Two French men-of-war on Sunday entered
SYRIA with prize loaded with COAL The G reek
Immediately demanded the French
'essels to quit Greek watars.
I.aiters resolved in Paris say the Prussians
re in the departments of YOU'VE and Aube and
verrunning the envirous of Trois and Tounere,
uttlng the railways and telegraphs. -