The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-08-16
FOREIGN NEWS.
PARIS, August IA.

PARIS, August IA.
The Journal Officiale contains the fol-
lowing intelligence, which it is author
ized by the Government to give to the
public: At the beginning of the war
with Prussia, the Emperor received I'D
dresses from the Princes of Algeria, who
osked that they might be permitted to
march and fight by the side of our
troops, and to open subscriptions for
sufferers by the war.
Tho Empress Regent, on report of
Keeper of the Seals, has eommuted and
reduced the sentence of 1641 convcts,
now confined in all kinds of peniten-
tiaries in France and beyond the sea
The Imperial clemency is applied espe-
cially to those cases where uniform good
conduct has been shown by prisoners as
claim to indulgence.
One Of the public journals of this city
still presumes TO doubt that real work is
going on for the armament and defense
of Paris. Although IL may be an act of
treason to speak thus in the face of the
enemy, such insinuations impose the
necessity of reply. All the material
necessary for the armament of Paris is
IN Paris itself. More than GOO cannon
are already mounted on the walls Of
those forts which are likely TO be first
threatened with attack, and the work
of placing other pieces in position
continues without interruption, day and
night. Yesterday 800 workmen were
engaged cutting Of streets leading into
Paris. This work has been completed.
and nothing remains but TO close up the
openings IN the walls and place draw
bridges in position. Thousands Of la
borers are occupied outside the walls on
earthworks, mines and bitches, with
which to connect and complete the net
work of Notifications around the capital.
These facts aud figures we are obliged
to give, in order TO reply to all the per-
tdious and erroneous insinuations, and
10 restore the confidence of our good
citizens. II such question should be re-
newed, their authors will have TO answer
for their conduct before council of
war-where they will be subject to all the
consequences of law, for these are hours
when justice can not be permitted to
sleep. Public opinion of Europe does
justice to the heroic courage of our sol
diers and the energy with which the
whole Nation rises, as one man, prepared
to repair unexpected reyerses. Our enc
mics counted on party division, which
would have been treason to the national
cause. The patriotism of the Chambers
and the Country has disappointed their
calculations. In the Corps Legslatii,
the RIGHT and Left rival each other in
their energy to push TO the last limit of
vigor the spirit of devotion to France.
The Ministry finds it has the active and
loyal cooperation of the country repre-
sentaiives. The position of 10th August
will distinguish that day as among the
most notable in our parliamentary an-
nails. Never has the nation acted under
a sentiment more elevated. This atti-
tude of the Chambers is both encourage
ment and recompense for the troops
for the whole Nation is beside them.
, LONDON. August Il.
Adyices from Metz state that the French
army has been withdrawn to the west
bank of the Moselle
Mcmahon is Mt Toul, II miles west of
Nancy.
The evacuation of Metz is considered
certain.
The Prussians count on starving out
the defenders of Strasburg, without re-
course to bombardment.