Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-28
On Enemy'S Communication
GaiIIardet's Review of the Situa
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NEW YORK, Aug. PIN. Gaillardet tel
egraphs from Paris last night In spite of
the orders given by the commander of the
enemys army, the Prussian invasion
of 1870 surpasses in horror the recollections
of that of 1914. At the War Department
accounts are received from all sides of the
pillage, devastation, and of summary execu-
tions caused by the resistance of the
peasants to the invasion of their homes.
The Prussians concede to them no rights
of defense The Uhlans have all COM
mitted depredations only worthy of the
Cossacks of other days.
What is Thought about the Empe-
rOr-NObIc Conduct of the Empress.
Little is said about the Emperor, and
with good reason, for deeds, not recrimina.
tions, are now necessary. 1t will be time
enough hereafter to demand an account
from him who was the origin of our
first disaster.
The Empress shows the most noble de-
votion to the wounded. Every day she
visits the military hospitals and extends
care and consolation to the victims of war.
All the ladies Of rank and high social
standing initiate her example. There are
unfortunately some exceptions to this no.
bic conduct.
Prussian Spies in France.
The system of Prussian espionage has
even stolen into some churches, in sacred
places where it would be scarcely possible
to discover or prevent it. One or two ex-
smples have been made, which will proba-
bly, put an end to this secret conniving
with the enemy
Germans not Driven out of Paris
In answer to a dispatch which you ad-
dressed to me, reply that it is untrue that
all the Germans have been expelled from
Paris. A great number left voluntarily
before the opening of hostilities, since
which time only hundred or so of Ger
mans, suspected of conveying intelligence
to the enemy, have been expelled. That is
all
Heroic Conduct of the Garde Mobile.
Our young Garde Mobile perform pro-
digies at Toul and Pfalsburg. They hold
a superior enemy in check at Strasbourg
and have made a number of success full
sorties.
Thiers Refuses.
Theirs, to whose foresight we are indebted
for the Notifications of Paris, refuses OBJ
stinately to act on the Committee of De-
fense.
DaTu Accepts.
Count Daru accepted, this morning, this
difficult office.
Removal of masterpieces of Art
from the Louvre TO Places of
Safety.
The prospects of siege, and perhaps of a
bombardment, have taught the government
to adopt some useful measures. Last eve
ming the rem oval, to safe place, of the mas
| ter-pieces of art from the Louvre was be-
gun. This precaution is timely; for the
invasions of the barbarous are always fatal
to arts and their most beautiful produc-
tions.
PruSSian Advance Midway between
ChaIOns and EPernay.
LONDON, Aug 21-On Thursday evening
the headquarters of the Prussian army
were at Bar le Due. The advance had
! reached point about midway between
Chalons and Epernay. The march on
Paris was to be conducted leisurelv by the
Prussians, as no further opposition was
anticipated.
EOrtific8tiOns of Paris worthless
Unless Manned by 100000 HIen.
There is authority for saying that the
fortifcations of Paris are worthless unless
manned by at least 300, 900 men.
PruSsIan Wounded at LuneviIIe.
According to French report Luneville
is so filed with Prussian wounded that
three thousand are left unsheltered in the
streets
RiSmarck's Son.
Count Won Bismarck's son is more Sc.
riously wounded than at first reported,
He has been sent home to Mannheim.
GEN. FataiIIe Recovering.
Fataille, the French General, who was
wounded is recovering rapidly.
Gen LeGrand KiIled-NatiOnaI Su b.
scriptiOns for his IL Daughters.
Gen. LeGrand who was killed at Grave