Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-17

Schoeberyness indicate that the instrument
is destructive in close quarters, but troops
dependant on it may be annihilated by ar
tillery before the mitrailleur can be got
into range.
The Times sympathizes strongly with
the Prussians and rejoices st their recent
Cherbours and Brest Declared in
20. &, Siege. s.,, ,,,,,
PARIS, August 16.-Thel journal Oficiel
contains decree declaring Cherbourg,
Brest. Lorient and Rochefort in a state II
siege. The French left two dispatch boats
in the Tiber on evacuating Rome. g
UhIans Marching Toward .Isasles
An official dispatch from the Prefect of
Metz to the Minister Of the Interior says
that body of German Uhlmans have been
seen in the neighborhood of Oommercy
marching toward lBasle due. he therefore
cut the railways in that direction to i'm
pede the advance of the enemy.
French View of the Military Situa
tion-DeIay Exhansts the Prus-
slams and strengthens France.
The French journals complain of the
brevity of dispatches from the seat of war.
Even the Constitutional, semi-official,
says the dispatches do not give any very
precise idea of the position of either army.
The Moniteur de Soir published yester-
day an article full Of confidence and reso-
luton. The following is an extract, and
is fair exhibit of the French press:
Everything progresses well. The enemy
makes haste to finish his work. He knows
full well the prolongation of war exhausts
his forces and augments ours. His tactics
alone show We have only to gain time to
drive the Prussians from the base of opera
tions, while defending our ground inch by
inch. The passage at arms which took
place yesterday under the guns of Metz, is
the first act in the new drama. Eight days
hence the energy that has marked the first
operations of the invaders will have given
away to discouragement and exhaustion.
Our fortified towns all hold out. Mitehe,
Pfalsbourg, Verdun are all defended by the
army, and their inhabitants answer with
their guns to the arrogant summons of the
enemy.
The national defence commences-see
your national gardes- -gardes Mobile and
volunteers who are on the way to the
Vosges mountains. There shall the Prus-
slams find their graves. They have asked
for a war of races and such they shall have.
A War of Races and of Conquest.
The Constitutional says the plan of con-
quest by the Prussians cannot any longer
be matter of doubt The German
Empire takes advantage of the Ho-
henzollern dynasty to inaugurate its policy
of partition of French territory. In the
departments which the chances of war
have given to the enemy, the King of
Prussia commands at present as terrific
rial sovereign. The Prussisn Govern
ment, which spretends to be 80 well in
formed about men and things in Paris,
does not seem to be very strong In towns
of Alsace, which well know how to find
means to reioin the national flag. In the
place of conscripts all men from sixteen
to fifty years rush to arms. Prussian jourA
nails continue to pour forth their insults
against the French nation. We underline
these two words, because Berlin newspa-
pers formally declare that war is made not
only against the Government but against
the entire French people.
At LyOns-Viye La Repubiique =
Collision of Police and People.
LYONS, Aug. 16.-The Courier has q long
statement of the popular demonstration
which recently occurred here. Yesterday
morning about IL o'clock popular COM
motion arising from the bad news from the
army, took place in the Place de Croix
Rousse. which ended In deplorable con,
flict between the police and people. The
particulars of the affair have been much
exaggerated. The originator OF the trouble
was an old notary, Lentillan by name, well
known for political eccentricities. This
person clambered upon the pedestal of the
cross in the center of the Place Croix
Rouse to make a speech to group Of
laborers. His hearers were few at the
start, but in short ime large crowd as
sembled. Cries of Viye la Repubhque
were heard on all sides.
Though called upon to stop by the
police he persisted in. his defamation,
calling upon the audience to defend him
by the aid of stones. The authorities
seized the orator Notwithstanding the
violence offered, but one of them having
allowed one of the rioters to draw his
sword from the scabbard was struck by one
of those infuriated people in the abdomen,
of which wound he died in few moments.
Five or six policemen were wounded, Lin
tillan and other principal rioters were
arrested and taken to prison between two
files of soldiers. The mass of population
of the Place Croix Rouse took no part In
these violent proceedings, twas all caused
by few turbulent characters, these demon
strations are generally denounced.
Buest not a Peacemaker.
VIENNA, Aug. 16.-Baron Buest pub
licly denies any attempt on his part to me-
date the war between France and Prus.
sia.
Sarcastic.
BERLIN, Aug. 16.-The North German
Gazette of yesterday urgedda general cele-
bration of the last Napoleon fete.
Tho yiIIette Rioters-The Bank of
France.
PARIS, August 16.--A Council of War, TO
act in the cases of the Villette rioters, as
sembles to-day. Seventy-five arrests were
made in the Villette affair. 1t is supposed,
however, that many of these vagabonds
were not actually concerned in the dis or
ders.
The officers of the Bank of France to-
day announce the arrangement of special
service for distributing coin to certain
establishments throughout France where
employees are to be paid.
small Matters.
The Gaulois says the public are astonished
to find the dispatch announcingthe engage
ment at Longueville only signed by Napo-
leon. That journal adds that it was coun-
tersigned by Bazaine, but the latter name
was suppressed in the publication of the
dispatch, which is regular in every other
respect.
Edmund About, correspondent of the
Seer, has been heard from. He is alive
and well and will soon return to Paris.
Gen. Canssade, commander at Lyons, is
sued a proclamation, warning the people
against future disturbances, and announcing
the readiness of the authorities to express
them.
Cannonading all Monday Below
Verdun-RumOrs of q Great Prus-
sian Defeat-4O,OOO Men Lost.
The Sub-Prefect of Verdun telegraphs as
follows to the Minister of the Interior:
VERDUN, Aug 16, 6 A. M-No news from
Metz. Nothing is known to have occurred
to-day. All day yesterday the roar of can
non was heard between Metz and Verdun.
Persons who reached here from that direc-
ton say great battle was fought, opening
at day-break, and that the Prussians lost
more than forty thousand in the combat,
and were completely defeated. During
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