Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-02
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ALL QUIET On THE RHINE.
The Great Battle to be Fought on
Sunday Next.
PRUSSIA CONFIDENT.
.EFSTRE.E .HO3ELEEErG.
Famine Threatened in the Rhenish
Provinces.
Good Understanding Between Denmark and
Sweden.
TIE LeADOy TINES ON THE SITI iTION.
The Needle Gun viii Decide the contest in
Favor Of Prussia.
Tie LONDON TINES ON THE SITTiTIoy,
The Needle Gun viii Decide the contest in
Favor OF Prussia.

The GREAT BATTLE TO BF. FoIGHT IN
SUNDAY, THERE Or ThEREABoUT.
Ts'e9rapAed Exclusively 20 T7< Ereniag Star.
BRUSSELS. August 2-NoOn-The correspou-
dent OF the LndsPe''dsEts Beige, writing from
Metz, asserts that the first great battle will be
iought on Saturday or Sunday next, or Monday
at The farthest. He underscores the sentence
following, viz 90 This .s sure
PRUSSIA CONFIDENT.
LONDON, August 2.-Advices from PruSsisn
fources mention the prevalence throughout
Germany OF an unwavering assurance OF an ul-
innate victory.
AUSTRIA GETTING READY.
VIENNA, August Austria is mobilizing
oo,"oO men TO watch the Bohen nisn frontier.
ALL QUIET on THE RHINE-No STIR.
RING WAR NEWS.
LONDON, August 2--S AN-The war nexs
TINS morning is meagre and unimportant. The
London journals appear this morning without
word from the rival armies on the Rhine. Active
recruiting for the marine services has been or
dered at the English dock yards. The impres-
SION prevails that the arrival OF the French feet
IN the Baltic alone prevented the Prussiau I'd.
vance through France TO Paris.
ADyICES FROM PIUSSIA-THr MEAN
ING OF THE LATE RAIDING
AND SkiRMIShISG.
LONDON, August 2-AdNice have been re-
ceived here by telegraph from the PruSsian
headquarters on the Rhine. Up to three O'Clock
yesterday afternoon there had been no general
engagement. Up TO that time scouting parties
and skirmishers from both armies were con-
hnually making raids into the enemies terri
tory, but il is believed this was more to accus-
tom the troops TO the sight of the ire OF the
enemy than for any other purpose.
L ID
THE ITALIAN TROOPS CONCEN-
TRATING On THE FRONTIER
ROME, Aug. 2.-The French Chasseurs left
Ciyta Nechia yesterday. Italy is concentrating
troops on the Roman frontier
THE DONATIONS FOR THE SOLDIERS,
BERLIN, Aug. 2-The Deutsche B ank OF this
city offers TO receive and disburse donations
made in America for the benefit OF the wounded
soldiers.
FAMINE THREATENED IN THE RHEN-
ISL PRINCES.
LONDON, August The presence on the from
tier Of the armies Of France and the Rhenish
provinces OF Prussia, has given rise TO serious
apprehension Of a famine there. Tue Oplaion
Ndt,cncle Of Paris saws in this connection that
IN order to avoid impoyerishing the theater of
war the Emperor draws his supplies from a dis
tance by railroad.
DfNMAltk AND SWEDEN COOPER
ATE.
CoPESHAGgN, August 2-There is entire hsr-
mony between Denmark and Sweden in the
matter o. the France-Prussian war.
TIE LONDON TIMES ON THE sIrCA-
IlON-THE NEEDLE GUN To DECIDE
THE CONTEST AGAINST NAPOLEON.
LONDON, August The Times this morning
has long editorial on the prospect. The
writer thinks the delay in the military move
ments OF both sides is to be ascribed to the
decentralization OF the troops from having been
moved by rail. The French were also DELAYED
on account Of the hesitation OF the South Ger
nan States, and are now necessarily confined to
the narrow ground OF the Saar valley In fact
the entire preconceived plan OF the Emperor
has been altered by unforeseen circumstances of
this sort, and has acted probably to form a
new one.
The Times argues that the aim of the French
chassepot, on account Of its fouling speedily,
will be found to be infinitely less Ell cient than
the needle gun, and the difference in this respect
viii probably be sufficient to govern the result
Of the war.
NAPOLEON ARRESTS NEWSPAPER COR
RESPONDENTS AS SPIES.
PARIS. August 2.-The Ftgcrs Of to-day an
nounces that the government has refused the
offer Of the American General, p. III. Sheridan
to serve in the French army.
The Gaulois says that the correspondent of the
London Ne,cs and another Englishmau named
Cameron, have been arrested at Metz as spies
The first instalment of French troops from
Rome arrived at Marseilles this morning.
There is no war news proper to make publ ic
No battle has yet been fought.