Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-26

obstacle that the patriotism of the reople
can suggest, In addition to the systematie
| means which viii be executed under diIec-
ton Of the engineer officers sent ont by
the government. ~ Fa
IndiscretiOns OF the Press.
Official warning is given that the Minis
ter OF the Interior vii be forced to apply
the. law regulating the press with the ut
most rigor, if certain journals, in spite Of
Representations made TO them by the gov
ernment, continue to publish fall details Of
troops, the state of fortiications and the
composition Of armies. .e
The national lean is closed, more than
the amount required having been sub
scribed.
Gen. Trochu reviewed the 'Garde Mobile
yesterday. The men made fine appear
Bazaine's Quadr::aseraI.
Dispatches from Rheims of the 23d saws
. ysssupposed the armies of Mcmahon and
Bazaine had effected junction, and SUD-
ported by the quadriIateraI composed of
fortresses Monfmedy, Verdun, Thionville
and Metz, and wouldsawait an attack. Il
was not expected any important engage
-~~Ae HSt1A OCCuN Wltulu Two uRY 3.
Imperial Wanderfngs. 5
The Emperor quilted 0onvilles last night,
and goes TO Beine, in Canton of Rheims.
Yesterday the Imperial headquarters were
at Chalons
Destruction of Mills, Roads apd
~ -H7 Ff-H Crops. -f-s.-.7 !
b The grain mills in the Valley Of the Seine
and Marne, and all the contents Of them
that could not be removed, have been pur-
posely burned by the country people, who
are destroying the roads and doing all they
can tc impede the march of the Prussian
armies They viii burn or DESTROY such
provisions as they are unable to removs or !
store out of the reach of the Prussians.
r. o., Prussians at mehunCD
Scouts of Prussians made their appear
ance at Chalons, Sur Marne, and also at st
Men Honed(?)-o The Prefsct of the latter
town, and all railroad officials, Left the
place.
Clothing for a winter Campaign.
The OonstitutionneI says that as the
season has so far advanced the governmsnt
has concluded not to give blouses to the
Garde Mobile. Their blonses viii be re-
placed by warmer wooden garments, and
Projects have received orders TO have them
made where the troops are raised This
measure, In sanitary point of view. is ex-
cellent, and besides viii give work TO a
great number or working people whom the |
.wsr has reduced 20 idleness and destitution.
/. Cadres of the Guarde Mobile have been
formed everywhere, and guns have been
distributed in the territories corresponding
with the third grand army corps In the \
west of France the distribution is nearly
completed.
The Corps Legislative and the Dy-
p nasty.
In the Corps Legislath yesterday the
motion of NJ Keratry to enlarge the Com.
mittee of Defense, was taken up and dis
cussed at great length and with muck sx-
citement.
. N. Keratry defended his proposal, and
Clement Duvernois replied
NJ jules Favre declared the misfortunes
of the country came from that fatsl man
agement to which the Chamber nas been
compelled to submit. This should be said
if it is to maintain dynasty that the conn
try must fight. The remainder of the
sentence was lost In the uproar and tu-
multi which these words caused ~
. Buffet said the only question was how to
drive the foreigners from our soil This
was received with great applause.
The close of the debate was ordered by
a vote of 21O TO SO. The proposition of
Keratry was then rejected-2O6 against IL.
Ian official Outgiyings.
NJ Gambeter demanded the news of the
war, especially that concerning the battle
of the 18th, and the position Of the Prus-
sian forces. ---
NJ. Chevisn, Minister of the Interior, re-
piled that Marshal Bazaine was too greatly
occupied to send report. He added that
the kilograms gave no indications of an en-
to-day wednesday, 1t was
true that Prussian scouts had been seen
in the departments of Marne and Aube,
but in this respect no further sdvices can
be given, -......-.-.
The Minister concluded by stating that
if the French troops had left Chalons it was
with the object Of insuring the general de-
fence of the country, The sitting then
dissolved
Prussian Vessel Captured.
ALIENS, GREECE, via London, Aug. 25.-
The Prussian ship Villadin has been cap
tured by French man-of-wsr and taken
into Syria.