Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-17

Office under the Republic.
| twenty-five thousand chassepots wer
delivered to troops yesterday.
Balloons for observing the movements
OF the enemy ascend daily.
Refugees from neighboring towns ar
tiocking into the city by thousands.
The Republic continues to find favor il
the provinces, and notifications of the or
ganization of Provincial Republican
Committees are received continuously BY
the Ministry.
Government securities continue steady
Civita vecchia Occupied.
LONDON, Sept. 16.-Italian troops have
occupied Civita Vecchia, meeting with nc
resistance. tt7
The Orient MasOns Remove ia
Rome-Prussians OccnPy Colmar.
LONDON, Sept. 16.-Experiments have
been made at Shoeburyness with the Cat
ling guns with the most successful results.
The Grand Orient Lodge ofthe Masonic
order has issued manifesto, announcing
the removal of the seat of the lodge to
| Rome. '..'i = '-.7
Five thousand infantry and cavalry of
| the Grand Duchy of Baden, with twenty
cannon, occupied Colmar, Thursday, af-
| ter a skirmish with French rihemen.
The National Guards in the provinces
are suffering for the want of food and
forage. Uhlans are reported at Couri.
celles.
Great destitution and suffering exists
among miners and other workmen on the
German frontier
The Explosion at LaOn.
LONDON, Sept. 16.-Cable special to the
Tribune-A Tribune correspondent tele-
graphs from Berlin Friday afternoon that
Duke William, of Mecklinburg, in his
official report says the capitulation of
Lson took place on the basis of that of
Sedan, arms to be laid down, the Gardes
Mobile to be discharged on parole, and
the line of 1nfan ry to go under escort to
the city.
Many officers, including the French
Commander, remained in the yard of the
citadel When the last man had passed
the citadel gate, two powerful detonatioDs
were heard in quick succession. The
powder, magazine shells, cartridges and
mine exploded, and all in the yard were
buried under the ruins There was a
fearful destruction but the losses cannot
be ascertained. a
COntrnband OF War.
LONDON, Sept 16.-A cable dispatch
to the Tribune says the following French
orders for arms and ammunition are being
executed in England: 400 boxes of rifles
Of
ham; six cases rifles from Williamson
Bros 5000 Snider's ready for delivery
IN London $4,000 long Sniders; 20, 900
short Sniders; 10, 900 assorted Chassepots,
mitralleuses and needle guns.
One million five hundred thousand car
tridges are contracted to be supplied by
one London house weekly; total order,
thirty million. The arms and cartridges
are all sent from Dover, Folkestene, New
Haven and Liverpool.
speech from n British Official
against Intervention.
Mr.. Lowe, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
in a speech this afternoon at Elgin, pro-
nOunced in the strongest manner against
Intervention or mediation between France
and Prussia in any form whatever. In
tervention means the abandonment of
neutrality, but we have no desire to be
drawn into a quarrel not of our own
seeking. see no reason what
ever TO apprehend that we shall me-
diate. We tried before the war. But
when you come to speak of mediation
after the sword has been drawn, you get
totally different set Of considerations.
1t is no longer a question of the right of
parties but question of relative power.
The sword is an evil mediator, but does
its work decisively; and if after the par
ties have called the sword, we were to
begin to mediate then we should be
wearing our neutrality exceedingly
then. The conflicting nations
know their own strength and what they
require for security. If third nation
tries to interpose between them, whatever
advice it gives it must take sides with one
or another and cease to be neutral.
Should we advise Prussia to be content
with less than she demands, we shouldIbe
actually taking the part of France and
throwing our moral weight in her favor.
If on the other hand we advise France to
national dignity, we should be taking the
part of Prussia That is exactly what in
my Judgment we should avoid.
Paris-SignaI Telegraph and Bal-
loon PhOtOgraPhs-rhe Mode of
Prussian APprOach-MOck SOrsies
of the Besieged- d-DisapPearaace of
the Crown Jewels.
I
the Times-Our correspondent writing
from Paris, 18th, says bread and meat
have fallen in price, but salt and provi-
sions have risen. There is an immense
supply of powder; three million killo-
grammes are within the walls.
A signal telegraph has been placed on
the Arch De Triumphe to correspond
with that on Fort Valerien. A new
system of signals has been arranged of
colored lights. When the trees are re-
moved the movements of the enemy will
be seen from the signal station. Under
ground wires will run from station to
station.
Balloons will be used and Photographic
birds eye views will be taken continually
of the enemy's advance and sent instant
ly to Gen Trochu.
Troops are daily arriving who escaped
from Sedan-among others last night
General in peasants attire
Pere Hyacinthe has published letter
expressing the warmest gratitude to the
United States for her prompt recognition
of the Republic. He has been prevented
by illness from going as chaplain in the
army.
The letter addressed by Minister Wash
burne to the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
says the latter, is page in history ofb both |
worlds; revives the memory of Washing
ton and Lafayette; proves that if despot-
ism succeeded in dividing the two gov
ernments, liberty had not for a moment |
ceased to unite the two nations. Europe, |
on whose soil the blood of our heroes de- |
feated has been shed, still keeps silent, |
while America, notwithstanding the ocean |
separates US, makes her voice heard.
The Prussians are closing in on Paris in |
a way that indicates attack on the South |
ern and Southeastern side, to secure their |
supplies and at the same time to prevent |
from the south and west |
to the beseiged. Military men of expert
ence, say the power of the city to resist |
is limited only by the supply of food. |
Trochu has 410, 900 men under arms who |
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