The New York herald., 1870-08-27
The Prussinn Advance ON Parss-Our
Lntest Dispatches.

All the transatlantic kilograms, whether
dated at London, Berlin or Paris, must be
taken with many grains OF allowance for the
various motives which, directly or indirectly,
give them shape and color. From London we
are told that ''the German Uhlans are objects
OF prodigous terror at Paris, where their
arrival is momentarily expected" The Lon
don Times yesterday announced that King
William, leaving a sufficient force before Metz,
where the siege works rise like exhalations,
had joined the Grown Prince, who was pushing
on for Paris. 1t added that the movements
of Marshal MacMahon begin now to be intel
ligible. "a fugitive from Woerth, avoiding
Metz, he passed through the Vosges to the
Moselle, to Nancy and to Chalons, where he
was reinforced by the Garde Mobile and the
volunteers" According to the Times his
obvious aim has been to bar the passages and
prevent the advance Of the Crown Prince on
Paris. Affecting to disregard him the Grown
Prince moved on his flank past the camp at
Chalons, offering MacMahon battle, which the
latter declined, retreating on Rheims, leaving
the Chalons camp all to the Prussians.
Rheims itself has since been abandoned. The
obvious motive throughout, on the part
of the French, has been to avoid fight sThe
Prussians are now within short march Of Paris,
where perhaps some slight resistance will be
made" The same journal publishes despatch
from Florence, stating that Prince Napoleon's
demand for assistance was declined by Italy.
From private source special Paris despatch
has been received, which says:-''There are
rumors of fighting, but nothing authentic.
will undoubtedly be in battle to-day
(Friday), and there are fears that he will be
defeated. Official circles are very silent,
more so than at any former time this week.
The enemy marches slowly but surely on the
city. This is undeniable" The London
Standard contains a special telegram from
Virton Belgian Luxembourg, giving news of
a sharp engagement on Thursday night, at
Stenay, near Montmedy. The Prussians were
successful Many Of the French wounded are
now at Montmedy. From Mindelheim, Bava-
ria, it is reported that the bomdardment of
Strasbourg by the Prussians has been inces-
SAINT. The citadel had been badly damaged
and the walls terribly battered, the Prussian
advance post being within five hundred yards
of the city walls. Several magazines have ex-
ploded in the city and at the fort. Fires have
broken out in different places. The Prussian
losses have been trifling. To conclude our Lon
don budget of telegrams, it is said that "the
success Of the French loan has no doubt been
exaggerated greatly. Paris is still apathetic.
From Berlin we are positively assured that
the French stories of a check of the Prussians
between Chalons and Verdun are false. It's
also stated that one corps of the first and
second armies still confronts Bazaine, while the
of the Prussians have marched on
Paris
Our Paris kilograms Of yesterday chronicle
the inundation Of the environs of Metz by
order of the French authorities; the commu-
nication Of favorable news from both armies
at the Council of Ministers on Thursday;
the receipt Of information by government
that the Prussans are no longer at Chalons,
and that the army Of the Prince Royal h ad
retrograded; orders given to the mounted
gendarmes to resist the raids Of the Uhlaus;
a sortie Of the Garde Mobile at Toul on Thurs
day, defeating and killing the greater part Of
two Prussian regiments the decree of Gene
raj Trochu, Governor of Paris, expclling all
devoid Of the means sofsubsistence
and whose presence endangers public order
and the security of person or property, or
whose acts tend to impede the measures Of
the authorities for defence and general
safety, and, in consequence of this
decree, more than twelve hundred arrests
on Thursday evening. They also men
tion that on Thursday the bakeries of
Paris were all visited by the authorities in
order to investigate whether they had sup
ply of -four to last forty days, according to the
average daily sales. They conclude by repro
ducing the statement of the Opinion Nationale
that new army is forming behind the Loire,
and by recording the fact that the man who
attempted to assassinate MacMahon was
tried and was shot yesterday.
Contradictory and confused as are the latest
dispatches from Paris, Berlin and London,
they all agree in representing the Prussians as
marching on towards Paris. Mr.. Gaillardet,
in his admirable dispatches to the Courier
des Etots Unis, substantially confirms this
view Of the situation. He says that the Prus-
SLAMS are advancing towards Paris, ''but with
hesitation" We shall soon learn whether this
Prussian advance on Paris is to be arrested by
the French themselves or by the Intervention
of foreign Powers. The whole world is inte-
rested in the preservation of the French CAPT
tai from pillage and destruction.
Humors Of the Political Campaign.
The nomination in Maine of Philander J.
Carlton as democratic candidate for Con-
gress has provoked the revival of an ancient
Down East camp meeting hymn as sort of
electioneering dodge. The verses beginneth