The Portland daily press., 1870-07-30
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E' OR EIGN.
THE WAR.
General Movement Of the Prussidn
Troops.
Excitement IN the French
Camp.
r EIGN.

| France.
SUPPRESSION OF THE WAR NEWS.
| PARIS, July q. The French papers are fu-
rlous at the restrictions placed ON the war
news by the government
| HoNoRs TO AN ANTI-wAR MINISTER.
| The Empress on returning to st. Cloud
| toasted M. Theirs, under whose administration
the Notifications of Paris were constructed
and whereby France is to-day enabled to send
| IOO,OOO more men to the field than she other
wise could. The proclamation declaring the
departments of Moselle, Hont Rheim and Bas
| Rheim in state of siege, was officially pro-
mulgated this morning.
THE FORTREssEs.
The following fortresses have been placed in
thorough state of readiness for offence and
defence: Metz, Thionville Longrov, Marsal,
Phalsbouig, Schlettsladt, Newbreisch Beiort,
Dichtemberg, Kpetile, Pierre, Monedy, Yer
DUN and Peentire, Notifications of Stras5ourg.
MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS.
Large bodies of French troops are moving to
Prussia will decline battle until the French
cross the Rhine They are concentrating heavy
masses OF troops near Coblentz.
THE EFFECT OF THE PRUssIAN MOVEMENT.
METZ, July 29.-Great excitement prevails
here at the news that the Prussians are NOV
ing. 1t causes general hurrying forward Of
the French operations. There is little doubt.
that the main army will strike through Rhein-
ish Bavaria and an advance of Prussans on
the left is expected.
Prussia.
FOREIGN OFFICERS NOT TO BE ALLOWED WITH
THE ARMY.
BERLIN, July 29.-The Prussan government
has also decided not to allow foreig gn military
0hcers at the army headquarters.
ENGLISH NEUTRALITY.
The North German Gazette SAYS of English
npnfrolitv. EnUlan sunp1ioc Fran
ridges with which to slaughter Germans.
THE OFFICIAL REPORTER.
The government has recognized the Conti-
mental Telegraphic Bureau of Berlin as its Of
hclal reporter, and the bureaus war bulletins
will! be posted throughout Germany. The es-
tablishmept is the principal agent in Germany
for supplying the New York Associated Press
exclusively with news for the press of America.
NAPoLEoN's DoUBLE-DEAL1NG.
Bismarck has recently submitted to the gov
ernment at Florence proofs of Napoleon's
double policy towards Italy.
A GENERAL ARMY MOVEMENT
A general movement of the Prussian forces
in front of the French line has commenced and
it is evident that decisive operations are near
at hand. The troops are pushing on Mayence
adieu to his guards yesterday.
England's violation of neutrality in supply
plying articles contraband of war to France is
bitterly complained of here.
POSITION OF BELGIUM.
The Berlin Correspondence (semi-ohicia) in
an article to-day. says Belgium has been en-
llghtened by the publication of the secret treaty
as to the greed of France and her own interest
If Germany is conquered by France, Belgi-
um is lost. The Correspondence edds that
Belgium is in position to oblige Napoleon to
pursue, without result, the war begun without
motive; if she is firm Germany will protect
the Belgium frontier.
Germany.
THE TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENCE.
LONDON July 29.-The special Tribune cor
respondent at Frankfort writes on Wednesday:
IAN civilians in Berlin were obliged to decide
last Saturday, whether they would leave or
remain until further orders, which might be
for fortnight at the least. Since last Satur-
day all the railways have been used for the
exclusive transportation of the military.
reached Frankfort with great difficulty in 36
hours, instead of the usual time. The whole
country is occupied in war preparations, and
the moving of military trains. I found the
Polish soldiers conspicuous by their patriotic
manifestations and their vehement hatred of
the French.
The Pozen people are thoroughly Prussian,
only the landed proprietors and priests are hos
tile. No outbreak is possible in Polish Prus-
sia without the concurrence of the Russian
and Austrian Poles; therefore France can
hope for no assistance there. Everywhere on
tne rOadS the war enthusiasm is shown and
the soldiers are cheered and feted The begin.
ming of the strategic movement is at hand.
The German programme is neither inactive
nor e1pective. The army will Immediately as
sumo the offensive, and great battle is immi-
nent on French soil. Meyence is being con-
tinuously strengthened, and the Notifications
declared incapable of resisting sudden attack
aifortnight ago, can now stand long siege for
the offensive operations. The report that the
Prussiaa King would make Frankfort his
headquarters is improbable.
Great Britain.
RUMoRs OF PEACE
LONDON, July 29-The street rumors of sue
cessful negotiations between Lord Lyons and
Grammont at Paris, whereby the preservation
OF peace is assured, are in circulation to-day,
but are not generally credited. The war panic
at the Exchange continues and six more fail
ures were announced to-day.
HUNGARY AND AUSTRIA.
A dispatch from Pesth announces that Count
Andressey yesterday assured the Diet that in
all circumstances Hungary will act with Aus
tria.
THE SECRET TREATY-CUAULATIvE TESTIMONY.
Count Albert DeBenstorff, Prussian Embas-
sadOr to England, to-day makes public the
statement that France in 1866 offered to lend
Prussia 800, 600 men to use against Austria if
Prussia would surrender to France the terrific
ry between the Rhine and Moselle. The re-
lection of this proposition awoke the Emperor's
sympathy with Austria. These offers, which
Napoleon finds in convenient to repudiate,
have been repeated since 1866.