The Portland daily press., 1870-08-22

whereas Berlin was illuminated for what King
William called the victories of the 14th and
10th, the Bourse at Berlin fell at two francs.
Prince Napoleon arrived here yesterday.
There is bitter comment here upon the ac-
ton of the Prussians in continuing to fire upon
| the surgeons in the field who are helping the
wounded, The Prussans have also captured
and sent away French sanitary ambulances.
1900 horses belonging to the Paris omnibus
| Co., have been seized and now being employed
on the Notifications of Paris.
| Many more arrests have been made of per-
sons suspected of completely in the Villette af-
fair. A large quantity of arms have also been
| discovered.
A national loan is to be announced on Mon
day. The emission will commence on Tues
day at 60 francs.
At the Corps Legislatif yesterday project
authorizing private parties TO manufacture
arms was referred to select committee.
A French loan of 1000 million francs has
been announced.
There is some complaint because of an order
Just issued. requiring all military kilograms to
be securely enveloped.
M. Theirs, with generals Trochu La Tour and
others. visited the Notifications to-day, after
which they held a long conference.
The various manufacturers of arms through
out France are working with extreme deli
gence. They send daily to the government
large quantities of arms,the purpose being able
to equip all who wish to 60 to the front.
The Seine garde mobile has returned fro n
Chalons and is now encamped at st. Maur Vi
cent
There were two Councils of Ministers yester-
day at the Tuilleries and general Trochu was
present on both occasions,
Gen. Trochu to-day publishes letter ex.
plaing how be desires to aid the people. He
says the idea of maintaining order by the force
of the bayonet and sword in Paris, which is so
asitated and given up to grief, fills me with
horror and disgust. The maintenance of order
by the ascendeucy of patriotism freely express
sed by the knowledge of the evident danger of
the country, fills me with hope and security,
but this problem is arduous, and I cannot
solve it alone, but I can with the aid of those
having such sentiments that term moral, and
the moment may arrive when male factors. see
ing us defending the city, will seek to pillage,
honest men must seize such wretches.
The town of Roerback, between Sarrgue.
mines and Bitche has a garrison 1000 strong.
To-day Galiganni announces the Duke de
Rochefoucauld has converted his princely
Chateau into a hospital.
The Able Vurron, Chaplain of the army of
the Rhine, died on the field at Reichakafer.
The Jouanel des Desbats repels English me-
diation as premature. To fight, not to parley,
is duty, now that France has victories daily
Peace discussions will therefore soon be pos
sible.
MOVEMENT OF THE EMPEROR.
The Presse to-day has the following relative
to the movements of the Emperor. Since the
Emperor left Metz Sunday, he and his suite
have traversed all the villages where combats
have taken place since the battles around
Metz have begun. He was at Longueville and
Gravelotte on Tuesday. In the latter neigh
borhood the Prussians were hidden at several
points, and the Emperor had barely passed
through when sharp fphting commenced
Several regiments had to be detailed to pro-
tect him on the way. The next day he passed
through CONTAINS, breakfasted at Etam and
slept at Verdum. Only few moments after
he left Etam, a Prussian etat major breakfas;-
ed at the same place. On his way from Yer
dunn to Chalons the Emperor passed in plain
view of the enemy's pickets. To-day be is at
Rhem.
THE EMPERoR's HEALTH.
PARIS. Aug. 20-Evening.- The grave ru-
mors circulated here yesterday relate to the
health of the Emperor were unfounded. 1
have the best assurance of this. [Signed by
the agent OF the N. Y. Associated Press.]
ANOTHER long STEP BY THE PRUssIANs
NANCY, Aug. 19.-The Grown Prince is re-
ported to have reached Vitay yesterday There
are
RUMoRs OF FIGHTING AT cnALoNs
to-day. Gen. Bazaine has been driven to Metz
and his army invested, and there can be no es
cape for it from capitulation.
BIGoTED PROCEEDINGS.
LONDON, Aug. 2O.-Serious disturbances
growing out of the belief of the bigoted peas
antry, encouraged by their teachers, that the
present war is one Of Lutheranism against the
Catholic Church. Protestauts have been as
sailed relentlessly.
RuMORED DEATH OF THE EMPEROR,
-. Me- Gladstone n-piAuz of tho -e~;sie i'm Es--
rope, ha. postponed his trip to Scotland and
remains here in London.
A rumor of the death of Napoleon at
Rheims under a surgical operation has been
in circulation here all day and is still uncon-
tradicted.
FRENCH ARMY MOVEMENTS.
The following recapitulaton of army move
ments for the past few days is received here to-
day from Paris.
On Sunday Marshal Bazaine established
20 Of dol t,or rht 1,o,, pof
the Moselle between Faulguermont and Etang,
along the river Med. After Metz was fully
garrisoned and provisioned the Marshal re-
treated to the left bank of the Moselle, where
he was attacked by Prince Frederick Charles,
who with 10000 men assailed the rear, COM
manded by Generals De earn and L Admiralt
The Prussians were unable to break the
French line but detained its retreat for some
hours and were at length repulsed with enor-
nous loss.
Part of the Prussian army came within
range of the guns of fort st. Quentin, COM
manded by General Changarnier, and was
moved down mercilessly by the French ar
tillery
After the battle the Prussians sent a flag of
truce and asked an armistice in order to bur
~ their dead and succor the wounded. The
request was granted by the French comman-
der, as the decomposition of human bodies on
the field would have rendered the deiences in
tolerable.
On Monday, 18th, Marshal Bazaine crossed
the Moselle with his army undsturbed, and
next day Prince Frederick Charles having al
SO passed the Moselle with his principal force
attacked the French right at Gravelotte and
| Bionville.
At the same time the first Prussian army
under General Steinmetz, advanced obliqucly
from the northeast to southwest towards the
French centre and left at Doncourt. A severe
battle ensued here. The Prussians endeavor-
ed to surround the French on the north and
east and drive them back on the third Prus.
sian army under command Of the Prince Roy
al, which was then advancing from Bar lie Due.
French heroism alone bafaed this plan, which
Unsuccessful would have left France without
any other defenders than raw levies at Chalons
Marshal Bazaine in the fight on Tuesday. 16 b
defeated or modified rather the attempt of the
Prussian army which has been badly furnish
| ed.
| THE EFFECT OF TIE REVERSE IN PARIS.
Especial to N. Y. Herald 1.-The utmost con
sternation prevailed in Paris this P. M. Th'
first intelligence of the defeat and entrapmen1
of Baza .ne's army was made at noon. and thu
scenes that followed on the Boulevard
beggars descripfi IN. Immense crowds of PEG
pie surrounded the Chambers with loud ex