The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-17

Paris, and behind Paris is all France, with
4o0. 00o armed men and one thousand millions
of treasure.
The French "stny LAW"
The text OF the decree voted yesterday by
She Corps Legislatif has baen to- day officially
promulgated. Ills as follows
1st. The time allowed to make protests and
ali acts with regard to appeal concerning all
commercial papers negotiated b;fore the pro-
mnlgation Of this law is extended from. one
month to forty-fiye days. Payment shall not
be required OF endorsers or other parties in
terested during said time. Interest there on
will be due after maturity up to the time Of
navment. I'd. No law suit shall be carried on
AGAINST citizens called upon 10 render military
service during the war in virtue Of arLic le
second of the law of August II. 1870, or against
the members of the Glrde III )blle at present
serving under the flag.
Trouble i'm a New Spot.
Algeria is declared in state Of siege. This
probably means that the hostile Arabs have
taken advantage OF the war and the consequen
withdrawal of portion OF the French troops
from Algeria to renew hostilities.l
Switzerland Tranquil.
BERNE. August 16.
The Swiss Corps Of Observation is disbande d
The German Army OF Invasion Seven
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Men
The following special dispatch, received
from Paris on Friday night By the Courier
dss Etats Unis, the French journal of New
York, gives clear view Of the military situa-
tion Of Franco, as seen By the psople of Paris
at that time.
News from the army is now awaited Will
anxiety; tue decisive moment draws near.
The Information ob:alned by the War Depart
ment shows that Prussia is concentrating a
great army OF invasion, consisting Of seven
hundred and fifty thousand men, between
Cologne and R lstadt. 1t is certainly ascer-
tanned that there aIe no longer more than two
hundred and fiftS thousand men IN Alslce and
Lorraine.
rhe leaders OF the French army are making
| preparations to resist this tide OF Invaders.
More than four hundred thousand men will be
brought together between the Vosges and the
Moselle within Two days. The bulk Of the army
remains concentrated Gronnd Metz, where the
first detachments of the corps of Nc Mahon, aud
of that of Do Failly, arrived yesterday. The re-
treat OF these corpa has been effected in very
e ,od order.
The partial abandonment OF Alsace by oul
troops gives rise to lively anxiety for the fate o
Strasbourg. The city is well supplied with wal
ma terials. food and ammunition, but the very
limited numbers of the garrison excite fears
lest they cannot hold it long.
One OF the first efforts OF the new minister
war has boen to remedy the defects IN supplies,
which occasioned the demoralH ition OF oul
troops. Immense conveys o. provisions have
been sent to tho 6eld.
Here the situation is much the me; There
is less tumut and moro resolution. In o.!
classes OF society there Is an irresistible cur
rent towards the frontier. Fo. example, NJ
Dnruy. formerly cabinet minister, and NJ
Paul de Cassagnac, the belligernnt editor O
the Pays, have enlisted. the former in the re-
serve, the latter in regiment OF zouayes.
| Paris is transforme into citadel, tho ar
mament OF the forrltications is completed; five
thousand marine ernl.erymen arrived this
morning from Cherbourg. There is serious
thou b not threatening agitation at Marsell
les, Toulouse and Lyons.