New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-01
The battle between Dun and StenaY

Inc Oattle between Dun ana Stenly Is
without Importance.
The Ministers of the Interior, Agriculture
and Commerce officially visited the ware
houses.
committee of defense has been formed
at Havre.
A late Turin journal says Prince Napoleon
The French clergy are moving actively in
defense of the city.
A scarcity of water, for a few days, is ap-
pretended in case it should become neces-
sary to fill the Paris mOat.
St. Cyr Academy is emptn all it's pupils
are in the army.
The Pays says nephew of Bismarck
who recently wanted to raise legion of
Hanoverians, has been arrested as spy.
Evening-Thcre has been no official in
formation from the scene OF war made
public to-day.
The Constitutional says that assurances
of an official character were given in the
Chambers yesterday that Mcmahon had
crossed the Meuse without opposition, and
that the Minister of Foreign Affairs had re-
ceived from the Ambassador of France at
Brussels information that Bazaine, on the
twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh olsen
gagged his right, after successful encOunt-
er with the enemy.
Other journals here continue to give news
lTOW private sources, OF rtncn successes
in minor engagements.
The chief municipal officers of Tours have
addressed letter to the Minister of the In
terror, declaring the people were ready to
encounter the enemy.
Commanders of the National Guards have
received orders specifying the positions they
must hold on the Notifications in case of a
siege. General Trochu will hold IL review
this week of the newly organized Garde de
Paris.
The Bank of France has commenced the
issue of new bills OF the denomination of
twenty y-tive francs.
1t is reported that Princess Clothilde, the
wife of Prince Napoleon, when urged by the
King Of Italy to leave France, replied ''she
would not abandon the country of her adop
ton ut such a time"
Tomorrow will be the last of the three
days allowed the Germans to leave Paris.
when the police will search each arrondisse
ment to see that the order of expulsion is
observed.
Many arrests of supposed spies are made
daily.
Public meetings all over Prussia have
been held to sustain the government in
prosecuting the war to the end, and dis
courage any attempt at premature negOtia-
tons for peace.
The Times, striving to disentangle the
news from the seat of war, says: 'McMahon
seeks to get back on the road to Paris:
Saturday he was on the road to Stenay;
Sunday, according to French reports, he
to VouZiers and Rethel but
Belgian accounts report him Monday at
Sedan with the Prince Imperial, and that
the Emperor was hourly expected.
The Prince had fastened forward, leaving
the Emperor, whose illness prevented him
from travelling rapidly.
The Germans say the French were so sure
of victory at the opening of the campaign,
that they made no arrangement to send
their baggage in case of retreat, hence they
are compelled to abandon it in great guam
titles
The Prince Royal informed the people of
Nancy that the postal service will be speed |
lv resumed. Letters must be posted un-
sealed.
The prefect of Aisne announces the pre-
sence OF the enemy and invites the people |
to organize for resistance.
Editor of the Pays makes violent at |
tack on Edmund About, for his letters and |
articles rejecting on the Empress.
The Pays says. ''As much as this man dis |
yusted others before the war by his fawn- |
ng on the Imperial family. he now by cow
,rdly ingratitude insults the Emperor and !
Empress. He should throw aside the rib |
bon of the legion of honor which he dis
,races."
Gustave Reynard has organized a volun- I
eer corps for the defense of Paris, composed |
If writers for the press.
The announcement of rhe stOppage of |
ravel between London and Paris is pre-
nature.
Thirty thousand troops left Tuesday.
pound northward. There are plenty of
roops left in the towns.
The Journo! des Debats says: The forest
If Argonne, where the great battle is to
axe place, is trayersed by rivers, creeks
md swamps, rendering the march of the
rmies through it impossible. except by six
,asses. namely: Lechene, Pampelune.
Jroisevois, Grandpre. La Chalase and
Istelle, places sure to be mentioned fire.
Iuently soon.
1t is reported that strong detachments of
Ihlans surrounded the forest Of Marne.
hey were too far in advance to know when
he Crown Prince changed his course.
heir capture in body is expected"
The session of the Senate to-day was short
nd free from discussion. Two measures of
efense, reported by the Corps Legislatif
were passed unanimously.
The new law allows the garde to serve
nth the regular army.
All former officers or corporals in the
rmy may have the same rank in the
,atiOnal Garde and the full benefits Of the
ension laws are made applicable to the
lcmbcrs of the Garde who may be wounded
the service. and the children of those
ilied. The Senators. explaining the law
ave the following statement: The French
Military force of the regular army is 100000
arde Mobile 500 0000-not including the
ont lin rent for IS10''