Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-08-17

Chargarnier was closeted with the EN-
peror, and afterwards with the artillery
officers on yesterday. The Emperor af-
forwards visited Bazaine at his headquar-
tiers.
PARIS, Aug. 1O.-Ten thousand persons
gathered about the Corps Legislatif to-day,
when a body of soldiers appeared, to whom
the crowd shouted ITO the front to the
front!W There was no disorder-no UjUd
las for Napoleon. The troops formed around
the hall, when u squadron of cavalry came
up, to whom the people continued to cry.
ITO the frontu' The cavalry then broke
into a trot along the streets, and the crowd
dispersed.
Marshal Bazaine has been making recon-
noisances, with cavalry, from Metz, The
Prussian outposts fell back.
LONDON August 1O.--Pussia is organi-
zing a volunteer naval force.
LONDON, August l0.-The houses trees
and all Instructions within five miles of
Metz have been destroyed.
The military spirit and enthusiasm is in
creasing Throughout France.
Able Buorou, Chaplain of the Corps of
McNIahon, was killed in the battle of
Woerth, while helping the wounded.
The ladies of Paris have issued an adj
dress in which they make a stirring APP
peal to all for aid TO the society for the re-
lief of the wounded.
The Pdtric, in describing the scene in
the Corps Legislatif yesterday, says
"When NJ. Olivier attempted to speak the
second time, the Deputies of the Left
rushed upon him, and would have muir
dered him, had not members of the Right
promptly interposed."
LONDON, August ll.-Strasburg is close
! ~ invested. The Prussians hold the rail-
roads. The commandment being sul moned
to surrender refused.
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provisioned.
The garrison consists of one regiment OF
the line and the National Guard of the
place.
PARIS. August 10.-In the Corps Legis-
| latif to-day, a credit of four million francs
for the families of the Mobile Guarde, was
! increased to twenty-five million.
Count Palilao announced the new Min
istry, and read a list of the names, which
are rs follows:
Count PalilIio, Minister of War; De
| Latour la Auvergne, Minister of Foreign
Affairs; Henri Chirreau, Minister of the
Interior; Grandperret, Minister of Justice
De Gaunilly, Minister of Marine; Pierre
Maone Minister of Finances; Jerome
David, Minister of Public Works; julie.
Crane, Minister of Instruction; Clement
| Duvoirise, Minister of Commerce; BussoI
! Billault President of the Council of state
The journal O6icicL has advices from
Metz to 4:30 yesterday evening. The de
tails of the battle of Frosschweiler are still
meagre Marshal Mcmahon had his horse
killed under him. A brigade of cavalry
of the reserve corps and one division o
Gen. Failly arrived on the field ut the clos'
of the day and covered the retreat. They
pursued the enemy vigorously at first bu
it soon became mere reconnaissance.
Admiral Roduicier lie de Noury vii
command the Partisan defepses, with 500
navy cannoneers.
The last official act of De Gramont wa
to sign the Belgium neutrality treaty.
The Senate adopted the project of Law
tending to the arming of the nation.
LONDON, Aug. ll.-Advices from tn
Prussian front ten to O'Clock Wednesda,
night, state that the French army was fall
ing back to the line of the Moselle river
harrassed by the Prussian cavalry which
had already passed Saarunion, Foaqua
mont and Las Changes.
Feeble attempts to proclaim Republl
at Marselles and Toulouse were easil,
, suppressed
At the battle of Woerth the Frencl
charged eleven times. Mcmahon was fiji
teen hours in the saddle, without food, am
fell from his horse fainting into ditch
He was accidentally discovered, and re
covered sufficiently to direct the retreat q
his shattered army on foot, there being II
! horse left