The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-12

La LlDerte says the orleans prluceS nave au
dressed letters to the Minister of War asking
for service in the French army.
AID FOR FAMILIES.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs has received
$4,000 from French residents at San Francis
co for the families of the wounded and killed.
THE CORPS LEGIsI ATIF ON THURSDAY
met at 2 P. NJ. Marquis De Talhounet presld-
ing The agitation cuisine the building IS not
so great as the two days previous and the mill
tary guard SMALLER No attempts are made to
PREVENT the people assembling in the streets IN
the vicinity or from passing across the Place
de la Concorde. AS soon as the session opened
Deputy Kerratry moved a committee OF IN
quiry be constituted and Marshal Leboeuf be
summoned to appear before it. The PROPOSE
ton caused much excitement. Caunt Pallkao
tried to speak, but the noise and confusion was
too great. At last he made himself heard. tie
said Marshal Bazane was now in command oil
the army and Government must refuse its con-
sent to the proposition of Kerratry, as it was
wholly unnecessary. M. Theirs said that
while the Chamber had the right to demand
all such explanations, he opposed this de-
mand, though he felt that it was strange
that such reverses should happen to France
with only one power to oppose her, whereas
she often stood out against the coaliti MS OF
Europe.
ALL QUIET ON THE LINE.
PARIS, Aug. IL. Midnght.-The Project oil
the Upper Rhine, in a despatch to the Minis
ter of the INTERIOR dated at Cotmar at 10 80
this morning says there has been no movement
on the banks of the Rhine this morning.
GERMANS ORDERED OUT OF PARIS.
The Gaulois says Count Polkas has pre-
pared decree which he will submit to the
Emperor ordering all Germans residing in
Paris to quit the French soil within - hours
after receiving notice to that effect.
RUMoRs OF INTERVENTION
The same paper says there is much talk in
diplomatic circles of an intervention of the
great powers for the purpose of making peace
FRENCH MILITARY ITEMS.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE son-in-law of Count
Napoleon, Rurugone, is at Chalons with $500
troaps as a reinforcement for the French army
1t is said that the French commissiriat is
wretched and the provisions utterly made
qnate.
sacrificed to the exigenc:es of the defence OF
Paris.
The Pail Mall Gazette reaffirms that tie
Prince Imperial and the Imperial Jewels are in
London.
FINANCIAL.
PARIS, Aug. LIS p. NAT 4 80 +. NJ
rents were quoted at 65f. zoe. They have since
declined to G9f 40c., at which price they closed
10 ENGAGEMENT YET.
METZ, Aug. u-8 30 A. NM engagem ent
has yet taken place. The rain fell in TORI ents
during the night. The troops continued in ex-
cellent spirits.
ANOTHER REPORT OF THE BATTLE OF WORTH
THE FRENCH LOSSES TWENTY THOUSAND
LONDON, Aug. ia correspondent Of the
N. Y. Herald, who was present at the battle of
Woerth, telegraphs the following from Carts
rhue The French official accounts of the bat
tie of Woerth are wholly untrue. Marshal
McMabon was completely routed. The French
abandoned everything and fed. leaving behind
them their killed, wounded, and prisoners,
numbering 10000, out of fifty thousand men
engaged. The French held strong position
but the Pfussans fired with terrible precision.
and the French were very badly whipped
b 9TH sides fought desperately. Finally the
French gave way in panic. Accounts repre-
sentng Strashours still in communication with
Nancy are untrue. Strasbourg has been COM
pletely beseiged since Monday, and the gates
are shut. Heavy artillery are now on the way
to the Prussians. A stout resistance is expec-
ted. The Crown Prince of Prussia is yigor-
ously pushing Mcmahon. and its believed that
the object of the Prussians is to get between
Metz and Paris.
FAILURE OF AN ENVOY.
despatch from Copenhagen to-day states
that the Duke Cordore, French Special Envoy,
left that city. He had no interview with the
King. The French fleet moved south yester-
terday.
THE RIGHTS OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BY
THE KING.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE King of Prussia has
issued the following proclamation:
We, William, King of Prussia, make known
to all the Inhabitants of French territory occn-
pied by the German forces, that the Emneror
Napoleon having by sea and land attacked the
German nation, eager to live in peace with the
French people, have taken command of the
German armies to repel the aggressiOns and
by military events have been led to pass the
French frontier. We war against soldiers, not
citizens; therefore the latter may continue Sc
cure IN person and property SO long as they
abstain from hostile acts and we grant them
protection as a matter of right. The generals
commanding corps will decide what measures
are necessary towards individual communities
violating the usages of war They will also
regulate the acquisitions necessary to sustain
their troops and fix the difference of exchange
between the German and French currencies In
order 10 facilitate dealings between soldiers
Given at Saarbruck, on the 18th day Of Au-
OF THE CITIES OF KEEL IND
sTRALSUND.
LONDON, Aug. 11.-[Herald Dispatch The
bombardment of the cities of KEEL and Stral-
sund is hourly expected. Seven ships with
troops are expected in the Baltic tomorrow.
THE pRUssIAN FLEET
The following Prussian vessels are at Will
on the Oldenburg coast: King
William, 26 guns; Frederic Carl, 16; Crown
Prince, 16; Armmnus, s; Prince Adelbert, 8;
and five wooden cOrvettes, each % guns, and
several smaller vessels. The harbors of Kiel
and Stralsund are INSTRUCTED by chains, sunk
en- vessels and torpedoes.
Great Britain
THE EMPEROR A c nHER IN TIE ARM.
LONDON, Aug. 11.-Te!egrams from Metz
gives the assurance that Marshal Bazaine is
real commander of the French army, while the
Emperor is mere nominal head only. Corps
now have their headquarters at Metz. The
others are under Marshal McMahon. It is
sta ID that the battle of Woerth the French
charged the Prussians eleven times. McMa-
hon was in the saddle for Is hours without
food, and fiually fell fainting in ditch, but
was accidentally discovered and revived sufi-
GENTLY to direct retreat of the fragments of
his army on foot
sTRAsBoURG SUI IoNED TO SURRENDER.
A despatch from Carsruhe to the G lobe an
nounces that Strasbourg is invested on |
sides by the Prussiaus, who hold the railway.
Gen. Boyer, who commands the city, was
summoned to surrender, but refused. It is
said that the citadel is scantily furnished, that
the gaar son consists of only a regiment of the
line, and the National Guard of that place.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
LONDON, Aug. 11.-Earl Derby yeste rday,
delivered on address before the Association of
Agriculturists at Blackpool, in which he al