The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-18
By Telegraph.
WASHINGTON.
Grant leaves for Long Branch
Secretaries Belknap, Fish
and Boutwell, leave for
home.
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Mass Meetings--Graat Excite
ment--EayaI Battle.
Foreign News.
French Troops on the
Frontier.
MOVEMENTS BETWEEN FRANCE
AND PRUSSIA.
French Troops on the
Frontier.
BETWEEN FRANCE
AND PRUSSIA.
The Emperor to take the Field
Naval Movements,

WASHINGTON, July l9.-The exodus from
the capital since the adjournment is almost
unprecedented. Out of the 300 senators and
members, not more than twenty remain,
while hundreds of others, whose temporary
residence depended upon the session of con.
gress, have taken their departure. To-day
the President, family, and stud of horses
leave for Long Branch, and Secretary
Boutwell, will 60 to Massachusetts. Secre-
tary Belknap will 60 west to Iowa to-
morrow, and Fish will go to his residence
on the Hudson, soon.
The new French minister, Paradol. was
formally presented to the President on Sat.
lurday. He intends gcing TO Newport soon
to spend the heated term.
NEW YORK, July lS.-An immense mass
meeting of Germans will be held on Tues.
day evening, to express their sympathy
with Prussia.
The European steamers have advanced
the freIghts on breads,uffs
There was great excitement over q report
that French and Prussian frigate would
nave an engagement outside the hsrbor
The Prussian frigate left two weeks ago.
PARIS, July l8-The Emperor is expect
ed to head the army il person, and by q
series of rapid movements arrive at the
Rhine before Prussia has completed her
detenses.
The French army is concentrating at
Metz. Napoleon is to leave soon for the
border, and will cross the Rhine imme diste-
Y. Msrshals MacMahon, Bazaine and
Cenrobert will command the divisions.
4 French gunboat tiotilla is on the
Rhine.
The French Runboats are already on the
Prussian rivers. The army and navy will
attack simultaneously. The French feet is
watching the Prussian fleet in the British
channel, and awaiting orders to attack.
Nothing definite has been sscertsined
concerning the alliance between France and
Austria. Most of the European powers will
remain neutral. Italy is friendly to France
Lord Lyons, the English minister, is en-
deavoring to get up congress of European
powers to settle the question.
The French forces on the frontier are
10000 strong.
Gen. Changsonier is to be appointed to
the command of the French reserves, and to
be named Marshal of France.
All the Paris journals are sending out
special correspondents.
The Emperor arrived in Paris Yesterday
from St. Cloud. He leaves for the field on
Wednesday.
LONDON, July l8.-Rumors are in circu'
lation that Russia and Prussia are in strict
accord in the struggle against France.
The Prussian feet OF Prince Adelbert,
which has lately been in these waters, sailed
for Kel.
Dispatches from Berlin say the South
German states are responding to Prussia's
notice of declaration of war, and are en-
thusiastic in their support of the Father
land" Political differences being obliterat-
ed by the aggressions of France. Columns
of Prussian troops are moving in the dlrec-
ton of the Rhine and the north coast.
BURLIN, July l8.-The volunteering in
Prussia is extraordinary. The entire male
population are demanding arms. The I'M
mediate mobilization of the entire Prussian
army is ordered.
The King was received with great ap'
plauso on his arrival from Ems.
The government is in hourly receipt OF
dispatches from all ports of Germany, otfer>
ing men. money. arms, &C., asserting that
no sacrifice will be too great.