The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-01

the belief that McMahon's army will
be eventually transferred by the
Northern Railroad to Paris. The
opinion is strengthened By the report
ed presence of the Prince Imperial.
The siege at Strasbourg is progress
ing favorably. Metz is quiet.
The Iribune's special telegraphs
from Luxembourg this afternoon,
that the French people expect a bat
tie near the frontier. Whole villages
near Lint, in France, are deserted.
The peasantry are fyiDg from all di
rections into Belgium.
Our correspondent writes from
Mezieres on the 18th, that there were
considerable forces at La Chene and
Toulon, and yesterday, at Ligny,
movements of troops were incompre-
bensible. There is an immense
number of stragglers The officers
estimate the losses from this cause,
since leaving Chalons, at more than
%. ZOO. No road is safe.
Same correspondent, writing on the
29th, says: There is great activity
in the preparation of the Notifications.
Guns are arriving, and large part of
the artillery is eneamped outside of
the gates.
"ThePrince Imperial returned o-day
from Sedan, where, yesterday, there
was an alarm of Prussian approach.
The National Guard and the citizens
turned out with great alacrity. The
Alarm was false, but il was thought
prudent to send off the Prince.
LONDON, August 31.-England is
I1ixaly 70 h.1a a Ioh
Prussia. A note almost equivalent 20
protest has been received by Earl
Granville. 1t demonstrates against
EnglaDd's disregard of her obliga-
tions as to her being neutral, and de-
elares that Prussia will not accept the
legal bubbles of the law officers of
the crown, and summons England to
fulfill her obligations, or take the
consequences. The question is diplo-
matte one, the note adds, and must
be promptly solved as such.
[Herald's Special.l
LONDON, August 31.-A close ex-
animation of the kilograms and let
ters creates the impression that Nc
Mahon's northern movement may sue
ceed in efecting the release of Ba-
zaine's forces from Metz. It was not
known at the Kings and Grown
Princes headquarters at Bar le- Due
and Ligny on the Oath. The Prus-
slams first heard of the abandonment
of Chalons on that day. Cavalry
scouts sent out thirty miles knew
nothing of MoMahon's whereabouts
Mcmahon left Chslons on the 21st
and Rhiems on the 22d, aud reached
Sedan on the 24th.
It is believed that the French
troops reported at Bethel yesterday
were reinforcements sent from Paris,
and that Mcmahon is massiug his
forces, now about 10000 strong, in
the neighborhood of Montmedy, with
the intention of making a desperate
attack towards Metz.
An engagement took place yester
day between Mouzon and CariRuan.
between a strong force of Prussian
cavalry and the advance guard of the
French army. After a hard contest,
the French fell back, and the Prus-
slams took possession of Cariguan, on
the line of the railroad from Ledan to
Thionville. destroying the rail. To-
day, fighting was renewed at ArmiRy,
on the same line of railroad ten kilO-
metres from the Belgian frontier.
In consequence of the position o.
the contendiDg armies. the Belgian
troops uuder the Count of Flanders
have been stationed at Phillipsville.
add Tribune
A special correspondent writes from
Berlin on the 29,h that three reserve
armies are forming, which consists
chiefly of Landwehr and reserves.
but partly new troops; young men
who, at the outbreak of the war, vol
unteered to serve before their time.
This years recruits who, 10 time of
peace, would not have been called in
before October, will be levied imme-
diately to be drilled hastily. The
First army is forming at Cologne, the
second at Berlin and the third at
Hamburg in the Palatinate under the
Duke of Mscklenburg.
The movement of troops is very
active. Five thousand guards left
last night TO fill up the thinner regi-
ments, and more will leave to night.
The three reserve armies are for
eventualities, peace approaches, etc
if neutrsis interfere. Italy's course
is received with suspicion, and Meek
lenburg's army may go into upper al
SAGE as a precaution.