The Portland daily press., 1870-08-10
tain concerning the course of Aurtria. Russia

army is concentrating to march to the Nosges
and defend tue passage. There was no engage
ment to-day.
| THE IMBECILITY OF THE EMPEROR-AN INDI-
| CATION THAT HIS REIGN IS OVER.
LONDON, Aug. 8.-The Times ascribes the
| French disaster to the obstinacy of the EN-
peror to receive sound military advice, and to
| his illness. 1t says the parties will make the
| Emperor pay the penalty for his ill-success.
His name is already ignored in the acts by
which the regency seeks to rally the people,
Things arrange themselves as if he was not ex-
pectei to resume his power, as if testing how
he may be dispensed with altogether. The on
ly question is who shall first utter the word alb
| dication.
Edmund About writes from the field bitter
| ly condemning the Emperor's mismapagement.
He says having declared war he lets the Prus-
slams begin it. 1t is true that neither party
was ready, yet the French lost twenty days in
| useless marching and countermarching They
were surprised at Weissenburg by the enemy,
with whom there were no videttes to watch, no
skirmishers to meet and no settled plan to re-
| pei.
TIE EMPIRE DEAD-A REPUBLIC TALKED OF.
/ Liz dil Nldil NdZetLc has ASSURANCES from
private sources in Paris that the Empire is on
the verge of a collapse. The Germans are ex-
pected in Paris, and even if they are arrested
| the Empire is dead. The Parisians are receiv-
ing arms and they are all Republicans at heart.
The establishment of provisional government
is already talked Of The Orleanists, through
Changal nier and Trochu, are in the ascendant
| AID eminent Imperialists are leaving France
LONDON, Ang. 9-3 30 P. M-The Paris COR
respondent Of the Manchester Examiner tele-
graphs that italy and Austria each send 100,
600 men to aid France.
THE EMPRESS EUGENE,
| according to the Pail Nal Gazette, is prepar-
ing for flight.
The army at Metz is still undergoing thor
ough reorganization.
| A CROPPING OUT OF POPULAR INDEPENDENCE.
| Letters from Paris say that the citizens, de-
FAINT of martial law, continue to assemble in
| the streets and discuss the war.
| LOCATION OF THE FRENCH ARMY.
Authentic advices from France show that
Marshal Bazaine, Commander-in- Chief, has
| 10000 men at Metz and Mcmahon $4,000 at
st. Averne and Canrobert 80, 900 at Nancy.
/ AhAos mug. S--LuC cOuEueI OuCtdl COH-
taiEs the following notices and DEGREES. Min.
lister Washburne was received yesterday by the
Empress for the purpose of delivering the re.
| ply of President Grant to the letter recalling
Minister Berthemy. The departments of Cote
| dor, Saone ct Loire, Ain and Rhons ars de.
| clared in state of seige.
| THE DEFENCEs OF PARIS
The following report was telegraphed from
Metz yesterday at 1915 A. M The corps oil
Gen. Faillry, which was not engaged in the re-
cent actions, is the ralTying point of the army !;
it has not been disturbed. Marshal Mem tho n
has executed the movements prescribed for
him. There has been no engagement to-day
Tho proclamation of the ministers was re-
ceived with enthusiasm. Tho Minister of the
Interior has taken measures to have dispatches
bulletined at the Bourse and Mayoralty houses
The decree relative to the incorporation in the
ranks of the National Home Guards of all cit
liens between the ages Of 80 and 40 years who
do NOT already belong to some of the military
organizations convokes all the chief of corp:
and prescribes measures for the immediate
completion of the armament of the guard
with gans allotted to breech leaders In sec.
totore been organized chisfs of battalions have
already been appointed, and thanks to the
efficiency of the measures taken the organiza
ton of the National Guard will soon be ex-
tended to every part of France.
In the Department of the Seine, where that
organization is the STRONGEST it has already
given proof Of devotion and patriotism which
cannot be changed by the circumstances
through which we are passing. On the de-
mand of the Minister Of War the Project Q
the Seine this morning charged the engineer
of the municipal service with the execution G
plans for Strengthening the Notifications q
Paris. The service will be organized at ono
and divided between each Of the three chic
engineers and eleven assistants. Each chic
will be in charge of an ACCOMPLISHMENT. TIL
Project commits the chief supervision OF tn
entire work to the Inspector General at Phout
At 2 o'clock yesterday by direction of the SCI
vice in the presence of the generals and cole
nels the directors of the Notifications opene,
negotiations with the most considerable cor
tractors of Paris. These contractors declare
that they would make no conditions, but plac
ed their fortune, their personal services, a
their material and their experience at the di!
posal of the authorities for the defence of P ari
The officials and engineers at once took pc:
session of the workshops offered by the cor
tractors. Last night parties were distribute
over the city inviting citizens between tn
ages of 80 and 40 to present themselves With
three days at the Mayoralty house for enrol
ment in the national guard. AS soon as tn
enrolment is completed the distribution
arms will commence.
} ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.
The Minister of the Interior las issued
proclamation announcing, according to tn
terms of the article of Law of the 9th
August, 1849, on the Declaration of State {
Seige, that the military authorities have tn
right to interdict all proclamatioss of natur
to excite or keep up disorder; as snch propt
sition as that made by tho Steele to institute
committee of defence tends to anarchy, an
compromises unity of action, creating useles
agitation On the advice of the Council
, Ministers, it is decided that the military at
thorites shall apply effective measu .es to an
, ! Journal reviving such propositions. The Re
, publican and Democratic journals advise a
! immediate meeting Of the Corps Legislatiff
land an arming of the people. All censur
, strongly the disorders which have taken plac
: in the streets, and counsel calmness and mod
Grafton. The deputies Of the Corps Lsgisls
tiff now in Paris, met yesterday, and Gale
4 upon the Empress.
i ACTIVE VOLUNTEERING.
There is great activity in enrolling volur
teers, in all parts of the city. $4,000 workme
= are Strengthening the Notifications, assste
y by 10000 sailors from the fleet.
0 AN ATTEMPTED DECEIT.
7. The Gauois say that the false news of vi
is tory was disseminated in sStrasburg last wee
at the same hour that it was sent here. 1t WI
preconcerted attempt to deceive the u
|. ton.
is IN THE CORPS LEGIsLATIF
to-day an order of the day, directed agsins
the ministry, was proposed by Deputy Cleme
e Du 1eros and adopted by large majority.
IS Olivier asked for a suspension of the sittin
few months. The proclamation of mart
law was rather precautionary than imper
O tive measure, and its rigorous enforcement W
h not contemplated.
re THE FRENCH FOREIGN RELATIONS.
d PARIS, Aug. 9-Evening. -The official 10,
= nal, after describing the resources and patri'
lie ic spirit of the nation which always has be
an obstacle to Prussian ambition, asks VII
other power would like to see Prussia maxi
IF the North and Baltic Seas Prussian lakes,
n.