The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-07


having successfully fired bat,erng charges at eighty
TWO degrees training forward aad eighty AT.
me Monarch, new, high freeDoard turret snip.
when lately conveyed the remains OF Mr.. PEABODY
u the United States Is have one OF tncs, steering
apparatus applied To her for the purpose OF turning
her screw Wien disconnected An our docky ards
are busy, prepared foe emergency but 1t Il ques-
uon whether the ships when brought forward for
.ne penannt VIM be able to complete with stores ana
men, both or which We are short OF. the former
especially, In consequence OF the niggardiy 'Aberaf
expenditure OF the present government. $500
The Pyades, vi seventeen guns, wooden screw
steam corvette of i,2Is tons. with nominal horse
power OF 800, under the command OF Captain Z. w.
buckley. (Vlctora crOss) which has been DONG the
duty Of c0nmodore's ship on the southeast coast OF
America, rs ordered 70 oceed 20 PORT hoyai, 70 DC
g. b., the commander-In-chief Of the North Amer
can ana West Indian squadron. Inc woOueu PAD.
tons sne 4so Sominai horse power under the com
mand OF Captain N b. Beld ngiied, II 10 proceed
senior OFFICER ship in iieu Of lie P,adss ''
The Audacous, u new fourteen gun double screw
iron armor flagship, which has only recently been
launched, Is ordered TO be got ready as Well a. the
Vanguard aud InvinciDle both new ships OF the
same class. with tonnage OF 3,774 ana nominal 500
horse power, all from the design Of Mr. H. J. Reed
g. b., the late chief constructor OF the British navy
In some minds grave doubts are entertained OF the
success OF these vessels.
The Active, eight guns, IRON screw corvette cased
WIN wood Is TO DO connssi )nei. ana grcat eNpec-
taons are entertained OF getting speed out OF this
Vessci Almost fabulous; but OF this we entertain but
ialnt hope. She il 1922 tons measurement ami
600 horse power. All these ships, rs well a. the
Druid. will hoist the pennant as stores and
men are found to put ON board Of them.
NAVAL MOVEMENTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
FRENCH SQUADRON ORDERS.
The French Mediterranean squadron was of Malta
on the 8th INST, and were expected TO arrive In the
harbor or AJaccIo by the 10Th proximo TO celebrate
the EInperor's rte on the event OF their services
not beng required elsewhere. The BRUSH Medltef-
lanetn SQUADRON under the command OF Admiral
Sir Alexander Milne was al Sicily by the last returns
aud they We're tnder orders to move up to Gibraltar
10 meet the British Channel squadron under the
mand OF Vice Admiral sir Hastings Yelverton, who
Is To relieve Sir Alexander Mime IN the command OF
the Mediterranean, ana the Admirals will exchange
commands al Gibraltar. Sir Hastings Yeverton pro-
ceeds with his squadron to Malta and SIR Alexander
Milne comes 10 England with the armor plated ships
beiig hosted on board the first named one
THE BRITISH FLYING SQUADRON.
The flying squadron, under the command OF Adj
miral HOrnDy, which was not expected IN England
until the end OF che year, has been telegraphed TO
valparaiso to return TO England with rs little delay
as possible, and the officer Rear Admiral Beauchamp
Seymour who is to have the command oil the dying
doug the dues At Wnseha bro e eH Of ae con
troller OF the Coast Guard Captain George o. Wles
Z. b.. who Is absent from the Admiralty with the
ships forming our Coast Guard squadron.
War "Talk" in LOndon-The Great Conflict
on Every TOneue-What Will Napoleon
DOs-Viu Britain Suffer S-Evory body Hur-
rying Home.
LONDON, July 81 1870.
War. and that which both accompany It, as bat
Ing Of squadrons In the field, have, during the past
few days, engrossed the entire interest Of the me-
tropois. Politics are good as dead, fashionable
enter ainments have iaded into insIgnincance popu
lar amusements have ceased to attract attention,
and even the autumnal holidays are looked forward
to with stocism worthy of the last effort OF Chi
various nature. Except In matters pertaining to
the approaching struggle gossip is scanty, rumOr
hides her diminished head and scandal herself Is
silenced Barren, from Dan to Beersheba, Is the talk
OF the clubs; ana the lobby OF the House-where OF
an afternoon you can hear all about Mr. Gladstone
and Court and Mr.. Dsrael and the Speaker-echoes
but to one buzz, ana that is OF platoons and bat
taons cOunterscarps contiguous columns, dis.
parts, paraDOlas and the fierce smoke OF conflict.
"war, with thousand battles ana shak
ing hundred thrOnes,n Is everywhere
the cry; and it would be as easy to
divert The pool OF Father Thames to escape from
Its influence Parliament talks OF 1t, Threadneedle
street and the Exchange talk OF it, the bench and
the bar talk of It, the street talk OF It, they all talk
OF it. What Napoleon viii do; what King william
will do whether the mitraileuse will succeed; how
the needle.gun will act whether Belgiums neu-
traity viii be respected, and which territory is likely
to be the chief theatre Of the STRIFE all discussed
more or less authoritatively.
First and second editons- special reports, ex.
belligerents shouted every street corner and
| proclaimed in dissonant tones from every railway
| platform. How the French are pouring the
frontiers and the Prusstans are rolling down to the
Rhine, how bridges are being cut away, forces
blized, legions Increased, garrsons strengthened;
how the French Emperor Is rcsoluie and the Prus-
sian King defiant; and Count Bismarck sits apart
brooding over his mystic plans; these and many
otner things are hourly debated with the entnusi-
asIa Of ZealOts and the earnestness OF partisaDs.
Everybody you meet has plan OF the projected
operations somewhere IN ms head with when he
unlocks all the mysteries and fOretes, not only what
| Is past, but also what is TO come. Bismarck has
forced on the war; Napoleon has forced the war;
! IL won't last IL will last; the outbreak has
| come suddenly like a thief IN the night The out
break foreseen for years and BOTH countries
| are prepared. And SO 1t goes on from dag to day,
| and Tor the time being vote by ballot, emigration
Irish land and education are all swept out OF sight
| and forgotten
| Matters beng in this condition Baden Paris the
Rhine and all the pleasure resorts of the Continent
| beiug blocked against INVASION tourists are begin
| ming Woeiully 10 ask themselves how they shall
| spend the bounteonsDess OF the long vacation
| Those who, anticipating the early prorOgatiOn OF
Parliament, had gone ABROAD III search OF fresh
breezes aud distraction from black cares are re.
! farming In panic. Bull Rum or what IL known
IN America stampede. most accurately Describes
the perturbation into which our travelling Country
men have been thrown by the sudden acton OF the
French and Piussian Cabinets. gentleman who
was knitting up the ravelled sleeve OF amid the
seductive influences OF the Tyrol when was
proclaimed, has assured that great traveller ~
he has been he has never witnessed anything equal
to the excitement and strong feeling which
were displayed throughout the whole OF she
South German provinces and the frontiers OF
France during his return journey 10 England.
Troops were TO be met everywhere and the ierre
palms. yellow with n0ddtDg harvesls seemed. IN
the short space OF a week. TO have been turned by
the presto OF magician into a vast camp for the
eyoutons OF squadrons and battalions. Train after
tram OF carriages nled with soldiers he beheld be-
ing whirled along Tue railways to their desn nation;
and at Strasbufg, ana the camp at Chaons espe.
pecaily enthusiasm was III It's attitudes. Be tells
that the feeling, both the part OF the French
and the Prussian people, Ia Deep strong intease--
not 20 be described In words.
That the Prussans are ia earnest In the war resi-
dents even in the metropolis are well assured The
order OF recall nas gone forth, and all those who are
liable service In the army lave been hastily sum-
moned 10 Fatherland Charing Cross station has
since Saturday last been the nightly scene OF patrI.
Olc outbursts on the part Of the Germans. For
every who has departed there have been at least