The Portland daily press., 1870-08-15

DISAPPEARANCE OF THE PRINCE IMPERIAL
BRUSSELS Aug. 13.-Advices from Metz
through private channels seem TO confirm the
story OF the removal of the Prirce Imperial
from France. He has not been seen there
either in camp or at church since Sunday 1t
IS reported on excellent authority that the En-
press Eugene made preparations to 90 to Eng
land by way of Belgium in case of necessity.
THE TONE OF THE FRENCH PRESS
is hopeful and resolute. Gen. Loumane is in
command of the forces of Paris.
RUMoRED EVACUATION OF METZ
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-The French paper
here has despatch from London giving re-
port from st. Avoid dated Thursday night
that the French army had been evacuatng
Metz for twenty-four hours, with the intention
of falling back upon the principal line in order
to be reinforced before delivering general en-
gagement, but the abandonment of Metz and
the line of the Moselle would be almost as great
blow to the Empire as the loss of battle and
is not to be easily believed.
FRENCH VIEW OF TIE SITUATION.
A special despatch from Paris dated last
night, gives the following view of the military
situation OF France as seen through Partisan
spectacles.
PARIS, Aug. ~, Midnight from the
army is awaited with anxiety. The informa-
ton obtained by the war department shows
that Prussia is concentrating great army of
invasion, consisting of $50 600 men, between
Cologne and Rastadt. 1t is certainly ascer-
tanned that there are no longer more than 25O,-
600 in Alsace and Lorraine.
The leaders the French army are making
preparations to resist this tide of invaders.
More than 100000 men will be brought together
between the Vosges and the Mogelle within
two days. The bulk of The army remains con-
centrated around Metz, where the first detach-
ments of the corps Of Mcmahon and of that of
De Failly arrived yesterday. The retreat of
the corps has been effected in very good order.
ALsACE PARTIALLY ABANDONED BY FRENCH
TROOPS.
The partial abandonment of Alsace by our
troops give rise to lively anxiety for the fate of
Strasbourg. That city is well supplied with
war materials, food and ammunition, but the
very limited numbers of the garrison excites
fear lest they cannot hold it long. One of the
first efforts of the new Minister of War has
been to remedy the defects in supplies which
occasioned the decentralization of our troops.
Immense conveys of provisions have been sent
to the field. Here the situation is much the
same There is less tumult and more resolu-
ton in all classes of society. There is an ir-
resistable current towards the frontier. For
example: Mr.. Hurry, formerly cabinet min
lister, and Mr. Pauldu Cassagnac, the belliger-
ent editor of the Pays, have enlisted, the for
mer in the reserves, the latter in regiment OF
zouaves. The. armament of the Notifications
| is complete; 5000 marine artillerymen arrived
this morning from Cherbourg. There is seri-
GUS though not threatening agitations at Mar
seilles Toulouse and Lyons.
PETITION FROM ALGERIA.
The Journal Official says that.at the begin.
ming of the war the Emperor received ad-
dresses from the principal native chieftains oil
three of the provinces of Algeria who asked
that they might be permitted to march and
tight side by side with our troops and to open
subscriptions for the sufferers by the war.
THE EVACUATION OF METZ.
LONDON, Aug. A.-Advices from Metz states
that the French army has been withdrawn to
the west bank Of the Moselle Marshal Nc
Mahon is at Toule, - miles west of Nancy
The evacuation of Metz is considered certain.
The Russians count on starving out the de-
lenders of StrasbOurg without resource to
| bombardment
FIGHT NEAR METZ
A despatch from Nancy, via Berlin, dated
Saturday night says that French battalion
moving towards Metz was encountered in the
morning on the railway near Pont Muson
aud retreated leaving its baggage train in the
hands of the Prussians.
OCCUPATION OF NANCY BY THE PRUssIANs
line russians occupied Nancy, which had
been evacuated by the French The Prussian
cavalry destroyed a portion of the railway be
| tween Frouard and Paris.
| CUTTING OFF SUPPLIES
and forage for the French troops sheltered un.
der the glacis Of Metz.
THE. OCCUPATION OF NANCY.
| A special dispatch from Haguenau dated to
day says Marshal McMahons army evacuated
Nancy yesterday ON the approach of the Crown
Princes army and retreated acress the Moselle
to the fortress Toul. The French destroyed
! fine bridge of seven arches, which spanned
! the river. The forces of the Grown Primo,
now occupy Nancy and Frouard, at junction
on the Paris and Strasbourg railroad. Thu
Prussians attacked Port Mousan, driving GU
the French but subsequently fell back to thu
main army. The headquarters of the unite'
armies of Frederick Charles and Gen. Stein
metz are at Henry, on a direct line with Saar
bruck, and within 20 lilies of Metz. Larg
quantities of stores were captured in the envi
rons of Metz. Gen. Frossard's division lost al
its supplies.