The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-08-12
FRANCE
Immense Uprising of the People
100000 of Men Ready for the
field.


Immense Uprising of the People
100000 of Men Ready for the
field.
PARIS, August 8 There is an i'm
mense uprising of the people Of France
to repel the Prussian invasion. 1t Is
said officially that two million of men
are ready to march, and that the re-
serve corps will number one million :.
The people clamorous for organlza-
ton and leaders.
Mcmahon Safe--PrOclamatiOn of the
Ministers..thc Recent Disasters.
General Folly is in communication
with Mcmahon. The Morale of the
army is excellent. No fighting since
the 7th. In the battle of Frosch-
weller 10000 CT the enemy attacked
$4,000 under Mcmahon
Edmund About writes from the
field, condemning the Empcrors mis-
management. lie says: "Having di-
rected the war, he let the Prussians
begin it; true, neither party was rca-
DIV, yet the French lost twenty days
in useless marching and cOuntermarch-
ing. They were surprised at Weis-
senburS by an enemy whom there
were no vidcttcs to watch, 10 skir-
mishers to meet, and 10 settled plan
to repcl. -
Warm Approval.
The journal here announce, with
warm approval, that Italy is ready to
send 10000 armed men to the assis-
tanco Of L',onco
ItaIy and Austria E3ch to Furnish
France 100000 Men.
3::OP. M.--Thc Paris correspOn-
dent of the Manchestcs Examiner tel
eoraphs that Italy and Austria will
each send 100000 men to aid France.
The Empress Eugene, according to
the Pail Mall Gazette, is preparing for
flight.
The army at Metzis still undergo
ing thorough reorganization.
A Lively Seen inthc Corps Legislative
Special dispatch, dated Paris, mid
NIGHT. gives the following account of
a scene in and near the Corps Lcgis-
latf.
Deputy Kcroling, speaking of the
disposition of the Emperor, was call
ed to order by the chair. The Dcpu-
ties then abandoned the hall and scat
tered to their committee rooms. Out
side wild crowd was assembled and
refused to be dispersed. Bodies of
cavalry and lancers were stationed Ill
the surrounding streets and the court
yard of tho Tuilleries was throngcd
with soldiers. Around the hall of the
Corps Legislatif the police repeated
ly charged OH the mob, but thc latter
reformed after each charges Bodiest
of National Guards threw down heir
arms and fraternizcd with the popu-
lace. while other attachments remain
ed passive in the barracks. paraguay
de Killers organized the troops and
the mob was everywhere eharghed.
A correspondent reports that as he
was going to post his dispatches he
heard sounds of drums and bugles in
every direction. Inside the hall of
the Corps Legislatifthc scene was one
of fear and bewilderment,
The French Force af the Front
Authentic advices from France
show that Bazainc, Commander-in-
Chief, has 10000 men at Metz, and
Marshal McMalion $1,000 at Nancy.
General Trochu entered upon the du-
ties of Maior-general of the army. 1t
is not known whether LcBGuf will
have any command. y rumor reach
cd here that the Prussians were in
Milhausen, sixty miles southwest of
Strasbourg.
The Prussians Concentrating Before
Metz.
The enemy is in large force concen-
tratinm in front of Metz. Marshal
Bazaine has the direction of opera
tions. The corps of General Eros
sord boS rot;rcd in GOOD order on