, 1870-08-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.
From tile Ljcerpool Daily Post, July 20.

The war between France and Prussia pro
badly commenced at sea yesterday, off the
coast of Holland. A telegram was received at
the Hague that cannonading out at sea could
be heard about half past one yesterday to the
northwest Of that place. An orderly officer Of
the Emperor and an aid-de-camp of General
LebWuf left Paris on Monday night, with seal
ed Instructions for Marshall Bazaine and Gen
erals Failly and LadmirauIt, which are to be
acted upon simultaneously with the public pro-
cIamation Of the declaration of war. The date
Of the Emperor'S departure for the army Is kept
secret. The Empress is said to be in high
spirits, and to bear with fortitude the prospect
Of parting with her son on his first compaign.
Within four days it is said $50, 900 men will be
assembled between Strasburg, Metz, Nancy,
and Bitche.
The royal proclama ion e|njoining upon Brit
ish subjects neutrality in the war between France
and Prussia, was agreed to yesterday morning
by the Queen in Council, and was published in
last nights "Loudon GaZette,' A ummar of
the proclamation will be found in another col
umu.
The French do not at all like the tone adop-
ted by the English press on the subject of the
war. N. Olivier, in particular is dreadfuIly
grjeyed. lie says that his most earnest desire
was to maintain peace at all cost, except that
Of national dishOnour. Everyone will believe
this, because everyone knows that NJ. Olivier
was kept in the dark as to the whole intrigue,
and was permitted in his innocence to declare,
when Prince Leopold had withdrawn, that the
affair was settled. VI. Olivier now protests
that the war is entirely owing to the fact that
the King Of Prussia denied that he had made
any concession as to the candidature, thereby
deliberately publishing to the world that he
had inSnItpd EraOpa i'm Or6ar IN cot biDSaIf
right with the war party in his own kingdom.
NJ. Olivier is probably kept as much in the
dark as ever by the Emperor and the Duke de
Gramout. 1t is stated that the British Govern
ment, as a last effort to preserve peace, remind
ed the belIigerents of the Treaty Of Paris, the
eighth article of which provides that the dis
putes between any of the signing parties shall
be referred to the mediation of the others be-
fore a resort is had to force. Both France and
Prussia were parties to this treaty but, as if
to show the utility of treaties. France refuses
mediation. 1t is said that Russia will not inter
tere if Austria stands out. The |leanings Of the
Austrian Court are not towards Prussia; but
the feeling of the Austrian and Hungarian peo-
pie is so strong in favour of Germany, that
strict neutrality is the very least that will sa-
tiSty it. All animo8ity and revenge against
Prussia have died away in Germany. When
reference to the reports of assistance in certain
events for France from the United States, it
may be necessary to notice the enormous Ger
man population of the United States as likely
to cause the policy to be quite in the other di-
r%ection.
The King of Prussia, in commencing his reply
to the patriotic address of the town councillors
of Berlin, said.-"God knows [ am not answer
able for this war the demand sent to me I