The Portland daily press., 1870-10-03

the German troops at Chalons and malignant
| typhus at Rheims. The suffering garrison
comprise only few thousand. Bitche made
| a heavy sortIe yesterday afternoon and another
railway around Metz from Remlly to Pont a
Mousson is completed The trains are SLOW
and unfrequSnt
| xGrea, Britain. $500
THE ENG .IsH CABINET COUNCIL.
- LONDON Oct -[special dispatch to the
New York Times The result of the Cabinet
council yesterday, according to the London
Lines was the further postponement OF action
OF the ministry in regard to mediation This
delay cannot be of long duration. The tone of
the Times itself yesterday shows that Govern
ment must yield to public sentiment.
Another letter from Bulwer this morning on
the conclusive duty of England in this crisis
declares as historical facts that il, when the
Emperor Nicholas told Sir Hamilton Seymour
mat he medltated marching his troops to the
prlnclpalities. England. had firmly protested
tne Emperor would not have taken that step.
and if she bad protested against Napoleon un-
dertakng the present war in TIE sane manner
ne would not have com menced it. Sir Henry.
therefore, depi coates the ministerial policy Of
waiting for good opportunities which may
never occur. tA g 4
THE WEAK POINTS
of the defences of Paris which the Germans
RELY upon carrying promptly are the heights
OF Sceaux, which approach the forts within
1000 PAGES, the distance between the forts and
the city being only 1900 PAGES.
RUSSIA.
No reliance should be placed on the state
meots that Russia is arming. Grotschakof's
poncy is to keep Russia out of war at present.
The Moniteur in replying to the Pru sanre-
ports about characterization and shooting of
members Of the Garde Mobile publishes stories
OF mutinies among the Baden regiments at
versailles and shooting ofGerman soldiers.
CONTRADICTIONS
] Reports of the French successes are fatty
contradicted by Prussian organs The latest
report Of the retaking of Versailles by the
french the Prussians characterize as whole
sale invention. 35sI ',afsT
:. A correspondent at Rome writing on the
zatn says the form of /
THE PLEBIsCTIE 4
adopted by the junta leaves the action of the
saNn government in regard to the Pope I'M
iettered. All parties, even the most extreme.
are DESTROYS of seeing the head of the church
handsomely provided for.
Girardin has published a
es-s PLAN FOR THE CAMPAIGN =
recommending the establishment of vast train
ing camps and two armjas of diversion, destined
to seriously harass the besiegers of Paris and
Metz. The French armies are reported to have !
commenced moving in the departments, but I
am afraid their evolutons are confined TO pa
per. The Red republican movement at Mar
settles Is gaming head. ntt
SPAN.
EMANCIPATION IN CUBA.
MADRID, Oct The Spanish government |
has been officially advised OF the promu lgation
of the emancipation law in the Island OF Cuba |
Ealy.
AFFAIRS IN ROME.
ROME, Oct. 2-The Pope declines to quit |
Rome and will for the present remain at the |
castle st. Angelo with an Italian guard. The |
health OF His Holiness is excellent. Gen. Mazi |
commands the national forces in Rome and
civil affairs are ad minstered by a commission
of eighteen members over which Signor Gal
lain presides. Political exiles are pouring into !
the city from all quarters.
LONDON, Oct. 2-It is reported that the Pope
has ordered his adherents to abstain from vOt
ing in the plebisciIum