St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-08-26


day and Friday morning.. But on Sat
urdiy the truth leaked out. Rcntes
dropped instan,er, selling down to 81
francs, 60 ccntimes. the lowest point yet
touched since tie war, and the joy of the
day before was succcedc! by consterna-
ton aul wild excitement.
The Indications thcken that the neu-
tral powers, alarmed at the great militia
~ proves OF Prussia, and fearful for the
future if she is allowed to continue her
punishment of France, will soon COM
hine to force Il termination of the war.
Queen Victoria has written to King
William, urging him 10 accept peace
proposals from France, and the question
OF Intervention 10y England is being consid-
cred at once by the cabinet. On this
account Mr. Gladstone has postponed
his "trip to Scotland but the queen still
incurs the popular disp!casure by re-
manning in srclu-IUu at BalmOral. The
russian envoy at Vienna has been sent
to aris on 81 special mission, which may
have bearing on the same matter and
may not. The latest expression of opinion
from Paris Is that France will never
ayrcc TO peace until the invader Is driven
from the soil, which is a very fine thing
to say. and quite Il different one 10 do.
The Paris Journal dies Dcbat-, talking
in the same strain, lcpcIs English mcdi-
iaIion as premature. 80 fight, not to
p;,rlcy, is the duty Of the hour slyS
this sanguine Journal. ''France has vic
to,ics daily peace discussions will there
fore soon be possible"
Grayelottc. the scene of Il bloody and
dc>icive battle on Thursday, the 18th, is a
/ little village about TX miles west of Metz
and between that place ana MARSHA
Tour. where the fighting of Wednesday
tool, place. and where Hazainc claimed
to have won Il victory. But IL il WIS 4
victory followed 10y retreat back TO
/ Rczonvilic aud then 10 Gravclouc, Its
Importance to linn can be Judged. The
+ fact that Is .laiuc hal been as far east a.
/ Mars Ia Tour, and WAS forced back to
/ Gravcluttc and finally at Metz, makes ii
evident he was trying TO retreat toward
. \
hon. and tha: the Pru--iar> triumphant
/ ~ prevented this movement. In the bat
| lie Of Thursday the army OF Prince
Frederick Charles advanced from Mars
la-Tour, showing that it had obtained Il
/ position directly III Bazaine'S front, ii
we consider that he wanted to get to
/ Cnaluu~. and the doomed French ARMY
/ uuI not uuly To contend with this force
but with the army OF Gen. StrInmttZ,
which advanced on it, flank and rear
/ from D,ncourt on the North. Which side
took tie initiative Oh Thursday j. umccr-
/ t;ljt, hu, the desperate position BAZanc
N;t- in and lis d,>lrc 10 retreat m-..t liz
-r,iit lhe latter dispatches that say it was
hc who BEGUN tine attack. and that this
cattle, which resulted III shutting lin up
in Metz, was caused by final desperate
,rioi, t. brock through tho tolls with
which IN, carmy had surrounded hin.
Prince fi,dy,icA. Nt,iumytz. and the re-
-,r>,> uu,."r N.n- William himself. now
lie acra-- ,iy road . Paris. while be-
tween ;h.m aul ;h.; ci;y there i moth
in. but fresh .,y.v~ uuur-Iniz'd. and the
and mobile - i,rM j. mere raw material
.,r soldier. Anil the. cr.1y., prinr,. =,
-'.!i To- ha h,a'I iroU:.
Nal..I,an w. r.anrt,I At CbaInus. an
IAnr-,i.,v. when Hil,iu, Wa, bcin, :,
.uyyuu.rv wliru.I before Metz. and
a dispatch from l',r,-. Friday n..ht.
avs: .TL, emperor. when at Chalou,.
.I,r.. Numerous letters from .ard,>
mobile mention dis. W. are on the
..,yt.. ct an aH,iciiu.I-pf course. in favor
ut Louis w..h the empress as recent.
Then the crisis viii come. Nobody be-
Hrvr- thu dynasty can ia>.-baur.cui>c.
Oglcau>l-, woihiugmcn, nor rypuhIi-
All" In the affair at l.ou.uyiiIc. ON
sunday wo,N. thc emperor narrowly -
capped b,Iug ki.!rl ur captured ii was
myr,iy u rcc,nuois> tucr on the Puis-ian
side, but a reconnaissance conducted
with 'nr'r:l'ie daring. Inc l'ru>>i;'n-
pushed I'll" I'M up 10 INC imperial mead
i""'''1' ana '"''F presence was ilrst an
"""'t''' ~ cannon 9'o'S. me rus
san huiI''- were WIi'>iIilI- past The heads
I 81 '"t emperor escort before they could
eel Oh IL !toacN' ana nothing but the
''"H' P'e1'P'''' retreat saved theh'
ihrgravIty otthr DANCER thai threat, rs
i'arl, Is well a;te-tcd by the detcrmina-
tI"u OF the military authorities TO de
/ troy tie Bni~ dc Bolognc and the HoiS
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