New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-02
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BAvARIAN ARMY RETIRED TO THE LAUTER RIVER
--PRUSsIAN SHARP SHOOTERS ACROSS THE
FRONTIER-KING WILLIAM AT THE FRONT
DISTINGUISHED MISREPRESENTATION OF
FRENCH CITIZENS FROM BADEN.
BERLIN, Monday, Aug. !, 1870.
The advance posts Of the Bavarian troops have
fallen back upon the Lauter River.
lNoTEThe Lauter River forms for ts greater length
the frontier between Rhensh Prussia and France At
it's head waters the frontier line leaves the stream and
nOrtheasterly direction to the head waters
of the saar The reported retirement is therefore not in
sense abandonment of the Prussian position on
the frontier.-ED TRIBUNE.l
Several Prussian scouting parties have lately
crossed the Saar. Their movements were plainly
seen by the French. IL il not thought the Prussian
force is so great in that neghborhoOd at first sup
posed. number of Prussian soldiers who deserted
and came into the French lines have been sent to
Tours
King William left for the front at o'clock last
evening The Queen attended him to the railway
station. Mutitudes of enthusiastic people collected
there and the flags and flowers were without end.
LONDON, Monday, Aug. l. 1870
The Duke of Augustenburg is serving as general
in the Bavaran army, and the Duke of Nassau has
accepted position on the staff of the Crown Prince
of Prussia.
PARIS, Monday, Aug !, 1870.
The Journal OMciel says that French citizens ex-
PEELED from Baden were subjected to outrageous
treatment They conducted to the frontier in
chains and made to pay for the places wherein they
were locked up to escape the violence of the people
The Chancellor of the French Legation at Berlin,
who remained there after the declaration of war; has
been required by the Prussian authorities to give his
parole not to leave the city.
CACANA, Canada East, July 81, 1870.
Two outward bound Prussan merchant ships came
10 anchor here to-day. They afraid to leave on
account of French cruisers vessel of that char
acter is supposed to be in the neghborhood of the
Island of Anticosti
PREPARATIONS FOR SIEGE AT COLOGNE, MAY
ENCE, AND OTHER POINTS-ENTRENCIED
CAMPS IN RIIENISH PRUSSIA
LONDON, Monday, Aug. l, 1870.
Trenches have been opcned two leagues from Co
logne An intrenched camp has been established in
the triongle formed by Cologne, Coblentz and
Treves. The fine park in Cologne, and the magnif-
cent chateau Of the banker Oppenheim have been
raced Mayence is in a state of siege, and is Occur
pied by 81 900 soldiers.
Trenches have been opened in front of the city
and persons unable to provide themselves with six
weeks provisions have been notified to depart. a
large force is encamped the nights of ST. Hubert
overlooking the Valley of the Make which viii pro-
tect the important group of coal mines at thsf place
/ and command the junction of the railroads from
Biucerbruck TO Landau Large RATS are descending
the Rhine nj all hours with provisions and military
munitions between Mayence and Coblentz, and "a
formida bic amount of war material and an immense
body of troops has been collected.
The Rhine Provinces are being covered with I'M
nrovised works. The country between Cobentz ana
Mavence is entirely cut up in this fashion. The
principal forces are concentrated in the triangular
section of the country formed by the rivers Rhine
NoseIle and Saar. The hist two rivers form the line
of defense The left of the army rests on the Rhine
near Landau and the right stretches out TO the Mo-
solle near Treves.
II is believed that Prussia will raise her army to
1.25O.OOO soldiers and advance on France To-day,
after the declaration of war; Gen. Won Motke SAID
if NAPOLEON had not marched to the Rhine by the
DIST he would never cross above Mayence saar
Louis has been recently fortified and serves as the
center In case of necessity Prussians can fall back
on Mavence and Coblentz which protect the passage
mer the Rhine. and behind which they have for
Inilable corps in reserve