Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-09-14
War News.

WASHINGTON, Monday, Sept. II, 1870.
1t seems, according to telegram from Eu-
rope, that the position of the United States
Government is not understood there, other
wise it would not be believed in Prague that
cur Government g has sent dispatch to the
American Minister at Berlin expressing the
hope that there would now be a cessation of
the war, in view of the fact that its mission
namely, the dethronemen. of Napoleon
had been accomplished. Nor would 10 also
be believed in and reported from London
that " three energetic dispatches have passed
through that city from Washington to Ber-
lin protesting against the further continual
ton of the war
1t is known that the only official dispatch
recently sent abroad relating to the war was
on Friday, when President Grant was in
Washington. 1t was addressed to Minister
Bancroft, but copies were also transmitted to
Ministers Washburne and Motley. The
purpOrt of the dispatch was to the effect (as
ascertained at the time from altogether trust
worthy sources) that while we cannot act in
connection with other nations, yet, if our
good offices should be requested by both the
belligerents, we should be happy to extend
them with view of bringing about peace
between two great Powers with which we
have traditional friendship. Our Govern
fering with the affairs of foreign nations, if
for no other reason than because to do other
wise would set an example and satford pre-
text for foreign Governments hereafter to in
terfere with our own. Hence our Govern
ment expresses no opinion as to the merits
of the war. The telegram to Minister Ban
croft was cautiously worded so as not to
give any ground for doubt as to our actual
position of carefully abstaining from foreign
alliances as to the belligerents, while always
ready to exercise the Offices of friendship
when they shall be specifically desired by the
nations at war
LONDON, Monday, Sept. u, 1870.
L. sSscial correspondent of the Tribune
al Aasse 9th inst says - The Duke
of Nscklenburg, with the Seventh Division
of the First and division of the Ninth Corps,
heretofore in Schleswig- IlOlstein, constituting
the (Sixth) army lately formed at HOmburg,
in the Palatinate, is on the way to Paris.
Here and elsewhere all the line troops and
reserve battaliOns are gone. Guard and gar
rison service is performed by the landwehr,
Mastering here and at TOrgau, in Saxony,
continues Landwehr officers absOlved from
military obligations years ago, are notified to
hold themselves ready for eventual service.
q Bismarck has said that he will have such
a tremendous force in France as will crush
the organization of new forces. But tor the
national clamOr for Alsace and Lorraine, it
is certain that Bismarck would be content
with Metz and Strasb6urg as national fort
resses.
- special correspondent of the Tribune
at Rheims, on the 9th inst, says - The
Kings headquarters were established here
Yesterday, to remain till the 9th, so as to give
all the troops time toeome up and concen-
trate, including what can be spared from
Metz. Seven North German corps, beside
two Bavarian and the Wurtemberg corps are
on the road, unhindered. According to the
official report, six full cavalry divisions, and
also the main force, may be expected to reach
Paris on the 18th OF 18th When the regi-
ments now coming forward arrive, and the
reserves also on the way join their regiments
the whole German army will certainly react
and probably exceed 400, 900 men,
Another dispatch of the same date says
The Prussians have surrounded Meaux. They
have arrived in force at Crecy, and are ap-
preaching Noisy-le- Grand. The places men
toned are all small villages, suburbs of Pari:
to The east and northeast. Meaux Is twenty
five miles from Paris, Crecy about the samC
distance. and NOisy-le-Grand only nine miles
Other dispatches received here from private
sources maintain that the Prussian army hal
halted twenty-five miles from Paris at th'
special request of Bismarck, 10 consider tn,
Russian-Austrian proposition for an arms
tice.
/ A special dispatch 70 the Word, datet
+ Paris, Sept. IL, says that Signor Mordini ar
rived in Paris this evening. lie brings tn,
assurance that the Italian government ha:
determined TO forestall all REVOLUTIONARY
movements IN Italy and Rome by an Oficia
occupation of the Roman territory, without
/ the slightest intention of harminE the Pope
1 but to preserve the Catholic world from
/ great catastrophe. Several members Of the
/ College of Cardinals have given in their ad
hesion to the necessity of this step. The
/ Italian army now holds all the roads nortI
and south leading into the Roman territory
An italian squadron is at CIvita Necchia
/ No conflict is anticipated with the Zouaves
Gen. Kemzler, the Papal War Minister, hav
/ ing given his opinion that the Papal force,
do not Justify any attempt at resistance
/ The Prussian government has notified tn,
/ Italian government that 1t has no intention
of interfering in any way with the question
Of Rome Upon the occupation Of the city
la popular vote will be taken throughout tn,
1 Papal States upon the annexation of the Pa
I pal territory to Italy.
German accounts say . that nothing in tn,
magnificent treatment of Napoleon woulC
/ denote that he Is regarded as prisoner. ID
seems rather the honored guest of Prussia :
/ The King still Obs,Iuately refuses to trea
with the Republicans at Paris He seems t,
prefer a continuance of the war to it. Mean
while an agent has arrived in London I,
place a new Prussian loan on that market
The belief in Florence Is that the Italian
troops entered Roman territory yesterday
Italy's ultimatum, it is understood, strip
I the pope of his temporal power. Kin!
Victor Emmanuel desires to have ple5iScitlm
in the Papal States, and let the people decid
by ballot whether they prefer to live undo
Italian or under Papal authority Outbreak
have already taken place at Viterbo an,
other places against the POpe's Zouaves.