The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-23
FOREIGN NEWS.
Meagre IntelligenGe from tne
Seat Of War.
THE CAMPAIGN NOT YET
OPENED.
The Circular of the French
GOVernm emf.
THE POPES ALLOCUTXON

have exchanged shots with Prus
sian war steamer.
General Douab, while on his wa!
to the seat of war, died suddenly o
apoplexy.
PARIS, July 22.-Fhere is a report
that the French men of war, Avis
and Herona, in the North Sea, hav'
exchanged shots with Prussian wa
steamer.
The Emperor is i'll at st. Cloud; h
will not, therefore. join the army fol
some days.
PARIS. July 22.-The Moniteur
ministerial organ, in its issue to-day
says it is not true that Spain has con
cluded an alliance with France.
Spain will remain neutral.
The Moniteur adds, relative to the
demand of Prussia for the neutrality
of the Baltic Sea, that any support oil
Prussia in this demand will be re.
garded as an act of hostility tc
| France, for the Baltic is destined tC
play an important roe in the war.
PARIS. July 22.-The steamship
Brittania, of the London and New
York Line, arrived at Havre yester.
dav.
Henry Martin, the French histo-
torian. publishes long article in the
| SeicLe this morning, taking ground
| that France ought to break with
Rome, seeing that the extravagant
pretensions of the Pope are fatal to
the liberties of the Gallicau Church.
| PARIS, July 22.-It is reported TO-
I q L.
mission to occupy Chablaes, the most
northern province Of Savoy, on Lake
| Geneva, claiming that by the treaty of
Vienna. it is her right so to do.
The Monitear says this movement
is not confirmed. 1t is officially an
nounced that NJ. Bertheny, owing to
the death of Paradol, will remain in
Washington, as French Minister.
PARIS, July 22,-The Journal Of
.tfciel publishes circular of Minister
of Foreign Affairs, dated July 21st.
addressed to the diplomatic agents at
foreign Capitols. The circular men
tons the explanations EeAae o. tho
10Th of July, in the Chambers, in
regard to the rapid events of nego-
tiation in which as fast as we re-
doc bled our efforts to preserve peace,
the secret desi gns were developed of
an adversary, resolved to render it
impossible. Whether the Berlin
Cabinet has judged war necessary for
the plishment of their project
against the self government of
the German States, or hardly
satisfied at having established In the
centre of Europe a military power
formida bic to all its neighbors, they
had wished to turn to account the
power already acquired by displaying
definitely to the advantage of Prussia
the international equilibrium. The
premeditated intention to refuse to
us guarantees, which were indispensa-
bic to our security as we'll as our hon
or, showed itself by the strongest evi-
dence In their conduct of negotiation.
The circular then mentions the can
didature of Prince Hohenzollern. and
declares that the Berlin Cabinet
hoped to place the Prince on the
throne of Charles V By surprise, be-
lievipg that Europe would accept it
as an accomplished fact, and that
France, in spite of her tempora
ry displeasure, would hesitate to
oppose the express will of the Span
| ish people who were friendly to her.
of the danger from this intrigue, did
not hesitate to denounce the repre-
sentatives of the people, and to for
eign powers. All have felt that Prussia
was alone in her INSCRIPTIONS pol
icy. and that, knowing herself to be
without support in common right. she
has, nevertheless, sought to impose
upon Europe the farther abuse of
so dangerous an extension of her
influence. france took up the
cause of the balance of power,
knowing 1t to be the cause of all
people menaced like herself, by the
disportionment aggrandizement of one
royal house. In doing so she has
not placed herself in opposition to her
own maxlms or policy, or those of
the great powers.
The circular cites as proof, to the
cases Of Belgium, Greece and Naples,
and the refusal of the great powers to
allow any OF their princes to mount
those thrones. The circular then
mentions the withdrawal of the Ho-
henzollern, and the refusal of Prussia
to give guarantees; and other incidents
which have followed, adding that
France ought to demand guarantees
since Prussia had already given her
word that the Prince of Hohenzollern
| should not mount the throne of Spain,
when, in March, 1869, there had been
question of his candidature. At
that time the French Minister at
| Berlin told the King that no Prus-
sian could reign in Spain. Count
Bismarck replied that France need
not concern herself at a contingency
so improbable, and Herr Won Tbile,
Prussian Under Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, gave his word of honor that
Hohenzollern was not and could
not be a candidate. IF assurances
thus solemn cannot be relied
upon, diplomatic intercourse must
cease. In repudiating such pledges,
Prussia challenges France, who now
only demands, in view of previous
tergiversation, that the former renun-
citation of her designs be made real
and permanent. The circular con-
cludes by declaring that history must
assign to Prussia the responsibility for
a war which she had no means of
avoiding, and while she affects to de
plore, she has rather sought it; and
adds: Under what circumstances has
she done this2 It is where France for
four years past has refrained, from an
almost exaggerated scrupulousness,
| from invoking against her treaties
concluded under the mediation of the
Emperor, but to which he has failed
to give a voluntary support of all the
acts of this government, which has
only thought of a means of freeing
herself from obligations of treaties
even while signing them. Europe has
been a witness. Let Europe pro-
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