Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-09

the inhabitants of the department of the
Seine en- maSSe.
Evacuation of StrasbOurg Probable.
McMahon telegraphs that he has estab-
lished his headquarters at Savoine, town
twenty miles northwest of Strasbourg, in
dicating the probable intention of evacu-
ating StrasbOurg. He also telegraphs that
his command suffered less in the recent
battle at WOerth than has been supposed.
All Paris in Arms.
LATER-Ihe National Guard has been
assigned to the defense Of Paris. Troops
are eager to go to the seat of war. Guns
are mounted on the Notifications and
around Paris, and'the barracks are garri-
soned by all able-bodied citizens of the
municipality of Paris. The Department of
the Seine has enrolled all between the
ages of thirty and forty, and incorporated
them into the National Guard. Those
under thirty are to be put into the Guarde
Mobile
PARIS, Aug. s, noon-The city is tran
| quill at this hour. There was intense ex-
citement during the night, but the feeling
subsided this morning.
| A French Ram Cruising Off Dover.
LONDON Aug. S.-Ships still enter Elb
and Weser, notwithstanding,the. blockade.
A French ram is lcruising off Dover.
| Pleasure travel continues in Switzerland,
despite excitement the war occasions. The
| increased bank rate had favorable effect
upon the grain market, by purging it of
speculative operators on borrowed capital
Ireland received the news of the French
| defeat with profound sorrow.
Mcmahon Continues Retreat to-
ward Nancy.
The Prussian forces menace Metz and
st. Avoid McMahon continues to retreat
toward Nancy.
There were illuminations and public re-
joicings last night in Hamburg, Dresden,
Berlin and other cities.
The French prisoners everywhere are
kindly treated
PARIS, Aug. 8--The remainder of the |
Garde Rationale has been incorporated |
with the Garde Mobile. The two corps |
will be organized in single body at once. |
French Relations with the Neutral |
Powers.
The Journal 06ictd says that the rela-
tions of France with other powers is salts
factory, and late events have developed, |
rather than weakened, this feeling.
Napoleon I'll at ChaIOns.
LONDON, Aug. 8, P. Mt is said, pri-
vately, that the Emperor is i'll at Chalons,
and that Drs. Nelaton and Ricord have
gone to attend him.
LONDON, Aug. st is said that En-
peror Napoleon's attack is return of an
old disease provoked by equestrianism.
Prussia Makes ImperiOus Demands
on England.
The British foreign Office has imperative
demand from Prussia that England shall
stop the shipments of coal to France, or
abandon all pretence of neutrality.
The Globe says the Prussian envoy in
sists on criminal proceedings against the
British pilots serving French war vessels.
The Trinity House refused this demand.
Will the War End with the Week ?
1t is believed at Antwerp that the war
will end in a week.
A Brussels dispatch says the Kings
speech from the throne confirms the state
ment that France and Prussia have given a
wri ten pledge to observe the neutrality OF
Belgium.
Paris Getting Dangerous.
The condition of Paris is believed to be
dangerous. The Empress is in counsel
with Rouher and Schneider.
Irish Sympathy Unabated.
DUBLIN, Aug. 8.-The demonstrations
in favor of France continue by the people
soth of Ireland, At Tpperary yesterday,
a crowd singing Marsellaise was disbursed
by the police.
The American Generals Sheridan and
Forsythe have gone to the continent.
Count Bismarck in a letter takes special
pains to deny having encouraged the plans
of Gen. Lurr or, others against Austria.
Metz FOrtifying-Its Defense Doubt.
fuI.
New YoRK, Aug. S.-The HeTdldS spe-
cial from London to-day says the Prussians
to-day occupy st. Avolt, where McMahon' s
headquarters were located. Saturday Nc !
Mahon's corps were in full retreat toward
Nancy. 1t is thought he was endeavoring
to form a junction with the French forces
at Metz. Metz has been hurriedly placed
in a state of defense, Every male person
has been pressed into service.
In the event of Mcmahon being cut off
from Metz, there is not the slightest doubt
that Bufiniere will be compelled to evacu-
ate that place and fall back toward Paris.
Napoleon Half Way to Paris.
Napoleon, to-day, established his head
quarters at Chalons Surveant, half way be-
tween Metz and Paris. The whole Prus-
sian reserves are rapidly coming up with
the advance.
Paris-TO Arms! To Arms!
PARIS, Aug. S.-Paris is fearfully excited
over the news from the front. The univer-
sal cry is, to arms, to arms. The Empress
is in consultation with the deputies at the {
Tuilleries.
The Prince Imperial returned last night. ]
No Fighting Yesterday.
No fighting took place to-day. The j
latest advices say that the French army
was concentrating at Metz, where battle, .
it was thought, would be fought before
many hours.
VOsges and MOseIIe Inundated.
The Departments of Vosges and Moselle
were inundated by order of the govern
ment. A levy, en- n1Gsse, expected, The {
are now sitting permanently.
Vigorous measures are announced for to-
The Empress's proclamation is
applauded by all classes.
The Battle OF ReiSchaIfcn.
PARIS. Aug. 8.-The Journal OficiaI
contains the following dispatches: I
METZ, Aug. Z, $50 A. Mn the battle
of Saturday, near Reischaffen, McMahon's
chief of staff, Gen. Colson, was shot by
the ..Marshal's side. Gen. Roult is among
the missing. The artillery suffered heay-
ily. Metz is preparing for a vigorous de-
tense. {
An Imperial decree has appeared, con- :
voking the Senate and Corps Legislatif. {
Report of the French Minister OF
War. ;
The report of the Minister of War, ap- '
proved by the Empress, was published in
the official journal, the minister says, the
existing circumstances oblige us to provide
for the defence of the capital and to gari-
son it with fresh troops, allowing all those
which the Emperor keeps under his orders
to contend in open country against the
enemy. Emboldened by his first success
he is on the point of marching on Paris,
but Paris will not be taken unaware,
neither the strong arms nor the devotion
of the inhabitants will be wanting.