The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-27

and calls the protection of Heaven upon your
arms. While you fight on sea, your brethren
fight on and for the same cause. Go and
show with pride the national standard, and
when they see it the enemy will Know that it
unfolds the honor and genius of France"
After the delivery of the above address,
the Empress was overcome with emotion.
The effect of her visit to the feet is said to
be great. o.
LONDON, July 26.-The Pal Mall Gazette,
now that the real designs of the French En-
peror are revealed, ~counsels England to make
every preparation for war.
Persons residing near the Notifications of
Paris have been notified to quit their houses,
as the space is required for the play of ar
tillery.
The French force at Thionville and Moselle
is estimated at $4,000 men. The Imperial
Guard is at Nancy.
The early evacuation of Romeby the French
troops is almost certain. France takes this
method of securing the friendship and alli-
ance of Italy.
The French report another cavalry skirmish
near Metz, and claim that the Russians we're
beaten and lost three officers.
4 despatch from Paris assumes that the
Emperor leaves tonight for the front. The
e~nvirons of Cologne have been cleared of the
inhabitants and buildings, and the hills will
be levelled, in preparation for a siege. The
French Government exempts coal from the
list of articles contraband of war. A further
advance in the rate of discount at the Bank
of France is expected.
A ST ecial despatch from Strasbourg, re-
ceived to-day, says:-''The elite of the French
army is now concentrated at Strasbourg and
Belfort. The Algerian forces, consisting of
Zouaves and Turcos, and filing eighteen rail-
way trains, reached Strasbourg on the oath,
and to-day took up position at Belfort, close
to the Baden line. Sixteen %squadrons of
Chasseurs d Afrique arrived to-day, via Lyons"
Dispatches received from Thionville,
Sierck, st. Arold, Metz and Bitche, state that
the army has commenced to move to the from
tier. The Imperial Guard has already
started, and it is now regarded as certain
that the Emperor designs closing in on the
Prussians between Thionville and Weissen-
bourg, throwing the army under McMahon
on the German side of the Rhine. This army
is composed of three corps, commanded by
Generals Failly, Douay and Mcmahon. A
force of 5000 marines, in command of Gene
raj de Vassaigne, accompany the Baltic fleet,
and an attack is to be made on Stralsund, i'm
mediately north of Berlin. France denies
the authenticity of the secret treaty said to
have been offered to Prussia.
Crate, the eminent German %oculist, is dead.
In the House of Commonsto-night, Mr.. Glad
stone, in reply to a question of Mr.. Torrens,
bdlu ueBOtldIlOuS lOrs tue Settleueut Oh Iuo
Alabama claims stood where they did a year
and a half ago, the United States having de-
clined the offer made by England. The next
advance was due from the American Govern
ment.
Earl Granville, in the House of Lords to-
night, again referred to the draft of a secret
treaty alleged to have been proposed by
France to Prussia, and said he had an inter
view this afternoon with the French Ambas-
sador, who told him that the treaty originated
with Bismarck; that it never had a serious
basis, and was rejected by both parties. The
ambassador protested that France was actually
DESTROYS of maintaining peace with Belgium,
England, and Holland.
Mr.. Gladstone informed the House of Com
mons that advices from Berlin, settling the
authenticity of the Times information regard.
ing the alleged treaty, were hourly expected.
The British Minister at Berlin had telegraphed
that the despatch containing the original pro.
positions of Napoleon embodied in the treaty
existed in Count Benedetti's wi hand
writing.
Mr.. Otway, Under Foreign Secretary, de
clined, when asked, to make any communica,
ton or express an opinion of the propose
made by Napoleon to annex Holland.