The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-13
CONFUSION IN PARIS.
AN UTTER BREaK DOM
OF POTTER,
France.

t superior numbers began the attack at O'Clock
on saturday morning; the first attack hai na
t peeh repulsed about noon. In the evening
t 'iey re-opened the contest, throwing forward
numerous sharp shooters, protected by six guns
/ III commanding position. Masses OF Infantry
were then brought up. At 4 o'clock in the at.
!, terGoon McMahon was forced to order re-.
treat, which was effected in good order, the
enemy's pursuit being without vigor and by no
means troublesome. The Marshal was able to
send only partial list of the killed and
, wounded.
l RECRUITMENT OF TIG FRENCH ARMY
A dispatch from Metz dated Aug II. SIS P.
M, says it has rained all day. The army is
centered around this place and is being re-
cruited and reinforced The retreat of McMa-
: hon and Fally has been accomplished in ex-
celent order. Marshal Bazaine is engaged in
: visiting and inspecting the troops under his
command. The report that the Prussians &C.
cupy Nancy is false. The circular from the
Minister of the Interior requires the projects
OF the various departments to encourage the
formation of companies of National Gardes.
Volunteers are to take the field at once They
are to receive arms as soon as possible, but in
chief towns of the departments to organize
and drill. They will be paid one franc per day
from the date of enlistment
STRINGENT REGULATIONS
The Journal Official says that the Ministers
of War and Interior on assuming control of
their departments, Immediately took the most
energetic measures to encourage efficiency in
the various branches of the service. The Min
lister of War has issued very stringent orders
in regard to provisioning the army and on the
subject of quartermasters' and ordnance stores
ERA OF GOOD FEELING
Adv'ces fIom headquarters represent that
that the best understanding exists between
Marshal Bazalne and the other generals
PRUSSIA NOT TAKEN BY SURPRISE
Among the German prisoners taken at the
| beginning of the campaign are numbers of the
landwher who were called into the service six
weeks ago This paoves that Prussia expected
war before it was declared and that she was
not taken by surprise as her government rem
| resented.
| VIOLENCE THREATENED
The workmen in the factories at LYONS
threaten the German employees with violence
and trouble IS apprehended.
|
| The Echo asserts without qualification that
the Empress Eugene and the Prince Imperial
are IN lodgings at st. Johns Wood. The Week
| ly Register has the same report, which, how
| ever, gives it with caution SO as not to place
too much confidence in Sis correctness.
ENDORSEMENT OF THE EMPEROR
The Examiner this week says that Napoleon
adopts course most worthy of his name and
the gravity of his situation Raised from indo-
lent indecision by stunning blow, he attains
to the greatness of the situation in the pres
ence of perilunspeakable to himself, his family
and to the proud nation which so lately rein
stated him with kingly power. Laying aside
conventionalites, he tells France of her dan
ger and exhorts her to the rescue, not for his
sake but for her own.
COMMUNICATION WITH sTRAsBoURG
5 interrupted. The Prussians are massed
round the city. The Emperor is at Metz.
Paris is tranquil; that is, no important dis
turbances have occurred though turbulent
groups continually form. The Corps Legisla-
tiff is still surrounded by troops, including 1000
regular cuirassiers and marines. The marines
are supported by the Paris Gardes and Nation
al Guard. No one is allowed to pass with out a
their way, several having been stopped 1t is
difhcult to understand why there are such pre-
cautions unless it is intended to prevent a non
ular invasion of the Chambers on the DAVIS of
the convention. Nevertheless crowds gather
daily and troops charge them. False alarms
are continually arising. The irritation against
the Emperor and the old administration in
creases daily. Never was there such a break
down of the departments and ministers, which
are in utter confusion. The new Cabinet has
every thing to reOrganize. The elaboration on |
the formation of u new ministry lasted the |
whole night and late the next morning. There |
were nineteen reflections before the list was
completed.
The official information about the real losses
is still withheld. Paris is exaspersied by the |
bad faith OF the government, which had prom
ised to gva all news while McMahon admits a |
loss of $1,000 out of IS 900 men engaged
Frossard's losses at Saarbruck are wholly I'M
known. Instead of intelligence of war the |
government telegraphs from Metz that showers |
fell last night, and Marshal Canrobert had ar |
rived in Paris on Thursday TO replace Barguay |
D'Hil1er who goes to Tours.
Gen. TTOuche takes CanrObects CORPS |
Trouche was offered the Ministry OF War, but |
refused unless he was called to power by the |
Corps Legislatf The Secretary of the Count |
of Paris denies that the Orleans Princes are in |
Paris.
TRIBUNE SPECIAL.
LONDON, Aug. 12-Our special correspond |
ent from Paris Thursday writes: Scraps of |
news about recent defeats are permitted to be |
printed. At Reichoffen the soldiers had no |
cartridges left. They had been without any |
for hours, and made repeated bayonet charges. |
The Prussians moved them down in masses.
Ammunition was on its way, but the wagons |
conveying it by rail were stopped at the sta |
ton nearest the battlefield by the explosion of |
bombs from the Prassians Prussian spies had
signaled the train to their friends.
THE PRUssIAN ADVANCE INTO FRANCE.
The Prussian armies are reported penetrat-
ing France in three great divisions, by way of
Forbach, Ormez, by Weissembourg and by
MulhouSe. They evidently intend crossing the
Vosges and making for Nancy. Tue first
thing the Prussians did to cut the tele
graph lines and railways between Strasbourg
and st. Averne. st. Averne is the key OF the
Vosges, and il the Prussians are really there,
as there seems to be doubt, the eastern
gateway of France is thrown wide open.
Saarbruck of course is abandoned
HARDsH.1s OF THE FRENCH ARMY.
The French soldiers and officers are furious
at the want of organization. On the 9th inst.
no coffee was distributed until O clock and
the soldiers fought fasting and after the battle
there was no distribution of food for four days.
The soldiers lived upon potatoes gathered from
neighboring fields.
| DECENTRALIZATION IL THE FRENCH ARMY.
| one OF our two correspondents sends from
| Cnaions on wednesday an account of the dis
order and decentralization in the French army.
| he says as we entered ChalOns it was dark
and the rain falling. The note of the drum
| was heard accompanying the shouts of drunk
| en- conscrlpts Every thing was in confusion.
| AFTER cropping about in the mud l found all
Omnibus and in it two gentlemen just return
| ed from camp.
Ihey say the roads is lined with stragglers
ana drunken soldiers belonging the Garde Mo
pie. Inc latter are being drilled with the
greatest despatch. Only small portion are
| armed' The remainder are exercised with
SUCKS. Inc cnmp is full of wounded from the
1roht'er. 1t IS believed here that Prussia has
| oHerea peace. No news is allowed to reach
| here from the 'front.' Constant suspciops are
| EXPIRE that the wounds made by the Prus-
sian guns are not severe, but the effects of the
| Mitrallieur are fearful. Numbers of men had
| both legs shot off and still lived
| Hrussia.
| THE BAVARIAN ARMY ~ FRANCE.
BERLIN, Aug. 1.-THE Bavaran army has
passed through the Vosges and bivouacked last
night at Dumeringen, near Saar-Louis.
! GENERAL SHERIDAN
has left Berlin for the Kings headquarters
| THE QUEEN
announces that she will take personal charge
of the wounded of both nations and their treat
ment shall be identical.
THE FRENCH PRISONERS