, 1870-07-26
foreign.
The War in Europe.
Description Of the French For.
: ti6cations at Metz.
The Situation at Strasbourg.
Further Skirmishlng In the TIcinlty
Of Saarbruck.
French Deserters Coming into the
Prussian Lines.
DECLARATION of the French Gov
crninent Relative 10 Ncu-
1rnl Vessels.
The Paris Fortihcations to be pnt in a
State Of Defence.
4ecp0rted Secret Intrigue Ese-
tween France and PRUSSIA.
The Absorption Of Belgium the Object Of
the Former Power,
French Deserters Coming into the
Prussian Lines,
Declaration Of fIlc French Gov.
crnlnent Relative to Neu.
1rn1 Vessels.
The Paris Fortifcations to be pnt in a
State Of Defence,
The Absorption Of Belgium the Object Of
the Former Power,

/ 4At ADSO1P1Ou t3 ot4H1 G4a t4E ~4JEt] ~ |
the Former Power,
AT THE FRONT.
1n~toS, July ..-tn,n-nattnn has t.etn rc-
et,.tr urs- :'t:t, un <Hts.say, t'nty .! German
lhluis.n, lantrrs, passed the ans9cr near Saar-
hsurk, tnFc iIp 1he rails nr long distance 0n tue
Metz isAtlns. tir<trr,st4l Eia!uct ari returned
to The rump without lhss-
The Fr,Mrt ar. concentrating At Dunkirk, on
t'n rnast, near the Belgian frontier.
Io>lxlS. Iulg GA s1srial correspondent
wri1rs from alr1z, un,ler date Of the eIss, that
three camps had hrtn fnr1nei arnrnA the cty.
He allowed 10 Inspesf Far1 St. Quentin nncr
the guidance u II officer, amt fu;l Information
Wat furnished linn. TlIe fust Is u he completed
III twt nty-four h'urs. sixty cannon being
placed In p1sitiau. The ,liichcs, casv-
1urnt>, l.n1uh.{ roof barracks, and everything
connected xlth the furtress, cuu-
Et1nc1cd On al immense scale The work Is not
destined to defend Metz Hrscly, that place pin0
sufficiently fortified tsnTe, hnt to prntrct rast
c1ieaMnmru rut tk+' the present, give shelter to
3a'attE army. The iaci tl,ut the walls wcrr CUM
hlssetd Month aHu Ii cit1v proof Of how
France has ften preparing for offensive WAT ut
THE Efsf oir0rtunty. There are twG forts at st.
Quentin, commanding the hta1I valley Of the
r1rcE, aud thc approaches tn the toxn. The guns
-.
any cnen,y that may al vance through the valley
tn attack tile town. while In the valley there is
ample shelter tor The whole arny. guarded
side by tit guns ot the tnwn 2l!tl the otttr by
the guns of the fnrt. The tllcer ut the for. LID
Nbttxisct 10 learc fT The frntcr In less time than
c,eht DAYS Captain III the rn1ssiau Engineer
Corps had Just keen arrested In the for spy.
Mar-l4a1 Mtza,ne was IN Metz. EnrseS heio!spIny
~ iitrEfa II Of tr <ihs! WERE. kent sa.te,3 AMI
Etansl'isg h"f"fe 1ne fMtt1 hut nn Nnyr has yrt
1*tn tra,1r- G!rat difficulties were experienced. In
G'tts1s supplies fnrwaE'i, mt only from Paris, Int
frnFn the c'sTntEy n.,ouf Mrtz. ali i,le horses
longing To n" inhabitants huytng e..n SEIZED, ami
even ttlcat :u! vegetables beginning fall.
11''s ih''ic:::,s tl,x, til. French nuvcnent may e
still s.lfne " tnt .Irlagcry
\ correspondent writing froin Paris says that
fr:s-Ian treof's WrFe passiny through the Hack
Ent.st tuwlr1 Basic. uttauh1nrnts hal been
t:'i i"s! t'5 rlr Swiss auhntiiics WIN hay. all ul,
stt.Ati"n ctrI> ri ~, ,tdH',
t;r.ern! Macn,altI's headquarters wcre Ut S:ras-
thiIE-
\ string French fnrce WIS massing to prevent
tlHrfise thrhurh 1he TusG+.s .lriiiA Tro4,ps werr
ls'ls':.s ntn Str2s.tourg from Ntsancun. Every
thing i,str:ltr- that tlr tI1st gat blow viii he
struck tn TIN. vicinity 1t sIsas!nnlr:., ntd y great
s'rrr tsaf at-ray arrived there, nll Ut which hal
ts'E transported by E1ilsuat!.
rsr,~. .1n!Y es-Thr journals NJ Metz say
sn' the frrrlcn hare taken fuTty prisoners thus
Tar.
1s~peS, .'uiy es-The following dispatches arc
ErsrH''l fr"al saars'rsrk, viz Berlin:
On SUNDAY bO.iT OF t'r1issIans cTnasei the from
:irE. n.as sia:hznck- Thry i.eurtratel thu cu:in-
uF ttses1! m!i.s, and II length found the
French IN considerable force, uear Gerswet1cr.
SHARP diminishing tusuc,l The French soon
Tcstrtsa, leaving ten killed ant wounded. No loss
On the lTussian side. THIS action has .leinal-
ssEate.l that the ntete.gan Ia superior 10 the
I:has-cpot-
Subsequently company Of Frussians, Scy et-
techth Regiment Of the linz, captured the French
Custom loslse ut Stlrvtk!lngcn. Tie Officers of
Tie Custom lfunse male n atnut Resistance And
were I'll either kllfu1I Or carturt4f One rrusslau
t'i1ltr Nas slightly wnundt,t-
i>esrIte1s from tho French army arc ycYy nu.
1nctoHs. atsl are continually coming into the
1rus.ian lines.
9nStsuS. .1nls ea-4 r. ul--Thc French ,,asc Of
Operations eStentls from Straashaury to Thion-
gtlIc. a few niles nnrIh Of Metz Tr centre IS
trtwcrn l;i1chcz anil Sfhnss!d The s,-coui ltns ut
Mttz iscarull: Ut expansion 10 the centre anl ta
Ilrhyilic+
No report Ut any general engagement ts ri
trlscsl.
PAKss. July sa-So report of q battle Is yct n.
crise't, ali none, tudcvi, IL expected for SUN,
ca,strl
InSr0S. July ea--TerEvaph!c news ffntn rati
to-day ferre%eilts comparative quiet along tt
fsrnleE In the lHalE 1T SaaT Louis tan SATURDAY.
where the 1russtan Recommending party rassct
thc trnntler AMI WEN encountered AMI supul4..
t,y the French. Paris papers claim that the 1'rus
sans lost TWO kIfle'I ani niictn wtuntt,t, Will
tie Chasseurs hat ens tse inru slightly Wounded
Thr two rrussfan soldiers killed. ,scr. left on th
fell.
The Emperor, with his s.,n, it Is stated, vii
positively leave for The irunt on Tuesday q
"Wednesday.