Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-01
FROM FRANCE.

PARIS, Aug. 30-Midnight. The fol-
lowing official news has just been promul-
gated by the Minister of the Interior:
seems to have been arrested. McbIahon
continues his movement. There has been
no serious engagement yet -l.....
Chalons has been evacuated entirely by
the Prussians.
Railroad trains go freely now as far as
Rheims. a4z ,ilaa-1s.l ...
The national guards of Seine Marine and
Azeine organized to offer vigorous resist
ance.
b persons who left Strasburg on Fri
day last, says one part of the town has
suffered much, but the garrison is sup
piled with plenty of provisions and mu-
nitions of war, and the citizens are de-
termined to resist to the last.
A Prussian vessel has just been cap
tureG and brought into Dunkirk
Unofficial RumOrs of n Battle on
Saturday-McMahOn i'm COmmu-
nicatiOn with Bazaine-RumOrs,
Etc.
PARIS, Aug 31.-The Moniteur says
persons who have arrived from Meziers
affirm that battle occurred on Saturday.
Our informants saw the Prussians retreat
ing. There were great numbers of strag-
glers.
There has been no official announce
ment of this affair yet by the Minister of
War or Minister of Interior.
LIE Publique says that Mcmahon is en-
tirely free in his movements. He is in
perfect communication with Bazaine.
To-day both must be fighting the enemy.
The forced marches of Prussians under
the Prince Royal have used up many
of his men, who are footsOre, and have
to be transported in carts. Thousands
have been left behind.
Cutting Railroads and Telegraphs.
PARIS, Aug 31.-Letters received to-
day says the Prussisns are in the depart
ment of YOU'VE AMI Aube, and are cutting
railways and telegraphs. 9.-.-s...
What Mcmahon Hopes TO Do.
NEW York, Aug. 91-A private Lon
don dispatch says French advices report
that Mcmahon, by his tactics, has sue
ceeded in separating the forces of his OPP
ponent, and that he will deliver battle
probably :o-day, with most confident
hopes of success.
10000 SIck-The Walls of Paris
Manned Daily.
A special to the Herald, dated Paris,
Aug. 81, says: The Diplomatic Corps
will go to Tours if Paris is besieged. 3d.
600 sick soldiers have returned to Ger
many. The national loan now amounts
to S07, 900, 600 francs.
The Paris Notifications are to be here
after manned daily. Four hundred Arab
soldiers escaped from Prussian prisons,
and returned 70 France.
The work of pulling down houses out
side of Paris has commenced.
Princess CIOthiIde-Last Day of
Grace for Germans.
PARIS, Aug. 31.-The chief municipal
officers of Paris have addressed letter to
the Minister of the Interior declaring the
people ready to encounter the enemy
The commander of the National Guard |
received orders notifying them of the po-
sitions which they are to hold on the for |
tificatiOns in case of a seige. Gen. |
Trochu will hold review this week of |
the newly organized Garde de Paris.
The Bank of France commenced TO |
issue yesterday new billsof the denomina. |
ton of % francs.
1t is reported that the Princess ClothildP, |
wife of Prince Napoleon, when urged by |
the King of Italy to leave Paris, replied |
that she would not abandon the country |
of her adoption at such moment.
Tomorrow is the last of the three days |
within which German residents must leave
Paris After that date the police are to
search carefully each ACCOMPLISHMENT to
see that the order for expulsion has been |
observed. Many arrests of alleged spies
are made daily.
McMa hon has Crossed the Neuse-
Movements of Bazaine.
PARIS, Aug. %. No official informa-
ton from the seat of war made public
to-day. The Constitutional says assur-
ances of an unofficial character were
given in the Chambers yesterday, that
Mcmahon had crossed the Meuse without
opposition; and that the Ministers of
foreign affairs had received from the
Ambassador of France at Brussels news
that Bazaine had on the 26th and 9th de-
signated his right after a successful en-
counter with the enemy.
Other journals here continue to give
news from private sources of French
successes in minor engagements.
of French PrOtestanGS-
Privateers-AN Nephew of Bismarck
Arrested rs a Spy.
PARIS, Aug. 31.-In The Corps Legis-
atif Tuesday, Deputy johnson, of BOr-
leaux, protested against an accusation of
The Protestants in France. He affirmed
his was not patriotic, and said the Pro-
testants were ready to sacrifice their lives
and fortunes in defense of the country.
The Minister of the Interior said such
accusations were unworthy of France.
He knew all Frenchmen were moved with |
he same sentiment. He would cause it
20 be published in all the communes of
France that the first religion is patriotism.
This was greeted with great applause.
Deputy Belmont d.nlanIcd from Min
ster the Marine an explanation of the re-
ported fillibustering expeditions of Ger
mans from points in the United States.
The Minister in reply said he had received
no official dispatches on the subject, and
N the absence of any intelligence direct
" confirming the charge, he could not
suppose the American government would
permit such violation of the rights of
nations.
The Patrie says the report of these ex-
petitions is absurd, and all the other even
ng papers take the same view.
To day the Minister of IGterior and
Ministers of Agriculture and Commerce |