Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-08-25

Interesting General News
The Franco-Prussia War.

expressed herself as desiring
peace, but added that private letters had
been received to which she stated that
tho army demand substantial guarantee
for the future peace of the country before
the war could be brought to close.
COMMITTEE OF Defense.
PARIS, Aug. "a.
Liberte says Senators Mellient and
Behic have been appointed on the commit
tee of defense.
PRINCE NAPOLEON BLAMED.
The journals continue to blame Prince
Napoleon for his absence in such critical
time. Liberte advises the Chambers to
inquire into the matter.
NO PROPOSITION FOR PEACE TO BE EN-
TERTAINED.
The nstiona' rnards hnv hr1l several
meetings lately III which it Y as resolved
that no proposition looking to peace ought
to be entertained, so long as the Prussian
army are in French territory.
GOOD NEWS MAY BE EXPECTED.
NEW YoRN, August "a
The following dispatches have been re-
ceived by private parties in this city from
London to-day
A Paris dispatch of this date says thst
the Minister of the Navy, at the SEES
sion of the Corps Legislatif, was as reti
cent as the rest of the government officials
He intimated, however, that good news
might shortly be expected from the fleet
UNCHANGED
1t was reported in London this morn
ing that McMahon is still at Chalons, ant
Bazaine's position unchanged.
NO PEACE PROP OsITIONs.
A special Paris dispatch says that a
the foreign office everything remain
quiet There have been several informa
conferences among the different diplo
matte agents, but there was no mention u
any peace overtures, such as the Englisl
papers report. ALI that is known here i
that Count Won Bismarck has sent infor
nation to La Tour D'Advergne stating
that Prussia would only conclude peace
upon basis which will make it impossi
BILE for France to think of further rava.
ges.
FRENCH SITUATION.
1t is reported here that Bazaine is still
at Metz, and that Metz is isolated; that
MacMahon is still at Chalons, and has not
gone to reinforce Baz4ine.
PRUssTANs IN STRONG FORCE.
The French themselves assert that the
Prussians are in strong force on the west
side of Metz
NOT MATERIALLY CHANGED.
The situation has not materially chang
ed since last Saturday, except that the
Crown Prince has halted at ST. Dezien
for the purpose of reinforcing the Prus-
sian center and right.
METZ ISOLATED.
aaris kilograms Just received here de
clare that Metz is certainly isolated, and
that the Prussians have cut off all COM
munication between Thionville, Mont
medy and Metz, and that Marshals Mac
Mahon and Bazeine arein daily communi-
cation, and that no mediation is likely to
succeed unless Napoleon takes the initia-
tive.
RUSSIA ALARMED
Gable Special to the New York Times
PARIS, Aug. %.
saw a letter to-day from person
high In Office at st. Petersburgh, stating
that tie Russian Government is seriously
alarmed at the state of affairs in Poland.
There is great agitation in favor of France,
and numbers of Poles are leaving to offer
their services in the French army. On
the other hand, movement is on foot in
the Baltic Provinces of the Russian EN-
pire in favor of annexation to the German
Confederation and is gaining ground.
The Russian Government is on the horn
of a dilemma, and it is believed that in self
defence Russia will be compelled to take
pirt in the war.
COMMUNICATION CUT OFF.
PARIS, Aug. "a.
Telegraphic communication with all
points in THE departments of Aube and
Caedeon is cut off.
FAVORABLE ADvICEs.
The Minister of the Interior authorizes
the statement that additional advices of a
favorable character have been received
from the armies in the field, but that the
information is purposely withheld, as
some journals indiscreetly give details
which should be kept back.
THE LONDON "TIMEs" HOSTILITY.
The Constitutional, answering the as
ssrtions of the London Times that the
French are in desperate condi-
ton, shows that that journal ar
rives at its conclusions without wait
ing for complete or authentic reports of
recent events, and defes it to decide who
low is in best military condition, Bazaine
n King William. 1t adds that the hos
ility of the Times is accounted for by the
act that the son of one of its proprietors
married the daughter of the Prussian Am
oassador at London, and some persons say
hat in addition to this the journal has
oeen heavily subsidized by Bismarck.
THE FoRTIFIcATIoN OF PARIS.
The constitutional semi-oficially says