Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-30
Another Sklymish, but No Battle Yes---The
Prussians so far Successful.
Troops Of Both Countries Concentrated
and Preparsd---Address of Nspe-
Ie0n to the French Army.
Both France and Prussia Determined Moi
ts Permit Newspaper Men or For
sigR 0fieers TO Accompany
Their Armies.
The Paris Bourss and lendsn Money Mar.
ket---Effeef Of the War;. .Rumors.
Facts and Faneies, Etc.
FRANCE

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are furious at the restrictions placed
on war news by the government.
The early abdication of the King Of
Prussia is rumOred here.
The Empress, on returning to St
Cloud, toasted Thiers, under whose
administration the Notifications OF
Paris were constructed; whereby
France is to-day enabled to send one
hundred thousand more men to the
field than she otherwise could.
A proclamation declaring the de-
partments of Moselle, Hout Rhine,
Bas Rhine in a state of siege was Off
cially promulgated this evening.
PARIS, July 29.-The Journal OFF,
cidLe contains the following report
from the Ministers Of War and Inte-
riOr to the Emperor: The Govern
ment has authorized the organization
of local national guards in the frontier
towns of the north and east, but the
Government thinks il necessary to re-
nOunce the idea of organizing a gen.
eral national guard. Meanwhile it
believes that companies of French
volunteer sharpshooters established
more extensively than at present will
constitute valuable reserve for the
protection of the national territory.
The two Ministers propose that the
engagement of the sharpshoOters shall
be limited to the actual term of the
war, and that volunteers admitted
with these bodies shall be especially
charged with the local defense.
The following is the proclamation
of the Emperor to the army, on as
suming command in person:
",SOldieTS. come to take my place
at your head, to defend the honor and
the soil of our country. You go to
combat against one of the best armed
of European countries; but other
countries as valiant as this have not
been able to resist your valOr. 1t will
be the same to-day. The war which
now commences will be long and
| hardly contested, for its theater will
be in places hedged with obstacles and
thick with fortreSses. But nothing is
beyond the persevering efforts of the
soldiers of Africa, Italy and Mexico.
You will prove once more what the
French army is able to accomplish,
animated by the sentiment of dtity,
maintained by discipline, and intiu-
enced by the love of country What
ever road we may take across our
frontier, we will find upon it the glo-
rious traces of our fathers, and we will
show ourselves worthy of them. All
France follows you with ardent
prayers, and the eyes of the universe
are upon you. Upon our success
depends the fate of liberty and civil
ization. Soldiers, let each one do his
duty, and the God of battles will be
with u.s."
(Signed) NAPOLEON.
"At General Headquarters, Metz, July
2S, 1870"
Feed and forage is said to be scarce
in Germany.
The following fortreSses have been
placed in a thorough state of readi-
ness for Ofiense and defense; Metz,
ThiOnyille, Ligny, Marsale, Pals
bouTg, SchelIstadt, New Breissaeh,
BelfOrt, Deehlemberg, La Petite,
Pierre, Monmedy, Verdun and Ed
ticy, all Notifications of StrasbOuTg.
At Metz, to-day, several newspaper
correspondents, most of them Ameri-
can and English, were arrested as
spies. They were liberated, however,
but warned to keep away from the
army in future.
1t is said that the return of General
Lebrun from the frontier hastened
the departure of the Emperor.
Prince Napoleon is on the Empe-
rQr's staff. s-
Large bodies of French troops are
moving to the notheast from Metz.
The French will pay in gold for
everything they take in the enemy's
country.
The Prussian government has sup
pressed large number of journals.
A New York lady of fortune, resid-
ing here, has volunteered as nurse.
Immense sums have been subscribed
for the wounded.
Pans, July 2B, evening.-The
Bourse closed firm; Rentes, 66f.
The Journal OficidIe denies the
rumOr that the Bank of France asked
permission to suspend specie payments
temporarily.
METZ, July 2j.-Great excitement
prevails here in consequence of the
news that the PruSsianS are moving.
1t causes a general burrying forward
of the French operations. There is
little doubt that the main body
will strike through Rheinish Bavaria.
An advance of the Prussians on the
left is expected.
PARIS, July 29-Evening-The fol-
lowing ofilcial reports from the army
have been published; The hrussian
troops are making onerous requisi-
tions on the country they occupy.
They take horses of farmers, cut down
trees and trample the standing crops.
During the thunderstorm at head
quarters, Division General Lorences
was strhck by lightning and three
officers were injured.
All prisoners so far taken have been
sent to Orleans, where aceommoda-
tions have been provided.
PARIS, July 20, p.m.-TwO persons
We're arrested at l3es4neQn fer export
ing gold to Prussia. One had 10000
francs In gold, which he professed to
be taking to a banker in Josie.
M. Dairke, Director of the Depart
ment of Foreign Affairs at Vienna,
an avowed adversary of Prussia, has
arrived ct Paris.
The Council of Ministers was held
to-day. The Empress presided.
PARIS, July 2.-The Journal Of
fcidle says that efforts have been made
to create the impression that a scheme
has been broached for the issue Of pa
per money by the Bank of France,
and that the bank was inclined to
favor it. Nothing can be further
from it.