The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-07-30
THE WAR ON THE RHINE
a BATTLE IMMINENT.
NApoLEoN's ADDRESS TO THE ARMY

NApoLEoN,s ADDRESS TO THE ARMY.
THE TRUE STORY OF THE SECRET
TREATY.
MAssING THE FRENCH AND PRUssIAN
FORCES.
The Forward Movement Begun The
Imperial Guard on the March-Napo-
Icons Designs.
PARIS, July 26-Midnight.
Dispatches received from Thionville, Sierch,
st. Avoid, Metz and Bitche state that the army
is preparing to move to the frontier, and that
the Imperial Guard has already started.
Aspeeial dispatch from Strasbourg, received
to-day, says that the elite of the French army
is now concentrated ct strasbourg and Belfort
The Algerian forces, consisting Of zouaves and
Turcos, and filing eighteen railway trains,
reached Strasbourg on the 24tha and to-day
took up their positions at Belfort, close to the
Baden line Sixteen squadrons Of Chasseurs
d'Afrique arrived to-day via Lyons.
The Cherbourg Naval E1pedition-The
First Division Already sailed-Des-
tined for q Descent on the SchleswIg
Coast-A Lost Chance for Attacking
Cherbourg.
LONDON, July 2s.
Advices from Cherbourg state that the
squadron is completely formed. 1t is under
the command Of vice-admiral and two rear
admirals, the chief in command being Vice
Admiral Count Bouet Willaumez, whose flag
ship is the iron-clad surveilante, Command
ant Grivel. The first division is uEder order
OF Rear-Admiral Pothouan, whose flagship is
the iron.clad frigate La Savoie, Commandant
Perigot. This division comprises the iron-clad
frigate Guienne, Commandant Du Qulllo; the
iron-clad trigate Ocean, Commandant Desche-
ney; the iron-clad guardship Rochambeau,
Commandaut Boule; and the iron-clad ram
Taureau, Commandant Duperre. The second
division is commanded by Rear-Admiral Dleu-
dome. It comprises the iron-clad frigates
Gaulois Commandant De Jonquires, and
and Flandre, Commandant Duval; the IRON
clad corvettes Thetis, Commandant Series, and
Jeanne D'Arc, Commandant Reboust. The
Rochambeau above mentioned is the Dunder-
berg bought IN the United States. The thick
ness of her plates Is i've inches; that ofall the
other ships inches. The Rochambeau's arm
ament is Is guns of 81 and l03 inches bore,
throwing solid shot Weighing ATS pounds
distance of Is, 900 feet. The fleet is thoroughly
equipped in all respects, but trained seamen
are wanting. The first division was to sail on
Saturday evening, the second probably. on
Tuesday. 1.-THE first division doubtless was the
same which passed Dover on the 25th.
The transports would follow last, embarking
the corps Of marines now forming at Cher
bourg. Gen. De. vassaigne arrived this morn
Ing to inspect this corps; Gen. Reboul goes In
command of 1t. The corps numbers 5000, and
Is Intended to land on the Schleswig coast to
,oin Gen. Bourbaki's $4,000 men. The squad
ron is to blockade the Prusslan coast. The
troops are expected to operate from Denmark.
The defences of Cherbourg have been
strengthened within few days, but had
Prussian fleet attacked the place last week it
might have entered through the western pass,
burnt the arsenal and the town, and retired
through the eastern pass without receiving a
shot. Detachments of infantry and marines
are continually arriving. The transport feet
is composed of large sailing vessels with aux
Hilary crews, and will be commanded By Vice
Admiral La Ronciere lie Noury. With the
transports there will so numerous fotilla
with batteries and gunboats to operate on the
coasts and rivers.
The expeditionsry corps of the Baltic will
comprise two African divisions, including two
regiments Of Zouaves and Sp4his, and two Of
Chasseurs d'Afrique.
Forward Movement from Metz - No
Journalists Allowed with the Army
Americans Would he Allowed If Any
body-General Bazaine Leaves Metz.
LONDON, July 26.
The correspondent oil the Tribune, at Metz,
sends advices to the oath inst, that there were
then no news from the front. There was no
possibility OF passing the lines. He had an in
terview with the Secretary Of General Bazalne.
TO the repeated requests Of the nephew OF the
latter for pass, the reply consisted in showing
| letter from LeBoeuf, saying that by the En-
peror's special desire all corps commanders
were to use the greatest vigilance to prevent
al persons not belonging to the army from ac-
| companylng 1t to Germany, and especially
journalists. Our correspondent urged an excep-
ton in favor of American journalists. He re
piled that permission would be given to Amer
leans if to anybody. The uncle regretted to
refuse. He feared the refusal would be misin-
terpreted in the United States. Our cores
pondent thinks that this has reference to the
General having been ordered out Of Mexico
rather sharply By American compatriots. The
matter was ended by referring the correspon-
dent to LeBoeuf, refusing even to look at pass
ports and letters from the American Legation.
On Monday, 25th, the correspondent telegraphs
from Metz General Bazaine leaves this
morning with fifteen thousand men; Lad
miranlt goes also." The Emperor is expect
ed to arrive next Thursday, and battle, it
was anticipated, would shortly afterward take
place. The Army Of Africa was rapidly arriV-
ing. The Zouaves that left Constantine on