The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-27
ENGLAND.

ENGLAND.
LONDON. August rs. - The Times
contains a disDatch from Florence
stating that Prince NapoIeon's de-
mand for assistance vas declined by
Italy.
A special Paris dispatch says there
are rumOrs of fighting, but nothing
authentic.
Mcmahon will un6ou 5tedIy be in
battle to day. and there are fears
that he will be defeated. Official
circles are very silent-more than at
any time this week.
The Standard has a special tele
gram from Virton. Belgian LuxeL.
burg, containing the following intelli-
gence:
A sharp engagement occurred on
Thursday night at Stenay, near Mont
medy. The PrussIans we're successful.
many of the French wounded are now
at Montmedy"
The success of the Freuch loan, no
doubt. has been exas gerated grossly.
Paris is still apathetIc.
Bismarck, from the first, has re-
fused 10 permit any representative OF
Austria accompanying the army.
The Department of the Marne, from
Chalons to Vassay. is under the con
troll of the Plussians.
Belgium has denied having permit
ted wounded Prussian soldiers to be
scot across her territory.
The Echo has a Paris telegram to-
day stating that Madame Pagerier had
been imprisoned at Vlncennes,
charged with communicating to the
enemy. Other Court ladies are i'm
plicated.
Reuter-. in a communication to the
London Times 10 day, denounces
the delay 10 the French telegrapbic
service. News messages sent IN the
afteTDoon do not generally arrive 10
time to BE- printed before the next af-
ternoon.
The Prussians use the railroad from
Luneville to point near Strasbourg
TO transport the wounded.
Mcmahon aud b izaine are still out
of communication with Paris.
Prus>ian cuirassiers have encamped
at St. Remy.
DOVER, August PA formidable
iron clad ram, armed with two enor
nous guns, passed this port under To ,
French flag, this morning. steaming
eastwardly.
LONDON Aug. 26.-The French
Chambers have adopted law pro
viding that AL able bodied men, be-
tween tweaty end thirty FIVE years of
age, be enrolled for military duty
without liberty to procure substi-
tues.
There is great activity in the Brit
ish arnories and navy yards.
It Is rumored that the British ar
tillery has been ordered from Ply
mouth to Antwerp.
The Courier lie Bdyonne says that
j. j Weiss, who succeeded Provost
Paradol in the Chair of Literature at
AK, and who founded the Journal
De Paris, will be appointed Minister
of France at Washington.
Especial TO the Telegram.I
LONDON, August 26-Spscial re-
ports from Madrid state that the Jun
ia sent three Deputies to Paris. to
maintain a watch upon events, as
/ complica ions are feared These Dep
uties WiIl at once open cOmmuuica-
tions with the Republican party of
| France, with a view TO esfa ablishiDg a
mutual course of Republican action
in the two countries.
The drawing of conscription at
| Paris, for the present year, is fixed
for the 29.h. The call i for 140, 600,
| instead OF 10000 men.
Gunboats for the defense Of the
city have just arrived. The chief
command OF the squadron has been
confded to Captain Thomassen.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-The Times,
Neucs and other London journals are
almost maudlin in their Expressions
of the sudden affection for Prussia,
but they misrepresent the average
resolution Of the Eoglish people.
[Herald's 5peciaLJ
LONDON, August ga dispatch
from Berlin states that Gen. Faldeu-
stein is reported moving with a great
part of his army to relieve King Will
| liam and join the Crown Prince.
The North German Government
has offered Mr.. Washburne. through
Mr. Bancroft, further supplies for the
support of INDECENT Germans expelled
from Paris.
Among the killed by the uunask-
ing of a battery of mitfrailleurs al
Mars la Tour were Counts Western
and Wesdalen. Barons kiest, vii.
zetuu and Grenim, Prince Reuss and
other noblemen of high rank.
Advices from Paris report eight
Departments 10 the pos. ession o.
the Pruss ans, namely: the Lower
and Upper Rhine. Moselle, VI nrerne
Meuse, Vosges, Marne, and Hsute.
Marne. They contain 1851 900 in
| ha bitants.
Great suffsrings prevail in conse
quence of Prussian requlsitions.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-I0 PM.-Prus
sian cavalry are reported at Doalevant