Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-22

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THE FEELING AGAINST FRANCE.
The feeling IN London against France
IS intense, and 1t IS universally believed
that the troops recently called home
/ from the English colonies have been
concentrated IN anticipation of the pres
ent war.
Great Britain has now at the home /
| depOts ninety-five thousand troops, and |
can muster about three hundred thous- /
and more. Great activity in the navy.
The Morning Post has double lead |
ed article containing the following: |
ANY violation of Belgian territory ends |
England's S neutrality"
The steamship Leipsig, of the North |
German Lloyd. viii not sail from Balti- /
more as advertised; she IS now detained |
at Southampton until further orders from |
Germany. All Prussian merchant vess-
els now IN British ports will remain. |
! The crews have disbanded and are re-
turning home.
PRUSSIAN REyERSES EXPECTED.
The Times says It expects to be |
obliged to chronicle Prussian reverses at |
/ first, owing to the superior preparations |
and effectiveness of the French army. /
Prussia needs at least another fortnight /
% be altogether in readiness.
FRANCE WITHOUT A SHADOW OF. AN Ex-
CUsE
The Times also says: France, with
out shadow Of an excuse or justification.
Jlunges Europe in war of which no
person living may see the end.
THIERs's SPEECH.
The Tribune's correspondent tele-
graphs: Not one word of Thiers's re-
narkable speech was allowed to reach
England by telegraph. There has been
I systematic scheme of late to deceive
Europe about public opinion in France
esPecting war, and deceive France
about the opinions of Europe
The telegrams to English papers dur
ing the past week have misrepresented
he tone of the French Independent
press and suppressed manifestations
against war.
The press censorship was never more
active and unscrupulous
It IS now generally believed here that
Russia sustains Prussia.
THE FRENCH PROGRAMME.
PARIS, July Io-The La Liberte, Thi-
ers's party organ, gives the following
french programme: The army will
first enter Hesse to neutralize the South
ern States Of Germany, and then occupy
and fortify Frankfort From this point
they will sweep all the Prussian territory
to the left Of the Rhine, then enter Prus-
sia by the way of Westphalia, and the
reconstruction of the Rhenish confedera-
ton will follow.
ANTI-wAR DEMONSTRATIONS IN PARIS.
LONDON, July o.-Surveillance has
been established IN Paris over the tele- ;
graph, which prevents the forwarding of
any news unfavorable to France.
The Department authorities on Satur-
day night forcibly put stop to the riot
Gus demonstrations of the peace party
in Paris. A thousand men waving white
flags marched through the streets shout
ing - VE1,e Ia Pair" A collision with
the troops was at one time imminent.
A special dispatch to the Times from
Paris says the Empress Eugene is de-
lighted that the Prince Imperial will now
see his hrst campaign with his father.
LONDON, July 20 p. m.-The Times !
this morning reports that a movement of
the French army has begun, and that :
hostlhties have been opened near For
bach.
Telegraphic communication between
France and Germany has been destroy
ed by the authorities
A NAVAL BATTLE IN PROGRESS.
THE HAGUE, July 2o-Noon.-The +
sounds of heavy cannonading, Z
as if from point off the coast, are dis :
tnctly heard in this city, creating great ,
excitement.
1t is supposed that the French fleet +
has oVertaken the Prussian squadron ?
from England, and that a great naval
hattie IS in progress. n
PRUSSIA. t
BERLIN, July 2o.-Hesse has allied
herself with Prussia.
King William has officially informed
the session of the North German Parlia-
ment. In his opening speech the King F
charged the Emperor of the French with C
seeking for a pretext for war in a man a
ner unheard of in diplomatic intercourse. II
and declaring war with that disregard 0
for the peoples rights to the blessings of Il
peace of which the first Napoleon gave Il
such analogous examples. But Germany a
now had the will and the power to repel Il
aggression, and before the Judgment n
seat of God and mankind the King sol P
emnly declares the responsibility falls h
lpon the man who has dragged two e.
great peoples into devastating war for y
he turtheranCe of his own private inter-
ests. IL
The Reichstag, or North German Par b
lament, met yesterday afternoon. s.
The Grand Duke of MeCklenburg- lie
'chwerin was chosen President. el
vehement cheering followed Count
ION Bismarck's announcement of the 81
declaration of war by France.
The King then opened the session
With speech, which was greeted with
he widest enthusiasm. IA
A WOMAN CAUSED THE WAR. w
1t is said here that the failure of an in dS
1gue OF the Empress Eugene to marry IN
er niece, Duchess of Alba, to Prince Pi
-eopold IS the real source of the present nj
'Ouble between France and Prussia ed
he father Of Duchess is now in Madrid 81
rowned in debt and generally despised. tel
HARMONY OF GERMAN STATES. %
The most perfect harmony exists in -
lie Governments of all the North Ger
ian States. In the Saxon Chambers
esterday the Minister of Finance made ms
speech, telling the Deputies that STA
rance was anxious for war, and she pr
nould have it as rapidly and severely thu
possible. the
NAPOLEON TO BE DETHRoNED. Ie ae
LONDON, July 2o.-Germany makes ate
e oethronlng OF Bonaparte, its ultima he
m.
n - ty u s1ily engagement either by up
he rumors of alliances are still rumors na1
lly. III III
BREMEN, July 2o.-A French SQUAD Be
n IS blockading the Elbe, and watch in
g the German ships at Hamburg. mo
IRISH SYMPATHY FOR FRANCE. dol
DUBLIN, July 2o.-Great popular de-
onstration in favor of France was
ade in this city last evening. More anc
an 10000 people with 20 bands of viii
Isic were out on parade. French and the
sh flags were entwined. The police 81
arged on the procession and captured Io.c
ese flags, but the mob rallied and re- nov
TX them. Intense excitement prevail
THE 0EC1ApA ArroDy ~, 7
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