Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-08-04


sharp shooters. Several of the latter were
killed. The French suffered no loss.
COUP DE THEATRE.
LONDON, Aug. l.
A telegram from Amsterdam confirms
the report of the French exploit at Saar-
bruck, but calls it coup de theatre to act
on Paris and not military success. The
Prussians regarded Saarbruck position
without military value, and entrusted it
to only two companies.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
METZ, August 3.
Yesterday when the heights OF saar-
buck were occupied, battery OF mltrall-
leurs played upon the enemy's position In
the presence Of the Emperor and the
Prince Imperial. The Emperor ordered
the officer in charge not to fire unless it
was necessary, as,the Prussians were hid
den in the prairies; but afterwards de-
tachment of the army was seen near the
railway at distance of 1000 metres and
was fred at, leaving half their number on
the field. A second detachment met the
same fate, after which the enemy feared
to appear The prisoners taken confess
IN the superiority of the French guns.
LARGE FORCE OF TROOPS.
PARIS, Aug. 3.
Advices from BAIL announce that
large force of Wurtemburg troops have
arrived in that vicinity TO sustain Baden
troops.
INTERVENTION.
The,fall of English consols is consider
ed at BAIL, certain sign of the interven
ton of England.
, FALSE STATEMENT.
The statement that brother OF tn
the King of Denmark is with the Prus
sian army is false. He is in the Austrian
e service.
INSTRUCTIONS ASKED FOR.
2 M. OLIVER has asked the Emperor to
- definite instructions regarding reports
the press a~d correspondents accompany
ing the army.
n EXPLAINED.
d The French Government has explaine
TO the Cabinet at Madrid that the camp
recently formed near the Spanish trontl'
were simply places of rendezvous an
g training for the Garde Mobile.
lie THE EVACUATION OF ROME.
The Moniteur says that all arrang
ments for the evacuation of Rome ha'
to terminated between France and ltal
lie the latter Government will issue decla
IL alton giving renewed force to the SePteI
Der Convention.
The affair may now be considered 1
re- gulated to the satisfaction of all partl
interested.
=, INDIGNATION AT GLADsToNE's CoURs
- Special to the Tribune.
LONDON, August 2.
The disappointment at GladstoDe's ia
IRE to make a positive declaration to pl
tect Belgium seems far more general al
in even indignant than L yesterday
Ms scribed it.
CHI Throughout his speech the House h
an air of painful waiting, changing at
close to one of unsatisfed expectati'
to To-day the people are no longer sile
Liberals and Conservatives complain /
terly that the government fails to comp
nd bend the determination of the people, a
he that GIadstone's economical and sen
mental shrinking from war threatens
nreci,,itata England i-te IL ~s-y ~~-H'
she seeks to avoid.
w. The complaints of the German press
Dr. England's irresolute policy and impSrf
-,~-, +~oI;tv are, felt to be Just.
Influential Liberals have already rep
sented to the government the danger
deserving the same reproach from Prus
-, as from the United States, and urgi
that some decided step be taken, or SO
declaration made, both as to Belgium q
operations of neutrality acts.