Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-13


ill-health.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 12-Last night there
was IN enthusiastic popular demonstration
before the Palace and the British Legation
NapoIeOn's AIternatives-VictO
or DiscrOwned-ImpOr of th'
Battle OF WOerth.
The Times this morning says the pride
of France is wounded and her prestige
dimmed. Who brought this on must suf
fer for it. Victorious or discrowned is Ma
poleonis alternative on the next battle
field. The Prussian accounts say nothing
at Koenigratz could parallel the destruc.
ton of life at Woerth. Some accounts say
it is believed Napoleon was on the field
with Mcmahon.
Russell writes to the Times that at the
French headquarters they were wholly ig.
norant of the details of the battle OF
Woerth, but were impressed with the be.
lief that it was decisive and important in
its results.
Theirs is reported to have said that the
empire was ended and the republic newt.
able.
AIsace and Lorraine Lost
The Paris Pays publishes letter from
Charles Desmontes, dated Nancy, de-
nouncing the Emperor's bad generalship.
He says, McMahon gallantly struggling was
beaten for lack of support, though there
were multitudes of armed Frenchmen at
hand, eager to save him. The passage of
the Rhine was undefended. The commits
sariat was utterly inadequate, and soldiers
were compelled to eat raw fruit, raw veg
etables, and take the consequences. Prus-
sia, to-day, has Alsace; tomorrow sshe
will have Lorraine. The people are des.
perate. The soldiers believe themselves
betrayed and clamor for leader.
LuxembOurg's Neutrality.
Luxembourg, having asked for reafirma-
ton of her neutrality the powers reply that
the existing government is sufficient.
Austria Wants Guarantees that
Neither BeIligerent shall be Ag-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Declines to
Join Her.
LONDON, Aug 12-The Berlin correspon-
dent of the Times writes that England has
declined to join with Austria in the league
by Won Beust, for guaranteeing
belligerents against loss of territory. Eng
lands reason for declining is that the
league could not save the North German
Confederation in case the Prussians should
be defeated.
McMahOn's Report of Saturdays
DOings-He Retired in Good Order
before Overwhelming Numbers-
The Pursuit Feeble.
PARIS, Aug. 12.-The journals of Metz
publish Marshal McMahon's report to the
Emperor. The report says the enemy
n greatly superior numbers began the at
ack at o'clock Saturday morning. The
irst attack having been repulsed, about
noon the enemys re-opened the contest,
hrowipg forward numbers of sharpshoot-
RS, projected by six guns in a command
ng position. Masses of infantry were then
brought forward, and at o'clock in the
fternoon McMahon was forced to order a
etreat, which was effected in good order,
he enemy's pursuit being without vigor
nd by no means troublesome. The Mar
hal was able to send only partial list of
he killed and wounded.
Affairs at Metz
A dispatch from Metz, of August IL, S:l5
. NJ, says it has rained all day. The
rmy is concentrated around this place.
{ is being revictualed and reinforced. The
etreat of Mcmahon and Failley has been
ccomplished in excellent order.
The PrusSians Not Yet at Nancy.
Bazaine is engaged in visiting and in
pecting the troops under his command.
The report that the Prussians occupy
Iancy is false.
MObiIizing the National Garde.
A circular from the Minister of the In
erior requires the Projects of the various
apartments to encourage the formation of
of National Guards, volunteers
nd franc tireurs, to take the field at
nee, They will receive arms as soon as
ossible, but in the meantime they should |
ssemble at the chief towns of the depart !
tents to drill. They are to be paid one
anc per day from enlistment.
The Journal Officiel says the Ministers
War and the Interior, on assuming con-
'ol of the departments, Immediately took |
lost energetic measures to insure eff
ency in the various branches of the SER
ice.
Republican Manifesto i'm Spain.
MADRID, Aug PA manifesto was is
led by the leaders of the Republican
arty to demand "a convention of Cortes,
nd revision of the monarchial constitu-
on. The manifesto counsels calmness
ld subordination as the only guarantee
success.
he War Didn't Take Prussia by
Surprise.
PARIS, Aug. 12.-Advices from headquar-
RS represents that the best understanding
lists between Bazaine and other generals. /
mong the German prisoners taken at the 1
eginning of the campaign was a number |
LandWehr, who were called into service
< weeks ago. This proves that Prussia
,pected war before it was declared and /
as not taken by surprise as her govern
ent asserted.
atIOnal Antipathies Among Opera.
tives at Lyons.
The workmen in the factories at Lyons
reaten the German employees with vio-
nee, and trouble is apprehended.
Duray, ex-Minister of Public instruction,
Is joined the Garde Mobile, and M Paul
, Cassagnac, editor of LIE Pays, has en-
red regiment of Zouaves.
NO Chance for a Famine
The apprehension that famine would /
} added to the horrors of war in conse-
uence of the late drouth, has been dissi-
sted. The Gaulois has reports from
ghty-one districts, which show the wheat
op of 1870 will exceed the yearly average
rty per cent.
The Attitude of the OrIeanists.
The Revue des Deux Mondes, Orleanist,
Is spiteful article defending the attitude
France, and holding up Prussia to the
,ecration of mankind
he BaVarians Pass Through the
VOSges.
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